8. Breaking the news

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Narrator's POV

He sat on his living room couch, across from two of the most important women in his life. His sister, and the woman who's owned his heart since the very first day they met. Deeks didn't know how to break the news, because he knows how badly this will hurt his ex-wife, but her hearing it from someone else will only hurt her more

Kate: Marty are you going to tell us why you invited us over? I didn't fly all the way from new York for a staring contest

"Yeah....okay......ah......I asked you both over to tell you face to face that Kensi's pregnant. We're having a little boy" he told them, as he mentally prepared for their reactions.  It broke his heart seeing the heart-shattering look that appeared on Zara's face.

  It broke his heart seeing the heart-shattering look that appeared on Zara's face

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"Zara you know I'd never hurt you on purpose. I still have so much love for you, and that's never going to change" he explained as he reached over to wipe away her tears which kept falling

"What do you want me to say?" Asked Zara "Am I supposed to be happy that you're starting a family with someone else? How do you think this would make me feel Martin?" She questioned

"I don't know. Princess, I'm sorry, if I could do things differently to avoid hurting you and Kensi I would do it in a heartbeat."

"We may not have been together, things may have been difficult but you know how much I love you; you knew that I would have never slept with another man knowing you were still in love with me, so don't say you didn't mean to hurt me, because I don't understand how you expected me to feel when you decided to sleep with your partner." She spoke angrily as she got up to leave

"Princess....." he started but she interrupted

"Don't call me that. I'm not your princess; You've made it pretty clear that I'm not your anything anymore. I hope she was worth losing me" she told him before turning and exiting his home. He knew from the moment she called him Martin that she was angrier than words could describe, he knew the moment he saw those tears welling up in her eyes that she was hurt beyond comparison. The only thing he didn't know what how to hold onto his best friend

He sighed, wiping away his own tears which began falling as he mentally prepared for his sister's reaction to all of this

Kate: I don't understand why you'd ever hurt her so badly. I know you didn't mean to, but everything she said was true. You had to know this would hurt her, and the worst part is that you didn't just hurt Zara you hurt Kensi too

He ran his fingers through his golden locks, letting out a deep sigh as he leaned back on the sofa "How do I fix this?" he asked his sister

Kate: I wish I knew. Your main focus right now needs to be your daughters, and the baby you've got on the way with your partner. You said she was hurt, is she dong any better?

"I was supposed to check on her earlier, but I have the twins and the doctor says she needs her rest"

Kate: go ahead, I'll watch them for a bit

"Thank you" he kissed her cheek before heading out. Kensi had spent two days in the hospital, but even after her release she was stuck at home on bed rest for the next two weeks

He stopped at the seven eleven nearest Kensi's apartment and picked up two of her favorite things. Rocky road ice cream and a box of twinkies then headed over to her place where she was laid out on her couch watching a top model marathon

Kensi: hey

"Hi" he greeted back, pecking her lips. Kensi immediately sensing his mood sat up and patted the spot beside her. He took a seat, lacing his fingers with hers as her head rested on his shoulder "I brought you twinkies and ice cream"

Kensi: what's going on?

"What do you mean?"

Kensi: don't do that, don't pretend that nothing's bothering you

"I had a talk with Zara a while ago. I told her about the baby; I didn't expect her to be jumping for joy, but I didn't realize how much that would hurt her, and that made me realize how much I hurt you." He explained "I know I've said I'm sorry a thousand times, but I honestly do mean it. I wish I could have done things differently"

Kensi: do you regret sleeping with me?

"I regret hurting you; I regret hurting Zara, but I don't regret our time together. I don't regret falling for you and I definitely don't regret our son"

Kensi: sometimes I think you do. Sometimes I think that your mind is convincing you that you're not in love with Zara, but your heart is telling a different story, and I'm not angry or upset. She's the person who's been with you through everything, she's your first love and that's the hardest love to let go

"My heart's in love with someone else. She's this fiery brunette with mismatched eyes that I can't seem to get enough of. She's my sunshine, and I didn't realize how much I loved her until I ended up losing her. She's you Kens" he clarified making her smile

Kensi: I got that part.

"You don't believe me?"

Kensi: I feel like your settling because you can't have the girl you want, and you shouldn't do that because I'll never be her

"I don't expect you to be her. As cliché as it sounds, I love you for you, and I want nothing more than to have a second chance with you" he told her as he brushed a stray piece of hair behind her ear "Alone we're bold, we're brash but together we're safe. I wanna be bold with you, so I'm putting all the chips on the table. Your call Kens

Kensi: you can't do that. You can't kiss me, say you love me and expect everything to fall into place. I wanted so badly for us to work out, all you had to do was be honest but you don't trust me enough where your comfortable telling me anything about your personal life, and I don't want to be with a man I'll never truly know

"I do trust you. It scared me how early on I began trusting you; you can ask me anything. I've learned the hard way that keeping secrets only ends in disaster, and I wouldn't do that again. I saw how much it hurt you the first time."

Kensi: I'm afraid I'll end up hurt and alone with this baby. How do I know that won't happen?

"Because I gave you my word. You're gonna have to trust me. Do you trust me?"

Kensi: I trust you with everything Deeks, you know that

"Then tell me what you want. Are you going to fold, or are you gonna give me a second chance by going all in with me?" He asked

Kensi: All in; I'm all in

He smiled his biggest smile as he leaned forward, closing the gap between them, and in an instant, his lips met hers with passion and desire. For the first time since forever, it seemed like even though his world was falling apart he had a strong foundation to stand on, and that was her. Things may not be at their best in his personal life, but this is a step in the right direction, and he couldn't be happier

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