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Chapter 4

G Callen woke up to the amazing smell of bacon and eggs. Kensi had made breakfast again; she always made breakfast for them in the mornings. His eating habits had changed greatly since he started staying with Kensi. No more coffee for breakfast, at least not just coffee. He smiled and got up to take a shower before he joined Kensi in the kitchen.

As soon as he had taken a shower and gotten dressed, G went downstairs to find Kensi sitting at the kitchen table with a newspaper in front of her and a coffee cup in her hand. Her empty plate was in the center of the table and there was more coffee in the coffee maker. Her hair was also wet, making it obvious that she had just showered.

"Good morning" he greeted her as he went to pour himself a cup of coffee.

Kensi lowered her newspaper and smiled at him.

"Good morning! How did you sleep?" she asked.

"Very well…what about you?"

"Good" she said simply, returning to her newspaper.

Callen looked around and suddenly a chill travelled down his body. He realized that this was all that he could ever want. If he could see Kensi every morning for the rest of his life, he would be a happy man. Of course, it would be much better to wake up and see her right there next to him on the bed…Callen shook his head to get rid of those thoughts. He couldn't think about his friend like that. Although it had been a while since he had thought of her as just a friend. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help the way he felt about her. She was way more than just a friend. Maybe it was because they were both emotionally messed up...he wasn't sure why but he had a connection with Kensi that he had never had with anyone else before. Sometimes it felt like she could see right through him and not even Hetty could read him that well. That simple thought scared him but at the same time gave him a strange sense of security. It was nice to know that there was someone that he could talk to that wouldn't judge him, no matter what. Kensi was definitely that person.

He sat next to her at the table and started to eat his breakfast. He noticed for the first time that she was wearing only a green t-shirt with some red shorts. She was barefoot and he liked to see that relaxed side of her.

"Casey called me about an hour ago to tell me that she and the kids will be here in like…15 minutes."

"Okay! What are we supposed to do when they get here?"

Kensi laughed before getting up to do the dishes.

"Relax, G. They're easy to entertain…All you have to do is give them a few toys and they'll be happy for a few hours. After lunch, we'll take them to the beach! It's a beautiful day…"

Something about the idea of Kensi in a bikini made him smile. Callen went to Kensi and pushed her away from the dishes.

"You did breakfast, I'll do the dishes. Go back to your newspaper…"

Kensi smiled and sat back down on the table while he cleaned the washed everything. This was going to be a good day indeed…

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Half an hour later, Kensi's sister and her 2 daughters had finally arrived. They were late, as usual, but at least Casey had got them there in one piece. She could be a reckless driver sometimes.

"Hey sis!" Kensi said, hugging Casey.

"Good to see you too Kenz" she replied. "And who's this?" she asked, noticing Callen standing off to the side.

"Casey, this is Callen. We work together and he's staying with me right now." Kensi explained.

"Nice to meet you Casey, Kensi's told me all about you and the girls." Callen said, shaking Casey's hand.

"Speaking of the girls, where are they?" Kensi asked.

"Lucas is just getting them and their stuff out of the car."

Just then, Casey's husband walked up the front steps, carrying a large duffel bag and a pink car seat with a sleeping baby strapped into it. Another little girl was walking next to him.

"Callen, these are my nieces" Kensi said, "Amber and Renee"

"Hi" Amber said shyly, half-hiding behind her father.

"Hi" Callen replied, looking almost as nervous as the little girl.

"Honey, we better get going if we're gonna make it to the hotel at a decent time" Lucas said to Casey.

"Okay. Kensi, you know what to do with the kids. Everything they need is in the bag. Call me if you need anything, okay?"

"I got it Case. Just have fun this weekend, you deserve it."

And with that, Casey and Lucas kissed their daughters goodbye and left them in the capable hands of their aunt.

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"So what do you want to do now?" Callen asked after both the girls had been put in their room for a short nap.

"I just want to relax before we go out with them but if you have a better idea I'd like to hear it…"

Callen thought for a moment. He had a couple of ideas that they could do while the girls were sleeping but it was probably better if he didn't suggest that they did what he had in mind. Instead, he just shrugged.

"We can just sit here if you want…the rest of the day is going to be hectic so its probably nest to get some rest now"

Kensi laughed a bit, lied down on the couch and, much to Callen's surprise, laid her head on his lap. She closed her eyes and Callen just stared at her for a few seconds, smiling. She had no idea of the effect that she had on him and he wasn't sure if he should let her know. Kensi started to talk again, with her eyes still closed:

"What did you think about the girls?"

"They're really cute, both of them. I think that the eldest is a bit shy around me, though."

"She's usually like that around someone that she doesn't know that well but you'll see that after a couple of minutes with you, she'll never want to let you go again."

"Yeah, I'm a really nice guy, after all!"

"And very modest too!"

Callen just laughed and before he could stop himself, he found his hand making its way to stroke her hair. G was afraid of her reaction but Kensi just smiled and leaned into his touch, letting him know that it was okay and that she was enjoying that. Kensi sat up, looking straight at G. She moved closer to him, and their lips were just inches apart.

They were interrupted by Renee crying, having just woken up from her nap. Suddenly, Kensi sprang up off the couch and quickly made her way to the girls room, not looking back at Callen

'Damn it' Callen thought as he made his way into the kitchen to gather some snacks for their day out. 'We were so close'. Now she was probably going to avoid getting too close to him for the rest of the day. The one time he had gotten Kensi to let her guard down for a minute, they were interrupted by the baby crying!