A/N: Here it is, the last chapter. Thank you for sticking with me. Hope you like it and also, I love Mama B as much as the next person but this is just where my head went with the story.
July 2014
She's balancing between two armrests with Finn in one arm and Koa in the other. They're screaming in terror and she's doing everything she can to protect her babies but she's not sure she has the strength to stay in this position forever.
Looking up, she sees him walk into the room, brow furrowed at what's going on. "Um, baby, whatcha doing?"
She looks down, chocolate orbs locking two sets of hazel eyes. They together turn towards the blonde with wide eyes. "The floor is lava!"
Koa stretches out her little hands towards the blonde lawyer. "Daddy, hurry, before the lava monster gets you!"
Marty's eyes go wide as his little girl screams for his safety, but it's too late. "Ahhhh, help!" Slowly he starts 'falling' down as if he's being engulfed by the lava. "Kensi, I love youuuu….."
She laughs as her husband's last words hit her ears. "Marty! Baby!"
Slowly he rises back up, roaring as if he's now the lava monster come to life.
Sitting the kids down on the couch, Kensi stands in front of them to protect them from who was once her husband. "Finn, Koa, I love you both so much, always remember that." Placing a kiss to the top of each of their heads, she turns back around, takes a deep breath and lunges for the 'lava monster.'
Marty falls to the ground with a loud thud, before he knows it, her lips are on his. "Come back to me, baby."
His eyes flutter as her lips continue their attack. Boy if he was in an actual altered state this would do the trick to bring him out. "I should turn into a lava monster more often."
A blush rises to her cheeks along with a shy smile. She stands up, reaching her hand out to help him up.
When the couple stands, their ears are met with the high pitched squeals that wake them up every morning more often than not. "Mommy, you did it! You saved daddy!"
Marty wraps his arm around her waist, placing a kiss to her temple. "As always."
Just then, they're interrupted by the ringing of the house phone.
"I'll get it." She places another kiss to his lips before walking towards the kitchen, smiling as she hears the distinct yelps of the kids as they jump on their daddy.
Picking up the phone, she greets the person on the other end of the line. "Hello?"
As she walks back into the living room, her eyes find his cerulean blues. "Yes, he does. May I ask who's calling?"
He watches as her features immediately shift to that of shock. "Who is it?"
"Roberta. She's getting out of rehab and needs a place to stay."
He takes the phone from her, confused and socked all the same time. "Yes, this is Martin Deeks."
She sits and watches as the crease in between his brows get narrower and narrower. "Can't she find someone else?" He runs his fingers through his golden locks as the person says something. "Okay, fine, I'll be there tomorrow."
Sensing that they're gonna need to be alone for this talk, Kensi turns towards Finn and Koa who are now playing a game of tag. "Hey, guys, why don't you take Monty out back and play with him."
"Yeah!" They both yell as they run toward the back of the house, furry companion in tow.
Once the door shuts, the brunette takes a seat next to her husband on the couch, his face buried in his hands. She rubs her hand up and down his back, trying to comfort him. "Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so." He turns his head, unable to hide the tears in his eyes.
"Oh, baby." The sadness in his eyes breaks her heart, she leans back into the cushion, pulling him with her.
His head finds her chest, his arm finding its place around her stomach as he tries to dampen down the anxiety that is slowly making its way back to him after so long. "I just-all this time and now she wants to see me only because she needs something."
"What do you want to do?"
"I want to just leave her there to rot. I want to walk up to her and ask her why, why did she leave and never look back. Why did she turn her back on me when all I was trying to do was protect her?"
"So ask her."
He pulls back, weariness in his soulful blue eyes.
"Baby, this is your chance to finally get the closure you need."
Releasing a sigh, he nods his head. "You're right."
A serious look crosses her face as she intertwines their fingers, her thumb rubbing back and forth across his. "And no matter what happens, I'll be right beside you, I'll even kick her ass if I have to."
"You'd do that for me?"
She presses her lips to his with a smile, an openness in her eyes that only he gets to see. "I'd do anything for you."
"I love you."
"I love you."
She threads her fingers through his as they make their way towards the entrance of the Rehabilitation Center, hoping to give him the strength he needs to get through this.
Surprisingly enough the woman is already outside, sitting on the bench, cigarette in hand. "Martin?"
"Hey." He flashes the blonde a barely there smile.
"It's been so long."
"I'll say." He feels the reassuring squeeze of his wife's hand, a calm washing over him. "Roberta, this is my wife Kensi."
Not sure whether she should offer her hand to the older woman or not the agent decides on a smile instead. "Hi, it's nice to meet you."
"Damn, Martin, she's way out of your league." The older woman huffs a laugh as she flicks the cigarette butt onto the pavement and extinguishes it with the heel of her shoe.
He shares a look with his wife, knowing this was too good to be true. "Listen, before we go any further I need to say something."
Roberta lets out a heavy sigh, shaking her head. "I knew this was coming. Look can't we just forget about it and move on."
At her words, Kensi can't help but step in. Her husband is the greatest person she's ever known, his heart is so full of love and compassion. He does't deserve this. "Move on, are you serious right now?"
"Listen, honey, this does't concern you."
"Honey?" She begins to step forward only to be stopped by Marty's grip.
"Baby, I got it." He looks from the woman that healed his heart to the woman that broke it. "First of all, don't you dare speak to my wife like that ever again." Letting out a laugh when something finally becomes clear to him. "You know, I thought maybe we'd come here, have a nice talk and could rebuild our relationship, but you're not worth it. I've made something of myself. I have a beautiful family, a great job where I get to help make this world a better place and it's all in spite of you. So goodbye, Roberta, I hope you can find yourself a life."
He turns around, pulling Kensi along with him. Though it may not have been the closure he had been expecting, he feels the little boy that was abandoned finally set free.
The waves crash against the shore bringing the cool ocean breeze along with it and his wife curling further into his body as they watch the sun dip towards the horizon. He places a kiss to the top of her head, getting a wiff of the lavender from her shampoo. "I needed this today."
Tilting her head back, her eyes meet his, a smile crossing her face as his lips descend upon hers. "13 years is a long time, you sure you're not getting tired of me?"
"Never enough time with you."
Their eyes stay locked, both dancing with so many emotions. "Tell me what you're feeling."
"You know back in college I used to dream about her finding me one day. She would just show up out of the blue, tell me that she was sorry for leaving and how proud she was of me…maybe she'd show up to graduation or at my doorstep one day. But she never came and I felt so alone…so useless, until one night everything was suddenly different."
"What changed?"
He looks out towards the Pacific thinking about the first time they were here. A smile spreads to his face before he turns back to her, his palm finding her cheek as his thumb moves back and forth across her olive toned skin. "I went to a party with some buddies of mine, locked eyes with the most beautiful woman I've ever met and in that moment I knew I had a purpose, that I mattered to someone."
She tilts her head at his words. "You know maybe we should've brought some wine with all this cheese you're serving."
The playful spark in her eyes is one of things he loves most about her. His lips find hers in a passionate kiss, sending the pair into an emotional frenzy.
A few minutes later air becomes scarce forcing them to pull back. Their eyes dance with fire, knowing it's only a preview of what's to come later tonight. Placing one more kiss to his lips, Kensi then rests her head back against his chest as the sun continues to turn the sky different shades. "Marty?"
"Yeah, baby?"
"We love you…Finn, Koa and I will always love you. You're what makes our world go round and nothing's gonna change that."
The emotion in her words hits him full force. "You have no idea how much I needed to hear that right now." His lips find her head once again, finding solstice in her embrace. "I love you."
Their spot.
