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Three days.

That's how long he had to wait.

Three more lousy days.

Then Christmas vacation would be over and he would have his answer. He wasn't exactly in love with her, maybe someday, but now he just wanted to find out if the trust they had built over the weeks was still there.

He loved bantering with her. She was an excellent partner and was willing to go along with whatever she had to do to get the job done. They both had been through so much together in the last weeks, especially her with the Russians, the lasers, the explosion and Talbot. But it had all seemed to melt away Christmas Eve night. He still smiled when he thought about the night at the homeless shelter.

He had never seen her so carefree and willing to go along with something he had proposed. No one would have known that hours earlier she had been hit in the head and killed a man. She had smiled when she realized who Deeks' date had been and she good naturedly had put on the Santa hat

He had driven her home afterwards. He had come in for her traditional ice-cream and beer. He had to agree that it was a tradition that he might even keep. They had talked into the night and into the early morning and wished each other a Merry Christmas. Kensi stated she needed to call it a night and wanted to take their vacation time and do nothing but sleep and relax.

Now he was here. And it would only be three more days.

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