I have been re watching the second series and this is something that popped up in my mind.
The banter, the jokes it's all in good nature, but what if one particular member doesn't see it that way?
With being Deeks the new guy, yeah well he was the easy target and I went from there.

You know all the disclaimers and stuff, however one is totally mine but can't give anything away just yet :)


The silence after the gun fight was deafening. It almost seemed like as if it was a scene in a movie and it took awhile for people to come to terms what had just happened.
'Sam?'
'I'm good G.' came the reply.
'Kensi'
'I'm fine'.
He closed his eyes and just kept laying there, waiting for something he knew wasn't coming. But this time something broke inside him, something kept him from speaking up, saying he was good too.

The car ride back to ops happened in silence. He didn't feel like going back, but he had to. At least that would have been something they did notice, if he didn't go back.