I'm thinking Deeks is going to get a thank you he wasn't expecting. I hope so.

Honestly kensis character always ruins moments when deeks is hirt cause its always made about her and her feelings in the end its got so pathetic and predictable now i think im officially done with ncis la fanfics

just wonderful Tess. Lots of laughs.

Just brilliant!

Ohhhh I'm dying!

I LOVE how you write Deeks. It is what I want to see on air and I agree with your head canon as to when they started. Please keep writing.

i can't. the feels. fangirl down. NOPE.

Plausible case and reactions. Enjoyed the fear and hesitancy of a Kensi trying to voice her feelings. However, I still can't picture them jumping into physical intimacy without an extensive conversation first about it, IMO. Overall, good read.

Just want to say how much I love this story along with all of your other stories you are awesome at writing Kensi/Deeks. This was a great little two piece story that I think would be the perfect prequel for Scattered since in that one Deeks tells Sam they got together not long after he got out of the hospital when he had been shot. I really love how they are an established couple in all your stories and how you show what an intelligent and great cop Deeks is! Should definitely consider doing a series charting their relationship and how they kept it hidden for so long and their wedding between this one and Scattered. Love your writing and look forward to more stories!

Late, but better late than never. Somehow I only now managed to read through this story of yours, I apologize for this - since I'm only leaving one review :)

I couldn't quite remember the episode you based this story on but you gave a lot of references and I will go and have a look at it later on. As a starting point, I think it was well-chosen, based especially on your comment that they behaved differently in this episode than before. Also, it is a nice point since they have been through a lot since the beginnings of their partnership - Kensi getting abducted, Deeks getting shot, this might have been the first life-or-death situation they encountered actually standing next to each other.

I'm currently yet undecided which part of the story is my favorite one. I think 'd go with the second half of the first chapter and the first half of the second chapter - something in between, so to say. The first is very much puzzling out what the problem is, actually, while the second is very much dialogue - none of which is bad, by the way, rather the opposite. As always, your story is well-done, well-written and executed. Reading it was a joy.

I think I like the things you didn't explicitly write about most. Deek's relief (and I think there's a bit doubt and fear there, too), the things Callen and Sam think but don't say (which Deeks misinterprets at first), Hetty's worry about all of her "kids" - and, of course, the words Kensi can't say. It is very much like her, needing many attempts to actually confess her feelings (until the end she hasn't really said anything clear but Deeks understands, and so does the reader who knows her). I liked Deeks' observations in the second part, realizing she was being shy, that he liked her sitting there and that Monty was a particularly clever dog. In this fic, again, I enjoyed the seemingly random details - the kid that walks Monty and his habit of detailing things nobody wants to know - and Monty's claim of Kensi's underwear.

I also liked the fact that it made sense for Kensi to ask Deeks for one of his LAPD reports. It doesn't make any sense at all in the first - again, seemingly random - but in the second it has one.

As for the dialogue - though it became a bit long in the second part, I liked it a lot. It takes Kensi time to explain, I accept that, and I'm glad they reach a point from which they can go on - together. They're so much better together than apart... (Thinking of the latest episode)

Thanks for a very nice, very well-done story for my favorite NCIS LA couple - it makes me want to see the next episode immediately :)

Oh, one last question, if you've got the time: "The Frozen Lake" incident refers to what exactly? Did I miss something or is it just a name for something I saw but can't match up?

I loved this. Well written, convincing dialogue. The Job is one of my favourite episodes so this was especially nice to read!

My favorite parts:
"Shy Kensi was stunning and another revelation to Deeks."
"Six, seven years from now, Sam will like me. I'm calling it now."
"You...I would have been...upset if you left."
"You defended my honor."
"It was official, he had a side of the bed. And he had it with her."

Tess, this is incredible. You give so much depth to Kensi and Deeks. I love love love this conversation between them. It shows so much of who they are. Well done!

I liked this so much. It was perfect. And since I also made Kensi and Deeks a couple almost from the beginning, I have no problem with seeing them together in your story, especially picturing them both almost naked, drinking beer and having that enlightening discussion. Oh if only we would get that on the show, especially the half naked part and the kisses...Thanks for the pleasant images.

Aw, so much love for this! :)

Perfect ending, altho I'm rather sad it's over already. Love your stories.