Title: Season 7 Shorts

Chapter: All I Need (7x04 Command and Control)

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS LA or the characters

Summary: This series will be a collection of short scenes added to the episodes of season 7. They will be mostly Kensi and Deeks scenes. The first chapter accompanies 7x04 Command and Control and is a series of short scenes beginning right after the opening scene in the boatshed. The first two scenes are from the beginning of the episode, and the last scene takes place after the episode.

All I Need

It's a quiet ride home. Kensi tugs on the dress that had felt great and sexy when she'd put it on 13 hours ago, but now feels too tight and too revealing.

"You want me to drop you off, or are you coming over?" Deeks asks glancing over at her. She has her eyes closed and her head is resting on the headrest.

"I'll come over…unless…unless you want some time for yourself," she responds carefully as she turns her head and opens her eyes to meet his. It's not that there's tension or a problem between them exactly, but their relationship hasn't been especially lovey dovey since Kensi admitted during a short meet-up and debrief two days ago that she almost went further than their agreed upon parameters while trying to seduce the douche bag. She'd stopped it from going too far by claiming that it felt like she was betraying the husband of eight years her cover was separated from, while still reassuring the douche bag that someday they would be together the way they wanted to be.

"No, you should come over. We have the day off. We should do something." He tentatively puts his hand on her knee. She's been working this cover for awhile, but the last two weeks have been pretty intense. He doesn't want to push her if she needs a little time to come out of the cover and return to their normal lives. She gives him a loving look as she places her hand over his and links their fingers. She's glad he seems to be getting over what she had to do for this op because that means she can let go of her guilt and be good with it too.

"Will you?" Kensi asks walking over to where Deeks sits on the bed removing his watch and turns around so he can unzip her. After he obliges, she shimmies out of the dress and flops on the bed with a groan. "I'm so tired," she mumbles against the comforter.

Deeks wants to reach out and run his hand over her bare back so badly, but the image of douche bag doing the same thing stops him. Maybe he is the one who needs a little distance from this op he muses as he lifts his shirt over his head by the collar as he stands and goes to the closet for fresh clothes.

"You coming?" Kensi asks as she pushes the comforter down and slides under.

"I need a shower baby. Plus if I lie down now, I'll waste away half of our beautiful day."

Kensi feels a little rejected, and she starts to worry again that this undercover may cause a bit of turmoil between them, until he comes over and kisses her temple adding, "I'll come wake you when I'm done and you can take a shower while I make us some frittatas." Her lips curve into a small smile, both from the thought of his frittatas and the fingers playing with her hair. "I'll take that as a yes," he infers grinning at her cuteness, giving her hair one last stroke and another kiss to her head before he heads for the shower.

"Strawberry for Eric, Vanilla for Nell, and Chocolate for Kensalina and myself," Deeks rattles off the order as he places a milkshake in front of each of them. There is a chorus of "Thanks Deeks," as he slides back into the booth. He stretches out reaching one arm behind Kensi and resting it on the back of the booth while raising his drink with the other hand and taking a sip of deliciousness.

As she takes a sip of her own, Kensi leans into him and says privately, "For the record, this is all I need."

"Good to know," Deeks replies feeling bolstered by the earnestness of her words. He's feeling good enough to put off his house flipping grandiose ideas for a few months and focus on his own place and possibly someday soon making it their place.

Thank you for reading! Reviews are always welcome. I probably won't do a chapter for every episode this time, but just the ones where a scene pops into my head or I have inspiration.