A soft orange glow shone through the curtain as the sun rose outside, bringing with it not only a new day but new beginnings. Deeks lay awake in the bed, admiring the woman who was currently half sprawled across his near naked body. Although they had woken up in one another's arms before, this time was completely different. More intimate.
As Kensi began to wake, Deeks fingers danced gently up and down her spine, sending a slight shiver through her body. Her eyes fluttered open, and landed on the gorgeous man in whose arms she lay. Never had she felt so at ease, so comfortable, so complete than in that very moment.
"What time is it?" Kensi whispered.
"Time to get up if we don't want to be late for work" Deeks laughed a little. "That could be awkward trying to explain to the guys"
Kensi couldn't help but laugh at the thought of that. But she wasn't ready to tell them yet. She had only just got this whole thing straight in her own mind.
"Deeks… can we not tell the guys just yet. I'm not ready for them to know".
"Of course Kens, I would like to prolong my death as much as possible" Deeks joked.
"All right then, shower time" Kensi said as she got up and wandered to the bathroom, not bothering to cover her mostly naked body. Deeks had now seen it all now anyway. "You coming?" she asked as she turned back to Deeks giving him a cheeky smile.
"Didn't realise I was included in that, but hell yes!" he said as he lept out of the bed and ran after Kensi, wrapping his strong arms around her waist as he placed soft kisses on her shoulders.
Their shower was a quick one, although they would've stayed in there all day with one another if they could have. They knew they had to be at work very soon. The ride to the mission was a silent one. Neither felt like anything needed to be said, everything was now laid on out the table and each knew how the other felt. After their night of passion the two young agents could finally stop lying to themselves and each other about their feelings. All though, they were still going to have to lie to the rest of the team. Things were about to get interesting.
The two wandered into the bullpen, each smiling to themselves. "Morning guys" Kensi called out to the two senior agents, followed by a 'morning' from Deeks.
"How're you feeling Kens?" Callen asked, still a little worried about her emotional/mental state after the whole drama with Beaumont and the investigation.
"Never better Callen" Kensi smiled.
"Really? Would this have anything to do with Deeks?" Sam asked with a grin, he noticed that the two of them both wore huge grins when they walked in. Immediately he knew something was up between them.
"W-what, why would it have anything to do with me?" Deeks asked, acting like he didn't know what they were talking about.
"You two both walk in here with huge grins plastered on your faces and expect us to think that's just normal?" Callen smirked.
"Guys, I know things haven't been normal lately, they've been pretty tough actually. But with help from all of you, especially Deeks, I've come out on top. I'm feeling a lot better and I'm moving on with my life. That is why I'm so happy" Kensi explained.
"We're proud of you Kens" Callen said.
The conversation was thankfully cut short by a loud whistle from the balcony above. "Guys, we got another case" Eric called out.
Deeks took the opportunity to run up the stairs as fast as he could to get away from the two senior agents questions. Closely followed by Sam. Kensi waited for a moment, eyeing up Callen. He never gave in easy, clearly he thought something was going on but chose not to pursue it. Why?
"You and Deeks are finally together aren't you?" Callen asked, but it was more of an observation.
"Look Callen, I don't want to lie to you okay, we are together but I don't know if I'm ready to tell everyone just yet. Is that a problem?"
"Not at all Kens, I am happy for you. You deserve someone who cares about you, who loves you and would protect you no matter what. From what I've seen Deeks is that guy"
"So you're not mad?" Kensi asked hesitantly.
"Why would I be mad?"
"Well you and Sam are like older brothers to me, I just thought maybe you guys wouldn't approve of Deeks and I being together".
"Kens, Sam and I have been waiting for this day for a long time. We were surprised you held out as long as you did. We could all see the way you two looked at each other, we knew it was only a matter of time" Callen smiled.
"That obvious huh" Kensi laughed.
"Yeah" Callen chuckled as he headed up the stairs, Kensi close behind.
As the two agents entered Ops, a significant length of time after the other two, Deeks gave Kensi a worried look. He knew Callen must've been asking her questions, but the sweet smile on Kensi's face told him that everything was ok.
"What've we got Eric?" Callen asked.
"Meet Ensign Matthew Lee-Roberts, found brutally murdered this morning in Angeles National Forest, the condition of his body suggests he may have been there for up to four days" Eric relayed.
"When you say brutally murdered you mean…?" Sam asked.
"He was badly beaten preliminary report suggests multiple broken bones, we'll know more when we get the autopsy results. He was then hung from a tree and had his abdomen slashed open" Nell told the agents, wincing a little at the thought.
"Our killers a real sicko guys" Eric added in.
"Right, the faster we find them, the better. What have we got to go on?" Callen questioned.
"Our good friends at the LAPD have handed the whole case over to us, so crime scene is ours. Also they checked his house, looks like there were signs of a struggle there" Eric told them.
"Okay, Kensi, Deeks you guys take a look at Ensign Lee-Roberts house, see what you can find that might shed some light on this case. Sam and I will check out the crime scene… Eric?"
"Right, sending locations to your phones now" he replied as he started typing furiously.
The drive to Lee-Roberts house was quiet, Deeks could tell by the way Kensi was gripping the steering wheel that she had something she wanted to say. But clearly she was worried about saying it. He sat there quietly studying her face when all of a sudden she blurted out "Deeks, Callen knows about us!"
"What!? Kens, you told him?" Deeks said in a rather panicked tone.
"No I didn't tell him, He figured it out"
"How the hell did he do that!?"
"Deeks, relax he is ok with it" Kensi reassured him.
"Oh yeah sure he's okay with it, next thing I know I'm tired to a chair in the middle of the night being given the big brother 'if you break her heart' speech from him and Sam"
"You're over reacting, seriously he said he is okay with it Deeks" Kensi laughed. She couldn't help but find the way he was acting hilarious.
"Did he actually say that to you, or is this one of those read between the lines situations?" Deeks asked, still a little sceptical that he would be fine with it just like that.
"Yes Deeks, he said, and I quote ', I am happy for you. You deserve someone who cares about you, who loves you and would protect you no matter what. From what I've seen Deeks is that guy' and then he continued on to say 'Sam and I have been waiting for this day for a long time. We were surprised you held out as long as you did. We could all see the way you two looked at each other, we knew it was only a matter of time'. So we have nothing to worry about okay, they have been expecting this to happen" Kensi told him.
"Okay, cool, well I feel slightly better know" Deeks laughed at his own stupidity. "Wow, were we really that obvious?"
"Apparently, yeah" Kensi laughed.
"Hey Kens…"
"Yeah Deeks?"
"I'm glad we took that leap" he said as he reached out and took her hand in his.
"Me too Deeks, me too"…
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