The replacement

Chapter 7

G Callen walked into the OSP centre, a bitter taste in his mouth that even the strong coffee he was quickly consuming didn't help to wash away. He wasn't looking forward to the day; he wasn't looking forward to the day ahead of him at all. When he walked into the bullpen he was surprised to see only Sam sitting at his desk siphoning through a stack of paper work.

"Morning" Sam muttered,

"mmmm" Callen grunted in response causing his partner to peer up at the man curiously. His eyes narrowed as he watched Callen drop down into his chair across from him,

"Think you're sitting at the wrong desk G" Sam stated matter of factly but Callen could see the smirk threatening to erupt on his partners lips,

"Why?" he asked as he pulled his laptop out of his bag placing it on his desk,

"Kensi's usually our little happy ray of sunshine in the mornings" Sam said cheekily and Callen glared at the ex-seal and felt his chest tighten at the mention of the junior agent who sat on his right; who was most certainly not a morning person and who probably should have walked through the door almost fifteen minutes ago.

Callen had called into Sam to say he was running late.

"Where is Kensi and Fields by the way?" Sam frowned curiously at the way Callen had bit out the new agents' name.

"Not here yet" Sam said simply, watching his partner carefully,

"How long were you guys at the bar after I left?" Sam asked and Callen shrugged taking another swig of the coffee not wanting to think about the previous night.

"Nah just after you left. Got a cab" he said not bothering with the details of the fight he and Kensi had proceeded to have and the images of Kensi blatantly flirting with Fields flicked into his mind before he could stop them.

It was then that they heard a shrill whistle from above and both men looked towards Eric who stood on the balcony sending him a glare that told him it was much to shrill for that time in the morning,

"You want me to call one of them?" Sam asked from behind him as Callen drew out his phone,

"Sure you've got Fields" Sam rolled his eyes but nodded finding the new name that had been added into his contacts. But as he raised his phone to his ear a ringing started from the tech room and Sam hung up realising Fields was already there. As they walked in the new agent sat beside Eric looking at his computer,

"Good morning Mr Callen, Mr Hanna. I trust you are both well and rested after our night out" Hetty said and both men threw a smile towards her but as Callen looked away he could feel the penetrating stare of his boss as she watched him. In response he avoided her gaze and turned to Fields,

"Where's your partner Agent Fields?" at that Scott turned abruptly, frowning at his senior agent,

"What do you mean?" the man asked,

"Kensi, where is she?" he said slowly,

"I don't know" the agent said and Callen sighed pulling his phone back out. Several moments and a dial tone later he hung up his phone and shook his head,

"She's not answering" he turned back to Fields regarding the man with a raised eyebrow,

"When did she get home?" he asked and the agent shrugged,

"We got a cab just after you left. I dropped her off at her place before getting the cab back to mine" Callen sighed,

"Eric" he said quietly but the technician just nodded already typing,

"According to GPS she's still at home" Callen nodded and turned to Hetty,

"I'll head to her place get her up" he wanted to apologise, then, before it got weird between them, before he screwed it all up. He wouldn't risk their friendship; he wouldn't risk losing her, not having her in his life at all. He loved her too much for that.

"Mr Getz and Mr Fields will head to the crime scene you can meet them there with Ms Blye" Hetty said curtly before walking back out of the room.

"I'll send the address to your phone" Eric added.

Thirty minutes later Sam pulled up to the footpath and nodded to Callen who pushed his door open as he unbuckled the seatbelt,

"I'll wait here" Callen nodded knowing that his partner knew what was going on and how much he was itching to ask him about what had happened the night before. And he was going to avoid that little conversation for as long as possible.

Callen knocked on Kensi's door and he wondered what kind of response he was going to get. Would she be angry at him? He cursed himself as he remembered how he had acted the night before…a little over the top. Surely she knew that he liked her now. He wondered how she'd react, what she'd say. What had he been thinking? Would she slam the door in his face, tell him she never wanted to see him again. Punch him. That was probably more likely he thought with a smirk.

A car horn from behind him startled the senior agent out of his rambling thoughts and Callen turned to glare at Sam who gave him a questioning glance before knocking once again. Or maybe she'd just ignore him completely. When he didn't get a reply Callen pulled out his keys from his back pocket and sorted through them until he found Kensi's that she'd given to him almost three years ago. Walking into the house he listened out for the junior agent but heard nothing,

"Kens? Kensi you here?" he called. Callen frowned and walked into the kitchen. It was there that her phone along with the bag she had the night before sat on the counter along with a glass on the sink but apart from that nothing. Callen walked further into the small house as he called out again.

Her bedroom was relatively tidy, as tidy as Kensi usually kept it and her bed was made which caused Callen's frown to deepen. The agent looked around the empty house again before walking back outside. He moved to the car and leant against it leaning down to look in the window at his partner who was giving him a questioning glance,

"She's not here" he said and Sam frowned,

"Her phone and the bag she had with her last night is in the kitchen and there's a glass on the sink but her bed is made and….I don't know" Sam looking very confused pulled the keys from the ignition and got out of the car and the two men headed inside,

"Maybe she just went out or something?" Sam guessed as they stood in the kitchen,

"Her cars still there and why wouldn't she take her phone?" Callen asked and all Sam could to was shrug,

"I don't know…maybe she just forgot it…maybe she was distracted..thinking" he theorised and Callen turned to the man rolling his eyes knowing exactly where his partner was going,

"I didn't tell her" he admitted and watched as Sam rolled his eyes this time and sighed dramatically,

"Why not?" he challenged, eyebrows raised

"I didn't get the chance…..well I nearly did but Fields interrupted again" he explained quickly feeling his annoyance at the man begin to swell again. Thankfully Sam dropped the topic after shooting his partner a pointed glance,

"Well she'll have to realise soon, Hetty can't stay out of someone's mind for that long" knowing that Callen wasn't convinced he added,

"Look G there's no sign of forced entry, struggle. Her things were placed down, her beds made. I mean if it was any other person what would you think?" Sam asked and Callen nodded,

"That they were just out …..except this isn't any other person Sam" For a moment the two agents just stood in silence thinking about the possibilities until Callen sighed,

"You're right. She's probably just out and forgot her phone. She's probably gone to get breakfast or something" Sam nodded and picked up a notepad sitting on Kensi's cupboard,

Kens,

You're late young lady!

Give us a call when you get in and we'll come and pick you up

S + G

Callen nodded and they walked back out of her place locking the door behind them. As they were getting back in the car Callen turned to look back at the house frowning slightly once again. He let his eyes wander up and down the street looking for any sign of their junior agent to no avail.

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One hour later Callen and Sam pulled back up at the same sidewalk. Sam watched Fields park another car behind them and got out to see Nate all but jumping out the car from where he had sat beside Fields an annoyed look on his face. Callen was already striding across the lawn and fishing out his keys from his pocket.

When the four of them stood in Kensi's kitchen they couldn't deny that something was wrong. It was obvious that she hadn't been home yet and Kensi was never late for work. And more than that Kensi never, ever didn't answer her phone. Both Callen and Sam had tried calling her more than twice in the last hour even Nate had tried a couple of times and they watched the phone light up with the missed call notifications that was still sitting on the bench.

Stupidly however Fields crossed to where the items were picking the phone up.

"Fields!" barked Sam and the younger agent jumped,

"That could be evidence why are you touching it" Sam asked incredulously and shook his head as the wide-eyed agent put the phone back down and muttered a small apology. Nate frowned at Sam but the agent just shook his head in disbelief. What was it …the first thing you learn?

"I'm sure this isn't a crime scene" laughed Fields quietly,

"She probably just had a rotten headache when she woke up and walked down to the drug store or something" Callen turned from where he was standing flicking open a cupboard that they could all see had an array of different medical supplies,

"Don't think so" Callen snapped and Fields nodded,

"Food then?" he offered hoping they wouldn't snap at him again.

"No something isn't right. This is Kensi we're talking about" Callen said and Sam nodded in agreement. Even Nate had to agree that it was weird behaviour for Kensi.

"So plan. I'll call Hetty and let her know what's happening. Get Eric to check local hospitals and maybe check for camera's around here. Red light ones, shops whatever. There's nothing here so lets search the area for a bit the surrounding streets hopefully we'll find her" Nate nodded and began to head out but Fields simply stood still,

"Problem" Callen asked,

"Isn't this a bit over the top" the agent asked apprehensively,

"You ever lost an agent, agent Fields?" Callen asked briskly and the man shook his head,

"Well we don't risk it and until you have you follow orders got it?" the agent asked his eyes flashing and Fields just nodded knowing he couldn't push the man much further, instead opting to follow Nate who had resumed walking towards Kensi's front door.

After checking Kensi's car and doing another circle of her house Sam and Callen left, the latter quickly calling Hetty and updating her on their actions while giving Eric his requests. Nate had text him that they hadn't found anything yet but were trying the local shops that Kensi usually went to. Instead of driving the streets Callen gestured to the very end of the street and Sam nodded knowing exactly where his partner was referring to. They drove a length of the beach where Kensi was most likely to be but came up with nothing. On the way back towards Kensi's they passed by the park that was the other place that they knew Kensi often went to but once again there was no sign of young woman.

Dialling Nate's number the psychologist told him that they'd found nothing so far and were out of shops. They'd driven around the streets for almost twenty minutes and finally Callen suggested they all head back to the office.

"I should have known this morning" he said quietly and Sam watched Callen out of the corner of his eye,

"G how on earth could you have known that" he asked,

"Cause its Kensi" Callen answered immediately and Sam just sighed. Their girl was missing.

Ok so I completely owed you this one but I'm back on with this story I've replanned it and re…everything'd it and I like it again : ) hope that made sense.

Oh and opinion times do you guys think I should bring Deeks' into this story or not cause I have a place for him or not? And if so…do you think it should be while all the drama is happening or after things have quietened down?

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p.s. thankyou for all being so patient with this story!