A/N: Hello, here's a new chapter, enjoy? Whoever is reading.
Disclaimer: Nope, not mine.
When they arrived at the beach, Deeks helped Kensi set up her chair and belongings before going back the car to grab his surfboard. Once he returned he stopped dead in his tracks. His girlfriend was wearing the same bikini as the one illustrated on his board, "best birthday ever," he thought to himself as he walked back over to her. She was just getting ready to lounge in the chair, "How about I put some lotion on your back and stuff so you don't have to stretch?"
Kensi smiled at him. He could be really sweet sometimes.
"I really like the suit."
Kensi relaxed into her partner's hands as he massaged the lotion into her tight muscles, being ever so gentle as he got to her mid and lower back, "I thought you would. Why was it in your drawer? I thought I lost it. That feels incredible, don't stop." She let out a small groan of approval, completely relaxed.
"Well you left it here one night, and I kept it for safe keeping," he was stuttering over his words as he continued the kneading on her back.
Deeks made his way around the chair, so Kensi wouldn't have to move and started rubbing the lotion in gently. When he reached the wound, he told Kensi to suck in a breath and tenderly rubbed some sunscreen over the irritated and sore skin.
Kensi cried out in pain, and Deeks chanted, "I'm sorry Baby. I'm so sorry. Are you okay?"
"It's okay; I knew it would hurt. You were and soft and gentle as possible. Thank you, I don't deserve you."
Deeks was shocked, "You don't deserve me? Every morning I wake up, and you're in my arms; I have to pinch myself because I think it's all a dream."
She rolled her eyes at her partner, "If you pinched yourself every morning, you'd be waking me up to kiss it better. Now go surf, so I can sunbathe and attract some hotter less shaggy men." Kensi shooed Deeks away and got comfortable in her seat, Monty and Angel laying down at her side.
Kensi must have dozed off for a moment or two because when she awoke Angel and Monty were sitting and pawing at her expectantly. Apparently, it was time to play. Kensi slowly stood from the too comfortable lounger and scooped up one of their toys from the bag and tossed it. The motion instantly causing searing pain throughout her body. She hissed and almost doubled over.
A young man, no older than 15 was walking by and saw Kensi doubled over in pain. He dropped his stuff and jogged over to her. "Miss, are you alright? That looks like a pretty nasty bruise you've got there. Would like to sit down?" The boy asked offering to guide her back to her seat.
Kensi looked up at the boy and tried to mask the pain, but failed. Realizing that she needed help she said, "Yeah, please." The boy helped and Kensi said, "Thank you. I'm fine now."
The boy raised his eyebrows in disbelief, "I may be young, but I'm not stupid. When people say they are fine, it just means that they want the person they're telling it to not to worry. Well, I'm going to tell you a secret, it makes them worry more."
Kensi smirked, "You sound like my partner, but really I'm okay now. I just shouldn't have thrown the ball for my dogs."
"Would you like me to exercise them for a bit? I can do it right in front of you. So you won't think I'm stealing your two gorgeous dogs or something."
"That's okay, my boyfriend will be done surfing soon. He'll run them good." Kensi said as she pointed out to Deeks in the water.
The boy followed her finger, "You mean Marty with the hot chick on his board?"
Kensi smirked, "You know Deeks then? And that 'hot chick' is me."
The boy's eyes bugged out, "I'm sorry, but the dog thing still stands."
Kensi looked over to her two dogs who were staring at her, anxiously waiting to play. "Fine. Go run them, but if you steal them. They are micro-chipped and Marty knows you, so don't try anything. Thanks."
The boy, whose name was Adam, grinned at her and asked, "I know Monty, but who's this little one?"
"That's Angel, though she's more of a devil. You need to watch her or she'll dig her way to China before you even notice she's gone."
Adam laughed and said he'd keep an eye on her. After he left, Kensi went through her bag and found her pain medication. She popped one pill and followed it with a sip of water. She laid back and rested again as the pain started to ease.
A while later, she sat up and started watching Deeks in the water. She pulled out her phone and started filming. She didn't know why, but she wanted to. He really looked at home out in the ocean. Just as she was about to put her phone away, Deeks started paddling hard, he was trying to catch a wave. He stood up for all of two seconds before arms, and legs flailed as he crashed. He resurfaced spluttering, before getting back on his board and going again. Kensi caught it all on film, and she couldn't wait until she could use it against him. Hopefully soon.
Kensi was feeling warm, but didn't want to move from her spot, so she applied some more sunscreen, avoiding the bruise. She'd put her cover-up back on.
Soon, Adam came running back with her two dogs saying, "OMG! Angel is a little terror. She got into a little girl's sand castle down the beach. Luckily, the girl was more interested in your dog, so she wasn't too upset."
Kensi's eyes bugged out. She looked down at Angel, who was trying the puppy-dog eyes. Kensi shook her head and said, "Angel, bad girl, go and lay down." Angel laid down in the sand, but not before rolling over and rubbing herself in it. Kensi rolled her eyes at her crazy dog and thanked Adam.
By lunch, the duo and their companions were ready for some food. They stopped at a food truck and ordered some burgers, fries and milkshakes; Kensi picked a Chocolate one and Deeks' a Strawberry. Half way through they switched drinks and continued their meal. Deeks finished first and bought a bottle of water and gave the dogs a much-needed drink before pulling out their dog food and putting them in the two other bowls he'd brought.
"You really thought of everything. This was supposed to be my treat to you for your birthday." Kensi felt guilty for not even thinking to pack stuff for the dogs leaving it for Marty to remember.
Deeks saw Kensi's crestfallen face, "Sugarbear; you are the most amazing girlfriend. Any boyfriend would be jealous of what you do for me. You are the most insane, beautiful, stubborn person I know, but I wouldn't change you for the world. So what if you forgot the dog bowls, that's why we work well together. We complement one another. I do one thing, you do the other."
Kensi smiled up at him and stole a leftover fry off his plate and put it in the dogs bowl. "I think we balance each other well too. Now let's get moving. The next part of your gift awaits."
They loaded into the car and made their way over to Deeks' where they dropped off two very drained dogs and made their way to their next destination. "So where are we going now?"
Kensi didn't feel like playing games. She was exhausted and tired and cranky, but today was her partner's birthday, so she fought through it and said, "Mini golfing."
Deeks furrowed his brows and said, "But I suck at that." He pouted his lips and looked over to his girlfriend who was smirking at him.
"Oh I know you suck, which is why even with two cracked ribs and being tired, I'm still going to beat your ass."
"What happened to the nice Kensi. I thought birthdays were supposed to be fun. You know, like spoiling me with things I'm good at."
"Where's the fun in that? Besides, watching you struggle, while little kids wait impatiently for their turns because of you is heaps of entertainment."
"For who? Because it's not fun for me."
"Well, for me and everyone else at the golf course."
Deeks continued to sulk all the way through the course. When they walked in she told the cashier that it was Deeks' birthday, and they gave him a party hat and made announcements after every shot, that there was a birthday boy on whichever hole he was at.
One hole, Kensi got a hole-in-one, but it took Deeks twelve. He was about to give up, but subsequently, he saw Kensi's face, and he continued to play. She looked joyful genuinely content, and if she was happy, then he was happy, even if Kensi's happiness was at his expense.
Once they were done. They returned their golf clubs, and Deeks received a cupcake. He was going to give it to his partner. However, she was laughing at his expense, so he took one bite. Kensi stared at the cupcake, mouth watering, "Can I have some?"
Deeks shoved the rest of the dessert in his mouth and said, "All gone." Kensi went to sack him in the stomach, but a six-year-old, one of the ones that was stuck behind them the whole time stumped down on Deeks' foot causing him to choke on his mouth full of food.
Kensi smirked at the boy as he said, "You suck! Didn't your mother ever teach you to share. Even with girls, with cooties?"
Deeks was too busy hoping on one foot to hear the little boy, but his partner fixed that by punching him in his arm. She looked at him expectantly foot tapping.
Deeks got the message and looked down at the boy and said, "Thanks. And she's my partner. I don't have to share. Didn't it take you 15 shots on the second last hole?" Deeks was trying to get a rise out of a six-year-old.
Kensi rolled her eyes and said, "Really Deeks, the kids six years old. Let's go. I'm tired."
Deeks limped away, but not before sticking his tongue out at the little boy, who then put on a show for his mother by bringing out the waterworks and pointing at him. He picked up the pace and told Kensi to do the same.
"Was that really necessary?"
"He started it. Didn't you see him hitting me with his club every time I went to take a shot? I know I'm bad at mini golf, but he was throwing off whatever little game I had. By the way, I don't think we should go back there anytime soon. It was fun though."
"I'm glad you enjoyed tormenting little children."
When they got home, it was almost 3:30 in the afternoon. Kensi had enough time for a quick nap before they did the last of Deeks' birthday extravaganza.
Deeks noticed how exhausted she was and told her to go lay down, and that he would start dinner. Kensi agreed, taking him out to dinner wasn't a part of her birthday plans.
Dinner was prepared at 5:30, but Kensi was sound asleep. Deeks didn't have the heart to wake her, so instead he took the dogs for a walk. Hopefully, she'd be awake when he returned.
Deeks took the dogs around the block and through side streets, for a change of scenery. They already had a good run and play down at the beach earlier. Once the dogs were done their business he came back home.
Kensi was still sleeping comfortably, so he went ahead and ate without her. It wasn't until 7:30 that Kensi woke. She only woke up because of the discomfort of her ribs and the need for her pain medication.
She slowly pulled the covers back bracing her hands on either side of her body, ready to push herself up into a sitting position. She glanced at the clock and saw it was 7:30 her eyes bugged out, and she called for Deeks.
He came running, thinking his girlfriend was hurt. When he came in the room, he saw that she was lying in bed. He walked over and sat beside her, "What's wrong Princess? Do you need your meds?" at Kensi's nod, he got her medication and returned with a glass of water and some crackers.
After she swallowed her pill she said, "Why didn't you wake me. We missed the sunset."
Deeks' eyebrow rose as he said, "I thought you wanted to sleep. And we see the sunset all the time. What's the difference?"
Kensi blushed and hid her face from her partner. He didn't get it.
Realization struck, "Were you going to take me stargazing tonight after we watched the sunset? Is that why you were asking me about constellations, the other day at work?"
At Kensi's nod, Deeks grinned and kissed her on the cheek. "We can go tomorrow, or whenever you feel better. We spent the majority of the day in the sun, and I thought you could use the sleep, even if you don't want to admit it. You feel better no?"
Kensi agreed that she needed the sleep, but still felt bad for ruining his birthday by falling asleep. Deeks insisted that she did anything but ruin it and that just by her being here with him and feeling comfortable to sleep in his bed almost every night was the best birthday gift he could ever imagine.
"Better than the surfboard?"
He kissed her tenderly."The real thing is a million and one times better."
Kensi smiled at him lazily as her stomach growled. "What's for dinner?"
Deeks looked at her sheepishly, "I kind of already ate, but in my defense, you were sleeping, and I was starving, but I made a chicken Alfredo with corn."
Kensi moaned and told him to help her up. Deeks shook his head and said, "Nope, dinner in bed. We are vegging out in front of the TV."
She had no energy to argue, so Deeks grabbed her food, and she got comfortable, stealing all Deeks pillows, but he didn't mind.
After she finished her food. She told him to pull the gift out from under the bed. "Really, you hid it under the bed. That's the one place I didn't think to look."
Kensi rolled her eyes, "I figured. Do you know how much dust and socks are under there?"
"I have an idea, but let me get my gift."
He grabbed his gift and placed it on Kensi's lap, while he made his way around to the left side of the bed. Once on his side, he took the gift and looked at his partner, "Can I open it?"
"No, I just wanted you to take it out. So I could tease you with it."
"Well I wouldn't put it past you. I'm opening it now."
Kensi was nervous. It was a joke gift, but he could go either way.
Deeks opened his gift and laughed, but then he was confused. "'Surfing for Dummies.' Really, Kensi? Am I that bad?"
Kensi grinned at him and told him to pass her cell phone. He did and she pulled up the video footage from earlier in the day. "This tells me yes."
Deeks looked at the footage and said, "You caught my one and only fall. Did you not catch any footage of me riding the waves?"
Kensi shrugged, "There's one of you picking your nose."
"What?! I do not pick my nose."
Kensi showed the recording of Deeks. It looked like he was picking his nose, but Deeks was adamant about the fact that he wasn't.
After bickering and lazing around some more watching cheesy TV. Kensi let out a yawn. "Okay. Time for bed. Do you want some pajamas shorts and shirt?"
Kensi nodded and started undressing, once she was done she held her arms out, and Deeks pulled her night shirt over her head. She tried to lift her hips, but it strained her ribs too much, so she just opted on keeping her panties on for the night. And soon Kensi was sound asleep, snoring softly.
The next few weeks went by slow for Kensi. She couldn't wait to be fully healed and back to work. She missed it. There was only so long someone could stay at home doing nothing, other than playing with some puppies.
A/N: Ski resort fun coming up! :) I love all the views I'm getting, but please review too. Thanks!