Chapter 7:

"What's up Sam?" Deeks asked worriedly

"We can't do this anymore, I love you and you think you love me. But we both know who you're really in love with." She couldn't help the tears rolling down her cheeks, Samantha didn't want to end it but she didn't want to be a second choice even if he didn't realize she was.

"I do love you Samantha what are you talking about, what's going on?" He couldn't help the hitch in his voice; he thought he had finally gotten it right this time.

"You're in love with Kensi! Face it Marty and she is has it bad for you as well." Sam saw the look of shock on his face "You think I didn't notice how you look at her? You've never looked at me like that and the conversations you have with each other without talking when you think the others aren't looking. Stop lying to yourself it will all work out in the end."

She kissed him one last time "I hope you get your happy ending Marty, I really do." With that Sam stepped into her apartment leaving a hurt Marty Deeks in her wake.

Kensi sat on her couch watching Top Model when she heard a knock at her door. Grabbing her gun she looked out the peep hole to reveal her partner, looking very lost. "Hey, what's up?" she asked as she opened her door inviting him in. "I thought you would be with Samantha."

"She broke up with me." He said it simply looking her in the eyes,

"I'm sorry Deeks; I know you really liked her." Kensi couldn't help but feel the knot in her stomach unclench at the news.

"She said I was in love with someone else." He took a step closer to her until they were mere inches apart foreheads almost touching, his gaze never wavering from hers.

She could barely breathe "Are you?" she choked out, afraid to know the answer.

He leaned on the wall so there was only a centimeter between their lips and stopped "Maybe." But he didn't lean in anymore it was like he was waiting for her, like he didn't want to do anything she didn't want him to.

"Good answer." She replied mimicking what Samantha had said just hours before. Closing the gap between them she gently touched his lips with hers and it was like fireworks were going off inside her head. She had never been kissed like this before, Kensi pulled back for a moment and looked into his eyes smiling as she wrapped her arms around his neck bringing his lips to her once again.

He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer to him then she already was. He heard her moan as he slid his tongue into his mouth, his hands sliding under her shirt leaving a trail of fire on her back; the need for air became almost as urgent as the need for her so he pulled back and began to nibble on her neck, finding that his head fit perfectly in the crook of her neck like two pieces of a puzzle.

"We should stop." She panted before he could cloud her judgment anymore then he already had.

"You're right, the guys will think something's up and we can't let them know anything's up." His lips captured her again in another breath taking kiss before he pulled back and put some space between them so that it didn't go any farther than it already had. Walking towards the door he followed her onto her porch.

"See you at work tomorrow Fern." Kissing her one more time and heading back to his car trying to figure out what had just happened, because he was there and he wasn't even sure what had happened.

The next morning Deeks walked into the bull pen and couldn't help the smile that was on his face when he saw Kensi at her desk. Sam looked up from his desk "So how did it go with Samantha?"

He could tell something was different with both of the younger agents, Kensi had come in this morning with a wide smile on her face and wouldnt tell anyone what it was all about, not even Nell had been able to get any information. And here Deeks was with a smile to match hers; he couldn't help but wonder what was going on.

"She broke up with me" he said simply sitting at his desk and pulling things out of his drawer

"I'm sorry man; I know you were crazy about her so does this mean she's found someone else?"

She's still smiling, there's something up I just don't know what. Kensi seemed off into her own world at the moment with a content smile on her face, that's when it clicked for Sam; Kensi and Deeks were finally together. Standing up and heading to the door he sees Callen walk in and made a be-line to go talk to him. "I think they are finally together G, it's about damn time."

Callen looked confused a second "What the hell are you talking about Sam?"

Sam pointed towards the bull pen and Callen noticed the locked eyes and big grins on both the younger partners face. He walked into the bullpen "Deeks we need to talk for a moment in the gym." He laughed when he saw both of them jump not having noticed him come in.

"Hu? Oh yeah sure Callen." Deeks got out of his chair and winked at Kensi following the older man to the gym. His heart dropped when he found Sam waiting for them, Callen went to stand by Sam and they both crossed their arms with hard looks on their faces. "What's going on guys?"

"So you and Kensi finally got together, you better take care of her you understand?" Sam looked Deeks in the eyes to show he meant business.

"Or we will come after you and you won't even know what the hell hit you. Understand?" Callen continued where Sam had stopped.

"I don't know what you're talking about guys? There is no thing, but if there was do you honestly think I would hurt her?" Deeks tried to shy away from the fact that they were together. Well that's how he thought they were at the moment. It had just been a few kisses, but they were damn good ones at that.

"Yeah and the smiles you're both unable to wipe off your faces don't mean anything." Sam couldn't help but laugh as Deeks tried to think back to a few minutes earlier but noticed all he could remember was the way the light fell on her hair.

"Just keep it out of the office!" Callen inserted when he saw the opening.

"And out of the bedroom." Sam added thinking it needed to be said and noticed the blush at the detectives thought. "Understand me; don't do this just to get her to sleep with you."

"I would never do that we are going on a date tonight." Wow, I can't believe I just said that to them. The truth was out both older men smiled happily at each other and walked out of the gym.

Deeks kissed her good night on her front porch and walked to his car. The perfect night with the perfect girl his life felt complete. Even if it all had started with her ex fiancée and ended up working because of his own serious girlfriend. He remembered a quote he heard awhile back'life is like a puzzle. you work from the outside in, when it gets to the harder parts you try to match one piece with wrong ones over and over, but when you find the two that go together, you don't fight it, you lay it down and work on the next section till the puzzles complete.' That fit them perfectly, he had found his perfect match, now he wasnt going to question it; he was going to keep on living his life. Happy every moment he got to have her with him.

The End