#ncislafanfic

This dialogue is happening after episode 15S14 "The Other Shoe"

"Family is all that matters"

As they were leaving the boxe gym Kensi called Rosa, as promised, and told her that everything was fine and they were picking her up in 30 minutes.

As the three of them were entering the house Deeks cheerfully asked what they wanted for dinner.

"Ok so which one of my famous fancy dishes you ladies want today?"

"I actually was thinking about ordering some take out. It's been a very long day, we deserve it." Kensi responded.

"That sounds amazing. What about tacos, or chinese?" Deeks paused for a bit and then added enthusiastically: "Or we could order Rosa's favourite pizza."

Kensi looked thrilled about any of the options, which wasn't a surprise, but Rosa didn't seem to care. Actually it was at that moment that they realized that she had been oddly quiet ever since they picked her up.

"Hey Rose, is everything ok?" Deeks asked in a sweeter tone.

"Oh yes don't worry, I'm fine."

Kensi looked at Deeks with concern in her eyes and then asked "Are you sure? Cause you've been quiet ever since we picked you up."

"AND you didn't show any excitement when I mentioned your favourite pizza, which is definitely an indicator that something is off with you today." Then he added carefully "Come on sweetheart, talk to us. What's going on?"

"I'm just worried. First that woman showed up here covered in blood, and then that men was at the door and Kensi sent me to my room, but I saw that you were grabbing a gun." She said this last part redirecting her attention to Kensi.

The concern and fear in her voice as she spoke were impossible to hide which filled Kensi and Deeks with concern and angst for putting Rosa in that position. After everything she went through she deserved to have a normal and happy life. That was all they wanted for her, and they were doing everything in their power to grant her that, but some days like today they felt like they failed.

Kensi tried her best to calm her down right away "Oh no Rosa, you don't have to worry about that sweetie. That woman wasn't dangerous, we've known her for a few years and she just needed our help. About the men that showed up this afternoon…" Kensi paused for a few seconds, thinking carefully about her next words. "You were never in danger bacause I would never let that men get to you Rosa. Never. You will always be safe with us sweetheart."

"We will always do everything in our power to protect you, to make sure you're safe." Deeks added, his words were filled with love and compression.

Rosa turned her back to them and sat on the couch in a failed attempt to hide the tears that had started to form in her eyes. Kensi and Deeks followed her right away and sat with her, one in each of her sides.

"What else is concerning you?" Kensi asked.

Rosa paused for a few seconds while looking down and then finally let it out. "I know I'm safe around you two. It's not just me I'm worried about, I'm scared for you. I know your job is very dangerous and I don't want anything to happen to you two." She said it all very fast trying to control her emotions but at this point that task became impossible. Rosa started to cry, big tears rolling down her cheeks. Between sobs and looking at them she finally said "You're all I have, and I've already lost everything once. I can't lose you. I just can't."

Kensi and Deeks looked horrified for a few seconds, not knowing what to do or say. Finally Kensi wrapped her arm around Rosa's shoulders while Deeks grabbed her hand and gently touched her knee.

"Rosa baby… Nothing will happen to us, we're always very careful and we know how to take care of us. Besides, we're always looking out for each other." Kensi said in a lower tone, almost whispering.

Deeks finally looked less shocked and spoke "And, in the very unlikely hypothesis that something happens to both of us, you won't be alone. There are a lot of people that love and care for you like my mom and Julia, Callen and Sam. God even admiral Kilbride likes to spend time with you, and that's a huge thing coming from him."

"Exactly sweetheart, you have a family now. Deeks and I aren't the only ones looking out for you. You'll never be alone again Rosa, never. Do you understand?"

Rosa finally calmed down and dried the tears in her face using her sleeves and said with a weak smile "Yes, I know that. Thank you for calming me down."

This was all she needed to hear, she needed to know that she wasn't alone, she never would have to be alone and scared like before ever again, and in that moment she felt at peace.

Rosa laid her head in Kensi's shoulder who responded by holding her thight. Deeks held Rosa's hand and gently rubbed her back. She squeezed his and back in response.

They stayed like this for a few minutes, no one said anything bacuse there was no need. That room was filled with love and in that moment they felt like nothing else mattered. After a while Rosa spoke in a calm voice.

"I think I deserve that pizza now." And she finally showed her beautiful smile.

Kensi and Deeks smiled at her and Kensi gently kissed Rosa's head.

Kensi, Deeks and Rosa had spent the last hour or so packing their bags and talking about how fun their vacation in Japan would be. After a lot of insistence from Eric and Nell they had finally accepted to spend a couple of weeks with them, in Tokio.

Rosa had been showing interest in Tokio ever since she found out that Kensi worked there and Kensi end Deeks were very excited to finally introduce Rosa to Eric and Nell, so this vacation seemed like an amazing opportunity for all of them.

During the flight Kensi couldn't stop talking about all the funny things she wanted to do and the places she wanted to show them. She also spent a fair share of the time telling funny stories about her time in the city.

They arrived at the airport after a very peaceful flight, grabbed their bags and started to look for the Wonder Twins. After just a few seconds Deeks spotted Eric who was holding a sign that said in big letters "Welcome to Tokio, family Blye-Deeks". Kensi and Deeks walked in their direction as fast as they could without stopping to comment on the sign. They would have time to make all the jokes later, but in that moment all they wanted to do was to hug their friends.

When the 4 of them finally encountered there was a lot of hugs and warm greetings. Nell immediately hugged Kensi tight while Deeks and Eric also shared a warm hug. After that was time for Kensi and Eric to share a quick hug while Deeks and Nell hugged and commented something on a low tone about Velma and Shaggy.

After the few seconds of hugs and warm smiles the quartet turned their attention to Rosa who was right behind Kensi and Deeks.

It definitely wasn't necessary to introduce them because Nell and Eric had known everything about Rosa since the moment Kensi met her, and Rosa knew them just as well because Kensi and Deeks had talked a lot about their friends and how they loved all the years they worked together. Despite all of this Kensi still formally introduced the 3 of them.

"Guys, meet Rosa. Rosa, this is Eric and Nell." She said with a big and warm smile.

Nell rushed to give Rosa a tight hug, and even tho it was unexpected for Rosa she rapidly huged her back.

"I can't belive I'm finally meeting you!" Nell said with as much enthusiasm as she could put in one sentence.

"Me too. Kensi and Deeks have told me so much about you two." Rosa answered with a shy smile.

Eric, on the other hand, didn't hug Rosa, trying not to overwhelm her. Instead he gently squeezed her shoulder while telling her it was a pleasure to meet her.

After they were all done with greetings and hugs Eric lifted his hand as fast as he could like he had just remembered the most important thing in the world and exclaimed "GUYS", which left everyone else looking at him with wide eyes and expectation.

"We're about to take you to THE MOST amazing sushi restaurant in town" he said enthusiastically with a little bit of his usual drama.

"That's it?" Kensi asked looking slightly confused.

"Oh how I have missed your classic drama, Eric Beale" Deeks said between a small laugh.

"Drama?" Eric asked slightly offended while they started to walk towards the exit.

Rosa watched all of this with amusement, smiling and looking to the four of them while they spoke.

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A/N: Set during 7x09 Internal Affairs, speculation fic. (Angsty, though you probably guessed that already.)

Two minutes, that was all she needed.

It wasn't their jurisdiction, but still they investigated to clear his name—and so far, they had nothing. With an ex-partner that he never talked about and the detective himself behind bars, probably spilling his guts to Rivera (or, worse, not), they had nothing.  

She had managed to keep it professional when she visited him at the station, hands firmly on her hips, the leather of her badge at her belt, her chest tight the whole time.