Second and last chapter to my first G/Kensi and NCIS: LA story! I hope I'm writing the characters and everything okay, and I hope you like it so far!
Enjoy!
"I'm okay, Callen, he missed me," Kensi groaned, rubbing her shoulder where she had hit the ground. Callen still had her in his arms as SWAT members swarmed the place. Sam and Deeks rushed in, yelling their names.
"We're okay," Callen called back and reluctantly let Kensi get to her feet.
That night as Callen stepped out of the gym, Hettie tapped him on his arm. "If you don't ask Kensi out tonight then I will do it for you." She said flat-out, and Callen tried to look mystified. She just walked away, leaving Callen with a determination that he'd never felt before.
He drove to the pizza place and picked up a pizza and breadsticks, and then he stopped by the corner store and bought a bottle of wine. Then he drove to Kensi's place and rang the doorbell. "Callen?" She asked when she opened the door, and he lifted up the pizza box and the wine wordlessly. Kensi let him in and while she was setting the table for dinner, Callen suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her to him, wrapping his arms around her.
"You scared me." He admitted, and Kensi enfolded her arms around him. When he pulled back a little and she looked at him, he pressed his lips to hers and she returned the kiss until they broke apart for lack of oxygen.
"What is this, Callen?" She asked quietly, and he replied,
"Whatever you want it to be."
"What do you want it to be?" She countered, and a ghost of a smile flitted across his face before he captured her lips with his again.
"Forget the pizza," He murmured, pulling her up into his arms.
"Gladly." Kensi replied against his lips before kissing him again.
It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
~Present~
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
Kensi took slow, measured steps down the aisle, her eyes never leaving Kensi's. When she and Hettie reached the altar, the minister asked, "Who gives this woman?"
"I do," Hettie said with a proud smile, handing Kensi's hand to Callen's and Kensi kissed the older woman's cheek before stepping up to standing next to Callen. Hettie sat down with happy tears in her eyes as Callen and Kensi faced each other.
"You look beautiful," He mouthed to her, and she smiled, blushing as the minister continued the ceremony.
"Is there anyone here with a reason why these two shouldn't wed? Speak now or forever hold your peace," The minister said, and Callen unconsciously swept the crowd with a fiery glance that would've discouraged anyone, if they had the mind, to try and stop the wedding.
They said the I do's and I will's and exchanged rings and then Callen spoke his vows, "I promise to take you, Kensi Blythe, as my lawfully wedded wife and I will never let you down. I swear to hold you close to me forever and I will take care of you for the rest of our life together, in sickness or in health, in times of trouble or in times of happiness. I will love and cherish you in every sense of those words, for as long as we both shall live. I love you."
Kensi's eyes shone with emotion as she spoke her vows, "I promise to take you, G Callen, as my lawfully wedding husband and I will love and cherish you for the entire length of our life together. I will be by your side no matter what happens, in times of sickness and trouble and in times of health and happiness. I swear to always love and cherish you, and I will care for you for as long as we both shall live. I love you."
The minister smiled and closed his book, saying, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride,"
Callen touched Kensi's cheek and then pressed his lips to hers for a brief moment. They drew apart and she tucked his hand in the crook of his arm as they faced the crowd. "I am very proud to present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Callen!"
As cheers and whistles erupted and everyone stood up, Callen and Kensi walked back down the aisle and out the doors to the outside to take pictures. When that was over, they trooped back inside and the festivities began.
And then, the call for the first dance for the newlyweds came, and Callen escorted Kensi to the dance floor. "The Rose" by Westlife started playing, and the couple slowly swayed and revolved on the spot.
Kensi nestled her head on Callen's chest and she remembered when Callen proposed to her after they had been dating for a year and a half.
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
~6 Months Ago~
And the soul, afraid of dying
That never learns to live
Callen had decided a month before that he was going to propose to Kensi, and he spent his free time in that month trying to plan out the most romantic night he could, making reservations at the fanciest restaurant he could find and setting a date with Nell and Hettie to go shopping for a new dress. He asked Kensi a week before his planned proposal day if she would go out with him for a night on the town and she happily agreed. He hoped she wouldn't suspect anything when Nell insisted that she go with her and Hettie to get a new dress for her date with Callen.
They arrived at the restaurant and were seated at their table, and Kensi was thoroughly impressed. Callen simply told Kensi that she deserved it when she asked why he went through all the trouble for one date night.
And then someone dropped a bottle of alcohol on the ground and almost immediately someone turned around to see what the noise was and knocked over a candle. When flame and alcohol met, a blaze began in the middle of the restaurant. While Kensi dialed 911, Callen got to his feet and, seeing the fire was too big to be put out, started herding people out of the restaurant. When Kensi finished the call she helped him and eventually everyone got out of the building.
Callen ran out of the building and scoured the crowd for Kensi. As the fire truck pulled up and firefighters jumped out, Kensi ran out of the building, carefully helping an elderly lady out. "I had to check the bathrooms," She panted to Callen, coughing the smoke out of her lungs as Callen did the same.
"Are you okay?" He demanded, holding her tightly.
"Of course I am," She said with a grin, and Callen was so overcome with his emotions that he couldn't help himself.
"You know, I had this fantastic plan to romance you tonight with a fancy dinner and everything, but I suppose the best laid plans oft go astray, so here goes…" He got down on one knee and pulled the ring box out of his pocket. Kensi's hands immediately went to her mouth as Callen said, "Kensi Blythe, I love you so much that I couldn't wait to get you home to propose to you. Would you do me the greatest honor of marrying me?"
"Yes, yes I will," Kensi said with tears in her eyes. He slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her gently as she threw her arms around his neck. The people that were standing around them applauded as Sam suddenly appeared
"Now I can deck Deeks whenever he looks at you and tell him to get the hell away from my fiancé," Callen said jokingly, and Kensi rolled her eyes. She saw Sam standing near them and exclaimed,
"Sam? What're you doing here?"
"I was going on my nightly run and I saw the smoke, thought I'd come over here and check things out. And apparently my two best friends just got engaged. Congratulations." Sam said with a grin. Kensi nodded and showed him her ring. She went to hug him but he stepped back, saying,
"I'm all sweaty, Kens,"
"And I'm covered in smoke." She said flatly and hugged him. Sam then hugged Callen and said in his ear,
"I didn't tell you this before, but I'm telling you now: hurt her and I'll kick your ass."
"I would expect nothing less," Callen said but nodded to show that he heard what Sam had said and that he understood.
When the arson investigators had questioned Kensi and Callen, they were free to leave, and they went home and celebrated, with pizza, breadsticks and a bottle of wine. And again, the pizza went cold as the celebrations moved into the bedroom.
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
~Present~
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring, becomes
As the song drew to a close, Kensi leaned up and kissed Callen. "I love you," She said, pressing her forehead against his with a happy smile on her face.
"I love you too." He replied with the same happy smile stretched across his face and he hoped it would stay there for the rest of his life with the amazing woman in his arms.
The Rose
The end of my first NCIS: LA story! I hope I did okay with the characters and everything, and I know this is stuffed with fluff, and I hope you didn't choke on all of that fluffiness! Thanks so much for reading and let me know how I did!