A/N: Hey everyone! I'm so so so so so so so so sorry for leaving you hanging that long :O Things have been crazy around here! First I was on vacation and didn't have access to the internet, then when I got home I had all those exams at school and I was soo freaking busy with studying. I didn't find time to write and upload. SORRY! Today I have a day off, no school and finally found some time again. Please forgive me for leaving you hanging that long! I really didn't mean to!
Well, anyway, here's the next chapter and I really hope you like it! Enjoy reading!

Kensi awoke the next morning, sunlight tickling her nose. Just when she was about to stretch she realized that she was wrapped in someone's arms. She looked around slightly panicked.

No, this was definitely not the normal surrounding in her bedroom. Why was there someone in her bed? She carefully turned around and looked right into Deeks' bright blue eyes.

He had a huge grin on his face. "Good morning, sunshine.", he said smiling. Kensi's face lit up. So, last night hadn't been a dream. After agreeing upon giving their "thing" a shot they had decided to spend the night together at her place.

And now coming to think about it this was actually the most comfortable night for her in a long time and it felt good to wake up in someone's arms. Yes, she definitely could get used to this.

"Good morning", she replied, giving him a huge smile herself. Slowly he leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss. They parted and rested their foreheads together. "You don't regret it?", Deeks asked.

"Of course not. Why would I?", she replied slightly confused and suddenly a little insecure. Did he regret it? He brushed a strand of hair out of her face. "I just wanted to check. This is kinda too good to be true.", he answered honestly, lowering his eyes.

It was obvious that he was too embarrassed to look into her eyes. "Hey", she whispered, catching his attention. He looked up into her eyes again and she continued: "Don't worry, okay?! I'm not leaving you, Marty."

He nodded relieved. "I love you.", he then murmured. She gave him a warm smile: "I know." "Good", he said and she laughed. "What? What's so funny?", he immediately asked, obviously confused and scared that he'd said something wrong.

She turned a little in his arms so she could sit in his lap, her arms around his neck, fingers playing with his hair. "Nothing. I just can't believe this is actually happening. I'm glad it is though.", she told him.

He smiled and pulled her a little closer, his lips meeting hers. When he broke the kiss he however tried to put some distance between them. She was confused by that.

Had she done something wrong? Or even worse, did he suddenly have regrets? "Kens, is work gonna change your opinion on this?", he asked, sounding serious and very insecure.

She'd never seen him like this. Usually he was the loud one who would never show any insecurities. She was suddenly seeing a completely different side of him.

"Marty, where is this coming from?", she asked concerned. He looked down, clearly trying to avoid her eyes. But she knew better. It wouldn't make sense to have a conversation like this when he was obviously not even able to look her in the eyes.

Something was obviously wrong and she needed to fix it. Did she really give the impression that she wasn't serious about this relationship? Sure, work would be a challenge but she was certain that they'd make it.

Obviously he wasn't though which kinda hurt her. Did he not trust her? Was he just looking for excuses? 'No, Kensi, cut it out. Just think rational and fix this.', she told herself.

She gently lifted his chin with her thumb. "Where is this coming from, Marty?", she repeated when they had eye contact again. "I don't know. It's just..", he stammered.

She told him with her eyes to continue. And so he did: "I'm scared of what the others will say. What if they don't approve? What if they make fun of this, us?"

"They won't. And even if they did, I wouldn't..", Kensi started but Deeks cut her off: "Oh don't tell me you wouldn't care! The guys are like your brothers, Nell is your best friend and Eric somehow, too. And just think about Hetty! So, don't tell me you wouldn't care!"

He sounded upset and it broke her heart to see him like that. She moved closer again. "Please, Marty. You gotta believe me. This relationship means everything to me and I wouldn't allow anyone to come between us.", she whispered.

Actually saying the word "relationship" when referring to the two of them felt kind of foreign on her tongue. But it felt incredibly good, too and she wouldn't trade this for anything.

"Can we not tell them today? I mean sure, we agreed upon that last night, I'm just checking. I wanna figure this all out first. We need to find a way to act as professional as possible when we're at work. I just think it'd be easier without people knowing first.", Deeks rambled.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling his face closer to hers. "I agree. Act like nothing's different.", she whispered before pressing her lips to his in a sweet kiss.

"This is gonna be harder than I thought.", Deeks said when they pulled apart. They both laughed at that. "We should get ready. If we're both late they'll get suspicious.", Kensi eventually said.

Deeks agreed and told her he'd make them breakfast while she took a shower and got changed and would get his spare clothes from his car after fixing them breakfast.

This was starting to feel more and more natural for both of them. Work would be harder than they thought.

A/N: Thankssss for reading! I really hope you liked it. I'll try to update sooner this time. I have a physics exam and a maths exam coming up on monday and tuesday but after that there won't be any exams for two weeks. Soo, ... :D I'll promise to try and upload the next chapter like...next week?! I'm really sorry but I don't think I'll be able to write&upload it earlier because I have to study for those exams. I hope you understand.
Pleaseeeee leave me a comment in that wonderful shiny box down there and let me know what you think, if you're still reading (just checking after all that time lol) and what you want to happen next (I haven't written anything yet, so I'll totally take any suggestions into consideration!). THANK YOU!
Love y'all! ~ C.
P.S. I DO have kitkats, skittles (yess also green ones :D), chocolate, cookies, peanut butter cups, ... :D If that helps ;)