7x10 -- 7x14, Tiptoes

“Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories of pleasure ancient histories of pain. Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls. 

We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of love's light we dare be brave And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.”

- Maya Angelou, Touched By an Angel

that's you and me 

K: Do you know how many returning veterans have been killed on motorcycles? D: Do you know how many surfers survive shark attacks? K: What does that have to do with anything? D: Exactly. K: Look, deaths from motor-vehicle collisions - specifically motorcycles - are more prominent than suicides and overdoses in returning veterans.  Five times the national average. D: Okay, and I fully admit that's a tragic statistic, but it's irrelevant to me because I am not a combat veteran.   K: No, you're not, but you've... you went through a very traumatic experience.   D: Is that what this is about?   K: I know what I'm talking about, okay?  Risky behavior is one of the most common symptoms of post-traumatic stress. D: Okay, maybe this isn't risky behavior.  Maybe I just read some Kerouac and saw Easy Rider and I want to feel the wind in my hair. K: You can't feel the wind in your hair if you're wearing a helmet, genius.   D: You know what, Kensi... You don't... you don't have to worry about me. K: Yes, I do. D: No, you don't.  K: Yes, I do.  You're my partner, Deeks.  It is my job to keep you safe.

Day 14: Worst moment for your favorite character