Next Encounter: This one is short, but gets my point across
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Kensi leaned against the pier waiting for her boyfriend. Staring out at the water, she watched as the waves broke smirking at the surfers riding in.
"Kensi Blye," a deep voice rumbled from her left.
Turning quickly, Kensi squinted into the sunlight and locating the voice she felt her heart start to pound, "Jack?"
He stopped in front of her and nodded curtly, "How have you been?"
She had had nightmares about this moment for years, but now she was able to smile easily, "I am great. How are you?"
Jack frowned, "You never could lie to me."
With a puzzled expression on her face, Kensi replied, "What are you talking about? I'm not lying about anything."
"You are not great. You have to be even more damaged than when I left," Jack towered over her.
Taking a step back, Kensi tilted her head to the side, "Excuse me?" He could not be implying what she thought he was.
Propping a hand on his hip, Jack snorted, "Come on, Kensi. Are you really going to make me say it?" He eyes her for a moment before saying, "You were kinda hard to get close to, you had so many walls and so many quirks, shall we say?"
Kensi felt her mouth drop open and no words would come out at first, then she say Deeks. Walking up behind Jack, Deeks walked over to Kensi's side, "Who's this?" Deeks glared at the man before him looking him up and down. Jack was about an inch shorter than him with short brown hair. He looked to be Deeks' polar opposite.
Puffing his chest out, Jack answered, "I'm Jack. Who are you?"
"Deeks," he sized Jack up and slid an arm around Kensi's waist possessively.
"Kensi?" Jack's earlier confidence wavered.
Kensi smirked at his discomfort and full on smiled when she looked at Deeks, "This is my fiancé and partner."
Raising his eyebrows, Jack gathered himself, "Really? Well best of luck to ya, Dude." He smiled arrogantly.
Deeks clenched his fist and pulled Kensi a little closer, "What's that supposed to mean?
"I mean I'm sure you have realized that Kensi is not the easiest girl to be with," Jack winked and smiled trying to disarm them.
"Actually, Kensi is the best woman I have ever been with and you better watch what you say about her," Deeks stood a little taller.
Kensi knew Deeks was tense and angry when he transitioned from his relaxed, easy going posture to undercover bad guy mode. This situation needed to be defused, "Okay well nice seeing you Jack, but we have to go." She walked to Deeks other side taking his clenched fist in hers and began to turn away.
"Kensi , I'm sorry I left you on Christmas. I just needed some space and some freedom," Jack blurted.
"You needed freedom! Jack, being engaged isn't something you are supposed to walk away from and love is freedom," Kensi's voice rose.
Jack raised his chin, "How was I supposed to love you? You were too hard to love and you just made coming home from war feel like prison."
Deeks went towards him, but Kensi squeezed his hand letting him now she wanted to handle this, "I was trying to help you heal and you abandoned me."
"Yeah well you made it worse and news flash, I never loved you. I was never looking for commitment. Much like Deek here, I was just interested in your hot body and your," Jack wasn't able to finish his sentence.
Deeks drove his fist into Jack's face followed by a punch to the stomach. Jack sank to his knees doubled over and covered his nose that was now gushing blood. Deeks stood over him, "Don't you ever talk about Kensi like she is just a hot girl. For your information, I love Kensi and not just for her body. She is the strongest, funniest, and most trustworthy woman I know. Kensi is way too good for you and I never want you talking to her again, got it?"
Spinning around, Deeks looked at Kensi praying she wouldn't be mad that he had gone all protective on her. She was smiling brilliantly, "That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me."
Slinging an arm around her shoulders, Deeks started walking her to the parking lot, "No one talks about my girl that way."
"I'm glad he left me," Kensi squinted back at the pathetic man pinching his nose.
Frowning, Deeks said, "Um…I'm not sure I understand."
Kensi stopped walking and looked into his blue eyes, "If he hadn't, then I probably would have ended up marrying the jerk and being stuck with him. But most importantly, I wouldn't have been able to be engaged to you. You showed me what true love is, Jack was just a jerk who tried to take my heart."
"Basically, I'm the hero, who saved the damsel in distress and slayed the dragon," Deeks played with the hem of her shirt. With the other hand he cupped the side of her face and kissed her slowly.
Kensi felt her eyes flutter closed and she leaned against him enjoying the feel of his lips against hers. Today she had gotten real closure about Jack and she was thrilled to have Deeks by her side for the encounter. Remembering his heroic actions and words, Kensi pulled away, "Come on, Superman. Let's go ice your hand, its already the size of a baseball mitt." Kensi smiled thanking God she had found her true prince.