She smiled sweetly at him as he held her hand in his. The two of them stood there completely lost in eachothers gaze, hearts pounding wildly in their chests. Finally Deeks worked up the courage to speak. "Kens, you're so beautiful" he whispered. Her smile widened and her eyes glistened, almost as though tears were forming. She gently rest her head against his shoulder and he felt a tear drop fall down his arm. He took a step back and lifted her head so he could see those breath taking eyes.

"Kensi Marie Blye, are you crying?" He whispered as he sweetly wiped a tear from her cheek.

"Deeks I… I've tried to ignore this for so long but…but I can't hide it anymore… and I.. I'm scared Deeks" She said in a soft half whisper half sob.

"Kens, you have nothing to be scared of, you…we can't keep trying to hide from this" he said softly with a sweet smile on his ruggedly handsome face.

"I…I know" she whispered calmly

"Kensi you and I have been through so much together, and all that has just bought us closer… as partners, as friends, as something more" Deeks told her in a matter of fact kind of way. "I know that you are feeling it too Kens, I can see it in your eyes… Please tell me that it's not just me" He whispered to a slightly trembling Kensi.

"It's not just you Deeks, I feel it all.. I'm just scared that if I let down these walls that I might get hurt" Kensi told him tears forming in her beautiful brown eyes.

"Oh how you wound me partner" he joked, trying to lighten the mood somewhat. "Kens, I would never dream of hurting you…ever I promise you that" Deeks reassured her. " I want to give this a shot, give us a shot, because you make me crazy Kensi, not a day goes by that I don't think about you and about this 'thing' between us" he said shakily now nervous about revealing his deep feelings for her.

"You are an amazing and surprising man Marty Deeks" she said with a little bit of a laugh

He reached out and put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him and kissed her lips softly. The taste of her sweet lips made his heart melt in his chest. He needed to tell her exactly how he felt, but he too was afraid. Afraid that she didn't feel the same, afraid of moving too fast and scaring her away. He knew that deep in his heart all he wanted was her. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with her and he needed her to see that. He would have to take it slow, he knew she was afraid and didn't want to push her.

"Kensi….. I knew from the first time I saw you, that you were something special and I'm glad that I finally got to show you that" he said with a smile that made her heart skip a beat.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled into his shoulder. The warmth of her breath sending shivers down his spine. The smell of her hair made his knees weak. In one swift movement he picked her up in his arms, carried her to the couch and sat with her in his lap. There they continued to hold eachother in silence. No words were needed to express what either of them felt. The warmth of their bodies melting into one another as though that's where they belonged was more than enough for the both of them to know. To know that what they had been feeling, what they both felt at that very moment was all real.

A huge grin spread across Deeks' face as he realised she had fallen asleep in his arms. He brushed back and strand of hair from her face and admired her beauty. Slowly his eyes began to close, a smile still plastered on his face. It all just felt so right.