Surprise! I'm back! I don't want to say that much; just that I am incredibly happy that I finished NaNoWriMo on the 21st day and that I could already start with this one... I hope you love it, it's basically fluff. And there will be more fluff following, but also some... twists.

Enjoy!

PA16

The first night in the bungalow went surprisingly well. Deeks had a few nightmares the nights before, just after the shooting and his stay in the hospital, but being there with Kensi without having to deal with the job and the guys fussing over his relationship with her it was going very well. They slept in and both got a good nights rest - which was good seeing as Kensi had some plans for this day! She wanted to go hiking and originally wake up earlier, but she was very exhausted as well so they slept until 9:30 and went to breakfast afterwards.

Breakfast. Well that was unsurprisingly luxurious too. They served everything from coffee, orange juice and tea to croissants and other non-English food. Being Kensi, she ate as much as she could and probably even more while Deeks just chose a cup of coffee – or two - and a croissant, which he ate quite slowly. When he was finished, he turned looking out of the window behind him and sighed contently. They hadn't even been here very long and he already didn't want to go back to L.A. Then he turned to Kensi and asked, "What are we gonna do today?"

She swallowed the huge bite of croissant and answered, "I want to go hiking. Or at least walking around the campgrounds and enjoy the weather. Maybe we can find a place to relax." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled at him.

Deeks nodded and informed her, "Sounds good. Just... I don't want to hike that much? With my knee and all..."

"What? Oh gosh, I didn't think! I am so sorry that I forgot about your knee. We can just stay here-"

"Kens."

"-and do nothing. I'm completely okay with just-"

"Kens," he tried again, but she didn't listen to him.

"-being here and relaxing in our bungalow. I don't have a problem with that. We do whatever you want to do," she finished and looked at him expectantly.

"Kens," he said, grinned at her and took her hand over the table. "I'm okay with walking. My knee's okay too. I just don't want to hike when there's the possibility that I can't hike back when we've reached our preferred destination. You understand me, right?"

She nodded and her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. She looked down at their joined hands and gently turned them, so that his was now under hers. She gently pried her fingers from his, but instead of letting him go completely, she gently traced the lines of his hand with her index finger. "Should we have waited with the vacation until you had fully regained your strength?"

"No," he said.

"But-" she started to protest.

"Kens, I'm okay. I know we can't do things like hiking, but it's still a vacation. I don't care that I'm still not perfectly well like before Jack, but that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy this. And you know what?"

"What?" Kensi whispered and looked into his baby blues. It was hard not to.

"This is the best vacation I have ever had. Why? Because you're here with me and that alone makes me the happiest man alive at this very moment."

Her eyes widened and she felt her heartbeat go miles faster. "Thank you," she whispered. She needed to hear exactly that to make her worries go away and he knew that.

He just nodded, squeezed her hand and then lifted his cup of coffee to his lips, taking a sip, barely hiding the grin on his lips.

Kensi smiled at him and continued eating from the pile of food on her plate.

About an hour later they were finally ready to start their 'adventure', like Deeks called their walking trip.

They walked along the paths in the direction of the ocean and the beach, where other vacationers were enjoying their time. They held hands while they walked and to every observer they looked like a carefree, young couple and maybe, just maybe like newlyweds. Kensi had to grin at that thought. She had never thought that she would be together with Deeks of all people and let alone think about marriage. It wasn't that she wanted to get married in the near future, but she definitely thought about walking down the aisle with Deeks waiting at the altar. But not yet and Deeks knew that. He had thought about it, had thought about rings, but he wanted to wait. Not only for the perfect moment but their first anniversary too. And of course, for her to call him her boyfriend in public as well.

They quietly walked to the beach, stopping as soon as they arrived. Their hands loosened and they shed their shoes. Then, magically their hands found each other again, with their shoes dangling in their other hands.

They searched for a place a few feet away from others and placed their towels and their shoes on the ground. Then Kensi led him towards the ocean, walking close so their feet were in the water.

"You know, you told me you wanted to surf, remember?" she asked him without turning to him, "and an hour ago you said you wouldn't go hiking with me. Isn't surfing exhausting too?"

He shrugged and answered, "It's surfing. It's... My thing, it's what I do. It killed me these last six weeks, Kens. But hiking... I just don't like it and if I am being honest you would have had to listen to my whining the entire time."

"And I'm usually not having to listen to it? You whine all the time, Deeks!"

He turned and lay his hand over his heart, feigning hurt. "No, you don't have to listen to it all the time!"

She rolled her eyes at him. "Yes, I do. Don't you remember the time that we-"

"Okay, okay. I admit it, sometimes I whine."

"See! Thank you," she said and grinned. Then she walked back towards their towels, shedding her tank top and her jeans shorts, revealing a colorful bikini.

She sat down on the towel and glanced at Deeks expectantly. He just stood there and didn't do anything to hide the fact that he was checking his girl out.

"Deeks! Quit drooling and come sit," she said and patted the space beside her, rolling her eyes.

He lifted his hand and stroked it over his face, whispering a choked, "Sorry."

Kensi just laughed at him and let herself fall on her back, watching the small amount of clouds in the sky. It was a beautiful day, the sun shining and every now and then a cloud came by, the blue sky. She felt his presence besides her and turned her head slowly, smiling shyly up at him. His hand took hers and squeezed it lightly.

"It's perfect here," Kensi whispered and turned her head back to the sky, "the view and all."

"The sight is indeed beautiful," he said without turning his head away from her. He was watching her relaxed features, which he lately hasn't seen that often. Her eyes were shining, her red lips turned into a slight smile and her limbs weren't as tense as usual.

"Stop watching me", she whispered, slightly embarrassed. She hadn't gotten used to him watching her with such a longing glance all the time. She still felt uncomfortable whenever he did that.

"I can't help myself. You are so... Beautiful. Glowing. Radiant. Just perfect," he whispered and leaned forward to kiss her cheek, reinforcing his statement.

"Quit being so cheesy, Deeks," she told him.

"I won't. You love me for my cheesy side."

"Yes," she turned her head, "sometimes. But not all the time."

Their heads were a breath's distance apart from each other and she saw the love in his eyes.

She turned on her side, lifted her right hand and cupped his cheek tenderly. "I love you," she suddenly whispered before joining their lips in a tender kiss that lasted for a few seconds.

When they parted, their eyes were still closed and Kensi was breathing hard.

"I love you too," Deeks whispered and pecked her lips one more time, before wrapping his arms around her slender frame, pulling her as close as he could.

"If we could stay here forever…," he started whispering in her ear, "would you?"

He felt her nod and say, "Of course. This is where I want to be, where I belong. You're home, Deeks." He sighed and for the next few hours they just enjoyed their time together, in each other's arms, right where they belonged.

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