So this just got overwhelming response which has only happened once before and when I went to bed I dreamed and this was one of my dreams so I figured if I got twenty reviews for les than 500 words then I must have been doing something right, so why stop? So I wrote more. I hope you like it and I Will be replying to everyone of your reviews.

Chapter 2: Explanation

When Kensi awoke she knew it wasn't morning. Just by how tired she was. She wondered why she woke and then felt something in her hair. Now on high alert Kensi shot up and quickly withdrew her firearm pointing it at the thing that had awoken her. It had been Deeks. He had his arms raised nearly as high as his eyes. Kensi lowered her firearm ready to chew him out until she noticed just how scared he looked.

"I'm sorry." He spoke softly.

"What were you doing?" She asked securing her gun back in its holster.

"Playing with your hair." He replied sheepishly. "I'm sorry. It was helping to calm me down."

Kensi made herself comfortable on the couch beside Deeks and gazed into his eyes. "Talk to me Marty." She whispered with a similar hurt in her eyes.

"I can't sleep Kensi. When I close my eyes all I see is..."

"The pain."

He nodded. "And then I woke up and I saw you and...it relaxed me. I don't know why. You being here with me is the first time I've slept for nearly six hours peacefully."

"What time is it?" Kensi inquired curiously.

"Three thirty." He answered seemingly distant.

"Deeks, you're okay now. You don't have to do this alone you know." She said sadly, meeting his eyes.

"Nate said something similar to that." Deeks said casually bringing it to mind.

"He's right. I'm always right here for you."

Deeks gave a small smile. "I know. Thank you for coming last night. I did enjoy it."

"You fell asleep after five minutes." She joked with a small laugh.

"Yeah, but you being here is what made me finally be able to relax and get out of my head enough to sleep. " he said gratefully.

"Anytime. That what partners are for."

"No Kensi. That's what friends like you are for, not just partners. More than friends." He said softly meeting her eyes with a gentle smile.

"What did you say last night Deeks?"

"You know what I said Kensi."

"I don't know. I don't know if my brain heard something different than my ears or if I switched what you said. I don't know Deeks. I don't know at all. Tell me."

Deeks decided that now was the time when actions spoke louder than words. He closed the space between them and placed a kiss so soft on her lips Kensi thought she was kissing a cloud.

"It's a love story, Kensi." He whispered softly as he pulled back before going back for another one.

Kensi was practically speechless. Only Deeks could ever do that.

"How?"

Deeks looked at her confused not understanding what it was she was trying to say.

"How would we..." She asked unable to finish her sentence.

"Now who's the one lacking communication skills?" He asked playfully. Kensi gave him a look that he couldn't decipher.

"This is hard enough as it is Deeks. I don't need your jokes." Kensi reprimanded with what Deeks interpreted as nervousness.

Deeks held his hands up in surrender and sunk back on the couch to gaze at her affectionately. Kensi looked down and gathered what she wanted to say. When she looked up and met Deek's eyes she nearly lost all train of thought and quickly looked back down.

"Stop looking at me like that." She said frustrated more with herself than Deeks. She was frustrated with how he could completely unravel her with just a look.

"What look?" He asked innocently.

"That look!" Kensi pointed accusedly when she looked up again.

"There is no look Kens." He said with a laugh at how cute she looked when frustrated.

"Yes there is! You're looking at me like..." She stopped, knowing what she was going to say and stopping it before it came out.

"Like what Kensi?" Deeks pressed.

"Nothing. Nothing. Like nothing." She dismissed all too quickly.

"Like what Kensi?" He asked again sincerely curious.

"Like you love me!" She shouted unable to stop the words from coming out. As soon as she realized what she said her eyes went wide and she stared at him in shock but Deeks looked completely calm.

"Maybe I do." He said casually with a smile.

"Why are you so calm about this? Wait, what? Go back. Explain maybe. What is this? What are we?" Kensi asked quickly, her brain firing on overload.

"Whoa Kensi, calm down. Slow your roll." He said invading her space and rubbing her arms comfortingly. He heard Kensi's breath hitch as soon as he moved closer. "I'm calm because I'm not worried about anything because...I do...love you that is. And we're friends and partners, but I want to be more. I want you all for myself. I want to claim you as mine one hundred percent. I want all of you Kensi. I want you to be my girlfriend."

"But, what about work?"

"What about it? What we do in our own time doesn't have anything to do with our work. Being together wouldn't pull us apart, it'd push us even closer together than we already are at work. I'm willing to do anything to have you. A love story doesn't imply smooth sailing. Stories have conflict and resolution. It has bumps in the road Kens. Working together just adds to the story."

Kensi looked down and had to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Deeks asked.

"This. Us. Where we are. The fact we're even having this conversation at nearly four in the morning. Life. It's just...funny." She said looking back up to meet his eyes as she finished talking.

He smiled. "You still haven't said yes or no yet."

"You still haven't asked me properly yet." Kensi said with a smile.

Deeks had to laugh. That was his Kensi.

"Kensi Marie Blye, will you be my girlfriend?"

Kensi laughed and replied, "Yes. Marty Deeks."

Deeks grinned and leaned in to kiss her again.

"Try and get some more sleep Deeks." Kensi said softly.

"As long as you're here, I'll be fine." Deeks replied softly. Kensi smiled and lay back down with her head resting softly.

"Sleep tight Fern."

Kensi gave a little laugh and replied, "You too Shaggy."

"Touché." Deeks replied closing his eyes with a smile on his face.

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