Hello All,

I know this story is starting out a little slow, but I assure you that it will be picking up soon. I'm just laying the ground work, so bear with me.

Enjoy!

At the mess hall Kensi and Deeks filled their trays full of food and took a seat at the table across from Eric and Nell. They weren't sure what to say. Should they talk about it? Should they pretend nothing happened? This is the exact reason why dating a co-worker was such a terrible idea. Kensi mentally kicked herself for not having more self control. It wasn't just the mission in jeopardy, but their careers as well. If Hetty found out they could both be fired. The four sat in silence and picked at their food, not daring to look each other in the eye.

As the end of diner was coming to an end Nell was the first to speak up, "Eric and I have done a little research on the guests at this retreat."

"Oh?" Kensi questioned, feeling a little guilty that she hadn't started working yet.

"Yeah. We were able to eliminate eleven of the fifty couples because the timelines of the assassinations don't fit with when they were in the country. I sent you an e-mail, but I guess you were too busy to get that."

Kensi's cheeks flushed, "I will check it as soon as we get back to the cabin. Have you heard anything from Sam and Callen?"

"They checked in about an hour ago. They are staying in a cabin near the rear of the resort."

"So," Eric asked. "What do we do after diner? This is my first undercover mission and I don't really know how these things work."

"This is not your first undercover," Nell pointed out. "What about that time you were almost frelted?"

Eric leaned back in his chair and sighed, "Ah yes the frelting incident. I almost forgot about that."

Kensi rolled her eyes, "our next move would be to mingle. They have a dance every Thursday down by the lake… that would be a great way to get to know some of the other couples and find out what we can."

"Dancing," Eric paled. "No one said anything about dancing."

"Don't be such a baby," Nell huffed.

"I'm not a baby… I just can't dance."

Nell shook her head and sighed, "We'll see you guys at the dance tonight. Eric and I are going to join a group for canoeing in about thirty minutes."

"Have fun," Kensi said with a wave as they walked away. She turned her attention to Deeks, "We need to find a group to join."

"I have no problem with that Princess. What would you like to do?"

Kensi pulled out the program that Hetty had given her and began to leaf through it, "the hiking looks like it fills up pretty quickly. Maybe, if we hurry there will still be a spot available for us."

"Hiking?" Deeks whined. "I hate hiking. Why can't we go canoeing?"

"Because Nell and Eric are going canoeing. We are going hiking."

Deeks whined once more as Kensi grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him to his feet, "we're doing it."

"You know I like it when you get rough," he said with a mischievous grin.

She punched him in the arm, "shut up Deeks."