Ellie Mae.

Chapter 1.

1997

Deeks threw his bag on the ground of his class room and pulled out his advanced anatomy book, looking at it, like it was cursed. "I can't do this!" he moaned to his anatomy teacher.

Jordan Hampton smiled. She liked Marty he was quirky and fun and a promising student, she knew a little about his background and knew he was currently staying in a foster home; So he had it a bit harder than most students and his drive for a scholarship was more intense than most.

"Ok I can give you some one to one tuition time Martin; you need to promise me you will put the effort in on this."

"I need the credit to keep my GPA up so I can get into Law school, I promise I will do my best." He said his eyes sparkling as he turned a cheeky grin towards her.

She felt her heart leap, No…he was a student, granted she was 28 and ten years older than him. She shook her head and went back to drawing up a study schedule with the blond haired student.

Jordan and Deeks spent a lot of time studying for his Advanced anatomy final, Late one night they sat in the living room of Jordan's apartment, it had been easier for Deeks to go there to study that week, his latest set of Foster parents were bikers and partied till late and sleep and studying were not as important to them as the child welfare check was.

Deeks looked up as Jordan handed him a soda. "I think you're as ready as you will ever be." She said smiling at him.

"You really think so, thanks Jordan." Deeks said with a grin, taking the books off the table he dropped one and they both bent down to get it at the same time.

"I…" Jordan said lost for words. She looked into his deep blue eyes.

"Sorry, I…" Deeks looked at her and before he knew what was happening he kissed her.

"We…we can't, It's inappropriate, I'm your teacher…" Jordan said pushing herself away from him.

"Not after tomorrow." Deeks said, "My finals are tomorrow."

"Marty…I" Jordan looked at her hand which was holding his.

Deeks didn't care, he had fallen for this woman, she was his world, a little age difference didn't matter to him, she was beautiful and she spent time with him and cared about him.

He lifted his hand and grasped her neck, as his lips crashed down on hers and his hands roamed up her back.

Jordan moaned into the kiss and lost any coherent thought she had as they came together.

In the morning she awoke alone, a note on her pillow, 'Gone surfing, then finals, see you later, love Marty'.

She curled herself up into a ball, what had she done…she knew what she had done, she had slept with a student, she couldn't stay there.

Packing her essentials up she called the college and handed in her resignation, she still had her doctorate, and could still practice medicine, but she decided to go online and see if there were any positions available, there was a medical examiners position at Bethesda in Maryland…all the way across country, it would do.

Packing the last of her stuff she left a note for Marty wishing him luck saying that she was sorry she had broken his trust and what they had had together, although special was wrong and that he should not worry about her, but work hard on his studies and fulfill his potential.

When Deeks arrived back six hours later, he picked up the note off her kitchen table and sank to the floor and cried.

Present day.

Monty padded through the kitchen absentmindedly sniffing at Kensi as she made coffee for her and Deeks as he walked out of the bedroom.

"Did I let you in?" he asked with a grin

"Nope, picked your lock." Kensi smiled handing him his coffee.

"I could arrest you, you know…" he teased.

"But you won't…" Kensi smiled. "Come on Deeks, we're going to be late." She said grabbing his keys off the counter.

He put his mug down and with a 'there's no helping her' look at Monty followed her to the car.

Callen arrived first at the mission and started up his laptop, no emails, he never expected any but he checked anyway. Checking his 'other' accounts for his aliases apart from junk mail they were pretty much empty as well. His work one had one email, his regular one from Agent McGee in Washington, keeping him in the loop on Gibbs' welfare; they had corresponded frequently since he was shot, Gibbs insisting he had a way of making sure Callen didn't get into too much trouble again.

Sam arrived fifteen minutes later, griping about some band his daughter wanted to see…one…something, Callen really wasn't paying attention.

As Kensi and Deeks arrived Eric was talking to Hetty on the balcony he looked over and whistled.

"All hands on deck!" he called Hetty rolled her eyes and walked into Ops as the others filed up the stairs.

"What have we got Eric?" Callen asked as they walked in.

"The new Medical Examiner at NCIS is San Diego has had her daughter kidnapped, the MCRT out there has been looking into the supply of drugs to new Marines there, two have been killed by using tainted steroids and she was looking into the case with the team." Eric said as he put a picture up of a fifteen year old blonde haired girl.

"Her name is Ellie Hampton, she's fifteen, and she's a bright student, got a 4.0 GPA."

"Any chance she's just got in with the wrong crowd? I mean she's fifteen, so maybe a boyfriend, drugs, gangs?" Deeks asked.

"I don't think so, Mr. Deeks." Hetty said walking around, "Her mother joined the San Diego team six months ago after a few temporary stints with NCIS in Washington filling in for their Dr. Mallard."

"Ducky? Nice…" Callen commented.

Hetty raised an eyebrow at the interruption but continued. "She signed up in San Diego and she and her daughter moved over here, Miss Hampton didn't know many people out here."

"You said she and her daughter, is there any chance the child's father could have taken her?" Kensi asked

"I don't think so; there is no record of Ellie Hampton ever having contact with her birth father. From what Dr. Hampton has told Director Vance, her father has no idea she exists. No, I think I agree with the director on this one, this is a direct attempt on the San Diego office to thwart their investigation. Tread carefully we have this as the Director thinks that this may be an inside job, someone in the San Diego office may be dirty."

"Ok so Sam and I will check out the school, Kensi I need you and Deeks to go to the NCIS office in San Diego and meet with Dr. Hampton."

Arriving at the San Diego office they signed in at the gate and waited as Dr. Hampton was paged to go to the conference room that they were waiting in.

Deeks looked around the room. "I hear the walls in DC are this ridiculous shade of orange as well." He remarked, "I wonder if Vance has them this color all around the world?"

Kensi sighed as she saw a woman with a white coat walk across the yard to the building.

"I think she's coming, how do you want to play this?" Kensi asked.

"Maybe she's in on it, I mean her daughter's missing and she's still at work? I think we should go bad cop, worse cop." Deeks suggested. He looked out of the window as the door opened.

"Dr Hampton, Agent Blye NCIS, Detective Deeks LAPD." Kensi said as she walked in.

"Marty?" She said

Deeks turned around, his face was shocked for a second he wiped his shock and motioned her take a seat. "Dr. Hampton." He said coldly.

"Marty I….." Jordan stammered.

"So, your daughter is missing and you are still working, I knew you were callous…" Deeks started as Kensi looked at him confused.

Jordan burst into tears. "Deeks!" Kensi hissed.

"You have anything to do with this; did they take her to get to you? Are you dealing steroids using your prescription pads?"

"DEEKS!"

"NO!" Jordan and Kensi yelled at the same time.

"Deeks?" Kensi asked.

Deeks walked out of the room and slammed the door.

Kensi looked at Jordan and asked for a moment, and then following her partner outside she stood staring at him.

"Deeks what in the hell was that?"

"Nothing."

"It didn't look like nothing!" Kensi snapped. "I take it you know Dr. Hampton."

"I thought I did."

"GOD!" Kensi yelled walking away in frustration she called Callen.

'Callen? It's Kensi, there's something going on over here, Deeks knows the Doctor and he just lost it when they met, I don't know what it is, he's not talking….sure, just make it quick." Kensi closed her phone and turned as Deeks walked back into the room.

"So who do you think took your daughter?" Deeks asked.

"I don't know." Jordan said, "She hasn't been here long enough to make friends, she's a loner, she keeps to herself, the only friends she has are surfing buddies, she loves surfing."

"What about her father…Could this just be a domestic?" Deeks asked.

"No her father doesn't have her." Jordan said.

"Oh you know that for a fact do you?" Deeks sneered. It looked cut and dried to him, the kid father had her and Jordan was just protecting the scumbag.

"Yes." Jordan looked at him her eyes growing dark.

"And just how do you know that?" He snapped.

"BECAUSE YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT THERE!" She screamed in his face.