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SEVEN

Kensi got into her car and slammed the door loudly to express her annoyance. Deeks smiled a little at this. He walked back to his car, still by the gates, and towards Petty Officer Daniels and Matthews.

Deeks pulled out his keys and strolled over.

"Hey, guys, I'd just like to thank you for all your help, especially you Matthews. Cheers for the warning, bro!" Deeks called over to the marines sarcastically.

They nodded at him, both smirking.

Deeks hopped into his car and started it before driving to where Kensi's car was waiting. He flashed his lights at her as a signal to go.

She pulled away and he followed her.

Arriving at Deeks' apartment an hour later, both Kensi and Deeks parked in their usual spot in the underground parking lot. As they walked up the stairs, Kensi hung back, trying to form an escape plan. She quietly snuck down the steps, tiptoeing. As if sensing that Kensi wasn't behind him anymore, Deeks turned and looked at her, eyebrows raised.

"Really Kens? Trying to pull a runner? Seriously? What is so bad about having take-out and some beers with your partner? We do it all the time," he asked incredulously. "We are just gonna watch a film, if you wanna talk about… what happened today, you can, but I won't pressure you into it, okay?" he added gently.

"Look Deeks, I know you don't want to disobey Hetty's orders, but how would she know if you left me alone? I won't tell her," Kensi wheedled.

"Come on Kens, its Hetty. Hetty. The little ninja knows everything. She told me to look after you and not let you out of my sight. What is the problem?"

"I-I-I… I need to shower."

"Well surprisingly enough I actually have a shower! And you've used it before." he said mockingly, grinning at her.

"Well… I don't have anything to change into after my shower."

"Why don't you wear what you are now, again?"

"Because, I've been wearing them all day?" she tried disbelievingly.

"Have you got your go-bag?"

"No. It's in my locker."

"Well I am sure I have something you can wear to chill in."

"Oh my God, will you find a loophole in everything?"

"Yup. What can I say- I'm persistent, it's part of my charm." He winked at her. "Now come on Kens. You can use my shower, wear an old tee or something, eat take-out and watch a movie, then… it's up to you whether you stay or not. Of course I'd prefer if you stayed but it's ultimately up to you."

"I get a choice? It's not obligatory? Wow, that's a change. It seems today I haven't been able to make my own decisions at all," she queried sardonically.

Reaching Deeks' door, he unlocked it before ushering a reluctant Kensi inside. She was instantly jumped on by Monty.

Kensi laughed and bent down to scratch the dog. "Hey boy, I guess it's been awhile, huh? I missed you too!"

Deeks dodged past Kensi as she was crouched in the doorway, and went to the bathroom to check if there were some towels she could use.

"Okay Kens, you get in the shower, I'll feed Monty and go get the food. Do you want your usual?"

"Uh… whatever… I don't care… anything…uh… I'll go get in the shower then…"

"Okay, will you be okay for twenty minutes?"

"Deeks, I'm an armed federal agent."

"Yep."

Kensi locked herself in the bathroom and stripped, leaving her clothes in a pile next to the door. She stepped into the shower and went to turn it on. She paused, hand hovering. There were several different buttons available to press and she had no idea which ones she needed to press.

She contemplated calling out to Deeks for help, but decided against it. It couldn't be that hard, right?

She began pressing buttons and yelped in shock as ice cold water poured over her body. She quickly pressed another button, which turned the water from freezing to scalding hot. She shrieked in pain as the boiling liquid hit her body suddenly.

Deeks heard the shriek and ran to the bathroom.

"Kensi?" he said, frantically knocking on the door.

"When did you get a new shower?" she called back through the door.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Isn't it awesome? It's got all these different features and settings and-" Deeks explained cheerfully, and then was cut off by Kensi.

"Deeks. Shut up. You sound like an infomercial! Get in here and sort it out!" Kensi yelled.

Deeks gulped, "Um, excuse me?"

"I tried to work it but I need… help. I need your help adjusting it. I pressed a button and the water was freezing, so I pressed another one and it burnt me. Help," Kensi said, begrudgingly admitting defeat.

"Okay."

Kensi opened the door wrapped in a fluffy white towel. Most of her hair was still dry but there were wet patches here and there, and there were a few droplets of water scattered over her bare shoulders.

Deeks swallowed, clearly uncomfortable at the sight of his vulnerable, naked partner. Not that he wouldn't mind seeing what was beneath the towel, of course, but that was a whole different story.

"Yes, Deeks?" Kensi asked irritably. Deeks snapped out of his stupor, shrugging awkwardly, a blank expression on his face.

"The shower," Kensi clarified.

"Oh yeah. Okay, how hot do you want it? On a scale of one to ten? One is freezing, five warm, ten scalding hot."

"Seven. But show me how to turn it up too, please. What is this button for?"

"Oh, that turns the shower from a normal shower to a power shower."

Deeks demonstrated how to adjust the shower and then left her. As he left he noticed her clothes piled up on the floor, and a bright pink bra caught his attention. It was the same bra Kensi had worn when they had gone undercover as Melissa and Justin Waring, to flush out a sleeper agent and their handler in a gated community, the one she found in his sock drawer.

Kensi saw Deeks staring at the bra and pushed it out of his sight with her toe before shoving him out.

Deeks stood outside the locked bathroom door until he heard the shower start and began to walk off but stopped when he heard his partner moan. He stood with his head resting against the door and listened.

Kensi started the shower, adjusted it, dropped her towel and stepped under the hot sprays, letting out a moan of content as the powerful water rained down her back. She rolled her shoulders and groaned as the water beat down heavily on her tired muscles, massaging them. She sighed.

Every time the water hit another sore muscle she whimpered in relief.

Outside, Deeks stood frozen to the spot, eavesdropping as Kensi made some seriously sexy noises in the shower. He shuddered as she continued making sounds, realizing he was being aroused by them. Deeks heard the shower click off five minutes later and quickly ran into his room to avoid being caught red-handed listening to his partner showering. He went to his drawers and pulled out an old grey L.A.P.D top and some leggings Kensi had left at his place previously, laying them outside the door and jogged out of the apartment hastily.

Twenty minutes later he returned to the apartment, a bag of food in tow, to find Kensi curled up on the sofa with Monty sitting in front of her. She was patting him mindlessly, staring into space. Deeks got the impression she had been doing that for a long time, as Monty's usually unruly hair was smoothed flat on his head.

Deeks sat next to Kensi placing the take-out on the low coffee table.

"Hey, princess, d'you wanna talk?"