Prompt requested by anonymous: Kensi & deeks phone call all night

He picks up the ringing phone and wonders who could be one the other end of the line. "Go for Santa!" He says a little bit too tipsy. God, that eggnog was all about the brandy!

"Deeks?" She asks furrowing her eyebrows in astonishment.

"Ke-Kensi?" All of a sudden he's a lot more sober trying to believe this is not the effect of that mischievous eggnog. "Hey, hi, uh-how did you get- doesn't matter…how, my god, how are you?" Deeks stumbles in his own words, completely taken aback by the sound of her voice.

"Um-yeah, I'm good. How are you?" The less words she uses, the easier it is to keep the tears at bay. She misses him, there's no way to deny it. If it came down to her, she would be on a plane right now making her way back to LA.

"Um, I'm good, you know? I'm, I'm, I'm…strong…to moderately, I'm moderately strong. I'm good." What did I just say? Deeks sighs, there's nothing they can do about their situation right now. There's nothing they can do to avoid the fact that they're thousands and thousands of miles away.

"I miss you guys." Kensi says. God I don't know how longer I can handle these tears… In reality she wanted to tell him she missed him, a lot, but that would only make things harder.

Deeks looks down at his hand as he keeps fidgeting with the sat phone's box atop of his desk. "Yeah, no, me and uh-and the guys, we miss you too…partner." Yeah…I miss you so much I can't even breathe sometimes. "And Monty misses you. It's kinda awkward. He just mops around the house, listening to Tori Amos all day…" And I kinda keep him company in that…

At this moment Kensi almost can't control the tears forming in the corners of her eyes. So, instead of talking about how much they miss each other, she prefers to make sure he's happy, or at least…trying to be. "You got any plans?" Yeah…his plans, plans for the holidays are a positive thing.

"Yeah, no uh, we got big plans, big plans for the holidays. Uh Monty made a pot roast, in the crock pot, we're gonna eat that and…hang out..." Nothing will be that 'big' 'cause you're not here. "What about you, you got any plans?"

"Oh you know…? Me and the guys, we're going clubbing tonight…" Sure thing! If only I could drink to forget that I'm in the middle of this warzone and away from you… Kensi jokes so she can make him feel better. If he misses her as much as she misses him, this is what will make him feel a little happier.

"That's good, you know, that's a good thing 'cause uh-" He smiles while rumbling and that makes her laugh at his words. The sound piercing his ears and making his heart warm and giving him a sense of fulfillment. "You know, I…" He starts, unable to find the right words.

She lets a few seconds pass by, just hearing his breathing. "You what Deeks?" She finally asks.

"I just wanted you to know that…I-uh really, really miss you Kens." Deeks admits.

"I-uh really miss you too Deeks." There. No space for doubts. Kensi misses the guys but she misses him even more. Now there's no way she can hold back the tears. She knows it when a teardrop falls on her hand and more of them promptly follow.

"Do you have any idea when you're coming back?" He asks knowing he won't get a factual answer.

"Not yet. I hope I can go home soon though." She says wiping away the few tears rolling down her face. Kensi's aware that her voice is starting to crack and soon enough he will notice it. She needs to get herself together before he notices.

"Kens…are you crying?" Oops, too late…

She sobs when he asks her that ever so softly. Wiping away a few more tears she takes a deep breath so she's able to talk again without falling apart. "No, yeah…I'm fine."

"Kensi…You're not fine. You only say when you'-"

"I'm not fine. I know…" Kensi finishes his sentence and Deeks can't help but find it adorable. Still, he's concerned and thinking this might be the last chance he has to talk to her before she comes back, he wants to let her know something else. But she doesn't give him a chance, not quite right now. She sighs and speaks up yet again. "It's been hard here. No one's that friendly, I don't have my partner watching my back and my team isn't here to support me. I'm flying solo and I don't like one bit. Plus…I miss my boyfriend." She can feel him smirking through the sat phone and blushes. Thank god they're not face to face right now.

"I miss my girlfriend." He whispers.

"Hetty said I should keep this phone because it is my only true lifeline…"

"What does that mean?"

"Well…I don't know for sure but…"

"Does that mean we'll get to speak more times?" Deeks asks eagerly. The hope of talking to Kensi more times was something good, right?

"I guess so… But we won't be able to talk every day. I'll promise you something…I'll try to call you once a week. What do you think?"

"Perfect. I'll be waiting for you…" This sentence has more than one meaning though. Deeks will be waiting for her to call him, sure, but he means more than that. He's going to wait for her to come back to LA, to where she belongs, to him. And she gets it… "Promise me one more thing, can you do that for me Princess?"

Oh how she misses the way he calls her Princess or Sugarbear or even Fern. Probably that's the one Kensi misses the most. Fern. "Anything Max." She says in hopes he gets the hint she's giving him.

"Promise me you'll try to be happy. Even if you fret. Even if you miss everything that makes you who are. Even you miss you junk food. Even if you miss the guys. Even if you miss Monty. Even if you miss me. Try to have a smile on your face every day. Can you promise me this Fern?"

Thank god he got it! "I don't uh-" Kensi starts, she was taken aback by his request but that's why she loves him so much. Wait…what? Love? Yeah…there was something she needed to tell him.

"Try." Is the only thing he says.

"I will." She promises. Kensi's about to say something when she's interrupted.

"Blye! We gotta go, now! They found something!" Sabatino's voice can be heard on Deeks' phone and his baby blue eyes immediately go wide.

"Kens, it that…?" Just the thought of that man hitting on Kensi again, who happens to be his girlfriend now, incapacitates him of uttering his name…

"Sabatino, yes. He's here too." Kensi sighs. "Relax, he has back off and if he doesn't I'll make sure he won't hit on me again."

"Wow! The way you just said that, and I could feel your homicidal look pierce that phone, was damn sexy!" Deeks whispers in complete awe. Oops, that wasn't supposed to come out!

"Are you drunk Deeks?" Kensi asks giggling.

"Uhhhh…maaaybe a little. But you know, Nell was the one preparing the eggnog but the brandy was Hetty's so obviously it was extremely strong. Then Sam wanted to toast to you and we did and I kept pouring a little more and yeah I'm pretty sure it's your fault I started singing and uh-"

"Deeks? Stop rambling." Kensi says, unable to keep her laughter bottled up inside of her. When after a few seconds later she managed to get herself together, she took a deep breath, yet again. "Oh gooood… This is going to be even harder than the last time… I need to-uh…go, Deeks."

"Already?" He sighs sadly. "Yeah, I get it. It's okay, we've got work to do. It's fine Princess. Before you go, can I just tell you something?"

"Sure, go ahead!"

"I just want you to know that, that I-uh…I, I, I…love you." Both of their hearts skip a beat at his words. They didn't have time to talk about their thing the night sent was sent away on that ungodly mission and now he was just… "I will wait for your calls. And as I promised, I will be patient and I will wait for you, for us."

They stay a few more seconds in silence before Kensi speaks for the last time. "I'm glad you will. I love you too Deeks. We'll figure this thing out!" And just like that, his daydream was over...

I know this one is a huge drabble, but it's my first one so I hope you enjoyed it!

-Rita