Kensi stared at the report on her desk as the print seemed to get smaller and smaller.

"Staring at it won't make it write itself." Deeks said without looking up from his pile of never ending folders.

"Says the man who has been working on the same report for 3 days. I've done 15 in that time." She shot back at him

"I don't like paperwork." Deeks said sadly.

"No kidding." Kensi laughed and looked back down at her papers, attempting to focus and generate a few words. She picked up her pen and began to write. Unfortunately it was out of ink. "Can I borrow a pen Deeks?" She asked as she searched her drawers for another. Kensi was about to ask again until she felt something hit the side of her head and fall onto the desk. A pen.

"OW! Real mature deeks."

He smiled his cute smile and her anger melted away, but he couldn't know that.

"You think it's funny huh?" Her eyebrow raised. "lets see how funny it is when I don't speak to you."

"you won't last an hour." he stated confidently. She couldn't stand not to talk to him. She'd definitely give in eventually.

She just looked away. Eric whistled and they were summoned to ops.

Once they were all gathered Nell began.

"Meet Tessa Norris." A picture of a teenage girl with curly, fiery red hair popped up on the screen.

"Her father is sergeant Michael Norris currently stationed in Afghanistan. Two weeks ago Sergeant Norris was captured by opposing forces and tortured for information until his regimen performed a successful rescue mission 3 days ago. We don't know what he divulged and cannot ask him because he is currently in a coma and receiving medical treatment."

"Is he expected to survive?" Callen asked.

"Doctors don't know what to expect." Eric interjected "What we do know at this point is that yesterday morning, someone broke into the Norris home and ransacked it while Tessa and her aunt, who has been looking after her since Michael Was deployed in September, were out to dinner. Nothing appears to be stolen. What we are expected to do is protect Tessa and her aunt until we figure out if the burglary is connected to Mr. Norris' capture."

Nell once again spoke up "Kensi and Deeks will be stationed at the home while callen and Sam will be following up on some leads." Everyone nodded and began to file out of the room and into the bullpen to grab their things.

"So," Callen started "remember to check in every hour with Sam and I."

"Sounds good." Deeks responded. "Ready to go Kens?"

She didn't respond and instead leaned over her desk and wrote something on a piece of paper and proceeded to hand it to Callen before walking out. He read it to himself and laughed.

"Hey deeks, Kensi says that she will not speak to you unless completely necessary and or case related. She will be waiting in the car."

Deeks sighed and grabbed his jacket before walking towards the exit.

"Oh, and she's driving." callen quickly added with a smirk.

Deeks slammed the car door as he got in the passenger seat "Well partner, Callen delivered your message."

She smiled to herself. Her silent treatment was getting to him.

"So if your not going to speak to me I guess you can't object to this..." He said as he turned the radio to heavy metal rock and put up the volume.

Kensi's nose flared and she pursed her lips, trying to block him and the radio out. It was working until he started screaming. She quickly turned the radio off.

"Hey! I like that song."

He turned it on. She turned it off. He turned it on. She turned it off. This went on all the way to the Norris' home.