Nell looked shocked at her mother. How was she going to explain this? They had just met Callen and now her mom found out she was pregnant.

"I'm waiting."

"I can explain mom."

"I would love to hear it. When were you going to tell me that you were pregnant?"

"I don't know. I just found out that I'm pregnant. I'm only 5 weeks."

"Is it Glen's?"

"Of course it is."

"But you said you are only together shortly."

"Yes I know. We didn't plan on this to happen, but it did and we are both very happy with it. I hope you will be too."

"Of course I'm happy," Nell's mom responded as she hugged her daughter.

"Really mom?" Nell asked surprised.

"Yes of course, I'm happy to be a grandmother again."

"Thank you mom. What about dad?"

"You know how he is but don't worry, I'll talk to him."

"Thanks mom. Glen and I are really happy with it, just before you guys arrived yesterday we agreed to move in together."

"That's great. Is this what you really want?"

"Yes mom, I love him and he loves me. I know he's a bit older than me but I love him and he's good to me. I'm happy with him."

"That's all I need to know then. Just as long as you are happy."

"I am mom."

"That's good. Where's Glen actually? I thought he would be coming home with you."

Nell thought about what she should say. She didn't want to tell her mom that he was shot. "He had to go out of town for business. Something about a seminar for a new security system or something."

"Ah okay."

Nell hoped her mother bought that.

The next morning Nell was up early and she went to the hospital. Callen was already awake when she walked in.

"Hey Nell," Callen greeted her.

"Hey G," Nell greeted back and gave him a kiss. "How are you?"

"I'm good, feeling better. You?"

"Good. Mom and dad know about me being pregnant. Mom found my sonogram picture."

"How did they take it?"

"Surprisingly well, at least my mom. She was happy for us."

"That's good. And your dad?"

"He didn't say anything to me about it. Mom said she'd talk to him."

"He'll be fine Nell. Just give him some time. He'll be fine with this. You're his daughter and that his grandchild you're carrying. He'll be fine."

"I hope so. I also told them we're moving in together."

"That's good. What else did you tell them?" Callen asked with a smile.

"I told them you were out of town for a seminar about a new security system."

"Okay. I'm sorry you had to lie to your parents."

"I did it before you came along so it's fine. I'm used to it by now. When can you get out of here?"

"The doctor wants to keep me for one more night than we'll see."

"And you're okay with that?" Nell asked surprised.

"No, but I'll do it to get better so I can come home to you."

"That's good G."

"Anything for you honey."

"That's good," Nell replied and she kissed him. "I love you."

"I love you too. How are you feeling this morning, any morning sickness?"

"Just a bit when I got up, it's okay now."

"Good. As soon as I'm out of here we'll move your stuff over to my place."

"Yes, and we can make your old room the nursery."

"I like that idea. We'll be alright Nell. You, me and the baby."

"Baby? What baby?" They heard Hetty's voice. They looked to her and saw her standing in the doorway.

BUSTED!

"I'm pregnant Hetty," Nell told her.

"With Mr. Callen's baby?"

"Yes."

"Oh, well. I had no idea you were this serious already."

"It kinda happened unexpected but we're really happy about it and we would really appreciate it if you were too."

"Of course I'm happy, just as long this won't become a problem at work."

"Of course not Hetty," Callen told her. "We'll be professional at work."

"That's good. How far along are you Ms. Jones?"

"Just 5 weeks. I only found out recently."

"Alright, I won't send you out into the field, unless it's absolutely necessary, until after the baby is born."

"Thanks Hetty."

"How are you feeling today Mr. Callen?"

"Better, doctor wants to keep me for one more night, just to be sure."

"That's good. Just rest up Mr. Callen so you can come back to work."

"I will Hetty."

"Take care of him Ms. Jones."

"I will Hetty."

Hetty left and Callen and Nell looked at each other. They couldn't help but laugh.

"That went surprisingly well," Nell spoke.

"Yes it did. I'm glad Hetty's okay with this."

"Me too."

…..

The next day Callen was discharged. He did have to stay at home for one more week and then he could go back to work but only desk work for another week. Nell knew it was going to be challenging to keep Callen at home and in the office. She knew how much he hated being sidelined. Nell drove to the hospital after work to pick up Callen.

"Hey G," Nell spoke as she walked in.

"Hey Nell," Callen replied as he pulled his shoes on.

"Ready to go home?"

"Yes I am. Are your parents still there?"

"Yes but they are going home tonight."

"Okay."

Callen packed his bag and followed Nell to her car. Nell drove to her home. Before Nell wanted to get out Callen pulled her to him and gave her a kiss.

"I love you," Callen whispered to her.

"I love you too," Nell whispered back.

They exited the car and walked to the front door.

"Hey mom, hey dad, we're back," Nell spoke as she walked in.

Nell's father walked up to them. Nell was shocked when he slapped Callen in the face.

"Dad!" Nell yelled.

"That's for getting my daughter pregnant."

"Dad! You do not slap my boyfriend in this face," Nell yelled at him.

"It's okay Nell," Callen tried to calm her down.

"No, it's not. He can't slap you in the face."

"I think you'd better apologize," Nell's mother spoke.

"I will not, he got our daughter pregnant."

"Yes I know, our daughter, which means our grandchild. Act like the man I married and apologize, or tonight you'll sleep with the dogs."

"Fine. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have slapped you across the face, you see, she's my youngest daughter so I still see her as my little girl."

"I understand sir. It's okay."

"Just take good care of my daughter and grandchild."

"I will sir, you have my word."

They said goodbye to Nell's parents and showed them out. As soon as Nell had closed the door Callen pulled her to him and kissed her deeply.

"I've missed you," Callen told her.

"I've missed you too."

Callen picked her up and pushed her against the wall.

"G, we can't. You've just been released from the hospital."

"I'll be fine Nell. I can handle it."

Nell knew it probably wasn't a good idea but just the thought of making love to him turned her on. She pulled him to her and kissed him deeply. All kissing Callen walked them to the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed. Clothes were quickly discarded and thrown across the room.

"Just don't pull your stitches okay."

"I'll be fine Nell. I'll go slowly."

Nell wanted it fast but she settled for slow. She really wanted to make love to Callen again.

Even though Callen went slow it was really good for both of them. 2 hours later they lay tangled up in the bed. Nell placed her head on Callen's chest. She fell asleep shortly after. Callen gave her a soft kiss on her head and fell asleep too.

….

They wanted to move into Callen's place as soon as possible but since Callen couldn't do much lifting yet and neither could Nell they waited until Callen was better. Callen was back at work already but just desk work. Nell could tell he didn't like it but she saw that Hetty made sure he stayed put.

After work Nell had another appointment with the doctor. Luckily they weren't working on a case when the clock hit 5pm. Nell packed her bag and went downstairs.

"You ready Callen?" Nell asked.

"Yes, just have to get my bag."

"You drove with Nell to the office?" Deeks asked.

"Yes, my car is in the shop so I asked Nell to pick me up."

Sam knew about the real reason but he decided to play along. "Why didn't you call me?"

"I didn't wanna bother you, besides Nell lives closer to me."

"If I had known you had car trouble I would have come and pick you up."

"It's fine Sam. You pick me up all the time and I knew you wanted to get home on time since your daughter has her dance recital tonight."

"That's considerate of you, thanks."

"You're welcome Sam. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"See ya."

Nell drove them to the doctor's office. Callen was nervous when he stepped inside the doctor's office.

"It'll be alright G," Nell told him as she grabbed her hand.

Callen followed her inside and they sat in the waiting area until they would be called in.

"I'm just nervous about this whole situation. I don't know if I'll make a good father."

"You will honey. I'm sure. You're such a sweet man and I know you'll just love our baby."

"Of course I will, but that doesn't make a good father."

"It's a good start, you'll learn the rest along the way. And I'm sure we'll make a mistake or two along the way but that's all part of being a parent."

"I just don't wanna mess this up."

"You won't G. I promise. We're gonna be fine."

Callen smiled at her just as the doctor called Nell's name. They followed the doctor to the office and sat down on the chairs.

"How are you feeling?"

"Okay, just a bit of morning sickness, but other than that I'm okay."

"That's good. I've got your test results here. It seems I was one week off with my original indication, which makes you 7 weeks now. You're blood work is perfectly fine. All the indicators point to a good pregnancy, but it's just an indication. There's always the risk of something going wrong, but if you keep yourself healthy and don't do any crazy stuff I'd say you'll be fine. Let's go see what the baby is up to shall we?"

Callen and Nell followed the doctor to the exam room. Nell took her leggings and panties off and lay down on the table.

"Why are you taking these off? Don't they go through the abdomen with an ultrasound?" Callen asked.

"We can't go through the abdomen in the first 3 months," the doctor answered.

"So you're gonna insert that thing in her?"

"Yes sir."

"Don't worry G, it's not that painful," Nell told him.

"Oh okay."

"Are you ready?" The doctor asked.

"Yes, I am."

The doctor inserted the wand into Nell's vagina. Callen looked at the screen, trying to see his little baby.

"Here it is," the doctor spoke and pointed to the screen.

"That small thing?" Callen asked astonished.

"Yes, that's your baby."

Callen looked at Nell and Nell saw the love in his eyes.

"That's our little baby."

"Yes it is," Nell replied with a smile.

Callen kissed her. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"All seems perfect here so I'll see you in 5 weeks. But if you have questions in the meantime don't hesitate to call."

"Thank you doctor."

"I'll give your another picture."

The doctor gave them a picture and Nell made an appointment on the way out. Callen looked at the picture as Nell drove them back to her place.

"I can't believe this is our baby," Callen said astonished as he looked at the picture.

"Yeah, it's pretty remarkable. I mean there's a human being growing inside of me."

"Yes there is," Callen replied with a smile.

Once they were home Nell started dinner. Callen sat on the couch and stared at the picture. He still couldn't believe he was going to be a father. He really hoped he would be a good father. He didn't know anything about how the be a father and he didn't know if he'd be any good at it considering he never had a real family.

After dinner Nell went to take a bath as Callen cleaned up. Once he was done he grabbed his laptop. Something the doctor had said had got him thinking. He opened the browser and started searching for information about pregnancies.

30 minutes later Nell came out of the bath and found Callen behind his laptop at the kitchen table.

"Hey G, what are you looking at?"

"Just some information about pregnancies. Did you know how many things can go wrong during a pregnancy? You can get anemia, hypertension, your placenta could rupture, eclampsia, an early birth…

"G, stop," Nell interrupted him. "I know G, but the doctor said as long as I live healthy and don't do anything crazy there's a high percentage that this pregnancy will go fine."

"But there's always a change something could go wrong."

"Yes I suppose. But don't worry about that. As long as the doctor says everything is good we don't have to worry about anything. So just relax and we'll worry about these things if they come our way, okay?"

"Okay, I just don't want anything to happen to either one of you."

"We'll be fine G. I'll have regular checkups with the doctor and if suspect anything is wrong I will call the doctor immediately okay."

"Okay."

"Okay. Let's go watch a movie."

Nell let him over to the couch and picked out a movie. They sat together on the couch and watched the movie.

That night Callen couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Nell's pregnancy. Not wanting to wake Nell he got out of bed and sat behind his laptop. He wanted more information about pregnancies. He tried not to look at anything that could go wrong. He looked at what he needed to do during the pregnancy. He found a list of percepts. He found a list of things Nell could and couldn't eat. He memorized them so he wouldn't buy products that could hurt Nell or the baby. Callen smiled when he read they could still have intercourse.

He looked at all the complains Nell could have and tried to see where he could potentially help her. There were a lot of them were Callen couldn't help but he could give her a massage if her muscles hurt.

After researching for a couple of hours Callen crawled back into bed. Callen crawled close to Nell and put his arm around her. Nell snuggled against him.

The next morning Nell grunted when her alarm went off. She reached over and turned it off. She smiled when she felt Callen's arm around her.

"Good morning Nell."

"Good morning G."

"Did you sleep okay?"

"Yes, you?"

"Okay."

Callen turned her around on her back and wanted to kiss her but Nell pushed him away and bolted out of the bedroom. He wondered what was going on until he heard Nell puking in the bathroom.

"Sorry about that," Nell spoke when she walked back into the room.

"It's okay Nell." Callen moved over to her and took her in his arms and kissed her. "I'm sorry you feel sick. If it lasts too long you can ask the doctor about it."

"I will but it's normal to feel this way in the 1st trimester, some woman stay nauseous for the entire pregnancy. I really hope I'm not one of those women."

"Yeah me neither."

….

A week later Callen was back to full duty and they moved Nell's stuff into Callen's place. Sam came over to help since Nell couldn't lift much. Since Callen had just bought new furniture most of the furniture stayed at Nell's place. Nell had put her place up for sale. She didn't want to hold on to it. She thought she might jinx her relationship with Callen if she did.

Everything was moved over in an hour. Nell went to make dinner for Sam and his family, who were coming over later. Sam and Callen sat outside nursing a beer.

"I can't believe you and Nell are moving in together."

"I know, it's happening so fast. But I'm really happy with her."

"I can see that G. You've really changed since you've been with Nell."

"Yeah, I can't wait to meet our baby, but I'm actually scared about it."

"It's normal G. I was too."

"Really?"

"Yes, having a baby is a scary but beautiful thing. You'll be responsible for another human being. Neither me nor Michelle knew what we were getting into. The first few months were rough but you'll learn after a while. And if you ever need any help or advice I'm here for you."

"Thanks Sam."

Michelle and their daughter came over and everyone sat down to eat. Nell was tired when they left. Nell let herself fall down on the couch. Callen hovered above her and kissed her.

"Not now G, I'm tired."

"You wanna go to bed?"

Nell nodded. She was surprised when Callen picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. Gently Callen placed her on the bed.

"I'm really glad you're here with me," Callen told her.

"Me too. I'm very happy with you."

Callen kissed her. "Just get some sleep."

Callen left the room and Nell changed into her pajamas. About 2 hours later Nell had to go out to pee. She found Callen on the couch reading a book.

"What are you reading?"

Callen looked up as he heard Nell's voice. "Just a book."

Nell picked up the book and read the title. "She's having a baby - and I'm having a breakdown."

"It's a nice book. It has really some good things in it. And I've got some more."

Nell picked up another book. "A guy's guide to pregnancy."

"I just want make sure I'm doing this right."

"That's really nice of you," Nell said with tears in her eyes.

"Hey, is everything okay?" Callen asked concerned.

"Yes, just stupid hormones."

"Come here honey," Callen told her and pulled her on his lap.

"You're just so sweet to me."

"Of course I am. I love you and that's my baby you're carrying," Callen told her as he put his hand on her stomach.

"I know and I really appreciate it. I'm glad I don't have to go through this alone."

"Of course not Nell. I'll be there every step of the way. I'll go to every doctor's appointment and birthing class with you, if I'm not tied up at work of course."

"Thank you G."

Nell sat up and kissed him. He straddled his lap and kissed him deeper.

"I thought you were tired."

"I was, but now I want you," Nell replied seductively.

Nell kissed him and wasted no time at getting their clothes off. Callen was taken by surprise when Nell sank down on him. He was nowhere near hard but Nell's movements were getting him there.

"I love it when you're like this."

"That's good, cus with me being pregnant I sometimes just can't resist you."

"Sometimes?" Callen asked with a smirk.

"Alright, all the time. Right now I feel like I can have sex with you all day long."

"How about all night long? We don't have to go to work tomorrow."

"I like that idea."

Before Callen was even fully hard Nell had already come once. He kicked his pants, boxers and shoes off and stood up with them still joined. He carried Nell to the bedroom where they resumed their love making. They kept at it for hours. Finally after 4 hours they needed to take a break.

"Wow, you're amazing," Nell uttered.

"You're not so bad yourself."

Callen wanted to kiss Nell but suddenly he heard a noise.