I apologized because on the previous chapter I wrote that would be a conversation between Kensi and Alex, and that only happens on this chapter! Sorry, I'm getting a bit tired and confused. I just want to add that I'm really happy about the reviews I've been getting. Thanks!

Kensi went often for a coffee, asking for developments on Brandel's medical condition and informing Hetty about it. She knock with the knuckles on the glassed door, and Deeks raised his head up, a little bewildered and made her sign for her to come in.

"I'm sorry for waking you up."

"It's ok, I wasn't sleeping." – He answered, yawning and rubbing his eyes.

She smiled; he could be a real dodger sometimes.

"How is she?"

"Pale. Just found out a little ago she got a blood transfusion. The nurse said the painkillers effect will end up soon."

"I've talk with Hetty. She said you can be here until Alex's is discharged. She also said after he's recovered, he'll be sent to a high surveillance prison and will be judge for human trafficking, child's exploitation, triple murder, sabotage leading to a deadly accident, child's abuse and ID theft, if there's nothing else."

"He'll be in jail for the rest of his life just for that…" – He said melancholically, still sleepy.

"She's unblemished of any accusation; in every ways, she shot him in self-defense."

"Thanks Kensi, for everything you've been doing."

"I haven't done anything special."

"Yes you did." – Deeks got up and hugged Kensi. – "You were more than a partner on this case."

"Everything will be alright; I'm going to be here for you no matter what happens next."

Deeks took his hand to her face, stroking it with his thumb, staring her right in the eyes. He let his fingers slip to her lips, breathing heavily and hardily, unbelieving of what she was letting him do. He placed his other hand on the back of her hip, rested his forehead on hers and stopped. He didn't consider moving forward; he was not going to lose her as a friend and a partner; he thought she wasn't ready already. His arms feel next his body and he separated his forehead from hers and walked, slipping the hands to his pockets and watched through the window the starring night outside. Deeks heard a sob behind him.

"Kens…" – When he turned around, she was closing quietly the door and leaving, with tears running down her cheek that she was hurrying to clean them.

Stressed and exhausted, Deeks sat again on the chair, lied down the head over the bed and fell asleep. But Kensi couldn't stop pass by the room and stare at them. After being there for a while, she noticed Alex was moving, her eyes trembled and she awoke up. She opened the door slowly not to awake up Deeks and approached the teenager.

"You must be Kensi." – Alex whispered in husky voice.

"And you must be Alex. Nice to meet you." – Kensi smiled broadly and leaned on the edge of the bed.

"Nice to meet you too, finally in person." – Alex turned the eyes to Deeks and tried to raise her hand to touch him, but she was weak. - "Is he ok?"

"He's just tired. He fell asleep a little while ago."

Kensi tried to be all smiles to help Alex but apparently the sad feelings were stronger and her expression languished.

"When you think he's being a jerk, an insensitive and you think he doesn't seem to understand or do the right thing, give him a little of time; he always does the right thing." – Kensi looked sideways to Alex because she hasn't said anything that indicate what she was feeling about Deeks or even knew what had happen. To explain, Alex proffered with a smile. – "It's written all over your face."

"Alright, I think I'll give him some time."

"He says you're a bit controller in the way of being the responsible, but life is made of surprises. If you take the hands off the wheel and let someone drive for you, you may get surprised." – Alex stared at Kensi for a while and asked. – "Tell me sincerely, you think I'm guilty of anything it happened?"

"Not a chance, neither you nor him are guilty of anything. But he thinks if he had acted before, it would turn out differently."

"If he didn't enter on that moment, I'd bleed to death…You got my gun from my house didn't you?"

"Yes, we did and it's tagged as evidence."

"I don't want it. I don't need a gun anymore." – Alex revived again the moments she witnessed. – "I didn't know he had another gun and a knife. I was stabbed, Marty was almost killed…"

"But you saved him, and you're safe, I think it's all it matters."

"I'll still have to go to a correctional center, right? I mean, I…" – Alex didn't know the medical condition of Gordon so she took the chance, hoping for the best to her future. – "injured a person."

"NCIS closed the case and determinate it was self-defense act. He's going to a high surveillance prison after being discharged…I know I shouldn't be saying this, but you have an awesome aiming. You shot him close to the heart."

"I don't have money."

"For what do you need it?"

"My mother deserves a funeral. She may have not been the best mother, but I think I owe her that…My mother, she always cried about the past and how she could have made things differently…I've always told her to forget the yesterday and make the best she could of the today to turn it into a better tomorrow, but she never done it…When he showed up," – Alex and Kensi turned the eyes to the man still sleeping. – "She realized how her tomorrow would be. She said I was going to be someone she couldn't have been…"

Alex cried and Kensi slowly cleaned her tears.

"It's ok Alex. I'm sure if she was here, she would be proud of what you done. Without realizing it, you saved twenty four people-"

"But I could have saved twenty seven…Francis, Courtney, my mother…I'm not bragging, I'm regretting it…I'm crying about the past…She said I've always had the strengths to succeed in life."

"And she's right; you were forced to grow up."

"So as she. She was mother at 20. She could have succeeded…but she always cried about the past time…You were also forced to grow up, and you turned out fine. I just think I'll have the same fate as my mother."

"I was your age…" – Kensi began barely on a whisper. – "when my father died. And I was so happy when I was returning home. I' was coming from the theater where I've been with my friends watching my favorite movie "Titanic" when I got the news that he had been murder, so gruesomely that he was only identifiable by dental record."

"And your mother?"

"She ran away when I was eight months; I never met her."

"But at least you have someone out there, I have no-one."

"Yes you do."

"I'm talking about family…"

"So do I…I'll let him tell you the whole story."

"You know it? Tell me." – Kensi walked to leave the room. -"Kensi?" – She said on a groan as she tried to sit on bed and the wounds were opening again. - "Kensi!" – She screamed making Deeks wake up. – "Tell me Kensi."

"Lie down Alex, please." – Deeks made a big effort to lie her down on bed again because she was groaning out in pain. Deeks stared at his hand full of blood. – "Stay like this, I'm calling a doctor."

I guess I'll reveal what's going to happen, and don't worry, she'll live. It wouldn't be fair if Deeks' sister died! But about Deeks and Kensi, I'm not going to pronounce about it! Next chapter is the last...Are you excited about it? I am! What do you think I finished the story?