Baking Angel- Sam asks for Melissa's help when Kamran's teacher sends home a letter about a school fete after her mince pies the previous year was a best seller. December 3rd, Sam's point of view.

I sit down at my desk as Melissa and G laugh at whatever they are discussing. I'm the last of the partnership to arrive as G made his own way into work today. There's only us three in the bullpen as Deeks and Kensi are apparently stuck in traffic. I dive in to my bag to grab out my laptop to set it up for the day and notice a headed letter taped to my laptop. Michelle must have put it there. I immediately grab it out and read:

Dear Mr and Mrs Hanna,

Following the success of Kamran's donations for our Christmas Fete last year we would like to ask you for a similar donation this year. Kamran's homemade mince pies were one of the best sellers and raised a great deal for the PTA. We would appreciate it if you could find it possible to once again make a donation. The fete is on the 5th.

Thanking you,

Mrs Hope

Headmistress

Michelle has added a note underneath:

Your partner really made an impression on the school with her baking. Kamran wants to donate again. We may need Melissa's help. Ask please?

'Well you went and did it didn't you?' I laugh as I look over at my partner. The real brains behind Kamran's mince pies last year. G and Melissa stop laughing and Melissa immediately looks over at me confused as does G.

'Who did what?' G asks sitting up a little straighter.

'Melissa.' I tease with a smile.

'What did I do?' Melissa asks defensively.

'The mince pies for Kamran's fete last Christmas.' I clarify.

'What about them?'

'Take a read.' I offer her the letter and she immediately walks over then sits in Deeks' chair and reads it. I see her take it all in and then she passes me back the letter not reading Michelle's note and heads back to her own seat.

'The school's after a donation, aren't those letters common?' She offers.

'So they want you to bake something again this year?' G asks me, making sure he's got the gist of the letter. I'm open to both my partners about extra activities we do with Kamran and school. Melissa offered us some recipes to try last year but Kamran didn't have the patience and Michelle had no time so Melissa made them up for us with Kamran supervising occasionally.

'Yes but it wasn't us that donated it was Melissa. She made the mince pies.'

'Oh.'

'Kamran really wants to donate again but we know from last year that her patience when it comes to baking waivers.'

'In other words, you want me to bake on Kamran's behalf again? When would they need them for anyway?' Melissa susses me out.

'Good deed?' I try. G laughs. We both know she's a sucker for doing good deeds at Christmas. I've read her Christmas Preparations list and it's full of them.

'Did they specify what they wanted?' She dodges my question.

'No free rein from what I can tell.'

She falters for a few seconds, seemingly in thought. I start to doubt that I've won her over. It's a few seconds later when she comes back to me on the subject:

'I'll do a few fruitcakes then. You buy ingredients of course and I get to make an extra one for the team. Those are my terms.'

'Terms to which I agree wholeheartedly. You are a baking Angel.' I smile back at her and notice G smirking too as he leans back in his chair. Fruitcake's it is then. I breathe a sigh of relief. Saved by Melissa's baking once again….