Connected

Eric Beaty

As Deeks was explaining to Kensi what a cronut was he could see her eyes were starting to get heavy and she was mumbling her responses. Deeks smiled as he watched Kensi fall asleep on his couch. He got up as careful not to wake her, grabbed a blanket out of the closet and draped it over her.

"Good Night Kensi" he whispered as he walked into his room and hopped into bed and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning came around faster than either of them thought it would. Deeks was awake first and was tiptoeing from his bedroom to the kitchen while being careful not to wake Kensi. Meanwhile Kensi woke to find herself covered in the blanket had covered her with the night before. She looked around and realised she had stayed the night at Deeks's place. She got up quietly grabbed her bag and started to sneak out when the lights in the kitchen came on courtesy of Deeks.

"Well, well, well I feel like this has happened before" He said as he looked at Kensi who didn't respond.

"You, sneaking out of my apartment before I wake up" He said as he looked at her.

"I wasn't sneaking." She said as she tried to laugh it off.

Deeks shot Kensi a "yeah you were" look.

Kensi sighed. "I just didn't want to wake you and I just needed to get to Sam's and pick up Catherine that's all.

Deeks looked over at the clock. "At 6 o'clock in the morning?" he questioned.

"Yeah" she said as she did her best to be convincing, but Deeks wasn't buying it.

"Come on Kensi. I thought we were both being honest for the good of our relationship."

"Our relationship Deeks?" She said as laughed to try and make herself comfortable in what was an uncomfortable situation.

Deeks took a step towards Kensi. "Yeah, as in our working relationship Kensi."

"Oh right, sure!" She said as she in a rushed voice. "Listen I really have to go Sam's expecting me. I'll see you at the office." She said as she picked up her jacket and walked out of Deeks's apartment.

"Well that could have gone better" he said as he took a sip of his coffee, ran his hands through his hair and walked back into his bedroom and started getting ready.

20 minutes later Kensi had arrived at Sam's and knocked on the door as Sam got up to answer it.

"Morning Kens, you're here early, come in" Said Sam as he stepped aside to let Kensi in. "Michelle is just making breakfast for the kids." He said as the walked into find Michelle cooking while Catherine and Kamran were sitting at the table.

"Catherine, your mom's here." Said Sam as he went over to help Michelle with breakfast.

Catherine turned and smiled as she saw her mom. She jumped down off her chair and ran over to Kensi who embraced her in a big hug.

"Hi Baby, did you have a good night with Uncle Sam and Aunty Michelle."

Catherine nodded.

"Breakfast is up, we've got pancakes." She said as she smiled. "You and Catherine are more than welcome to stay we've got plenty."

Catherine turned to her mother. "Mommy, mommy, can we stay? Please?" She said as she shot at Kensi a look complete with puppy dog eyes. Kensi was powerless to say no.

"Alright come on" she said as she picked up her daughter and sat her down at the table next to Kamran as Michelle walked over with the pancakes and set them down in front of the kids and started divining the up. Sam called Kensi over to him.