I walked around in the two bedroom apartment deciding what to throw out. All of a sudden my phone rang. I walked over to the counter next to the clutter everywhere. I looked at the caller id, it was Paige. I grabbed my Bluetooth as I turned my favorite song down and remembered to turn it back to Second Chance. I pressed a button and heard Paige yelling at someone. I smiled to myself pulling down my sport shorts so they would cover my butt.

"God damn it, be careful you idiots!" Paige yelled at the other end of the line.

"I feel bad for whoever that is because they sound like they could get shot today." I cringed. Paige laughed harshly and started yelling at people again. I sighed as I turned around to look at my full apartment.

"I have to get rid of everything I mean everything. The only things I am keeping are the mattresses, the couch, the TV, and the dresser. Oh and a lot of the kitchen stuff is staying but all the fancy dishes are going." I said unloading all my problems onto her.

"Wow, they had an interior decorator come in, sounds like" Paige said laughing.

"Yeah well I hate it, I mean what the hell is all this framed crap on the walls and the paint is so light I need a dark red and a couple posters of my favorite movies and a playboy poster" I said increasing the volume of my voice until I was shouting over the music. I leaned down to look at the books that were on the bottom shelf for a reason. There was a brand new copy of One-Dimensional Man and Wuthering Heights. What the hell am I in high school all over again I sighed.

Paige continued to rattle on as I walked out my door in a pair of sneakers, short shorts, and a tight V-neck black tee shirt. I walked down the street toward the U-haul place I had seen.

"Hey Paige, can you hold on a second?" I said as I walked into the store. I walked up the fat man who was sitting eating a Twinkie.

"Can I rent a moving truck I just got here and I have too much stuff in the apartment I am in." I said with a sweet look. He smiled at me and handed me a pair of keys as I slid 300 dollars across the counter "I'll have it back by sundown how's that sound."

"Uh huh, good it think." he stammered. I smiled at him as I walked toward the truck and got in starting it. I had completely forgotten about Paige and my Bluetooth till I heard someone yelling in my ear as I pulled up to a stoplight near my new house.

"What the hell that box says fragile on it can you read IDIOTS!" I heard Paige hollering like she was right next to me which made me jump. I pulled into the parking lot of the apartment complex and ran up the two flights of stairs to my apartment telling Paige I would call her back when I had time to talk. She sounded relieved that she could take a break from babbling to go shoot someone. My last words to her were "don't kill anyone."

I unlocked the door then slid my hand through to make sure I caught the wire attached to my anti thievery device which was a bomb of sorts. I walked in and started grabbing all the framed art off the walls. Then I leaned down to grab the books off the bottom shelf when my phone rang.

"Crap can someone get that" I said out loud to no one and was surprised when my new partner Deeks answered my question.

"Well I would but if I move I might not have a good view." he said laughing looking at me with my ass in the air as if on display for the world. I shot upward to fast and smacked my head on the bookshelf. I murmured under my breath and walked to the kitchen fingering a knife before opening the freezer and grabbing a sack of three year old peas I saved specially for this kind of occasion. I grabbed the phone looking at the caller id. It said Paige so I let it ring turning to Deeks.

"You owe me." I said glaring at him. He smiled weakly and looked almost terrified. I pointed toward the bedrooms gesturing for him to follow me. I looked odd for a moment and then looked hopeful. I pointed at the bed and then when I saw his grin I smacked him upside the head and glared.

"What the hell Deeks I need you to help me carry the bed stuff to the U-Haul. All I'm leaving is the mattress." I glared at him some more just to get the message across before trying to lift one of the sides of the bed frame. My side felt like it was on fire and I collapsed on the ground. Deeks ran over and helped me out to the couch before grabbing his phone and calling someone. He walked outside for a minute and then came back in grabbing my tool kit.

About an hour later I heard three cars pull up outside. I grabbed my gun as I heard footsteps and talking. Sam, G, Kensi, and Erik came in with beer and snacks. They all looked around wondering what to do now that they were hear. Deeks came out of the bedroom with a pile of wood and sweat dripping off of him. They put the food on the counter and turned to me.

"What can we do for ya, Chris?" Sam said. I glared at Erik for the nickname but I was happy they were here to help. I had to paint get everything out and then everything set up the way I wanted it.

"Well Sam you could go to the second bedroom and take the bed in there apart and then gut it of everything but the mattress and the dresser, Kensi you can help Erik take out the dining room table and G you can help me or Deeks." I said. They all went off to do what they had been asked to do. I smiled as I watched my apartment empty. I got up from my couch grabbing one of the boxes of stuff I had. It always seemed to multiply every time I moved. I grabbed my photo box and started pulling out frames of the places I had been and people I had met. I walked to the TV mounted on the wall and below it on the table I set up all my pictures. I walked back to the box and started pulling out all my movies and putting them on the freshly cleaned bookcase. They filled almost the whole case and I needed more room for my books. I walked toward the other boxes most contained clothes and other stuff that would come out once everything stopped moving around me.

***That night***

I grabbed one of the beers from the fridge and sat down in one of my outdoor folding chairs I had setup in the living room as furniture much to Sam's disgust. Everyone was sitting around looking at the red walls and everything else we had done. Unfortunately we had a few casualties that included Kensi's shirt, Deek's jeans, Erik's Flip flops and my shorts which had a red handprint on my butt from where I had put my hands on my butt. I flipped the TV on to find a football rerun on ESPN. It was a University of Washington vs. UCLA game from last season. I laughed remembering the game that the Huskies had won. Everyone groaned as I cheered at the game ending touchdown by the Huskies. Everyone turned and glared at me. I laughed as they all got up to leave. I got up and gave them all a hug as they left.

G was the last one to leave and as he turned to me he leaned in and whispered in my ear "I missed you." I smiled and leaned in for a hug and was rewarded with a strong firm hug against his warm body. I looked at him in the eyes and the next thing I knew we were kissing each other and the more my brain said stop the more my body gave in. I shut the door still kissing him. I thought to myself "what the hell are you doing" before finally giving in.