Happy New Year! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but things like school get in the way of anything slightly recreational. Thank you to anyone who has reviewed/favorite any of my past stories. Make sure to do the same for this one (she says hopefully).

Wanted to do something of a multi-chapter, and as it seems I can't write anything more than 1,000 words lately, this is my solution. This is dedicated to Taylor, Nicole and Annie, who managed to keep me calm through exams.

"Say I love you when you're not listening. How long 'till we call this love?" -Christina Perri, 'Distance'

She secretly told him that first night. The first night after a while, anyway. The night she brought yummy-yummy heart attack snacks beer and that stupid, ridiculous cronut that she would never admit to loving.

So they were on the couch, watching the game, as usual. She's explaining 'Burnt Offerings', and she just getting to the part where Bette Middler's character gets possessed by the devilish kid and - oh. He's asleep. Okay.

Then he murmurs the 'Love Story' part when he's barely conscious and she answers with a very dignified "What?" Looking up, eyes alert kind of a combination between panic and excitement.

But he's now totally asleep, and she knows he'll remember this like and alcoholic remembers how he got that tattoo. Translation: Nada.

So she whispers it. She whispers it really slowly and quietly like she doesn't want him to wake up, but he's sleeping like the dead- Kensi, stop using that saying, it's not funny anymore- and so she just says it.

"I love you, you idiot."

It's the cheesiest thing she's ever said, and after she says it, she kinda gapes at herself in wonder.

Then she kinda laughs, because that was totally a Gilmore Girls line and he would make fun of her incessantly if he knew she watched Gilmore Girls. Then she'd discover that he secretly caught those re runs on ABC family and hated it when Rory was with Dean, because who liked Dean anyway?

And the cycle would start again.
She's not sure what cycle that is yet, but she's more than happy to stick around to find out.

So Kensi plops her head on that cat pillow and falls asleep, dreaming of the Gilmore Girls and cats and cronuts.

Thanks for reading! Look for more one-shots coming your way.