Yet Another Neighbourhood chapter 4
A.N. So this is a chapter all about Densi. Hope you like it!
Kensi looked in the mirror. She could see the darkness under her eyes and her hanging shoulders stood out as she usually tried to remain a good posture. Everything was sore as if her muscles had been tense for a long time. A sigh escaped her. She just hoped she hadn't woken Deeks during the night. The tossing and turning had caused her to sweat and she couldn't help but feel she desperately needed a shower.
The warm water relaxed her. A half guilty feeling rose as she realized Deeks was doing everything downstairs. She slipped into a light summer dress that had some blue floral patterns and put on a white cardigan and some sandals. Walking into the open concept of the main floor, she could see Deeks sipping on some coffee and reading the morning paper. Annie sat beside him and messed around with a jar of baby food. "Morning Sunshine," Deeks spoke genuinely happy to see his wife. The warm greeting made Kensi smile. He stood and grabbed paper towel from the kitchen counter before giving Kensi a kiss on the cheek. "You look nice," he remarked. "So, are we attending this neighbourhood barbeque?" Deeks asked.
"I don't see why not. It sounds like a great way to spend the Saturday afternoon," Kensi replied. After Deeks had wiped up the mess their little one had made, Kensi offered to get her dressed.
"Are you sure you don't want help Sophie?" he wondered. Kensi just kept walking towards the stairs, determined to do something and spend some time with Annie. Deeks didn't hate calling her Sophie. They had gone under cover many times and went by numerous different names; to many for him to remember them all. Though he did rather call her Kensi, or sunshine, even Kens and Fern sounded more comforting to him. He drank his coffee and also wondered why Hetty had chosen a house with such a wide open floor plan. The living room and the dining room were at the front of the house, on either side of the main entrance. Large windows exposed them almost the whole time. Both rooms openly flowed into the large kitchen. He liked it, and it matched all the other houses on the avenue, but his mind stayed occupied by these thoughts until Kensi returned.
The instructions for the weekend were clear; create a solid story. They had the weekend off and were to only work on building their undercover identities. They had some contact here and there with the rest of the team about seeing anything out of the ordinary but nothing came up. The three of them did some groceries and hung out for the day until they noticed people started to move chairs and tables into the front lawns. With Annie on Kensi's hip, and Deeks carrying some drinks, they joined their new neighbours. Most conversation included things like, "This is Annabelle, Annie, and my husband Taylor" and "For now we are just planning on staying for a little while until we get everything figured out".
Just as before, Kensi noticed how simple life seemed here. The young families were in balance with the amount of young, single people and older couple in this part of the L.A. suburbs. It was a different place from their usual cases and it was nice to slip away in the idea of the perfectness of it all. Kensi spend the late afternoon with Mary and some of the other women she now knew by name. While she could see Deeks laughing and drinking beers with Mary's husband Jim and a few other guys. Jaedyn adored Annie and she sat on a picnic blanket with her and blew bubbles. After most of the food was gone, and bedtime for multiple kids had arrived, the chairs were folded and empty dishes set in the sink for another day. They talked a bit with the team before heading to upstairs. It seemed everyone was doing alright and nothing of red flags had appeared at the office either.
"I'm just happy she is already sleeping through the night most of the time. The first two nights she woke me up all the time, that's why I was so tired," Deeks said as he walked into their bedroom. He had hoped Kensi would say something about it, but she just let her head fall onto the pillow. Deeks turned down the lights and soon his snoring filled the room.
However, it did not take long before his eyes opened again. Kensi tossed in her sleep. For a moment her hands clenched. Sweat droplets sat on her forehead and she was about to mumble something. "Sophie?" Deeks tried. In her sleep, worry spread over her face. "Kens!" Deeks spoke a little louder. This time she snapped awake. Her instincts made her swing for Deeks' temple but his hand grabbed her wrist in time not to receive the blow.
Her eyes spoke for her as dear flooded them. "You just had a bad dream." His hands cupped her face as he looked for something more in her eyes. It was strange for him to see her so vulnerable. "You're safe," he whispered. Letting his fingers drop from her cheeks he wrapped his arms around her.
She didn't say a word or objected when Deeks pulled her even closer. He could feel her rapped breathing against his chest. One arm was draped around her waist, and her could feel Kensi burry her face deeper into his shoulder as she drifted back to sleep. He listened until the rate of her breathing was back to normal and she appeared to be asleep again. His arm was numb as well but there wasn't a moment he really minded. As his eyes had gotten used to the dark, and the moon threw its rays into the room, he could see her.
Curled up to him, Deeks couldn't help but smile at his partner. The day had been nice and there was a slight falling sensation. It wouldn't last, at least not this moment, and he knew that. The sun would rise, the nightmares would go away, and life would go on as it always had. He let his head rest lightly to hers before his eyes fell closed.