Hey guys! Finally updated! I'm sooooo sorry that it took so long. I started school a month ago and God is 11th grade a pain. I hadn't had a break to update even though I had this chapter already written on my mind. I really enjoy the conversation between Deeks and Kensi in the beginning, I think it's really sweet but I would appreciate your feedback please. The story has reached 60 reviews and to all of you who have reviewed I can't thank you enough. You guys are what keep my inspiration going and I try to answer to everybody. If there is something you might want to see in the future chapters, I am open for suggestions, leave them in with your review and I'll see what I can do. ENJOY chapter 10! Love you guys! :') XOXO - S
"Hey baby?" Deeks shouted from the bedroom.
"Yeah?" Kensi answered popping her head in to the bedroom, she found Deeks sitting at the edge of the bed with his hands on either side of him gripping the edge for support.
"Can you bring me two pills from the pain med? Please?" He asked shutting his eyes closed tightly.
"Sure honey. I'll be right back." She told him frowning. It's not that she minded helping him, quite the contrary actually; it's just that he hadn't needed them in a few days and she was hoping that it had stopped hurting so much for him. Whenever the pain was less intense, he would take an Advil or Tylenol, he left the pain med that was prescribed to him by the doctor for when it was really bad.
Kensi took the pills from the cabinet, grabbed a bottle of water and headed for the bedroom. Deeks had stayed completely the same. She sat down next to him and handed him the pills and water.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome." She answered smiling slightly at him. "What hurts?" She then asked him once he had swallowed the pills.
"It's nothing." He lied and she sighed. She came closer and grabbed his hand.
"Don't be my hero Deeks." She told him, her voice full of emotion and love. He sighed and squeezed her hand in his knowing it was useless to lie to her. She can read him just as well as he can read her.
"My jaw, it's killing me." He told her truthfully. Kensi let go of his hand and layed her right one on his shoulder. She leaned in and planted feather like kisses, four to be exact, along his jaw and then used the back of her fingers to rub feather like as well on his stubble. She secretly loved it. "Yeah, I gotta shave. I think I'll just shave it completely off."
"No!" She almost shouted. "I like the stubble." She then added a little quieter resting her chin on his shoulder.
"Really? I mean, you're always making fun of all my hair."
"I know but believe it or not I love your mop of hair." She answered shyly while she ran a hand through his hair. He closed his eyes in content and smiled.
"You should get some rest before we head over to Sam's. We still have two hours before we have to start getting ready." Kensi suggested knowing he needs the rest.
"Only if you keep doing that." He told her. He meant her playing with his hair. He always found it quite relaxing and comforting.
"Deal." She said and kissed him on the lips. Deeks layed down on his side of the bed and Kensi on hers but facing him. She grabbed his left hand on her right hand and her left got tangled in his hair. A few minutes later she felt his breathing even out and she smiled to herself. She loved that even when he had nightmares and he knew everything would turn black, he still trusted himself to fall asleep next to her. Yeah, she loves him too.
"You ready?" Deeks asked before knocking on the door. Kensi smiled and nodded, excitement and nervousness settling in.
*knock knock*
"Hey! C'mon in! Everyone's out in the backyard." Michelle said opening the door. Deeks grabbed Kensi's hand and they made their way to the backyard where they heard Sam's laugh and Callen's complaints.
"Hey!" Nell was the first one to notice them making their way to the others and she ran and hugged them both. Everyone else stood up and they went one by one hugging and saying their hellos.
"Deeks." Sam said extending his hand out for him to shake and Deeks did.
"Sam." He nodded while shaking his hand.
"So everybody pay up!" Nell exclaimed right after and everyone frowned while looking for their wallets.
"I'm sorry. What did you bet on exactly?" Deeks asked completely confused and judging from Kensi's expression so was she.
"On that" Nell said pointing to their intertwined hands. She laughed at the pair's expressions and went around collecting everybody's money, except Hetty's of coarse because she never took place in any of the team's betting.
"Wait, how did you know?" Kensi asked her friend.
"I didn't know for sure but something told me that you two would come to your senses after all that happened. They didn't believe me so I decided to make a little bet." Nell said happily. Kensi and Deeks only laughed. Yeah, they've missed their team.
Everyone sat down around in the terrace and stared at Deeks and Kensi. They just sat there like deers in headlights waiting for somebody to ask the unvoiced questions running through their brains.
"So... " G decided to break the silence. "You two huh?"
"Yup" Deeks answered squeezing Kensi's hand.
"And you're fine with this?" Callen directed to Hetty.
"Indeed, Mr. Callen." Hetty answered and everyone seemed to relax visibly, finally accepting what was right in front of them.
"Congratulations, then. I'm happy for the both of you." G stated and everyone else said his or her congratulations.
"Thanks guys." Kensi said smiling brightly.
"Anybody volunteers to work up the grill?" Michelle asked coming outside followed by her and Sam's two children.
"I'll take the grill." Eric volunteered.
"Great, Thanks!" She answered and with that Eric got up and started the grill.
Sam's little girl approached Nell and asked her to play. Nell, loving little kids smiled and agreed taking the little girl by the hand. They went over to a spot in the very big backyard and sat on the grass under a tree to play with the dolls the little girl had brought over.
"Deeks, you want a beer?" Kensi asked.
"Um... not sure if I should." He answered skeptical.
"The pain wore of?" Kensi asked and he nodded. "Then I don't think you'll need the pain med in a while and the effects of the last ones must've worn off by now."
"Still, I think I'll just take a few sips from yours." He said offering a goofy grin. Kensi rolled her eyes but got up.
"Okay." She said walking off.
When she came back, Deeks pulled her into his lap and took a sip from her beer. They spent about half an hour just talking and teasing each other. It was nice to have the team together again. Definitely a much needed reunion.
"Miss Blye, care to join me?" Hetty asked pointing in the direction where Nell was seated with Sam's little girl and Michelle.
"Sure Hetty." Kensi answered smiling.
Deeks watched them walk off and then Sam sat up straighter.
"Deeks man, I just wanna apologize." He said. "I was wrong about everything I said about you. I just want to thank you, if it wasn't for you, I probably wouldn't have my wife here with me. I doubted you and that was wrong. It took going through this to be able to trust you and I'm sorry for that."
"Thanks Sam. I really appreciate it man." Deeks said accepting his apology.
"Now, hurt Kensi? And I won't hesitate killing you." Sam threatened.
"Make that two." G said sitting up straighter too.
"Umm... actually, make that three." Eric said coming up to sit by the guys again while the grill cooked. Although he seemed kind of apprehensive saying that.
"Don't worry, I don't plan on hurting Kensi." Deeks said smiling at all of Kensi's "brothers".
"You better not." G warned.
"Kensi wanna play?" The little girl said once she and Hetty had sat down on the grass next to the two other women.
"Actually honey, go wash your hands and go to your father and your uncle G. It's almost time to eat." Michelle said sensing that they weren't here to play with her daughter. The little girl frowned but obeyed her mother.
"Hey, I'll play with you next time ok?" Kensi told her and the little girl hugged her smiling before running with her brother to the house.
"So Kensi, you and Deeks?" Michelle asked collecting her daughter's dolls.
"Yeah." Kensi said turning to see Deeks laughing at something Callen had said and smiled.
"You think you're ready for that? It's not easy, I'll tell you that." Michelle asked.
"I don't know. I mean, I know it's not going to be easy but I think that somehow we're both more self destructive without each other." Kensi answered honestly. It was true however. If they kept denying their feelings for each other it was going to drive them both mad at some point. Michelle nodded; she seemed to understand where Kensi came from so she kept quiet.
"How's Deeks doing?" Nell asked seeing Michelle wasn't going to keep pushing.
"He's a lot better physically. Pain is not so bad anymore or so constant but... "
"The nightmares keep coming back." Hetty cut her off. Kensi nodded and bit her lower lip.
"They will for a couple of months, it's totally normal." Michelle said looking down. The subject clearly a rough topic for her as well.
"And how are you miss Blye?" Hetty asked Kensi pointedly.
"I'm fine." She answered and looked down at her fidgeting hands.
"Oh come on Kensi. It can't be easy taking care of him all the time." Nell said pushing Kensi's hair back and running a hand through it. Just like a sister would do to comfort her little sister.
"No, it's not easy Kensi. This is hard and it's ok not to be fine all the time." Michelle told her eyes watery, finally looking up.
"Yeah, you can't keep it in forever Kensi. You need someone to talk to and we're here for you, the four of us." Nell told her smiling kindly.
"You're right. It's hard, I mean, I'm fine but it's just not easy seeing him suffer like that. It's not easy when he has a nightmare and starts screaming his lungs off because he's relieving those minutes when he had a drill drilling into his jaw." She paused for a second trying to fight the tears. "Who would do that to a person? It's not fair. All Sam and Deeks were doing was saving millions of lives, they didn't deserve to have that happen to them." She confessed. Tears running freely now.
"It's not fair that now he can't sleep without relieving all that over again. As if one time wasn't bad enough." She whispered.
"I know honey, I know it's not fair." Michelle whispered back squeezing Kensi's hand.
"He's worried about you as well miss Blye." Hetty said standing up and starting to make her way over to the terrace again.
"She's right. You should talk to him too. You might think that you have to be strong for him but I learned from experience that experiences like this not only affect them. It affects us too, the people that love them and it's ok. You need each other to get through it. He wants to help you just as much as you want to help him, trust me. You'll see, you'll feel better." Michelle said standing up too. Nell pulled Kensi back up to her feet and together they started to make their way back to the terrace. Once they were getting closer Kensi panicked, she didn't want Deeks to see her like this. Not here, she would talk to him but at home. So she ran inside and straight to the bathroom.
Deeks noticed that there was something wrong with Kensi and when he saw her run up to the house he stood up.
"Kensi?" He called after her. He was about to follow her when Michelle stopped him.
"She's ok. She just needed someone to talk to. She'll be out in a minute, don't worry." She told him and he nodded.
He was still worried; although he felt a little better knowing Kensi had talked to Michelle. Michelle has been in Kensi's position after all and knew better than anybody what she's going through. He felt relief passing through him. He was worried because he knew his nightmares were taking a toll on her too and he could see how much it hurt her too but every time he brought it up, she would just say she was fine. She was being strong for him but the truth was she didn't have to be.
Eric announced that the food was ready and so everyone lined up to grab a steak and some of the smashed potatoes Michelle had done. A minute later Kensi came out of the bathroom and there was absolutely no evidence she had been crying. She walked up to Deeks, who was the last one lined up, threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
They broke apart quickly remembering they were in public and Deeks placed a kiss on her forehead.
"You ok Princess?" He whispered. She smiled at the pet name and nodded.
"Yeah. I'm ok Marty." She said grabbing his hand and intertwining their fingers.
She grabbed his empty plate but he whined. She laughed and pecked him on the lips again, he laughed because there was no getting in between Kensi and her food.
"I love you Kens." He whispered and placed another kiss to the side of her head.
"I love you too." She answered smiling brightly.
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