A/N: I was trying to think of a jumper's name when Tim Riggins popped into my head. Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can't Lose.
"Kens, we've got a sighting on Riggins. He's at the Promenade just outside of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf."
Grabbing her keys, the brunette runs out the door hoping that luck is on her side today.
She looks across the way and can't believe her eyes. Striding across the street, she walks up to him, catching his attention. "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right?"
"9 mil in the waist band."
Nodding her head, she realizes that if they want to prevent casualties that they need to work together. "If either of us goes after him, he'll start shooting. We can't let that happen, especially with all the civilians around."
The perp turns in their direction and before he even has time to think about it, he slams his lips to the tall brunette's.
She's caught completely off guard by his actions, but once she realizes what he's doing, she deepens the kiss. Pretty soon she knows it turns into something else when she runs her fingers through his hair and he wraps his arms around her waist.
Once air becomes scarce, they pull back. Both breathing heavily.
She's surprised to say the least. "What the holy hell was that?"
He smirks at her, trying to not let the fact that that kiss just about knocked him flat on his ass show on his face. "Cover."
Riggins thankfully begins to walk into a less populated area. They're in pursuit, keeping their cover intact, holding hands and walking along, pretending to be a couple window shopping.
Kensi nods her head for Deeks to circle around as she continues to follow after the suspect.
When he reaches the corner, he comes face to face with the shaggy haired man, quickly turns around and starts to run. Unknowingly running past Kensi, missing the fact that her foot is stuck out.
"Ouch." Deeks walks up, cringing when he see's the guy's busted lip. "Damn, Riggins. That looks like it hurts."
Pulling him up, Kensi gives her male counterpart a smile. "I think it's only fair that we split the pot."
"Agreed." He holds out his hand. When she takes it, the tingling from the first time they touched runs through his body.
She walked back into the office, dazed look still on her face.
Gwen hears her walk through the door, but keeps her eyes on her paperwork. "Did you get him?" When there's no response the blonde looks up, seeing a strange look on the brunette's face. "Kens."
"Huh, what?" She's snapped out of her daze when she hears her name being called.
"I asked you if you got him."
Making her way to her desk, she sits down, throws her arms on her paperwork, shaking her head in disbelief. "Oh, yeah. Turned in and 1K richer."
"What's up with you?"
Kensi looks up at her partner, disbelief still written all over her face. "He kissed me."
"Who?"
"Deeks."
Then it clicks. "That new guy? Where'd you run into him at?"
She quirks an eyebrow like, really.
"So what happened?" Curious to hear the details, Gwen gets up and makes her way to Kensi's desk, sitting on the edge.
"Well I was watching my mark, looked across the road and saw him doing the same. So I made my way over after seeing that Riggins was carrying. I thought that it would be better if we worked together since we didn't know the guy's state of mind." She shakes her head when the flashes of what happened between the two play back in her head. Not for the first time. "We were standing there, trying to get a read on Riggins when he turned and looked our way. Before I knew it, Deeks had his lips on mine and I saw fireworks."
The blonde smirks. "Damn girl. So you're a grand richer and got a new boyfriend all in one day."
"Not my boyfriend." She deadpanned.
"But you want him to be."
"Not even close." Denial. She's in denial.
"Uh-huh, sure. Keep telling yourself that. Your mouth maybe saying, "No", but your eyes are saying, "I just want to run my fingers through that fluffy hair of his."
Whatever
As her feet hit the sand and the sound of the ocean fills her ears, she takes a deep breath, breathing in the salty ocean air. Why am I letting this guy rattle me so much? She takes a seat, watching the surfers in the early evening sun.
"You following me, Blye?"
The familiar voice pulls her from her thoughts. "I could ask you the same thing." She turns around to look at the man that the voice belongs to, but as she does, her eyes grow wide when she sees the very muscular figure of the man who not just a few hours ago kissed her, knocking her on her ass. He's holding up his board, hair dripping, wetsuit clinging around his waist.
Smirking when he sees her clearly checking him out, he sets his board down and takes a seat next to the feisty brunette. "Whatcha thinking about?"
"Nothing really." She looks out back towards the ocean. "What are you doing here?"
"This is my thinking place. Every time there's something weighing on my mind, I come here. The sound of the waves and salty ocean air make it all become clearer."
Nodding her head, she keeps her eyes on the horizon. "Oh."
"Yeah, I did what I thought at the time was something really stupid, but after it happened I felt even more stupid for not doing it sooner." He confesses.
This draws her attention away from the ocean, turning her gaze towards her blonde colleague. "Deeks." Her voice full of hope but with that there's uncertainty.
He's not gonna let her talk her way out of this. Grabbing her hand, he rubs his thumb gently back and forth. "I know you felt it too."
She looks at their joined hands. There's that tingling feeling again. "So what if I did."
"Would you go to dinner with me?"
Taking her eyes off their hands, she looks into his eyes and sees nothing but sincerity. "What, are you asking me out on a date now?"
"Sounds like it."
She wants to say yes. God how she wants to say yes. Those doubts that she has, haunt her most frequently when someone begins getting close to her. Pushing those doubt aside, she wants to give him a chance. A chance to show her that not everyone is an arrogant asshole that would cheat on her with someone who she thought was a friend. "How would this ever work."
Placing a finger under her chin, he lifts her head up so that she can see and hear the truth behind his words. "Do you not remember today? How well we worked together? Just imagine that but so much more amazing."
A smile graces her face when she realizes how right he is. They did work well together today and something tells her they could work even better together as more. "I suppose I could eat."