Tag to 6x17

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"I think Sam knows."

The words rush out of Kensi's mouth as soon as she opens the front door to Deeks' place. She is looking a bit frazzled, and hastily strides into the kitchen to put their take-out on the counter. As she turns to go back to the living room, she runs right into her boyfriend's chest as he reaches for her hips and moves to pin her against the counter.

"Hello to you too," Deeks murmurs as he leans down to press a chaste kiss to her lips.

Kensi exhales as she tilts her head ever so slightly and gives him a small smile and shakes her head. Three months of being all in and she loves that he still can't wait to kiss her after having to pretend all day at work that they don't go home together almost every night.

"Hi."

"Now, what does Sam know?"

"About us, Deeks."

Deeks' eyes widen slightly as he pulls back a bit to examine Kensi's face, hoping that maybe she's joking. They've talked a little bit about if and when they should tell the team but their plan definitely did not include the team finding out before they could say anything.

It isn't that they're worried what the rest of the team will think (okay, maybe they're a little worried about that), but they want to prove that they can separate their home life from their work life. Prove that what happened the day Kensi got sent to Afghanistan isn't going to happen again.

"About us us? Like, this?" he asks incredulously as he frantically waves his finger back and forth between their chests.

Kensi rolls her eyes, "Yes, genius, that us."

"Why do you think that?" then remembering that Kensi had gone out with Sam earlier to track down Kamal, "Did he say something this afternoon?"

Kensi places her hands on his waist and rubs her thumbs up and down the sides of his stomach, "Kind of? Well, not exactly. I don't know," she pauses, remembering Sam's knowing tone and look during their little exchange in the car. But how? When?

"Kens," Deeks breaks her out of her stupor, "What did he say?"

With a sigh, she continues, "He said 'touché' to something I said. It caught me by surprise and I mentioned how you say that all the time. He gives me this look and says, 'Yeah, now I know why.'"

"Oh," Deeks clears his throat, "Yeah, no, that sounds…I don't get it. Why do you think that means he knows about us?"

Kensi shoots him a look like she can't believe that he didn't automatically come to the same conclusion that she did. Especially considering it's "his" word.

"Do you remember lecturing me on the definition of 'touché'?" she prompts.

"Let me just drop some knowledge on you for a second. It's French. It comes from fencing. It means 'to touch.' So if I were to touch you with my sword, then you would say touché."

A huge grin instantly spreads across Deeks' face and he lets out a quiet chuckle, "Of course. That was the day that you—" Kensi watches as understanding flashes in his eyes, "Oooh, I see what you mean. Touché, touching, swords," he wiggles his eyebrows at her.

That earns him a massive eye roll but she can't hide the smirk that forms.

"So, what did you do?"

"I just kind of laughed and got out of the car. Figured it would be worse if I tried to keep talking. I mean, I didn't want to lie about it," she explains as she leans forward and places her forehead on his chest and takes a deep breath.

She can't see the soft smile on her boyfriend's face at her response. It's a testament to how far they've come if she doesn't want to deny their "thing" even in the interest of keeping them a secret.

Gently pushing back on her shoulders so that she's looking up at him again, he tells her what he's thinking, "We should just tell them. We weren't going to be able to keep it to ourselves forever anyway."

Kensi sighs and closes her eyes, "Yeah, we probably should. I just don't know if I'm ready for everyone to know yet."

"You don't think Sam will tell Callen? And you know if Callen finds out, it's only a matter of time before Hetty knows."

"Sam won't tell," Kensi replies with more confidence than she actually feels.

Deeks looks at her rather disbelievingly, "You sure about that?"

"Michelle," she answers, as if that explains everything. When Deeks continues to look at her skeptically, she elaborates, "Given how he and Michelle started, I think he gets it. He won't say anything."

He nods, accepting that she's probably right about that, "Okay, so maybe we just tell them soon, but not necessarily like, tomorrow or anything."

"Deal," she punctuates her agreement with a peck to his cheek, "now, dinner," as she turns in his arms and starts setting their Chinese out on the counter.

Deeks wraps his arms around her stomach and pulling her toward him, he whispers in her ear, "You know what else I remember?" he smiles as he nuzzles her hair with his nose, his breath fanning across her neck, "I remember you saying that I couldn't touch your too-shay. How'd that work out for you, Princess?"

The only response he gets is Kensi taking one of his hands in hers before she starts leading him out of the kitchen and toward his bedroom, her eyes darkening with desire.

"Oh, touché, Zorro. Touché."

Dinner was going to have to wait.

A/N – I have this feeling that Sam knows about Deeks and Kensi's relationship, and maybe has known for a little while. When I watched the touché scene between Kensi and Sam, I basically interpreted it as him hinting to her that he knows (and it serves as a subtle set-up for the next episode when the team apparently finds out). That's where this came from.