Hello my darlings. I would like to thank French fan (Guest), Guest and Beststoriesever for the lovely reviews. And Guest, I will indeed be including the episode 'Personal', eventually, never fear.

Anyway here is the next chapter, again it's set in season 2, episode 6 'Stand Off'. I'm going to be skipping pretty much all the dialogue between Tray and Callen as it won't change, and instead concentrate on those left outside. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS: LA, nor any of the lines I have taken from the show.

The team made their way into the ops to see what looked like a protest on the big screen, though it was soon evident that it was actually a hostage situation in a navy recruitment centre downtown. When Sam asked about the guy who had done it, Eric corrected him, informing them all it had been a woman and bringing up a photo of someone Callen never thought he would ever see again.

"You know her?" Sam asked as he saw G move towards the picture, wondering what his relationship to this woman was.

"You could say that." Callen replied absently as he couldn't take his eyes of the image. He was in shock.

The woman's name came through the new feed they had up, it was a Tracy Keller. Therefore Eric straight away went to find out all he could about her, only to come up with nothing.

"Oh, this is weird. According to the military database, there's no Tracy Keller listed as next of kin." He said to the assembled group.

"That's because that name is an alias." Callen replied still not sure he believed what he was seeing.

"An alias for who?" Kensi asked wondering just who this woman was to Callen. They needed to know everything if they were going to save the hostages.

"My ex-wife."

Deeks had been listening to the conversation going on, but he had also been worried about G's behaviour. He had never seen him like that before. But when he heard those words, it was like someone had punched him in the stomach.

"You have an ex-wife?" He asked in hurt disbelief completely forgetting everyone else in the room. Completely forgetting the cover they were trying to keep up. He couldn't help it. G had an ex-wife. Surely that was something you mentioned to your boyfriend right? Preferably before she took hostages for no foreseeable reason.

He heard G explain that they had been partners in the CIA, and that the marriage had been an undercover op. But surely if that was all it had been he would have said my ex-partner, rather than my ex-wife. He could see it in G's eyes that he had cared for her, maybe he still did, Deeks didn't know. All he knew was he wanted to get out of that room ASAP, and try to work out what was going on in his head, try and work out what was going on in G's head. Try to work out where this left them.

Sam heard Deeks question and turned to him with a frown, about to tell him to shut it, but then he saw the look in his eyes, he looked hurt and confused. And then remembered what he had thought he had seen earlier. Turning to listen to Callen's explanation of who this Tracy was, he took note of how his partner seemed to be directing his words more to Deeks than anyone else. As if he was hoping the younger man would understand. He couldn't believe that G would be remotely interested in the floppy haired cop, but that was what his eyes were telling him, even if his brain screamed that it couldn't be. It was too much to try and work out right then, no right now they needed to consider how to save the hostages from G's ex-wife.

That was when Hetty came in and asked the questions that needed to be answered. Mainly why Tracy was using the alias she had had when she and Callen were together. There really was only one answer to that. She was looking for him.

Deeks heard that and it pulled him out of head and his own hurt. Because it seemed G was going to walk into a room with a crazy gun welding ex-spy. Yeah, that sounded a great idea. But he couldn't say anything. It wasn't up to him, it was up to his team leader. It was G's decision, Deeks just hoped it wasn't the wrong one. Hoped that G didn't get hurt before they had a chance to really be together. Before they had a chance to discuss the fact that he had an ex-wife and hadn't told him. Before they could talk about any residue feelings G had for said ex-wife. He knew the day had been going far too well, even with the rest of the team scamming him.

The team moved out, with a plan in place to make sure that no cameras caught sight of Callen as he made his way into the centre to talk to Tracy. As soon as they arrived on the scene, Kensi and Sam went off to scout out the area, while Callen and Deeks made their way to the LAPD command centre, to try and get Callen inside with as little fuss as possible.

"So your fake-ex-wife, or maybe that should be ex-fake-wife." Deeks said trying to ease the tension which he could feel between him and G. He didn't like it, but he didn't know how to get rid of it. They were in the middle of a case, he couldn't make it any more personal than he already had from his outburst in ops. He had already seen the strange looks he was getting from Sam about that, though luckily Kensi had taken it more as if he was surprised G had ever been married rather than anything else. Still he really should keep up his cover.

"Deeks. Don't." Callen replied with a sigh stopping to turn to the man next to him. They didn't have time for this, but he knew it would be best to do it now rather than later. He needed Marty to have his head in the game here.

"Don't what? I was just wondering why I'd never heard of her." Deeks responded stopping as well and crossing his arms, though he kept his voice down so that no one around them could hear what they were saying.

"And you've told me about all your past relationships?" Callen asked in disbelief. I mean seriously? They had only just decided to have a proper relationship, and now Marty was giving him crap about not telling him about his past? When exactly had they had the time to have that conversation? Add in the fact that the mission he had worked with Tracy was strictly speaking classified. What did Marty want from him?

"So you did have a relationship with her." Deeks answered with a cynical smirk on his face. He had got what he wanted. G and this Tracy woman had been more than just partners.

"The past doesn't matter." Callen sighed out running a hand over his hair in frustration at the way Marty had just played him. He needed to find the right words to put the other man at ease.

"I think I need to know G, I mean she's kind of central to this case." Deeks replied with a slightly begging tone. He needed to understand what Tracy had meant to him, what she could still mean to him. He needed to know if she had the power to take the man he loved away from him.

Callen could see the lost and unsure look in his eyes and he suddenly understood why Marty was being this way. He may know the other man loved him, but Marty wasn't completely sure of his feelings. So taking a deep breath and quickly scanning the area to make sure no one was watching them Callen placed his hand on Marty's shoulder and pulled him close as he stared into his eyes and replied with all the honesty he had.

"All you need to know Marty is you are the one I care about, the only one. No matter what happens in there, no matter what I have to say or do, you are the one I want to be going home with at the end of the day. You are the one I will be going home with at the end of the day. Understand?"

At G's words, Deeks felt a lump form in his throat. G had just spelt out exactly how he felt and it overwhelmed him. But he had to answer, so nodding as he said the words he did. "Yeah I understand. Doesn't mean I have to like it."

"Well that makes two of us. Trust me?" Callen asked simply. He knew that any sort of real relationship had to build on some sort of trust, and if Marty didn't have that for him, then they had no hope. Best to know now he guessed, even if the idea of ending what they had so soon begun caused his heart to freeze.

"I trust you. It's her I don't trust." Deeks replied glaring at the windows of the recruitment centre as if he could see Tracy and could kill her with a look.

"Good, don't." Callen responded with a small smile as he squeezed Marty's shoulder before letting him go and stepping back, returning to the role of team leader with his LAPD liaison. "Now get me in to talk to her."

With that Deeks approached the man in charge, and managed to do just what G asked of him.

Sam and Kensi had finished there visual inspection of the building and found many ways in. But as they were making his way back to G and Deeks, Sam caught sight of them standing a little too close, saw how G put his hand on Deeks shoulder as he said something quietly. He turned Kensi away from the pair so she wouldn't see, but made sure he could still watch and see what he could learn. He couldn't hear the words, but he didn't have to. All he had to do was look at his partner's expression to know they were not about the case. They were something else, something more private. The look told him that the words he was speaking were the sort you would say to one you cared for. The sort of words you would say to a lover to reassure them. It was a look he had had many times on his own face when he spoke to Michelle, but he had never seen it on G, until now. There was no denying his suspicions this time. There was definitely something going on between G and Deeks. He had no idea how he felt about that, but he would work that out later. What he needed to do now was make sure Deeks kept his emotions out of the case. Make sure he did his job, it was his role to worry about his partner, not the detectives, even if he was… with G.

Deeks listened in on G and his ex-wife's conversation and he could feel him fists tighten as he heard the tone of it. The supressed anger in G's voice at her leaving him. Not just her partner, but him. Deeks wanted to hit something, really hard. He really did not like this woman. But he knew he needed to keep a cool head, stay focused on the mission, and not the emotions that were coursing through him.

Sam on the other hand watched Deeks out of the corner of his eye. He could see the tension in him, but he had to give the kid some credit, he was hiding it well. Good. They didn't need him blowing up. He turned his attention back to the centre in front of him when Tracy asked for G's earwig and phone. He really didn't want his partner giving them to her, but of course he did. This was Callen. He quickly set up the laser mike to try and hear the rest of them conversation, but he could see that Deeks was getting agitated at not knowing what was going on. Damn it. He didn't need this, Callen should have taken him off the case if this was how he was going to be.

Deeks knew he was pissing Sam off by not being able to stay still. But that was the man he loved in there, for all he knew that bitch could be hurting him right now, or worse, kissing him. No. stop it Deeks. It you he cares for, he said so. Trust him and breathe.

Luckily it wasn't long before Sam could legitimately send Deeks away with Kensi to go and look for the body of the person Tracy had apparently killed.

Deeks tried to keep up his jokey persona while he and Kensi investigated the warehouse where the body was supposed to be. But it was hard. He was worried about G, and when they found out the person Tracy had killed was an FBI agent, that worry increased tenfold. He just wanted him out of that damn centre and back where he could see him, back where Sam would have his back. Back where Tracy had no hold over him. He just wanted him back.