Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS: Los Angeles or the characters. I'm just borrowing them. I make no money from this.

Author's Note: Another short one so I figured I'd post right away. More coming soon.


Callen sighed as he sat down in his chair with a beer. He was so sick of hearing about politics. It was good to be home.

"Dad?"

He turned to look at his daughter standing in the doorway. "Hey, what's up?"

"You think you can help me with a homework assignment?"

His eyebrows shot up slightly. This was the first time she'd ever asked him for help with an assignment. He knew his daughter was smart, he'd seen her grades. So what kind of assignment could be giving her difficulty? "I can try. What's the assignment?"

Callie sighed and came over to sit beside him in the small chair he had picked up for her, placing her notebook on her lap. "My political science teacher wants us to pick which Senate candidate we would vote for if we were old enough to vote in the election. We have to explain our reasoning, what made us choose that specific candidate. But I can see good points to both of the main candidates' platforms, so how do I choose?"

Callen winced. God, he'd had enough politics for one day. Still, this was the first time she'd asked for his help. "Well, what are the main points of each of the candidates that you like? Try listing them out in columns so you can see which one supports more of your areas of concern. Then see if there's anything negative about a candidate, something on their platform that you're against. Again compare the two. You also have to look at the candidates' past performance in office, if there is any. Do they keep their campaign promises? Or are they just trying to get elected and never fulfill any of the promises made?"

Callie nodded as she made notes about his ideas. "Thanks Dad," she smiled at him before tilting her head curiously. "So, who would you vote for?"

He shook his head and laughed. "Oh, no," he told her. "You still have to do your own assignment. Besides, I don't discuss politics with anyone. That way leads to political discussions with Hetty followed by madness."

Callie looked at him in confusion before sighing. "Well, I better get back to work. Thanks again Dad."

"You're welcome Callie, anytime. Just hopefully next time it won't be about politics, I've had enough of that for a while."