"I see the whole world in your eyes
It's like I've known you all my life
We just feel so right.
So I pour my heart into your hands,
It's like you really understand,
You love the way I am."
Kensi had been told she was a hard person to read. Her poker face was too good. But she wanted it that way.
And then Deeks had come along.
Somehow she just felt like she knew him forever. And as much as she didn't act like it, she really, really liked him. When she looked at him, all her cares disappeared. His baby blues held the whole world. She trusted him with her life, and maybe, just maybe, she was falling in love with him.
He was the only one, besides her father, who really understood her. Even if Deeks joked and didn't say what he meant, or was annoying or frustrating, he was always there for her, knew what she needed and how to help, even if she didn't admit it, or let him assist.
He loved her for her, not for someone she was trying to be, or what he wanted her to be. Just her. So maybe it was okay to fall in love with him.
Just this once.
His love for her was quickly becoming her favorite thing, even if she refused to acknowledge it. Ever since Deeks had come along, everything was better. She belonged once again. No longer partnerless, alone. And Deeks adored her, that much was clear.
Everything was better with Deeks, more bright, more happy. Sooner or later, she, Kensi Blye, was going to fall in love with him, whether she liked it or not.
"And I hold my favorite thing,
I hold the love that you bring,
But it feels like I've opened my eyes again,
And the colors are golden and bright again,
There's a song in my heart, I feel like I belong,
It's a better place since you came along,
It's a better place since you came along."
- "Better Place," Rachel Platten