Kensi and Deeks had finally made the not-so-tentative steps into a relationship. An official relationship without metaphors, raccoons, boxes or plants of any variety, even ferns. That moment out there on the ice, on the frozen lake had finally cemented their thing and they were now as content as they had ever been before.

Kensi had made the first move, having come to the decision that she could no longer wait for the man she loved and it was Christmas after all. She thought that maybe if she and Deeks got together she wouldn't have a repeat of any of her other Christmases. Whether she was in Afghanistan or if she was being abandoned by the only person she really trusted, she knew she couldn't spend another Christmas alone.

The mood between them had been unusual that day and although Kensi was happy that Deeks had asked her to go on vacation with him over the holidays she still felt an emptiness inside of her. The hollow feeling within her was caused by one single individual, the shaggy haired, surf-loving detective she had met over five years ago. A man she had loved for god knows how long.

She could no longer deal with the idea of being beside Deeks all day but knowing there was a constant tension between them. The tension had built since she had been rescued from Afghanistan. It was either sexual tension or emotional tension, Kensi wasn't sure how to define it, but both she and Deeks could feel that things were never going to be the same again.

As Kensi stepped meekly onto the ice, or rather she was dragged onto the ice by Deeks, she began to wonder if they were ever going to admit their feelings to each other. As her eyes wandered to the blonde detective, her blonde detective she realised she had to make a move sooner rather than later. Otherwise she'd have to spend another sleepless night thinking about him and his lips, his hands and the way he kissed her.

Deeks grabbed Kensi's hand and pulled her over the ice rink, she gasped at the surprise of being dragged across the ice, but she was enjoying the contact between them as she felt the heat of his strong hands. Deeks took her for a lap, even if she was quite shaky on her skates she still relished the spark she experienced as their skin touched.

As she glanced over to Sam and Michelle she could see they were engrossed in conversation and Callen was no longer paying attention to her and Deeks. She realised that it was time to make a move. She reluctantly realised the tight grip that joined herself and Deeks at the hands.

Kensi then began to skate rather badly over to the barrier that surrounded the packed ice rink, her heart was beating hard in her chest and her hands were sweating. However she had a smile on her face as she took a deep breath and told herself that what she was about to do could be the best Christmas present she could ever give herself.

'"I want to talk to you for a sec" Kensi exclaimed quickly as she headed to the barriers.

"I gotta go skate" said Deeks, not realising how important this was to her

"Come here…Deeks"

She watched Deeks skate across the ice, another thing he was surprisingly good at, along with predicting Top Model episodes and buying her favourite ice cream. She was about to call Deeks over again but perhaps by instinct he realised that she wasn't near him and he found his own way over to her side.

Kensi gasped as Deeks skated at full speed towards her, obviously still not aware of the severity of the upcoming conversation.

"Go for Santa" he exclaimed with a grin on his face.

Kensi remembered the reference of their conversation on the forbidden satellite phone last Christmas and she released a quick smile.

However this was a time for Kensi's serious face and Deeks noticed. Not often did he get to see the serious side of Kensi and her current mood worried him. Kensi glanced down quickly and then back up to his face trying to gather herself and find the words to express what she really felt.

Deeks reciprocated the mood that she was showing.

"What's going on, youre freking me out"

Deeks' voice returned a tone of concern over his partner.

"Oh my Gosh" Kensi muttered, the realisation of what she was doing finally hitting her.

"There's things to say and when the time comes you can't say them. Um; this you and me, Kensi and Deeks, Deeks and Kensi, alone we're bold, we're bash, we can move mountains. And together we're, um…"

"…safe"

"Yeh together we're safe" Kensi agreed with Deeks, glad that her feelings were reciprocated.

"Yeh, I know"

"I want to be bold Deeks"

Kensi touched his hand and she interlocked her fingers with his, the familiar warmth of him bringing a flush to her chest, to her heart.

"I want to be bold with you"

"So no more games then?"

"No more games"

"Chips on the table"

"All in"

"All in,"

"Tonight"

"Tomorrow"

"And the day aft…"

Kensi didn't get the chance to finish before Deeks kissed her. He tasted exactly like he had the first time they had shared a kiss. He tasted like that 'undercover' kiss. He tasted like the kiss they'd shared on the mountaintop, just hours before Deeks was tortured. He tasted the same, but better, because this kiss had no taint, no reluctance and no one was watching their every move. The kiss was hasty but it felt like time had slowed just so they could savour each other.

They pulled away together, at first they shared the same serious and bemused expression but Kensi was the first to break into a smile. Her smile was the most genuine smile she had expressed in a very long time. The emotions building up inside of her were unbelievably strong, the adrenaline pumping through her veins was stronger than anything else she had ever felt.

As soon as Kensi smiled, Deeks grinned as he realised what had just happened. They kissed again, whilst the thought that entered both their minds was that they had crossed their frozen lake. And they had been rewarded.