He doesn't know how it happened, he just knows that somewhere along the way they started going through the motions everyday. They would get up in the morning and get ready for work and head into work. At the end of the day they would return home either picking up take out on the way or cooking dinner then watch something on TV and go to bed.
Deeks was sitting at his desk catching up on paperwork when his mind kept wandering back to that morning. He had woken up early with the intention of going surfing that morning only as he was getting out of bed he looked at Kensi and couldn't recall the last time he showed her he cared. With that thought in mind he had gotten ready for work instead and went in. He had talked to Hetty as soon as he got in about getting off a little early if they didn't have a case come in.
Deeks was trying to figure out what he could do that could change the state of their relationship when Sam interrupted his thoughts "What's up with you Deeks? You've been quiet most the day." "Nothing just a lot on my mind right now. Don't worry though I'll be back to my normal self soon." I hope he doesn't push it but one look his way tells me he don't buy it so I think up the only thing I can to get out of answering him. "What do y'all want for lunch?" Everyone just looks at me like they are trying to decide if I'm being serious. Before I can say that I'm being serious Kensi pipes in and says she'll go with me to make sure I get the orders right.
Just as they are about to leave Hetty calls out telling Deeks that as soon as he gets the Robinson case file complete he's free to go. At that Kensi turns to him and gives him a look that says that whatever he says from this point on will not be believed by her. They are in the car when she finally speaks "Are you going to tell me what's really going on or are you going to tell me another lie?" He can't tell her what's going on cause it will ruin surprise for her. "It's nothing really ok don't worry. I guess I just feel like we've been working to much lately maybe we should put in a request for a vacation and go away together. Just you and I and in either the woods or on the beach which ever one you choose." Kensi is quiet for a minute before responding "That's if she even signs off on the requests which something tells me would never happen."
They make it back with lunch and they start eating. They small talk and Deeks makes an effort to act as normal as he can considering he is also trying to come up with a plan for that night. Deeks finally finishes the file the Robinson case file and hands it into Hetty before packing up his stuff to leave. He stopped at Kensis desk and waited for her to look up before speaking "You don't need to pick anything up for dinner I'll take care of it." With that said he walked out the door.
After leaving Deeks went to the store to pick something up for dinner and to get a couple other things for the night. He got home and started preparing dinner, he put the chicken in a pan and cut up an onion some garlic and butternut squash and placed it in the pan with the chicken then covered it and placed it in the oven. He was trying to decide if he wanted to start on the next part of his plan when his phone went off. It was Hetty telling him that she had just sent Kensi home. After getting off the phone with Hetty Deeks headed to the bathroom to start the water for a bubble bath so it was ready for Kensi for when she got home.
It had been a couple hours since Deeks had left work and Sam and Callen could tell that Kensi was no longer focused on her work but before they could ask her what was on her mind Hetty broke the silence "Mrs. Blye you can go ahead leave for the day" Kensi looked up and around before speaking "but Hetty I haven't completed half the files on my desk." Sam laughed before saying "you have a chance to get out of boring paperwork and you're going to sit and complain about not having half of it complete? I wouldn't question orders to go home if I were you." She's quiet for a minute before getting up and gathering her things she says bye to Sam and Callen before leaving.
Deeks was pacing back and forth in the living room trying to calm his nerves when he heard Kensis car pull in the driveway. He did a once over of everything to make sure things were set up for them. Kensi walked in and automatically she new something was up. Deeks started speaking "dinner is in the oven and there is a bubble bath waiting for you." Kensi looks around for a minute before turning back to him "this is why you were quiet all day. You were trying to plan this whole thing." "Go take your bubble bath we'll talk about this later." She starts to head towards the bathroom but stops and turns to him "did you get me ice cream?" He's trying to figure out what she is doing but decides against it "yes I did it's in the freezer." She heads straight for the freezer saying "I'd rather have the ice cream than take the bubble bath tonight." He watches her grab the ice cream and a spoon then head to the couch before finally speaking " and ruin your dinner." He's debating if he can really be mad at her but decides not to dwell on it cause he doesnt want to ruin whats left of the night "relax I'm only going to eat half of it and finish the rest after dinner. Besides when have I not ate all of my dinner after binging on ice cream before hand?" "Ok fine we'll do this your way. I suppose your wanting to know whats up with all this." She swallows a bite of ice cream before answering "well yea you seemed a little off at work today and you're obviously nervous right now so whats going on?"
He's quiet for longer than she would like and gets up tossing the spoon in the sink and putting the rest of the ice cream in the freezer. She's reaching for her purse when he starts talking "don't leave ok just hear me out" he waits for her to return to the living room before continuing. "I woke up this morning and was going to go surfing when I looked at you and realized that we have let ourselves get in the habit of going through the motions of the day. I'm afraid that if we keep going like this then what he have will become what we had and we will be over and I don't want that. If I can do something now to change the course and keep us from getting to that point then I'm gonna try. I'm going to do everything I can to remind you of what he have and what we can be." Kensi stayed quiet the whole time he spoke and thought about what he was saying "so instead of going surfing you went in to work and talked to Hetty?" He gets up to check on dinner as he answers her "uh yea I knew I would need to leave early if I wanted to have everything set up for when you got home and before you ask I was serious about taking a vacation to where ever you want to go." Dinner is done so he pulls it out of the oven and grabs the plates out of the cabinet and starts dishing out the food. He's just finished making the plates when she comes up behind him and wraps her arms around him and tells him thanks. He knows theres more on her mind but won't push her. They are almost done eating when she decides to say whats on her mind "I almost didn't come home. I kept thinking that you were going to leave that we were over but I kept telling myself on the way here that you wouldn't leave not like Jack did. I uh I'm glad I ignored those thoughts and came home." He doesn't tell her that deep down he was scared that she wouldn't come home that it was to late for him to try to stop the end of them.