So, I would just like to say that I don't own NCIS: Los Angeles. I only borrow details. Plus I don't own CNN either. Haha. :) Enjoy.

It was September 21, and Callen was returning to work the following day. Although Kensi had tried to convince him to not rush and take the time to heal completely. He had made sure she knew he was ready to go back to work and felt close to 100%.

They were at Kensi's, sitting on the couch. Kensi had her head on his lap, and he was running his fingers through her curls.

"It's gonna be weird having you at work tomorrow." Kensi said looking up at him. "It's actually going to be more weird to not have you sleeping next to me tonight."

"I know. When Sam called I wasn't really thinking. But in the long run it would be less suspicious if he drove me over you."

"I know. I just wish you would stay tonight."

"I wish I could too." He said caressing her face. "I promise I'll make it up to you on Friday."

"I'm holding that to you, G. Callen."

"I accept that, Kensi Blye." He said and kissed her. "I love you. You know that?"

"Yea, I do. And I love you, too."

"I should get going, Kenz." He said looking at the clock above the tv.

Kensi sat up. "Alright. I'll miss you."

Callen stood up. "I'll miss you, too." He bent over and kissed her again. "I love you."

"Love you, too. See you tomorrow at work."

Callen walked over to the door. "Oh, and make sure you act like you haven't seen me for four months."

"I will." Kensi said as he opened the door.

"See you later, babe." G said as he walked out.

"Bye, G." She said and got up, locking the door behind him, and went into her room. She opened the drawer with Callen's clothes. She took out one of his dressy buttoned down shirts and took her clothes off and put the shirt on.

The next day, Sam had picked up Callen. As they drove there Sam was telling him about the new office. He was barely listening though cause Kensi had already told him all about it.

When they arrived, Callen walked in the building taking in the building. He saw Kensi and smiled. He stopped outside of where there desk was. She was screaming on the phone in Portuguese.

Callen watched as Sam talked with Hetty. Hetty walked around him when they were down. "Mr. Callen, you're not due back for a month."

"I missed your sunny smile, Hetty."

Hetty began talking again. When she finished the walked over to the opening of their area and dropped his stuff again. Sam told him about the new guy.

Eric came to the balcony and whistled. "Heads up. Director's coming online. Hey Callen."

"Eric."

Kensi walked up behind him. "Well, it's about time."

"Kensi. My favorite agent." He said as he hugged her.

"I thought you callously abandoned us to join the F.B.I."

Later that night, Hetty had given Callen a whole stack of paperwork to be completed.

Dom, Nate, Eric, Sam, and Kensi left soon after. Callen had started the paperwork when he heard Hetty leave. He had been sitting there for about twenty minutes when he heard someone walking towards him.

Callen turned around to see who it was. "Hey Kenz. What are you doing here?"

Kensi sat next to him. "I thought I would keep you company. Besides you will need a ride home."

"I'm not staying there anymore. To noisy." Callen said as he wrote.

"Fine. You will need a ride to my place." Kensi said, putting her feet on his lap.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, Kenz. I mean Sam expects me to sleep here. If we drive here tomorrow morning together, he will be mad I called you instead of him."

"He can deal with it. He's a grown man. Come on. You know you want to sleep in my comfy bed instead of on that couch." Kensi said, leaning toward him.

"I hate paperwork." He said as he put his pen down and rubbed Kensi's legs. "Alright. You do make a point." He said and put his right arm under her knees, and his other around her waist. He stood up, carrying Kensi. He walked outside to the car.

A/N: Sorry to interrupt in the middle of the story, but I just wanted to let you know I am gonna detail what happens over the next year. Just to get to the good parts. Sorry again!

As the year went by there were cases close to home for everyone. The team had to deal with Dom's disappearance and later death. Kensi took that very hard. Callen had to comfort her for practically a week.

Surprisingly, with as many slip ups that they had, no body has figured out they were together now for almost a year. Not even Hetty knew and Hetty knows everything.

It was nearing their one year anniversary. Callen wanted to give Kensi something extraordinary. He was just unsure if he should give it to her, as they were both scared of total commitment.

He couldn't even consult in anybody since no one knew. He thought about it all the time.

They were laying in bed, relaxing after their tough week at work. Kensi had her head resting on his chest listening to his heartbeat. Callen was stroking her arm.

"Kenz, how 'bout we go down to the beach on our anniversary?" Callen asked as he rested his arm on his waist.

"Sounds like a good idea. We rarely go down there anymore." Kensi said and sat up. Callen's shirt fell into place as she sat up.

"You look so sexy in my shirt." Callen said and sat up against the headboard.

Kensi smiled. "I have a serious question G." She said and faced him.

"Okay."

"I know we haven't told anybody we are dating, because we weren't sure of how it would go, but when do you think it would be a good time to actually tell them?"

"I don't know, babe. Maybe soon." Callen said honestly.

"Alright."

The following week, Callen and Kensi walked hand-in-hand down to the beach. They had officially made it a year together without killing each other.

Callen clung onto the object in his pocket. He was scared of her reaction, but for him to actually sit there and purchase the object was something even bigger.

It was the first day of July and it was very hot. Typical Los Angeles weather. They were walking down the beach.

They had walked the whole beach and started walking along the boardwalk.

"I like this. It's so calm and peaceful. No work involved. Just you and me." Kensi said later as they walked back on the beach.

"Yea." G agreed.

They sat down on the sand. Kensi slipped off her shoes to feel the sand on her feet.

"It's funny to watch the tourists watch us and look at us like were crazy wearing pants in 90 degree weather and be comfortable." Callen said.

Kensi laughed with him.

"So, baby. I wanted to know your opinion on something." Callen started, reaching into his pocket, and taking the object out without showing her it.

"Like what?" Kensi asked looking at him.

Callen looked at his reflection in her oversized sunglasses. He was extremely nervous right now.

He took her hand in his and placed the box in her hand. "I wanted to know what you thought about this."

Kensi slowly opened the box. "Oh my gosh. G, are you serious?"

"Will you do me the honor of being my wife, Kensi?"

Kensi knew for him to find the courage to think about marriage and ask her to marry him meant a lot. She knew that both of them were afraid of commitment, but in that moment it felt so right to her.

"Yes, G. I will marry you." Kensi smiled.

"You're serious?" Callen said, not sure he heard her right.

"Yes. I am serious."

Callen took the ring out of the box, and put it on her finger. "I love you so much, Kensi."

"I love you, G." She told him and kissed him. "Now we have to tell them." Kensi joked.

"Yea, I know. That's why I said soon." Callen laughed.

The following day, Kensi and Callen drove to work together for the first time in who knows how long.

They got out of the car and walked inside. The ring sat comfortably on Kensi's finger. They weren't planning on saying it straight out, they were waiting for somebody to notice.

The whole team was up in the computer room when someone notice. It was however not one of their team members who noticed it, but the one and only Abby Sciuto who was supplying the team with some information on the case.

When Sam, Callen, and Kensi joined Hetty, Eric,& Nate, Eric turned on the chat. Kensi stretched her arms on the table.

Abby- of course- immediately got distracted by it. "Oh my gosh. Kensi I love your ring. It is gorgeous." Abby started the conversation.

The whole team looked at Kensi weird. Kensi rarely- if ever- wore rings.

"Thank you, Abby." Kensi told the ecstatic forensics specialist. Who apparently already knew what the ring symbolized.

After Abby had given them their information and the signal was cut, everyone looked straight at Kensi.

"What?" Kensi asked innocently.

"What's behind the ring, Kenz?" Sam asked.

Callen walked over to Kensi and stood next to her. In doing so he told everybody that he knew.

"The ring is my engagement ring." Kensi said, and watched as everyone's eyes went wide.

"Who are you engaged to, Ms. Blye?" The small woman asked looking up at her agent.

"G." Was her simple answer.

Everybody's jaws dropped. They were definitely not expecting that one.

Nate was the first one to recuperate from shock. "How long have you been together?"

"Living together since I was released from the hospital. Dating for a year as of yesterday." Callen told them.

"In all honesty, we thought you guys would've figured it out by now. We've had so many slip ups." Kensi added.

"My office." Hetty said and left the room.

"Congratulations." The three men said.

"I can't believe Hetty didn't even know. She knows everything we do." Sam said.

Kensi and G walked downstairs and into Hetty's office. They both stood there uncomfortably until Hetty spoke.

"Normally I would say to you two that I am disappointed in your actions, but I can't make myself come to say those words. I mean who am I to stand in the way of young love. You two are both very in love if you have not killed one another in the year you've been together. In my opinion- and maybe yours too- I believe you two are both good for each other as you both have endured a lot with your childhoods and your families. So, my words to you both is 'Congratulations' and 'Not in the office'." Hetty finished and dismissed the two to work on the case.

At home, the pair was sitting on the couch drinking beer. The t.v. was switched onto CNN. Callen was sitting upright with his feet on the coffee table. Kensi's back was against Callen's side and her legs stretched out across the couch.

"So, just so you know, G, I am not wearing an elegant dress for the wedding. I will do anything else, but that."

"That's fine with me. Besides it's not going to be some huge wedding like most people have. I mean they have huge families, we have no family." Callen told her as he drank his beer.

"Well, first off when do we want to have the 'wedding'?" Kensi said putting the air quotes around wedding.

"Hopefully soon. Maybe before summer's over."

"It could work. The only family we have is Hetty, Nate, Eric, and Sam."

"We have to invite Jethro, and his team of people. Plus the director." G added.

"So, that's about 12."

"Well, that saves us a lot of money." Callen joked and they both laughed.

This chapter had a lot of stuff in it. Sorry if some of you didn't like the jump in the middle of the chapter, but I felt it was right to do so. I hope you enjoyed it and please review.

-Shelly