Deeks brought his board up and saw Kensi building sandcastles with the little boy.

"Who's you friend Kens?" He asked inquisitively.

"Hi Detective Deeks, I'm Marty!"

Deeks eyed Kensi.

"He's Marty," she shrugged.

"Well Marty, it's nice to meet you. Apparently Kensi here has told you I'm a detective."

"Yep. For a police department in California. I know where California is!" He said proudly.

"That's pretty impressive," Deeks told the boy.

"Miss Kensi and I are making sand castles. Do you want to help?"

"Marty!" The boys mother called from the doorway. "I hope your not causing any trouble."

"I'm not Mama! Come meet my friends."

The mother stepped out on the porch, toddler in tow.

"Get daddy too!" Little Marty shouted.

"I'm right here buddy."

Kensi gasped. Deeks smiled as big as he could. Kensi looked back at Deeks and punched him.

"What was that for?"

"Just because!" Kensi scowled. "Why didn't you tell me!"

"Hey there Wikipedia, got any knew crocodile versus alligator facts for me? We are here in the sunshine state trying not to get eaten and all!"

"Oh my goodness! Ra, Charlie, it's so good to see you!" Kensi exclaimed.

There stood Ray, now known as Charlie and Jenna standing with their family. Kensi couldn't be more pleased. A great success story for Deeks' friend. The friend who saved his life by providing Deeks with the gun he shot his father with to save his mother. The man Deeks considered one of his best friends. A criminal, who her fiancé turned to informant, risking his life, but ultimately saving it in the process. Deeks provided him with the greatest gift, a chance to be a father. A damn good one it seemed he turned out to be.

"Daddy? you know my friends?" The boys eyes were like stars in awe of his father.

"I do, Marty here is my best friend."

"Marty?" The boy questioned looking at the detective. "Like me? Detective Deeks your first name is Marty too?"

"It is," he smiled.

"Marty saved us, buddy. Mama and I thought it was a wonderful name for you. We knew you were a good boy and deserved a good name."

"Deeks almost blushed. He was taken back, but appreciative.

"Did you know?" Kensi looked at Deeks.

"About his name. No. Hetty didn't tell me that part." His eyes turned to Ray. "Thanks man, it's a true honor."

"I'm the one who's honored to call you my best friend. Now come on get inside and fill me in on your thing. It's about damn time you showed up down here in Miami. Definitely better than a call."

"Gotta give Hetty credit where credit is due." Deeks smiled.

"These are one hell of digs she set us up in. That's for sure. We couldn't be more grateful to you both. I hope you know that. Man, I've missed you."

"I missed you too. I'm proud of you."

"I wish I could come home, but this place is pretty close. Nothing compares to California though. That's why we named our daughter Cali."

Marty, Ray and Kensi went into the screened in porch. Jenna went in to the kitchen to make the kids some lunch.

"So, your thing worked out well I see. I told you, you had a thing."

"There is no thing," Deeks joked.

"Really?" Kensi hauled off and punched Deeks.

"You had that coming," Ray laughed. "It's so good to see you guys. You look happy Marty. Happier than I've ever seen you."

"I am, very." He grabbed Kensi's hand.

"I told you. I knew it. So spill the details."

"It took us a while for our thing to play out." Kensi lamented. "But we're here now and that's all that matters.

"So you two gonna have one of your own soon?"

Deeks looked at Kensi with hopeful eyes. His heart wanted to be a father more than anything. Kensi just smiled. "We might be able to make that happen sooner rather than later," she winked at Deeks. "but we need to get this wedding planned and have that first."

"You two really are moving at a snails pace, huh."

"With that, I'm gonna go see how Jenna and the kids are coming along." She leaned down and kissed Deeks on the head and went inside.

"You did good Marty. Wikipedia there, she's a keeper."

"I did. That she definitely is."

"I guess we were both able to leave our pasts in the past, huh?" Deeks got up and headed outside, Ray following close behind. "I remember meeting you at the beach back home. Beaten and bruised, I hated seeing you that way."

"I know. You saved me. Whether or not you realize that, you did. Giving me that gun, helping me stand up to him. It made me chose my path. I'll always be grateful."

"You saved me and my son, gave me the opportunity to have a daughter."

Ray grabbed Deeks and hugged him tightly.

"Wanna take little man surfing?" Deeks asked.

"More than anything." The proud father was thrilled to take his son surfing the first time with his best friend.

"Marty," then men called to the boy.

The little boy came running to the screen door.

"Grab your board son, Uncle Marty and I are gonna take you surfing," no sooner than Ray got the sentence complete, little Marty was back with his new board in hand.

"Ready!" He grinned ear to ear.

"Miss Kensi, I'll be back soon, can you keep my mama and sister safe?"

"Absolutely," Kensi winked at the boy. "You're going to make an excellent police office Marty. Maybe even one day an Agent."

The boys smile was enough to radiate warmth through Kensi's entire body, letting her know that she could one day give Deeks the family he desperately wanted. She figured his intentions were not to make her realize that in this trip, but she knew it would make him happy if that was an added bonus.

The two women chatted a bit while the boys surfed. Jenna was fairly quiet and reserved, but definitely a good mother. An exact opposite of what Ray's ex wife Nicole seemed to be. A woman who seemed to be in love with Max Gentry, a persona of Deeks' she was happy not to have seen in the past few years. As their partnership grew to a full fledged relationship, Kensi was bothered more and more of Deeks' flirtatious undercover. Deeks tended to be more overprotective of her as well.

The boys came back a short time later.

"Mama, I stood up twice. Uncle Marty says I'm a natural. Daddy says I'm just like Uncle Marty."

"That's wonderful," Jenna smiled. "Now up to shower all that sand and salt water off of you."

"Yes Mama, Ill be back soon Uncle Marty and may I call you Aunt Kensi?"

"Why yes you may," Kensi smiled.

"So, sugar bear, Charlie here and Jenna have not been on a proper date in seven years. I offered our amazing babysitting services so they could go out."

Jenna's eyes lit up at the possibility of getting a night alone with Ray.

"Deeks," Kensi became a little hesitant.

"Yeah Aunt Kensi! We can have a sleepover and everything," the little boy shouted from the top of the stairs.

"Martin, shower" his father reminded him.

"It would be our honor," Kensi complied feeling like a bottle of nerves. She walked over by Jenna and took Cali. "I would love to be your Aunt Kensi too!" The little girl's eyes brightened like her brothers.

"And Aunt Kensi!" Marty peeked out one more time, "tomorrow Daddy and Uncle Marty said we're getting up really early!"

"Surfing again buddy?" She responded with a question.

"No no," he shook his head with excitement, "it's supposed to be a secret, but I can share secrets with you cause you're a secret agent."

Kensi laughed, "not a secret agent, remember."

The little boy shrugged, "Well tomorrow, tomorrow we're going to Disney World!" He shouted with a screech and ran off to the shower.

Kensi looked petrified, horrified, angry, and completely freaked out all in one.

"You might need to hide me, Charlie." Deeks hid behind his friend.

"Come on Wikipedia, how bad can it be? You'll have us there."

Kensi gave Ray wide eyes.

"I'm gonna pay for this, aren't I?" Deeks queried.

Kensi nodded with a smirk.

"Whatever you want Princess." He walked over and kissed her.

"I love you Martin Deeks and your big heart."

"Even if I'm making you go to Disney World?"

"If it makes you happy, it makes me happy " she said nervously.

"Really?" Deeks said excitedly.

"Eh, why not. Like Ray said, how bad can it be."

"Have I ever told you how amazing you are."

"Not enough," she winked.

"I think we need to go to our place and get cleaned up before our adventures in babysitting tonight." He whispered giving he a little kiss on her cheek.

"Maybe you should go tell Ray we will be back in an hour and meet me upstairs." She returned the kiss.

"Oh girl!"

"Hey Charlie, we will be back in a bit and let you two get ready." He smirked grabbing Kensi's hand and running out the door.