A/N: I only write for enjoyment. Hopefully both mine and yours! References to S01E19 "Hand to Hand". I do not own anything or anyone affiliated with NCIS: Los Angeles.

Here goes!

When Kensi thinks back, it is not hard to remember how this all started. She remembers the day and the case with perfect clarity. When she walked into that gym, she was looking for a suspect. She was looking for a murderer but what she found was him.

She was a striking woman and she knew that she could draw just about any guy's attention. Why else would they have sent her instead of Sam or Callen? As an agent, she has often had to use her good looks and feminine wiles to help solve a case. And this one was no different. At least that is what she thought. But from the moment that she walked into the room filled with a bunch of macho men, one thing was clear. Every guy in the room was looking at her like she was a t-bone steak and they were a hungry pack of wolves. Every guy but one. There was definitely something different about him. He watched her through cautious ocean blue eyes. Those same eyes that Sam and Callen would tease her about later. When the trainer introduced her to a few of the men, she knew that no one suspected her real reason for being there. But she also knew that he wasn't buying her story either. He was very guarded and stand offish. Being an agent, she knew that she should really consider him a suspect but more than anything she wanted to figure out who this guy was. She told the team it was for the case but she knew better. She could not explain it but this guy did things to her heart that she could not control. She knew it was wrong but it was the truth.

This became even more clear when he showed up at the house while Callen and her were searching it. His presence should have put her on high alert but instead it intrigued her. What were the odds that she would see this random stranger twice in one day? Okay, so maybe the odds were a bit higher since he very well could be a suspect, but still. She came up with the story about having e-mailed pictures of a sensitive nature to the victim partly just to see how he would react. And when she moved in close to sell the story, she could feel her pulse quicken ever so slightly. She often wonders what was wrong with her in that moment. When she should have felt fear and uncertainty, all she felt was curiosity. Why was this guy so calm? Why was he so different from all the guys she had met before? She chided herself for having these feelings toward a potential suspect. And that was just it, her heart was telling her that this man was not a murderer. She usually had pretty good instincts. But he was hiding something, that much she knew. And she would love to find out what.

She still remembers him fighting Sam for a shot to become a member of the "Blood & Gut Warriors". And when she saw him approach Sam in the parking lot after he lost, she noted his appearance. He was easily the best dressed guy at the gym. He just looked so out-of-place. She had to admit that he looked good but not like he belonged there.

When Hetty introduce him to the team as LAPD Detective Marty Deeks, it all just came together. Finally, everything seemed to make perfect sense. And as they wrapped up the case, with Deeks help, Kensi tried to act completely unaffected by him. And it might have worked, too. If they had just finished that one case and gone their separate ways, she could have tried to erase him from her memory. Things could have gone back to how they always were. Hetty had other plans though. Kensi remembers those words that changed her life forever.

"Kensi, I have asked Detective Deeks to join our team as a liaison officer. Effective immediately he will be your new partner," Hetty had said with a knowing grin.

Hope you enjoyed! I thought about doing one from Deeks POV. Somehow when I write one's POV the others' automatically pops into my head almost like a reply. But I was afraid it might be too much. I would love to hear what you think, so please review. Thank you for both reading and reviewing. (This is my second fanfiction. If you have not already, please read my first titled "Feelings".)