Ok guys,

Here's part of the new chapter! I've added a Callen/Kensi chat in here. Thank you for suggesting this French Fan. It was a brilliant idea!

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This story is nearly finished. The next part is going to be DENSI all the way and I'm really looking forward to writing it! I hope you're enjoying reading it.

Thanks again.

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CHAPTER 7 – KENSI

Kensi was shocked that she had made it to work let alone went inside!

With her hands shaking, her skin sweaty and burning and her chest unbelievably tight she knew she couldn't face the guys like this.

She had made it as far as the gym and that's where she'd stopped, unable to physically go any further. Unable to deal with her emotional melt down in front of the boys.

She decided instead to try to get out some of her energy by punching the crap out of a punching bag and so far it seemed to be helping. She was letting out all of her rage, all of her hurt, all of her anger.

Each swing and hit was harder than the last, the bag was looking worse for wear at this point but she didn't care. She needed this.

Even when her knuckles started bleeding, she didn't stop, only punched harder and faster. Kensi Blye didn't give up. Kensi Blye didn't feel pain. Kensi Blye didn't back down!

Another punch and a kick, the bag jerked and swung uncontrollably. She smiled as she watched it struggle against the chain it was hanging from. The hook attached to the ceiling was the only thing keeping this bag from flying across the room.

Panting slightly and covered in sweat, Kensi took a deep breath and began again. She focused on the impact of her fists meeting the bag, the sound it made and the momentum it caused.

She planted her feet firmly on the ground and pushed through the pain, through the tightness in her chest and through her tears that were now sliding freely down her cheeks.

She didn't care that she was out of breath and at risk of passing out. She didn't care that her left wrist was bleeding pretty bad and obviously sprained judging from the pain starting to move up her arm. She didn't care that the bag was literally falling apart from her merciless beating.

She was getting tired and she could feel her body getting weaker. Her punches and kicks weren't inflicting the same amount of force that they had 30 minutes ago when she had started. For that she knew the bag would be grateful, it was split down the middle and looked almost as sad as she felt.

She slowly undid her boxing gloves and slide them off her swollen, blood covered hands. Looking at the damage she was pretty impressed, a few deep gashes and scrapes across her knuckles and her left wrist was indeed swollen. She winced. She knew she had overdone it but she felt slightly better, slightly more calm, slightly more herself.

She headed for the showers to freshen up and change her clothes…

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CALLEN'S POV

Callen kept going over what Deeks had said in the Bullpen 40 minutes ago. It was true. He had hurt Kensi and by the sound of it, he'd hurt her a lot!

The three guys were now searching for her at OPS. Deeks had gone upstairs to the computer room, Sam went to check the offices, lunchroom and boatshed. Callen was in the gym. He looked around the large empty room and immediately noticed a few things that were different.

First off, he could see the punching bag was damaged, split down the middle and was hanging loosely from its chain. He could see bright red stains smeared all over it, blood obviously, and on the ground near the lockers he saw what was left of Kensi's boxing gloves. They were torn and bloody.

He frowned in concern, Kensi usually didn't take her anger out on work property like this and definitely not in this way. She had clearly hurt herself.

Shaking his head, he walked slowly over to the girls shower room and knocked on the door.

"Kensi you in there?"

Nothing.

"Kens, come on… I only want to know you're ok."

"Well, I'm ok so you can leave now!" Kensi yelled back, her voice angry. "I don't want to talk to you and I don't want to see you… Just go back to whatever the hell you were doing before and leave me alone!"

Callen ran a shaky hand over his brow as he felt his anxiety peak. This was a feeling he wasn't quite used to and he only ever experienced it when one of his team was in trouble. Right now it was Kensi that was in trouble and it was all because of him and his stupid plan! She was hurting, he could hear it in her voice.

He took a deep inhale of air and continued, "You're clearly not ok… Come out here please."

"No,"

"I'm sorry, what?"

"You need your hearing checked? I said NO!"

"Don't make me come in there and get you," Callen already had his hand on the door, ready to push it open. "Because you know damn well I will."

Finally the door opened enough for him to just see her face poking out through the slight gap, one hand hidden behind her back and the other on her side of the door, out of his view.

"There, happy now?" She raised an eyebrow at him and narrowed her eyes.

He studied her for a moment.

She had her hair wrapped up in a towel around her shoulders, her face was red like she'd been crying or just got out of the shower… probably both, her skin was a little on the pale side and her body was trembling, maybe from exhaustion.

He wasted no time pushing his way through the door. She was tired and didn't put up much fight. He closed the door behind him as she walked back over to where her gym bag sat on the benches. She sat next to a laundry bag containing her sweaty clothes from her workout and turned to him silently.

She had a look in her eyes that made Callen's heart skip a beat. It was a mixture of anxiety and confusion, a tinge of anger and a lot of hurt.

She didn't open her mouth to speak, just sat there with her hands in her lap and her damp hair steadily soaking through her clean light orange shirt. Her towel had fallen off her shoulders when she had moved from the door to the bench and was now on the floor by her feet, but she didn't seem to care.

Callen approached cautiously. Slowly he reached a hand out to her and to his disbelief she took it. He sat down alongside her and she leaned into him, burying her face into his neck as she sobbed. He instinctively wrapped both arms around her back and pulled her towards him, holding her body firmly against his as she cried.

This kind of physical contact didn't come naturally to him. He thought it would feel awkward and uncomfortable but all he felt was affection for the girl in his embrace.

Something snapped in his heart and he felt anger well in him, how could he have done this to her? After EVERYTHING they'd been through! If he had a spare hand he would've slapped himself with it. He had been careless and now he had to make this right.

He held Kensi until he felt her relax and pull away from him…

"You ok?" he asked her. She wiped her tears gently with the back of her hands and nodded.

"Yep I'm good. Sorry about that,"

"No Kens, I'm the one who's sorry. I should've realised how this case was going to affect you. Instead I jumped in, eyes only on the target and you got hurt. I don't know what I was thinking,"

Kensi smiled weakly at him, "I didn't exactly handle this very well either."

"You handled it better than I would have," Callen returned her smile. He took her hand in his again, "so, Deeks is really worried about you."

"Yeah well he is my partner," she replied quickly, hoping he wouldn't see the blush that had just crept onto her face. "That's kind of his job."

"I think it's more than that... I think he really, really cares about you." Callen stated with a knowing grin. He hadn't missed Kensi blush and knew, in that moment, things between Kensi and Deeks were so much more than just a partnership or just a friendship.

He'd known there was something there from the day Kensi and Deeks had met. It had been painfully obvious all along that they were close, closer than they probably should be.

He'd seen how Deeks could break through Kensi's fortified walls and read her like a book, something which he and Sam hadn't yet been able to do and likely never would.

He had seen firsthand how Deeks could make her laugh when she was down and make her smile when no one else could, Deeks had her back and she had his.

Deeks was her guy and she was his girl, Callen just never actually stopped to really consider it before now, but he knew it was true and he couldn't be happier for them. Deeks was a great cop, a loyal friend and a dedicated partner. If this is what Kensi wanted, he couldn't think of anyone better for her!

The big brother side of him kicked in as he continued quietly, "This case cut him up too Kens! I have never seen him so lost. He just tore strips off me in the Bullpen before I came looking for you!"

"He did?"

"Yep he did," Callen wiped a stray tear from her cheek and tucked a strand of her gorgeous brunette hair behind her ear. "I was actually kind of scared!"

She laughed at that, "I doubt it."

"Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah a bit. Thanks Callen,"

He helped her to her feet and she followed him out of the locker room. They walked through the gym and out into the Bullpen where Sam was standing by his desk, looking concerned.

He turned to them as they approached and his face lit up, "Kensi! Oh thank God!"

She wrapped her arms around him in a hug and he kissed the top of her head delicately. She smiled.

"I'm ok," she said softly into his ear.

He let her go and a grin spread across his lips, "I'm glad. I was really worried about you. I heard you skipped breakfast!"

"Yeah well I wasn't hungry,"

"Are you hungry now because I have a plate of lasagne in the fridge that I can warm up for you if you want it?" Sam offered.

He felt relief flood through his system as he watched her eyes light up at the mention of food.

'That's our girl… That's our Kensi!' He thought, smiling widely at her.

"Did Michelle make it?" She queried, desperately trying to hold back her excitement. Michelle makes the BEST lasagne!

"She did and it's, in my opinion, the best she's made so far!" He answered happily, winking at her while adding, "Just don't tell her I said that."

"Wouldn't dream of it!"

They all laughed.

"Thanks Sam," Kensi gave him another quick hug before Callen placed his hand on her back and very gently guided her over to sit at her desk.

Sam couldn't seem to wipe the grin off his face. He was just so pleased she was ok and she was there, with him… With them!

Callen briefly focused his gaze on his partner who was now sitting on his desk opposite them, "she's got some cuts on her hands that need cleaning and dressing… And someone should probably find Deeks!"

Sam nodded in understanding, "I'll go warm up the lasagne, grab the first aid kit and find our missing liaison."

Callen chuckled, "ok. Thanks."

Sam got up and left the Bullpen, leaving Callen and Kensi alone again.

The senior agent pulled his chair closer to Kensi's and carefully lifted her hands onto the desktop in front of him. He ran a finger along her knuckles where her skin was already beginning to scab.

"You really are a bad-ass, aren't you Blye!" He teased lightly.

She smirked, "you know it!"

"These don't look too bad but your left wrist is definitely sprained. I'll clean these up for you," he pointed to the cuts and scrapes, "and I'll bandage that wrist."

"Ok. Thank you," she replied quietly. "I don't even know what I was trying to prove, I just wanted to beat the crap out of something."

"And that you did!" He beamed at her playfully.

She giggled, "Yeah I guess I did."

Callen's face suddenly became serious, "Kens."

"Yeah?"

"You like Deeks don't you?" he watched her eyes closely. "And before you try to give me that 'we're just partners' bullshit, I want the truth!"

She frowned at him and squirmed in her seat, "why?"

"Because I want to know," he answered smoothly. "Because I have seen the way he looks at you and the way you look at him… You can't hide from it forever Kens."

She took a deep breath to try and get control of her emotions. Yes she loved him and yes she wanted to be with him more than she'd ever wanted anything in her life! But he was her partner…

Callen continued, "Kensi this case has really made me realise how much you mean to me… to us. This team wouldn't work without you. You have the strength to take down men three times your size and that's without a gun! You're stronger than you think… I know you have been through a lot and I know you don't trust easily, but you deserve to be happy."

She had tears in her eyes again but this time they were happy tears. She was smiling and she was beautiful.

"Kensi you're family. Sam and I will support you no matter what, you know that right?"

She nodded.

He sighed, "Good... and if this is what makes you happy than I want you to go for it! We've got your back."

Kensi didn't quite know what to say. She was still in shock.

After a few moments of silence she finally found her voice, "Ok."

"Ok."

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KENSI'S POV

Kensi watched Callen as he carefully wrapped her sprained wrist and allowed herself a few moments of peace. She was so tired but for the first time in 24hrs she finally felt more like herself.

Sam was sitting on Callen's desk while they waited for Deeks to join them. He'd sent the Detective a text saying they'd found Kensi and she was ok. Deeks had sent back 'thank God! On my way'.

"Good food?" Sam asked her, bringing her out of her daze. She was just finishing off the last of the meal he had given her.

She smiled up at him, "the best!"

He beamed at her and it made her heart melt. They really were looking after her.

She was amazed at how quickly things had changed.

Yesterday she had been so angry at them and she didn't think she would ever be able to trust them again. This morning she couldn't even bring herself to face them because she was an emotional mess.

Now she was sitting with them feeling safe and valued in their presence. She could tell they were worried and they felt bad for what had happened.

She soon realised, no matter what these guys did or how mad they made her, she wouldn't be able to cope without them and she wouldn't be able to stay angry at them. They were a team. They were family.

"KENSI! KENS…I!" Deeks came running into the Bullpen, shouting her name. He stopped abruptly when he saw her sitting at her desk. "Hey,"

"Hey back," she said quietly.

He eyed her hands and frowned, "what happened?"

"I just had a run in with the punching bag in the gym," she explained. "But don't worry I won!"

Callen laughed at that but didn't say anything.

"That's my girl!" Deeks replied cheerfully, not caring that the guys were there and he had just called her 'my girl'.

Kensi looked up at him and grinned, a proper Kensi grin. Seeing her happy again was the best feeling in the world. He knew she would be ok now. He could even see her sparkle coming through in her eyes.

"Your girl?" she playfully raised her eyebrows at him.

He chuckled, "yep, MY girl."

'I kind of like the sound of that', she thought blissfully.

"Ok I can live with that," Kensi admitted, watching as his expression went from cheeky to completely shocked to unbelievably excited. He obviously hadn't been expecting that answer from her.

Deeks's face lit up as a wide smile hit his lips and his eyes shone with what could only be described as love. Love for the only women he had ever let get this close to him. Love for the only women he truly wanted to be with for the rest of his life. Love for Kensi!

He resisted the urge to stroll right up to her and pull her into a bear hug! All the while, he couldn't stop repeating, 'is this really happening?' in his head.

Kensi hadn't felt this way in a long, long time! The way he was looking at her was so full of affection and awe. Even Jack hadn't made her this content.

Deeks was awakening something new inside her, something that was unique and beautiful and wonderful! It felt so good! It felt right.

She knew what she wanted to do… She knew what she had to do.

With a slightly nervous glance towards Callen, Kensi rose from her seat and started to walk around the front of her desk. Callen smiled at her encouragingly and nodded his head in approval. Sam did the same as she walked by him.

She took a moment to take him in as she approached. He looked so handsome standing in the doorway, his hair tousled and his eyes bright blue.

Kensi didn't stop to give him the chance to question what she was doing before her lips were on top of his in a passionate, gentle kiss! It was amazing! It was intoxicating! It was everything she had ever wanted and so much more.

Deeks was in heaven and he never wanted to come back to earth. The feeling of his mouth meeting hers was beyond anything he had ever experienced before. It was warm. It was sweet. It was intense. It was affectionate. It was perfect!

This was not just a kiss, it was the moment Kensi & Deeks finally became lovers. After waiting for so long, it was finally happening.

They stayed like that, arms wrapped around each other's shoulders and locked in the moment, until Deeks slowly pulled away to look into her eyes. She grinned at him again and he kissed her forehead delicately.

His next words were spoken softly and quietly so that only she could hear them and as soon as they were said, she knew she'd made the right choice!

'Don't worry Fern, I've got you're back."

THE END

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Hey guys,

Finally finished this one. Hope you liked it.

Thank you for all your feedback and suggestions!

Ok so I've gone back through this story and changed Callan to Callen - sorry about that. Please let me know if I have missed any.

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