NCIS: LOS ANGELES…
HEAVEN WAS NEEDING A HERO…
PART 2...
DISCLAIMER:
NCIS: Los Angeles and the characters do not belong to me. The Gibbs team from NCIS will also be mentioned in this story; they do not belong to me either.
The song HEAVEN WAS Needing a Hero does not belong to me.
SUMMARY:
Kensi Blye agrees to ONE date with Marty Deeks, after the one date...things change between the two. Life couldn't get any better, until…
WARNING:
A Kleenex will be needed eventually.
CHAPTER 14: SEVEN YEARS & KENSI'S JOKE…
THE BULLPEN…
APRIL 6th…
"Kensi and I have an announcement!" Marty said as he and Kensi entered the bullpen.
Kensi threw Marty a furious look, knowing what the team would say with Marty saying they had an announcement.
Sure enough…
"Are you pregnant again?" Josie asked. "No, I must have broken a mirror seven years ago. Because today is the day Marty and I became partners seven years ago." Kensi told the team.
"Broke a mirror? Really, you consider yourself unlucky to be partnered with me for the last seven years. Do you consider yourself unlucky to be married to me and have our kids?" Marty asked, then started to walk off in the direction of the gym, and Kensi followed him.
THE GYM…
"Marty!" Kensi called, and Marty turned before entering the men's locker room.
"What? You just told the team that you don't trust me to have your back, and you regret having kids with me." Marty said, looking at her, and for a moment Kensi thought she was looking at Max Gentry.
"I was joking when I said I must have broken a mirror seven years ago. I love you, Marty." Kensi said as she came to stand in front of him. "Sure, didn't feel like it when you said that." Marty said coldly.
"Marty, you are the best partner I've ever had, and you changed my life. If it were not for you, I probably would never have gotten married or had kids. You were the one who pushed until you broke my one down my walls I had put up. The team knows I was joking about the bad luck getting you for a partner...I didn't mean to hurt you." Kensi told him.
"You just reminded me how half of the LAPD feels about me, and now I'm wondering if that's how everyone here feels as well." Marty shot back, and that hurt Kensi, but she knew she had it coming.
"Marty, I'm sorry. I already said I didn't mean to hurt you, and you wouldn't be here if we didn't trust you. I love you, and our kids love you. I didn't think that joke would hurt you so much. Come on, we've been partners for seven years and believe me...it's anything but bad luck. From the time we met seven years ago...I have loved you and nothing has or will ever change that." Kensi told him and seemed to be pleading with him to understand.
"Just let me get a workout in and I'll come back to the bullpen, okay?" Marty asked. "Want me to spar with you?" Kensi asked and was disappointed when Marty shook his head.
"No, I just need a little time to myself," Marty replied. "All right, I'll see you in a little bit then," Kensi said and headed back to the bullpen.
THE BULLPEN…
"Hey, Kens, you okay?" Callen asked as Kensi walked back into the bullpen. "I'm fine, Callen," Kensi replied, sitting down at her desk, before getting into the snack drawer in Marty's desk and pulling out a twinkie.
"What happened, Kensi? You are eating your feelings again and we haven't seen you do that in a while." Callen pointed out. "Nothing happened, Marty just wanted a little time to himself." Kensi said with a shrug.
AN HOUR LATER…
The team had been working on case reports from the case they had just finished yesterday, when Marty sat down at his desk.
Kensi glanced over at him and noticed that he seemed more relaxed than he had been.
"You okay?" Kensi asked him and he smiled at her, but the smile didn't quiet reach his eyes.
"I'm good, Kens." He told her and started to get to work.
There was no attempt to flirt or banter...it seemed Marty was still mad at her.
It wasn't long after that Marty's cell phone rang, and when Kensi saw the caller ID, she felt her heart clench.
It was Bates…
Marty got up to take the call, and then Kensi watched him go talk to Hetty before returning to his desk.
"Marty?" Kensi inquired and he looked at her. "Bates wants to see me, don't worry I should be back in about an hour." Marty assured her.
"How about I go with you, and we can talk on the way there?" Kensi suggested, but Marty shook his head. "Bates wants to see me about an undercover OP," Marty said, grabbing his keys and other things before turning to leave.
Kensi watched him go and then headed for the gym, after changing into her workout gear…
THE GYM…
Then Kensi began to punch and kick the punching bag with all her strength.
'How...could...I…be...so...stupid...I should...have...thought...about...what...I...said...before...I said...it!'
Kensi thought, punching and kicking every word into the punching bag.
She continued her workout for another fifteen minutes before she was exhausted and headed to the women's locker room to shower and change.
It seemed she stood in the shower a long time, before the water turned cold. Then stepping out she dried off and got dressed.
A thought occurred to her...Marty had talked to Hetty before he left.
'Had Marty mentioned anything about the undercover assignment to Hetty?'
So, after leaving the locker room, Kensi headed for Hetty's office and decided to find out.
Hetty must have heard her coming; she looked up before Kensi could even knock.
HETTY'S OFFICE…
"What can I do for you, Mrs. Deeks?" Hetty asked.
"Hetty…"
Kensi hesitated.
"...Did Marty mention anything about what his undercover assignment was to you?" Kensi asked at last. "No, I'm afraid he did not. He just told me he had a meeting with Lt. Bates. Did something happen between you two?" Hetty questioned, and Kensi sighed before taking a seat in front of Hetty.
"It was seven years ago…" Kensi began. "That I offered Mr. Deeks an opportunity to become a liaison officer with NCIS." Hetty finished, and Kensi nodded.
"I made a joke this morning, and Marty did not take it as a joke. I offered to go with him when he talked to Bates so I could talk to him on the way, but…" Kensi trailed off.
"I'm sure when Mr. Deeks returns, he will talk to you," Hetty assured Kensi.
After another minute, Kensi returned to her desk, and Callen looked up at her…
THE BULLPEN…
"I'm good, Callen," Kensi said before Callen could say anything and set back to work on the reports she had been working on earlier.
