A/N: Set in season 6, after "Humbug", but before everyone knows Kensi and Deeks are together. Densimber Day 26.
"Deeks, are you and Kensi clear on what you're doing tonight?" Callen asked, coming up behind Deeks as he stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his bow tie.
Deeks shot Callen's reflection a glare. "We're the distraction. We go in, dance, get an intel we can, but otherwise don't get involved. I think we can handle it, Callen."
"All right. Just don't pull any of your usual stuff. You guys need to be focused."
"G, relax. This isn't their first time," Sam intervened. "Stop being so antsy."
"There's a lot riding on this one."
"So it's a good thing that Kensi and I are involved," Deeks said smugly, glancing towards OPS.
Deeks stilled, immediately forgetting what he'd been saying as Kensi appeared. She descended the stair, dressed in a long, dark blue dress, the material perfectly sculpted to her body. The bodice dipped low enough to give a tantalizing glimpse of skin, her hair curled and framing her tanned shoulders.
This was hardly the first time he'd seen Kensi dressed up, and many times in far less. Something had changed though, because he couldn't take his eyes off her, and he felt as breathless as a sixteen-year-old on his first date.
As Kensi reached the bottom of the stairs, she paused, looking directly at Deeks.
"Well, what do you think?" she asked, giving Deeks a coy smile before she spun in a small circle that made the short train of her skirt flare out. Deeks was entranced.
He recovered himself enough to offer one of his usual grins. "Not bad," he said, aware of both Callen and Sam watching them. Kensi gave him a brief searching look that made him wonder how obvious his reaction was.
She stepped close enough that Deeks could have easily drawn her into his arms.
"I guess you're not terrible either," she teased. She straightened one side of his collar, giving him a once-over that sent a shiver through him. When she reached his eyes again, Kensi nodded approvingly, her expression shifting to something more seductive. "Now you're perfect."
Her hand lingered on his chest, burning through the thin layer of his shirt. A sudden image of sliding the zipper down Kensi's dress, revealing the silky skin he now knew so intimately, running his lips down her neck, and beyond.
Deeks inhaled sharply to bring himself out of the unexpected fantasy.
"Deeks?" Kensi whispered softly, dropping the slight barrier they'd put between themselves.
"Right. Yeah, we better get going," he managed, holding his arm out to Kensi. She placed her hand in the crux of his arm after a moment, her touch sending yet another wave of warmth and electricity up his spine.
Yeah, he was completely focused.