A/N: Because I love when they're reunited after something happens.


Sam grabs her around the waist as she tries to take off running towards the building. "Let me go, Sam."

"I can't do that, Kensi."

She turns around in his arms, tears in her eyes and starts punching him in the chest. "Marty's in there. That's my husband in there."

He pulls her in tighter, hugging her. "I know, Kens. I know."

Soon all that can be heard is the cackling of the burning building and the sobs of a grieving wife.


She isn't going to leave until his body is recovered. She can't leave him here. Her heart is in such anguish and despair that she seriously doesn't know how she'll make it through. The fact that he ultimately lost his life trying to protect a child is not surprising to her. It's who he is. Was.

She's sitting in the back of the ambulance, breathing mask in place on account of her hyperventilating when the fire fighters said that they had found a male victim. Sam and Callen went in to identify it because there is no way in hell that she's going to do it.


They're going through the entire building, hoping and praying that their shaggy brother somehow made it, but looking around at the chard and completely burnt building, they knew the odds weren't in their favor.

"God, there's no way anyone could've survived this." Callen looks around for any signs of the detective.

Sam knows he's right, he knows how hard this going to hit everyone, and he definitely knows how this is going to affect his little sister. "She's not gonna recov-" He abruptly stops talking when the sound of water hitting the pavement hits his ears. Scanning the room, his eyes land on two large pieces of plywood that have clearly been doused in water, positioned against the wall in the least vulnerable area of the room, making a barrier. Looking closer, there's what he's assuming is the ware house's fire hose, gushing water from a small exposed area. "G, OVER HERE!"

The two agents rush over to the makeshift shelter, slowly moving the top board, hoping and praying for a miracle. They gently lift it and let out a sigh of relief when their eyes meet a mop of blonde hair. Setting down the board and then moving the side board, they crouch down to his level, taking in the soot covered eyes of the detective and little girl that he's cradling against his chest.

"Deeks." Callen tries to wake the blonde man. "Deeks, man you gotta wake up."

Sam pulls away the shirt that's covering his mouth and then removes the one from the tiny brunette's. The little girl's eyes begin to flutter and slowly open, locking in on the man that's holding her.

"Hey." The larger agent grabs her attention, trying not to startle her.

"Hi."

"We're here to help you. Do you think you can help us wake him up?"

The little girl nods at the buff agent, and begins squishing Deeks' cheeks. "Marty. Marty, wake up." Standing up, she leans to whisper in his ear. "You promised me I could meet Kensi."

At the words of his wife's name, a smile begins to grace his face. Letting out a couple hacking coughs. "I can't go breaking my promises now can I, Fern?" His eyes flutter open, meeting the blue orbs of the little girl he's been protecting for the past 4 hours.

His heart melts when she wraps her small arms around his neck and squeezes tight. Wrapping his arm around her, he lets out a sigh of relief at the fact that this little girl is safe now and how he gets to go home to his wife. "Kensi." When the little girl pulls back, he looks at the men who have become his brothers, with worry in his eyes. "How is she?"

They both grimace at the fact that she still thinks that her husband/partner is dead. "She thinks you're dead."

He gets a sudden burst of energy and hops up with the tiny brunette in his arms. "WHAT?" He can't wait for a response before he starts moving towards the direction he thinks they came from.

Sam and Callen follow close behind, giving him direction to the way out.

Before they reach the light coming from outside, Deeks turns towards Sam, but talking to the little girl in his arms. "Fern, can Sam hold you so I can hug my wife?"

The little girl looks skeptical, taking her gaze from the man who's holding her to the larger man.

"I promise you'll be right behind me and then you can meet Kensi."

Her eyes light up at the mention of meeting Kensi. "Okay."

Deeks hands her off and sprints out the door towards the ambulances. Looking around, he spots her sitting on the back of one of the ambos with a breathing mask on her face.


She looks up towards the now extinguished building, smoke billowing in the air. It must be the affect of all the smoke because she can see a mop of blonde hair running towards her and….Deeks.

When they finally lock eyes, she pulls off the mask and begins sprinting towards her husband. It only takes a few seconds before they collide and embrace. Death grip on one another, they stand there, just relishing in the feeling of being together.

Kensi squeezes his neck much like the little girl a few minutes ago, but this one has a bit more strength to it, a strength of getting something back that she thought she had lost. She can't hold back the whimpering. "I thought I lost you." Tears stream from her eyes, as she clings tighter to him.

"I'm not going anywhere, baby." The whimpers from his wife that fills his ears is his undoing. Tears begin to fall from his eyes, when he realizes just how close he came to death and just how close he came to losing her, again. "I love you so much it hurts, baby." He places a kiss on her neck, and cradles her head, bringing her into him as much as humanly possible. "I love you so much."

Her whimpers begin to die down, but her grip on him remains the same. "I love you." Moving her arms from around his neck, she places them around his waist with just as strong a grip as she had around his neck. Resting her head on his shoulder. "When they said they had found a man's body I thou-" She chokes back tears, not being able to say it out loud.

"I know, baby. I know." He places a finger under her chin, lifting her head up so that he can look into the beautiful mismatched eyes of the love of his life, and leans down, bringing his lips to hers for a desperate kiss full of love and reassurance. "I love you."

She pecks his lips again and finally lets herself smile as she gets to look into the mesmerizing blue orbs that she never thought she'd get to see again. Returning her head to the place above his heart, she lets out the breath that she's been holding for the past 24 hours. "I just want to go home, get in our bed, lay in your arms and never leave."

He places a kiss on her head. "I want that too, baby." He looks at the big guy, giving him the signal to bring the young girl over. "And we'll do that soon, but there's someone who I promised that they could meet you."

She pulls to his side, arms still wrapped around her husband when she see Sam approach them with a little girl that could easily pass as their daughter. When Kensi see the little girl's contagious smile, she's reminded of a certain someone with the same beautiful blue eyes and the smile that melts her every time. "Hi."

"Hi! Are you Kensi?"

The tall brunette nods in conformation, and her heart melts as her tiny arms reach out to her.

Deeks is so captivated at the sight before him. This woman is gonna be the death of me. COD…..death by heart explosion. His wife is in an animated conversation, and with a kid that she just met. "Natural." He whispers, giving his wife his signature grin.

When he hears her ask the little girl what her name is, he has to hold back a laugh.

"What's your name, sweetie?"

"Fern."

Giving her husband a knowing glance, she can't help but laugh. "What a coincidence! So is mine."

The little girl looks confused for a hot minute. "I thought your name was Kensi?"

"It is, but sometimes Marty calls me Fern. Don't you, Marty?"

He's hit with an intense emotion in his chest of what could be when both girls turn and look at him with smiles on their faces. "I sure do, Fern."

"You're silly, Marty." The little girl giggles.

"The silliest." Kensi confirms, knowing first hand how silly her husband tends to be. Especially when it comes to kids.

They're all talking to the little girl, asking her questions, when her name is called.

"Mommy!" Kensi sets the girl down as she practically jumps out of her arms and runs towards her mother.

Smiles are shared between the coworkers at another job well done.

The team leader can tell that they're wiped and considering what they just went through he knows they need it. "Alright you two, go home. Take a few days off, we'll see you on Monday."

As the senior agents walk back towards the crime scene, the couple walk back to the ambulance so they can both get checked out properly and after much fuss, they're both given a clean bill of health.

Deeks wraps his arm around her shoulder as she wraps hers around his waist, walking off towards their car. "Lets go home, Fern."

Burrowing herself further into his body, she smiles, kissing the place above his heart. "I'm already there."


A/N: Thanks for the love, guys!