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"Today is one of those days I'd like to just forget ever happened," Kensi grumbles, picking at the label on her beer.
"I can't believe you completely ditched your assignment like that," Deeks berates his partner. It has been a weird day for everyone: Deeks and his disappearing walking work station, Kensi losing all sense of professionalism, and Eric sweating all over the gym just to name a few examples. "I mean, that took 'BadAssBlye I do what I wants' to another level."
Kensi rolls her eyes, but she knows he's right. "Look, I made a mistake and let my emotions take over. I won't let it happen again."
"You can't promise me that." Deeks looks pointedly at her and takes a sip of his virgin Cuba Libre. "We are human. Mistakes happen, we learn from them and move on. It just seemed odd, that's all. You're obviously hiding something."
"Are we not allowed to keep our demons inside anymore?"
Now it's Deeks' turn to roll his eyes. "You mean the fact that you were living on the street for a year as a teenager?"
"How do you know about that?"
"I'm a detective, I detect things. So when are you going to tell everybody else about that so they know you're uber sensitive about teenagers?"
Kensi balks at him. "When are you going to tell everybody that your 'Aunt Barbara' is actually my mother? Whose name isn't even Barbara, dork."
"Touché. And this would be an appropriate use of that term by the way. Because you just stabbed me." Deeks slurps the last of his drink and signals to the bartender for two more.
"You're being awfully snarky tonight," Kensi remarks and nods a thank you to the bartender for her new beer.
"I could say the same about you Princess." Deeks peers over her shoulder to look at the couple walking into the bar, but it's not who they're waiting on. "Why do you think that is?"
She shrugs her shoulders and starts peeling at the label of her new beer. "I think it just happens sometimes between men and women. Perfectly normal." She can feel Deeks' eyes boring a hole in her so she gives in and meets his eyes with hers.
"Is that right?" he asks, licking his lips and refusing to break eye contact. He opens his mouth to make another remark but is distracted by someone clearing their throat.
"Ahem, are we interrupting something?"
Deeks smiles and narrows his eyes at Kensi. "No Nell, you're not interrupting anything important. Kensi and I were just discussing facial hair."
"Pain in the ass," Eric replies.
"I'm all for it," Nell replies immediately afterward. Eric looks at her with his eyebrows raised but she just ignores him.
"I was just telling Kensi here that I was thinking about shaving off my beard. You know, go for a new look, something different."
Kensi returns his smile. "Don't."