1. I love the way you can lie to anyone but me

Marty Deeks has been working undercover for quite a while now. He is not afraid to admit that he actually enjoys it. It's something most people on his line of work won't dare to admit because they are scared. They think that admitting that is admitting that they like to lie. However, lying comes with the job and is one of the first things he accepts. It pulls him towards said job, even.

He didn't have an easy life. This job his like a way to escape the somewhat painful reality. During the short times he spends undercover he gets to be someone else, have a different background and a different life altogether. It's not the perfect way to ignore the mess that is his life but it's something and he takes it. It's the closest things he has to a change and it feels good, even if it's nothing but a well-elaborated lie.

Working undercover in a gym in the middle of way-too-strong marines is not exactly what he considers an easy task but it's still better than sitting behind a boring desk inside a boring building with the boring people who hate him but that he has to work with. This is his area, the one thing he feels comfortable doing. The strong marines don't scare him. Of course, the small detail of having to work out during most of the day is not something that pleases him but there's nothing he can do about that.

Then one of the guys is murdered and, even though it's something to work with, he has the feeling that he's about to receive some unwanted visitors. He knows that the death of a marine is usually handled by federal agencies but this is still his investigation. He really hopes his boss can keep them away so he can finish this.

The day after, however, a girl shows up at the gym. She's a young brunette and one of the guys introduces her as Danny's girlfriend. She talks to them and Deeks has to admit that the feds are starting to improve their investigation techniques. Any guy would give this girl any information she wanted and asked for with that sweet smile and her big brown eyes. She does a good job pretending to be who she says she is, doesn't hesitate once. It passes off as the truth for the untrained eye but Deeks knows better.

He doesn't fall for it. He can see right through her lie. Maybe it's because of his years of experience on the field, where being able to tell if someone is lying or not can decide if you live or die. Or maybe it's because this sweet-looking girl seems to be kind of off in the middle of the gym. He doesn't know why but he can tell that she's not telling the truth, or at least not the whole truth.

As she leaves, Deeks catches her eyes but she just offers him a small smile and exits, putting her sunglasses on to block the bright sunlight on the street.

Deeks is not exactly sure why but he can't take her off his mind the rest of the day.

When he finds her searching Danny's house he thinks he has caught her and that she has to admit that she was lying back in the gym. She surprises him, making up a story about some nude pictures on the spot and making eye-contact with him the whole time. Deeks tries to take the image of how good she would look naked out of his mind for long enough to focus back on his job.

He confronts her because he knows damn well that she wasn't Danny's girlfriend. She doesn't give up and the lies seem to flow out of her, without a hint of hesitation or a second to think about it. She's a natural at this. She tells him a story involving money and drugs and it's so believable that he almost believes her this time. But there's still something in her eyes that won't let him do so, though.

When he hears the doorbell ringing and sees a man who is passing off as a cab-driver on the other side, he knows that his earlier suspicions were proved correct. She's probably a federal agent and she's not working alone. The smile she gives him on the way out is a victorious smile. It's almost like she knows she just won this battle.

Deeks closes the door behind him and allows a small smile to take over his features. Is he the only person who can see right through this girl's lies? He doesn't know why but that thought gives him a strange sense of confidence that other people would call cockiness.

The next time he sees her is in the so-called boathouse. He learns that her name is Kensi Blye and she works for one of the most powerful and secret federal agencies. In the boathouse, discussing details about the case they're both working on, she seems comfortable (at home, even). He can tell that she has a very special connection with Callen, the guy who pretended to be a cab-driver, and that Sam is like an older brother. He was right, after all.

Yes, Marty Deeks has always been able to tell whenever Kensi is lying, even when he didn't know as much as her name.

The next time he sees that look on her eyes directed towards him is when she tells him she doesn't want him as her partner. His only answer is a smirk because he is absolutely sure that she's not telling the truth.

It's the same look she has when she tells him she doesn't love him the way he loves her. He shuts her off with a kiss because he sees right through her lie. She didn't put that much effort into that one anyway.

She has never been able to lie to him and that's just one of the things he loves about her.

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Dear readers, another year has gone by and tomorrow I will officially be one day older.

I'm turning 17 tomorrow and I started to think about what happened to me during this last year.

I broke up with my boyfriend. I got a new boyfriend (going on 7 months now).

I broke my wrist. My twin broke his leg.

But one thing that really made me happy this year was the constant love and support that I got from all my loyal readers. I love reading your reviews, love to see how many people add me to the favorite's and alert's list.

So, thank you dear readers for an amazing year of my life.

Your support is what keeps me motivated.

Keep it coming.

Next chapter will be up soon,

Sarah