January 30th Lyrics

Shaking your head like it's so wrong

Before you're here you're already gone

And even with the light all around you

You're all alone in the dark

- Breaking Your Own Heart, Kelly Clarkson

Drabble 3 Part 6

Kensi Blye knew she shouldn't have invaded his privacy by snooping in his phone, but she was curious as to who Deeks had been texting and calling off and on all day; what she found had surprised then upset her. He had called and texted Nell several times, in the last text referring to her as sweetheart signing it as 'Love, Marty.' He wanted Callen to know and what did Deeks mean by 'whatever happens, happens?'

She jumped when she felt his hand on her shoulder, which made her more upset, that he was able to sneak up on her.

"Why do you have my phone?"

"Uh, I was checking the time."

"Really? I don't think so. You have a phone right there on your hip, or hey looky there, a clock on the wall."

"…"

"Fern, it looks like you're snooping through my phone, tell me I'm wrong?"

"…"

"Did you find what you were looking for?"

"Are you…"

"Mad? Nah. A little hurt that you don't trust me, yeah."

"This has nothing to do with trust."

"I think it does. You're acting like a jealous girlfriend checking up on her man."

"…are you and Nell…together?"

He coughed several times to disguise the disbelieving laughter. Laughing at Kensi when her face looked so heartbroken and her body language forlorn was the last thing he wanted to do, but her idea was so preposterous that he was shocked that she couldn't realize that he had eyes for one woman, her.

"Fern…"

"It's okay if you are, it's just that it's a surprise is all. I wouldn't have ever thought of you two, you know, together?"

"Nell is wonderful, but no we aren't together. Please never insinuate that there is something there, because I quite like living, and for me to get tortured, killed, and my credit score shot to hell would be detrimental."

"No one would do that."

"Au contraire, Sam would torture me with his super bad ass Navy Seal skills. Callen would empty his clip then another 'cause he could. Eric'd kill my cyber life. I think you'd shoot my junk. I don't want to even think about what Hetty would do."

"It's your life; you can be with who you want. After all, you love her. 'Whatever happens, happens,' right?"

"You looked...Kens, I do love Nell, she was the first real friend I made here at NCIS, and mind you I was here six months before her. She didn't see me as a replacement for Dom, annoying surfer, cocky detective, or valuable asset. She saw a kindred soul in that neither one of us belonged to the team, even though we were both on it."

"Deeks…"

"It's okay, Kens. It was a long time ago."

"So, you two aren't…"

"No, we aren't. She's always had eyes for Callen, I for you."

"Her and Callen? You, me?"

"True stories."

Contemplative, Kensi bit her lip, and handed him his phone. "I'd like to hear…those stories…someday."

"I'd love to tell 'em…soon."

Coming Soon To Drabbles of Nallen

Drabble 3 Part 7 (Last part of Drabble 3): Monday morning, Sam and Eric wonder what happened over the weekend between Nell, Callen, Kensi, and Deeks