He had arrived at work earlier than he normally did. In fact, he was the first one there. Sure he had work to do, but he wasn't doing it. He was waiting. Staring aimlessly at the desk opposite him, waiting. He hadn't seen his partner in two whole days. That was eternity in his book, and god had he suffered. He had called, of course, but she hadn't answered. After the third unanswered try he had started to get worried. He had gone to her house to check on her, but when she wasn't there, well, feeling worried was the best way to put it. He had spent all weekend trying to find her, trying to ensure that she was safe. And yet, he hadn't found her.

When he had left work on Friday he had asked her to go surfing with him the next morning. She had declined sighting 'plans' as the reason. He hadn't thought anything of it, until she hadn't replied or called by Saturday night. That was when his stalker mode had kicked in. He wasn't proud of the fact that he had spent over half his weekend chasing his partner around town, mostly because it proved he had no life outside of her, but also due to the fact that he hadn't found her.

Also, she never had plans. Well, not plans that last a whole weekend. What the hell had she been doing? She better have a damn good reason though, because he was annoyed. Slightly jealous that he had not been involved in the plans, but mostly annoyed. He was sticking with annoyed!

So here he sat, bright and early on a Monday morning, waiting to interrogate his partner about her whereabouts. By this stage he had assumed she was safe. He would have heard otherwise, surely, so he just waited, and waited, and waited.

Sam and Callen arrived together, and were surprised to find Deeks at his desk. They gave him a look, then each other a look, then looked him up and down again.

"No swell this morning Deeks?" Callen asked, shocked to find Deeks not only on time, but also early.

"I don't know. I think it was meant to be good." He replied, but his eyes never left Kensi's desk.

Sam and Callen exchanged another look. This time it was Sam who spoke up. "You feeling alright there Deeks? You seem a little…off."

Again, without taking his eyes off her desk he replied, "Fine, fine, all good."

The partners gave up after that. Clearly they were not going to get anything out of him. They sat down and started getting ready for their day.

Deeks continued to stare. He wasn't even sure he had blinked. He must have been holding some kind of record by now. However, out of the corner of his eye, he saw his partner walk in. He shot up as if someone had just electrocuted him. He watched her drop her bag on the floor, turn on her computer, and sit down. She did all of this without making eye contact with him, or even acknowledging her was there. Something was definitely up.

"Hey Kens"

"Hey"

Wait that was it. He hadn't seen or heard from her in two days and he gets a 'hey'.

"How was your weekend?" He had to ask, he couldn't wait any longer.

"Fine."

Again with the one word answer. She would seriously be the death of him. Sometimes, she was just so frustrating.

"I tried to call you." There, a statement, she had to say something to that.

"Yeah, sorry about that, I was busy." She continued to set herself up for the day, but in particular, she continued to avoid his gaze.

By this point, Callen and Sam felt like they were watching a game of tennis. They continued to watch on in fascination.

"Yeah, you said something about plans on Friday. How did they turn out? I didn't think they would last all weekend." Crap! Well that sounded nosey, needy, and creepy all at the same time. Smooth, genius.

She finally looked up at him, and he could tell she was fighting some sought of internal battle. Like she was trying to decide whether to tell a lie, or just say the truth. By this stage, and based on her attitude, he wasn't sure which one he would prefer.

"They turned out fine. Thanks." She looked from Callen to Sam, as if trying to work out whether to talk in front of them or not. The interest on their faces clearly said they weren't leaving, so she simply went on. "Yeah, I thought I would only be busy for the first part of Saturday, but I ended up going away, and yeah, no cell service." She shrugged, as if that explained everything.

If anything, this brought up more questions than before. He simply couldn't let it rest.

"You went away? By yourself?" Wow, that wasn't obvious! He realized his bluntness, and tried to compensate with humour. "If you needed company Kens, all you had to do was ask!"

She looked hurt by his comments, and simply stated, "I didn't go alone Deeks. I went with my boyfriend."

His jaw dropped. Literally dropped. She had a boyfriend? Since when? How? Why? He was so confused. And shocked. He was definitely shocked.

"You…You have a boyfriend?"

By this point, Callen and Sam were feeling beyond awkward. The tension in the air wouldn't have allowed them to leave, even if they tried. They simply had to watch and endure the bizarre spectacle taking place before them.

"Yes, Deeks, I have a boyfriend. As hard as it is to believe, someone out there wants to date me. Someone actually likes me enough to take me away for the weekend. As hard as it is to believe, some people tell me they like me and want to spend time with me!" She was red in the face, and down-right mad by the end of her speech. And yet, she stared straight at Deeks, as if she had more anger to direct his way.

Just then, Eric whistled from the top of the stairs. Thankful for an out, Kensi jumped up and walked away, not looking back once.

Deeks continued to stair at her desk. Shocked, that's what he was, completely and utterly shocked. What the hell had just happened? Where did that come from? He was so shocked, he couldn't move.

"I think he's broken." Callen said, looking at Deeks with a tilt of his head.

Sam replied with his customary agreement, "I think he is." They simply got up and walked up to OPS.

He was broken, in more ways than one, and probably not in the way they thought he was.

Well, that's it. Hope you liked it. It is my first attempt at a longer, multi-chapter story, so if you think it is worth continuing (or not) please let me know! Thanks for reading!