Honus47 suggested this. Everyone went their separate ways on Friday night. What's the fallout on Monday?

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Chapter 14

Deeks decided to go into work early on the Monday following their Friday night outing to Studio 6 and, by early, he meant before 7. He was determined to be in his seat long before the guys had a chance to plant anything on his chair, on his desk, in his desk drawers, anywhere. When the alarm had gone off at 5 AM, Kensi had just grunted and rolled over, telling him she'd see him at the Mission at a reasonable hour and proceeded to spread out into her normal starfish configuration, taking up every quadrant of the now empty bed. He'd looked at her and considered just getting back into bed, to see what mischief he could get into, but then decided to stick to his original plan. He didn't want a replay of the top hat, gloves and cane joke. This explained why he was sitting in a mostly deserted Mission at 7:15 on a Monday morning, with nothing to do and no one to do it with. He was caught up on his paperwork and it was eerily quiet, even Hetty wasn't here yet. He was afraid to go into the gym or to the firing range; figuring Sam and/or Callen could sneak in at any minute.

He spun around in his chair a few times, nearly having a heart attack when Hetty appeared behind him on the third spin, she wasn't there and then she was. The woman was seriously spooky. "To what do we owe the unexpected pleasure of your early arrival, Mr. Deeks?" she asked him.

He opened and closed his mouth a few times, not sure what to say. Did he tell her he was trying to head off whatever stunt the guys had planned for him? Did he make up some excuse about wanting to get a head start on…something? Thinking quickly he came up with the perfect answer. "Ummm."

Hetty smirked at him, well aware of why their Liaison Officer was in early. She was looking forward to whatever Mr. Hanna and Mr. Callen had planned for him. "I was just about to make a pot of tea. Would you care to join me?"

Deeks started to say no as he wasn't a big fan of her imported teas. Instead, he shrugged and got up from his desk. From Hetty's office he would be able to see who came and went, plus he was bored and lonely. What he should have expected was that Hetty would want to discuss the happenings at the Club. "So, Mr. Deeks, I want to compliment you on your playing Friday night. It was superb. I'm assuming the song was about the loss of Mr. Thapa as well as your newfound relationship with Miss. Blye?"

He found himself doing his fish impersonation again. Clearing his throat he said "I'm not sure what you mean, Hetty."

"Don't play dumb with me, Mr. Deeks. Everyone at the table Friday night is now aware of the, shall we say, change in the relationship status between you and Miss. Blye. Including Assistant Director Granger. Although, he was surprised when I told him you two have been together over two months now."

He sat up straighter, alarmed. "Is he threatening to break us up? I won't give her up, Hetty! I'll leave NCIS and go back to LAPD today, this morning if need be. We were actually planning on telling the rest of the team Friday night. Once we knew what their response was, we were planning on telling you today. You and Granger being there made us push our plans off." he paused and looked down at his hands. Softly he said "I never thought I would have someone so wonderful and amazing in my life Hetty, let alone that she would want me in hers. I'll do whatever it takes to make sure nothing pulls us apart." He looked back up at her to find her looking over his shoulder. Turning he found Kensi standing there, her mouth slightly open.

Kensi hadn't been able to get back to sleep after Deeks had left. Grumbling about inconsiderate boyfriends, she had gotten up and followed her partner into work. He had been deep in conversation with Hetty when she had walked in and hadn't noticed her, but Hetty had. She had listened in alarm as Hetty explained that everyone knew about them, but Deeks's response had blown her away. Smiling at him, she said to Hetty "I'll be right behind him if he leaves, Hetty! I won't give him up either. "

Hetty had an odd look on her face, as if she were trying to hold back a smile. "I would expect nothing less than that, from either of you. After all, that's why I put you together in the first place. And you have both done an excellent job during the last several months of proving you can juggle both."

Deeks looked at her dumbfounded, did he really just hear Hetty hint that she had played matchmaker for him and Kensi? That couldn't be right. He thought back over the few times she had questioned their relationship, seeming to hint that any suggestion of something other than a partnership between the two would have consequences. Still, there had been the note she sent him, with the words Sunshine and Gunpowder written on it. Suddenly, Hetty's words sunk in. "Wait, did you just say that you've known about us for several months?" he asked.

"It's my job to know where my agents are at all times, Mr. Deeks, Miss. Blye."

Kensi blushed and quickly said "What's going to happen now, Hetty?"

"Well, for the moment, Owen seems to be fine with allowing things to go on as they are now, but be aware that he will be watching you closely. Any hint that your relationship is endangering a mission or another agent, and he will be ruthless. Your teammates, however, may have different opinions."

The two of them nodded their understanding. They would address their relationship with Sam and Callen when they came in. Hetty offered Kensi a cup of steaming tea and she sat in the chair next to Deeks as she drank it. The three of them, by unspoken agreement, left the issue of their relationship out of the conversation, instead focusing on the events of Friday night, eventually getting Deeks to admit he had written the song for the violin. They had been talking for about a half hour when they heard Sam and Callen entering the Mission, having a heated discussion.

"I know! Joelle wouldn't stop talking about it. I'm going to kill him when I see him!"

"Michelle was the same way! Date night and all she could talk about was Deeks this, Deeks that. How beautiful the song was, how well he played, how romantic it was that he wrote a song about Kensi. She wants me to try to write something for her now!"

Listening, Deeks slid lower and lower in his chair. He looked at Kensi in desperation, hoping she had an idea, any idea, to get him out of here without the two men seeing him. She just smiled at him, pleased that the women in her two "brothers" lives wanted them to emulate Deeks. Seeing he wasn't getting any support from Kensi, Deeks turned to Hetty. She smiled at him and said "Wouldn't it be better to face the music about you and Kensi now, Mr. Deeks, while Mr. Hanna and Mr. Callen are focused on something else?" He thought about it, not wanting to face any music of any kind at any time but, what she said did make a weird kind of sense. Standing up, he reached his hand out to Kensi who took it as they moved away from Hetty's desk and into the bullpen.

When the two men saw them, all they saw was Deeks. He was the reason why neither of them had had a peaceful moment all weekend. If they noticed that the pair were holding hands, neither cared. "Deeks! What the hell man? Friday night was supposed to be about having some fun, not you showing off and giving the girls ideas! You owe us! You need to help me put something together for Michelle before I end up sleeping in the garage!" growled Sam.

Deeks grinned at him, holding up his and Kensi's linked hands. "Is that the only thing you want to talk about Sam? Callen?"

"Yeah, yeah. The two of you are together. Big deal. What about Michelle?" said Sam.

"Don't forget Joelle! If she finds out Michelle got a song and she's the only one left out, I won't even get to see the garage, I'll be sleeping in the backyard!" whined Callen.

Deeks and Kensi laughed, this had gone easier than expected. Hetty had been right, the two men were so focused on getting out of trouble with their better halves, they really didn't care that the two of them were involved. Of course, this could change once it had really sunk in, but the initial shock was over with and everything was out in the open. No more sneaking around and watching what they said.

Deeks had just agreed to help Sam and Callen with their problems when Nell and Eric arrived, together. Saying their good mornings, the two headed upstairs. Deeks watched them with suspicion, hyper sensitive to unexpected pairings. He turned to look at Kensi with raised eyebrows, nodding towards the two analysts. Kensi narrowed her eyes at her friend's back, wondering if the two of them were together and her friend hadn't confided in her, conveniently forgetting that she hadn't confided in Nell either. Dropping Deeks's hand, she stalked Nell and Eric up to Ops.