Densi

Densi
Kensi and Deeks are finally getting married.
Characters	Kensi Blye and Marty Deeks
Nicknames	Densi, Keeks
First Met	Hand-to-Hand
Started Dating	Humbug To Live or Die in Mexico (reconciled)
Break Up	A Line in the Sand
Relationship Status	Married
Levels of Intimacy	In Love, Partners, Best Friends, Husband and Wife, They are each other’s worlds, They can’t live without each other, Kensi trusts Deeks with everything, Deeks knows when Kensi is upset even when she tries to hide it, They will give each other everything they have in their lives, Kensi wants to spend whatever time she has left in the world with Deeks, Deeks wants a family and future with Kensi, Kensi loves Deeks until the end of time and back, Their partnership is a love story. They adopted Rosa together and are now expecting their first baby

Densi is a shipper term used to describe the romantic relationship between NCIS Special Agent, Kensi Blye and former LAPD Detective turned NCIS Investigator, Marty Deeks on NCIS: Los Angeles.

Overview

Season 1

Deeks and Kensi meet each other while undercover.

Kensi and Deeks first met when they were both undercover at an MMA gym for marines for different assignments for NCIS and LAPD respectively. Kensi and the team were investigating a murder while Deeks was undercover to investigate the gym as it secretly sold drugs. Deeks was undercover as Jason Wyver, a regular gym member and Kensi as Tracy, the girlfriend to the murder victim, Danny Zuna. During their encounters, Kensi became instantly suspicious of him and couldn’t shake the feeling something was off about him while everyone on the team began teasing her, sensing she might harbour feelings for him. Deeks was also suspicious of Kensi and was able to deduce Tracy wasn’t her real identity when they once again encountered each other at the deceased, Danny Zuna’s home.

The two cases between NCIS and LAPD quickly overlapped and later once Deeks’s true identity as an undercover detective was revealed, he and the team began working together. Shortly after Deeks’s introduction and the case being resolved, Hetty selected him to become the liaison between NCIS and LAPD to better coronate joint-operations and investigations, but secretly she was recruiting Deeks to become an NCIS Special Agent, having secretly been observing him for sometime. Deeks became Kensi’ partner when he first joined the team, but their time together is short lived when Deeks is called away on a deep undercover assignment for LAPD. Kensi shows she is rather disappointed, but Deeks assures he will be back.

Seasons 2-3

In the beginning of Season 2, Kensi and Deeks officially became partners after Deeks returned from a deep undercover operation for LAPD as well as the death of Kensi’s former partner, Dominic Vail. Since then, Kensi and Deeks have been partners and friends. Deeks and Kensi are known to banter with one another and Kensi frequently enjoys teasing or poking fun at Deeks. Despite some difficultly in the beginning, Deeks and Kensi developed a strong partnership and friendship, always there for each other and continue to grow more closer. Deeks and Kensi’s parternship grew to the point where Kensi trusts Deeks with everything, including when she went to hunt down the man responsible for her father’s death.

Over time, Kensi and Deeks soon began to develop mutual romantic feelings for each other. Deeks and Kensi’s feelings were first confronted when they both went undercover as a married couple in Season 3 and also shared their first unofficial kiss. However, they both quickly deny their feelings for each other whenever they are confronted. Despite their denial, everyone on the team quickly start to become aware of their growing attraction and even people outside of the team realize there is obviously something more between them. Hetty and Granger in particular discuss their relationship the most with Hetty greatly supporting their growing romance while Granger is somewhat disapproving, questioning can they continue being partners with their growing feelings.

Season 4

Deeks and Kensi share their first official kiss.

In Season 4, Kensi and Deeks find their feelings growing stronger, especially towards the end of the season when Kensi learns Deeks was on a secret undercover mission where he became romantically involved with his informant, Monica Davis. Kensi becomes extremely jealous and despite Deeks and Kensi's assurance everything is fine between them, their relationship becomes somewhat tense and strained. Eventually in the season finale, Deeks and Kensi's relationship comes to a head when they have a heated discussion about the lack of communication between them in regards to their feelings for each other. Later, when Kensi and Deeks watch over Sam's wife, Michelle and witness her kiss Isaak Sidorov, it causes Kensi and Deeks to discuss his relationship with Monica, leading them to again discuss their poor communication. Kensi begins to express her frustration of the subject, but finally working up the courage, Deeks kisses Kensi, proving his feelings for her once and for all. Kensi and Deeks are left shocked and stunned by the kiss, but Kensi is unable to give a response and leaves to continue watching over Michelle. Deeks is left happy, finally making a step forward in his and Kensi's relationship. However, the season ends in a shocking cliffhanger with Deeks and Sam captured and brutally tortured by Isaak Sidorov and his men.

Season 5

Kensi and Deeks's romance becomes a major plot as they finally begin to truly confront their romantic feelings for each other, but face many obstacles along the way, preventing them from discussing their feelings. The season begins shortly after the events of the Season 4 finale with Kensi and Granger locating Deeks and Sam, finding they've been brutally and severely tortured by Isaak Sidorov for information. Deeks pleas for Kensi to help him, but Kensi and Granger are forced to leave them for the time being to ensure Michelle's cover as Quinn is still intact. Eventually, Kensi and Granger return with paramedics and escort Deeks and Sam to the hospital, but witness how greatly traumatised and scarred Deeks is from the tortured he and Sam endured. Kensi is left feeling great guilt for what happened to Deeks, upset with herself for not having his back in his most desperate time of need and feels she let him down. By the end of the investigation, Isaak Sidorov is killed and the nuclear bombs are recovered, but Deeks decides to take a leave of absence from NCIS to recover from his traumatic experience. Before his departure, Deeks reveals to Kensi he thought of her to help him survive the pain and torture, leaving her stunned and emotional.

It's a love story.

Following his departure from NCIS, Deeks has not been in contact with Kensi or anyone from the team, still unable to deal with his trauma and is unable to sleep, leaving him unsure if he will return to NCIS. Kensi misses Deeks greatly and has attempted to contact him various times with no response. By orders of Hetty, Nate returns to help and speaks with Deeks about his trauma, but also his partnership with Kensi and questions both the true nature and how he defines it. Eventually, Deeks and Kensi reunite for the first time since his departure when Kensi arrives at his apartment and they spend time together. With Kensi by his side, Deeks finally manages to fall asleep, but not before whispering, "It’s a love story." answering Nate’s earlier question in regards to his and Kensi's relationship. Eventually, Deeks finally returns to NCIS and gradually begins to recover as he and Kensi resume their partnership, but still have yet to discuss their feelings since his return.

Deeks and Kensi's partnership is slowly restored as Deeks manages to accept what happened to him with Kensi keeping watch over him, watchful of any potential signs of PTSD and to ensure he has truly recovered from his ordeal. Finally halfway through the season, Deeks and Kensi once again confront their feelings and relationship when Deeks takes Kensi on a date without her knowledge, taking her to a fancy restaurant and finally admits he wants to be with her. Kensi and Deeks at long last finally give into their feelings and spend the night together, which is quickly realized by everyone the next day. However, during a mission to retrieve important intel and Kensi is taken hostage, Deeks doesn't take the shot, leading a criminal to escape and losing the data in the process. Deeks and Kensi's greatest fear comes true when their relationship begins to cause problems for the team. Deeks and Kensi attempt to discuss their feelings with Deeks expressing he simply wants to make it work. However, Kensi is unconvinced, believing their feelings will cloud their judgement in the field and sees they are standing on a "Frozen Lake", a metaphor explaining how despite their wish to be together it simply won't work no matter how hard they try.

However, when Deeks goes undercover to once again retrieve the data, Kensi makes a similar mistake by going to rescue him before securing the intel. In the aftermath, Kensi realizes her mistake and admits to Deeks she wants to make it work and is finally willing to make more of an effort to discuss their feelings and give their romance a real shot. Unfortunately, before they can truly discuss or begin their relationship, Kensi and Deeks become separated when Kensi is reassigned on a highly classified mission to Afghanistan indefinitely. Deeks and Kensi's separation becomes their biggest challenge as they greatly miss each other and longingly wish to be reunited. Kensi and Deeks struggle with being apart since they have been given no information on why Kensi was chosen for the mission and believe it to be a punishment because of their feelings. In order to help soothe their worries and offer them comfort, Hetty gifts them both a sat phone, allowing them to communicate. Due to this, Kensi and Deeks begin an unofficial long distance relationship. Eventually, the team are called to Afghanistan to rescue Kensi when she goes missing and the truth about assignment is finally revealed. Deeks becomes greatly worried for Kensi to the point he tortured a blind man for information after receiving a photo that Kensi maybe dead.

Eventually, Kensi is found and rescued, at last reuniting her and Deeks after months apart. However, despite Kensi’s return, they are forced to once again put their romance on hold as Kensi emotionally recovers from the trauma she went through in captivity. By the end of the season, after Kensi finally recovers and resumes her place with the team, Kensi and Deeks are ready to once again confront their feelings and finally begin an actual romance until they encounter and interrogate rogue NCIS Special Agent, Paul Angelo. Becoming aware of their romance, Angelo begins to manipulate them into believing their relationship will not work through his theory of the "Three Hearts". Although Kensi does not let his words affect her, Deeks becomes uncertain and starts to reconsider their relationship. In the aftermath, Deeks decides that despite their mutual feelings and everything they've been through throughout the season, he still isn't ready for them to be romantically together and returns Kensi's knife as a symbol of his decision.

Seasons 6-7

Deeks and Kensi finally and officially become a couple halfway in the season and since then build a strong, loving and serious relationship while continuing their partnership. However, Deeks and Kensi find themselves concerned when they discover that Deeks is under investigation by the LAPD for unknown reasons. In Season 7, Deeks and Kensi’s romantic relationship continues to grow more serious, but they still remain worried about the LAPD internal affairs investigation. Kensi later becomes extremely distress when Deeks is arrested for the murder of his former partner who was a dirty cop. Matters worse when Deeks is taken hostage, but he manages to escape while Kensi and the team are successful in capturing his captor. Deeks and Kensi happily reunite, but Deeks remains worried as he confesses to Hetty he did kill his former partner to protect Tiffany Williams, an old LAPD informant. Deeks decides against hiding the truth any further and confesses to Kensi. However, Kensi reveals she learned the truth on her own and was waiting for Deeks to tell her when he was ready. Deeks and Kensi’s relationship grows significantly stronger to the point when they decide to move into together and later towards the end of the season, Deeks indirectly proposes to Kensi.

Season 8

Deeks proposes to Kensi, but she refuses to accept.

Deeks decides to make their relationship truly official and decides to propose to Kensi. However, Deeks and Kensi face one of the biggest challenges of their entire relationship when Kensi is severely injured in a helicopter crash during a mission in Syria. Throughout the season, Kensi and Deeks continue to face challenges as Kensi falls into a coma shortly after the helicopter crash and once awakening she has a long road of recovery and rehabilitation as a result of her serious injuries. Deeks continues to remain supportive of Kensi even when she begins to take her anger and frustrations out on him. Eventually, Deeks proposes to Kensi, but she refuses to accept in her current condion and instead makes Deeks promise to keep the ring until she has fully recovered. Despite not having an official proposal, Kensi and Deeks consider themselves to be unofficially engaged. Meanwhile, with Kensi out of commission, Deeks begins to either work alone or partners with other team members such as Eric and Nell on different occasions.

Kensi and Deeks officially engaged.

Eventually, Kensi fully recovers from her injuries and strongly wishes to resume her place on the team, despite the worries and concerns from everyone that she still isn’t ready. Halfway into the season, Kensi finds herself in extreme danger in the hunt for the mole that has been targeting the NCIS team when she gets kidnapped. The team learn the CIA has been after them since the White Ghost incident and Kensi’s kidnapper is Sullivan, a friend from rehabilitation later revealed to be CIA Officer, Ferris who seeks revenge against Kensi for shooting his leg, causing his amputation. When Kensi is taken, Deeks becomes extremely worried about her and is determinded to find and rescue her. Kensi and Deeks are later happily reunited. Following the events, Kensi resumes her place on the team as well as her partnership with Deeks, having finally proven herself ready. By the end of season, Kensi and Deeks officially become engaged when Kensi proposes to Deeks, realizing how short life truly is following the deaths of terrorist, Tahir Khalad and Sam’s wife, Michelle Hanna.

Season 9

Kensi and Deeks declare they are each other’s world’s.

In Season 9, a newly engaged Deeks and Kensi begin to make plans for their wedding, but face difficulty from Executive Assistant Direactor, Shay Mosley, Owen Granger's replacement. She strongly disapproves of Deeks and Kensi’s relationship and attempted to send Deeks back to LAPD until she was convinced by Callen to keep him on the team, allowing Deeks and Kensi continue their partnership. Throughout the season as Kensi and Deeks begin planning for their wedding, they also begin to strongly think about their future with NCIS. Following the death of Michelle, Granger's departure and Callen losing his father, the events begin to contribute to Deeks and Kensi thinking about their future and the possibility of losing each other in their line of work. Deeks grows especially more worried of Kensi's safety after she nearly risks her life to stop a nuclear threat. Deeks cannot bear the thought of losing Kensi and his desire to someday leave NCIS to start a family with her grows more stronger to the point he purchases an abandoned bar to someday lead a safer life.

Kensi and Deeks call off the wedding.

Eventually in the season finale, Deeks and Kensi's tension on the subject comes to a head, causing one of the greatest challenges of their relationship. When Deeks is fired by Mosley upon scolding her of her unfair behaviour and treatment towards the team, Deeks believes now is the time for him and Kensi to leave. However much to his heartbreak, Kensi reveals that she may never want to leave NCIS or start a family with him, resulting in the wedding being called off. Despite the current strain of their relationship, Deeks joins the team on a dangerous mission to Mexico to protect Kensi, but their relationship remains extremely intense. When the mission is a success, the team attempt to escape until their SUV is hit by a rocket launcher, leaving it unclear who is dead and alive.

Season 10

Following the SUV explosion, the team are revealed to be alive and everyone except Kensi are severely injured. Deeks suffers from a traumatic concussion and remains unconscious, causing Kensi to become greatly worried about him. In his comatose state, Deeks begins to have vivid dreams of Kensi pregnant with their child, but also nightmares of the current events. When the team are forced to separate, Kensi drags an unconscious Deeks through the desert until they find safety and shelter. Kensi attempts to remain strong, but begins to emotionally breakdown over her great fear and worries over Deeks's condition, desperately pleading for him to wake up. Eventually, Deeks finally awakens, much to Kensi's relief and they manage to find transport from Francisco, a former priest and his wife to take them to a hospital. During this time, Kensi considers allowing him to marry her and Deeks.

Deeks and Kensi reconcile.

However, Kensi and Deeks discover Francisco plans to take them to Spencer Williams, having placed a bounty on the team. A struggle occurs with Kensi managing to overcome them, but Deeks falls unconscious again after being struck on the head. Kensi finally manages to transport her and Deeks to the hospital and works together with NCIS Special Agent, Arlo Turk to hold off Spencer Williams men and bounty hunters until help arrives and the team are later transported to a military hospital. Deeks recovers from his head injury and awakens with Kensi by his side and they finally reconcile from their previous fight, with this experience causing them to realize they can't live without each other.

Since then, Deeks and Kensi's relationship is fully restored and they resume their engagement and they begin to make more progress in planning for their wedding. Throughout the season, the preparations continue with Kensi and Deeks tasting cake samples, planning the seating chart and preparing their wedding vows. Aside from the wedding, Kensi and Deeks are also busy getting the bar ready to be opened to the public. Eventually, after months of planning throughout the season, the day of Deeks and Kensi's wedding arrives. On the day of the wedding, Deeks and Kensi both have different emotions running through them as Kensi wishes her father and Granger could be with her while Deeks becomes a nervous wreck, worried he may not be worthy enough for Kensi until he is calmed down and reassured by Callen and Sam.

However, Deeks's worries still haven’t completely gone away as he also recalls he needs to find the Box Kensi previously given him years ago and needs to open it before they get married. Deeks's worries further intensify when Anatoli Kirkin arrives and tries to steal Deeks away and later fakes his kidnapping to draw out rough members of his organisation. The rest of the team deals with the situation while Kensi remains unaware of the events throughout the day as she gets herself ready along with her bridesmaids. Eventually, Deeks finally manages to locate the Box and discovers its contents contain the wedding ring of Kensi's father along with a heartfelt letter from Kensi expressing her strong and deep love for Deeks, leaving him emotionally stunned. Afterwards, Deeks prepares himself for the wedding.

Kensi and Deeks celebrate becoming husband and wife.

However, the situation becomes worse when Kirkin arrives at the wedding and unintentionally brings along his former rogue members, intent to kill him. Callen and Sam along with Eric and Nell attempt to deal with the situation while keeping Kensi and Deeks unaware as they continue preparing themselves for the ceremony. Unfortunately, Kensi and Deeks come to learn of the circumstances when Kirkin reveals himself to Kensi and she is later forced to fight against his former bodyguards while Deeks is held hostage. Thankfully, however, Deeks and the rest of the team are saved upon the return of Hetty after remaining absent throughout the entire season. Finally, with their friends and family present, Kensi and Deeks get married in an outdoor ceremony with Hetty officiating and at last become husband and wife.

Season 11

Kensi and Deeks happily adjust to their newfound married life together. Early in the season, Kensi experiences a pregnancy scare, but does not inform Deeks about the situation. However, Deeks becomes suspicious and worried about Kensi, especially during their current case regarding a potential Ebola outbreak. Eventually, Kensi reveals to Deeks about her possible pregnancy, leaving him shocked, but they don’t get the chance to properly talk about the situation as they continue with the case. By the end, Kensi later discovers it was a false alarm and apologises to Deeks for not informing him sooner. Deeks assures Kensi, understanding she didn’t want him to get his hopes up and because of their previous discussions about starting a family. Deeks is willing to drop the subject, but Kensi realizes she is finally and truly ready to have a real proper discussion about someday having children.

Halfway through the season, Kensi and Deeks come very close to almost losing each other in the field. The team come under attack by Akhos Laos, a former protege of Hetty's who intends to seek revenge against her for introducing him into the world of espionage. When Kensi and Deeks find his hideout and search the place, Kensi learns that Arkhos is aware of their relationship and realizes Deeks has walked into a trap. However, Kensi is too late to warn him as Deeks becomes trapped inside a room with a bomb. Deeks and Kensi contact Sam and the Bomb Squad to disarm it, but with time running out and both too far away, the bomb won’t be deactivated in time. Kensi is later shocked to discover that Arkhos has the entire building wired to explode and desperately tries to free Deeks, but to no avail.

Believing he will not survive, Deeks declares his dying words to Kensi, revealing his hidden worries and anxieties, but has managed to find inner peace with Kensi. Emotionally, Kensi and Deeks both declare their love for each other. However, Kensi comes up with a last idea to save Deeks and in the process, finally realizes and declares she wants to have children with him. In the end, Deeks is saved and Kensi and Deeks lovingly embrace each other. Since then, Kensi and Deeks have finally started trying to get pregnant, but several months pass and by Christmas they still have yet to get pregnant. During that time, Kensi and Deeks begin to reveal their worries and thoughts and how the emotional turmoil has began taking a toll. Kensi is upset she cannot get pregnant or control her body while Deeks is worried for their child’s future due to his own upbringing. However, Kensi and Deeks assure themselves that they are finally ready to start a family and have a baby and it will happen eventually. Throughout the rest of the season, Kensi and Deeks continue their job with the team and their efforts to get pregnant all while still maintaining a strong and happy marriage.

Romantic Rivalries

Throughout the course of NCIS: Los Angeles, Deeks and Kensi have encountered people who have expressed a romantic interest in them on various occasions, mainly from undercover work or from different agencies.

Kensi's Rivals

• Talia Del Campo

Talia Del Campo is a Agent of the DEA who first encountered the NCIS team in Season 5 and briefly partnered with Deeks while Kensi was away in Afghanistan. During their time together, Deeks and Talia grew close and Talia came to learn and sympathise with Deeks upon learning of his and Kensi’s relationship, having gone through a similar situation with her own partner. By the end of the case, Deeks and Talia formed a strong connection and Talia nicknames Deeks as partner, showing she enjoys working with him. Since then, Talia continues to work with the NCIS on various occasions and once again found herself working with the team again towards the end of Season 5.

Talia began to show more of her own romantic feelings for Deeks upon reuniting with him when she hugged him, much to the jealousy of Kensi who had recently returned from Afghanistan. Kensi continues to become extremely jealous and quickly she and Talia form a rivalry for Deeks’s affection and attention. Kensi and Talia’s rivalry escalated to the point where they eventually had a fight over Deeks. However, they have been shown to put aside their differences from time to time to work together and even in rare moments build a friendship and enjoy teasing Deeks together. Despite this, Talia still retains her feelings for Deeks and enjoys flirting with him while in Kensi’s presence such as when she held his hand or kissed him.

• Eva Espinoza

Eva Espinoza is the Captian of the Mexican Police who comes to Los Angeles on a personal mission to to take down the head of a drug cartel, responsible for the death of her younger brother. During her time in Los Angeles, Eva came into contact with the team and she was heavily suspected by everyone, especially Kensi following an altercation between them. Despite everyone’s distrust of Eva, Deeks formed a connection with her since they were both cops and Deeks sympathised with her. Deeks was the only one who trusted Eva and was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt upon learning of her past. Deeks and Eva continued to grow closer as Deeks assured Eva they would get the men responsible.

By the end of the case, Deeks was able to talk Eva down and comforted her when she finally confronted the man responsible for her brother’s death. Before returning to Mexico, Eva gave Deeks her catholic necklace to be his guardian angel, claiming to have found a better one for her herself and kissed Deeks on the cheek, showing she considers him her new guardian angel as he helped and stopped her from going down a dark path. Alongside her distrust of Eva, Kensi grew jealous when she saw Deeks and Eva together, showing signs of jealousy when Deeks comforted Eva or when she witnessed their kiss. However, she tries to hide her jealousy and simply brushes off the connection between Deeks and Eva, claiming it as a brother-sister connection and nothing more.

• Jess Traynor

Jess Traynor was a Detective of the Los Angeles Police Department and briefly Deeks's partner. During Deeks’s absence from NCIS, he was on an extended LAPD deep undercover operation to stop a group of men responsible for human trafficking. Deeks became partners with his case handler was Jess Traynor. They worked together for four months until the LAPD decided to shut down the operation despite Deeks and Jess protests. They continued the investigation and they also started to grow closer and eventually became romantically involved. Jess also trusted Deeks’s a great deal enough that she revealed her backstory on why she wanted to bring down the human traffickers, revealing they were responsible for the death of her cousin when she was younger. When Deeks went missing, Jess went to speak with the team and informed them of the case at hand. Kensi realized that Jess had feelings for Deeks. However, Deeks and Jess’s romance came to an abrupt end when Jess was murdered when her car exploded. Later when Deeks was captured by Radovan Lazik, he revealed his awareness of his romantic relationship with Jess, providing images of Deeks leaving her apartment and began to taunt Deeks about their relationship, managing to provoke him. By the end of the case, Deeks along with the team were successful in bringing down the human trafficking ring. However, during the investigation everyone suspected that Jess was a dirty cop, but Deeks managed prove her innocence and confronted Frank Scarli, the corrupted LAPD Detective who was also responsible for Jess’s death and tried to frame her.

• Monica Davis
• Nicole Martindale

Deeks's Rivals

• Jack Simon

Jack Simon is a former marine and Kensi’s ex-fiancé. Years prior, Kensi and Jack were engaged to be married, but their relationship drastically changed when Jack began to suffer from PTSD. Kensi tried her best to help in any possible such as keeping track of his medicine, listening to him, talking with his doctors etc. However, Jack broke off the engagement and left Kensi, disappearing on Christmas morning and haven’t seen each other since. Kensi was left heartbroken by Jack’s departure and blamed herself, believing she could’ve done more to help him.

Ten years later in Season 5, Kensi found herself reunited with Jack when she was sent to Afghanistan to assassinate a target known as the White Ghost, discovering him to be Jack who had converted to Islam. Kensi learned the CIA had wanted Jack assassinated due to the fact he previously worked with them in the past and held classified CIA secrets. In order to assure their secrets were safe since Jack refused to return to the US, the CIA created the White Ghost identity as a way for him to be assassinated. Hetty is revealed to be old friends with Jack and wanting to protect him, sent Kensi to Afghanistan to kill him, knowing she wouldn’t do it upon learning his identity. When Kensi discovered Jack was the White Ghost, she set out on her own to find him and eventually they were reunited when they were both captured and tortured. Kensi and Jack were later rescued when the team were sent to Afghanistan to find Kensi. Following their rescue, Kensi and Jack once again parted ways.

In Season 7, two years later, Kensi and Jack are once again reunited when Jack found himself in danger and Hetty assigned Kensi and Deeks to protect him, but did not reveal his identity at the time. When Kensi and Jack reunite, they begin to discuss their past as well as how they have been since they were captured and tortured back in Season 5. Deeks realizes that Kensi feels rather uncomfortable with Jack’s return and advises her if she has any unresolved issues or feelings now is the time to tell him. Kensi and Jack managed to talk about their past, apologising for not staying in contact following the events from Season 5 and therefore resolve any issues between them. In the meantime, when Deeks and Jack later find themselves alone, they begin to build a friendship, bonding over their relationships with Kensi. Jack learns that Deeks and Kensi are couple and are moving into together. Jack assured he is happy for them and advises Deeks to never let go of Kensi as he did all those years ago.

• Ferris
• Stanley King
• Vostanik Sabatino
• Tony DiNozzo

The Box

Introduced in Season 4 of NCIS: Los Angeles was the mysterious Box that Kensi recieved and later gave to Deeks, becoming a recurring storyline that played key role in their love story. Ever since it's arrival, Deeks has always been curious about what's inside the Box, but when Kensi gives him the Box, he becomes afraid and believes she maybe tricking him. In Season 5, Deeks finally opened the Box, only to learn it contains a smaller box and it has since continued to remained unopened, leaving to what's inside a mystery. The only clue to what the Box contains is that Kensi stated "It's something Deeks has always wanted".

In Season 10, Deeks is revealed to have lost the Box and is later instructed by Kensi he needs to open it before they get married. Eventually, on the day of the wedding, Deeks begins to desperately search for the Box and Nell informs him the Box has been in the armoury. After 6 years, Deeks finally opens the Box only to surprised that it contains pop up snakes. He empties out the Box and discovers it contains a key. Deeks originally believes the key is a metaphor, meaning he has the key to Kensi's heart. However, Nell reveals it's actually a key to one of the lockers, revealing it was a failsafe in case Deeks ever lost the Box or his and Kensi's relationship didn’t work out. Deeks opens the locker to discover it contains an envelope and takes it back to the bar. He opens the envelope and discovers it contains a wedding ring and a heartfelt letter from Kensi's expressing her love for him.

"This is my father’s ring.

I first remember it when he washed my tiny hands in his as a little girl. He wore it even after my parents split and only took it off when he went on a mission. He would leave it with my as a promise that he would always come back and be there to protect me. And then one day he didn’t... this ring was my link to him and I clung to it desperately. I no longer felt safe and I knew I would never have that much love in my life again. No one could live up to my dad. But I was wrong. Because you came into my life and you showed me what it is to be truly loved and feel safe again. There is no one in this world than what you do to me. This ring was everything I cherished and it is yours because I cherish you. Love is endless and I am yours now and forever.

K. PS. Don’t you dare lose it..."

—Kensi's letter to Deeks ^[src]

Deeks is left emotionally stunned by the depths of how much Kensi has loved him for years, including Callen and Sam who both read the letter shortly after they arrive at the bar. Finally, when Deeks and Kensi become husband and wife, Deeks begins to wear Donald Blye's wedding ring that Kensi passed down to him. By the end of the episode, the storyline regarding the mystery of the Box have at last been revealed and brought to an end.

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Trivia

• Densi is one of the most popular ships in the NCIS franchise, second after Tiva.
• Kensi and Deeks previously called their feelings for each other and growing relationship as their “Thing”, acknowledging there is something more between them.
• Densi are the main couple of NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Season 5 of NCIS: Los Angeles is known as the Densi Season as Kensi and Deeks found themselves confronting their true feelings for each other and beginning to develop a romantic relationship, but face obstacles that continue to keep them apart.
• Deeks and Kensi shared their first unofficial kiss in Season 3 Episode 22: Neighborhood Watch. They later shared their first official kiss in Season 4 Episode 24: Descent.
• Although Densi is the main shipping name for Deeks and Kensi’s relationship, Keeks is another known shipping name for the couple.
• In Season 6 when Deeks and Kensi became a couple, they originally tried to hide their newfound romantic relationship from the team until they revealed their awareness.
• Deeks proposed to Kensi three times before they officially got engaged in the Season 8 finale.
  • The first proposal was in Season 7 Episode 19: The Seventh Child, where Deeks indirectly proposed to Kensi.
  • The second proposal occurred in Season 8 Episode 3: The Queen's Gambit when Kensi was in a coma.
  • The last proposal was in Season 8 Episode 7: Crazy Train when Kensi began struggling with her physical therapy.
• Deeks reveals that Kensi smells like “Sunshine and Gunpower”, two of his favourite things. It’s also been revealed that when Deeks and Kensi get married their wedding will be the perfect example of “Sunshine and Gunpower”.
• Sam once described Deeks and Kensi as Disney characters, Lady and the Tramp.
• Deeks and Kensi sometimes refer to each other by their undercover names as Max and Fern.
• Kensi and Deeks both remember what each other wore on the day they first met.
• Both of their father's are deceased, but each had a very different relationship. Kensi was very close with her father and considered him her best friend while Deeks was physically abused by his father.
• Densi shares several similarities with Tiva.
  • Both are the main couples of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles respectively.
  • Both couples are the most popular relationships in the franchise amongst fans.
  • Both of their romantic feelings were obvious to everyone on their teams.
  • Deeks and Kensi are finally trying to get pregnant while Tony and Ziva have a young daughter.
  • Both couples got off to a rocky start when they first met.
  • They are each other's partners.
  • Kensi and Ziva lost their fathers and managed to avenge their deaths during the series.
  • Deeks and Tony are the comic relief of their teams.
  • Deeks and Ziva served as liaisons to their teams. Deeks and Ziva were the LAPD and Mossad liaisons respectively before they quit and became official NCIS Special Agents.
  • Deeks and Tony were both previously a detective with the Los Angeles and Baltimore Police Departments respectively before they became NCIS Special Agents.
  • Both couples tend to playfully banter and bicker with each other.
  • Except for Tony, almost all of their father’s are deceased.
  • Both couples shared their first kisses while undercover.
  • Deeks and Ziva replaced previous team members, NCIS Special Agents, Caitlin Todd and Dominic Vail who were killed in the line of duty and were also Tony and Kensi’s original partners.
  • Kensi and Tony often tend to get the most jealous when someone expresses a romantic interest in Deeks and Ziva.
  • Except for Ziva, almost all of them are only children with no siblings.
  • Kensi and Tony were both engaged prior to the series to Jack Simon and Wendy Miller respectively.
  • Deeks and Tony both went to rescue Kensi and Ziva after they were captured in Afghanistan and Somalia respectively.
  • Kensi and Ziva built walls around themselves to avoid getting hurt until Deeks and Tony brought them down and closer with them.
• Kensi was introduced in the NCIS: Los Angeles backdoor pilot on NCIS Season 6 Episode 22: Legend (Part 1) and Deeks was introduced in the main series Season 1 Episode 19: Hand-to-Hand.
• Kensi and Deeks both had difficult childhoods.
• Both their parents marriage did not end well.
• Hetty Lange is the most supportive of Deeks and Kensi’s romantic relationship since the very beginning and has often helped bring them closer together while continuing to observe their romance develop throughout the series. Ironically, despite her support, Hetty has also been the cause of several obstacles and challenges in their relationship.
• Deeks wears the wedding ring that originally belonged to Kensi's father, Donald Blye.
• Kensi and Deeks are the second major couple to get married in the NCIS franchise and are the first couple to get married in NCIS: Los Angeles.
• Kensi and Deeks are the overall third couple to get married in the NCIS franchise, the first being Jimmy Palmer and Breena Palmer and the second being McLilah.
• Throughout the series, several people from friends and teammates to allies and enemies, including civilians realized the growing romance between Kensi and Deeks prior to them becoming a couple. The people among them include, G. Callen, Sam Hanna, Hetty Lange, Eric Beale, Nell Jones, Owen Granger, Nate Getz, Roger Bates, Vostanik Sabatino, Ray Martindale, Talia Del Campo, Kip Brigham, Jemadar Thapa, Star, Astrid, Alex Harris and Paul Angelo.
• Jemadar Thapa is one of the very few and rare characters where Deeks has discussed his romantic relationship with Kensi before and after they became a couple.
• Kensi and Deeks have a romantic theme that often plays during their most serious moments.
  • Deeks decides its best they remain friends for the moment in Three Hearts.
  • They share an intimate moment in Smokescreen Part 1.
  • Deeks and Kensi finally begin to discuss having children in Yellow Jack.
• Shay Mosley does not approve of Deeks and Kensi's relationship.