A/N I have been rewatching a few old episodes so a lot of my fics are back dated.

Hope you enjoy.

P.s I'm from England so I apologise now for any errors in cultural names for things, though I will strive to try and use terms as they would be used in the show as much as I can.

This particular fic is set after Kensi gets back from Afghan.

Chapter 1

He'd been waiting for this moment for months. He was certain that this was the only thing that had kept him going. Finally Deeks had his partner wrapped up in his arms. But the true horrors of what Kensi had had to face meant that it was far from the reunion that either of them had been dreaming about.

They had landed back from Afghanistan only hours earlier. Every time Kensi had started to fall asleep on the plane she had jolted awake, memories flooding her brain. Deeks could feel and hear the terror in her voice as she asked him to help her stay awake until they were home and had done everything he could to keep her calm; he'd even gone as far as to sing the theme tune from titanic to her ( he's pretty sure the small giggle it received was due to how high his voice went more than anything else).

When he had gotten Kensi home, she had tried to tell Deeks that she would be fine. As always she didn't want to appear weak, she was going to have to learn to cope and now was as good a time as any. Deeks was insistent though. The black downward spiral of depression and horror of his own past ordeals meant he knew what Kensi was feeling. He also knew that without her he never would have recovered and now it was his turn to help her. He had promised to stay with her whilst she slept, he knew the nightmares that she had avoided on the plane would still be there but he also knew that she needed to sleep.

Head rested on Deeks's chest, Kensi had finally began to doze. Deeks on the other hand, refused sleep, he knew that the torture that he had inflicted would cause nightmares of his own and it was not fair for Kensi to deal with those too. So instead he sat, running his fingers softly through his partners hair, hoping that the little gesture would help to keep her mind clear if only for a little while. Every now and then he would feel Kensi's body tense and knew that she was fighting off a nightmare, he'd shush her gently, reminding her that she wasn't alone, that he was with her to fight by her side, now and always.

'Deeks..' She whispered though Deeks could see she was clearly still asleep. 'Please, Deeks…Save me'

'I'm here Kens, I'm here' he whispered back, not entirely sure that she could hear him. 'I'm not going anywhere, I'm here.' He repeated constantly until he felt his partner relax into him once more, a soft look of relief washing over her face.

A/N I really hope you like it. Any and all criticism is welcomed, though please be gentle this is my first fic.

Chapter 2 should hopefully follow within the next 24 hours.