The next several weeks went by rather smoothly. Kensi and Deeks had really grown to enjoy each other's company and Kensi's stuff was being repacked to take to her new house.

While the loan she'd taken out had been close to her approved maximum, she felt it was going to be worth it in the end.

She ended up negotiating the house down to $720,000, which was still high, but much less than the listing price.

"Is that everything?" Deeks asked.

Kensi looked around the house once more, "yeah, it looks like everything's packed up and ready to go."

"Okay then, off to your new house we go!" Deeks said rather enthusiastically.

They had rented their own moving truck this time, so Deeks drove and followed Kensi down the few streets to her new house.

She got out of her car and waited for him. He pulled up and walked up to the sidewalk to meet her. "Ready to go see you're new house?" He asked. Kensi hadn't even looked at it before. While the realtor thought she was crazy, she knew it was for the best that she put in an offer as soon as possible to avoid competition. It had taken a few weeks to close on the house but now it was officially hers. She'd been warned that there were some minor cosmetic updates that would probably need to be made in the future, but it was move-in ready.

"Yeah, come on!" She said. She grabbed his hand and pulled him with her. Deeks was surprised, it was the first time she'd held his hand since Christmas… not that he was complaining or anything.

Kensi turned the key and unlocked the door. She pulled Deeks along with her as she walked inside. The house had nice wood floors that were in need of a good refinish, but they weren't in bad condition. The living space was all open so the living room, dining room and kitchen were all clearly visible from the front door. They walked over to the kitchen.

"I think this is what the realtor meant by the cosmetic fixes…" Deeks said as he looked at the counters and cabinets that didn't look as if they'd been changed since the 1950s.

"Yeah, that shouldn't be too hard to take care of though." Kensi replied.

Next they made their way down the hallway to the three bedrooms. The master was a great size and had a balcony leading out to a view of the sand dunes and beach that were out her back door. Deeks was practically salivating over this. The other two rooms were a decent size for an office/storage room and a guest room. The master bathroom had recently been redone and had a nice tub and standing shower. The other bathroom off the kitchen near the backdoor needed as much updating as the kitchen.

"Seriously? Why would anyone in their right minds pick these colors?" Deeks asked looking at the garish lime green and purple tiles that covered the entire bathroom. "The toilet, tub and sink are purple. That's just not right."

Kensi had to laugh at his interpretation of the bathroom, although she didn't think much higher of it herself. She figured she'd just use the master for the time being until she could get around to redoing the bathroom.

They moved her stuff into the house and prepared for the delivery of the furniture Kensi had picked out a couple weeks ago.

Once everything was moved in, Kensi and Deeks decided it was a good time for a movie night. They hadn't had one in a while.

"You want me to order a pizza?" Kensi asked as Deeks picked through the box of movies sitting by the television.

"Sure, sounds good." He replied. Kensi placed the order then went to her new bedroom to put on some more comfortable clothes. She pulled out the first outfit she found which was a pair of grey leggings and a navy NCIS t shirt. She also pulled her hair back into a messy bun.

"What are we watching?" Kensi asked as she plopped down on the sofa.

"The Day the Earth Stood Still." Deeks answered just as the opening credits started.

The doorbell rang and Kensi retrieved the pizza. They dug in and then relaxed back into the couch while watching the movie. Kensi's head was on Deeks chest and he wasn't exactly in the most comfortable of positions on her new couch, so he pulled her with him so she was lying down between him and the back of the couch on her side whilst he lay on his back.

She'd fought it at first, but then decided it wasn't worth fighting anymore. After all, they had said they'd continue with their 'thing' when she moved out.

She caught Deeks staring at her and gave him a questioning glance, which caused him to look back at the movie. 'why not?' Kensi thought to herself as she leaned down and connected her lips to his. Deeks rather quickly got the message and rolled so that Kensi was on her back beneath him and continued to deepen the kiss. Kensi groaned at one point, which made Deeks fight to keep control of the situation. They were not going any further tonight, Kensi deserved more than that.

"So is this us continuing our 'thing'?" Deeks asked.

Kensi simply grinned up at him and nodded. They both sat back up on the couch and noticed the movie had ended while they were otherwise occupied.

"Wow it's getting late. I should probably get going…" Deeks said. "Crap!"

"What's wrong?" Kensi asked from her position in the kitchen where she was throwing away their trash from dinner.

"I don't have a car, remember I brought yours this morning."

"Just take mine now, bring both of our surf stuff in the morning and we can go out before work." Kensi said as she walked back into the living room.

"Okay." Deeks said then laughed a little.

"What?"

"Just remembering how when we first became partners I wasn't even allowed to think about driving your car and now it's almost normal."

"It is normal… but a lot has changed since then too." She said as they walked to the door.

"Yes it has." Deeks said as he leaned down and kissed her briefly. "Goodnight, Kens."

"Goodnight, Deeks." Kensi said as she shut the door.