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After they finally parted, Deeks smile was uncontrollable.
"In case that wasn't clear, I love you too." Kensi said with a smile.
"Our communication skills really do suck don't they?" They were still close together.
Kensi closed the small gap between them, pressing her lips to his again.
"Are you going to keep doing that to avoid talking?" Deeks chuckled.
"I'm beginning to think it is the only way I can get you to shut up. Are you complaining?" Kensi grinned devilishly at her partner.
"Not at all Kensalina, Not at all." Deeks led Kensi back to the couch.
"Look, Kens. I meant what I said. You are everything to me. I wish I didn't go insane every time you have to go undercover in a dangerous op, but I do." Deeks was getting frustrated with the situation.
"Deeks. I meant what I said. I love you. I get just as insane over your safety as you do over mine. It's part of our relationship. If we didn't have dangerous jobs, we wouldn't have met in the first place. We are partners first, anything else second." Kensi sensed his frustration and was quick to try to relieve it.
Deeks turned to completely face her and took both of her hands in his.
"I want to make this work, I really do. I love you so much it's scary. I didn't know it was possible to love someone this much. I would do anything for you, Fern." Deeks said. Kensi saw the sincerity in his blue eyes.
"How long have you known that you loved me?" Kensi knew it was an odd question, but it was one she desperately wanted an answer to.
"During the whole thing with Siderov, when you were all I could think about, that's when I knew I loved you. I kept it to myself fairly well up until this morning in the range. So, when you were in danger tonight I had to let my feelings be known." Deeks was trying to put forth a smile but just the mention of Siderov took him back to a dark place. Kensi saw right through his façade.
She gently moved one of her hands to his face and looked him straight in the eye. "Deeks, snap out of it. Come on, that's over. You are here with me now. I love you." She kissed him gently and felt him relax against her touch.
Deeks pulls away slightly to look at her, and shakes his head.
"What?" Kensi was put off by his sudden change in behavior.
"Nothing. It's just, there is only one person in the world who can take my mind out of that place just by talking." The smile he sent her way was much more genuine this time.
"I love you Kensalina. Thanks for being you."
"No problem. Now, what are we going to do about work?" Kensi's eyes looked away from him and to the floor.
"What do you mean? You are my partner, Kens. You have been for years, now, you are my partner in more ways than one." Deeks flashed her a crooked grin.
"But what if it affects our work? Do we tell the team? What if we can't be partners anymore?" Kensi stood up from the couch and began to pace the floor. Deeks stood up and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Kensi. Kensi, calm down. We're going to be fine. They can't split us up if we don't act any different. Agent Blye and Detective Deeks at work, Kensi and Deeks at home. We won't tell them until we can prove that being together doesn't affect the way we do our jobs. Hetty will probably know as soon as we walk in the building tomorrow morning, but that's just Hetty." That got a small laugh out of her. She thought over his words for a moment before a broad grin stretched across her face.
"Okay. We'll be okay." She closed the gap between them and pressed her lips to his. He smiled against her lips, knowing that he was the only person who could calm Bad-Ass Blye down. She pulled back slightly.
"If we're late tomorrow morning and Sam and Callen make jokes, I will shoot you." Kensi turned and walked into her bedroom, leaving Deeks to watch her walk away for the third time that day.
The alarm sounded, indicating that Kensi needed to untangle herself from her partner's arms and get ready for work. "Deeks. Get up. You have to go back to your place and get ready." Deeks only moved closer to her. He could practically hear her roll her eyes.
"Deeks. If you don't get up I am going to kick you off of this bed." Kensi had sat up and was glaring at Deeks.
"Well good morning to you too, Princess." He gave her a sly smile. She was trying really hard not to smile back at him, but it wasn't working at all.
"Aha. I saw that. You aren't as tough as people make you out to be Bad-Ass Blye." Deeks rolled out of bed.
"If you don't hurry up, you're going to see how tough I really am." Kensi was standing with her arms crossed over her chest.
Deeks walked over and kissed her. "Okay. I'm leaving, I'll see you at work." Deeks turned and walked out of her bedroom. As he approached the front door after gathering his things, he turned around and grabbed her and pulled her as close to him as possible.
"I love you. I will see you soon. Don't be late!" He flashed her a crooked grin and opened the door.
"I love you too, Deeks." She closed the door just after he left and began to get ready for work, silently thinking about how much she really did love her partner.
They decided to go into work separately to avoid the carpooling jokes. When Kensi pulled her car into her space she noticed that Deeks' car was already in its spot. She opened her car door, shaking her head. "Damn, him." She walked into the bullpen with a smile on her face. As usual, the guys were bickering.
"What are you guys talking about?" Kensi placed her bag on her desk and plopped down in her chair.
"Deeks is acting weird again. He's being quiet." Sam said.
"Deeks? Quiet? That is weird. Maybe its fear. What did you do now?" Kensi was grinning like an idiot in her partner's direction.
"I did nothing, nothing's wrong." His eyes darted around the room and then back to his paperwork.
The rather awkward conversation was interrupted by a whistling from upstairs. "Got a case."
Sam and Callen walked promptly up to the OPS center leaving Kensi and Deeks behind.
Deeks got up from his desk and walked past Kensi, as he was getting a "what the hell are you doing" glare.
They may be a Federal Agent and a LAPD Detective who work undercover almost every day, but going undercover as themselves just wasn't working. This was going to be a lot harder than they thought.