After Sabatino left, Kensi and Deeks decided to see what they could find on TV. They lay down on the couch; Deeks snuggled up against Kensi's back. Kensi was distracted and didn't really care what they watched so Deeks settled on a cooking competition that they had caught once or twice before. Eventually the warmth at her back, the sporadic kisses on her neck and shoulder, and the hand rubbing gentle circles on her stomach allowed Kensi to relax enough to drift off to sleep, followed closely by Deeks.

About an hour and a half after falling asleep Kensi and Deeks woke up to a loud banging sound.

"Ugh. What is that?" Kensi mumbled sleepily.

"Sounds like someone's at the door. Maybe if we ignore them they'll go away." Deeks said as he pulled Kensi even tighter against him.

"mmmm….okay."

Suddenly Sam's booming voice interrupted their momentary peace. "Hey! Deeks! We know you're in there. Answer the door!"

"Don't make us pick the lock!" Callen piped in.

Kensi sat up, knowing they were serious, while Deeks flopped back onto his back and ran his fingers through his hair while yelling "Coming!".

"Don't worry. I won't let them hurt you." Kensi then winked and went to open the door as Deeks sat up.

"Hey guys! Come on in."

"Hey Kens. We were actually hoping to talk to Deeks….alone."

"Oh, okay." Kensi looked over at Deeks and could see that he was nervous, but also resigned. She flashed him an encouraging smile before turning back to Sam and Callen. "Well, why don't I go take Monty for a quick walk? I need to call my mom anyway." She then proceeded to grab Monty's leash and attach it to his collar. "I expect him to look just like that when I get back. Be nice!" She warned as she walked out and closed the door between herself and the guys.

"So guys, can I get you something to drink? Water? Orange juice? Beer?"

"Naw man. We're no here for drinks." Sam said as he took a step closer to Deeks.

"Yeah, we're here to talk, amongst other things." Callen said as he too begins to advance on Deeks.

"Really? Other things? What kind of other things?" Deeks says as he slowly begins to back up.

"Oh, you know" they said as the both began cracking their knuckles and rolling their head back and forth as if preparing for a fight.

Deeks kept backing up until he hit the living room wall. The guys kept advancing. The look in their eyes was murderous and they appeared to be preparing to beat him to a pulp. "Guys….um….uh…..look…..we can talk about this!" His voice was getting higher and higher as he talked.

"Talk about what? I don't think there's anything to talk about. Do you want to talk Sam?"

"Nope. I really don't feel like talking." They turned back to Deeks who was now only inches away.

"Really guys, you don't want to do this." Then he closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable.

When doesn't feel the expected punch but instead hears the guys erupt into laughter he opens his eyes.

"Hahaha! You should have seen your face!"

"He looked like he was going to pee his pants!"

"Funny guys. Really funny."

"Look, we're not going to kick your ass." Callen said.

"Yet." Sam added

"Just keep her happy and don't break her heart and we won't have to."

"Of course. I really care about her guys. I would never hurt her on purpose."

"We know." Sam said as he reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "We just couldn't let the opportunity to mess with you pass us by."

"So you two are ok with this, us?"

"We've known this is coming for a long time. I'm actually surprised it took you this long. Could have done without the visual confirmation though."

"Just keep it out of the office. I don't think Granger would be as forgiving."

"Plus, watching you two playing tonsil hockey is not on my bucket list."

"Got it. Thanks guys."

"No problem. See you later. Tell Kensi we said goodbye."

"Sure thing guys."

About 15 minutes later Kensi walked back into Deeks' apartment. Hey babe. Are the guys gone already?

"Yep. They weren't here long. Just long enough to have some laughs at my expense."

"Oh really? I have to hear this." She said as she plopped down on the couch and put her feet up.

Deeks proceeded to tell her what the guys said as he came to sit beside her. "Did you and Monty have a nice walk?"

"Yeah. We just walked to the dog park down the road and I called my mom while he played."

"And how is the beautiful Julia doing?"

Kensi gave him a look and answered "She's fine. She was hoping we could go over to her place for a cook out tonight. Apparently you've made quite the impression on my mother."

Deeks gave her his playboy smile "I can't help it if the ladies love me. She was very grateful for the updates I gave her about you."

Kensi rolled her eyes. "Oh brother. She must love you for your humility."

"So what time are we going over to the lovely Julia's?"

"She said to come over at 6:00, but maybe I should just drop you off and leave you two alone." Kensi said before pouting and crossing her arms over her chest.

Deeks laughed and pulled Kensi into his arms. "How can I help but admire the person who helped create the most beautiful woman in the world?" He then began kissing her temple, cheek, neck, and chest before moving up to her lips. Kensi, having already gotten over her offence, immediately opened her mouth, letting Deeks' tongue in. When Deeks broke the kiss to pull Kensi's shirt up and off she remembered one more piece of information she needed to let him know. "We're supposed to bring dessert."

"Mmmm…..ok." he said before he continued to remove her clothing and worship her body.

Kensi and Deeks pulled themselves out of their love bubble just in time to shower and swing by The Cheesecake Factory to grab a raspberry cheesecake for dessert and get to Julia's house on time.

Deeks placed his hand on Kensi's lower back as they approached the front door. Julia opened the door and she immediately grabbed Kensi and pulled her into a hug. Deeks was left facing an older gentleman dressed in a dark blue polo shirt and khaki shorts. He reached his hand out and introduced himself as Julia's husband, Thomas Feldman.

"It's nice to finally meet you Mr. Feldman" Deeks said as he reached out his hand to shake the one that had been offered to him.

"Please, call me Thomas. It's nice to meet you too. It's good to put a face to the name I've heard from both my wife and Kensi so often."

Julia finally ended her hug with Kensi and then reached over and gave Deeks a hug too. "Hi Marty. It's good to see you again." She then released Deeks and ushered them both inside. "What can I get you to drink? We have Lemonade, water, iced tea, or wine."

"Lemonade sounds great Mom, thanks."

"Water for me, thanks."

"Okay, why don't you two head on out back and we'll bring your drinks out in just a minute."

"Alrighty, lead the way sunshine."

Kensi walked in front of Deeks, leading the way to the back patio while Deeks admired the fit of Kensi's white sundress from behind. It had thin spaghetti straps and was fitted over her torso before flaring out into a flowy skirt at her hips.

When they walked out onto the patio Kensi stopped to admire the beautiful yard and landscaping. There were beautiful flowers in bloom all around the yard and a little bridge that led to a path that led through an area thick with trees, bushes and flowers of every sort along the back fence.

"Wow, this is beautiful." Deeks said as he put his arms around Kensi from behind.

Kensi turned her head and gave Deeks a quick kiss. "I'll show you the back path later. It's amazing." She then felt Deeks' hands wandering up, outlining the underside of her breasts with his fingers before reaching up and cupping them in his hands, enjoying how they more than filled his palms. Kensi gasped "What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to figure out if you're wearing a bra."

She reached up and pulled his hands down and held them on her waist. "Well, I'm not. It's built into the dress. Now, stop feeling me up at my mother's house, they could come outside at any moment. That would be even more embarrassing than what happened at work yesterday!

"I'll try to control myself." Deeks said as he placed a couple open mouth kisses on her neck.

"Here we go!" Julia proclaimed as she came out onto the patio. "Sorry these took so long. I was having a little trouble with the icemaker." In truth Julia had seen Deeks putting his arms around Kensi as she was about to come through the patio door but then she saw his wandering hands and decided to give them a moment to themselves. Julia was so happy that they had finally found their way to each other. She could see years ago that Kensi held a special place in Marty's heart when he took her to the boatshed to keep her safe while Kensi went after her father's murderer and all Kensi talked about for the last couple of years was Deeks this, and Deeks that. She thought they had finally gotten together when Marty kept coming over every so often to give her an update on Kensi while she was on assignment, and she was thrilled when Kensi confirmed it on the phone this afternoon. "You two are just so cute together!" she said as she handed them their drinks.

Thomas came out just behind Julia, smiling, and handed her iced tea to her. "So tell us, how did this come about?" Everyone sat down at the table and Kensi and Deeks told Julia and Thomas their story while they ate. When they were finished eating Julia told Kensi to show Marty the rest of the garden while she and Tomas cleaned up.

Kensi's hand was already resting on Deeks' thigh with his hand resting on top of hers, so she simple turned her hand over and laced her fingers between his before standing up and pulling him along over the bridge and into the more secluded part of the yard. Once they were out of view of the house Deeks pulled Kensi into his arms and began to kiss her in earnest. After about five minutes of kissing and caressing Deeks finally pulled away, smiling at the sight of Kensi's swollen lips and mussed hair, not realizing he didn't look any better. Deeks laughed and reached over to smooth Kensi's hair.

Kensi took a couple of steps away and pointed to a pink rose bush." This rose belonged to my grandmother. My mom has moved it with us as long as I can remember. Someday it will up to me to keep it going."

"Ahh…." Deeks said as he came over and placed his hand on her lower back. "So that's why you keep trying to keep a houseplant. You want to be able to keep this rose bush alive when it comes to time. Don't worry, I'll help you." He said just before his hand reached down and grabbed her skirt just below her butt and he began to inch the material up.

When Kensi realized what he was doing she swatted his hand away laughing. "Knock it off! I have a boyfriend you know!"

"Oh do you now? Do you think he would mind sharing?"

"No, he definitely wouldn't share. He's rather possessive."

"Well, that's no fair. I bet he's a real bore, one of those 'sex once a week and always in the missionary position' types."

"Oh no, he's definitely not boring!" Kensi said and then they both burst into laughter and went back to the patio for dessert before heading to Kensi's place for the night.

~~Densi~~

Talia pulled up alongside the curb in front of The Cheesecake Factory. Her neighbor's daughter, Lydia, had come knocking on her door begging for a ride to work because her car wouldn't start. Lydia had been waitressing at The Cheesecake Factory for a couple of months and according to Lydia's mother, Fran, she was really enjoying it and doing well. Talia didn't really have anything else to do so she agreed, happy to be of help.

"Bye Lydia! Have a good evening!"

"Bye Talia. Thanks again for the ride!"

"No problem. Here's my card. My cell number is on it if you need a ride home."

"Thanks. My boyfriend, George, should be able to pick me up, but it's nice to have a backup plan."

"Ok, see ya later."

"Later!"

Lydia closed the door and Talia checked her side mirror before pulling out into the lane of traffic passing in front of the restaurant. The car in front of her came to a stop and Talia looked up to see why they stopped. Just as she looked up she saw a certain blonde haired detective flashing a brilliant smile and waving in thanks at the driver in front of her as he walked across the road to get to the parking lot. Her heart skipped a beat at the sight of him and then plummeted when she realized that she was with him…again. Traffic began to move again and Talia drove on to the row of parking that was just past the one Marty and Kensi were walking down. She parked her car and watched their progress.

Deeks was carrying what looked to be a cheesecake box. Did they have dinner there? Is he taking her back to his place for dessert? They are partners and clearly friends, but could she want more? Could her time away have made her want to pursue Marty? She was surprised to see Kensi get in the driver's seat. Why would Marty let her drive his car?

By the time Deeks and Kensi drove away from the restaurant parking lot Talia was so consumed by jealousy that she followed them without even realizing what she was doing. She followed them into a very nice community, much nicer than Kensi should be able to afford, and watched as they pulled up to a security gate outside of a beautiful white home. Talia pulled up to the curb across from the house, confident that they wouldn't be able to see her through the tinted windows. She rolled the window down just a touch so she could hear the conversation happening over the speaker outside of the gate.

"Hi Mom, we're here."

"Great, and right on time, see you in a minute."

Then there was a load buzzing noise and the gate began to open. So it was her mom's house. No wonder Marty let Kensi drive. Talia didn't like Marty getting so cozy with Kensi's family, but maybe he was just lonely. She would have to fix that when they got together. Then he wouldn't feel the need to spend so much time with her either. She continued to watch as they got out of the car and walked up to the front door, Marty's hand on her back. She reluctantly admitted to herself that Kensi looked very pretty; of course this wasn't helping her jealousy over Marty spending time with her or touching her. After they went into the house Talia drove down the road and when she reached the corner, stopped at the stop sign, and looked down the road, she decided to see where the road led and if it would be possible to get a peek at the back of that house and see if she could see anything. She turned left and drove, realizing that the road veered to the right because there was a wilderness that dropped down to a small canyon that ran behind the houses she had just passed.

Talia found a parking spot, grabbed her badge and gun (in case anyone questioned what she was doing back there) and began to walk back behind the row of houses that led to the one she had seen Marty enter. It took her much longer than expected because it was rather precarious. There wasn't much walking room between the fences running behind the houses and the drop off to the canyon, probably only about 2 feet, and it was covered in sage brush, tall grasses, and the occasional tree. When she reached the back of the property she was looking for she took a minute to catch her breath, brush off her clothes, and smooth her hair. She realized that at least there was one advantage to this ridiculous situation she found herself in, it was very unlikely anyone would catch her in this undignified state.

Talia found herself facing a six foot, wooden privacy fence. Fortunately she found a place where there was a knot hole she could look through. She was amazed at the beauty in front of her. She found herself looking at a beautiful flower garden with what appeared to be a path running through it. Unfortunately though, she couldn't see anything or anyone else. She could hear voices and laughter being carried her way by the breeze, but for the most part she couldn't make out what anyone was saying. Once in a while she was able to make out a word. Happy…..long… plane…throws me…shoulder...car….There was a lot of laughing after that. She continued to catch a few words, but the breeze seemed to have changed directions and was no longer aiding her attempt at listening to the conversation. After a frustrating 45 minutes the impact of what exactly she was doing began to sink in. Had she really become that crazy woman that followed a man, who she wasn't in a relationship with (yet), and tried to eavesdrop on his conversations? Talia, overcome by the realization of how far she had let this longing for Marty Deeks go, decided it was time to leave, but just as she was turning to go she heard footsteps approaching and couldn't resist the urge to look. She saw Kensi walking over to a rose bush and heard her telling Marty about it. She thought it was nice that Kensi was trying to learn to take care of plants so she could continue to care for this family rose bush. All nice thoughts of Kensi went out the window though when she saw Marty grabbing ahold of the back of Kensi's skirt and begin to lift it. What was he doing?! Kensi was once again gaining a place in Talia's good book when she reached around and swatted his hand away. She was so relieved when Kensi told him she had a boyfriend. Why was Marty inquiring about her sex life? It couldn't be that impressive when she had condoms expiring. They walked away laughing. There was something very odd about that conversation. Something seemed off. Things just didn't feel right. And why on earth would Marty even attempt to pull up her skirt. The whole relationship was weird. She would have to ask Marty about it, because if she wasn't about to share him either.

A/N: Thank you for all of the reviews. I love hearing from you guys. I find it funny when authors say what soundtrack they listened to while writing their chapter. Oh, to have that kind of time and energy to devote to a story. If you want to experience what I did while I wrote this story put on some Backyardigans, Team Umizoomi, or any other annoying cartoon preschoolers like and then let a three and five year old loose in your house. I blame all mistakes on them. ;)