A/N: Sorry for not updating sooner! School and life in general just got in the way. But anyway, here it is! Thanks to my faithful readers for reviewing! Obviously, I don't own NCIS: LA.

Chapter Three

Weak sunlight was streaming into the room when Kensi's eyes opened at 6:00. Despite the time change, her sleep habits hadn't changed at all. That was what Kensi until she realized that someone had their arms wrapped around her, and her head was resting on that someone's chest. That someone was Deeks.

" Ah!" Kensi gasped. Deeks opened one eye.

" Well, this is awkward." He muttered. There was a long silence. Kensi's face flushed as she recalled the events of the previous night. She couldn't believe that she had been so stupid! Kensi groaned and shoved off the blanket. Deeks looked concerned.

" Is something wrong, Kenz?" He asked. The use of her nickname sent her over the edge.

" Yes!" She exclaimed, then caught herself. " I mean, no. I mean…" She drew in a frantic breath. " I have to make a phone call."

….

" Callen?" Kensi whispered into her cell phone. Standing on the edge of the frozen field was probably stupid, but she needed to talk to Callen.

" Kensi?" He answered. " Are you okay?"

Kensi glanced at her watch and realized that it was very late at night in California.

" Um, yeah, I'm fine." She felt her throat go dry. " I just…I think I made a mistake."

" What do you mean?" Callen asked. Kensi felt tears blur her voice.

" Callen, I think that maybe we rushed into things...maybe that was a mistake." She choked out. There was a long period of silence on the other end.

" Kensi, did you sleep with someone else?" Callen asked. He didn't sound angry, he sounded sad, which broke Kensi's heart even more.

" Yes. No. Kind of." She felt like crying, which was not a feeling Kensi experienced very often.

" Okay." Callen seemed eager to cut the conversation short. " Let's see how things are in six months."

" Wait…" Kensi whispered. " I…um…I'll see you in six months." She had been about to say ' I love you', but now the words sounded wrong.

" Yeah." There was silence on the other end as Callen hung up his end of the line. Kensi groaned. This was awful. She felt like breaking into sobs, but she knew that Deeks was somewhere near by and she feared showing weakness in front of her partner. She slid the phone into her pocket and groaned, then leaned against the side of the house.

She felt tears gather behind her eyes, but refused to let them fall. Instead, she gave him face an angry swipe with one hand and marched back inside. Inside, Deeks was reviewing some old case files.

" Remember this one?" He held up a sheaf of papers. " We had to trek through the freaking desert to find those Marines. What a job."

" Hey, you signed up for it." Kensi told him. She began to feel better, knowing that he was joking around with her. Somehow, Deeks acting like an idiot always managed to cheer her up.

" I know." He sighed and put the files down. " But seriously, our job is basicly doing dangerous, sometimes stupid stuff and trying not to die. Why the hell are we in this game in the first place?"

Kensi stared at Deeks. The light was cold and grey, so she flicked on the small lamp that stood in the corner.

" Well, I like danger." She gave a tiny smile. " I always have. I was the most reckless kid in my class, all the way through high school. Climbing trees, jumping dirtbikes, racing horses…I jumped out of the bed of a truck doing 40 on the highway." Kensi added. Deeks looked impressed.

" God, Kensi. You never told me you were crazy." He leaned over the piece of wood.

" Tell me about you." Kensi crossed to the tiny kitchen and reached into the back of one of the cupboards. She extracted her arm, clutching a bottle of vodka.

Deeks chuckled. " Never took you for a vodka kind of girl."

" That's because you don't know me very well, Deeks." She fished two old, cracked mugs out of the cupboard. She put them down on the table and grinned as she poured vodka into them.

" We're going to play a drinking game, Deeks." She said. Deeks stared.

" It's called Truth or Drink. Like Truth or Dare for adults." She added, handing him a mug. He accepted cautiously, looking nervous. Kensi grinned.

" What? Scared I'll drink you under the table?" She asked, elbowing him. Deeks sat up straighter.

" Never." He replied.

" That sounds like a bet to me." Kensi raised her mug. " I'll go first."

" Fire away." Deeks challenged. Kensi smiled.

" Fine. How old were you when you had your first kiss?"

Deeks scoffed. "Easy. Kindergarten. May Thomas, the most popular girl in school." A dreamy look crossed his face. " Ah, young love."

Kensi rolled her eyes. " Creep."

Deeks chuckled. " How about you?"

" Fourth grade." Kensi replied. " Tommy Jenkins, behind the cafeteria. He told me never to tell anyone…in fact, I'm pretty sure that you're the first person who's ever heard about this."

Deeks patted his chest. " I'm honored."

" Okay, Deeks." Kensi narrowed her eyes. " How old were you when you fell in love for the first time?"

Deeks stared at the worn wooden floors. " Trust a girl to pick the one about love." He muttered. " Um…tenth grade, I guess. Her name was Lila Tracey, and she was perfect. I mean…she was pretty, a cheerleader and she didn't think I was an asshole. So yeah, pretty much perfect."

"Wow, Deeks." Kensi shook her head. " That's true love for you."

" And then there was Sara Beckers…" Deeks gave a loud sigh. " She was cute, blonde, a surfer." Deeks grinned.

Kensi raised one eyebrow. Deeks crossed his arms and leaned back.

" Okay, Kensi. Here's a hard one for you. What's your biggest secret?"

A challenge that Kensi refused to face. Knowing that she could never tell him about Callen, Kensi drank. She asked Deeks if he had ever traveled to Thailand. A lame question. He asked her if she had ever fallen in love with a coworker. Kensi knew what he wanted to hear, and she drank. The vodka was going to her head. She asked him what his greatest fear was. It was losing someone he loved. She didn't think he was being completely honest. He asked if she had ever done really stupid while drunk. He added,

" Like slept with certain people and regretted it in the morning."

" Wow, Deeks…that was pretty obvious." Kensi narrowed her eyes. Her thoughts seemed to be coming in slow motion. " Are you trying to get me drunk so I'll sleep with you?"

Deeks feigned offense. Or maybe he wasn't faking it.

" Who, me? Never!"

Kensi stared at the clear vodka and sighed. " Well, I guess you have a point."

Deeks' eyes widened. Kensi gave him a teasing smile and continued,

" There's nothing else to do here but get drunk off my ass, right?"

Deeks nodded. " Only six more months of nothing."

There was a long silence. Then Deeks spoke.

" Want to play Truth or Dare?" He asked. Kensi smiled.

" Well sure, Deeks. I'm pretty sure that I can out-dare you any day." Deeks accepted the challenge.

" Okay. I dare you to kiss me."

….

Many thousands of miles away, across the choppy Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, two figures sat in an otherwise dark room. One of the figures turned to the other.

" Bad news, Eric. I just lost contact with Deeks and Kensi. They're off the radar."

A/N: So, so sorry for the lack of updates and the crappy ending…haha, it's like one in the morning….