DOUBLE TAKE

Chapter 14

Kensi arrived back at her apartment to grab a change of clothes and some toiletries before dropping them back off at the mission. She was due at the club at 8:30pm to start her shift as Sherry the cocktail waitress. As she stepped out of her car, she noticed Kevin sitting on a seat by the front door. "Kevin, what are you doing here?" She saw he had a bunch of red roses in his hand.

"I missed you, beautiful." She smiled and accepted the roses, and moved closer to him. Kevin grabbed her at her waist drawing her in closer and kissed her passionately. He had missed the smell of her, the taste of her lips.

"I've missed you too." Kensi stepped back and unlocked the door, leading him inside.

Kevin moved her up against the closed door and moved his hands over her, kissing her lips and down to her neck. A small moan left Kensi's lips as he worked his magic on her.

"We can't do this." She breathed.

Kevin stopped and looked at her.

"I'm sorry. I don't have much time." She kissed him gently on his lips leaving him tingling from the sensation, and moved away to gather the items she needed for the night.

He remained by the front door as he watched her move about her apartment packing a bag as she went. She stopped in her tracks as she noticed him watching her. She hated doing this to him, she walked over and kissed him again. To hell with it, she thought. She let him lift her up and carry her into her bedroom, advising him of the direction as they continued kissing.

Half an hour later, Kensi walked out of her apartment, leaving Kevin behind, sleeping in her bed. He'd had a long day, starting out at four am to catch his flight to L.A., to meet a client, and was exhausted. He enveloped himself in the smell of her, in the sheets and pillows of her bed, and drifted off to sleep.

At eight, Deeks pulled up a few houses down from the Stevens' residence and waited for Nell. He watched her escape out her supposed bedroom window and climb down the trellis that attached to the house.

As Nell's feet touched the ground, she ran across the road and found Harry waiting for her. She pointed to where her friend, Scott, was parked, and quietly moved to the car and hopped in.

"Hi ,Hailey. Whose your friend?" Deeks asked.

"Hi, Scott. This is Harry, my neighbour. He wanted to come out to the club tonight." She turned and smiled at Harry as she spoke.

Marty Deeks was tempted to ask the boy his age, knowing he looked too young to get into the club. But as he was undercover as Scott, he pretended he didn't care, and drove off.

Callen heard a noise outside and noticed Nell climbing down the trellis. He carefully watched her run across the road. "Do you know where Hailey has absconded to tonight, babe?" He turned to see Charlie lean on the doorway into the kitchen from the living room.

"Why do you ask, honey?" Charlie pretended not to know about tonight's plan at the club.

"I know you know, babe." Callen walked over towards her to push an answer out of her.

Charlie raised an eyebrow at him. "It's not going to work, George."

He continued to stare her out, with his arms crossed over his chest. "Come on, Charlie. This is silly, don't you think?"

At that moment, Charlie's cell rang. She picked up her phone and saw it was her mom. "Hi mom."

Callen instantly knew Hetty was on the other end of the phone. He remained in his position, trying to work out what was going on. The call was brief, he knew he didn't need to wait too long.