The Deeks family pulled up into the driveway of the Mission. Gracie was playing with her little toys and was shrieking with delight in the back.
"Come on, loud lungs." said Kensi. "Let's go see your family."
"Kensi, you need help?" asked Deeks.
"No thanks, Max. I got. it."she said.
"Got ya', Fern." he said smiling.
"Shaggy." said Kensi walking in.
"Sugar bear."
"Uh, stupid." said Kensi.
"No one calls me stupid." said Deeks.
"Actually, you'd be surprised." said Callen as they walked into the bullpen.
"I see nothing has changed with guys. Same high school locker room." said Kensi sitting down and placing Gracie on her lap.
"Well, we're uncles now." said Sam reaching for Gracie.
"Now we're a complete family, Mama Bear, Baby bear." said Kensi. She paused and looked at Deeks. "And goldilocks."
"Wow, really? Still doing that?" he said.
"You told me on our wedding day that I should never change and I'm keeping that promise." said Kensi.
Sam and Callen chuckled. Gracie was bouncing on Sam's lap and laughing.
"You got a little ball of energy here." said Sam.
"Definitely. She eats anything. She loves sugar too." He turned to Kensi. "I wonder where she gets that from. " Kensi was busy stuffing her face with a donut.
"Huh?" she said with food in her mouth. When she noticed that everyone was laughing she scowled.
"Hey, if your baby kept waking you up every night and wouldn't fall asleep until 2am, a donut is your relief point. Plus Shaggy is too busy sleeping to wake up."
"Welcome back, Kens. We got a case. Ooh, and bring Gracie." said Eric. Sam carried his niece on his shoulder like a potato sack and walked up stairs. Gracie grabbed Eric's glasses and played with them. Eric took them back.
"I don't think that you're ready for glasses yet, Grace." said Eric, wiping up the saliva from his glasses. Kensi walked over to Nell, who had a bun in the oven at the moment. She was 7 months with Eric's child.
"Welcome back, Kens." said Nell. They had seen each other a few days ago when the boys were all hanging out and they got together.
"It's good to be back. I'll probably be in Ops, right?"
"Actually, Ms. Deeks, you'll be undercover." said Hetty.
"Wait what?" she said.
"You and Ms. Beale will be moms going to a parenting conference. A marine was murdered yesterday and his wife might be in danger." said Hetty. "Now, I'll meet you two in the wardrobe department."
Kensi and Nell glanced at each other and then headed off down stairs.
Sorry it's a short chapter but I'm pretty busy. I'm going to Europe for a month and I need to work the plots for my other stories too. I'll try to squeeze in some time.