Nick wanted to do something nice for Ellie, so he decided on a romantic weekend in LA.

On the plane

'So, what's really the reason for this romantic weekend?' Ellie asked.

'Oh, I want to show off my surfing skills.' Nick replied.

'You surf?'

'A long time ago. I want to get back into it.'

'You're still trying to impress me, aren't you?' Ellie asked.

'Is it working?'

'Well, the thought of you being in a wet suit definitely has me intrigued!'

'Ah. It's always the tight clothes, isn't it?' Nick replied, chuckling.

LA

Deeks headed to the beach to enjoy some surfing time.

'Good morning Mr. Deeks!' Hetty said.

Deeks turned and saw Hetty sitting in a beach chair under an umbrella.

'Hetty! Didn't expect to see you here!' Deeks said, surprised.

'Oh, just enjoying the weekend. I see you are too.' She replied.

'Yeah, wanted to have some alone time.' Then he noticed Hetty smiling at him. 'You're admiring the wet suit, aren't you?'

Looking slightly embarrassed. 'Oh! Oh no no no. Just looking at your surfboard.' Then she turned away and chuckled.

'What is it with women admiring men when they're in tight clothes?'

'That, I can't explain. But I think it's because you all look cute in them.'

Deeks chuckled. 'You haven't dated in a while, have you?'

'Nope. But it doesn't mean I can't look at men in tight clothes and think 'Man, he's cute!'.

'Yeah, I'm just gonna go now.'


Nick and Ellie got their beach stuff and headed for the the beach.

'You're right. That IS 1 attractive wet suit!' Ellie said, commenting on Nick's very green wet suit.

'Hey. I had another wet suit better then this, but then I remembered it had a hole in it. So I had to dig this back up out. I do love that bathing suit you're wearing!' Nick replied.

'Thanks! Just don't be distracted too much by my body.'

'Oh, I'll try not to.'

They got to the beach, and Ellie set up a good spot to sit. Nick noticed Deeks walking by.

'Hey there! You look like you've been having a good time today given how wet you look.' Nick said.

'Yeah! Haven't wiped out yet, so that's an accomplishment. You here with your girlfriend?' Deeks replied.

'Yes. Romantic weekend. I'm Nick, and that's Ellie.'

'I'm Marty. Nice to meet you both!'

Then nick noticed Hetty waving at them.

'Who's that little old lady?' Nick asked.

'Oh, that's Henrietta. Well, she likes to be called Hetty.' Deeks replied.

'Hetty? As in, the legendary Henrietta Lange?'

'Yeah, you've heard of her?'

'Yeah! She's like this urban legend of NCIS! Oh, Ellie and I work for NCIS in DC.' Nick said.

'I work for her as the LAPD liasion, and she's definitely legendary! You can walk over to her to say hi if you want, she only bites in self defense.' Deeks replied.

Nick walked over to Hetty and introduced himself.

'Well nice to meet to meet you, Mr. Torres. I hope you enjoy your stay here!' Hetty said.

'Thanks!'

Then Nick walked back to Ellie and Deeks and grabbed his surfboard.

'Get ready to see some awesome surfing action, baby!' Nick said to Ellie.

Ellie chuckled. 'Just don't hurt yourself.'

Nick hit the water and caught a few waves.

'He's good.' Deeks said. 'Bet I'm better.'

Then Nick saw a big wave, and started going towards it.

'Is he going for it?' Ellie asked.

'Looks like it.' Deeks replied.

Nick was doing good on the wave, until he wiped out, and started swimming to shore.

'Damn! That was rough!' Deeks said.

Nick coughed. 'Yeah, I get the bloody hint.'

'You okay?' Ellie asked.

'Other then my pride taking a hit, yes. I'm fine.' Nick grumpily replied. 'This vacation's ruined!'

'No, no it's not! We can do other things then surfing.'

'Sigh. Can't believe I wiped out.'

'Hey, I've wiped out before. It stings, but you learn to get over it.' Deeks replied.

'Thanks for the encouragement. I'm just gonna dry off now.'

To try to cheer Nick up, Ellie agreed to take him to the boardwalk that night.

'Thanks for trying to cheer me up, Ellie.' Nick said.

'What are girlfriends for?' Ellie replied.