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Genre: Crime-Drama-Friendship-Hurt/Comfort -Suspense-possible Romance... maybe

Rating: T for slight language and awesome ass kicking :D

Language: English

Main Characters: Kensi Blye/Marty Deeks

Minor Characters: Hetty Lang/G. Callen/Sam Hanna/ Nell Jones/Eric Beal

Status: In Progress

Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS: LA

Chapter 2: Memories

*THREE DAYS EARLIER*

Sam looked around the bullpen with a puzzled look on his face. Callen was talking with Hetty, so that left him, Kensi, and Deeks at their desks. He studied Kensi and Deeks. He watched their eyes. He took note of their clothes. They didn't tell the team that they were dating, but there was no mistaking there was something between them. Everyone on the team could see it.

As he observed them, like he did every day, Deeks and Kensi silently communicated. If one of them would go to get lunch, the other would smooth out their hair. That meant that they had a dinner date that night. Other small gestures, like Kensi moving a strand of hair behind her ear, or Deeks sneezes a few times, mean a variety of different plans. They found it slightly difficult the first few weeks, but it began to be fun.

Today, Kensi was getting tacos, (dinner in tonight) she handed out the food alphabetically, (at Deeks' place) she hands Deeks his food with her left hand, (she's staying the night.) She sat down at her desk, waiting for Deeks' response.

"Kensi, do you know if they serve breakfast?" Deeks said, asking if she wanted him to make breakfast in the morning.

"I'll check tomorrow," she replied, not looking at him, just eating she'll make him breakfast. that ment that He nodded and started eating too. Sam looked at them and he cracked.

"What's going on?" he asked. Deeks and Kensi exchanged a look.

"What are you talking about?" Kensi asked. He stood up and walked over to Deeks.

"I think there's something going on. Did you guys do something?" he said.

"No," Deeks said. Sam shook his head.

"Oh, you definitely did something," he said. "Did you do something to my chair?" He asked and he sat down on his chair. Nothing happened. "My desk?" He checked the drawers and under it. He looked at them once more

"Fine," he whined, "Sam do you want to know what's going on?" he asked. Sam looked him."Fine, the truth is-"

"Come on guys, play nice," Callen said. Sam glared at Deeks one more time, and let him go.

"Callen, do u know what they've done to me?" Sam asked. Callen was curious now.

"No, what?"

"I don't know!" Sam whined. Callen looked at Kensi & Deeks. They were standing next to each other, looking confused and guilty the same time.

"I don't think they did anything," Callen said. Deeks and Kensi were silently relieved. "But, I do think they're up to something." Deeks and Kensi shared a look and Kensi was about to explain the whole thing, when a whistle came from upstairs.

"Duty calls," Deeks said and he hurried upstairs. The guys looked at Kensi and she slowly walked past them, as if they would pounce at anytime.

As the team made their way to Ops, Nell & Eric were watching the entire time. They've known about Deeks & Kensi since the couples counseling job. They had a bet going, Nell bet that he would propose by the end of the month, and Eric said by the end of the next assignment. Both would take place later that week.

"This is Petty Officer Cameron Simons," Nell announced as Eric pulled up a picture of two dead bodies in a dumpster.

"The body was found at 9:24 this morning in The Viper Room, one of the most popular night clubs in L.A.," Eric said. "Only the most exclusive celebrities, rich investors, and hot women are allowed in."

"But they offer special deals to good looking military personal as well," Nell added.

"Who's the man?" Sam asked. Eric pulled up another picture.

"Brett Shore, he was a bouncer at the club," Nell said.

"Who discovered the bodies?" Deeks asked. Yet another pic was up, it was of beautiful woman with blonde hair, obviously dyed.

"Amanda Clay, she's a full-time bartender there," Eric stated. "

"She's worked there for almost 7 years." Nell added. Deeks stared at the picture with his mouth slightly open. Kensi looked at him and nudged him.

"You okay?" She asked. Now all eyes were in him. He looked at Kensi and the rest if the team.

"Mr. Deeks, is there something you would like to share?" Hetty asked. He scratched the back of his neck before answering.

"Amanda Clay was my best friend when I was a kid. I haven't seen her since high school," he said. Hetty pondered that for a moment. As she did that, Kensi looked at Deeks, trying to read his body language.

"Well, you should keep your identity a secret, exposing someone from the witness' pass might cause them to be unfocused and unsafe," a voice came from the door. It was Nate. The team hurried over to greet him, all except Deeks. He stepped closer to the picture of Amanda. She looked similar to Kensi, and he knew that she was similar in attitude, but they were so different in many ways. Kensi looked at her partner as he looked at the screen.

"That's her," she said. He nodded. "What are you going to do?" She asked. That grabbed the attention of the others in the room. He thought for a moment.

"The last time she saw me, I was bruised all over, my hair was shorter, and I was as weak as Eric's left arm," he said, hiding his feelings behind jokes. Only Kensi, Nate, and Hetty caught it though. "I'm going to go undercover, I don't her to know who I am," he concluded. They all nodded and went on with the meeting. Deeks seemed to be paying attention, but his mind was in a different place and time.

*flashback*

"Mom, can I go over to Amanda's house?" eleven year old Martin Brandle asked his mother. She came out of the laundry room, carrying the basket with one hand, since the other was broken. This was the first time he saw her after school that day. "Mom, are you okay?" He asked. She nodded and walked to her bedroom.

"Yes, you can go to Amanda's house," she said. "But be back before 9:00, your father got made last night when you didn't get back from Ray's until 9:15," She said. Marty felt horrible.

"I'm really sorry mom," he said. "I can just stay home and help you if I want," he offered. She shook her head.

"No, I'll be alright. I want you to have fun while you can," she said. He hesitated, but Marty left for Amanda's house next door. She opened the door to see her best friend's bruised face.

"Marty!" She said, not expecting his face to still look like that. "I thought you said that it would go away after a few days," she said. He looked at the ground. "Marty, what's going on?" She asked. He looked at her.

"Can we talk inside?" he asked. She nodded and let him in. In her bedroom, he told her everything.

"I didn't trip and hit my head on our coffee table," he said. "My dad..." She was interested.

"Your dad what?" She asked.

"My dad... hits me," he said with his eyes closed. Her jaw dropped. "And my mom," he added. She looked at him to see if he was joking, he wasn't.

"Marty- I'm soo sorry," she said as she walked over to him and gave him a hug. He hugged her back for a few minutes. They sat in silence for a while then they started doing their homework. At 5:30, Ray came over to hang out and Marty told him about his dad. Ray admitted to them that his dad beat him as well. Amanda's dad had left them after Amanda's mom got pregnant with Amanda's brother. He was certain that wasn't his son, and left them. Those three all had Daddy issues. All three had working moms. They made a plan. Deeks always wanted to be a cop, so he would look for Amanda's dad. Amanda would help Ray's mom around her store so she could get another job. And Ray would help Deeks with his dad. Amanda and Deeks didn't think that Ray would go that far.

*End of flashback*

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