Title: Season Eight Extras and Expansions

Chapter 14: Back

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS LA or the characters. I just enjoy writing about them in this forum.

Summary: This will be a series of new scenes that are added (extras) to the episodes or expansions of scenes already in the episode. The first scene takes place before the episode. The second scene takes place right after Hetty welcomes Kensi back. The third scene takes place after another agent takes the retirement home scamming couple away.

Back

The sound of the hair dryer alerts Deeks to the fact that Kensi is doing her elaborate morning routine. He pours himself some coffee and takes out some bread, eggs, cheese, and bacon.

"What's all this?" Kensi asks 15 minutes later when she joins him in the kitchen and both smells and sees the big breakfast Deeks is making.

"Just thought I would give you a little extra energy for your eval with Nate today. Are you nervous?"

"No, I mean he has to let me come back, right? You've never really said, do you think I'm ready to come back?" She sounds a little hurt that he hadn't been more of a cheerleader for her to come back sooner.

"You were already putting so much pressure on yourself to come back. I didn't want to push you even more into coming back too soon," he explains, "but, I think you're ready now, and I can't wait to have you back partner. Talk to Nate like you talked to me about Ferris and I think you'll be back before lunch."

"Thanks sweetheart," she says with gratitude for his words and the coffee he hands her.

"I need to run to interview some paramedics," he tells her as he throws their bacon and egg sandwich on paper plates. "Can you let Monty out before you go?" he asks leaning in for a kiss goodbye.

"Yes, Thank you for breakfast."

"No problem, Good luck this morning."

"Thanks, hopefully this will be your last solo assignment."

"See you in a bit."

Kensi is waiting for Deeks when he pulls up to the mission doors after interviewing the paramedics.

"Stay in the car," she instructs as he opens the car door. "Actually, no, I'll drive," she decides.

"It's my car! I take it you're back," he laughs garnering from her giddiness that this is the case. "Where are we going?"

"Undercover at the retirement home. And yes, I'm back!" she declares smiling and raising her arms in triumph.

"Well, get in the car. Let's get to work," he says smiling back. Excited to have his partner back, he adds when she gets in the car, "Welcome back partner. I missed you."

"Thanks baby," she replies allowing herself to give him a quick peck on the cheek at work to celebrate.

"What's our backstory?" he asks getting down to business. She launches into the plan she has so far.

"Good day?" Deeks asks.

"Good day," Kensi confirms. "Though we need to work on your hand-to-hand combat skills. That little fight with Eddie was pathetic," she taunts.

"You wanna go?" Deeks challenges.

"Oh, I wanna go," she responds glad for more normal. This is the first time since she was injured that Deeks has suggested they do any type of workout with physical fighting.

Twenty-five minutes later they are in the gym and Kensi has just pretty easily pinned her opponent. She sits on his stomach and leans over placing her hands against his shoulders. "Stop taking it easy on me," she warns.

"I'm not," he denies. "You saw me earlier. I suck. I'm rusty."

"Deeks, I'm strong," she reminds him as she lifts her left hand and holds it up with fingers spread. He immediately understands what she's doing and brings his hand up to mirror hers. She easily links their fingers.

"It's hard for me not to be protective and careful after seeing what you went through, but I'll try harder," he vows because he can see that she needs him to.

"Good," she says as she gets off of him and pulls him up, "because I want to kick your ass fair and square."

"Oh girl, it's on," he counters her trash talk with some of his own.

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