Connected- Chapter 6
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As Deeks was explaining to Kensi what a cronut was he could see her eyes were starting to get heavy and she was mumbling her responses. Deeks smiled as he watched Kensi fall asleep on his couch. He got up as careful not to wake her, grabbed a blanket out of the closet and draped it over her.
"Good Night Kensi" he whispered as he walked into his room and hopped into bed and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning came around faster than either of them thought it would. Deeks was awake first and was tiptoeing from his bedroom to the kitchen while being careful not to wake Kensi. Meanwhile Kensi woke to find herself covered in the blanket had covered her with the night before. She looked around and realised she had stayed the night at Deeks's place. She got up quietly grabbed her bag and started to sneak out when the lights in the kitchen came on courtesy of Deeks.
"Well, well, well I feel like this has happened before" He said as he looked at Kensi who didn't respond.
"You, sneaking out of my apartment before I wake up" He said as he looked at her.
"I wasn't sneaking." She said as she tried to laugh it off.
Deeks shot Kensi a "yeah you were" look.
Kensi sighed. "I just didn't want to wake you and I just needed to get to Sam's and pick up Catherine that's all.
Deeks looked over at the clock. "At 6 o'clock in the morning?" he questioned.
"Yeah" she said as she did her best to be convincing, but Deeks wasn't buying it.
"Come on Kensi. I thought we were both being honest for the good of our relationship."
"Our relationship Deeks?" She said as laughed to try and make herself comfortable in what was an uncomfortable situation.
Deeks took a step towards Kensi. "Yeah, as in our working relationship Kensi."
"Oh right, sure!" She said as she in a rushed voice. "Listen I really have to go Sam's expecting me. I'll see you at the office." She said as she picked up her jacket and walked out of Deeks's apartment.
"Well that could have gone better" he said as he took a sip of his coffee, ran his hands through his hair and walked back into his bedroom and started getting ready.
20 minutes later Kensi had arrived at Sam's and knocked on the door as Sam got up to answer it.
"Morning Kens, you're here early, come in" Said Sam as he stepped aside to let Kensi in. "Michelle is just making breakfast for the kids." He said as the walked into find Michelle cooking while Catherine and Kamran were sitting at the table.
"Catherine, your mom's here." Said Sam as he went over to help Michelle with breakfast.
Catherine turned and smiled as she saw her mom. She jumped down off her chair and ran over to Kensi who embraced her in a big hug.
"Hi Baby, did you have a good night with Uncle Sam and Aunty Michelle."
Catherine nodded.
"Breakfast is up, we've got pancakes." She said as she smiled. "You and Catherine are more than welcome to stay we've got plenty."
Catherine turned to her mother. "Mommy, mommy, can we stay? Please?" She said as she shot at Kensi a look complete with puppy dog eyes. Kensi was powerless to say no.
"Alright come on" she said as she picked up her daughter and sat her down at the table next to Kamran as Michelle walked over with the pancakes and set them down in front of the kids and started divining the up. Sam called Kensi over to him.
"Thanks again for having Catherine last night I really appreciate it."
"Sure anytime. How did it go with Deeks?" Asked Sam
"It was fine, just getting to know each other again that's all."
"So are you gonna tell me all about our new liaison?"
But before Kensi could answer Michelle interrupted. "You two better get over here before there's no food left."
"True, I don't want to be stuck with Sam all day when he's had no food."
"You realise that's G's problem right Kens!"
Kensi smiled.
Right, but you know how I get when I don't eat."
Sam chuckled and smiled. "Yeah wouldn't want to unleash a hungry on you on Deeks." He said as he joined them at the table.
Half an hour later they had all finished breakfast and Kensi had helped Sam and Michelle clean up, grabbed Catherine, said goodbye and headed back to her place to get Catherine ready for daycare and herself ready for work.
As they were getting ready for work and daycare Catherine was telling Kensi all about her time at Uncle Sam's last night, but Kensi's mind was elsewhere. She was thinking about last night and then this mornings awkward encounter. She couldn't think about this now, she had a child to get to daycare and she had to get to work. She grabbed Catherine, put her in the car and headed off to daycare and dropped her off.
Kensi arrived into the office a half hour later to find Callen and Sam already waiting for her.
"Morning Kens." Said Callen
"Morning" She said as she nodded to both of them.
"Where's your partner?" Asked Callen
"I don't know I'm not his keeper." Said Kensi
"No, but you are his partner. It's your job to keep him safe, watch his back." Said Sam
"And by safe, Sam means from Hetty's wrath." He said as he smirked and Sam chuckled.
"Well I'm sure she told him we start at 9.30" She exclaimed.
"Seriously? Alright well he's gonna be liaison meat if he's not here soon.
"Oh alright, I'll call him. Shaggy, shaggy, shaggy" She said as she scrolled through her phone.
"Shaggy?" Asked Callen
"Yeah, cause he reminds of Shaggy from Scooby Doo." She said as she smiled and hit the call button to call Deeks.
Meanwhile Deeks was on his way into the office when his phone rang. He picked it up, looked at the caller ID. Kensi. He answered the call.
"Hey, look I know I'm late I'm on my way. I'll be there soon." He said
Kensi opened her mouth to answer, but Deeks cut her off.
"That's what you wanted right." He said
Kensi was shocked by the tone.
"Uh yeah, sorry." She said in a startled tone. "I just..I um I didn't want you to incur the wrath of Hetty, that's all" She said as she chuckled.
Deeks smiled as he entered his regular cafe and picked up his mocha frappacino. "Thanks for looking out Kensi, but I'm a big boy I can handle Hetty. I'll be there soon." He said as he hung up the phone and headed into office.
Kensi hung up the phone looking a little disappointed which didn't go unnoticed by Callen or Sam.
"Kens, you alright?" Asked Callen
"Yeah, yeah, I'm good" She said with a forced smile.
"You sure?
"Yeah, if Deeks isn't here on time he can handle the wrath of Hetty all by himself." She said as Callen and Sam chuckled and smiled and out of no-where like the ninja that she is Hetty appeared.
"Indeed he will Ms Blye as Mr Deeks will be officially late in 2 minutes time."
Meanwhile Deeks had pulled up outside and made his way to the front doors of the mission and walked inside straight towards the bullpen to find Hetty, Sam, Callen and Kensi waiting for him.
"Ah good morning Mr Deeks, cutting it close to the wire I see."
"Well luckily I just beat the wire then Hetty."
"Careful Mr Deeks, I highly recommend that you don't cut it so close in the future, unless you want to bleed Mr Deeks."
"Ha" Chuckled Callen as Kensi and Sam watched on smiling as Hetty walked away.
"You've been warned Deeks." Said Sam.
"Like I told Kensi Sam. I'm not scared of Hetty or her wrath."
Sam, Callen and Kensi stared at him shocked.
"Well your funeral Deeks." Said Callen.
Suddenly they heard a whistle and were immediately on the lookout for Eric as this had become his trademark of announcing a new case; and they found him standing on the top of the stairs.
"New case on Deck." He said as he retreated back to OPS.
The foursome got up out of the desk and headed towards the stairs with Sam and Callen taking the lead and leaving Kensi and Deeks to follow.
Kensi put her hand out to stop Deeks from heading up the stairs.
"Hey, uh is everything okay between us. When I called earlier you seemed a bit..ah."
"A bit what Kensi?"
"Frustrated, angry" She said as she struggling to find the right words. "Kind of like how you are now."
"Sorry, no I just was thinking about something that's all. We better get up to OPS, get briefed on the case." He said as he went up the stairs to OPS.
Kensi knew he was pissed off about something, but right now she didn't have the time to dwell down on it. She made a mental note to talk to Deeks again later as she ascended the stairs to OPS to join the others.
"There has been a murder of a Naval Corpsman based at San Diego Naval Station on board the USNS Mercy. His body was discovered along a local running path a couple of miles from the base." Said Hetty.
"Wait Hetty, if this out of San Diego isn't the San Diego Field Office in a better position to handle this."
Hetty looked over to Deeks.
"Mr Beale, please play the tape." She asked.
The team watched as the Naval Corpsman was murdered.
"Footage was from a safety surveillance camera. They were being installed to assist law enforcement with assaults and purse snatchers along this path." Said Eric
"It certainly didn't do this guy any good. Who is he?" Asked Kensi
Nell put a photo of the man up on the screen. Deeks eyes widened. "It can't be he thought."
"San Diego PD ran his face and fingerprints through facial recognition and fingerprint and his prints and got a hit in the military database. His name is Naval Corpsman"
" Eric Beaty" Said Deeks who didn't take his eyes off the screen.
"Do you know him Deeks?" Asked Callen
Deeks didn't respond he simply stared at the screen.
"Deeks?" Said Callen in a more authoritative tone.
"Uh, sorry, yeah I ah I knew him. I hadn't spoken to him in a couple of years not since he joined the Navy."
"Now Mr Callen you understand why we are on this case. Take your partner and go and take over the investigation from San Diego PD and investigate the crime scene.
Hetty turned to Deeks who was still in shock. "Mr Deeks I understand that this is difficult for you and if you like you can remove yourself from th.."
"No, thank you, but I'm good I just want to catch who did this." Said Deeks.
Hetty smiled.
"Corpsman Beaty's mother and father still live here in Los Angeles, take Kensi and find out if their son was having problems within or outside of the Navy." Said Callen
"We're on it" Said Deeks as Callen, Sam, Kensi and Hetty watched as he walked out of OPS and down the stairs.
Hetty walked over to Kensi. "Ms Blye, keep an eye on your partner." Said Hetty
Kensi nodded as she left OPS to catch Deeks with Sam and Callen exiting right behind her.
In the meantime Hetty walked back down the stairs and back into her office. She opened her laptop and opened a video that was sent to the SDPD and that had been forwarded to Hetty via Washington.
What could the video be and how is Deeks connected to it, to the murder.
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