PRESENT

I wake up to a dark room and it takes me a moment to remember where I am. Reaching out I find the other side of the bed empty. I've spent my life sleeping alone, up until the night Callen brought me home after we found out I was pregnant. In those months I only spent a handful of nights alone and have finally gotten used to sharing a bed.

The door to the room is closed. I listen for any noise but don't hear anything. Normally if Clara wakes up I hear her over the monitor. Stretching I decide to get up and use the bathroom and check on Callen and the baby.

I look in the nursery. It's dark and empty. The house is very quiet and dark. I slowly walk into the living room and find Callen on the couch sound asleep with Clara in his arms. I shake my head and pick up the baby. Callen opens his eyes and looks at me.

"Hey I had her."

"You were snoring."

"Your point being?"

"Callen go to bed you need your sleep."

"So do you. Or do you forget the thirty six hours of labor you went thru less than three days ago."

"There is no way I will ever forget that."

I glare at Callen and he chuckles. There is just enough light from outside that he can see my face.

"Sit down for a moment."

"Ok your being serious what's up that we have to talk about it at three am?"

Callen takes a deep breath and wraps his arms around us.

"I still can't believe me made her."

"I believe it. I had to carry her around for eight and a half months."

"Do you regret having her?"

"Of course not."

I'm not really sure where Callen is going with this. I have to admit it scares me.

"I had a long talk with Hetty today and I made a big decision."

"Ok."

Callen pulls a small box out from somewhere and opens it. Even in the dark I can see the diamond.

"I think it's time we made this official."

"Holy crap."

Callen laughs then slides the ring on my finger.

"Is that all you have to say?"

"Are you sure this is what you want?"

"It's what I wanted four years ago I just refused to think it would ever happen."

"You're not just doing this because of Clara are you?"

"No."

"Ok then."

"Ok you'll marry me?"

"Yes I'll marry you."

FOUR MONTHS AFTER BLAKE'S TRANSFER.

The team was sitting doing paperwork for their last case. Callen kept glancing over at Blake. She hated paperwork more than anyone else. For her normal assignments little paperwork was required. She checked in weekly with her handler and sometimes filled out paperwork if it was necessary.

"Hey Blake want to go spar for a bit?" asked Callen.

"You really want your ass handed to you again?"

"Beats paperwork."

"Ok I'll get changed and meet you in the gym."

"G are you crazy?" Sam said. "She kicks your ass every time."

"Sam she is going to go crazy with the paperwork. Trust me she's not use to doing it like we are."

Sam and Deeks exchanged a look as Callen headed to get changed. In the last month he had become more protective of Blake then he needed to be. Oh she still bugged him but Sam saw more smirks over it then glares.

"Who doesn't do paperwork?" said Kensi.

"Blake. She just went from one assignment to the next." Said Sam. "From what I know she just gave oral reports to her handler."

"Lucky her." Said Deeks as he moved on to the next set of paperwork.

"Hey Deeks dinner at my place tonight?" asked Kensi.

She was smirking at Deeks and he swallowed hard.

"What did you have in mind?" Deeks regretted saying this as soon as he said it. Kensi got this predatory look on her face.

"Deeks, man you are in trouble tonight." Said Sam.

Kensi smiled over at Deeks. "Well I was thinking about pizza and something… sweet."

Deeks swallowed hard again and nodded.

GYM

Callen lay there looking up at a smiling Blake.

"You ok there Callen?"

"Yeah I'm fine."

Blake put her hand out and helped Callen stand.

"You sure you're up to this?"

"I can handle anything you throw at me Brat."

Blake smirked at him. Callen grabbed her and got Blake pinned against his chest.

"Ok get out of this one?"

Blake had her hands gripping Callen's arm and tried to pull him loose. As she did this she pushed her ass into him and Callen jumped back.

"Thought you could handle anything I threw at you?"

"That was not playing fair."

Blake grabbed her water bottle and took a drink.

"Like you never had a suspect come on to you before?"

"I'm not going to answer that."

"So that is a yes."

"Do you have to be such a brat all the time?" snapped Callen.

Blake looked at Callen for a moment then walked off leaving him standing there.

"Way to get the girl Agent Callen." Said Granger on his way thru the gym.

Callen grabbed his water bottle and headed to get a shower. When he rejoined the others Blake was already at her desk and refused to look up at him. He had done it this time.

They had finally started getting along and Callen had to go act like an ass. He'd have to make this up to her and fast.

"So Blake have you found a new apartment?" asked Kensi.

The one Hetty had set up for her was only a short term place and Blake wanted something more her.

"Yes I did."

"Really, did you buy a beach house?" asked Deeks.

"Nope."

"High-rise flat?" asked Sam.

"Bad security risk no way."

"A vintage airstream trailer." Said Eric joining them.

Blake just smiled.

"Wait you're living in a trailer?" asked Callen.

"Yep." Blake said. "I found a nice place by the beach that is also close to work. Best part is I can move it if I decide I don't like the neighbors."

"You're living in a trailer?" asked Callen again.

"Yes Callen I am." Blake said giving him a look. Yep she was still mad.

"You going to show it to me?"

"Maybe."

Everyone looked back and forth wondering what Callen did this time.

"How about I bring the beer this time?"

Blake sighed and went back to her paperwork.

"I'll bring pizza too."

Blake refused to respond and Callen didn't know what to say or do.

THAT NIGHT.

Kensi opened the door to Deeks. He had stopped and picked up dinner.

"I got the duplex brownie thing you love too."

"That wasn't the sweet thing I was referring too."

Deeks swallowed hard and put the pizza boxes down. He took the beer Kensi handed him and sat down. Deeks jumped a bit when Kensi sat almost on his lap.

"Don't worry Deeks I'm not going to bite… unless you want me to."

Deeks jumped up. "Ok Kensi this has to stop right now."

"What do you mean?"

"This, you acting like a sex kitten." Deeks said pointing back and forth between them.

"I thought this was the type of woman you liked?"

"I like the type of woman you are for real not this fake Kensi."

Kensi couldn't help but smile. "Ok."

"Ok."

Deeks sat back down and drained half his beer. This was going to be a long night.

BLAKE'S NEW PLACE.

Blake sat outside her trailer on a folding chair drinking a beer. The evening was warm so she had on shorts and a tank. There were other trailers lined up along the road and a number of people were out in the water or working on their tans. Music flowed thru the air from someone's radio.

"I hope you have another chair?" Callen said from her right.

"Under the trailer."

"I have to admit this is nice. Bigger than I figured."

"I bought it a few years ago and had it completely redone. Hetty was storing it for me."

Callen looked in the open door. On one end was a seating area and small table the other had a bed that Callen had no idea how they got it in there. The trailer had a small bathroom and a small kitchen area too.

"This is really nice."

"Thanks." Brook grabbed another beer. "Always figured it was the type of place you'd have."

"Yeah me too."

They sat there till the sun went down neither speaking.

"I'm sorry about this morning."

"You need to learn how to take a joke."

"I need to learn not to be so defensive when it comes to you."

"You really can be a jerk."

"I know."

DENSI

Deeks woke up on Kensi's couch with Kensi on top of him. Her face was nestled in his neck and her hands were gripping his arm and side. Somehow Deeks one hand had ended up Kensi's shirt while the other was resting on her ass. How the hell did he end up like this? When he figured it couldn't get worse Kensi shifted and he got hard.

"Crap."

"Hmmmm. What time is it?"

"Early go back to sleep."

"Ok." Kensi yawned and placed a kiss against his neck.

This is not what Deeks needed right now. He was still trying to figure out what he wanted with his life. He knew he wanted Kensi in it he just wasn't sure he was ready for the changed that would bring.

Kensi squirmed a bit more and Deeks held back a groan. There was no way he was going to get any more sleep tonight.

BLAKE'S PLACE.

Once it got dark Blake got up and went into the trailer and turned on a light. Callen followed her and shut the door.

"I bought a bed." He said.

"Excuse me?"

"I bought a real bed, and a dining room table."

"When?"

"The day after you told me too."

Blake burst out laughing.

Callen shrugged. He then looked over at Blake's bed.

"Don't even think about it Callen."

Callen smirked at her. "I seem to recall you were the one coming on to me this morning." Callen pinned Blake up against the counter.

"I was not coming on to you. I was proving a point."

Callen made sure there was no room between them. "And your point was that you can get me worked up in less than ten seconds."

"That was not what I was doing." Blake stood there with her eyes huge her hands griping the counter top.

"Doesn't make it any less true." Callen said as he leaned in to kiss her. His lips had just barely touched hers when both their phones went off.

"Shit." Callen groaned. They both looked at their phones. OPS. "Well so much for trying out that bed of yours."

Callen waited for Blake to get changed then offered to drive.

"I'll meet you there. No reason for you to drive all the way over here to drop me off whenever that will be."

"Oh I can think of one very good reason." Callen said. Blake locked up and walked past him.

"Not going to happen Callen."

"Yes it will."

Blake got into her car and sped off leaving Callen to stand there.

"Oh it's so going to happen." Said Callen as he got into his car.

DENSI

When their phones went off both Deeks and Kensi jumped.

"Great a case." Said Deeks as Kensi climbed off of him.

"I'll make some coffee you call in and see what's up." Said Kensi.

"Right."

The case took them four days to solve. Sam ended up getting grazed by a bullet and hit by a car in the process. Kensi got punched in the face and Deeks kicked the hell out of the guy who hit Kensi. Callen was more worried about Blake as she was limping by the end of the case.

"You need to sit down and rest."

"Callen I'm fine I only twisted it."

"You'll make it worse if you don't rest."

"Callen back off."

"No."

Blake wanted to hit him but decided not to. "I'll make you a deal. I'll go to the ER and get checked out while you go visit with Sam."

"If it gets you to rest then fine."

Sam was pissed at Callen. He said that Callen was too busy protecting Blake to watch his partners back. Callen really didn't want to visit Sam until he calmed down but now had no choice.

On the drive Callen was quiet. "It will be ok. Sam can't stay mad forever."

"He has a point. I was to focused on you."

"At the time I was pinned down. Sam was in the clear. I can understand why you were protecting me."

Callen pulled into a parking space at the ER. Blake put her hand on his leg. "Callen it will be ok."

"Let's get you checked out."

Callen left Blake in the ER and went up to the fifth floor to see Sam. He stopped in the door way and spotted Michele.

"Callen how are you?"

"Tired."

"And Blake?"

"She's down in the ER. Twisted her ankle."

"If that's all then it's good."

"Where's the big guy?"

"Getting some X-rays. Three broken ribs a sprained wrist and sixteen stitches."

"It was my fault he got hurt."

"No it wasn't." Michele put her hand on Callen's arm.

"I was focused on Blake and not Sam."

"Callen he doesn't blame you."

"He should."

"Look go take care of your girl. I'll let Sam know you were here."

Callen left and found Blake getting her foot wrapped.

"It's broken isn't it?"

"No just twisted like I said."

"Thank god." Callen kissed her temple. "Can't stand to see you hurt."

"I just want to go home."

"Try and stay off the leg as much as you can for a few days." Said the nurse.

"You got it. Right now I just want to sleep."

Callen took Blake to his house instead of her trailer.

"Callen I'm fine."

"I know you are but that trailer is small. I don't want you hitting your foot off of something. You can stay here for a night or two."

"Ok you have a point. These crutches are not easy to move around on."

Callen called Hetty to update her on Blake and that she was staying with him. Hetty told him to man up and make a move the hung up the phone on him.

"Callen do you have a shirt I can sleep in?"

"Yeah I'll get you one."

He handed Blake a shirt.

"OUT!" said Blake pointing to the door.

"Didn't know you were shy?"

"I'm not."

Callen crossed his arms and smirked at her. "So prove it."

Blake was not one to back down to anyone. She propped the crutches up against the wall and pulled her tee shirt over her head tossing it across the room to hit Callen in the chest. She had already removed her other boot and sock which only left her jeans. Callen sucked in a breath as Blake undid the button and zipper before she shimmied out of the pants.

She was left wearing a pale green lace set that had Callen feeling a bit dizzy. Blake pulled on the button down shirt and smiled at Callen.

"I'm hungry do you have anything to eat in this house?"

"No I'll order a pizza."

Blake watched him leave the room and laughed. Serves him right to push things.

Callen called in a pizza then dropped into his chair. This was going to be harder then he thought.

Three days later Blake was walking just fine and headed home. Callen had slept on his air mattress in the spare room so he didn't bump her foot. That and he really didn't think he could keep his hands to himself. He wouldn't call it love, lust was more accurate.

What was he going to do?