A/N: this one the team fight to keep the man from getting anywhere near him but can they?


Callen and Sam get back to the Mission and head inside to see Alex and Monty playing in the middle of the bullpen and Andrew's is sitting at Deeks desk, "Hey was wondering when you guys were coming back so could go and get some work done today."

Sam shakes his head, "Go on we can keep an eye on him."

A few minutes later Rodgers come in with a lady behind him and walk to Hetty's office and knock on the pillar, "Hetty someone here to see Deeks."

She nods as the lady walks in and he leaves, "Detective Deeks is out of the office right now but what can I help you with?"

She hands her a paper, "Mr. Damon Rice has petitioned to have temporary custody of their 2-year-old son and considering things its immediate."

Hetty looks over the paper, "Sorry but you will have to wait until Mr. Deeks arrives back here which shouldn't be to long."

She nods looking around, "Mr. Rice will come in here and wait for him."

Callen and Sam look up as Rice walks into the bullpen and Alex looks at him and runs over to Callen and hides behind his chair, "No! No!"

Sam looks at him as start to cry, "G why don't you take little man upstairs and see Nate?"

He nods and lifts him up and he buries his head in his shoulder and they walk upstairs, "Have Deeks come and get him when gets here."

Sam walks into Hetty's office, "What is he doing here?"

She shakes her head, "Mr. Rice has been granted temporary custody of Mr. Alex for some reason."

"Hetty he's scared to death of the guy. When he saw him walk into the bullpen he started crying and hid behind Callen. Can we do anything?"

She sighs trying to think of something, "I can delay him from getting back here until I make a few phones calls and see what can do since he's a suspect in 4 murders and Mr. Rice isn't on his birth certifcate so no claim to ever have been his father and need to talk to Mr. Deeks."

"Why in the hell is he doing this? Makes no sense at all."

She nods in agreement and wonders what the man really has in mind and wants to really do, "Whatever he wants from Mr. Deeks must be important and think using their son as leverage to get him go along with it. Where is he right now?"

"G took him upstairs to Nate's office."

Deeks and Kensi are on way back to Mission when answer his phone, "Yes Hetty?"

"Mr. Rice has somehow gotten custody of your son-" she tells him but is interrupted.

"What? How in the hell did that happen? Where-"

She interrupts him this time, "He's safe and upstairs and making a few phone calls and see what can do. Why don't you and Ms. Blye enter through the side door and head upstairs to Nate's office and meet and talk there in about 15 minutes and go from there."

He sighs, "Thanks Hetty," before hanging up.

Hetty hangs up and looks at Sam, "Mr. Hanna have Mr. Rodgers stay with him and head to OPs and we can come up with a plan after I make a few phone calls."

He nods and they head upstairs and Eric and Nell see them, "Yeah?" Eric asked.

"Get the director on the line will you?" Hetty asked and he starts to click away.

Vance is in his offie when his secretary pops in, "There's a video call for you from LA office and Mrs. Lange said is urgent."

He walks into MTAC and see Hetty and Sam there on the screen, "What need now?"

"Mr. Rice has been up to some trouble," she tells him and can see him fighting his anger.

"Your still building a case against him?" She nods. "What's the problem now?"

Sam cuts in, "Deeks has a 2-year-old son and Rice is the father and somehow has been granted custody of the boy."

Vance shakes his head trying to figure something out, "And your afraid what could happen if he gets him?"

Deeks and Kensi walk into OPs, "I know what he will do sir," Deeks tells him.

"What would that be Agent Deeks?"

"He's a manipulator and will use him to try and get the charges dropped against him. 4 years ago he did the same thing to the mother of another one of his kids and she was working undercover with DEA and later was found dead with same COD."

"Is he on the birth certificate?" He shakes his head. "That can work in your favor for a few days by making him prove is the father and then can take him to court and advantage is you can use that degree of your to work for you and against him."

Hetty looks around at her team and then take the screen, "Can you do anything Leon? No way he should go near the child?"

Nate walks in the room and stands next to Sam, "He's scared to death after just seeing the man for 3 seconds. If he goes near him can only get worse."

He looks over at the tech in MTAC, "Get Connors in the CPS in LA on the line and she can help us. Don't worry you will have a week to prove the case against him and that should give you some more time to come up with something more to do."

The feed is cut, "We have one week to prove this and until otherwise Mr. Alex will be here during the day." Hetty informs them.

Eric looks up as a fax comes through and hands it to Hetty, "The injunction has passed and here yuo go."

She reads it and hands it to Deeks, "Do nicely show Mr. Rice out of the building and make sure he knows not to come back."

Damon and the lady look up as Deeks and the team walk down the stairs and into the bullpen, "Marty nice to see you but where is Alex? He will be heading home with me."

Deeks refuses to let his anger out, "Sorry Damon not sure how in the hell you got the custody of him but no way in hell are you going anywhere near him. This injunction trumps yours."

He snatches the paper from his and reads it, "Haha that wont stop me long from getting him and taking him where he belongs."

His lawyer takes the paper and reads it, "How is this going to work?"

Kensi watches as Sam wraps an arm around Deeks shoulders to stop him from moving, "Last time I checked you have never tried to claim him as your son and unless you go to court and DNA test which may all take weeks he isn't going anywhere with you. Forget I can still run circles around the damn people that you try and call lawyers and really don't care what you may think can do but better not come anywhere near us ever."

Eric comes down and hands him a paper, "Here Vance got this to."

Sam takes the paper, "Restraining order. You can't go within 500 feet of him or son, his house or this building."

Hetty walks over ready to get the man away before the team loses their tempers, "Mr. Rodgers show our guests out."

Chris nods at looks at their guests, "Sure Hetty."

Deeks turns to see Callen walking down with Alex whose is asleep in his arms, "Thanks for that Hetty."

"Your more then welcome and congratulations Agent Deeks."

The team are shocked at the news but shake his hand, "Good that you finally made the step to agent finally," Sam tells him as pat him on the back.

Callen tries to hand him back but the boy cries when try, "Maybe just hold him until make a few phone calls."


A few hours later, Hetty walks out to the bullpen and see everyone is passed out around the place and see Alex once again in Callen's arms both asleep at his desk with Kensi next to him asleep and Sam asleep at his desk and heads up to the roof and find Deeks leaning against the ledge looking out, "Ah Mr. Deeks there you are."

He doesn't turn to face her but responds, "I can't believe he's trying to do this."

She pats him on the arm, "There is no way he's going to get him and we will make a case against him stick and wont do you any more harm."

He shakes his head trying to fight his emotions, "Hetty Rice will stop at nothing to get him even if means going through all of us. His lost son that was with the DEA officer was killed when he tried to take him from his mother and teach him everything about the business that they run and not sure if can handle even thin

She sighs and rests her hand on his arm, "No matter what the team will keep you both safe."

He nods, "Thanks Hetty."

"Go home and get some rest and see you and Ms. Blye here at 8."

Kensi wakes up when Deeks shakes her arm, "Ready to go Fern?"

She rolls her eyes, "Since one am how about drive your car since don't fuss with carseat?"

He nods and carefully picks the toddler up and Monty follows them to the car and he sets him in his booster seat and they head home and he parks the SUV and they walk to his place and she sets the alarm while he gets him into bed, "How did you keep him away?"

He hands her a beer, "Ashley watches him usually while I am at work or away on OPs and she never minds because her dad was the same way groing up and she had nannies watching her and brother and agrees easier to have family watch him then nanny."

She lays her head on his shoulder as he turns on the TV, "Deeks you know no one will let him get Alex?"

He kisses her forehead, "I know and he does forget I am a lawyer and a way better one then ones he hires and can run circles around them for many months."

She snickers, "I bet you could and with Hetty running interferance he has no hope in anything but decades of prison."

Alex walks in the room and they turn to see him climb in her lap and Deeks picks up his bear, "Hi Kesi."

She smirks as he settles down in her lap, "How you like today?" He asked.

The toddler yawns and curls up, "Was fun and Cal is fun to play wif."

She smirks down at him as fall asleep, "Seems has fallen in love with Callen. He would follow him around everywhere."

He rolls his eyes and surprised when she kisses him softly, "Well and like someone else has fallen for you."

She shakes her head and lays her head back on his shoulder, "No one can resist his cuteness. Has everyone wrapped around his finger. Especially Monty."


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