As Deeks stirred he could hear a faint and foreign beeping sound. As his eyes slowly adjusted to the light he remembered where he was. He had fallen asleep in the chair next to Kensi's hospital bed. He had held onto her hand the whole night.

He looked over at her beautiful face with sorrow in his cerulean eyes. How could he have let this happen to her, she was his girl, he was supposed to protect her, keep her safe no matter the cost. He felt so guilty. He had come so close to losing her and it broke his heart. He couldn't imagine his life without her now that they were finally together.

He stood up and brushed her hair from her face. "You're so beautiful Kensi, I love you so much and I will be right here when you are ready to wake up" he whispered sweetly to her. "I will never let anyone hurt you again, I will do my best to protect you baby, I promise you that". At this point he was fighting back tears. He wanted her to wake up so badly, so he could look into her gorgeous eyes and tell her that everything was ok, tell her that he would never leave her.

He leaned on the edge of her bed, stroking her cheek lovingly with his thumb as he held her face in his hand. He studied her beautiful face for any sign that she could her him. Nothing. Damn it! He held her hand tightly in his and rest his head on her forearm. He couldn't stop the tear that escaped his eye falling onto the soft skin of her arm. He could hear the beat of her heart. It soothed him. It warmed his heart just to know that she was still with him, and he would do anything to keep it that way.

Suddenly one of the machines started beeping wildly, and Kensi was gasping for air, choking on the breathing tubes inserted down her throat. Deeks heart started thumping in his chest, almost as though it was going to explode. "Nurse!" he yelled.

A young nurse came running into the room and started pressing buttons on the machine to stop the beeping. "What's going on, is she ok" Deeks asked looking very worried.

"She is fine Mr Deeks, she's waking up and trying to breathe on her own, it's a great sign" the nurse replied with a reassuring smile as she removed the tubes from Kensi's throat. She checked Kensi's monitors and made sure she was breathing ok by herself.. "I'll leave you to it, just call if you need anything" she told Deeks.

Deeks continued to hold her hand tight, whispering to her. Kensi's eye lids fluttered as she started to wake up. "Kens, I'm here it's okay, just breathe for me princess" he whispered sweetly and he squeezed her hand tightly.

Her eyes were now open, squinting in the light. She was still gasping trying to regulate her breathing. She looked to her side to see Deeks smiling down at her and she couldn't help the small smile that appeared on her own face. "Deeks" she whispered.

"It's okay Kens, don't try to talk just relax" he said to her as he kissed her forehead gently. "I'm so glad you're okay Princess, you had me worried there for a minute".

"Deeks… I love you" she whispered softly, so quiet the he barely heard her. A huge grin spread across his face. "I love you too Kensi, so much"

She reached her arm up to feel her shoulder, it was all bandaged up and hurt like hell. "I guess on the bright side I'm gonna have one kick ass scar" she laughed a little. Deeks smiled at her humour and optimism. She was one tough lady, and she was all his. He felt like the luckiest guy on earth.

"Callen and Sam?" she questioned.

"They're fine Kens, don't worry, do you want me to text them and tell them you're awake? I know they are dying to see you, they have visited everyday" he told her.

"How long have I been in here?" she asked a little worried.

"Four days" he said softly as he looked into her eyes. "You lost a lot of blood, I almost… We almost lost you" Deeks said holding back tears.

"Have you been here the whole time?" Kensi asked, realising that he was looking a little scruffier than usual.

"Yeah, there was no way I was going to leave you alone, I promised you remember" he grinned at her.

"You're so amazing Deeks, I'm so lucky to have a partner like you, and I mean partner in both senses of the word" she smiled back at him. She pat the space on the bed beside her and he climbed up to join her. Wrapping an arm around her waist, he kissed her cheek softly. She reached down and tangled her fingers between his and let out a soft sigh as she closed her eyes.

They lay together in silence, eventually falling asleep in one another's arms. Their bodies melting together as though they were one. Both of them wearing a small smile on their faces.

A short while later there was a shuffling at the curtain and Sam and Callen entered the room. The two of them looking a little shocked to find the two agents cuddled up together. They turned to eachother and smiled. "I told you" Callen laughed.

"Yeah, yeah I know, you were right" Sam replied reluctantly.

"Do you think it's serious?" Callen questioned.

"I dunno G, I guess we will find out, but I think they look happy don't you?"

"Yeah they do, I guess we can wait a little while before we bust out the over protective big brother speech on him huh" Callen laughed.

"Yeah, we should go G, they will tell us about it when they're ready". The two agents turned and left the room, smiling to themselves. Secretly they were both happy for the two young agents, they knew that Deeks would look after Kensi. They also knew that he bought out the best in her. Regardless, they would give Deeks 'the talk' when the time was right.

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