Mission 101

Chapter 42- There Are So Many Beautiful Reasons To Be Happy

Deeks' POV

I paddled out to where the big waves were crashing up against each other, with Kensi next to me. She is surely putting me to shame. I never knew Kensi could surf like that, she's amazing. She was doing all of these awesome tricks and I was just sitting on my surfboard, my jaw almost hitting the water.

We stopped paddling to take a break. Everyone was now out of the water and sitting around a table, having something to eat. I took this as a perfect chance to talk to Kensi. "Hey,Kens? About what we talked about today.." I started. Kensi looked at me, with a sad expression, probably thinking that I didn't want to be with her. "What about it?" She asked, curious of what I was going to say. I smiled at her. "You asked me what happens next. I think I figured it out." She smiled at me and nodded for me to go on.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" I asked. Kensi nodded. "Of course, Shaggy." I smiled at her and leant in to give her a kiss. She pulled back before I got the chance. "What? What's wrong?" She looked at me and frowned. "Deeks, the team is just back there. Do you really want them to know about us? Callen and Sam will probably kill you. Just because Hetty is okay with Nell and Eric dating, It doesn't mean she will be okay with us dating. She said Nell and Eric can be together but it can't interfere with their work. However, I think it might be different with us, because we work in the field." I looked at her and my smile had completely washed off my face and was turned into a frown. "You know what? Your right. Come on." I urged, laying down on my board again and paddling to the pier, Kensi following behind.

"Deeks, what are we doing?" Kensi asked. I smiled at her, sitting back up on my board. I grabbed Kensi's board and pulled her close to me. When she was directly infront of me, I kissed her, full on the lips. "I love you, Deeks." I smiled at her and kissed her again.

When we pulled away, Kensi gave me an evil smirk, before pushing me off of my board, making me land in the water. I laughed and smiled evily back at her I diving under the water and grabbing Kensi's leg, pulling her under with me. When we both got back up, she screamed playfully, splashing water on my face. I dived under the water again, so she wouldn't be able to splash me again. I swam up infront of her and pulled her onto my knee. She smiled at me and ran her hand through my wet hair. I put my arms around her waist, pulling her closer into me and hugging her tightly. She nuzzled her head into the crook of my neck, wrapping her arms around me tightly. "I love you, Kens." I stated, kissing her head softly. She smiled. "Not as much as I love you." I laughed. "Really now? I'm not so sure about that!" I argued. She laughed back, pulling away, but still keeping her arms around my neck.

"Oh yeah? Well I am." She replied. I smiled at her, stroking her hair out of her face and pushing it behind her ear. She used her arms to pull my head in close to hers, before leaning in and brushing her lips against mine. Nothing makes me happier, than to be able to call this beautiful and amazing girl, mine. Even if I can't share that with the world quite yet, It's still the best feeling ever.

"Come on, princess. We should get back, before the others start to wonder where we are. We don't want them thinking we drowned or something." I joked. Kensi nodded, sadly. "Hey, why the sad face?" She looked at me with sadness in her eyes. "I just want to stay with you. When we get back there, we won't be able to do.. this..." Kensi stated, gesturing to our arms that were wrapped around each other. I nodded. "Aww, princess. It's okay. How about tonight, me, you, out to dinner? Then maybe afterwards, you could come back to my house and we could watch a movie or something?" I suggested. Kensi nodded, happily. "Sounds perfect. I'll tell you what. Whoever makes it back to shore first, gets to choose what restaurant and movie?" She mentioned. I nodded. "You're on, like Donkey Kong!" I agreed, paddling off as fast as I could. I was set back, when Kensi came gliding past surfing a big wave, that pushed her all the way to shore. When she reached the sand, she picked up the board. "Haha! You lose, Shaggy!" I heard her yell. She ran up to the two teams, resting the board up against the garden wall and taking a seat in between Nell and Ziva.

I smiled, running up to them with my board in my hands. I placed it next to Kensi's and bent down, with my hands on my waist, trying to catch my breath. "That was unfair! You never said we could surf back! I thought we were supposed to paddle! I demand a rematch!" I argued, leaning against the garden wall, next to the surfboards. "Hahaha, In your dreams, Shaggy. They're called surf boards for a reason! They're not paddle boards!" Kensi stated. Everyone laughed. "Now, considering you lost, you're buying me food! Go on, Shaggy." Kensi urged, pointing towards the grilled cheese food truck that was behind us. I nodded and laughed, walking up to the food truck, without complaining. After all, she is my girlfriend now.

I brought food for Kensi and I and walked back to the table. "Here you go, Fern." I stated, handing Kensi her food and walking around to sit next to Sam . "Deeks? Before you sit down, can you come here? I think you deserve a hug for getting me food." Kensi informed. I smiled and walked around to her. I was going to give her a hug but she took Nell's cup of soda and splashed it in my face. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, she kicked me right where no guy should ever be kicked. The nom de plumes.

I fell to the ground in pain, my hand covering the sore area. All of the guys jumped back, with pained expressions, clearly feeling my pain. "Ow! What the hell was that for?" I yelled, between cries. She is my girlfriend now, I thought she loved me, then she goes and does that. "Sorry, Shaggy. I told you if you ever called me 'Fern' again, I'd do alot more than punch you." Kensi replied. All of the girls laughed and high-fived Kensi, while I was still laying on the floor in pain. What have I gotten myself into?