NCIS:Los Angeles-Agents in Danger(a fanfic)

Chapter 7-Reunited

Deeks' POV

She seemed a bit happier, knowing she would see her family again soon. Although, I could still see emptiness in her beautiful eyes. I was confused about my feelings for my partner, but right now I couldn't tell her, she was going through a horrible time. We went back to the house and started to pack our stuff. I could hear Ella shouting me, letting me know she was ready to leave for the airport. I was listening to music while packing my stuff, and the song made me overthink my feelings, as usual! I do have communication problems, but I'll have to ignore that. As I put the last item into my suitcase, Ella walked into my room. "Hi Deeks, you nearly finished? What ya listening to?" She asked, not as bouncy as usual. Her eyes were red, she had been crying. "Umm..Don't tell, but One Directon, More Than This! Are you ok Ella?" She giggled, surprised at my love for 1D. "I'm okay, Deeks..I'll be fine." She said, her happiness disappearing, and sadness forming on her face. She was thinking of Jack. "Come on, Ells, lets get to the airport! Sit next to me?" I asked, trying to change the subject. "Ahh, I was going to sit with Sam, or maybe Kensi, but if you want I could...I'm kidding, course I will!"She said jokingly. Kensi hadn't been involved very much, after Afghanistan she hadn't been up to it, so she'd taken the month off. She was back, but in Ops for a while. Ella needed a friend, and Kensi understood her like no one else did. We got into my car to the airport. I needed to break the silence so I said, "Ella, are you a Directioner?" "Well obviously, I love them!!" We had a whole conversation about One Direction on the way to the airport, where we were greeted by the rest of the team. "Let's get going, guys." Sam said, as we checked in our bags and approached the plane. We had first class seats, and Ella beat me to the window seat. For the whole plane journey, we were all talking about completely random things, like pasta and Adolf Hitler. When we arrived, Ella typed in the address to her house and we began our journey. We landed at Luton Airport, so it didn't take us long to get there, but when I was driving I noticed Ella slide her hair in front of her face. She was crying. I expected her to be worse than this, after the death of her eldest younger brother. "Ella, we're here!" I announced, seeing that she was asleep. Callen and Sam tailed behind, followed by a car with Hetty, Nell, Eric and Kensi. We parked in the Peterborough driveway and Ella slowly approached the porch and knocked.

Ella's POV

When we arrived home, I was nervous. I was shaking, felt really cold, and Kensi said I looked really pale. And yet I couldn't wait to be reunited with my family. I knocked the door, and Mum answered the door. "Ella! Oh Ella!" She said, tears in her eyes. I grabbed her and hugged her tightly, never wanting to let go. " Mum, I've missed you! This is Agent Deeks, Agent Callen, Agent Hanna, Kensi , Nell, Eric and of course you know Hetty." I told her. She knew about Deeks, I'd constantly talked about him on facetime, calls and texts. She seemed pleased to meet everyone, and to see Auntie Hetty again after years. She invited us in, and I asked her, "Mum, where's Joey? Me and Deeks need to speak to him, if thats alright." "Course darling! Upstairs, in his room, or he might be in...Jacks old room.." She stuttered. I could tell how upset my mum was, she couldn't disguise it from me. I ran up the stairs, looking forward to seeing Joey but kind of worried about going into Jack's room. I needed to be strong, for Joey. I knocked his door, but there was no answer. I knocked Jack's door, and Joey opened the door. "Ella! Ella, when did you get here? I've missed you so much, Ella!" He exclaimed, startled by my arrival. I hugged him tightly, when Deeks said "Hey Joey, I'm Ella's friend Deeks, from America". "Um, hi, I'm Joey.." He was nervous, and his eyes were puffy. I could tell he had been in tears just moments before I arrived. We walked in, and sat on Jack's bed. Just seeing his things, being in his room, my eyes were full of tears threatening to spill. I kept expecting him to walk through the door and shout at us for 'invading his privacy', and tell us it was all a misunderstanding. But he would never do that, and I'd never hear his voice again. I felt a lump in my throat and struggled to speak. "So Joey, are you ok?" "Ella, I'm really not. It's like half of me has been taken away, I miss him so much, it hurts not to have him..."He said quietly, a tear drifting down his face, lost like himself. I put my arm around him. "Joe, I know. I've been feeling the same as you. But Deeks has helped me, he's always been here for me, and we're gonna arrest the crap out of the arse that killed our Jack, ok? We'll always remember Jack, and he's always with us. We need to stay strong, and I want you to promise me you'll never do anything drastic, like turning to drugs, or suicide? If you need to take your anger out we'll get you punchbags, but don't take it out on yourself." I said, the tears finally let loose down my cheeks. Deeks pulled me and Joey into a hug, and I got the feeling he knew how I felt. "It's ok, you're okay.." He said comfortingly. Joey was accepting Deeks' presence, knowing that if I trusted him with my life then he could trust him to keep me safe, and to trust him as well. I got up and said"I need to speak to Mum, okay? Come down whenever you want, I'll be downstairs" and kissed his forehead. Deeks smiled at Joey, and we walked back downstairs. "Mum, are you ok?" "I'm fine, Ell. It's hard, but I'll be ok." My mum replied. She didn't want anyone worrying about her, but I did every day. After a long conversation and interview, we all decided to check into our hotel. I shared a room with Deeks, Callen and Sam shared, as did Nell and Eric. Kensi had her own room, and Hetty also had a separate room for herself. We checked in and made our way to our rooms. I sat on the bed, and let the tears fall. If I kept my emotions in any more, I would burst. Deeks came up to me and hugged me. We lay back on his bed and I ended up asleep in my best friends arms for the night. That night I confronted my silent feelings for Deeks:I liked him. More than friends. I loved him.