Author: LizzieInk
Title: Home at Last
Chapter: 2
Home at Last
Deeks stood in the middle of his kitchen, staring at the chaos around him. On an average day Deeks liked to think that he could handle just about anything, but this definitely had him stumped. He stared nonplussed at the growing puddle of water on his kitchen floor. The pipes under the sink had sprung a leak, and when he had called, the plumber had told Deeks to shove it… That could possibly be because it was the middle of the night. Unfortunately it didn't take Deeks many more calls before he realized he was on his own with this.
As a result, Deeks had tried to fix the leak by himself, but needless to say he had only made the problem worse. All he had succeeded in doing was getting his clothes soaked through, and making a small leak into a much bigger one.
As a last resort, Deeks had shelved his pride and called Kensi, leaving a couple of messages on her phone. Knowing that she was supposed to be back sometime tonight or tomorrow, Deeks had been vague in his messages, hoping that Kensi's curiosity would win out, and bring her straight over here. Unfortunately so far he was having no luck, as she still hadn't shown up.
Screw it thought Deeks as he flicked his wet hair out of his eyes. Grumbling to himself, Deeks resumed his position on the floor, shimmying himself back under the sink, so that he could get a better look at the problem.
Kensi pulled up in front of Deeks apartment. She pulled out her phone again, wondering if she should call him first to give him a heads up. Glancing up at his apartment, Kensi shook her head. No. His lights were still on. Grabbing her stuff Kensi hopped out of the car and locked up.
Kensi smiled to herself. It had been a looong mission, and she was looking forward to seeing her dorky partner again. To say that the mission had been ill-timed would be an understatement of epic proportions. After years of banter and teasing, Kensi and Deeks had finally begun to move forward with their "thing" only to have Hetty slam on the brakes. Kensi had been extremely pissed in the beginning, but after her initial anger had subsided Kensi had to admit that she could understand where Hetty was coming from. As agents they had to lay their lives on the line to protect their country. There is no room for distractions, and Deeks… Deeks with his shaggy hair and lopsided smile was definitely a distraction.
If they wanted to keep working together, they would have to tread carefully as far as Hetty was concerned. All they needed to do was show her that they were as strong a team as ever.
Kensi stopped to listen at Deeks' front door. Deciding to go with the element of surprise, Kensi dug out Deeks spare key from a plant pot by his door and quietly snuck in. Following the obscure noises coming from inside Kensi found herself in Deeks kitchen. She was not expecting the sight that met her eyes.
Deeks was sat in the middle of a giant puddle, putting some tools back into a nearby toolbox. He had obviously just repaired a pipe judging by the pool of water on the floor. The pleased look on his face proved it.
Kensi let out a snort of laughter startling Deeks. He stood up and spun around quickly, hand reaching for the gun that he wasn't currently carrying.
As soon as Deeks realised that his intruder was Kensi, a huge grin lit up his face. Kensi tried to back up, but Deeks was too quick for her; enveloping her in an extremely soggy bear hug.
"You have no idea how much I have missed you." He mumbled against her neck, his face buried in her hair.
Kens smiled: "I think I have a vague idea."
"Just a vague one? Well maybe it's time I refresh your memory." Deeks replied as he leant his forehead against Kensi's.
"Deeks you're soaking wet…" Kensi murmured with a chuckle.
Just as Deeks was about to reply with a witty retort, Kensi cut him off. "Oh my god, Deeks you're bleeding."
She took his hand within her own and inspected a long deep gash across his palm.
"What did you do?" She asked.
"Oh that little thing?" He replied nonchalantly, before bobbing his head in shame. "The uh, repair work may have got off to a bumpy start."
"Uh huh." Kensi replied sarcastically with a raised eyebrow. She steered him towards the couch pushing him onto it, while she went and dug out his first aid kit.
Kens came back to sit beside him, as she started to clean up his wound. "You know most girls like to be welcomed home with chocolate and champagne…" Kens teased.
"Blame Hetty. She's the one that kept changing your damn schedule. We all thought you were supposed to be back weeks a go." Deeks replied.
"Yeah well, that's Hetty for you I guess." Said Kensi with a frown. She finished wrapping a bandage neatly around Deeks hand, and nudged the first aid kit onto the floor, before snuggling into Deeks side, taking him by surprise.
"I really did miss you, you know." She said, lifting her face to his.
"Good to know." Deeks replied with his signature lop-sided grin, as he trailed his fingers along her cheek, pushing her hair behind her ear. "So I take it that means you don't have some secret boyfriend from… where were you again?" He asked with an innocent expression on his face.
"Classified Deeks…" Kensi replied, pretending to be stern.
"But…" He began.
Kensi leant forward and kissed him, erasing any other thoughts from Deeks mind.
And for the first time in a long time, Kensi finally felt like she was home.
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed this story. I know that it is a little short. I had originally planned on a much longer fan-fic but the honest truth is that I don't have enough time in my day for everything I would like to do lately. My fan-fictions will have to be kept short and sweet for a little while.
On another note - who else is super excited for this weeks episode of NCIS LA? Yay Kensi is finally coming home! I can't wait!
