Broken Pieces (NCIS:LA Densi Fic)

Chapter 2

AN: Part 2 is here! As always, the fab characters belong to Shane Brennan! A big thank you to Cier-bear for beta-ing and reminding me to update. (And I reference another of my fics here. Can you find it? ;P)

The first time Deeks becomes confused is when they reach the bar. He knows for sure that Kensi is angry and jealous at him because of Talia, but what is he to do if that woman can't seem to get a hint (although, he personally thinks that she's only doing it to get a rise out of Kensi)? The drinks are ordered and he slowly sips at the margarita he ordered as Talia becomes drunker and wilder. No matter how many times he tries to talk her out of ordering another margarita or any other drink, somehow a new drink is in her hands and is downed quickly. Soon, the alcohol takes its toll out on Talia and she starts to fall asleep on Deeks. With him stuck in the corner and a sleepy and drunk Talia trying to use him as a pillow, it's dreadfully hot and stuffy. And to add to his awesome luck, Kensi sees Talia on him and hurries away in a huff with Nell following soon after her, clearly agitated at the display in front of her. That's when Deeks's confusion grows stronger and he feels like he's trapped in one of those stupid soap operas Kensi's addicted to with the male character stuck between two women fighting over him. When he gently pushes Talia off him, Talia groggily asks, "What's up with her tonight?" before dozing off again. Deeks sighs and shakes his head.

"That's a damn good question."

Deeks couldn't sleep that night after Kensi hurriedly dropped him off at his house and drove away. "I'm happy for you both"? What the hell was that supposed to mean? She seriously doesn't think that he's with Talia now, does she? But then again, how could she know after he broke up with her after that Angelo case? Following a restless night of tossing and turning in bed, Deeks woke up early the next day and headed straight for the beach. The cool water lapping against his feet calmed him before he realized it would be time to head in to the mission. Hopefully, he could talk to Kensi and clear up any illusions she might have of Talia and him. When he enters the mission, Sam and Callen are already typing away at their desks. Just as he sits down, Kensi rushes in with deep bags under her eyes and honestly, looking miserable.

"Nell!" Kensi shouts up to OPS before running towards the bathroom, and Nell zips down the stairs and disappears after her.

"Whoa, wait. What just happened?" Deeks turns towards Sam and Callen. The two look at each other, then shrug and return to their work.

After sometime, Kensi comes back looking better and Nell disappears into OPS once again. She sits down to work and hours pass by before Sam and Callen go hunting for lunch.

"Kens?" No response.

"Hey Kensi." Silence.

"Kensi?"

"What?"

"You okay?"

"Hmph." The hell?

"Kensi, are you even going to talk to me?" Once again, dead silence.

The silence in the bullpen continues until Sam and Callen come back with food. The whole day was filled with awkward silences, only broken to ask questions about past cases for the reports being filled out. Kensi left first, only saying goodbye to Callen and Sam. Then Sam and Callen left, excited to catch the new Dodgers game. Deeks left last, after most of his reports were filled out. While walking Monty that night, Deeks was trying to understand Kensi's behavior. It wasn't usual for Kensi to just completely ignore him and not even bother to acknowledge his existence? Yes, he's experienced it for a few hours, but usually it's over petty issues, like him stealing her twinkie or re-setting all the radio channels in her car. Could she be mad over the Talia incident? He did try to tell her that there was no feelings for her on his end, but she shut him down yesterday. But why would she be mad? Unless... she thinks that he gave back her knife to pursue Talia. Deeks, you are a fucking idiot. It was up to him to fix the mess that had been created, or their love story could become a tragedy over nothing.

The next day, Deeks is the first to arrive at the bullpen, only to see Kensi's bag laying on her desk. Perfect. He checks the gym first, only to see two newly assigned agents sparring. Next, he checks OPS and only finds Eric tapping away at his tablet and Nell at her computer. Then, he checks the firing range, where he sees the brunette firing away at the paper target. He winces as she fires all her bullets at the heart and the last bullet into the groin, creating a mess in the chest area of the target.

"Damn. What did that target ever do to you?" Deeks jokes as he walks in. Kensi looks at him for a fleeting second, then looks back at the target and presses the button to bring the paper towards her to assess the damage.

"Ok, Kensi. We need to talk. You can't keep ignoring the elephant in the room."

"I'm ignoring the elephant in the room? I'm the one who wants to get rid of the elephant but you're the one who keeps running away!"

"How am I running away?"

"After Afghanistan? When we landed in the airspace, I was waiting for you to take me home, but guess who did actually? Granger. Granger took me home when I wanted you to take me. And you ignored me for days! You only never called me, you only texted me the day I was to return to work asking me 'You ok?' And when Angelo came? Did one mistake out of 99 successes seriously scare you that much? You only saw yourself in Angelo's shoes, what about Sam? He and Michelle did it, and now they're married and have a daughter! And 'raccoons mate for life'? What is that supposed to mean? You returning my knife, open only the first box of your birthday present from last year? And then that bimbo comes back, calling you 'Partner' and she 'hooked up' with you? How do you think I'm supposed to feel when you basically break up with me and a few weeks later, a woman you partnered up with when I was gone tries to stake her claim on you? You were my source of light when I was tortured by the Taliban and all I could think of was you. So yeah, you're running away from me when all I wanted was to give us a try." By the end of her rant, Kensi's eyes are filled with tears and she turns away to wipe one loose tear and unclip the target.

"But all the men in my life eventually leave me, so just go away Deeks. You'll be happier with Talia than me."

Deeks slowly walks to Kensi and turns her around to face him. "Kens. Do you really think I left you for Talia? We only partnered up on one case, and she just kept flirting with me when I didn't want anything except to solve the case. All I meant by giving you back your knife was that I needed time. You got sent to Afghanistan because we couldn't clear our heads and I didn't want to make the same mistake again. And I thought you needed your space after Afghanistan. I'm so sor..."

Before he can apologize, Kensi grabs his face and kisses him to shut him up. When they release, she softly whispers, "We're gonna figure this out, right?"

Deeks smiles. "Of course, 'cause it's a love story."

Fin

AN: Was the end super sappy? I'm sorry, I'm a sucker for happy endings. Leave a review and have a great day! Thank you for staying tuned!