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~~Densi~~

"Hello?"

"Hey Nell, I was just wondering if you were getting back anytime soon. I have a very hungry Kensalina on my hands that just got woken up rather rudely."

"Oh no! Who woke her up this time? Is there any permanent damage?"

"It was Jack, and other than possibly never being able to have children, I think he'll be alright."

"I would feel bad for him if it wasn't so deserved. Anyway, I'll be in the parking lot in about two minutes. Could you send someone out to help me carry all of this in, please?"

"Sure, no problem."

"Thanks Deeks."

"You're welcome. Bye Squirt."

Deeks put his phone back in his pocket and then looked up to the guys "Nell's going to be here in just a minute and is going to need help bringing everything in. Any volunteers?"

Callen quickly stood up. "Sure, I'll go. I need to check with her about a paperwork issue that came up recently anyway."

After Callen headed outside Kensi returned from the restroom and she, Deeks, and Sam all headed over to the couches and got comfortable while they waited for Nell and Callen to bring the food in. They couldn't hear what was being discussed in Hetty's office, but it was clear that Jack wasn't happy by the time it ended. When he stomped/limped out of OSP they all quietly chuckled.

When Jack walked out to the parking lot the first thing he saw was Nell leaning over, ass in the air and skirt riding up, apparently cleaning up a spill on the floor of her car. It was an appealing sight, and he was pretty sure that if it hadn't been for his injury, he would be sporting an erection. Before his thoughts could go any further he heard a voice from the other side of the car say "I'm going to take these bags inside. Did you want me to bring some towels out for you, honey?" Jack looked over the hood of the car to see Callen pulling his head out of the back seat and standing up.

"Yeah, maybe some wet ones. This is going to be a sticky mess when it dries."

When Nell responded, Jack's eyes went back to Nell's backside. Callen, having seen Jack and where his eyes were directed, cleared his throat. Jack's eyes went back to Callen in time to hear him say "honey, why don't you take you and Kensi's food in and I'll take care of that.

Nell normally would have brushed Callen off and told him to just take the bags in because she could manage the clean-up of her own spilled drink, but there was something in his tone of voice that made her stand up and see what was going on. When she saw Callen staring someone down, she turned around and spotted Jack. Deciding it would be best to let Callen take care of whatever was going on; she walked around the car and grabbed the bags meant for herself and Kensi, and quickly walked inside.

Jack was the first to speak. "So, you and Nell, huh?"

"Yep, me and Nell. You know, for a man so intent on getting his fiancé back, you sure have a roaming eye."

Jack was angry and frustrated, but he wasn't stupid….much. He knew Callen's reputation, and the last thing he needed was to make an enemy of a very powerful and dangerous man. "Look man, I'm sorry. I had no idea you and she were an item and it was just there. Hard not to notice, you know?"

"What you were doing there was definitely more than just noticing or even looking. That was ogling, and if I thought for a second Kensi was considering taking you back you can be damn sure I would let her know. Now, why don't you just go crawl back under whatever rock you have been hiding under for the last nine years because there isn't a woman in this building that wants anything to do with you."

Jack was beyond pissed. For such a confident, arrogant man to take so many blows to his ego was devastating. If he had been facing anyone other than the infamous G. Callen, he probably would have jumped over the car and punched them. However, he was facing G. Callen, and he was already hurting from his previous injuries and wasn't really excited to add to them. Instead he took a deep breath, and turned around and walked over to his car, and made a speedy exit.

Callen locked up Nell's car and carried the bags into OSP. Nell was the first one spot his entrance and quickly jumped up to help him with the remaining bags. "Everything ok?"

Callen gave her a quick smile and assured her that everything was alright and that they would discuss it later. The team quickly settled in and enjoyed their lunch before finishing up the day working on the never-ending paperwork mountain.

When Kensi and Deeks got off work they picked up some burgers and headed to Deeks' apartment. Deeks filled Kensi in on his meeting with Hetty as they ate dinner. As Kensi finished she wiped hands and face with her napkin and said "So, are we going to need to start checking for bugs and cameras at your place too?"

"I don't think so, but I'll let you know if I start getting the obsessed stalker vibe off her too."

"Hmmm….just don't leave your water bottle unattended around her."

"Ha! You afraid she's going to drug me so she can have her wicked way with me?"

"Maybe."

Deeks stood up and walked over to Kensi, pulling her up out of her seat. "I promise you that no amount of drugs, cameras, bugs, women, or amazing surf is going to keep me from coming home to you at the end of the day." He said as he wrapped her up in his arms. He then gave her a quick, hard kiss before leaning down and scooping her up into his arms.

"What are you doing?" A very surprised Kensi asked.

"I'm taking you to bed so that you aren't falling asleep at the mission again tomorrow. We wouldn't want another unsuspecting soul to get de-manned tomorrow."

"You don't think I did any permanent damage do you?"

"Well, I don't know. A man doesn't recover from a blow like that quickly." Deeks answered as he dropped Kensi onto the bed.

"Oh well, he never did know how to use that thing anyway."

The next morning Deeks woke Kensi up in time to say goodbye before he had to leave to go meet Talia at the pier. "Goodbye sweet cheeks. There's donuts and coffee in the kitchen for you."

"Thanks. I hope it goes well. I love you." Kensi said as she pulled Deeks in for a kiss that he wouldn't be forgetting any time soon.

"I love you too. See you at your place tonight?"

"Do we have to? I don't really feel like being on display again tonight."

"Well, apparently Jack didn't enjoy the show we gave him and he used our night away to remove the bugs and cameras." Seeing the question in Kensi's eyes, Deeks continued "I got a text from Sam this morning."

Kensi let out a sigh. "Do you think this means he's giving up?"

"I can only hope. We'll just keep watching him and see what happens."

"Mm…well, you better get going. Keep in touch if you can today, okay?"

"Absolutely." And with one last kiss he was out the door.

By the time Kensi was finishing her breakfast she received her first text of the day.

The surf looks great this morning. Wish you were here –D

Me too. Don't have too much fun without me. -K

Deeks got out of the car and went to meet Talia. She was already there and waiting for him. The way she was smiling at him told him all he needed to know. She had set this up on purpose in order to spend more time with him. He just hoped he could let her down easy. She seemed like a nice person and Deeks didn't want to hurt her unnecessarily.

"Hi Marty!" Talia said as she greeted him with a hug. Deeks quickly returned the hug and stepped back in order to put some space between them.

"Hi Talia. So what's the story here? All Hetty told me was to meet you here this morning." Deeks was hoping to let Talia know that he was only here to work.

Talia was disappointed that Deeks wanted to jump right into business, but at the same time, she respected his focus. "We have some big players in the local drug scene that, according to our sources, are set to meet up with Juan Cortez, the biggest supplier of drugs from Mexico, in order to expand their business."

"I'm familiar Juan Cortez. He was on the wall at LAPD, but who are your local guys? It's possible I may I may have a history with them."

"These guys came on the scene about 4 years ago. They came out from New Jersey so I doubt you have dealt with them, but here are their photos. Their names are Philip and Max DeChristopher."

Deeks looked at the photo and sure enough, he didn't recognize them. "Are they related?"

"Brothers."

"And why exactly do you need me on this case? Surely your coworkers are capable of a little surveillance."

"Yes, they are. In fact we have two guys watching from the parking lot, but I'm running short on people and none of my guys can blend in up close on the beach. The DeChristopher brothers love L.A life enough that they pretty much run their business from the beach. They get here about 7:30-8:00 every morning and leave about 3:00, but their security people are vigilant and a clean cut white guy with a farmer tan and bright white legs suddenly spending every day on the beach would scream fed. I needed someone who would blend in and I didn't have time to pull anyone out of the field. This intel came in just a couple of days ago and we have enough on Juan Cortez to put him away for life. We just need him to surface so we can nab him. Our intel says he well be here sometime in the next week, but we don't have an exact time."

"As far as our cover goes I just figured we play it as just a local couple on a stay-cation, enjoying the sunshine and waves. We can just use our own names. Just make sure we only use first names and we should be fine. I didn't think we would need any backstopping since we won't be interacting with them."

"I'm sorry, but that isn't going to work. You can go by Talia but because of my undercover work for LAPD and then my life at NCIS I have always used the alias of Justin on the beach. I know a lot of the regulars here. How about if we run into anyone we know we'll say you are a friend of Melissa's and I'm giving you surfing lessons."

"Melissa?"

"Yeah. I taught Melissa how to surf a couple years ago so it should make sense, plus it will give us something to do other than sit on the beach all day. Or do you already know how to surf?"

Talia was rather thrown by the new cover, but she could manage if it meant spending time with Marty. Heck, in the movies learning to surf can be a very hands-on event. She suddenly realized Marty was waiting for an answer. "No, no I don't know how to surf. I would love to learn if we can do it while keeping an eye on things."

"That shouldn't be a problem. Why don't you go over there and rent a wet suit and board while I get mine form my truck."

"Sure. I'll see you over there."

Deeks texted Kensi as he walked over to his truck.

This should be an interesting week. Talia had an interesting cover planned out for us, but I told her I was always Justin on the beach and that she could be a friend of Melissa's that I was teaching to surf. We are just doing surveillance until their guy shows up and we can make an arrest. –D

Kensi texted back as Deeks approached the surf shack.

She wanted to be your girlfriend didn't she? Well, she does have good taste. Don't know that I would call her my friend though. -K

Deeks walked up to the surf shack and heard a familiar voice calling "Justin!" from behind him. "Hey Will! How are you doing man?" Deeks asked.

"I'm good. How are you? We haven't seen you for a while. "

"Yeah, Melissa finally got home so we've been busy getting her settled back in and getting everything in order."

"Uh huh, sure. I'm sure you've been busy, but I doubt it had anything to do with getting things in order."

"Yeah, well….."

Will just laughed and slapped Deeks on the back. After talking about the condition of the surf for a few minutes Talia walked up and Deeks introduced her. "Will, this is Talia. She is a friend of Melissa's and has asked me to teach her to surf."

"Hi Talia." Will said as he extended his hand. "When you realize this one doesn't have a clue what he's doing come find me. I would be happy to help you out."

"Well, thank you. Justin comes highly recommended so I think I'll stick with him for now. Thanks for the offer though."

"Alright, have it your way." Will said with a wink. "Tell Melissa I said 'Hi' when you see her, and make sure you bring her around sometime soon."

"Sure thing bro." Deeks answered as he walked away.

Talia and Deeks were claiming their space on the beach, putting down towels and such when Talia looked up and saw a very beautiful blonde woman wearing a bikini top and a wetsuit that was pulled down to her waist approaching. "Justin!"

Deeks looked up and saw a familiar face approaching. "Nicki! How ya doing?" he asked as they hugged.

Nicki smiled broadly and said "Where's my girl?" as she glanced over at Talia.

Deeks was quick to answer. "She's at work." Turning to Talia Deeks said "This is a friend of hers, Talia. I had some time I needed to take off of work or I would lose it and Talia here asked if I could teach her how to surf."

Nicki looked over at Talia and smiled. "Well, he did a pretty good job with Melissa so I'm sure you'll be up on your board soon." She then turned to Deeks and said "Tell my girl I expect to see her out here soon."

"I'll do that. Have a good one!"

"Will do, see you out there."

When Talia first heard about Melissa she was curious, but apparently she spent enough time with Deeks that all of his friends are asking about her. She really wanted to find out who this Melissa was and what exactly she meant to Marty. Nicki had given her the perfect opportunity to get some info without sounding too nosey or desperate. "Her girl, huh?"

"Haha! Well they are friends, but Nicki has been trying to get Melissa to uh…switch sides, if you know what I mean."

"Oh, ok."

Nicki and Melissa had been friends for a while. Enough so that Nicki had her phone number so they could get together away from the beach. When she walked away from Justin, she thought it prudent to send Melissa a text. Nicki had seen Justin and Melissa's relationship develop and didn't want this Talia person coming between them.

Hey girl, I ran into your man at the beach today. He's giving surfing lessons on a regular basis now?-Nicki

Kensi was surprised, yet not to be hearing from Nicki. She was glad Deeks had already informed him about his cover so she could answer intelligently.

Yeah, well, this is kind of a special favor. –Kensi

Well, that is rather cryptic. You know she has eyes for your man, right?-Nicki

Oh, we know. He can handle it. It isn't like she's the first woman to ogle him.-Kensi

No, you definitely win the prize for the most ogling. ;)-Nicki

Shut up and go surf. -Kensi

Have fun at work. Maybe you can come by later this week so I can do some ogling of my own. ;) –Nicki

I'll see what I can do. ;)-Kensi

After a few hours on the beach with Talia Deeks was getting bored so he texted Kensi.

Whatcha up to sweet cheeks?-D

We have a new case. Hunting down a suspect. How about you honey bun?-K

Honey bun? Wow, I'm really rubbing off on you. Just hanging out doing nothing. Soaking up some rays. Working on my tan. Watching for bad guys.-D

Well, I thought we were doing the ridiculous nick name thing. ;) How are things going with Talia?-K

Well, other than the fact that she keeps getting in my bubble, it's going well.-D

Next time she invades your personal space you should fart. That will teach her to get too close!-K

Lol! And that is one of the many reasons I love you!-D

I gotta go. Be good and stay safe. Love you.-K

You too-D

Talia noticed Deeks texting and the smile the texts brought to his face. She was less than thrilled since he had been keeping his distance all day. Finally, when he started laughing she couldn't take it anymore. "What's so funny?"

"Oh, just texting with Kensi. She says the most ridiculous things sometimes."

"Hmm…you two seem really close." Talia said, still trying to get a read on that relationship.

"Yeah, we are. I suppose it would be hard not to be after being partners for five years. We've been through a lot together."

"I'm sure. Speaking of which, how about getting that drink tonight to celebrate my promotion and thank you and your team for their help on that fish market case?"

"I'll text the team and see if their up for it. They got a new case today so they may not be able to get away at a decent hour."

"Ok, sounds good" she said as she leaned over and playfully bumped Deeks' shoulder.

Deeks wasn't quite desperate enough to use Kensi's suggestion for gaining some space, but he also wasn't going to throw the idea out completely either. He quickly shot off a text to Kensi and then offered to go get some lunch for them from one of the nearby food carts.

About 2 hours after they had finished their lunch Deeks finally got a text back from Kensi, but it wasn't what he had expected.

Do you have time to talk?-K

Deeks, thinking this was unusual, quickly picked up his phone and called Kensi, concerned that something was seriously wrong. He gave no thought to Talia, who was laying on the towel next to him pretending to read a book while watching for their suspect.

Kensi answered the phone on the first ring. "Hi. Do you have a minute?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Oh, this suspect we brought in today. He's this 50 something man, who we think is a serial rapist and murderer. He has been raping and killing women, specifically women in the navy, for years, but finally screwed up and left some evidence behind. Anyway, he is such a sleaze ball Deeks! He's fat and wearing a dirty old wife beater and all these gold chain around his neck. He's a total perv. The guys wanted me to do the interview because he has serious issues with women in authority roles and they thought I could get him to slip up. He was totally staring at my breasts, not even trying to act like he wasn't, while he said the sickest things I have ever heard. It got so bad the boys came in and that helped, but then when they reached the questions he refused to answer he just started staring at me again and rubbing himself with his hand, like he was going to get off right there. It was so sick Deeks, and I seriously just want to go throw up and take a hot shower. I know you're busy, but I just needed to talk to someone and I didn't know who else to go to. I'm sorry for dumping this on you. Oh gosh, how do I say 'Have a good day' after verbally barfing all over you?

"Hey, hey, hey, it's ok. I'm here for you whenever you need to verbally barf, you know that."

"I do. I'm just so discombobled. I really don't know what to do with myself. I just want to go home, but we really need to nail this bastard first."

"I wish I could be there to help you nail him, but I know you'll do just fine on your own." After hearing her chuckle he knew she was feeling a little better. "Hey, what do you think about meeting the guys and Talia and going out for that drink she's been talking about. It might help to get your mind off of things before hitting the hay tonight."

"You know what? That actually sounds good, after I get a shower of course."

"Ok, how about meeting up at 8:00 at O'Malley's?" He asked as he looked over to Talia for confirmation.

"Sounds good, I'll let the guys know."

"Alright, see you later."

"I'll be looking forward to it" Kensi said in her best sultry voice.

Deeks just laughed and said "Me too." Before going back to watching the DeChristopher brothers.

A/N: I am shocked, but happy that I was able to get another chapter up so soon. You can actually thank my youngest kiddo, little beans. We were all set to go to the local fair and rodeo as a family when he suddenly spiked a fever. I ended up staying home with him and since sickies sleep a lot I ended up with some unexpected quiet time to write. He is now (a day later) all better and we will be going to the fair, just the two of us, tomorrow.

So as you may or may not have guessed, this thing is not going to be ending in the next chapter. Sometimes I have the main plot points figured out in my head and they get written out in just a few short pages, and sometimes everything move really slow and I can't even get to the main plot points I had planned for the chapter. That is absolutely what we have going on here. So, I'm done guessing. I'll tell you when it is really over after I write the last chapter.

To the guest reviewer who asked why some reviews post immediately and others take days to appear. I have no idea. This last chapter posted and I had reviews coming in before I even got the e-mail confirmation that a new chapter had been posted. I guess it just gets quirky every once in a while.?