More Changes.

Authors notes. Thank you to everyone who read, reviewed and followed Changes. This story will take up where I left off with the original. It will follow our favorite team and their growing families. Some chapters will be mixes of everyone while some may revolve mostly around one family.

I will also be working on my added moments story. I hope everyone who has read Changes will come back and read these stories too.

When I first had the idea for Changes I never imagined so many people would love this story. So here is the next chapter in the Changes story. It will be Anna's story.

Callen and MacKenna sat in first class of the plane. Victor had insisted they fly first class both ways and had paid for everything. He was currently sitting right across from Callen working on his laptop. While they were in Romania he wanted to show MacKenna where her family was from.

They had left Clara at home with Sara and Hetty to look after her. Vlad would also be there to keep an eye on things and for added security.

"I miss Clara." Said MacKenna. Callen laughed a bit. They had only been away from her while at work never more than 12 hours or so. This would be a two week trip away from their baby girl.

"She'll be fine. We'll call home when we land."

"I know. I still miss her."

Callen reached over and took his wife's hand. In less than three years his life had been turned upside down. First Hetty brought Mac into his life. He had never felt such an strong connection with anyone. He never would have expected the day she walked into the Mission that he would fall in love with her, marry her and have a baby girl. Now here he was three years later flying to meet his adopted daughter Anna.

They were told by Ann's guardian that she was so excited that her American parents were coming to get her. If Victor hadn't stepped in after his friends death Anna would have spent the next twelve years or so in an orphanage. At six years old Anna was beyond the age that most children were adopted in Romania. Most overseas adoptions were for babies.

"I hope Anna will be happy to see us." Said Callen.

"I just hope this is the right thing to do." Mac looked over at Callen. "What if she hates us?"

"She will not hate you." Said Victor looking over at his daughter. "Crina has been telling her all about you." Victor smiled at Mac. "I have sent phots and information so Anna will already know some about you."

They had found out that Anna's mother had died two years before from a stroke. Her father had been killed in a car accident. Victor was paying an old employee with taking care of Anna till they could get there. He had already started the adoption paperwork thru government workers that he knew. Victor had said with enough money in Romania anything was possible. They had no idea how much money he had paid to push this adoption thru as fast as he could. A month ago they had found out about Anna.

Mac had a teddy bear in her bag and a photo book Nell had put together with everyone in it. This way Anna could learn how her aunts and uncles and cousins were. She would be going from only a small family to a huge extended one.

Callen pulled out a photo of Anna and looked at it. She had light brown hair and big brown eyes. She was missing a top front tooth and was smiling into the camera. He was already in love with his little girl.

Hours later they finally arrived in Romania. Victor took them to a hotel for the night. The next day they would drive five hours to meet Anna. They went and got dinner at a local restaurant before walking back to the hotel to sleep. MacKenna of course had to call home and find out how Clara was.

"Hey mom how's my little bug doing?"

"She is fine. Kensi brought over Donny today for a play date. They built a sandcastle then Monty destroyed it."

"I'm glad she's ok."

"She misses you I think but there are so many people to amuse her she will be fine."

Felling better Mackenna got ready for bed. Callen chose to read knowing he would never sleep.

"G you better try and get an hour or so."

He just looked at her.

"Fine but if you're cranky tomorrow you're sitting in the back seat the entire trip."

"MacKenna there is no way I'm going to sleep tonight."

"You want me to tire you out?"

Callen laughed. He knew she was exhausted.

"Get some sleep one of us needs to be awake."

"Wow you are nervous. You never pass up sex." Mac laughed then yawned.

Callen leaned over and kissed his wife then opened his book. He finally fell asleep around dawn. At eight Victor took them to breakfast at the hotel then they picked up the car rental and started driving west.

Along the way he pointed out spots of interest and gave them a history on the country. They stopped in small towns to take in the sights. They picked up some small items to take home and took lots of photos. Victor took them to visit a castle in one town that Dracula once lived in.

Callen was fascinated when they drove past a Gyspy camp. "Some still live in the traditional campers but many now live in house like our family." Said Victor. "Your great grandfather became a very powerful man after the war MacKenna. He made the Comescu family more than just a bunch of Gyspy trash."

"Was the entire family as bad as Alexis and Dracu?" asked Callen.

"Most yes. They let the power they had go to their heads. All they wanted was money and more power. It didn't matter who they had to kill in the process."

Callen gave a laugh. "I wonder what Alexis would think right now if she knew I had married a Comescu."

"Her worst nightmare come true." Said Victor. "I always hated her and she always hated me. I am glad she is dead."

Finally they were home as Victor called it. They pulled into a lot holding a huge beach house. It sat right on the sand and was surrounded by a large fence. A guard met them and spoke to Victor. They entered the house and Victor took them on a tour.

"This house is yours now." Said Victor.

"It's amazing." Said Mac looking out at the water. Callen stood next to her. This is where he had been born and had lived for four years.

"Are you alright son?"

"Just thinking about my parents."

"They would have been very proud of you."

The housekeeper made them dinner and headed to her own home. She and her husband were the caretakers of the house now that Victor and Sara no longer lived there. Their son was one of the men guarding the house while they were there.

Callen found Mac sitting out on the patio after dark.

"You ok?"

"This is where I would have grown up."

"Yes but I'm glad you didn't or I never would have found you."

"Do you remember this place at all?"

"I remember being on the beach and my mom sitting in a beach chair but not much else."

Callen wrapped his arms around her and held tight. "I love you."

"I love you too G."

The next morning went fast. Victor took them around the town and introduced them to everyone he knew. They had all heard he had found his daughter. A very old woman came up to them on the street. She looked at Victor and pointed to Mac.

"Nadya?" she called Mac by her Romanian name. Victor nodded and the woman hugged Mac crying.

"This is Mirela she is your great aunt on your grandmothers side."

"So beautiful just like her mother." Mirela said. "We searched for you for many, many years Nadya. It is good you are home now."

Mirela owned a small shop with her daughters and granddaughters. It was a small tea shop where they read cards and sold charms. Mac was given a beautiful tea pot as a gift. It had been in the family a long time.

Because most of the Comescu men had worked for Alexis and had been killed most of the family left alive were women. After a visit Victor took them to meet Anna.

As soon as they got out of the car Anna came running at them. "Momma, Daddy."

Callen picked her up and swung her around. "You came for me."

"Of course we did."

Anna hung onto Callen and looked at Mac. "Hi Momma."

Mac was crying and reached out to take her from Callen. "My big girl." Mac held her tightly and refused to let her go.

"You visit, I need to make sure all the paperwork has been taken care of." Victor left them with Anna.

"When do we go home Momma?"

"Soon. Your Grandfather wants us to visit here for a few more days. I have lots of family I have never met."

They have Anna the bear and she giggled hugging it. The woman taking care of her packed Anna's things and had them ready to go. An hour later Victor came and took them to a government building. They signed papers and got Anna's visa. She was now theirs legally.

She wanted to see her passport and loved that it had her new last name on it. "I'm official now."

"Yes you are." Said Mac laughing.

They headed back to the house to eat. After dinner Mac got out the photo book.

"This is your family now." Said Mac.

"This is your great grandmother Hetty and your grandfather Owen."

"Who's this momma?" Anna pointed to a photo.

"That is your Aunt Kensi and Uncle Marty. And their kids Donny and Lilly."

She showed them Eric and Nell and Sabatino and Talia and their daughter.

"I have a big family now."

"Yes you do and they can't wait to meet you."

Mac then showed her pictures of Clara.

"Baby sister." Said Anna. She couldn't wait to meet her. "I'll be a good big sister momma I promise."

Callen had been taking photos of them the entire time. He texted them to Sara. He couldn't stop smiling at his family. Victor handed him a beer and they watched as Anna looked at photos of her new home and Los Angeles.

"Will I go to school when we get home?"

"Of course, we have a school near our home you'll go to and your grandmother Sara will look after you when we have to work."

"I can't wait to go home momma. I promised my daddy that I would be a good girl for you."

Her dad had lived three days after the accident. Long enough to say good bye to Anna and to contact Victor about taking her.

Anna didn't remember much about her mother and was so excited to now have a new momma.

"Anna I know you miss your dad but I'll try to be a good father to you." Said Callen.

"Ok daddy." Said Anna.

Once they put her to bed Callen and Mac sat with Victor to go over everything. They would spend a few days at the beach house getting to know Anna and so they could take photos of Anna where she was born. They wanted her to remember where she came from.

Victor also wanted Mac to learn more about her people, as well as for Callen to have a chance to remember when he was a little boy.

It was very late when Mac felt a little hand stroke her face. "Anna what's wrong?"

"Can I sleep with you?"

Mac scooted back against Callen and made room for her. Anna climbed up and snuggled into Mac. She yawned and was soon fast asleep.

"If we have to share our bed we might want to buy a bigger one." Said a sleepy Callen.

Mac just smiled and held her little girl close. Callen wrapped his arm around both of them tightly. "I love my girls."

"We love you too."

"Love you daddy."

Callen almost cried at that.

The next day they played in the sand. Mac had brought a plastic container and they filled it with sand and shells to take home. They walked around the town that afternoon and Anna insisted on buying a present to take home to Clara.

"I want to take my sister home something." She chose a porcelain doll dressed in traditional Romanian clothing.

"Do you want one too Anna?" asked Mac seeing there were two dolls on the counter.

"Can I momma?"

Callen paid for the dolls and they went to visit with Mirela and introduce her to Anna. Mirela insisted on reading the cards for Mac.

"I see a long life for you. You are a guardian of the people." She looked up at Mac and smiled. "Many roads you have traveled to get here. Only one road now I see." Callen sat there drinking his tea thinking how the cards were right on the money.

"Hmmm. Another child I see." She looked at Callen. "A boy this time."

Callen almost choked on his tea. "This one needs a son." Mirela pointed at Callen and laughed.

Mirela told them how the women in their family all used to work telling fortunes or picking pockets. Gyspy's were not well liked in Romania during or after the war. Many were killed in the camps. Then over the last 30 years Alexis had come to power in the family they went from petty thieves to running the black market in the country. Mirela had heard how a Callen had been responsible for Alexis death as well as most of the family.

"I wanted to hate you for what you did to our family. But then I realized our young men would no longer have die because of Alexis." She reached out and put her hand on Callen's arm. "You are a good man G Callen. You brought our Nadya home." The other women all nodded in agreement.

Later that day. "Momma why does everyone else call you Nadya and daddy calls you MacKenna?"

"Nadya is my Romanian name and MacKenna is my American name." Anna seemed confused.

"When I was born I was named MacKenna by my grandmother. My parents could not raise me. They didn't know what my name even was. So they called me Nadya."

"You have your momma and daddy now." Said Sara with a smile.

"Yes I do." Mac hugged her tightly. "And they brought you to me." Anna hugged her mother tightly.

Three days later they left the beach house. Victor took them another route back to the airport. He took his time and they explored the country for five days before flying back to America.

Once again they had first class seats. Anna was scared to get on the plane. She had never left her home town before and everything finally caught up with her. As they sat on the plane Mac started to sing Romanian to her. Anna stopped crying but would not let go of Mac. The flight attendant smiled at them and let Anna stay in Mac's arms as the plane took off. Once it was in the air she told Anna to look out the window.

"Look baby."

Anna forgot she was scared and looked down to watch the ground get smaller. It was a long flight so Mac gave Anna her iPad to play with. Soon the little girl was asleep.

When they got to LA everyone was exhausted. They drove to the beach house to spend the night. Mac missed Clara too much to stay away another night. The walked into the house Callen holding Anna who was asleep.

"Oh my your home." Said Sara coming over and hugging her daughter.

"Hi mom."

Callen woke Anna. "Anna baby say hi to grandma Sara."

"Hi grandma." And Anna was out again.

"We put a bed in with Clara for her."

Callen took her upstairs and settled her in the bed. They checked on Clara who was fast asleep.

After a shower and food Callen and Mac fell into their bed too. Tomorrow was going to be a busy day.

It was Saturday and once the team learned Callen and Mac were home they all headed to the house to meet Anna. Soon the house was one crazy party. Anna was a bit over whelmed with all the attention. By the time everyone headed home she was out like a light on the living room floor.

Callen figured they would head home in the morning and get her settled. There would be a lot to do but it would all be worth it.

Chapter notes.: Next up Densi and dealing with a new baby.