A/N: Well here it is! I hope you enjoy. Took me all weekend to finish it up. Now on with the show ;)

After a long day of chasing down leads and interrogating suspects the team finally caught the killer of Petty Officer Scott Lawrence. Now the agents where sitting in their desks finishing up there report. Hetty walks into the bullpen and clears her throat to get their attention.

"You all have done an excellent work on this case. I know you've all put in a lot of hours to this case. You all deserve a little break. This paperwork can stay put for another day. Go home and get some rest." She says giving them a small smile

"Thanks Hetty." smiled Sam, already packing up his stuff to go home.

"You're welcome but I do expect you to come into work on time tomorrow morning." She replied looking directly at Deeks. He just grinned. "Cheeky bastered" she thought to herself walking back to her office.

Seconds later Sam and Callen left saying goodnight to the others. Deeks walked to Kensi's desk that was turning off her computer. "Hey, want to go gets some drinks?"

"Not tonight deeks."

"You sure we can go to that bar you like?" Deeks said enthusiastically

"I said no deeks."

"Okay. How about we go over to your place and order takeout."

"I'm really tired deeks, all I wanna do is go home and sleep. Maybe some other time, okay" she says tiredly

The disappointed blond nodded "Another time then." He smiled sadly.

Giving him a small smile Kensi grabbed her bag and left. Sighing Deeks walked to his desk deciding that since he was almost done with his report he'd just finish it now and tomorrow he won't have much work left to do.

Half an hour later he prints out his report and walks to Hetty's office.

"Mister Deeks I thought you'd have already left?"

"I didn't have anything to do tonight so I just finished this off.", giving her his work.

"Oh well, good work mister Deeks."

"Well, I'm gonna get going."

"Very well, goodnight"

"Goodnight" he replies going back to his desk and started packing. On his way out he sees Nell is walking down the stairs.

"Hey Shorty, what are you still doing here? Thought you already left?"

"I had some stuff I needed to finish in the computer."

"Are you heading out?"

"Yeah" She smiled at him

"I'll walk you out."

Both agents walk to the parking lot. When Nell breaks the silence "Do you wanna go get some drinks?" She asks awkwardly

Smiling he agrees "Sure"

Leaving in their cars they arrive to a bar just a few blocks away from OPS. Inside both agents order a beer. They have small talk. an hour later Deeks and Nell are half way done with their second bottle.

After sipping on her drink Nell says "When are you gonna tell her?"

"Tell who what?" He asks, while drinking his beer.

Rolling her eyes she responds "Kensi."

Keeping his expression neutral he says "I don't know what you're talking about." Shaking his head

Sighing she tells him "Why try to denying it?" "Everyone in ops knows that you have feelings for each other. Literally I bet even the president himself knows."

He stayed quiet.

"We notice when she's not looking you stare at her and she does the same thing." the redhead reasoned.

After a pause he finally responds "She'll hate me if I tell her. She won't talk to me ever again. I can't do that to her. I'd rather have her as a friend than nothing at all." He says sadly.

Putting her hand on his she tells him sympathetically" You should at least try before it's too late."

"You should take your own advice too you know."

Confused she asks "What?"

"You and Eric, I can see you have the hot's for him." He says giving her a cheeky smile.

Shaking get head sure replies "That's completely different."

Smiling "Really, how so?"

"Um...uhh...well...um-"

"Ha, thought so." Then took a last swing at his beer " how bout this, I tell Kens my feeling and if things go well ill ask her out...but you my friend have to do the same thing with Eric."

Looking at him for a minute she tells him "what if he doesn't feel the same way?"

"A very wise person told me that a person has to at least try." He says jokingly

Nell chuckles

"Deal?"

Nell smiles "Deal."Both agents shook on it.

"Let's go." Deeks says, throwing a couple of bills on the table. Nell gets her purse and the both walk out of the crowded bar and into the parking lot.

"So, now what?" Asks the petite redhead

"Now we proceed with the mission."

"What! We're gonna do it now?" she exclaims, shocked.

The shaggy haired man nodded" Why? Can't we wait for a couple days? And its two already 10 a clock" she rambled

"You told me to do it before it's too late. Now I'm telling you."

Cursing that he'd use her own word against herself she sighs in defeat "Fine."

Smiling big he says "Great" opening his door he continues "I'll see you tomorrow. To talk about how it went." "Good luck." She replies, getting in her car.

"Ditto." Then he drives off to Kensi's house. The closer he got to her house the more nervous he got. He started questioning about what she might say. "What if she doesn't feel the same way? Will she hate me? Would she ask for another partner? His heart started racing just thinking about it.

Stopping his car on her driveway he walks to her door. His palms where getting sweaty, he got the courage to knock on her door. He heard movement inside, then the sound of the door unlocking. He took a deep breath and waited for her to open. When it opened he was surprised when he didn't see Kensi but a dark haired man dressed shirtless pajama pants.

"Her boyfriend?" Deeks gulped when that popped in his head."No, itcan't be. He can just be an old friend or something." "She would have told you if a friend of hers was coming" a little voice in his head said. Shaking his head back to reality he cleared his thought.
"Is...um..Kensi hear?" He asks chokingly. His heart was now pumping faster than before.

The man widens the door. Deeks notices a bag on the floor next to her couch. The man replies "She's taking a shower right now. Would you like to come in and wait for her?"

Deeks felt as if someone punched him in the gut. Trying not to choke on his words he replies "um no thank you, I think it's best if I go." holding back his tears. "Don't tell her I stopped by though."

"You sure?" he asks confused

"Yeah, I'll tell her tomorrow when I see her at work." He lied. Yeah, he was gonna see her tomorrow but he wasn't going to tell her about him stopping by her house.

"Okay" he says awkwardly

"Well bye." Deeks says

"Have a nice night."

"Yeah like that'll happen." He thought. He gives him a fake smile and leaves.

He got in his car and drove home, still holding back his tears until he got to his house. Closing the door he walked to his room, changed into his pj's and got under the covers the last thought that ran through his mind before he cried himself to sleep was "I'm too late."

Not noticing his phone vibrating on the night stand of a new text from Nell.

TBC...

A/N: Awww poor Deeks :'( I know but don't worry he and our badass beauty will get together really soon. And we will find out about our mystery man in either the next chapter or in chapter 3. Please Review. Already writing chapter 2 :)