This story is dedicated to my Mom, for always making sure that I was safe and making sure I know you can never be too careful.


Kensi's POV

So, Deeks can be a bit ridiculous most… well, all of the time but I have to hand it to him, when I need him he's there. He's never let me down before, and that is what makes us such great partners, we rely on each other. After today though I trust him more than ever.

This case was going to be hard; watching people suffer like this was extremely difficult. As much as we saw it happen almost every day it was just as hard every time. As usual, though we were trying not to ignore it, justifying that it was the easiest way to deal with it. And so, we drove around, joking about trophies and the clutter of my desk. I appreciated it, him helping me ignore what was exactly in front of us.

What happened next though I would have never expected.

The car bomb went off, and Deeks in a totally selfless action threw his arm in front of me as he slammed on the brake to protect me from flying forward. That is when I knew that we would always have each other's back, because he did it just in case. Not to save me after something happens, not to rescue me afterwards. Not to catch me after I fall, but he protected me from falling in the first place.

He threw his arm totally in front of me and I knew that I would thank him for it because even with the seatbelt on I flew forward, and am pretty sure I would have hit my head. Hard. And so as we continued to talk extremely routine like I noted in my head that I don't think I could have wished for a better partner.


Thank you everyone, and thank you Mom for giving me the idea and for being you! Sorry for it being short, but I feel like I have officially gotten over my writer's block. Thank you!