A/N: I am so sorry for the very late update. I kinda ran out of inspiration and how to rescue my story since I had basically written myself into a hole. Anyways I hope I managed to rectify said hole. As always reviews are much appreciated and welcomed. Any suggestions made could possibly be incorporated.

Chapter 21:

Cameron woke up with the sun streaming through her curtains and she felt lighter for some reason. She couldn't put her finger on why she felt this way but she knew that it probably wouldn't last. Stop being so pessimistic she scolded herself. She grinned into the empty room and as she peered at her clock she knew she had plenty of time to have a leisurely shower instead of the usual slap dash one she would normally have. Getting out of her warm bed she stood up and stretched out all of her muscles before heading towards her bathroom. Half an hour later she was out and getting dressed. She walked into her kitchen and frowned there was an empty wine glass, as she approached it she sniffed and recoiled at the smell. Then it hit her. She had told Sam about her childhood. She could feel herself blushing, what would Callen think? She thought to herself. Shaking her head she left her apartment and went to NCIS.

NCIS:

Stepping out of her car she took a deep breath and looked at the building and for the first time she noticed that she was shaking. This is ridiculous! No one is going to find out and none of them are going to use it against you. Now pull yourself together! She had been mentally scolding herself for the last ten minutes and had failed to notice that Kensi and Sam were outside standing with her.

"Are you going to stand here all day or are you going to go inside?" Deeks asked from behind her. Cameron turned around and scowled at him,

"How long have you been standing there?" she demanded.

"Just got here. These two however…" he replied pointing to Kensi and Sam. Cameron blushed and said her hellos. They nodded and they walked into NCIS. Cameron watched the three of them walk in before taking a deep breath and following a couple of moments later. As she approached the bullpen Hetty called out,

"Miss Mitchell. I would like a word about your next assignment." Cameron nodded, threw her bag next to her desk and walked towards Hetty's office.

"Miss Mitchell. You are to go to the home that you and Mr Callen looked at. You are Mr Callen's wife. He will fill you in on the details. Off you go." Cameron nodded and walked back towards the bullpen to pick up her bag. She hesitated before leaving and turned towards Sam. She opened her mouth, thought about what she wanted to ask and then closed it again.

"He's not angry with you. Just disappointed I think." Sam said with a small smile. Cameron groaned,

"That's worse."

"Yes it is. I don't think he fully understands your hatred for your sister. He's not stupid you know. He's probably figured some of it out, he's very good at getting people to talk to him so I wouldn't be surprised if he does actually know about New York."

"So why did he ask me about it?" she asked him in confusion.

"He wants to hear about it from you."

"You mean he wants me to confirm what she told him."

"Pretty much. Yeah. You can trust him you know." Cameron nodded and left the bullpen and walked towards her car.

House:

Cameron pulled up outside the house and stared at it. Remembering what she had dreamt up before her sister arrived and all of the drama that went along with it. Taking a couple of deep breaths she climbed out and walked up the little path. She went to knock but stopped herself just in time and she quickly picked the lock seeing as she didn't have her key yet. Opening the door she smiled and said,

"Honey I'm home." Not expecting an answer she closed the door and walked towards the bedroom and put down her stuff. She looked around for Callen's stuff but then she remembered that he doesn't sleep or have "stuff" like a normal human being. She unpacked her own stuff and sat on the bed, it clearly hadn't been slept in, if anyone comes in here and sees the bed neatly made and unslept in they're going to ask questions she thought to herself. Leaning back she started to roll around on top of the duvet. Once she was done she decided to have another look around and savour the quiet. She was just entering the kitchen when she screamed in fright. Sitting at the breakfast bar Callen was reading. Holding her hand to her chest and trying to calm her breathing she managed to gasp,

"You scared me! I thought you would be at work." Callen didn't say anything he just stared at her.

"Guilty conscience?" he asked her. She quirked an eyebrow at him,

"No. Do you?" Callen didn't reply and went back to his reading. Humph already acting like a married couple she thought to herself and then left the kitchen. A couple of hours later she put in her earwig and was watching the TV but not really seeing it. She was too busy signing at Eric who was watching on the hidden cameras.

Has he been like this since he got here?

"No."

Oh so its me then. Perfect.

"You know this is stupid. You're using one hand to sign and its not even making proper sense." She was glaring at the camera when Callen walked in. He looked at her and then looked at what she watching.

"You really watching this?" Cameron stopped glaring and turned towards the TV. Hawaii 5-0 was on.

"Yes. Why?"

"Its corny and cheesy and no cops act like that." Callen replied in disgust.

"That's why it's funny. Why are you in grump?" Callen didn't reply but stared at the TV. It wasn't on much longer and then a forensic programme came on that Cameron recognised,

"Ah I like this as well." She muttered into the silence.

"Really? You like this stuff?"

"Yes it's fascinating. I always wonder if the science is right." Callen just gaped at her as if to say you know the science isn't right. She stared back. Back in the OPS room the rest of the team was watching the interaction.

"He needs to give her a break." Eric muttered. Sam looked at him,

"This is G. He thinks she's hiding something from him so he's giving her cold shoulder to get to her to talk and fill the silence. He learnt that from me. $20 says she breaks eye contact first."

"No. She's just as stubborn as he is." Deeks said as he watched the pair, Sam raised an eyebrow in question, "I've seen that look in her eye before." Sam nodded.

"I still think she'll cave first." Instead of answering him the team just continued to watch the screens. Back at the house the atmosphere was tense. Cameron opened her mouth to speak but when Callen smirked she closed it again and stood up and went into the bedroom. Slamming the door behind her.

"That's mature." Callen muttered as he channel surfed to stop himself from going into the room and talking to her.

Early hours of the morning:

Cameron woke up with a start. She reached out to the other side of the bed and found it empty. What the Hell woke me up? Then she heard it. Banging coming from another room, climbing slowly out of bed she walked to the door and pulled it open quietly. Then she heard cursing. Tiptoeing out of the room she walked through the living room and leaned around the doorframe of the kitchen. The sight that she saw made her smile, Callen was on knees with his head in the dishwasher. He was dressed only in his boxers, which were stretched, over his butt. Tilting her head to the side so she could remember this image forever she grinned and went back to bed, Callen being none the wiser that she was even there.

A/N 2: I am really, really sorry about the late update. I am currently rewatching season 1 for inspiration lol. Thanks for sticking with me and as per usual any reviews are much appreciated. Hopefully I'll be updating a lot more. Fingers crossed.