Deeks was nervously pacing back and forth. He knew that in any minute the two guards would walk in with Kensi, and he wasn't really looking forward to that.

Suddenly the door opened, and Kensi was violently pushed inside the house. She tripped and almost fell but Deeks was there to catch her before she hit the ground.

"Meet your cherry pie," the leader told him, pointing at her.

Deeks, in character, smirked and began to walk circles around Kensi. He looked her up and down, checking her out, and smelled her hair.

"How did you know I have a thing for brunettes?" He asked, licking her earlobe.

Kensi simply stood there, trembling in fear. Deeks couldn't tell if it was all an act or if she was actually scared.

"You have thirty minutes to please yourself, Officer," the leader stated firmly. He turned to look at Kensi as he added, "The quieter you are, the sooner we let you go honey. So do yourself a favor and try to enjoy this."

Just the sound of those words made Deeks feel sick to his stomach. He wanted to kill the other man with his bare hands, but instead he grabbed Kensi's arm and looked at the only visible door of the house.

"Is that the bedroom?"

The man smiled. "This is a small house with no bedrooms. You'll just have to make yourself comfortable right here." He rested back on the couch to enjoy the scene. "The table right there should do the job just fine."

Everyone froze at the sound of that. Especially Deeks and Kensi. If they blew their cover now, they would never get to the boss. They needed to somehow get out of this situation, and fast.

"I'm sorry but I don't perform well in front of an audience," Deeks said in hopes of being led somewhere more private.

"What you see is what you get, Officer. Get down to business so that we can move onto ours," the leader said firmly, on the edge of losing his patience.

Deeks pushed Kensi against the wall, and looked deep into her eyes. This wasn't Agent Blye pretending to look scared. This was Kensi actually scared for the first time since he had met her. Even when she was locked in the room with the bomb, she knew they were going to get out of it.

Before anyone could say anything, Vance spoke up.

"Agent Blye, I don't mean to put any pressure on you but remember that this is the closest anyone has ever gotten to the Boss. This is our only chance of bring him, and this whole operation, down. If you back out now, we'll lose the trail and these three guys sure as Hell won't rat on him or make a deal. If you blow your cover, it would be the two of you unarmed against these three monsters. I can't promise Callen and Hanna will get there in time to prevent any casualties."

Hetty couldn't believe her ears. How could he ask her agents to do something like that?

Callen could no longer sit in since, and tried to reassure Kensi.

"This is all a bunch of crap. Just say the distress code, Kensi, and we'll be right there."

Vance, however, was not willing to give up on this operation so easily.

"Agent Blye, I am only asking you two to do your jobs. I wouldn't be asking this if it were anyone else, and may I remind you that this is a matter of National Security?"

At the sound of that, both Deeks and Kensi closed their eyes. Deeks knew that once Vance hit the National Security nerve that Kensi wouldn't back down.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for Kensi's reaction. Deeks looked at her, nodding his head in a silent plea for her to use the distress code. He didn't want to go along with this. He hated Vance for what he had said. Under any other circumstance he wouldn't have hesitated to hit the other man for suggesting something like this.

"So, is this your idea of not putting them under pressure, Director Vance?" Callen snapped.

Vance didn't answer, as they all continued to wait for Kensi's response.

Deeks couldn't take his eyes off of her, still quietly begging for her to put a stop to this. The camera on her earring focused on his face, so when the rest of the team saw the disappointment in his eyes, they all understood. She was going to along with this.

Hetty, no longer able to be a witness to this, left the room.

"It seems like you have everything under control, Director," she said sarcastically as she walked out.

Eric and Nell had doubts on whether they should stay in the room, knowing what was going to happen. They looked at each other, swallowed hard, and decided to toughen up and carry on with their job. They had to be prepared in case Deeks and Kensi needed them.

Meanwhile, the leader was starting to lose his patience. For over two minutes he watched the awkward silence fall between his assigned hunter and prey.

"What's the matter, Officer? Your foreplay is taking too long, and I don't have all night," he said, looking at his watch.

"I like to play with my prey! If you had given me some privacy, I might have hurried things a bit," Deeks replied angrily.

The other man smiled and laid back again, ordering his two guards to sit down.

Deeks started to violently kiss Kensi's neck, and she found the opportunity to whisper in his ear, "Don't worry about me. Just play your part."

He knew by the trembling in her voice that she didn't actually mean that, and it killed him. He could blow this operation right now to save her from what was to come, but she would hate him for it. She would never forgive him or herself if an op as big as this failed because of her.

He once again looked in her eyes to show his discomfort but she looked away. Deep down inside she knew that Deeks didn't want to go through with this either but it was their only chance to get out of there alive, and still be able to bring down the Boss.

He grabbed her arm and threw her on the table. Although his kisses seemed violet and rough, he desperately tried to be as gentle as possible. His lips moved down her neck where he could actually feel her pulse. Her heart was pounding like crazy. He placed one hand on her cheek and caressed it as the other slowly moved down to her breasts. He could feel her trembling under his touch, and he knew it wasn't an act. He felt like a thousand daggers pierced his hear as he watched her so helpless, scared and exposed.

It was their first most intimate moment, and it was one that none of them would want to remember