Undercover again, another tacky tasteless outfit. Playing the role of a conniving girlfriend with more brains that her idiot military-criminal boyfriend. Kensi felt a cake walk coming on until she picked up on the worry in Nate's eyes. His eyes never lied. They spoke volumes, especially when he was briefing her for an undercover gig. This time she could feel how badly he wanted grab hold of her and hold her, or maybe it was just her wishful thinking and desire. Her stomach knotted as he explained Pargo's personality.
She tried making the mood lighter by adding some humor, and could have hugged Hetty for the bait and switch on the subject when it came to mentioning the Secret Service agent that had been supplying information.
When Pargo threatened her life the first time she knew Nate would try to find an excuse to keep her out of the transaction later on, but there was no other way. When she felt the gun in the back of her head she cringed, but was thankful that there were no cameras, what he couldn't see would make the resulting conversation much easier at the end of the day. She made sure she got in for debriefing at the end of the night before Sam, that way Nate could get his worries out of his system and find his own way to thank Sam for protecting her (much like he always did Callen).
Her debriefing was more a crushing hug, several passionate kisses and fifteen minutes of silent cuddling on the couch. A cup of coffee and reinsurance from her that she would be just fine then it was Sam's turn to recount the days events. She turned to look at him one more time before leaving. His eyes promised that he would be at her place when he was done. His eyes never lied, but even more importantly his eyes always saw what she really needed.
"Oh and , just for the record, one does not need a fancy hotel to have a stay-cation. It is all about the company and the atmosphere." Hetty called out with one of her 'knowing' smiles.
Kensi couldn't agree more as she smiled and planned out a night on the sofa watching baseball and drinking beer with 'good company'.
AN: A bit shorter of one. I kind of wanted to do this one from Hetty's PoV but it just wasn't working.
Dis: The usual (ie: I still own nothing and make nothing off of this).