A/N: Thanks for the birthday wishes. Canada had a nice snow storm, 40 cm *yay*. I think this is the end. However, I think I am going to have a series of Angel Adventures (densi cuteness mandatory). *puppies are cute right?* This chapter is dedicated to Deeks, TamaraLDBrennan and me. *the forgotten one's on their birthdays.*

Disclaimer: Nope, I do not own it, even after wishing for it.


Later, that evening, Kensi and Deeks both woke up from their nap; it was seven at night. Their two dogs were laying at the foot of the bed. Kensi's head was resting on her partner's chest, and Deeks had his arm wrapped securely around her with his hand under her shirt. He was drawing lazy circles.

He turned his head towards Kensi and said, "Why did this have to happen to him? He has a family. LAPD thought it would be a good idea bringing him in because we knew each other so well. I wasn't even supposed to know where he was, but I did. What if I jeopardized his entire family's safety by agreeing to let him do this job?"

"Deeks, the LAPD, your boss was the one to bring Ray in. It's not your fault; it was an unfortunate event that could've happened to anyone. Besides, it's not every day you get to get your best friend's girlfriends silhouette put on a board." Yeah, she used the term girlfriend, and she hoped he'd notice because she wanted to be that to him.

Deeks gasped, "Really? Girlfriend, I like the sound of that Fern. But, do you think it was Jason? I've known him since he was just a kid working there over the summer to make a few bucks. And if it was him, why would he finish my board?"

Kensi didn't have an answer for him. She didn't understand it either. "Jason, told me that when Ray showed up he barely even noticed him, until he opened his mouth."

"That's probably because he shaved his head and had a 'chin curtain' and 'goatee' beard combo. The chin curtain was a stick on, but the goatee was all him. It was pretty hilarious to witness that disaster." Deeks laughed, but quickly stopped. It felt wrong to laugh; one of his best friends was in the hospital.

"Marty, it's okay to laugh, that is pretty funny. Did you keep your scruff or did you have something else going on too, while you were away?" Kensi was trying to cheer him up, while touching his scruff.

"I was rocking my gorgeous locks. They wanted to trim them, but I told them it wasn't an option. So, it had to be slicked back every day, but just the top of my head. It was a sticky mess of gel and hairspray. Plus, that mixed with L.A. heat, made for a hot mess. As for the face, they did clean it up a bit and gave me a glue on 'hulihee'." He didn't understand the reason for the ugly transformations, but he was just glad he didn't have to chop his hair off. It was a part of his persona, and he liked it.

"I would've paid to see that." Kensi cuddled further into Deeks' chest and sighed, "We should probably get up and make something to eat." Just then Deeks' stomach grumbled.

"I owe you dinner." Deeks stated.

"Some other time, it's late."

They got out of bed, waking the two dogs in the process and made their way to Deeks' kitchen. Kensi opened the fridge and saw a tray of lasagne sitting there. Kensi's mouth watered, "When did you make this?"

"While you were asleep, I woke up, shortly after you conked out. Were you aware that you snore and make little spit bubbles in your sleep? It's kind of adorable. Anyway, I couldn't sleep and I knew I owed you dinner, and I wasn't going to back out on a promise. Besides, I had the leftover spaghetti sauce in the freezer that I brought back here and made up a small dish. I know it's not what you requested, but I know how much you love my spaghetti and well; I thought that maybe you would like my lasagne too?" He was awake for an hour before he decided to go ahead and prep the food, knowing full well that she'd be hungry when she woke up.

While the lasagne was cooking in the oven, the two set off to take their two dogs for a good walk. They decided to walk along the path close to the beach and see where they wound up. The path didn't go as far as they anticipated so they brought to the two K-9s down to the beach for a good run. Forty-five minutes later and two exhausted dogs, they made their way back into the house, moaning as they were assaulted by the delicious smell of lasagne.

Kensi freshened up and grabbed the plates, cutlery and beers. They were eating in Deeks' bedroom where the TV was located. She brought the beers and utensils into his room and put them both on each nightstand, then made her way back to Deeks kitchen to get the food. Deeks was just pulling the garlic bread out of the oven when she returned. He placed it on the oven beside the lasagne and went to the fridge, pulling out another bowl.

"What's that?" Kensi asked, sticking her nose up. It was foreign and didn't smell like much of anything.

"It's a garden salad, you know with vegetables in it." Deeks said hotly, he swore Kensi wouldn't know what a vegetable was if it slapped her in the face.

"I know what a salad is, and I do eat it sometimes, but usually it's a fruit salad with sugar, or something like that." Deeks rolled his eyes at his partner. He swore if she didn't have the job she did, and exercise as much as she did she'd be a Goodyear blimp, a sexy one, but still a blimp.

"What kind of dressing did you want with your salad, and no, syrup, whipped cream or any other sugary option is allowed. I have: Ranch, French, Greek, Zesty Italian, Caesar, Catalina or Thousand Island."

"Hmm, so many choices. Can I have Catalina and French mixed together?" Kensi knew what salads were, and she used to eat them all the time when she was with her mom and dad and always had French and Catalina mixed with each other. It was something her dad did, and it was the only way she would eat salads.

Deeks looked at her, slightly perplexed, "Mixed together, really? I'm shocked. I kinda do the same thing sometimes. It tastes pretty good, doesn't it?"

Kensi nodded, "It was the only way my parents could get me to eat salads growing up. It used to be my dad's favourite." Deeks smiled at Kensi as he started mixing the two dressings in a bowl. While Deeks was doing that Kensi started serving the lasagne and garlic bread. After, she took a bowl out of the cupboard and placed some salad into it. Deeks saw what she was doing and asked if she could take another bowl out. Kensi did and started placing more salad into that bowl. Once the dressing was mixed, they both liked the same ratio of the two. They added it onto their salads and carried their food to the bedroom.

Once they were situated they flicked on the TV. It was almost nine now and Deeks knew that Castle would be on in an hour, so he let Kensi choose the first show. They ended up making small chat through most of whatever show was on and soon enough their plates were empty, and their bellies were full. Kensi even got seconds of the salad, claiming that it was the best she'd had in years. When really it'd been years since, she'd eaten a salad. She had a feeling that was going to change though.

Ten o'clock rolled around, and Castle came on. It was another repeat, something about another hiatus. Neither of them understood, the need for a hiatus, but decided to watch the episode anyway. Halfway through the episode Kensi dosed off, lightly snoring. Deeks shut off the TV and brought their plates into the kitchen and let Angel and Monty out the back for a quick pee before calling it a night. He wanted to get up early so he could visit Ray before work.

The following morning, Kensi woke up to an empty bed, confused she rolled over and saw the bathroom light on and heard the shower going. She slowly got up stretching and arching her back as she did. She was going to surprise him in the shower, but she saw that both dogs were waiting impatiently at the door waiting to go out. Slipping into Deeks' slippers and hoodie, she shuffled across the house to the backyard and let the two dogs out for a quick pee.

Deeks finished his shower and made his way into his bedroom. He noticed that neither Kensi nor the dogs were there, so he figured she was taking them for a walk. He discarded his towel and started fishing through his drawers for something to wear.

"The moon is shining at 7 a.m., and I am perfectly o.k. with that. Good morning handsome." Kensi said as she kissed her partner's bare shoulder and hugged him from behind.

Deeks turned around and gave her a proper kiss good morning and hugged her back. "Good morning to you too gorgeous."

Kensi moaned into the kiss and started moving her hips against her partner. "Where are you going this morning so early?"

Deeks pulled his partner to the bed and pinned her down, kissing her passionately on the lips, before breaking away to say, "I wanted to go to visit Ray before work. Do you want to come with me?"

"Well, since I'm your ride, I don't really have a choice, but of course, I want to come. Just let me have a shower, and we can go."

"You're killing me. Hurry up before I steal your car and leave without you." Deeks got off the bed, reluctantly and pulled his girlfriend up as well, tapping her on the butt with his forgotten towel.

Kensi laughed, "And you say I give open threats, even I know you're not foolish enough to drive off in my car."

Twenty minutes later, the duo was on their way to the hospital. While they were in the car, they'd received a call informing them that 'Jimmie' had just woken up and was asking for someone by the name of 'Wikipedia'? Kensi and Deeks both laughed and hurried to the hospital.

As soon as they reached Ray's room Deeks ran to his friend and gave him a hug. He asked how he was feeling and when he could leave. Then he asked what had happened? Ray told them that he was on his way back to the airport, and two masked men jumped him in the hotel parking lot and putting one round in his chest before knocking him out and leaving him for dead. He said they were average build, but had no idea who they were. Deeks asked if it was Jason, and he quickly denied it saying that there were no tattoos on either assailants hands. Jason had tattoos covering his whole left arm all the way to his fingers.

Deeks sighed when he realized that it couldn't have been Jason, who assaulted his friend. Ray reassured Deeks that he was okay and asked Kensi, who was standing off to the side by the window watching the exchange, to join them. She did and said, "Hey Ray, it's good to see you again. Just wish it were under different circumstances."

Ray agreed and asked Deeks if he could give the two a moment alone. Deeks hesitated before agreeing, he had to inform LAPD that Jason wasn't their guy. Perhaps Nell and Eric could get footage from the hotel. Possibly catch a license plate or something and find whoever did this to his friend.

Back in the hospital room, Kensi had taken over Deeks spot and looked at Ray as he said, "Wikipedia, how's it going? Did Deeks get his board?"

"Yeah he got it and he loved what you added to it." Kensi said, with a far-off smile, remembering his reaction.

"Hey I thought I told you to take credit for that." Ray was trying to sound angry, but he failed miserably, instead sounding in pain, which he probably was.

"I did, but then we found out you were hurt, and I had to tell him that Jason saw you at the Surf Shop. I can't lie to that man, especially about you; you're his best friend."

"It's okay Wikipedia." Ray said as he let out a loud yawn.

"I should let you get some rest. I'll tell Deeks we can visit again after work."

"No, send him back in. I'm flying home tomorrow, via helicopter, something about LAPD being done with my services and wanting to keep my family safe."

Kensi agreed and quickly found Deeks waiting out in the hallway. She wasn't going to tell him she saw him peeking through the little glass window. Ray told Deeks about him going back home, and they told them to take care and stay safe.

Ray called Kensi over again and whispered, "Told you he was a sucker for brunettes, hang onto this one. He's a keeper."

Kensi grinned before replying, "I know. Good thing, I'm a sucker for shaggy blondes. I'm not going anywhere. He's stuck with me."

The End.


A/N: Thank you all for reading and reviewing. It's been much appreciated. :)