I know this is a really short chapter, but last night's episode…..it just left me saying WTF…I mean I get it I really do…but it was SOOO not like Deeks at all. Deeks doesn't do that, and after everything that he has done to get Kensi back and how worried he was about her…..I just don't get it. So to make things make sense in my head…I had to write an alternate ending. This makes more sense to me.
Just after Deeks returned her knife and delivered his punch line of "Contrary to hundreds of years of research….I believe raccoons DO mate for life." Kensi wasn't really sure to make of it….was he ending things? The way he returned her knife when she had asked about his third heart made her think that maybe just maybe he was thinking about putting an end to their "thing". With a heavy heart she walked over snatched the box off of the shelf plopped it on his desk and used the knife that was "still sharp" to slice the tape open. She knew deep down, if she wanted to have a chance at finally having the happiness that she had caught a glimpse of that night some five months ago…. it was past time for her to make a move. She realized that it had been Deeks making all of the moves up to this point. He was the one that kept pushing things…..she knew she needed to do something to show him that their "thing" was just as important to her as it was to him. She turned to Deeks sheathed the knife and held it out to him. "And contrary to what I may have said…..sometimes a knife IS more than just a knife….and I want you to keep it…it belongs to you now." When Deeks hesitated before reaching out to take the knife Kensi simply set it down on his desk next to the box. She spun on her heel and walked out of the mission with a smile on her face secure in the knowledge that she had placed the proverbial ball in Deeks' court.
Meanwhile Deeks continued to stare at the box with mixed emotions. All of the build up….he knew that more than likely he would be disappointed because there was no way what he wanted most in the world was in that box…..because he had just watched her walk out and away from him. It hit him then..and he ran his hand through his hair before nervously picking up the now familiar knife and looking at it...what had he just done? By all intents and purposes he has just portrayed to Kensi that he was ending their relationship before it even had a chance to really start. He had pulled away from her, he pulled a patented Kensi move. She was ready to talk about things, and he shut her down. Turns out that she may have to be more than a little bit patient with him too. He decides right then and there that he will be making a visit to Kensi's house tonight….they really need to talk and to quote Kensi…say what they actually mean. He finally decides that he has nothing to lose and pries open the box. He peers inside and can't help the grin that appears on his face. He mutters to himself "Another box? Who puts another freaking box inside THE big box?" He places the new and improved smaller box on his desk without opening it, attaches HIS knife in it's rightful spot on his belt, slings his bag across his shoulder and says "Touché" as he walks out of the mission with a goofy grin on his face. He understands what Kensi has just done, and knows the next move is his. He just needs to figure that move out before he goes to visit Kensi tonight.