NCIS: Los Angeles' dynamic crime fighting duo and potential couple, Deeks and Kensi, are currently stationed on opposite sides of the globe, but that doesn't mean their story has come to a halt.

The partners spent the early episodes of season 5 dancing around their feelings for each other in the wake of Deek's (Eric Christain Olsen) torture at the hands of Sidorov (Timothy V. Murphy), but episode 10, "The Frozen Lake" saw them move past their trepidation just in time for Kensi (Daniela Ruah) to be reassigned to a case in Afghanistan.

"[The reassignment] came at the very, very worst possible time for her and Deeks," said series creator Shane Brennan, according to TV Line. "But it's been a lot of fun, and we've really enjoyed doing it."

Built into the season as a way to cover for Ruah's real life pregnancy, Kensi's seven episode White Ghost story arc is expected to come to an end by episode 18, an installment that has been heralded as another game changer for the partners.

"This season is the season of Kensi and Deeks. We haven't hesitated to pull this story forward, which started with the spontaneous kiss that opened up this Pandora's Box of emotions," said, according to Xfinity. "A little later in the season, around episode 10 or so, things take a fairly difficult turn for both of them. About eight episodes later, there is a pretty shocking revelation that deeply affects both of them and has them both questioning everything about their relationship, particularly Kensi."

NCIS: LA will return from its midseason hiatus on Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. Click the video below to see Deeks and Kensi's surprise Christmas conversation from "Merry Evasion."

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