Yes, I am laughing at myself for this one. :)
Sniff sniff sniff.
"Seriously, dog." Kensi huffs and taps her foot impatiently. "We've been gone all day and you stole my donut off the counter, so I know you've eaten. Just…poop dammit." Monty narrows his puppy dog eyes at her warily and keeps sniffing, hiking his leg up to pee on a bush. "You've pissed twenty times, what the hell…"
A rustling sound behind her startles her, but the dog isn't alarmed so she's pretty sure she shouldn't be either. She knows full well that it's Deeks, but still turns around to check. For her safety obviously, not because she really wants to look at him. She sees him for about eighteen hours a day and should be really sick of his face by now. Somehow, she's not. "You scared me," she accuses softly.
"No, I didn't," he responds, twisting a plastic bag in his hands. "No deposit yet?"
"Of course not," she growls. "Poooooooop."
Deeks shrugs. "A watched pot never boils, and a watched dog never shits."
"Spare me the philosophical speeches tonight, Deeks."
"Come on." He senses her frustration and takes Monty's leash from her, heading back towards her apartment. It's been a long day as usual, and they opted to eat at her apartment after work. He knows he'll stay the night there, just as she does. This happens every night now. Does it make sense? Not really. Does it provide a great comfort to both of them? Yes. Do they discuss what this means as far as the status of their relationship? Hell no. "I'll take him back out later."
Sighing, Kensi drags along behind them. "Sometimes I wonder if he even likes me."
"Really?" He ruffles the mutt's ears. "Monty loves you. He just…has his own ways of showing it." Stopping on the sidewalk, Deeks turns to face her in the dark. His blue eyes are bright and intense under the street lights, his gaze slightly unnerving. At some point Kensi is going to have to tell him exactly what it does to her when he looks at her in such a way. "Trust me."
"I believe you," she says sincerely, petting Monty's back. "He'll poop when he's ready."
Deeks laughs loudly, tugging on the leash. "Wow, the things we talk about."
Kensi snorts and holds back the comment she desperately wants to shoot back at him. Yeah. And all the things they don't talk about.