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Back In Your Arms

Summary: A Callanna one shot set after their last scene in S11Eps15 The Circle.

A/N: Here's my newest Callanna one-shot. Took me a few weeks to get it done but it is finally up. I do not own the characters. They're the writers' intelectual property. I only own the story. English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance for any possible typos or grammar mistakes that may still exist. Have a nice read and please let me know what you think!

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It had been quite a couple of days. Days that brought a huge and very positive change to Callen's life. Anna had come back at the risk of being caught and arrested, to inform him that his "half-brother" was in town… Things had escalated pretty quickly, more quickly than he first had thought they would, but fortunately everything turned out just fine. Except for the part that involved Anna's status.

Callen had decided that she would stay with him at his apartment until they figured a way to help her. He didn't want to be apart from her again or even lose her forever, and for the time being it was best that they kept it low about her being in town and also about their relationship's revival. And that was exactly what he did, when asked about where Anna was, once he stepped into the bar to gather with the team for a little bit, during that night. He didn't feel that comfortable about lying to them, his team, their friends, but it was the best for everyone. Callen would hate to see any of them get in trouble, and so would Anna.

He had to keep is "disguise" on, so he wished everyone a goodnight and walked up to his apartment, to hopefully make them believe he was feeling down due to the recent situations. Just as he put the key in the lock to open the door, the door opened by itself, to his surprise. His eyes followed its movement until he saw a barefoot feminine figure standing there. That was quite a shock to him. A good one, though. Callen just didn't expect to see Anna welcoming him by the door and was certainly surprised that she was wearing one of his shirts. He couldn't deny he loved the sight before him. And he also couldn't help but let his eyes wander all over her, from head to toe.

Callen leaned against the doorway. "You know they're gonna find out."

"I know. It's just until I figure some things out: the CIA, my criminal record," Anna replied with a smile. "I don't want to get anyone into trouble," she said sincerely.

"Really?" Callen asked in a playful way.

"Mm hmm."

Callen felt quite amused at her justification. And with a smirk on his lips, he tried to tease her a little. "What about me?"

"Oh, you? Well, you maybe just a little bit?" With a playful look on her face, Anna walked up to him in a seductive way and then grabbed the collar of his jacket to bring him closer. It was refreshing and positive that they were communicating in a flirtatious way without it being any kind of awkward. It felt like they had never been apart.

"Mm hmm." Callen moved to capture her lips with his and close the distance between them, as he put his hands around her waist. Anna moved one of hers to caress the back of his head. Callen knew he was in trouble, but that was the kind of trouble he had wanted for too long.

He guided them inside the apartment and shut the door right after. However, before they could get too involved in the moment, Anna broke the kiss. "I guess it's better to lock it," she said, while she pointed at the door.

"Right. Of course." Callen didn't want to be caught in the middle of anything. Not that anyone would simply enter his apartment without his consent, but still. Better safe than sorry. So, he locked the door and left the keys in the lock. He then turned to embrace Anna in his arms again and was met with her passion right away.

Without any further ado, Callen took his leather jacket off and let it fall on the ground, as they kept on kissing and walking towards his bed. Anna's hands immediately left the back of his head and went for the hem of his sweatshirt and lifted it up over his head, letting it fall on the ground too. His shoes and socks soon joined the other pieces of clothing.

After a few steps, Callen figured they were quite close to one of the sides of the bed already. He picked Anna up in his lap and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Callen stepped forward and felt his knees hit the mattress, so he crawled on bed while he held Anna in place. He then laid her on the mattress, as gently as he could. With all the tension that was building up between them, Callen could have simply taken the shirt she was wearing off her body, but he found it quite challenging and rather sexy to unbutton its buttons, one by one, until all her body was revealed right in front of his eyes. He was stunned to see she didn't have any underwear on. She thought it all through, his inner voice stated. He was desperate to have her, but he also wanted to take his time. For as long as he could, anyway. So, he began to explore her body with his hands and lips, touching and caressing her everywhere.

The moment the warm and caring touch of his lips met the skin of her neck and chest, after so long, Anna felt like she had been brought back to life again. She had missed his soft touch and the way his stubble tickled and slightly scratched her skin sending a tingle through her body.

Callen couldn't help but cease his actions for a few seconds to appreciate the beauty lying under him. He let his gaze travel with intent interest over her body and let it follow the trail of his fingers, as they lingered on her curves. He continued his way down her body, and she followed his moves closely. When he reached her thigh, he kissed the tiny bullet scar on it, almost as an apology for having left her in Cuba hurt and practically alone for the past months. Callen felt his chest tighten at the thought of what she had gone through, alone. In that moment, he was taken by a tremendous urge to capture her lips with his. Callen kissed her hard but lovingly, and she knew exactly what he meant with that sudden but desired gesture. His lips and hands then continued to explore down her body. They had only been together like this a couple times before, but Callen knew very well what her triggers were. He knew exactly how to get her on the edge without doing much. And that was exactly what he did.

Anna felt a pleasant heat growing between her thighs, as he proceeded with his light touches and kisses up and down her torso. When he finally reached the place where she wanted him the most, Anna arched into the pleasant and delicious sensation his fingers and mouth provided. One of her hands immediately flew to his hair to stroke it. He was the best lover and her body didn't take long to reach its peak. Once her orgasm had ridden out, Callen kissed his way up to her lips. Anna took the opportunity and turned them around, making him lie on his back. Callen was quite surprised with her sudden move, but he loved how straightforward she always was during their intimate moments.

Callen was craving the way she touched him, the way she would pleasure him and almost get the best of him every time. And he also craved her care, and badly. He loved how she ignited his fire. He had craved it all for the past months, for the past almost two years even.

She ran her fingertips slowly down his chest and tummy as she placed some kisses down his torso, until she reached the place where his jeans began. Anna loosened the belt, opened the button and undid the zipper to quickly remove his jeans and boxers. She threw those pieces of clothing out of the bed and went to caress his sex right away. Callen was shocked off his senses with the way she took care of him and built up his excitement, that was pretty visible already. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the wonders Anna’s hands and mouth were doing to his body and mind, too. She knew him way too well already, his weaknesses and points of interest. And she also loved teasing him, to see how much he could take. However, Callen sat up after some minutes and moved one of his hands down her back towards her front bottom to touch her, in order to keep her from undoing him right then and there. He absolutely loved whenever she pleasured him like that, but that was not how he wanted his trigger to be pulled. Not this time. Callen wanted to go slow and savor every second of their encounter, while he built up their fires until they couldn't hold them back any longer.

Anna got the message and crawled up to him. She left some kisses all over his torso, on her way to his lips again. Callen kissed her and then went for his wallet to get a condom. Anna straddled him and he was caught off guard when she slowly took the condom from his hand and put it on his nightstand. As they say, a word to the wise… Callen perfectly understood what she was trying to tell him with that gesture.

"You sure?" he asked.

With a slight smile on her face, Anna answered softly. "Yes. We're all good." She moved one hand to caress his face as he laid back again. She leaned down until she was facing him. Their lips were only inches apart and her hair brushed against his face. "I want you." She then kissed his cheek and jaw as she moved her lips closer to his ear to whisper a few titillating words. "I need you. All of you."

Those words and her breath right on his ear sent a lovely shiver down Callen's spine and he moved his head to face her. "I need you, too," he whispered back in a raspy tone.

She kissed him deeply, with an intensity she didn't even know she was capable of, and she felt Callen kissing her back with just the same amount of intensity, desire and longing. They spent a few minutes just kissing and touching each other. With all the intense kissing, Anna started to move her hips against him, and Callen couldn't help but moan on her lips. The friction she was providing him with was sensational.

A couple more minutes went by, and she could no longer wait to have him. She reached in between them and guided him inside, while she maintained eye contact. The moment he slid into her was extraordinary. She couldn't describe how marvelous and stimulating it felt to have him inside her without any kind of barrier, just flesh against flesh.

He had to focus to keep himself from enjoying that wonderful and warm tightness too much. Callen just didn't want to reach his climax too soon. He wanted to enjoy her and the new sensation for as long as possible. As soon as Anna got used to his intrusion, she braced on his chest and started to move her hips slowly, welcoming him in every time. She noticed he seemed to be lost somewhere else, and she bent over again to leave some steamy kisses on his neck. Those quickly stimulated his senses even more and she felt him twitch inside her as a reaction. Callen's hands flew to her hips and helped her grind on him, as their lips reunited in an ardent kiss.

After a while, Callen sat up, taking her with him, and began to move his hips steadily against hers. He held her to him the whole time and helped her move. Anna loved how he filled her in such a nice and satisfying way. That, along with the sounds he made and the angle their bodies were meeting each other with, gifted her with a delightful trip towards climax again. Callen let her body take what it needed from him, while his hands and lips stroked her oversensitive body. He couldn't quite explain how much he adored having such an intense effect on her. It was pretty erotic for him to feel and watch her tremble against his body, while she took what she needed to feel content. That feel and view excited his brain and body in ways he couldn't comprehend.

Suddenly, with one arm around her back, he turned them around, without breaking their connection and laid her on her back. He couldn't wait to feel the warmth of her skin, her whole body against his. And in that moment, he wanted to wash away the nights of loneliness he lived during the time they were separated. Those and that time had hurt him in ways he couldn't even comprehend, both physically and emotionally. It had been cruel. He had missed the way her hands and fingertips traveled along his body and excited him, the way she'd hold onto him, the way she'd squeeze his arms when he made her moan. And the way she'd love him like no-one else ever did. Callen felt too connected with her, and if he was honest with himself, he felt himself falling in love even more.

The rhythm of his hips met the increasing rhythm of his heartbeat. "I've missed you," Callen confessed to her before he hid his face on her neck and breathed in deeply to savor her scent. He then held her right leg gently and hooked it around his waist.

Anna knew he was taken by the desire, but that didn't throw away the truth in his words. She still noticed the emotion in them and the double meaning they had, and she could feel her heart burst with happiness. She also understood his intentions and wrapped her legs around his waist. As she did so, Callen practically laid on her to eliminate the few inches that separated their bodies, until that moment. Yet, he kept on supporting his weight on his forearms to prevent crushing her later. "I've missed you, too," she murmured as she hugged him tightly and moved her hips to meet his thrusts, allowing herself to build up her pleasure one last time.

Callen felt his body starting to embrace the tremors of ecstasy and his hips began to move faster and more intensely. A couple minutes later, the apartment filled with the sound of low, but audible moans when both reached the place where they wanted to be the most. Callen was the first to get there. He just couldn't hold all his energy back any longer. He held her as close as humanly possible and let his orgasm take over his body, as he let out a pretty intense groan followed by her name that escaped from his lips in the sweetest of ways.

It didn't take long for Anna to join him. The lovely but so pleasing sounds that he kept on making right next to her ear, as he came down from his high, along with the intense but now slower movement of his hips, sure made the charm. She felt herself tightening onto him while a huge heart quake took over her body. Anna noticed that Callen tried to move his hips slightly faster to help her get the most of her orgasm, despite his tiredness.

When their bodies subsided, Callen kissed Anna slowly and passionately. "Thank you," he whispered, while he looked her in the eye, before slowly sliding out of her and lying on the mattress. Anna pulled the covers up to their bodies, to prevent both of them from running cold, and cuddled up to him. Callen pulled her to him and started caressing her arm, as he looked at the ceiling and contemplated everything that had happened in the last 48 hours. After a while, he began to speak again. "It's been so long…" As soon as Anna heard him speak, she looked up at him. Callen noticed her looking and, before he proceeded with his words, he looked down at her all cuddled up to him and smiled genuinely. She had never seen him smile like that before and it warmed her heart. "I'm very happy that you came back, despite the risks you took." He said as he ran his fingers caringly up and down her shoulder and arm. "I've missed you. This," he uttered, making sure he repeated what he had said a few moments earlier.

Anna smiled at his words. "I'm very happy to be back, too. It was worth the risk. I've missed it here." She snuggled onto him more as she spoke. There, in Callen's arms. That was where she felt loved and safe. She sat up a little after some minutes and bent her head down until her lips were only inches away from his. "And you, of course." She completed her thought before she kissed him passionately.

"Good, I thought you wouldn't say it." Callen joked as soon as they broke the kiss. Both giggled, while Anna laid down next to him and snuggled into his arms again.

Callen couldn't help the feeling of immense happiness in that moment, with her in his arms again. But he was also scared. Scared about her future and about what it could mean to them. However, he wasn't going to kill the mood with that talk. It had been way too long since they last had been together. All he wanted was to enjoy her being back and hopefully make up for the time they lost, without thinking "what next" for a few more hours, at least. He kept on stroking her arm up and down while she touched and caressed his chest. Before they knew it, they drifted off to sleep, around midnight.

It was around 7am the following morning when Callen's alarm went off, and Anna cuddled up to him even more while remaining asleep. Surprisingly, it took him a few of its rings to wake up, which wasn't usual. Callen would normally wake up right when the alarm went off. Nevertheless, after a few minutes his body gave in and he moved a little out of Anna's embrace to turn the alarm off. He noticed her wake up due to his movement and felt bad about it.

"Sorry I woke you," he apologized as he laid down again and pulled her to him.

"It's okay," Anna replied before she placed a light kiss on his chest and cuddled against him again.

Callen looked at the time and sighed in frustration. "I don't want to leave it here." He looked down at Anna, who was resting her head on his chest. She heard his words and could feel the frustration in them. She didn't want to leave that nice and warm embrace either.

"I don't want you to leave either. But you have a job to do."

"Yeah… Unfortunately, duty calls." Callen then looked down at her and stroked her hair. "Still have time for a shower, though. If you're up to it."

Anna slowly opened her eyes, looked up at him and smiled at the invitation. "Of course."

They got up and walked towards the bathroom, right next to where the bed was.

As soon as she stepped in the bathroom, Anna noticed she was missing something. "Uhm… Callen?"

He ceased his walking and turned around to face his girlfriend. "Yeah?"

"I just remembered I don't have any change of clothing."

"Well… Actually, you do," Callen replied, and Anna's face immediately expressed a puzzled look. So, he promptly began to explain. "Back when you moved to your apartment again, after having taken the job at the ATF, you left some clothes at my house and I thought it was better to keep them. Just in case." He studied her expression while he spoke and was happy to see her smile at it. That was a terrible time for them, back then. But they knew they were through it already and didn't plan on living such a situation again. "I'll get them for you."

Anna's eyes actively watched and appreciated his figure as he walked to the trunk that was placed in front of his couch. He opened it to take out a sweatshirt, shorts and a few pieces of underwear. He handed them to her after making his way to the bathroom again. She took the nice smelling pieces of clothing in her hands and looked caringly at him. "Thank you," she said sincerely, and he nodded. "This was, well is, one of my favorite sweaters and I thought I had lost it."

"Looks like you didn't."

After Anna put her clothes on the bathroom counter, they both got in the shower cabin. It was a considerably spacious one, which means they weren't kicking each other constantly. Callen turned the water on and let it run until it was warm, before he and Anna could step under the shower spray. They took turns to let the water wet their bodies completely and to lather themselves. Anna insisted that Callen was the first, so that he wouldn't eventually be late to work. However, he remained in the shower after he had washed himself and rinsed the shampoo and the soap completely off his hair and body.

As soon as Callen moved from under the shower spray, Anna took her turn. When she thought her hair was wet just enough, she picked up the shampoo bottle to pour a bit of shampoo on her palm and then applied it. She was caught off guard when she felt Callen's fingers run through her golden hair right away. So that was why he stayed, she thought to herself. She couldn't deny how nice it felt to have his fingers slowly and gently massaging her scalp, or to have him give her that kind of attention for that matter. Anna tilted her head back a little so he could proceed with washing her hair thoroughly. She could totally get used to that. Once she felt it was enough, she slowly moved her head to let him know and then rinsed the shampoo off, with her back towards Callen.

He watched her closely and contemplated the way the water kissed her body and how the light made it glisten. He couldn't get enough of how gorgeous she was. Callen "woke up" from his short stare and noticed she was practically done washing herself and her hair. So, he moved closer and placed a kiss on the right side of her neck before he put his hands around her waist to hug her from behind.

It was nice to feel the warmth of his skin like that and his whole body pressed against her, after having been touched and loved by all of it a few hours ago. Neither of them said a thing. They just stood there under the water for a few more minutes to enjoy that level of intimacy they had just discovered. Eventually, Anna turned to face him. She placed a kiss on his lips and whispered a 'thank you' afterwards, to which he responded by smiling softly and stroking her face.

The water had started to run cold, so Callen turned it off and they got out of the shower. Anna quickly got dressed in the sweatshirt and the shorts, while Callen dried his hair. He then put the towel around his waist and brushed his teeth alongside with Anna. With all the hygiene-related tasks done, Callen walked out of the bathroom and towards the wardrobe to choose some jeans and a blue striped shirt, as well as a jacket. He got dressed pretty quickly and picked up what he needed for his job, which were his wallet, the badge and the gun. Oh and his cellphone, of course.

"I'm going to get going," Callen said as he walked towards the door and removed his keys from the lock, while Anna followed him. But before he left the apartment, he turned towards her. "Look, I don't have any Halo Five around—"

"Yeah," she giggled. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I saw you have some books there, so I guess I'll spend the day exercising my brain," she said in a light tone, while she pointed to the tiny table right next to the armchair, placed in front of his bed.

That was Callen's turn to giggle at her words. "Okay, sounds like a plan. You can also go downstairs. No one's around at the bar before 7pm, so…" Anna nodded. Then Callen closed the distance between them and placed a hand on her lower back. "I'll see you later." He pulled her to him for a kiss, and she kissed him back.

"See you." Anna replied as they let go off their embrace.

"If you need anything, text me," he told her as he opened the door.

"Noted." She smiled softly at him. "Be safe."

"I will." Callen kissed her one last time and made his way down the stairs.

Anna stood by the door and watched him walk down the stairs and out of the apartment building. She hoped that their lives would continue to be like the way they had been in the last 24 hours: calm and as normal as they could possibly get. And hopefully happier.

If only she was able to do something to have the charges against her lifted, so that she would no longer be a fugitive hiding from her friends and the world...

A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13528145/1/Back-In-Your-Arms

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odonnellsfan · 4 years

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"you know they're gonna find out"

"i know"

#callanna #callen x anna #the circle #g callen #anna kolchek #chris o'donnell #bar paly #ncis la #ncis los angeles

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odonnellsfan · 4 years

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GQ Callen

#Chris o'donnell #G callen #Ncis la #Ncis los angeles #A Bloody brilliant plan #and finally a tailored suit #took them long enough #but it was worth the wait #my gifs

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odonnellsfan · 4 years

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Callen turning into GQ Callen

to those who need these

#Chris o'donnell #G Callen #Ncis la #Ncis los angeles #My gifs

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odonnellsfan · 5 years

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“A Night to Remember”

A #Callanna one shot. Set after their last scene in 'Queen Pin'.

Au.N: This is a M rated Callanna one-shot since it contains sexual content. I do not own the characters, they're the shows' writers intellectual property. I only own the story.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13349146/1/A-Night-to-Remember

#g callen #anna kolcheck #callanna #ncis la #ncis los angeles #ncis la fanfiction #ncis los angeles fanfiction

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odonnellsfan · 5 years

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The Message

Summary: A few months have passed after the team's unsanctioned mission in Cuba and, during a slow day, Callen opens the door of his apartment to the person he least expected to see there, and she has a very important message for him.

I don't own the characters, I only own the story.

Enjoy!

It has been a couple months since that unsanctioned mission in Cuba happened, since Anna decided to stay there and since Nikita has died.

Callen was still sad at the loss of his father, but he wasn't hurt anymore. He accepted life the way it has been given to him, and deep inside he was happy and relieved he managed to find and save Nikita from Volkoff's hands, even though he died because of him.

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The whole week at the office has been calm, with normal and ordinary cases. Thankfully none of those took his weekend rest away.

Callen liked spending those two days at home, or at least without having to worry about work. He'd go for a run every morning and if he was in a good mood, he'd probably go to a NBA game or get some beers with the team.

It wasn't the case this time, though. Kensi and Deeks decided to go away for the weekend, which means the bar was closed, Sam wanted to get some quality time with his kids, and Eric and Nell flew to San Francisco to watch over Nell's mom.

Callen hoped she would get better soon, so that Nell doesn't have to leave NCIS. He'd hate to see that happen. Nell was like a little sister to him, and he loved having her around.

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After his morning run, Callen went to buy some breakfast at a local store and then went to his apartment to have a quick shower.

After that refreshing shower, he sat down on the couch to have his breakfast. Suddenly he recalled how Anna would pretend to get upset whenever he dropped crumbs on the couch and smiled at the memory. She didn't seem to leave his mind.

Overall, it was a slow Sunday for him. He didn't feel like going anywhere, so he stayed at his apartment, zapping through the tv channels, hoping to find something interesting to watch.

It was just past 4pm when he heard a knock on the door. Who could it be, he thought. He wasn't expecting anyone. Maybe Kensi and Deeks had some trouble and were back already.

Little did he know that his slow day was just about to change. He opened the door and saw Anna standing there.

"Anna?!" Callen was perplexed to see her there.

"Hi, Callen." He stepped aside right away, so that she could come in his apartment.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, thinking she was probably in trouble again. Before he could even guess what has brought her there, she handed him a letter.

"What is this?"

"Open up and find out" Anna said with a slight smile.

Callen picked the letter from her hand and began to read it. It said all charges against her have been lifted, and a smile started forming on his face, meanwhile.

"How did you get this?"

"Well, surprisingly, Joelle managed to pull some strings. Legal ones, by the way. And made some phone calls. I don't really know how she did it, or why, for that matter, but she did."

Callen couldn't contain his happiness and put the letter away to pull her into a tight hug. Anna hugged him back. She couldn't even wrap her head around what was happening. She has wanted this for too long.

After a few seconds, they let go off each other and looked into each other's eyes, just like they did in that undercover mission a few years ago. That was when it all started for them.

In that very moment Callen couldn't seem to get his body to obey his brain, but he didn't want it to either. Slowly, while keeping eye contact, he leaned down a little to stop centimeters away from Anna's lips, in order to see where their relationship was standing now, and possibly get hurt, in case things have changed.

She was honestly surprised with his move, but she immediately understood what he was doing. Without breaking eye contact, Anna cupped his cheeks and smiled big before locking her lips with his, in an i-have-missed-you full of passion kiss.

Callen has missed the taste of her lips and the comfort they give him incredibly much.

Before they knew, Anna was letting her bag fall on the ground and Callen was pulling her even closer to him, while walking towards his bed, not far from where they were standing.

Soon enough all clothes were removed, and they were deeply involved in that moment, in each other, completely unaware of the world around them.

"Anna, I don't have any..."

"It's okay… I'm on birth control."

"I apologize... "

"Don't." she stopped him by running her thumb softly over his lips. "I've always wanted to have all of you."

Callen kissed her hard after hearing such a confession from her.

He has proven to be the best lover plenty of times. And this time it was not different. He has reached places, in her body, heart and mind, that no one has ever reached before. Callen was the first to ever get this close to her.

The words he has never said would leave his body through every pore of his skin to meet hers, and in that moment, words are not needed at all. She knows what he means.

He has missed the softness of her skin under his fingers and body, her scent and the way she tastes. Callen has missed the way they perfectly fit and connect to each other.

And so has she. She's missed the way he knows her like nobody else does, the soft touch of his fingers and calloused hands running through her body, loving her... She has missed touching him, feeling him this close to her, without a single millimeter separating their bodies.

And it all was still the same… The way he lets her know how he feels without any words involved. The way he puts her before him in these moments, trying to make her acknowledge how much she means to him and how dizzy and loved she makes him feel. The way they merge wonderfully together, in the most intimate of ways, as their bodies take what they need to make up for the loss they have felt for months and feel satisfied.

Callen has showed her his most intimate self a few times already and nothing has changed. Well, in fact, the flame burning inside both has only been fed with more oxygen and gotten bigger. He knows she feels the exact same, he can hear it on her rapid breathing and on the sounds leaving her mouth, and he doesn't want to let go. Ever.

"Anna..." Callen called for her under his breath.

"Mhm..."

He stared deep in her eyes, without stopping his movement, and said what she wasn't expecting to hear.

" Я люблю тебя" the words felt so intense in his chest, he thought it was going to burst. Grisha was relieved and happy he has said them. To her.

Anna was so overwhelmed by what she had just heard from the man who was making love to her, she couldn't think straight.

A smile formed on her lips and an unnoticed tear fell from her eye. Callen wiped it away, like he is trying to do with the pain he has been dealing with until she arrived at his apartment.

That whole moment was immense, she thought she was dreaming. Her hands involuntarily, but with all the will possible, moved to caress his cheeks and pull him to her, to perhaps share the most heartfelt kiss they ever did. And he understood what she meant.

Soon enough they got where they both wanted to be, together, and it felt like they had just crossed the limits of the universe, in the most beautiful way.

After their bodies have subsided and their heart rate has gone back to what can be called normal, they cuddled up in each other's arms. Not before Callen did the whole after care process, however.

He always made sure he did that, the caring kissing and touching, no matter how tired he was feeling after making love. His instinctive feeling would take over him and help him show the appreciation he thought she deserved for having had him, once again and every time, especially this time.

After that, none said a word. They just wanted to enjoy the warmth and comfort of each other's bodies without any pillow talk interrupting and possibly breaking the mood.

Eventually, both fell asleep.

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A few hours later, Callen woke up and saw the woman he loves still sleeping peacefully on his chest. He looked at the ceiling, to make sense of what has been happening for the past couple hours, while caressing her back and trying his best not to wake her up. God, has he missed this... Grisha looked back down at her and his heart felt heavy, in a good way. For the first time ever in his life, he was feeling complete.

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Half an hour later, Callen felt his girlfriend waking up and cuddling herself to him even more.

Anna opened her eyes only to realize that what had happened was no amazing dream, but instead a marvelous bit of reality.

She looked up at her boyfriend and noticed he has probably been awake for a while. She smiled a sleepy smile at him and kissed his chest. He returned the gesture by placing a soft kiss on her forehead and kept on running his fingers up and down her right arm.

Neither of the two began to speak and it felt alright, if they were honest. They wanted nothing but to enjoy that moment at its fullest.

Nevertheless, the silence, even though not awkward, slowly started to kill him.

So, a few minutes later, Callen gave in. He cleared his throat to get her attention, successfully. Anna looked up to him again and he knew he had to start talking before it all got awkward.

"Uhm… What I said earlier... I…" Callen giggled softly when he realized what was about to happen and looked down. That was the moment his smiley face turned into a serious expression. Anna understood he wanted to say something important and promptly moved to face him. She placed a hand carefully on his chest and felt his heartbeat going crazy.

"Look, whatever you have to say… I'll understand it." Anna caressed his cheek, making him look at her. She was starting to think something was wrong but wanted to calm him down anyways.

"Anna… that was not the feelings overtaking me. What I said earlier… I… I meant it... Like never before."

She sighed in relief. Anna couldn't contain the happiness from spreading all over her face. Not only because he said those words to her, but mostly because he has reached that emotional level that allows him to say them out loud and mean them as much as he does now.

Before she could process it at 100%, she was kissing him passionately, and trying hard to deposit all the love she feels for him in that kiss.

Callen rolled them over, making her lay on her back, and kissed Anna back, with everything he had.

"я тоже тебя люблю, Гриша. Я люблю тебя больше чем что-либо (I love you too, Grisha. I love you more than anything.)" Anna said in between kisses. She immediately felt him slow down and stop, so that both could get some air. They were both panting.

He couldn't stop staring in her eyes. The most beautiful ones he's ever seen.

That was the first time she called him Grisha. He couldn't deny he loved how it sounded with her voice. He loved it more than he cared to admit, so much that he started to feel his eyes tearing up. He was not crying, though. Not per se. Those tears are only the way his body has found to relieve the tension and show the woman under him how much those words she has just said mean to him, he thought.

Callen never thought he'd ever have someone who made him feel like this, let alone hear someone say those words to him romantically. The intensity of the whole atmosphere surrounding them was overwhelming him in ways he couldn't even express.

"Thank you. For waiting for me… and for coming back. I'm glad I didn't lose you too." A minute of silence fell between the two, while Anna wiped his tears away.

He couldn't help but cuddle into her soft and caring hand a little and then move to kiss its palm.

Anna was mesmerized by how sweet he was being (and always has been) with her, besides how hard this whole trust and speak-up-your-feelings thing was for him at first. She knows he has evolved a lot emotionally ever since they started dating and she's more than happy to be able to be a part of that, to be a part of his life, to be a part of him.

"Thank you for understanding what I was doing and for trusting me. That means a lot to me." She was caressing his face and hair. Anna knew how much he loved every time she ran her fingers through his hair. "ты лучший человек, которого я знаю, Гриша. (You are the best man I know, Grisha)

Without thinking twice, Callen lowered his lips to meets hers and, once again, let her feel how much he loves her and is thankful to have her.

The day was slowly getting darker and the colors of the sunset spread through the apartment and painted it in magical tones, as the couple were slowly merging into each other's bodies and minds again.

Thanks for reading!

I've reread this a few times, but since English is not my native language, I apologize for any possible mistakes that may still exist.

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Second time’s the charm.

Summary: Callen and Anna have been going through a hard time ever since she shot Sokolov and the ATF investigation got on board. But what could happen when Callen finally decides to go talk to her and a little accident gets on the way?

I do not own the characters. They're the CBS and the writers' intelectual property.

It's the "first" time I write a fanfic, so please be nice haha I'm kidding, constructive critics and comments are very much appreciated! Hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!

The summer time was just around the corner and that means Callen and the team would have a month and half for their own, with no cases or people shooting at to bother them. They'd still have to fill paper work, but it was the least of their problems. Well, Callen preferred to be at work on the field other than filling paper work, though.

The sun was rising and they all headed to ops for their last work day, before the summer break.

"So, does anybody have plans for summer?" Deeks was the one to ask, in order to get his colleagues out of the computers and the whole typing thing. Sam was the first to answer.

"I'll be traveling with the kids, spend more quality time with them, while they're having time off as well."

"Well, I've got no plans. Think I'll keep doing what I do normally." said Callen with a light smirk.

"Really, what about Anna? Don't... Don't you have plans together?" while asking, Deeks looked at Sam, in surprise. Callen felt a little uncomfortable with that question, especially because they were at work, but he kept his light smile on and proceeded to answer him.

"Uhm... We're not... We didn't plan anything. In fact, we haven't seen each other in a while, since that complication, shall I say, got on board."

"You mean the ATF investigation?"

"Yes... There you go."

"I thought you were on her side." this time Sam stepped in the conversation.

"And I am. God, I have always been. I even went to interrogation, as you all know, but the guys don't seem to come to a conclusion and the more time it passes, the more complicated it is for her to regain her professional reputation. Also, with all the repercussions it had in her life, she stepped away a little. To think, I guess."

"Trouble in paradise." Deeks remarked.

"Deeks..." Kensi replied.

"At this point, I don't really know what our status is, if you want me to be honest." The three of them were quite surprised and didn't know what to say.

"*whistles* New case on deck, let's go!" Callen felt very relieved to hear Eric's whistle.

"C'mon, man" Sam encouraged Callen with a friendly squeeze on his friend's shoulder.

The case was like many others- ordinary. There was a leak involving some navy information that brought two admirals on board, in a case that could seriously threaten national security. In between, one of the admirals was killed, just so he would not give anything away, but the team managed to arrest the other one and eventually the guy confessed the crime.

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Despite it being a hard working case, the day went by pretty quick. They were packing their bags before finally leaving ops, when Hetty noticed they were just about to leave and invited Eric and Nell to come down before she approached the other four.

"Now that we're all reunited here, and before you all head out of that door, I'd like to give you a few words." They stopped what they were doing and stood next to each other. "Well, I'd like to congratulate you on another successful year of work. It's true that there were some high danger cases and moments, but you all overcame them, with that strength of a wonderful team that you are. May you have a joyful summer and some deserved rest as well. I'll see you in two months, ladies and gentlemen."

They looked at each other perplexed. "Two months?!" Sam was the one to ask, but Hetty only glanced a lovely smile at them.

"Does that mean...?"

"Yes, Deeks. We're about to have two incredible months of holidays." Sam replied in an exciting way and they all laughed softly. "Awesome."

"That's it guys. We'll hang around some time during these holidays, I'm sure, but I want to wish you a great time. We deserve this break, we did good this year. Have fun!"

"Thanks, dad." Kensi couldn't help but smile at Callen's words.

"Yes, thank you, man. You have some good days yourself." Deeks winked at Callen.

"I'll do my best, man."

"Let's go, then." Sam said, but before they headed out, Hetty interpellated them.

"Excuse me, gentlemen. Mr. Callen, would you mind joining me for a bit?"

"You go have fun, guys. I'll join you tonight if you're all up for some beers?"

Deeks and Kensi loved the idea "Sure thing, see you later!" Sam and Callen chuckled at their sintony.

"I'll be waiting for you in the car, G."

"Thanks, Sam. I'll try to be quick."

Callen watched them head out and then walked to Hetty's office.

"Wanted to talk to me?"

"In fact, I do. Take a seat, please." Hetty gestured to the chair next to Callen, while filling a cup of whiskey to hand to him. "I happen to know you and Mrs. Kolcheck seem to be a little "indecisive"."

"Hetty..." Callen didn't want to have this conversation right now, but he knew Hetty wouldn't let go that easily.

"I see... What I wanted to tell you is: don't fight your heart because your brain seems to be getting on the way of what you want to do. As a woman myself, I'm quite sure Anna is having the same trouble." Hetty smiled and Callen smirked at her words. Of course Hetty knew about this. "I know it's not the easiest thing to do. Love can make us very confused, but try to let her acknowledge you know how she's feeling. Let her know you are also scared about all this. Time will take care of the rest."

"I'm not scared, Hetty."

"Yes, you are. Not for yourself, perhaps, but for her. I can see you care for her much more than you let be shown, so don't try to play it as if it doesn't affect you, like you do with 90% of the situations that have happened in your life. These heart matters, or as they call it, love, affect us all, at some point in our journey, dear. You may be thinking she is not the type of woman that needs someone to survive nor to protect her, and you're absolutely right." Hetty smiled a little. "She doesn't need you, but she chose to let you in and close to her. She trusts you, Mr. Callen, and she wants you in her life. With that in mind, I'm wishing you some nice holidays, Mr. Callen." Callen was listening so carefully that he was almost shaked off his senses.

"Thank you, Hetty. Uhm… we appreciate the extra time you gave us. Have a good summer yourself."

"Be sure to make the best out of it." Hetty added just before Callen left her office. She certainly knew how to get in his mind and he hated that. He walked his way out of ops to find his partner with a curious look on his face.

"So… what did Hetty want to talk about with you?" Sam asked when he heard Callen opening the front door and heading to the car.

"Nothing. She just wanted to debrief me on this years' work." Callen replied while trying to sound convincing.

"You know I've known you for a very long time, don't you?" His partner shot him a "what's that supposed to mean" look.

"And that means I can tell when you're hiding something."

"Oh yeah, and what makes you think that, inspector Gadget?" Being sarcastic was Callen's method of defense, but Sam knows his partner like he knows the palm of his hand.

"By the way you just replied. Fine, you don't wanna tell me, ok. I just thought you might want to let things out for once."

"Shall we get going?" Callen asked

They both got in the challenger and Sam drove off to Callen's place to drop him. It was only a 15 minute trip, but it was getting annoying to be in that car. The silence was quite deafening. Neither of them had said a word since they got in the car. Sam didn't want to insist too much and Callen just didn't seem to want to talk. Eventually, though, Callen gave in.

"Hetty wanted to talk to me about me and Anna. She, obviously, knows how this whole thing has turned out and wanted to give me a little advice."

Sam was very surprised with his partner's attitude.

"And how do you feel about that advice?"

"I don't know…" Callen sighed deeply "She told me to go up to Anna and let her know how I feel about this situation… Be there for her, show her I care… The thing is we were together before I went to the interrogation and let her know I could try to help her, maybe tell them something, but she refused. Anna didn't want me to lie to them, she wanted me to tell the truth, the truth I've seen, and so I did. Eventually she said goodbye and walked off. We haven't spoken since then."

"So, as you said earlier, you're not sure what your status is, isn't it?"

"Basically... I've thought about calling but I just don't know if she wants to be alone or not. I don't want to bother her. "

"If you want me to be honest with you, I think you should get your ideas in place and pay her a visit. I can see how much you're worried about her and about the outcome of this investigation, and I believe you should try to make sure she knows she can count on you for support, no matter what the outcome is. You two are stubborn as hell, but you care about each other and should not let this relationship be over. Not like this, at least. Man, she's the best that has happened to you in a very long time. I haven't seen you as happy and relaxed before."

"I know, Sam. I know… You know I'm not good with this whole relationship thing."

"True, but you've been making progress. You even took Anna to that Carlsbad thing, days after you started dating, remember? The Callen I knew some years ago wouldn't have done it."

Callen couldn't help but smile while recalling that weekend. He wouldn't admit it to Sam but he loved the Legoland visit. Those two days have been some of the happiest ones he's had so far. It felt good to be with Anna. Somehow, she manages to make him feel more calm and less pressured.

"This is it. Your stop."

"Thanks, brother." The boys shook hands before Callen got out of the car.

"Don't forget about last night. We'll be waiting for at the bar."

"I won't let you guys alone, don't worry."

"See you later, partner."

"See you. Drive safe!"

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It was Callen's first afternoon of holidays and it was being pretty boring already. He didn't know what else to do to keep him entertained until it was time to meet the team at the bar. He checked through his emails, went to buy some groceries that he needed for the upcoming days and organized his fridge.

Just by past 7pm, he went for a small run, just to relieve some stress. He was home by 9pm and took a quick shower before having some dinner. Nothing too out of the routine for him. His holidays were never that different from his daily work routine, unless he was with Anna, which wasn't the case right now. When the clock hit 10:30pm Callen changed into a casual blue shirt and some jeans to go meet with the guys at the bar for some beers and to spend some time together, free from all the daily craziness they were already used to.

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The four of them were enjoying that moment off of work very much actually. They were just casually chatting about the news of the day and sharing some stories as well. Later on, the conversation headed to where Callen least wanted and Sam noticed a gesture from Kensi, that was supposed to make them, he and Deeks, leave the table. She wanted to talk with Callen alone. Sam quickly put the pieces together and looked over at Deeks with a small head tilt, to let him know they should leave the table.

"Deeks, do you wanna play some darts?" Sam was trying to be as smooth as possible, but Callen noticed what they were doing and smirked to himself. Deeks caught his titl and got the message.

"Sure, why not? I bet I can kick your ass."

"Yeah right. Wanna come, partner?"

"No, I'm good, partner. Just make sure you win that thing."

The boys left the table and Kensi was ready to start talking already but…

"Yes, Kens, wanna do you want to tell me?" Callen was sipping his beer while looking at her, waiting for a reply.

"How did y-, of course." Kensi smiled.

"I'm a fed who has been doing interrogations and all that analysing people thing for years, you know."

"Yeah I know, but apparently there are somethings you are lacking on."

"Such as…?"

"Knowing women, my friend."

"C'mon, Kens. I know women." He couldn't help but giggle.

"Do you? It's not really looking like it. Listen, I don't want to sound like I'm about to give you a moral lesson or something similar. But I care about you and I think that maybe you need some advice."

"Well, looks like everyone took the day to advise me." He smirked again before sipping his beer one more time. "But go on, I'm all ears."

"I've known you for years and I honestly haven't seen you so happy with someone as you were with Anna, until a few weeks ago. You guys care about each other very much, for what I've heard you talk about, and I can see that too. I'd even risk to say you love her. Or at least, you care about her way more than you did with the other one." After hearing these words, Callen looked at Kensi again and moved on the bench to face her.

"You're right. I do care about her more and I know she feels the same way, but…"

"Then why don't you guys see each other more often, especially now that she needs some support?"

"I don't know what to tell you, Kens. After the day she shot Sokolov we kind of stepped away, and I did it so she could have her space and think. But truth be told, this whole investigation hasn't helped at all. I just don't want to bother her or invade her private space, somehow. And she hasn't called, so I figure she doesn't exactly want to talk about this."

"But that's just not what it is for real."

"What do you mean?"

"You said that, when you got there, the guy was on the ground already and had no weapon, right? Maybe she thinks you're confused with all this, as I believe you are, and don't know how to judge the situation. Anna knows you're a federal agent and how much you stand for some rules, but you are also her boyfriend. She probably hasn't called you because perhaps she doesn't want to drag you in this and force you to be on her side, I guess. But one thing I'm sure of is that she wants nothing but to have you by her side. I'm sure she misses you, but is just waiting for you to make a move and let her know what you think and feel about all this."

"Yeah, and I miss her too… Funny, I guess we're back at it again." Callen smirked at the thought.

"Back at what?"

"The day I went to interrogation I went to meet her first and we kind of discussed this, me not calling nor stepping by, and we're at it again."

"Oh, I didn't know that."

"I know. I even told her I'd tell them anything that could possibly help her get out of this, but she didn't want me to do that. Anna wanted me to tell the truth and I did, and now we're at the same level we were before we met that day."

"Don't blame yourself. I'm sure it is not easy to make sense of things and judge this, when it's someone you love that is involved in such a tricky situation."

"You're right. I feel how hard it is now, and I wish things hadn't turned out this way. To be honest, I don't even know if we are still something, if we still have a relationship. The last time we talked Anna said goodbye and I'm still not sure what it meant exactly, but since she hasn't called I figured it must be it."

"Callen, no matter if it is over or not, you don't just finish a relationship, carry on, and don't say anything. And I believe you guys are not through, you just need to communicate. Like everyone else. Let each other know how you feel. Why don't you try to call her, see how she's doing and maybe plan a meet, so that you guys can find a way to solve this miscommunication and grow stronger? I'm sure you will not regret to give it a shot."

"You're the third person to say that today." Callen giggled

"That is even better, because you have three different people telling you the same, which means, you should really try to do something."

"I will work on that, Kens. I'll try. Thank you for the talk."

"You're welcome, Callen. I see she's a good person and a good woman for you and I don't want you to give your happiness up."

"I appreciate the worry." Callen raised his beer and invited Kens for a toast.

The night out was soon over. By 3am they all said goodbye and headed to their houses. Callen got ready to bed as soon as he arrived at his home, but he just didn't seem to actually fall asleep. He kept thinking about what he would tell Anna and if she would accept to meet with him or not. Those thoughts kept going through his mind until he fell asleep, eventually, by 5am. It was already past midday when he woke up with his phone ringing. It was Sam calling.

"Hi, Sam."

"Hey, good morning! Did you just wake up?"

"Looks like it. *groans* Why are you calling?"

"Sorry I woke you up, man. I'm calling because I want to invite you to come with me and the kids for some fishing this afternoon. I figured you probably didn't have plans for today.

"Well, I appreciate that. I don't exactly have plans but I'm going to see if I can make some."

"Are you perhaps going to meet with Anna?"

"That is what I'm thinking to do for the day. I will try to talk to her and see if she wants to meet with me. I hope she accepts it."

"Oh, I see. I won't bother you anymore then. Good luck, partner, I hope you guys can figure it out. Keep me posted."

"Thanks, Sam. Yes, alright, have fun with the kids."

"Thanks, G."

Callen hung up the call and headed to the bathroom to take a shower, now that he was awake. After 15 minutes, he got out and grabbed some brunch since it was past 1pm. Normally, he would go for his daily run after waking up, but he just wasn't feeling like doing so.

Callen sat on his couch to eat his brunch and watched some TV meanwhile. As soon as he was done, he picked his phone and battled with himself whether or not to call Anna. About half an hour later, he called her and waited until she said something.

"Hello… Callen." She was very surprise with this call.

"Hi, Anna. Uhm… I hope I'm not disturbing you."

"You're not, don't worry. Can I ask why are you calling?"

"Of course… I… I've been thinking about you and I'm worried about you. Just wanted to check on you and see how you're doing. Maybe we could meet up. To talk, if you want."

"Yes. I'd like to. Are we meeting at somewhere in specific?"

"Good question. I haven't thought it yet, but maybe I could pick you up at your place and we could go somewhere quiet. If that's fine to you, of course."

"I'll gladly take the invite. Let me know when you're coming."

"I was just about to grab my things and go. If you need more time I can wait, no problem."

"No, you don't need to."

"Ok then, I'm on my way. See you in 20 minutes."

"See you."

That went pretty well actually, he thought.

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After almost half an hour, Callen arrived at her place. He was pretty nervous, actually, so he stood in the car some minutes to relax and then go out and walked up to her door. As soon as Anna heard a knock on the door, she knew it was him, so she grabbed her purse and opened the door.

"Hi." Anna greeted him. Her heart was almost exploding with this mix of excitement and worry related to what could happen during this meet.

"Hey, there. You're ready to go?" Anna nodded at his question and both walked to the car. Callen was nervous even if he knew how to hide it. However, he did not forget how to be a gentleman. Just when Anna was about to open the door, he moved forward and opened it for her and closed it after she got in. He got in himself and drove off.

It was inevitable for Anna not to look around the car, and she stopped at the rearview mirror of the car and smiled. She saw the birthday present she had gotten for him was hanging there. Anna recalled his smile when she gave him that little necklace pendant shaped with his first name and she knew Callen wasn't a big jewelry kind of guy, but she still gave it a shot and it surprised her to see he managed to put it on a necklace kind of wire and display it in his car.

Callen soon noticed her smiling. "Why are you smiling?"

"Uhm… Nothing, I just remembered something."

"Okay. So, where do you want to go? We could go for some coffee but the places around here aren't that quiet now."

"I'm opened for suggestions and since you had the idea, I'll leave it up to you to choose. Any place is good to me and I'm sure you know a lot more places than I do."

"Alright, I liked the argumentation." Callen replied and Anna giggled at his almost sassy response."

"Maybe we could go to the marina. I've been there with Sam a few times and it's quite calm over there. Renting a boat for some hours doesn't sound like a bad idea."

Anna was kind of hesitant about what those hours could meant but she agreed. She just wanted to be with him. "It sounds amazing to me."

"Nice. Let's go, then."

They didn't take long to get to the marina, and as soon as they arrived they walked their way to the renting place and Callen took care of it. It took him 5 minutes to get everything signed and paid and then they headed to the boat. Actually, it wasn't a traditional boat. Callen had rent a pretty nice sail boat for an hour time, but didn't tell Anna, in order to surprise her.

"Which one is it?" Anna asked as she kept walking the platform the boats were moored to, while Callen had stopped.

"This one." Callen pointed at it and waited for her to turn around and see it.

"No way… This must have been expensive, Callen."

"Don't worry, it wasn't that expensive. Besides, I thought I would show you some of the coast with the minimum comfort possible." Anna giggled and he did too.

"You're unbelievable. Okay, let's go see those views."

Callen and Anna climbed aboard and checked its accommodations before sailing off the marina. It had plenty of space for a big ride.

"This is beautiful, Callen."

"It is indeed." Callen took the command of the boat and piloted to the north, to the Santa Monica Pier, and Anna sat on a bench close to the wheel to enjoy the views. He still hasn't said a thing about what they were supposed to talk about, but he was trying to find the right time to do so, without breaking the atmosphere.

"So, where did you learn to sail? You've never told me you knew."

"Sam has been teaching me the basics about it, ever since he got his boat."

"How's he doing, by the way?"

"He's good. The events of last year still hit him sometimes but he's solid, he's getting there. Being with his kids helps him to be sane."

"It must have been tough to live these latest months but I'm happy to know he's fine."

"Yes, Michelle's death was brutal to all of us, and a hundred times more to him."

When they were passed Venice Beach, there was practically no wind, which means Callen had to use the engine to keep going north. Meanwhile, Anna got up and decided to sit on the stern of the boat, to see how it looked like to observe the landscaped from there, when suddenly she fell in the sea and had her foot stuck with some rope, which didn't allow her to swim back to the surface.

Callen heard her scream.

"Anna, is everything alright?" He didn't get any answer, so he turned around to where she was supposed to be and didn't see her. "Anna?!" He turned the engine off and started looking for her until he reached the place she wanted to seat on, looked at the water and saw bubbles on the surface. He figured she must have fel into the water and he dived. Callen noticed she was her foot stuck, but he couldn't get her out of that with his hands because the rope was too thick.

He swam to the surface, breathed in and dived again to give her that air, so that he could go up on the boat and grab a knife or a scissor. And so he did. He grabbed a knife, dived again and by the time he managed to unwrapped her foot, she had just became unconscious. Callen got her up on the boat, checked for her pulse and initiated the cpr movements.

"C'mon, Anna. Don't do this to me. C'mon."

After some seconds she started spilling the water out and coughing and Callen held her to him, with a sigh of relief.

"Everything is okay. Just breath. It's all good." He was scared to death at the thought of losing her right there.

They stood there for a while until Anna had stopped coughing and was more calm and Callen sailed back to the coast and drove them to his home.

The trip back home was insanely quiet. Callen just couldn't believe something like this had happened. He looked to his side to see had trembling and with a look of fear on her face.

"It's all good now, we're almost home, Anna." Callen rested one of his hands on her leg to let her know everything was okay, but she was refusing his touch. He figured she must be in shock still.

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Once they arrived, Callen got out of the car and walked to the other side to open the door for her. She was not in shock anymore but she was still scared about what had happened.

"We're home. Let's get you inside." Anna didn't refuse his help nor touch now and he helped her walk inside, after making sure his car was secure.

"Come on in." Callen dropped his bag by the door once it was closed and guided Anna to his room.

"I'll get you some towels, so you can take a shower."

"Don't. I don't want to be under water, not now.

"Okay, I understand. I'll grab one so you can dry yourself up.

"Uhm, Callen? I think I took all my clothes last time." It had been a while since she last was there, so she didn't have any clothes at his place.

"No problem." Callen looked around in his wardrobe and handed her one of his shirts and some shorts, as well as the towel. "I'll leave so you can change."

"Callen…" He was just about to leave the room when she called his name, so he turned around to her. "Despite our current situation, you've seen me before, so you don't need to leave because of that."

"*clears throat* I just thought-"

"I don't mind, Callen. I trust you." After saying that, Anna sat on the right side of his bed, where she used to sleep, which means that move felt kind of natural, and took her wet clothes off and dressed his shirt and shorts. He just couldn't not look and his eyes followed every move she made. He was mesmerized by how beautiful she was, her body was perfect. Callen figured he was probably being a little indecent at the moment and decided to look away before she'd find him looking. When doing so, he noticed a wound on Anna's foot.

"Do you feel any pain on your feet?" He asked

"No, why are you asking?"

"You have a wound on your right foot. I'm gonna get the first aid to heal that."

Anna took a look and it didn't look that good, actually. Callen was back before she could even blink.

"Well, seat on the bed with only your feet out of it, so it gets easier to clean the wound." Anna did as asked. Callen carefully felt the wound to see if there was something broken or not, despite her not having any pain.

"Don't worry, it's all good. It's just a little burnt because of the rope's tightening. I'm going to apply an ice water compress on it, so that it can heal faster, hopefully.

He then helped her to bed and put the covers over her so that she was warm.

"I'm going to put your clothes to dry and take a quick shower. Then I will make tea and grab some food for both, okay? Get some rest, meanwhile." Anna held his hand before seeing him get up and disappear in the bathroom. He turned around to her.

"Thank you." They stood there for a couple minutes, just staring into each other's eyes. Anna could see how much he missed her by the way he was looking at her and noticed she missed him as much.

"You don't have to." He moved his hand to caressed her cheek and jaw and Anna just couldn't help but put a hand on his, close her eyes at his touch and cuddle into his hand a little. She then opened her eyes and shot him a light smile, before putting her hand on the back of his head and caress him gently. Soon enough her touch and the look in her eyes made Callen bend down a little to give her a small but passionate kiss. Gosh, how much has he missed her lips. Callen broke the kiss after some seconds and Anna almost whimpered at the loss of his lips. "I'll be right back."

He took his shower really quick and went to the kitchen. A few minutes later Callen came back with two cups of tea and some stuffed bagels for them to eat.

"Here you go. I hope the tea is good, it's Hetty's favorite, by the way." Callen let her know and Anna took a sip.

"I'm glad you're following Hetty's food advices." Both giggled and enjoyed the tea and the bagels.

"Thank you, Grisha." Callen was surprised to hear her say his first name but also very happy. He loved how it sounded with her voice.

Anna noticed the effect it had on him and brought her hand up to caress his cheek. Now it was Callen's turn to close his eyes and cuddle his face into her hand, enjoying her touch. He had missed her touch so incredibly much. That moment hit him so much that he kind of broke his walls and ventured.

"I'm so sorry… I'm sorry I didn't call or stopped by your house. I've been so worried about you, but I just didn't know what to do, I didn't want to bother you, in case you wanted to have some time alone. And today, the thought of losing you and having to live the rest of my life without you… it scared the hell out of me. I'm sorry I wasn't there by your side, Anna."

His words were so honest that it hurt her to know he was suffering just as much perhaps, and she couldn't help some tears from falling.

"I didn't intend to make you cr-" Anna cut him off with a kiss. A passionate I've-missed-you-and-am-happy-you're-here kind of kiss. Callen kissed her back and did his best to deposit all his sorrow and love in that kiss and held her close to him too.

"You don't have to apologize, Callen. Or if you do, I have too, because we both have been very stubborn lately. I'm sorry too."

"Uhm… I also want to tell you that no matter what the outcome of the investigation is, I want you to know I support you. Whatever happened that I did not see is a thing only you can deal with, because only you saw what happened. And I believe you have your reasons, even if I do not agree with what happened there. Anyways, I apologize for having stepped away and for doubting you at some point, but I had to figure things out. I can not make any promises, but I'll try to support you as much as I can, because I may not stand for what the circumstances made you do, but what I feel for you is stronger and I just can not seem to let it go."

"Thank you, Grisha. I know how hard this must be for you, but I truly appreciate you being here with me and to know you care. I've missed you so much…"

They stood there, holding each other close and possibly regaining the touch and comfort they both have missed for days.

"Alright, you should probably get some sleep, it has been quite a day." After saying so, Callen took his pants off and joined Anna in bed. He laid on his back and took her with him, so she was resting her head on his chest. What he didn't realize is how tired he actually was and ended up falling asleep after a while, before she did.

In fact, Anna didn't even sleep. Instead, she felt his breathing decelerating and looked up to see him sleeping. She put the covers over and she would caress him lightly on his cheek and hair every now and then, as well as resting one hand on his chest and feeling his heartbeat, while watching him and making sure she didn't wake him up.

After almost an hour, he turned on his left side and she couldn't help herself but got up to seat on the floor by the other side of the bed, so she could keep looking at him. And she did. He was sleeping on his side with both hands underneath his head, almost like a baby, and she found it really cute to see. She couldn't help but smile at the sight by her. Callen was wearing a light grey t-shirt, but the lighting of the afternoon sun through his bedroom window gave it a more yellow tone to it.

Anna caressed him gently and softly again and heard him moan a little. He woke up and she felt kinda bad for that, she didn't intend to wake him up.

Soon enough Callen felt he was being stared at and opened his eyes slowly.

"What are you doing there?" Callen asked with a sleepy and raspy voice of his, after regaining some of his senses.

"I was just appreciating your features, sorry I woke you up..." Callen smirked after hearing her answer.

"My features?"

"Yes." they both giggled softly at it. He then turned his head to the other side.

"Come here" He demanded with a tap on the bed. Anna obeyed and got on bed again, right next to him. He opened his sleepy eyes again and went to give her a kiss. Then, Callen held her by the waist and brought her closer to him, under the sheets, with her back turned to his chest.

"Quit appreciating me for today, okay honey. Being like this... it feels way better and I've missed it so freaking much." Callen gave her shoulder a kiss after saying that, while he cuddled even closer to her, enjoying the warmth of that embrace. "Try to get some sleep now, you need it."

Anna couldn't help but smile wide. This man may have his troubles and issues, but he sure is very sweet and caring, and has achieved quite a development on his sleeping patterns. She loved that about him, she loved being in his arms, a place she missed very much for months. Anna fitted perfectly in his embrace and she was happy to realize he's been sleeping nights straight since they've first slept together.

He has referred to sleeping as it not being one of his strong suits and Anna was happy to acknowledge she was the reason why he finally started having good nights of sleep. Especially with their line of job, he needs to be rested.

She caught herself rubbing his forearm while the thoughts crossed her mind. After a while, she felt his breathing on her neck getting slower and noticed he had fallen asleep again, but his embrace remained enjoyably tight around her waist.

Nothing in the whole universe would be enough to explain how lucky and full hearted she was feeling at the moment. Callen was complicated but Anna guessed simple was too easy to handle.

Au.N: Thank you for reading!

i’ve re-read it a lot of times but i apologize for any spelling or grammar mistake.

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