This is just a series of short conversations between Kensi and Deeks, one for each episode of season 5.
I don't own any part of NCIS:LA or it's characters. It's probably a good thing too, cause they'd be a lot naughtier.
Deeks looks around the Korean restaurant that Kensi drove them to for dinner. "Is this place new? It's a lot nicer than our usual Korean take-out place."
Kensi shrugs in response. "It's your first day back and we all lived to work another day. Is there something wrong with having a nice dinner to celebrate?"
He looks her with narrowed eyes but she doesn't make eye contact with him, instead browsing the menu like she doesn't know what she wants. She had a point. Things haven't been easy for him lately, and today was no exception. He knows he hesitated to take a shot and avoided confrontation again later in the day. Callen was right; he wasn't ready to come back. But he realized he needed the support of his co-workers to continue healing, and working was the best way to get it.
"I'm definitely getting the bulgogi," Kensi announces, breaking Deeks' train of thought.
"Really? I can't believe it."
Kensi sticks her tongue out at him, smiles and takes a large swig of her beer before grabbing a piece of kimchi and shoving it in her mouth.
He returns her smile and looks down at his menu but can't focus on it. This is not quite the Kensi I'm used to, he thought. Did she get me to go out on a date with her without it actually being a date?
"Buuuuuurp." A loud belch interrupted his thoughts. No, definitely not a date.