"I'm telling you Kens, this is the way to go. There is no other option when it comes to this." Deeks said trying to convince his partner on another road trip that he wants them to take together.

"Deeks, the last place I want to go is a cross country road trip where we stop in every state to find a different food truck." Kensi sighed while telling him. Sure the trip sounded okay at first but then Deeks kept going on and on with it through the whole drive to their job.

"Fine Kens but don't come crying back to me when someone else goes on one of these trip and you realize that this was a once in a life time trip." Deeks said to her as they each sat down at their desks. Just as Callen and Sam were about to ask what these two were bantering about now when they were interrupted by Eric sounded off something that sounded like a bird call.

"Haven't any of you heard of the California Quail, national bird of our state?" Eric told them looking a little hurt when he received a bunch of blank faces in return. Maybe the team was right about him when they called him a geek.

"Hetty needs all of us up in OPS." Nell came down when it was taking the rest of the team way too long to get where they needed to go for Hetty's liking.

'Alright now that all of us are here we can get started. Mr. Beale, why don't you share the information with the rest of them." Hetty motioned for Eric to start who in return threw some pictures up on the big screen so everyone could see what the latest crime was in the city.

"So guys late last night the LAPD has gotten new in tell on an up and coming gang called the Snake tails." Eric showed the team some pictures of knew members in the gang as well as some the recent activity they have been up to.

"Isn't this an LAPD problem? Why are we getting involved?" Sam asked not getting the full story though, there was still more information to give to the team.

'Well now it has appeared that they are stepping up their game by breaking into and taking a military family hostage. This is where we come in, LAPD wants us to come in and try to rescue the family before the gang kills them." Nell finished for Eric as pictures of the military family now appeared on the screen along with where they lived.

"So who are we looking out for exactly when we go in?" Callen asked wanting to figure out just who the team were trying to rescue.

"The members of the family include Commanding Officer James Bolt, his wife Lauren, along with their baby girl Sophie who is 8 months old." Hetty finished up the basic information given in OPS while a plan was formed and the team was sent on their way.

NCIS LA

"Alright Sam and I will take the first level while Kensi and Deeks take the second." Callen told the team as the rest of them put their bulletproof vests on as well as strapping guns over their shoulders.

"Father is down, shot in the head." Callen said over the coms once they entered the house as found the father of the family tied to a chair with obvious signs of torture on his body and around the room. Sam silently went over and closed his eyes as anger filled inside of him at the people that did this.

"Mom is down too, looks like she was attacked once they found her hiding in the bathroom." Kensi said as she and Deeks did a sweep of the upstairs.

'NCIS put your hands up!" Kensi screamed at a group of men that had busted out of a bedroom that had yet to be cleared. The rest of the team hurried to get to her side as Kensi continued to yell at the gang members to put down their weapons and surrender. Finally it came down the team shooting all the members after things took out a turn for the worst. When all the members were shot a tiny cried filled the house.

"Guys has anyone seen the baby yet?" Deeks asked when he opened the last door in the house where he found the baby lying in her crib where she laid crying after the sounds of gunshots scared her. Carefully Deeks picked her up in his arms cradling the baby against his chest. When he walked out back in the hall where the rest of the team was they were all shocked to see the baby in his arms.

"Looks like she likes you Deeks." Sam had to laugh, it was apparent that the baby liked the detective since she had stopped crying the minute Deeks came into view.

"Good thing, because it looks like social service will take a while to pick her up." Callen said making Deeks sigh, sure he liked kids but after a while even him wanted a break to be by himself. Quickly Kensi and Sam gathered the things the baby would need since she would be coming back to the OPS center with them.

"Sam can you do this?" Deeks asked when it came to put Sophie in the car seat. Sam just rolled his eyes and took the baby out of his arms which was his first mistake. Sophie who had been somewhat calm after getting out of the house started screaming her little off. Quickly Sam got in the car seat which he was quite good at since he had experienced this for years with his own children.

"Deeks, do you want to sit in the back with the baby?" Kensi asked over the screaming caused by the baby, Deeks just nodded his head and got in. as soon as Sophie could see him she stopped her screaming at once.

"Well Mr. Deeks it looks like this baby will only stay calm when you are near her." Hetty commented when Deeks walked into the bullpen with Sophie strapped to his chest.

'I kept telling you guys that I had a way with the ladies; see Sophie here thinks I'm irresistible." Deeks said smiling down at the baby who just looked up at him with eyes that matched his own.

"It's the shock, it hasn't worn off her yet once it does she'll run away just like all the women you meant." Kensi retorted back at her partner.

"Awe Fern I know you don't mean it." Deeks said smiling knowing that Kensi had to find him even more attractive than usual when he held the baby. Just as he was about to sit down, Sophie let out a little cry sending everyone into a panic. Deeks had tried to calm her done, tried feeding her, the last things he needed to do was change her.

"Kens do you want to do this?" Deeks asked not having the slightest clue where to start when it came to changing a diaper.

"You think I have an idea where to start when it comes to changing a baby's diaper? You've said it yourself I was raised to be wonder woman not super mom." Kensi told him leaving the room and her partner to fend for himself.

"Kens? Fern? Surgarbear? Really you're not going to help me. I thought we were a team. Sam you want to take over I'm sure you have a lot of experience with this." Deeks asked the one member of the team who actually had kids of his own.

"I changed my kids when they were young. I've had a life time of diapers already; you're on your own." Sam told leaving following Kensi's actions and leaving again.

"Callen, I know that you love kids and you love me. Wanna help me out here?" Deeks said pleading with the leader of the team wanting nothing more than to stop Sophie from crying but wanting even more to not change a diaper.

"Even love has its limits." Callen told him leaving Deeks as well, now the LAPD detective was all alone with a diaper bag, a baby who needed a change, and no one to help him.