8. I love that you would do anything for a few special few

Deeks wakes up and opens his eyes as slowly as possible. The bright light in the room makes him close them again as soon as they're open but he feels a hand squeezing his and the sweetest voice calling his name.

"Marty" He tries to give her a small smile because he can tell that she's worried just by her voice. But he can't. His ribs, his head and his shoulder hurt so much that he can't bring himself to smile. And that's saying a lot when it comes to him. He tries to move but winces when his shoulder protests. Kensi squeezes his hand again and he feels her lips on his forehead.

Deeks tries to open his eyes once again but as soon as the bright light hits him the pain in his head gets worse and he has to close them again. He clears his throat and lets out a whisper. "Lights"

She seems to understand what's going on and lets go of his hand for a few seconds. He misses her presence as soon as she does but a few seconds later she's by his side once again, her hand in his. This time, he's the one who squeezes her hand.

"You can open your eyes now."

He trusts her and opens his eyes. The first thing he notices is the worried look on her face and smiles. "I'm fine, Fern!"

"Don't say you're fine because I know you're not. You've been here for three days now and you still can't open your eyes without me turning off the lights first."

"The doctor said that was normal. Can you get me some Jell-O? I asked for some more to a nurse but she must have forgotten…or someone ate it before I woke up."

Kensi nods and lets go of his hand to go get him what he needs. Callen and Sam walk inside as soon as she leaves.

"You better get well soon or Kensi is going to end up with an ache on her neck that she won't be able to cure for months."

Deeks frowns and Sam seems confused too. "Do they give you drugs to make you sleep?"

Deeks nods. "They're not exactly to make me sleep but the pain meds are strong and as soon as I take them I can't keep my eyes open. Why do you ask that?"

Sam laughs and Callen answers him. "He asked that because it looks like you haven't noticed that Kensi has been sleeping on that couch every single night since you were hit by that car. I'm surprised you haven't notice that one yet."

Deeks just shakes his head and doesn't have the opportunity to say anything else because Kensi walks in with his favorite flavor of Jell-O. He thanks her and Callen and Sam leave the room because they are working on a case and only stopped by to check how he was doing.

"Why do you sleep here every single night?"

She just shrugs and answers him, like this is the most natural thing in the whole wide world. "I care about you."

Deeks doesn't say anything else. He just smiles because he knows that Kensi would do anything for a few special few. However, this is the first time he feels like a part of that tight group of people she would do anything for. And it feels good.

I just have one thing to say. Why is that I only get a decent amount of review when I beg for them?

I write this and if you read and like it I would love to know it. You don't need to write a long review. A "liked it" or "nor your best chapter" is quite enough for me.

But please tell me something about the chapter.

Sarah

BTW, I'm counting down the hours for the season premiere. Am I the only one?