A/N: Written for All-In Day and set in December of 2024.
"Oh, that sushi was amazing," Kensi sighed, flipping back on the hotel bed with a happy sound. The mattress dipped, and a second later, Deeks pressed against her left side.
"Worth traveling three hours and a weekend away from home?" he asked, settling his hand on her opposite hip.
"Definitely."
Her response was so swift, Deeks chuckled. Some things never changed. Thankfully.
Turning onto her side so they faced each other, Kensi shifted closer, her lips brushing his. "Thank you for planning all this," she murmured. "It's the best anniversary celebration I could ask for."
"It wouldn't have been possible without Rosa agreeing to take care of the twins for us," he pointed out.
"She's amazing," Kensi agreed. "Not just because of that."
"Nope. We're lucky to be her parents. Even if she has picked up your messiness and eats all the M&Ms out of the trail mix." Kensi huffed at his comment, but didn't protest. "Speaking of, we should probably give Rosa a call before it gets too late."
"Mm, that's a good idea." While he grabbed his phone and dialed, Kensi pushed herself up on her forearms.
"Dad, is everything ok. I didn't expect to hear from you," Rosa answered after three rings.
"Hey, yeah, no, nothing's wrong. We're just checking in to see how you guys are," Deeks said. Kensi leaned on his shoulder, close enough that she could hear Rosa over the speaker.
"We're doing fine," Rosa answered, a smile in her voice. "Caleb and Sophia just finished eating, they're playing with that ball popper thing, and then I'm getting them ready for bed."
"We have complete faith in you," Kensi assured her. "Since this is the first time we've been away overnight, we just want to make sure nothing unexpected happened."
"Like Arkady hiding out from the inevitable FBI raid."
"Deeks." Kensi shook her head at him, laughing in amused exasperation.
"I'm glad it's going well. And thank you again for offering to hold down the fort, so to speak," Deeks told her. As expected, Rosa brushed his thanks off.
"Guys, I told you I want to do this. I love spending time with Sophia and Caleb. Now, stop wasting your time talking to me."
"I think we've been dismissed," Kensi joked. Have a good night, kiddo. And don't hesitate to call if you need anything.
"Yes, Mom. See you on Monday."
Deeks hung up, setting his phone back to the side. When he laid back down, Kensi curled up against him once more, wriggling one of her legs between his.
"Crazy to think we've been doing this for ten years," Deeks said into the quiet. Kensi nodded against his shoulder, her breath wafting over his neck.
"A lot has changed since then."
"Yeah, I'll say. We're married, I'm a lawyer again, your training new agents, and we've got three kids."
Kensi was silent for a few moments; her fingers idly traveling from his to his chest and back again.
"Do you think it's a change for the better?" she asked eventually. Deeks leaned back enough to see her face.
"A thousand percent," he said immediately. "I mean, we were pretty great then, but 2014 Kensi and Deeks have nothing on current Kensi and Deeks. Now we have a family, I think we're happier than we were then…it's everything I ever wanted." He nudged Kensi gently. "What about you?"
"It's everything I've ever wanted too," she said, propping herself up on his chest. "Even if I didn't realize it when I suggested we be brave." She dipped her head, kissing him.
It quickly increased past the peck Deeks expected, Kensi's fingers moving down his chest to unbutton his shirt.
"Mm, I thought you wanted to nap after dinner," he reminded her, even as he slipped his fingertips under the waistband of her pants.
"I got my second wind." Kensi nipped at his neck. "And I'm not wasting a minute of our time without interruption."
"Happy anniversary," Deeks muttered before Kensi pulled his mouth back to hers.
A/N: I debated whether or not to have Rosa call Kensi and Deeks' something other than their names. I figure she might decide to call them mom and dad a couple years after being part of the family.