"Nell, what happened while I was gone?" Kensi asks entering ops
"What do you mean? Nothing out of the norm that I can recall, why?"
"Deeks had coffee and donuts waiting on me at the airport"
"Oh uh.. I don't know anything about that, maybe something happened between last night and today. Have you checked your car for any dents or scratches."
"No I didn't think he'd be that stupid but this is Deeks" she says laughing.
Deeks sets his bag down by his desk and takes a seat opening a file to start on the pile of paperwork that awaits him not paying any attention to the guys.
"So, uh did you leave her at the airport out of guilt?" Callen asks
"What's he got to be guilty about?" Sam questions turning to observe Deeks body language
"A cute blonde that he met last night or at some point while Kensi was gone" Callen answers watching Deeks stiffen
"No she is having girl talk with Nell and can we not bring this up here.. I screwed up and got to find a way to fix it okay. Drinks on me if you don't bring it up again" Deeks bargains them
"Drinks on you if what doesn't get brought up again?" Kensi asks sitting down at her desk
"Oh just surprise we are working on for you, right Deeks?" Callen says
"Oh well uh just so you know it's not my birthday so what is this surprise for?" she says giving Deeks a cold stare
"Yeah Deeks what is the special occasion?" Sam taunts
Deeks hesitates at first unsure of what he's going to say but opens his mouth to answer just as Eric comes down the stairs "Hey guys we got a case"
All joining in ops Nell starts briefing them "Her name is Haven Scott she was found this morning, she just returned from eight months of training in Qatar. She was last seen leaving Karma with friends and went home alone, but never made it."
"Deeks and I will take the club" Kensi says grabbing her partners arm
"Sam and I will go see what we can find at her place that would make someone want her dead." Callen says
"Kens what are you doing?"
"I am checking to see what you did to my car" Kensi says walking around her SRX
"What makes you think I did something to it?" he asks checking out her butt as she inspects every inch of the car.
"Because you had an entire cup of hot coffee and a dozen donuts waiting for me at the airport. I normally get a half drank left over cold coffee and one donut when you pick me up" she says getting in the car
"Kensi I missed you a lot. Am I not allowed to show it by a hot coffee and dozen donuts without being suspicious?" he says a bit annoyed
"Nope" she responds
Kensi stares a head focusing on the road when Deeks phone rings
"one of your girlfriends?" Kensi asks trying not to sound catty
"Nope it's Callen" he says answering the phone "Hey what's up?"
Your day just got better,, we need you to go question blondie about last night" Callen says
Deeks stiffens in his seat "Oh no no no Callen you know I can't do that.. I'll be a dead man"
"Do it Deeks you are the only one who knows where this girl is"
"What was that about?" Kensi asks skeptically
"We got to go question one of Havens friends" he says staring out his window.
"Okay. Did Callen give you an address?" she asks her phone ringing before Deeks can answer
"Your boyfriend from vacation?" he asks
"I wish, then I wouldn't have to listen to you.. But I'll settle on it being Nell" she says laughing
"Hey we're heading to question.." Kensi starts
Nell interrupts her "Kensi you need to bring Deeks back to the boatshed for questioning"
"why?" she says looking at Deeks with a confused look on her face
"One of Havens friends was seen getting into your car a couple blocks from the club" "I'm sorry Kensi" Nell says before hanging up
Kensi slams on the breaks tears stinging her eyes..
"What the hell Kens?" Deeks yells
"It all makes sense now.. The hot coffee, the donuts, bribing Sam and Callen with drinks after work.. Did you really think you could keep this from me forever Deeks?"
"Kensi I'm sorry, this wasn't how.."
"How I was supposed to find out? Deeks you used my car and then took a girl home, to your place I assume. My car now links you to a murder"
"Woah wait what?" Deeks says
"One of Havens friends, the one we were about to go question I'm assuming, was seen getting into my car last night. You were caught on camera" she says looking at him for the first time since finding out "I got to take you in"
Deeks picks up his phone and calls Callen back "Yeah, uh you and Sam got to go question Rayne, I got to be taken in since cameras got her getting into the car last night. I'll text you the address"
"Okay uh I think it would be better if we switched partners for now. Sam and I will meet you guys at the boatshed" Callen says and hangs up looking at Sam "things just got complicated do you want to question Deeks or go with Kensi to talk to Rayne?"
"Kensi, Callen is going to meet us at the boatshed and you're gonna go with one of them to question Rayne.. can you do me a favor?"
"Do not talk to me right now Deeks.. In fact don't say anything to me for the rest of this case."
Arriving at the boatshed Kensi says nothing and gets in the Charger.
"Hey Sam do me a favor and don't let Kensi hurt Rayne" Deeks asks
"I'll try but you know how the girl is" Sam says getting in the car
"I'm not gonna hurt her Sam you know that" Kensi says looking out her window
"That's what you say but the look in your eyes when got out of your car back there said otherwise. So why don't you tell me what's going on and why you're so hurt about this whole thing."
She says nothing staring out her window as the memories come back to watching Michelle and the argument and kiss. How could Deeks do this to her, how could he kiss her only to shack up with another girl while she was on vacation. Taking a deep breath she says "when we were working the Siderov case just before the torture I challenged him to say something he actually meant.. instead he acted and kissed me, and I guess I thought that I meant something to him but now I'm questioning everything."
Sam puts the car in park and turns to Kensi. "Let me guess Deeks has absolutely no clue on how you feel about him? You expect him to do all the talking and expressing how he feels. I know it's important to you because of what happened with Jack and getting left but you got to open up he's not going to wait on you forever. You can't keep getting jealous over every girl if you're not making it known how you feel."
Kensi kept to herself the rest of the case so that her emotions didn't get the best of her. Finishing up her paperwork and closing the file she tells Sam and Callen good night.
"Kensi hey you want to hang out tonight maybe get a drink or a few from the way you look you need it." Nell asks
"Not tonight I need some time to myself maybe call it an early night." She says looking back at Deeks one last time she turns and walks away. Getting into her car she locks the doors and lets the tears fall.
Deeks leaves shortly after noticing Kensi is crying and feels his heart break to pieces knowing that he has caused this.