Title: Season Six Snippets

Chapter 9: Wild and Wet

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS LA or the characters. Also, I am not recommending alcohol as a way to solve your problems. I really just wanted to bring back Hetty and the mechanical bull for some reason.

Summary: A series of added scenes based on season 6 episodes. This snippet takes place after episode 6x14 Black Wind.

Wild and Wet

"Now that the tequila is flowing, is anyone up for going out for another round?" Callen asks the group.

Deeks tries to make eye contact with his girlfriend to judge her opinion on the offer, but after the cactus story from Hetty that hit very close to home, she is still avoiding looking in his direction. A drink sounds good to him so he declares, "I'm in. How about Saddles?" He'd been to the cowboy bar around Thanksgiving with some buddies.

"No, we can't go there." Kensi sounds almost apprehensive as she vetoes the idea.

"Why?" Deeks asks confused. "They have great drinks and good food."

"Well, we've had um…some issues," Sam tries to explain delicately as his eyeballs flick to Hetty and back to Deeks.

"No need for worry Ms. Blye and Mr. Hanna. I promise to stay far away from the mechanical bull," Hetty gives them her word.

Callen and Sam exchange a worried look as they see Hetty discreetly slide her hand behind her back presumably to cross her fingers and thus cancel her promise.

"I'll drive," Kensi offers to anyone who wants to take her up on it.

"I'll get the wonder twins," Deeks remarks bounding up the stairs.

Deeks is the only one who takes Kensi up on her offer for a ride. "You sure you don't want me to drive so you and Nell can have your several libations?" Deeks teases knowing that tipsy Kensi is pretty fun and wanting to see what tipsy girlfriend Kensi is like.

"I'm sure," she replies with a warning look. "It's your turn for a night to unwind," she adds as she runs her hand across his shoulders before walking around to the driver's side of the car.

At the bar, after they eat, everyone spreads out to let off a little steam. Nell and Deeks face off in a basketball arcade game, Sam and Callen at air hockey, Hetty and Granger at pool, and Eric and Kensi hit the dance floor to literally shake off the day. Kensi wonders if anyone thinks its weird that she's not hanging out with her partner. They've been trying so hard to keep things platonic in front of their coworkers that she's thinking now maybe they are trying a little too hard.

After a few drinks Deeks decides to take on the mechanical bull and does a very respectable job

"I commanded that bull!" he exclaims triumphantly meeting Kensi's high five as he steps off the mat.

"Yeah you did," she agrees.

Meanwhile Hetty slips by everyone to take the next turn.

"Why didn't you stop her?" Sam accuses Callen.

"I thought you were going to stop her," Callen shoots back.

"This isn't good," Eric comments anxiously.

To the amusement, but not surprise of all, Hetty beats Deeks' time.

"You're going again." It's more of a demand than a request Kensi gives Deeks as she massages his shoulders like she's preparing him for a boxing match. When she catches Sam's eye, she is determined not to blush. She would totally be acting this way even if she and Deeks were still just partners.

Deeks beats Hetty and returns with his hands up high waiting for high fives from the whole team. Sam exchanges a concerned glance with Callen knowing that this could get ugly between Kensi and Hetty with their competitive natures.

"Ah Hetty," Callen grabs her attention before she can get back into the ring that houses the mechanical bull. "Maybe you should give this round to Deeks. He could use a win today."

"You are right Mr. Callen. It's also getting late," Hetty sees reason and backs down from the challenge. With that everyone heads their separate ways for the night.

At the bar Deeks had been his joking, vibrant self, but since they've been home he's been quiet and a bit solemn.

"I'm going to take a shower," he tells Kensi as she takes off her watch. The lack of an invitation to join him lets her know that he really is feeling down. She's feeling kind of grimy after traipsing through a tunnel to Mexico, so she decides to join him even without an invitation. She's nearly positive he won't object. She and Deeks said they weren't going to do anything extravagant for Valentine's Day coming up, but knowing that he enjoys natural things and being pampered she had convinced Nell to go with her to a class at the community center where they made natural shower scrub and massage oil. She figures since they aren't making a big deal out of the actual day, there is no harm in trying them out a little early.

She steps into the shower behind him sliding her arms under his.

"I love that you care so much," she tells him then places a loving kiss to his shoulder. If he can throw around the L word without actually saying it to her, so can she. She pours some of the scrub in her hand and begins rubbing it into his chest as she continues, "the way you care about people, about your job."

"about saving water?" he questions with teasing twinkle in his eye as he turns toward her.

She shrugs and scrunches her nose. "Maybe not that one so much. In fact if you get a low flow shower head I might just have to chop all this off," she threatens playfully as she gathers up all of her hair. She knows how much he loves her hair. If anything can stop him from getting a low flow shower head it's her hair.

"You wouldn't?" it's more of a statement than a question because he's pretty sure she wouldn't.

She raises her brow at him in an 'or would I?' gesture.

"How about we compromise," he suggests reaching for her waist and pulling her close. "No low flow shower head, but we do this more often." He presses his lips to hers to sell her on the idea.

"That we can do," she agrees sealing the deal with another kiss.

She still has the shower scrub and massages it into his back as he kisses along her neck and shoulder.

"You okay about today?" she asks.

"How could I not be?" he responds sliding a hand up her back and into her hair showing he's very content with his current situation

"I'm serious," she tells him framing his face with her hands to get him to look at her.

"I'm good," he tells her honestly. "I don't think I would have been if Granger wouldn't have been able to fix everything."

"We did the best we could," she reiterates her statement from earlier in the day as she caresses his cheek. "We both made the decision to give Alejandro a deal without considering if it was our place or not. We do our best, but we can't save everyone."

"I guess it wouldn't be work if it was easy," he comments.

"Just remember we have partners for a reason," she reminds him.

"So we can wash the tunnel dust out of each other's hair," he jokes as he turns her around and begins massaging her scalp.

"Something like that," she agrees following his lead in letting go of the day and concentrating on each other instead.

Thanks for reading. This one started with one or two lines like most scenes or stories that jump into my head, but unlike most of the other stories the rest of the lines just would not come to me. Hopefully there is at least an enjoyable line or two in here.