I have posted several chapters at once starting from chapter 4, so read those first if you want.

It has been a rough couple of months. Life has been busy and then there was a death in the family. It's been hard to really be motivated about anything but I have finished my exams and now have vacation so there's time to catch up.

You've probably long forgotten about these episodes but hopefully you can figure out what happened by reading the chapters.

I have been writing these all along as the episodes were aired but I had never finished them to post so now here they are!

This picks up after episode 10 of season 10! (10x10)

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS:LA.

"Goodnight guys." They waved as their coworkers left and Callen went upstairs.

"So… you know what, I changed my mind on the fact that a name writes itself." He laughed. "It takes deep thought and brainstorming but we'll get there."

"Okay."

She walked back over to the pool table and sat down. He watched as she went and then followed.

They looked round at everything in silence until something from earlier in the day came to her mind.

"You do know where the box is though right?"

He smiled. "Yeah, Eric pulled it out of storage for me so I could check on it. Still there." He reassured her.

"Good."

"Maybe if you told me what was in it, I could just know."

"Maybe if you opened it, you would know." She retorted.

"What's in the box?"

"Open it."

"Why would I want to do that, if what I want most in the world is standing right in front of me." He leaned in and pecked her lips. "Kissing me." She wrapped her arms around him. "Hugging me, dating me, marrying me."

"Then there's no real reason to open the box." She whispered almost the same words she had years ago.

"Just tell me."

"Just open it. If I tell you it'll ruin the whole purpose of it."

He squinted at the vague words she used. "The purpose of giving me the box?" She looked at him amused by his face. He was trying to put everything together. "The box that was delivered to you but was a present for me because you forgot it was my birthday."

"Mhm, I had honestly thought your birthday was the 18th and I wanted to get you something that would make up for it."

"And we weren't together yet even if there was a thing."

"There was a thing." She confirmed as well.

"But you couldn't have known that I wouldn't open it right away in front of Sam and Callen so you wouldn't have done something too risky… unless you were already being bold."

A devilish smile graced her lips. "You may never know, if you don't open it."

"Maybe I won't." He whispered. "But I'll still have you." He kissed her. As they continued he leaned her down on the pool table and shifted on top.

"Deeks. We should stop."

"I don't think we should." He continued to kiss her.

"Baby." She pushed him back. "Callen's upstairs." They both cringed at the that.

"Aaaah."

"Shut down the bar and I'll wait for you in the car."

"Rhyming! Got it." He rushed to turn of the lights and lock up and then practically sprinted towards the car. Driving towards the fun that awaited them at home.

Thanks for reading!