A/N: Tumblr prompt request from ryan9098.

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"I don't want to hurt you."

"You have to. Just do it!" she said through gritted teeth. The pain in her eyes overwhelming him. He just couldn't bear to add on to it.

"Deeks, it will hurt more if you don't. Please!" She pleaded. Her hand squeezing his sporadically as pain came over in her waves. He watched his partner and girlfriend breath deeply through the pain as she sat on the ground, against a tree.

"Alright," he said with a sigh, "just…just don't look at me." He ordered. She gave him a sympathetic, knowing look before looking at the ground. He grabbed her arm as she grabbed onto a bush.

They had been running through the rough wilderness of Russia, chasing a suspect when said suspect decided to loop around and surprise them. The man that they were chasing crashed into them from the side, making them tumble down the steep embankment they had been running along side of. On the way down Kensi's shoulder had struck a large rock resulting in it getting dislocated. It was a miracle that she hadn't been knocked unconscious.

They didn't know where the suspect was and Deeks was the only one who could defend them. Both only had rifles with them and Kensi did have her knife but with her shoulder like it was she couldn't even throw it. Every little twitch sent knives of pain down her arm and through her chest.

"Okay, on the count of three." He said, the words taking back to the time in the room with the lazers.

"One." He said.

"Two." She added, her voice strained with fear and pain.

"Three!" He said as he closed his eyes. He yanked her arm towards him with all the strength he had. The scream she let out made his heart drop to his stomach and he had her in his arms in seconds.

"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry." He said into her hair as he held her tight. He kept chanting that and the tremble in his voice startled her. She had a feeling there was more to this than just hurting her. The way he was talking sounded like he was pleading with her. She squirmed a bit as the tight hold made her shoulder feel on fire.

"Deeks, it's okay." She said, turning a bit so she could face him. She put her hand on his face to make him look at her.

"I'm okay. My shoulder is back in. It is fine." She said with an uncharacteristic softness in her tone. He had heard that softness before, but not during work. She always left that voice for when they went home, for private times. She knew that she did the right thing by doing that when he nuzzled her hand and kissed the palm. It was a risk, they didn't know if their team was behind them or not, but it was risk she was willing to take.

"Are you sure?" He asked.

"Yes, just a little twinge here and there. Nothing like before." She reassured him.

"Okay." He said with a sigh. More in relief than anything else.

"I love you." She stated, looking him in the eye. His eyes widened slightly in surprise at her confession, but he just smiled.

"I love you too." He said, leaning his forehead against hers before giving her a peck on the lips.

"Thank you. For doing that and also for being here." She said, still looking in his eyes.

"That is what partners are for." He stated. She smiled before pushing on his chest to make him back up.

"We better go before they send a search party for us. Also I want to find that guy before anyone else gets in his way." She said as she stood, Deeks right behind her.

"Lead the way!" Deeks said, motioning for her to go before him. She gave him a questioning look.

"Lady ninja assassins first." Deeks said with his signature cocky smirk. The smirk grew as he got a light slap on the chest, one that didn't go without his dramatic "ouch", but he saw a smile on her face before she passed him. He sighed in contentment as he started to follow her. Everything was as it should be.