A/N: Here for the clichés.


She walks out her front door with her first load and gets thrown for a whirlwind at what's happening in front of her. "Deeks? Wha-what are you doing here?"

He strides up the path, itching to get that much closer to her. "I'm going with you."

"You-you're what?"

"Look, Kens, I love you and I know even though you didn't say it back that you love me, too. So, here I am - fighting for us."

She looks between him and the large U-HAUL that's parked on the curb.

"I can't believe I'm really moving to New York." She sits on top of the picnic table, ice cream in hand.

He doesn't say anything. His eyes are locked onto her beautiful face that's lit up by the moonlight. God, he's gotta tell her. He can feel his palms begin to sweat and his body turn cold. How is it that one woman can turn him into an anxiety filled sweat box. He should've told her sooner. She's gonna think he's just saying it so she doesn't leave.

"And you'll have to come-"

"I love you!"

She stops her assault on the cold dessert, turning to her best friend in astonishment. "Wh-what?"

"I love you, Kens. I have for a long time now."

"How long exactly?"

"September 8, 1993."

She wasn't really expecting an exact answer but is pleasantly surprised to see the profound look of love in his beautiful blue eyes. "The day we met."

He takes a step forward, brushing her hair behind her ear. "The day my life finally made sense."

Her eyes close as his skin touches hers. She feels him cup her jaw and rub his thumb back and forth across her cheek. She's wanted this for so long. Never in her wildest dreams would she let herself believe that it could actually happen. Then it does.

Deeks closes the distance and presses his lips to hers and god does it set his soul on fire. This is what he's been missing.

When air becomes scarce, she pulls back. As she tries to catch her breath, her eyes lock with his and…she can't do this. She's about to leave and he'll be here. It won't work. It never works. She pulls out of his embrace and slowly begins to back away. "I'm sorry, Deeks. I can't do this."

He watches her retreating form with tears in his eyes. His heart going with her.

"But what about your job?"

"I can find something in the city."

She doesn't say anything more, just throws her bag on the ground and runs up to him, jumping into his arms. He closes his eyes in relief as she begins peppering his face with kisses. "I love you, Martin Deeks."

"I know." He gets lost in her beautiful mismatched eyes that he's loved for so long. "I love you, too."

"You're really moving with me?"

"Moving with you?" He runs his fingers through his hair nervously as if he's trying to find the right words. But then he does something unexpected.

He reaches in his back pocket and proceeds to kneel down on one knee. "Roses are expensive, so I got you this instead."

She stares in disbelief at the man who she's so madly in love with as he opens the box, revealing a sparkling solitaire diamond to her. "Marty, what are you doing?"

"This is me going all in. This is me, telling you that I promise to fight for us everyday for the rest of our lives."

"But we just got together."

He smiles softly at her, shaking his head at this beautiful woman that has him wrapped around her tiny finger. She doesn't see it, does she? "It doesn't matter."

"How could you say that?" She's a bit insulted by his words. How could he be so blasé about this?

The concern in her eyes tells him that maybe he shouldn't have used those words. He quickly stands up and brings his hand up to cup her jaw, rubbing his thumb back and forth across the delicate skin of her cheek much like he did last night. "Baby, I've loved you for 11 years and there's not a doubt in my mind that I'll love you for the rest of my life. So why put off the inevitable? Why wait? Will you marry me, Kensi Marie Blye?"

What she can only describe as a bolt of desire runs through her body at the word baby. How could one word have so much effect over her? Oh, that's because it came from his lips. "I don't know."

"What does your third heart tell you?"

"Third heart?"

"Everybody's got three hearts. The first heart, that's the one you show to strangers. The second heart, only your family gets to see that. Your family and the person put on this earth to walk by your side - your soulmate. That third heart is the thing - never let anyone see it. Your third heart is the one you never let anyone see because there's too much truth in it. So what's yours saying?"

"I don't know. It's beating too loud for me to hear it right now, but I do know what it said the moment I met you." A dreamy look crosses her face as the scene of them first locking eyes plays out inside her head.

"Oh?"

"I'm yours now and forever."

A tear slips down his cheek when he realizes just what she's saying. The words leave her lips and suddenly all his dreams have come true. Speaking of lips, he closes the distance between them, pressing his body against hers. As his lips descend upon hers, a feeling of complete and utter contentment runs throughout his body. We'll do it all….Everything…..On our own.


A/N: Obviously the three hearts quote is from Three Hearts.