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Chapter 18: Little Talks

A month had passed since Deeks' dream and it had only since repeated every so often just so as to remind him.

He wished he could just forget about the dream, at least temporarily. Kensi didn't appear to be ready for something like that and everything was going quite nicely. He'd finally conquered his nightmares and Kensi had finally opened up about Jack. They were in a good place and he didn't want to risk it all.

He could live happily without having a piece of paper claiming her as his forever. They could still have kids without being married but oh how he wanted to so bad. Which is why when he rounded the corner to go to the bullpen, the conversation he heard made him stop and backtrack. He hid behind a column and listened intently.

"So what exactly is going on with you and Deeks?" It was Callen's voice.

"Nothing new. Why?" She asked.

"He just seems like he's been off recently. He's always in his head, thinking. Deeks doesn't do that. He doesn't have a brain which is why it's surprising that he's always silent and pondering."

"He has been, hasn't he." She murmured reflecting and wondering why it hadn't struck her as odd.

"Is he planning to propose?" Callen inquired.

"I don't know." She replied thoughtfully.

"Do you want him to?" He followed up. Deeks leaned forward wanting to hear her answer. He was practically begging her to say yes.

"I...I don't know." She said sadly.

"Why do you mean you don't know. Kensi, you either love him enough to say yes or you don't. There is no not knowing. "

"I just...I don't want to be left again. I don't want to say yes and then he disappears."

"Do you really think Deeks would be like Jack?" Callen asked not believing it one second.

"No. Maybe. I don't know. I want to believe he wouldn't, but..."

"But it's happened before." Callen said understanding where she was coming from. "He wouldn't, leave you I mean."

"How do you know?" Kensi asked practically begging Callen to tell her what to do.

"Have you seen the way he looks at you?!" Callen asked incredulously. "He tries to cover it up at work but Kens, the way I catch him looking at you, it's the way a teenager looks at their first love. He loves you Kensi, he worships the ground you walk on. If it was the other way around and you asked him, he wouldn't hesitate to say yes."

"Really?" She asked her heart fluttering.

"Really." Callen replied with a nod of his head.

"Thanks Callen. This has been bugging me for a month but I didn't want to tell Deeks. I felt like a horrible person for even thinking he might hurt me like Jack did."

"That's what friends and brothers are for Kensi." He said with a smile. Kensi returned the smile.

"Man this is the clearest my head has been for a while. Thank you."

"So would you say yes?" Callen asked again.

Kensi nodded with a small smile. "Yes."

From Deeks' hideout he felt as though his heart would burst. He was so tempted to run over and grab her and get down on one knee without the ring but reminded himself that he wanted to do it right. He decided now was a good time to make himself known so he pretended to only be walking in now.

"What's up everybody. I got doughnuts." He said happily setting the box down in front of Kensi and Callen.

"Ooh, glazed! I'm starving." Callen said hungrily opening the box and grabbing two from the box.

He met Kensi's eyes and winked. She smiled and shook her head. "Late again. You're slacking Probie." Kensi teased.

"Oh come on. I had to wait in line to get you your sugar." He cried.

"Still late. You're lucky Sam's not here right now." Callen said through doughnut.

Deeks rolled his eyes and sat down at his desk. He couldn't help but look at Kensi and smile. He most definitely was going to propose, and very soon. And he had a great idea of how to do it. Now if only he could get Hetty to agree and Sam to help.

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