I do not own the rights to NCIS: LA.

This scene has been in my head since I watched the season 8 finale.

Chapter one: Hetty

Kensi POV:

"Babe. Kens. Kensalina. KENSI." I look up from the paperwork on my desk to see Deeks staring at me with wide eyes.

"What? I am trying to finish these after action reports so we can go home." I sigh and sign my name on the bottom of another form.

"Kens. Stop. I just thought of something. When are we going to tell the team about… well you know." Deeks says smirking at me and staring at my left hand.

I sigh and look down at my ringless fourth finger. It has been two weeks since the death of Michelle and besides Nell, no one knows we are engaged. We had both agreed not to say anything in respect to Sam and his family, but we will have to tell them sometime.

"I know babe. I just don't want it to be too soon." I sign my name on the last form and put the paperwork away. I look over at Deeks who is nodding his head and silently packing up so we can head home.

Damn it. I know he wants to tell people, and so do I, but sometimes I still can't believe I actually proposed to him. I grab my messenger bag and walk over to him noticing him still pouting. I roll my eyes and quickly look around and see no one else left in the office. Hetty and Callen have been absent ever since Michelle's death, and the wonder twins left an hour ago.

I wrap my arms around his shoulders and smile up at him. He wraps his arms around my waist automatically and gives me a lopsided grin. Screw my rules, no one is here. I lean up and kiss him long and hard. I pull away and grab his hand leading us towards the Audi.

"Tomorrow. We will start telling people tomorrow." Deeks grins and slips his hand into the back pocket of my jeans.

"Well lets get home and celebrate our last night of being engaged in secret" I smack his chest but laugh as I climb into the drivers seat.

Next day

Walking into the Mission the next morning we immediately see Hetty sitting at her desk on the phone. Deeks looks over at me confused and I just shrug my shoulders. Who knows with Hetty.

I let go of Deeks hand and we separate going to our own desks. After ten minutes of doing our paperwork in silence I hear Hetty hang up the phone. We had decided that we were going to start telling people but we didn't discuss who or how we were going to do that. I sigh wishing I would have just taken Deeks advice and worn my ring to work and let people find out on their own.

"Ms. Blye? Mr. Deeks? My office." Hetty bellows. My head snaps towards Deeks who looks at me with alarm.

"What did we do now?!" I roll my eyes and cautiously walk over to Hetty's desk with Deeks trailing behind me.

"You wanted to see us Hetty." I say as I take a seat in front of her and pull Deeks into the chair next to me.

She says nothing as she sips her tea and looks expectedly at us. The silence is deafening.

"Did we do something wrong?" Deeks blurts out after a few minutes of silence.

I roll my eyes but am honestly confused as to what she wants to speak with us about. We are currently unable to have any active cases until Callen and/or Sam come back for field duty. I look around and see Nell giving me a questioning glance from the top of the stairs and gives me a thumbs up.

"I don't know Mr. Deeks have you?" Hetty says with light laughter.

"Actually don't answer that Mr. Deeks. I just wanted to congratulate you both on your engagement." My jaw drops and Deeks starts sputtering and coughing.

"How did you… Actually never mind. You're Hetty and basically a Jedi and you know everything. So of course you know about two people getting engaged." Deeks rambles out in one breath.

God Bless. He really can't stop talking.

"Mr. Deeks. If you think I don't know what happens to my team you sadly underestimate my abilities. I knew the day it happened." Hetty says leaning back in her chair.

"Of course. Thank you Hetty. We have been trying to keep it under wraps just with everything that has happened. It really wasn't the best timing or anything." I say before Deeks can embarrass us anymore.

"The team will be happy for you Ms. Blye, both of you, even given the circumstances of you two becoming officially engaged. I do suggest you inform them soon, you know how they get with secrets. Now, go. I need to speak to Director Vance."

"Thank you again Hetty. Lets go Deeks." I pull him from the chair and we stumble towards the bullpen.

"Well…. That just happened." I say as I plop down into my chair.

Deeks smiles and leans over my desk.

"One down baby." I laugh and give him a quick kiss.