The next morning Kensi woke up feeling less jet lagged than she expected. She felt refreshed and ready for another intimate round with her lover. She brushed his back gently with her fingertips.
"Mmm, you're insatiable Kensi Marie Blye. I thought we were skipping the pleasure."
"I guess I can't resist the Deekness as much as I thought I could."
"Come here baby," he pulled her on top of him.
Kensi loved the way he made her feel. Even when she was mad at him, she could never truly stay angry with him. He made her feel alive, the way no one else could, the way no one else ever had.
"After that, you must be starving," he teased her.
"Frittatas?" She begged.
"Deeks famous frittatas," he corrected. "We may not be in California per se, but we can sure bring a piece of home to Florida." He chuckled.
He rolled out of bed and headed down to start breakfast out of the fully stocked refrigerator. Hetty always made sure to take care of her agents, home and away.
Kensi went to take a shower and prepare herself for the day. Although she had no clue what the day entailed, she wanted to look her best.
"Babe, breakfast is waiting," he called up to her.
She pranced down the stairs looking as radiant as ever.
"You take my breath away every time I look at you."
Kensi blushed a little. "Just please promise me we are not going to Disney World."
"I can't promise you anything, except that I will always love you." He pulled her into a deep embrace and planted a passionate kiss on her.
"If we keep this up, we aren't going to go anywhere this weekend."
"But we must! We have big plans!"
"Exactly what do those plans entail?"
"Patience my love, patience."
"Mine is wearing very thin Deeks!"
"Finish eating and get ur suit on. The ocean is calling."
"I'm not complaining, but we have an ocean literally in our back yard at home?"
"But the Atlantic is so much warmer this time of year."
"So we came here for the warmer ocean water?" Kensi was perplexed.
"Woman, can't you just enjoy the down time."
In fact, Kensi was completely enjoying the down time, but she knew her boyfriend too well. He often had an agenda. Nonetheless, She headed up to put her suit on. It was a beautiful sunny Friday morning. It wasn't often they got a Friday off work. Kensi grabbed her tablet and placed it in her bag. She stood thinking for a minute. She figured this would be a perfect time to finish up wedding plans. Perhaps that's why Hetty was so willing to give them a few days away. Everyone was anxiously awaiting the date be set. Hell, most of them had basically been waiting nine years since the shaggy hair detective walked into their lives.
She chuckled to her self, as she thought back to a comment Deeks had once made, "Date me for a decade and you deserve my hand in marriage."
"That sounds more like a punishment than a reward," Kensi had then retorted. And although they had not been officially dating almost ten years, their partnership was approaching that mark. "I guess you were right," she snickered.
"What was that?" His head peer in the doorway to grab his suit.
"Nothing, nothing at all."
"If you say so," he smirked. "Let's go the surf is calling."
Kensi grabbed a beach blanket, that was near the back door, so she could lay on the beach and work on plans. She was hoping by the end of the weekend, they could return to LA and have the wedding set in stone. She had already been to Brides against Breast Cancer and picked out her dress. Surprisingly, it only took her minutes to find the dress of her dreams. Even with Roberta and Julia along, they loved it immediately. She was so excited for Deeks to see her, although she knew her husband to be would rather see her naked, and be thinking about the honeymoon through the entire ceremony.
"You gonna come out with me?" Deeks pondered.
"Maybe later, I really want to get as much done for the wedding as possible. This is the perfect opportunity."
"Do you want me to stay and help."
"That's sweet of you babe, but I know how you hate the details and like you said the surf is calling your name."
"I won't be long, then you can show me everything you picked. I know I'll love it all."
"I know you will too, because you didn't have to do anything!" She laughed shouting after him.
Close to an hour had past as Kensi was working diligently on plans. The house next door suddenly came alive with bustle.
"I'm going by the water!" A pint sized voice playfully shouted.
"Feet in only. Stay by the edge," a motherly voice toted.
"I know mom," the boy sighed.
"I'll be out soon, then you can go in waist high."
"I know," the boy scowled back as he took his place where the ocean met the sand.
Kensi's attention turned towards the boy, who must have been about seven, she thought. He was maneuvering the sand with his feet looking down. His eyes focused towards Deeks surfing as soon as he caught the glimpse of movement in the water.
The boy watched Deeks surf, Kensi watched the boy. His brown wavy hair blew gently in the breeze. He looked so content just sitting staring at the ocean. As if he felt Kensi's eyes on him, he turned and saw her. He pause and looked back at the ocean. Watching Deeks surf, then turned back towards Kensi. He jumped up from his spot and walked towards the new stranger sitting on his beach.
"Are you my new neighbors?" The boy asked kindly.
Kensi was a bit taken back that he was approaching a stranger. "No, we are just visiting for a few days. You know you shouldn't be talking to strangers, right?"
"I know. Mam. But Daddy told me if anyone ever came to this house, they were good people and they would protect me."
"I see," Kensi replied. "Your daddy must be a smart man." She shuffled in her bag and pulled out her badge.
"Are you a police officer?" He questioned eyes lit up brightly.
"No, but the man you were watching surf is. He's a detective for the Los Angeles police department in California. I'm a federal agent there. Do you know where California is?" She asked.
"I sure do!" The boys eyes brightened even more. He took his finger and drew a huge makeshift United States. It was a bit lopsided, but good enough that She could tell, He placed an x where California would be and then another x in Florida.
"You're pretty smart."
"Mama teaches me. She says I can grow up to be anything I want." He looked out towards the ocean looking directly towards Deeks. "I said I wanna be a police officer!"
Kensi was very intrigued by the little boy. "How old are you?"
The boy held up seven fingers. "I just turned seven last week! We had cake and candles and I got a surf board."
Kensi smiled that her guestimation was correct. "You like to surf?" She inquired.
"I want to learn. Daddy said I had to wait until I turned seven and then he would teach me. Now I'm seven!"
"You sure are," she smiled. "I bet Detective Deeks would love to surf with you and your dad before we leave."
The little boy's eyes shined as he smiled as big as the ocean. A strange feeling came over Kensi. Her heart lit up. She thought about all her and Deeks conversations. More and more enjoying the boy's company made her realize being a mom might be another part of who she was.
Whatcur name Mam?" The little voice interrupted her thoughts.
"My name, My name is Kensi." She thought about using Fern, but decided to tell the innocent being her real name.
"Are you a secret agent Miss Kensi? I can keep your secret. I'm really good at keeping secrets."
Kensi was impressed at the little boys politeness.
"I'm not a secret agent, just a federal agent for an agency called NCIS. And we are really good at keeping secrets too. Even better, is that we are pretty good at keep people safe."
The little boy smiled. "Maybe I'll be good at keeping people safe too. Mama says I'm great at protecting my little sister. She's three. Her name is Cali. Daddy says he loves California , so what better name for a little girl."
"Well, that's a beautiful name indeed." Kensi was becoming more and more intrigued with the young boy before her. "You never told me your name."
"Oh my name! My name is Marty!" He jumped up and ran back towards the spot he was at previously. "Come on Miss Kensi, the water is so warm!" He beckoned her. Kensi couldn't help herself but get up and follow as she looked on dumbfounded.