Chapter 16
Callen walked through the doors of the operations center with a smile on his face. He was happy to be back to work. After two weeks with nothing to do he was more than ready to solve another case. His doctor had warned him that after the surgery he couldn't do any physical efforts for at least a month but he had talked to Hetty and she had agreed to have him back as long as he stayed in the operations center. Sam would have to stay there too because they were partners but he was okay with that. He was glad that Callen would be back too.
Another reason that Callen was so happy was that he was finally going to have a chance to speak to Kensi. She hadn't answered any of his calls and he had given up after 2 days. He figured that they should have that talk in person and not through the phone. As soon as he was close enough to the desks, he could hear her voice. She was talking to Deeks and he was happy to know that they were getting along.
"I still think that you should let Hetty check that. It looks terrible, Kensi!"
"I said that I'm just fine. It's just a small scratch, that's all!" she argued.
"That thing is not a small scratch. The guy banged your head against the car window…you probably have a concussion or something."
"Deeks, for the last time, I'm fine…Do you need me to spell that out for you?"
Well, saying that they were getting along was a bit off but at least Deeks was taking care of her. Then, Sam showed up and smiled at him.
"They've been like this for a good 20 minutes now…" he informed his partner
"What happened to Kensi?" Callen couldn't help but ask.
"They were investigating a guy in Camp Pendleton and he grabbed her and they fought. Deeks was going through his stuff inside the house and helped her when he got there but she has a big bump on her forehead. Still, he's overreacting. I think that that guy is a bit of a crying baby and wants Kenz to be like him. She's this close to losing it and punching him in the face!"
Callen laughed and they both walked to their desks. Kensi and Deeks turned to them and they both smiled, much to Callen's surprise. Kensi even got up and gave Callen a hug.
"I'm glad that you're back! Sam told us that you'll have to stay inside though. Are you okay with that?"
Callen was surprised. Shouldn't she be mad at him or something like that? Shouldn't it be awkward between them? Shouldn't he be begging for her forgiveness?
"Yes, I'm actually cool with that. It was the only way to convince Hetty to let me get back earlier, anyway!"
Then he looked at her forehead and saw exactly why Deeks was worried about her. There was a huge bruise there and a scratch. He also noticed that her wrist was a bit purple too.
"Deeks is right…you should let Hetty check that out. It looks pretty bad."
Kensi sighed. "You're probably right. It's starting to hurt a bit…I'll go talk to Hetty."
Kensi went to the older woman's office and Deeks stood there looking at Callen with his mouth wide open and a look of pure shock on his face while Sam just laughed.
"I've been trying to convince her to do that for almost half an hour and you get here, say one single sentence and she's on her way to see Hetty?"
Sam answered before Callen had the chance to.
"I told you that she wouldn't go until someone that she actually listens too told her to go! She listens to G more than she listens to you and me, Deeks. It's best for you if you accept that fact as quickly as possible."
"One other thing: shouldn't she be mad at him?" Deeks asked.
Callen shrugged and so did Sam. Women were way too complicated for them to even try to understand.
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Hetty was cleaning Kensi's wound when the younger agent spoke for the first time.
"Hetty, how are you supposed to react when someone that you really care about hurts you?"
Kensi had always had a special connection with Hetty.
"Are we talking about you and Mr. Callen?" Hetty asked knowingly.
Kensi nodded slightly and the older woman smiled at her before sitting down on a chair in front of her.
"I don't know. Disappointment is one of the hardest things to deal with and it is especially hard when the one who disappoints us is a friend that we've known for many years. I think that in this particular case, you should talk to him. I'm sure that he never meant to hurt you in any way. Callen really does care about you, don't ever think otherwise. Talk to him and you'll see that maybe things are not always black or white. Sometimes, grey is a good color too, my dear."
"Thanks Hetty. Maybe I'll do just that…"
Hetty nodded and smiled before getting up to finish cleaning up the young woman's wound, perfectly aware of the intense and worried stare of a certain agent. Hetty knew that they would make things right again and she knew that as the professionals that they were, they wouldn't let their relationship get in the way of their work. She knew that they would be a great couple.
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Sam looked over to Callen and caught him staring at Kensi.
"She'll be fine, G! She has had much worst wounds than that."
"Yeah, I know!" G snapped back
Sam laughed at his partner because even while they were talking, he couldn't keep his eyes off of Kensi.
"Callen, do we have to have the earrings talk all over again? Remember, if you look at a girl for too long, her ears will get hotter and Kensi's earrings will start to melt…I think that she really likes those earrings. She has been wearing them for a few weeks now!"
Callen finally looked at Sam with a surprised look on his face.
"Really?"
"Really what?"
"Has she been really wearing those earrings for a couple of weeks or did you just made that one up on the spot?"
"No, she really has been wearing them for a few weeks now…why do you look so surprised?"
"Because I gave her those earrings!"
"Wow, G…I didn't know that you actually had a good taste when it comes to fashion!"
Callen couldn't help but smile. He had given her those earrings and she was still wearing them…It had to mean something, right? He couldn't wait to talk to her.
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