Headcanon: Deeks knew that Kensi signed "I love you" to him in Skin Deep. When they talked about her slip up (deleted scene from 6×24) in Russia and exchanged "I love yous" for the first time as a couple, he teased her that wasn't the first time she told him that she loves him.
Kensi: giggles in disbelief and asks "When?"
Deeks: "Before I left ops to go undercover with the surfer Sonny Amadore, you tried to throw the "hang loose" sign but signed something else"
Kensi: "What did I actually do?"
Deeks: "You gave me the sign for I love you in ASL."
Kensi: smiles and asks "You knew I loved you before I did?"
“You have to. Just do it!” she said through gritted teeth. The pain in her eyes overwhelming him. He just couldn’t bear to add on to it.
“Deeks, it will hurt more if you don’t. Please!” She pleaded. Her hand squeezing his sporadically as pain came over in her waves. He watched his partner and girlfriend breath deeply through the pain as she sat on the ground, against a tree.
“Alright,” he said with a sigh, “just……just don’t look at me.” He ordered. She gave him a sympathetic, knowing look before looking at the ground. He grabbed her arm as she grabbed onto a bush.
They had been running through the rough wilderness of Russia, chasing a suspect when said suspect decided to loop around and surprise them. The man that they were chasing crashed into them from the side, making them tumble down the steep embankment they had been running along side of. On the way down Kensi’s shoulder had struck a large rock resulting in it getting dislocated. It was a miracle that she hadn’t been knocked unconscious.
They didn’t know where the suspect was and Deeks was the only one who could defend them. Both only had rifles with them and Kensi did have her knife but with her shoulder like it was she couldn’t even throw it. Every little twitch sent knives of pain down her arm and through her chest.
“Okay, on the count of three.” He said, the words taking back to the time in the room with the lazers.
“One.” He said.
“Two.” She added, her voice strained with fear and pain.
“Three!” He said as he closed his eyes. He yanked her arm towards him with all the strength he had. The scream she let out made his heart drop to his stomach and he had her in his arms in seconds.
“I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.” He said into her hair as he held her tight. He kept chanting that and the tremble in his voice startled her. She had a feeling there was more to this than just hurting her. The way he was talking sounded like he was pleading with her. She squirmed a bit as the tight hold made her shoulder feel on fire.
“Deeks, it’s okay.” She said, turning a bit so she could face him. She put her hand on his face to make him look at her.
“I’m okay. My shoulder is back in. It is fine.” She said with an uncharacteristic softness in her tone. He had heard that softness before, but not during work. She always left that voice for when they went home, for private times. She knew that she did the right thing by doing that when he nuzzled her hand and kissed the palm. It was a risk, they didn’t know if their team was behind them or not, but it was risk she was willing to take.
“Are you sure?” He asked.
“Yes, just a little twinge here and there. Nothing like before.” She reassured him.
“Okay.” He said with a sigh. More in relief than anything else.
“I love you.” She stated, looking him in the eye. His eyes widened slightly in surprise at her confession, but he just smiled.
“I love you too.” He said, leaning his forehead against hers before giving her a peck on the lips.
“Thank you. For doing that and also for being here.” She said, still looking in his eyes.
“That is what partners are for.” He stated. She smiled before pushing on his chest to make him back up.
“We better go before they send a search party for us. Also I want to find that guy before anyone else gets in his way.” She said as she stood, Deeks right behind her.
“Lead the way!” Deeks said, motioning for her to go before him. She gave him a questioning look.
“Lady ninja assassins first.” Deeks said with his signature cocky smirk. The smirk grew as he got a light slap on the chest, one that didn’t go without his dramatic “ouch”, but he saw a smile on her face before she passed him. He sighed in contentment as he started to follow her. Everything was as it should be.
Why The Should Have Kept the Deleted Scene in 6x24
I’m going to weigh in on this. I liked the scene, Iwish they had left it in. I get that it’s way past time for Kensi to be taking back I Love You, but we know she isn’t good with words. Besides this is the couple who was told by the Ghurka they were moving to fast in their relationship, to slow down. Yes, the scene would have been better if it had just ended with her saying I Love You. But for me, having this scene is a million times better than what we got, which was nothing, or even worse, her being pissed at him.
What I like most about this scene is it is a Densi scene, and a very nice Densi scene at that. This episode was devoid of all things Densi, and all things Deeks, and most things Kensi. I much prefer this scene over the one where she is acting like she doesn’t even like him because he shot the suspect that was about to shoot her. The rest of the episode, they are just there to move the plot along and it doesn’t matter who they are really. As I’ve said before, that is fine during the season, but for a finale, I need something between my two favorite characters.
And for anyone who thinks that the scene was cut because of the way she changed Love to Like and it is too late in the relationship for that, I say dream on. The scene was cut because JPK thought we needed more time with Callen by the grave, or watching the coin spin, or meeting Arkady’s daughter. I’m pretty sure that JPK thinks that is a perfect response for Kensi, regardless that they had been together for 5 months after working together for 5 years and really being in a monogamous relationship for at least a year prior to actually getting together.
Regardless of what you think about this scene and her admission, I personally would have enjoyed my NCIS LA Summer Hiatus much more if this scene had been in.
Okay so thanks to raccoonsmate4life uploading those deleted scenes, I didn’t have to wait months to see them (again, you are a HUGE life saver......for both me and my hubby. LOL)
My take on the “Chernoff K” scene is that they should have kept it because it explains Kensi’s reaction in the scene that was in the ep after that one. For me, that scene with her yelling at Deeks for shooting the guy didn’t make sense, now it does. I knew something had happened and was hoping that there was going to be a deleted scene about it or something. I’m really happy with that deleted scene.
Just because a scene doesn’t make it into the episode doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be thought of as canon. Think of it as a off screen moment......a flashback off screen moment if you will.
I do agree with others that the ILY should have been sooner, but you have to remember that we are dealing with two damaged people and this relationship is probably the longest one for each of them.....they are treading waters they probably haven’t been through before. I know, some of you will argue that Kensi was engaged...but that doesn’t mean that it was a normal (semi-normal) relationship. You have to remember that Jack was away most of the time when they were engaged, which doesn’t do anything for learning communication or help to make them closer like she and Deeks are. Also, along that line, I don’t remember Kensi ever saying ILY or anything like that towards him, in a funny manner or not. It was always him saying it to her. So it could be that he was the first to say it, but she was holding back....like the whole “Frozen Lake” and her admitting they had a “thing”.
so that is how I see it....take it or leave it.
P.S. is any going to post the other scenes? I would love to see the team one with Kensi and Callen.
After watching the deleted scene from ‘Chernoff, K’ again, I find myself really annoyed that they even wrote Kensi backtracking on the “I love you.”. What is wrong with her just saying it?
NCIS:LA, deleted scene - Chernoff, K (S6 finale)
(Disclaimer - I own nothing)
Transcript below the cut.
Bold is Deeks, Italics is Kensi
How far ahead of us is he?
500 meters?
That’s very specific.
In that direction.
Okay, now you’re just making stuff up.
You see that?
(sarcasm) Yeah, I see a log in the forest and that definitely means he went that way.
Yeah, it does.
How’s that?
See how it’s wet at the top and the other logs are dry around it?
Yes
Okay, that means he was walking fast, he kicked it, flipping it over, in that direction.
I’m not gonna lie, that’s impressive.
Thank you.
Your dad teach you that?
We used to go hunting, sometimes for days, just the two of us.
That’s awesome.
He would have liked you.
Well that’d be an honor because he was an action star.
Yes, he was.
So he and I were a lot alike, your dad?
No.
I mean, a little bit alike.
No.
A tiny bit.
No. He and Sam were more alike, they would have been friends.
Like he and I would have been friends.
I never said you two would have been friends.
You just said that–
I said he would like you–
Exactly.
Because I love y……….Because I like you.
