Mission 101

Chapter 47- Every Story Has An Ending, However, Every Ending Has A New Beginning

Eric's POV

I feel like I have ruined everything! No,no, let me rephrase that. Granger has ruined everything. Nell just got out of hospital and he is making her go undercover. I was just trying to be a good boyfriend. You know, look after Nell, make sure she never gets hurt again. The other times Nell has gone undercover, it hasn't exactly ended well. And I don't want her getting hurt again. If something bad happens, she won't be up to her best game. Which just puts her in more danger.

Granger was talking to Hetty, at her desk. So there was no way, no way in hell that I would be going to see Hetty any time soon. I think now, Granger can happily add my name to the very long list of people that hate him.

Kensi's voice came through the coms, and immediately I hope that they don't forget that I'm listening today. They do that a lot. "Okay, Eric. We're at Mia's there's someone else there, so we're going to wait it out. What's Nell got?" I frowned. " Nell has just been signed in as Brent Bolton's replacement. She's through security and is currently heading for his office. I'll let you know if she finds anything." I replied. I heard Kensi sigh on the other end. "Eric, are you okay? What exactly happened between you and Nell before? It seemed pretty intense."

"I don't exactly now how to answer that, Kensi. She shouldn't be going undercover, especially considering she just got out of hospital. I just told her I didn't want her to, because I didn't want her to get hurt, but she didn't take that very well. I don't think things are going to work out with us. I don't know how I'm meant to be in the same room with her. She practically hates me for sticking my nose in." I replied, clear sadness showing in my voice. "Man, you guys will work it out. You're in love. Everything will be okay. Hang in there, dude." It was Deeks' voice now. I didn't reply, instead just looked at the screen blankly, before finally being pulled out of my thoughts.

"So what? You think this guy could be her lawyer?" I asked, through the com. "I mean, yeah. It's a possibility. But, not a very high one. They look a bit more intimate than lawyers and clients should." Kensi replied. "Yeah. Apparently the lawyer-client privileges include benefits." Deeks spoke, as Granger walked into ops and stood behind me. " What have you got, Beale?" I rolled my eyes. "Kensi and Deeks spotted some guy at Mia's apartment. They are about to take him to the boats shed for questioning." I informed. "Okay. Find out where he was headed." He stated, walking out of ops again.

I went through phone records, surveillance and kaleidoscope, until I finally found out that the guy from Mia's apartment was meeting Fredrick Patrettes for a buisness meeting. Patrettes has been arrested for things from burglary, to second hand murder. This guy was dangerous. Kensi, Deeks, Callen and Sam were already at the park, where the meeting was being held. They were undercover and waiting to make their move. I was listening over the com like usual, when Sam's voice came through. "You know, if someone was shadowing Mia Bolton, it's pretty good place to do it from. You see her come and go from work." "Yep." Callen responded. "And they have free city wi-fi." I spoke. "How convenient!" Kensi joked. "Let's not forget about future soccer mom. Babies are a magnet. Before you know it, she knows the names and ages of your kids, what school they go to and where they take their karate." Deeks informed. "Of course, you'd have to be paranoid to think like that." Kensi stated. "Well, paranoid or vigilant. And that's just low-tech human intelligence gathering." Deeks replied.

"Eric? Have you got eyes on the meet? It looks like something's going to down. Mia just drew a gun. We're moving in!" Callen yelled. I looked at camera footage and could see Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks crowding Mia. "Drop the gun, Mia. Don't do this." Sam stated. Mia ignored him and kept her gun pointed to the guy I had identified to be Fredrick Prettres. "Mia! Give me the gun!" Deeks yelled. "This is only going to end one way, if you don't drop the gun, Mia." Kensi added. Mia dropped the gun and surrendered, kneeling on the ground and putting her hands on her head.