The drive to the precinct was fairly silent, Kensi was just going over and over the events of that night in her head. Making sure she had every little detail. She still seemed nervous, and Deeks could sense that. He himself was very calm about the whole thing, yet he was worried about Kensi. Sure she could handle herself, but he always wanted to be there with her, to protect her. He knew how these things went, he knew some of the guys who had it in for him would try and go all hard ass on them. But Deeks knew how to handle these guys, and Kensi had a real knack for taking guys like these down a notch with her sharp sarcasm and feistiness.
When they arrived, they waited in the corridor outside of the interrogation rooms. Kensi couldn't stop fidgeting, always tapping her feet, playing with her hair. "Kens, relax, it'll be all over before you know it" Deeks told her calmly.
Before she could say anything back, a man emerged from one of the rooms and called "Kensi Blye". She looked over at Deeks who gave her a smile. She headed toward the officer as he gestured for her to join him in the room. "Right in here please" he said holding open the door for her.
Kensi sat silently in the cold metal chair as she waited for the men to begin their questions. There were three cops in the room with her. Two were sitting on the other side of the table, and another standing quietly in the corner. She felt a little outnumbered, like she was being ganged up on. She tried hard to keep her anxiety at bay. She thought about Deeks, what stupid jokes he would crack in a situation like this.
He would probably say something like "This is a walk in the park for you Kens, Bad Ass Blye could take on ten guys at once, while eating a donut. These three goons questioning you should be a piece of cake. Speaking of cake, how about we got get you some when this is over". Kensi couldn't help but smile at her imaginary pep talk from Deeks.
She was quickly pulled back to reality when one of the men started talking. "So Miss Blye, how about you tell us what happened the night that Aaron Beaumont was shot?"
"Agent" she said calmly.
"Excuse me?" the cop asked, looking a little puzzled.
"It's Agent Blye" she told him, giving him one of her signature glares.
"My apologies" he replied. "Agent Blye, can you please tell us about the events of the night Mr Beaumont was shot.
"Right from the start? Before the shooting?" she asked, not knowing whether she should be giving them the whole story about how he had been treating her.
"From the beginning Agent Blye"
"Aaron and I were dating. After a while, I started to see a different side to him, an angry side. He would drink and get violent. Apparently he suffered from PTSD after his time serving as a marine" she told the officers. "He started lashing out, and he would hit me. Each time it happened I would make him leave. But every time he would come back and tell me how it wouldn't happen again and that he was sorry and I would take him back" Kensi continued.
"And how did Detective Deeks get involved in this?" one of the men asked her.
"Deeks and I are partners at NCIS, as you probably know. We spend a lot of time together, and he noticed something was up. When he confronted me about it, I wouldn't tell him. I was scared. But Deeks saw the bruises. I guess he put two and two together"
"What were you scared of Agent Blye? Were you scared of what Detective Deeks would do to Beaumont?" the officer suggested.
"No" she replied bluntly. "I was scared of looking weak, scared of what he might have thought of me if I told him what was happening. He found out anyway, he staked out my house. He saw Aaron come around, and he saw him get violent with me when I wouldn't let him in the door" Kensi said.
"What happened next?"
"Deeks came barging in and told Aaron to get out and never come back or he would call the cops on him. At that point he didn't know that Deeks was a cop, or even that I was a federal agent. Aaron refused to leave and he and Deeks exchanged a punch or two, then Aaron finally got the message that he better go"
"Where in relation to the shooting did this occur?" the detective asked as he scribbled something down on a notepad.
"It was the previous night. He came back the following morning, trying to apologise. Thankfully Deeks had stayed with me and had confronted Aaron and told him to leave. He had another go at Deeks, but took off when Deeks flashed his badge at him" Kensi told the detectives.
"Okay, did you see him again before the shooting?"
"No, that was the last time, before…" Kensi trailed off.
"Right" the detective said as he scribbled some more on his notepad. "Let's fast forward now to the night of the shooting".
"Deeks and I had just finished work, I asked him to stay at my place in case Aaron decided to come back again. We went to Deeks place so he could get some clothes and take Monty to his neighbour. On the way back we stopped for takeout, when we pulled up at home Aaron was parked across the street in his SUV" Kensi told them.
"What happened next Agent Blye?"
"Deeks told me to stay in the car, I watched from the rear view mirror as he approached the SUV. Aaron wound down the window and pointed a gun in Deeks face" she recalled, her voice beginning to shake a little. "Next thing I hear Deeks yell my name and see him dive for cover in front of Aaron's car. I got out and ran toward them, that's when he had Deeks pinned up against the front of the car, the gun pressed to the side of his head" she continued. Her voice now trembling uncontrollably, her hands followed suit.
"Do you need a minute?" the detective asked kindly, clearly seeing she was in distress.
"No, I'm fine. I just want to get this over with" Kensi replied, pulling herself together.
"Okay, what came next?"
"I aimed my gun at Aaron, and I shot him. I didn't have to think twice about it. If I hadn't have acted quickly, my partner would be dead" Kensi said in a matter of fact kind of way.
Everyone in the interrogation room was silent for a moment, all taking in what they had just heard. The detective continued to write down notes, and for the first time since Kensi had arrived the man in the corner spoke.
"Agent Blye, Mr Beaumont had multiple bruises on his body. Do you know anything about that?" he asked calmly.
"I know that he had a nasty one on his jaw courtesy of Deeks. That happened when he refused to leave my place and attacked Deeks".
"Do you think Deeks would have gone after Mr Beaumont, for revenge after what he did to you?"
"No, Deeks has barely left my side since he found out what was going on with Aaron and I, he would never have had the time" she told him bluntly. She knew how protective Deeks could be, especially when it came to her. Sure he was capable of beating the shit out of Aaron for what he did, and she wouldn't blame him either. But she knew for a fact that he didn't do it. Sam and Callen on the other hand, they had both motive and the time. Not that she would tell these detectives that. They would have done it to protect her, and she would never betray them. They were her family.
"Okay Agent Blye, you are free to go" the detective told her as he stood up and opened the door for her. "Detective Deeks, can you please join us in here"
"I'll be as quick as I can Kens" Deeks whispered as he gave her hand a squeeze before he entered the interrogation room. Kensi sat in the hall waiting for Deeks to return, glad that she had finally got it over with.
"So Detective Deeks, tell us about the night of the shooting" ...
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