"So Shay, are you going to kill me?"

Mosley stood their shaking wanting to kill the man before her.

"Dad!" Derrick came running out. Mosley quickly lowered the gun. "

"Derrick, you should be inside." Mosley scolded him.

"I heard dad's voice! Are we going to all be together again?" The boys large puppy dog eyes informed everyone around that he longed for his family to be reunited.

"Your mother and I have a lot to discuss, my boy."

"But I want to stay with her! And you," he continued.

"The standstill continues," Williams said hugging Derrick.

All eyes roamed to Mosley who was unsure of the move to make next.

—

Deeks woke up suddenly and looked around. There was a strange feeling of calm surrounding him. He slowly closed his eyes and took in a deep breathe. He could smell the ocean and sand as he inhaled. He could see Kensi in his visions adorning a white gown with a tiara and veil on her head. She looked like a princess, his princess. He could envision her almost flowing towards him. He had never felt so overjoyed. He reached for his phone as his eyes opened again from the spectacular thoughts that ran through his head. As of late, mostly visions of Kensi bleeding, or unconscious trapped under helicopter ruble, visions of bombs blowing up with Kensi nearby or man men shooting at her, clouded his carefree ones. Not watching where his hand was grabbing, he felt the sand in the container. He turned the light on and saw the two little but powerful gifts. He removed his hand from his little peace of tranquility and picked up his phone. His missed text message read, "if I can't take you to the beach, I figured I could bring the beach to you." His hands moved through his mop. She knew him better than he knew himself. Sometimes the connection they shared scared him so much. The reasons he was hesitant about their marriage was he knew he'd died without her. Her lack of wanting to confirm their future worried him even more, realizing things could end badly at any moment. His heart couldn't ever be repaired from the damage that would cause. He tried remembering a simpler time when it was just what they did. They loved the adrenaline they felt chasing the bad guys together. Was he ready to give that up? Could she be happy tied down? He picked up the container holding the ocean and inhaled again. Peace ran through him at the smell. The inner turmoil was eating at him, but he missed her scent. The ocean and sand smells were nice, but they weren't her. He replied to her message, "Come back."

—

Kensi pulled up to the Mission and saw all the chaos. She crept out of the car attempting to not be noticed. She eyed Callen.

"Stand down," he mouthed knowing what an expert mouth reader she was.

She waited behind her vehicle from further instructions from her leader.

"We all lose this way," Shay looked at her ex lover. "How do we solve this," she pulled Derrick next to her.

"Why can't we be a normal family!" Derrick shouted at his parents. "I just want a mom and a dad."

Kensi could hear everything. Her heart sank for the child. Her family life was far from normal. Another part of her fears were bringing a child into a world that was far from normal. She felt she was born to save the world, but didn't want to do it alone any longer. There was a time she didn't mind working alone if needed. She was always afraid she'd lose another partner, so she built a wall even the strongest of armored men couldn't break through, but he did. Her phone buzzed. She read his words. "I'll be there soon," she whispered to herself.

"Derrick," Mosley began, " your father and I don't have a normal life." The words tripped up in her mouth.

Kensi slowly moved from behind her car. "I didn't have a normal life either, Derrick," she began. The boy immediately recognized her from Mexico.

"Did you have your mom and dad?"

"No, my dad died when I was 15. I was so angry at my mom, I ran away from home. I didn't find her again until about 7 years ago."

Derrick looked down. He hadn't seen his mom in almost as long. "I haven't seen mine in 5," he looked at his mom with crocodile tears forming.

"I'm sorry," Mosley crouched down to her son. "I've missed you so much."

Williams truly loved his son. He knew their worlds could never collide. He saw the pain Derrick was in.

"If I turn my self in and supply you with evidence that I have against Molina Cartel, will you lighten my sentence?"

Shay Mosley almost fell to her knees. She couldn't believe the words from this man's mouth.

Henrietta Lange looked at the criminal. "I'm certain we can work something out provided you divulge enough valuable information."

Spencer Williams looked at his son. "I love you boy, I never meant to hurt you."

"I love you too, dad. I love you, mom"

Kensi felt her heart fill. This was why she loved her job. But something about seeing Williams give up his business, his money, and his freedom for his son, made her think maybe there was more. Maybe something else could make her happier than this job and putting her life on the line daily. She closed her eyes and felt a tear fall. She had been so emotional the last few days with everything that had transpired between her and Deeks and in Mexico. She was not her normal tough self. "I'm so much tougher than this," she shook her head.

Derrick suddenly broke from his parents and ran to Kensi. "Can you tell me the story sometime on how you learned to be ok without your mom or dad?" The young boys glitter for a hopeful future.

She laughed, "I'd love too, but now we should go see what candy Eric is hiding inside." She winked at him with her huge smile.

Derrick looked back at his parents for approval. Not wanting him to see his dad taken in cuffs, they both nodded in agreement for once. Kensi took the boys hand and looked back.

"Thank you," Shay mouthed, "I owe you my world."

Kensi nodded at her boss. She witnessed first hand that night what a love for a child could actually do.

After Kensi and Derrick went to find Beale and Nell, Sam and Callen walked over and handcuffed Williams and his men. We can transport him to ATF.

"Nonsense" Hetty spoke. "You two go home and mend." EAD Mosley and I shall escort them with the help of LAPD.

Mosley nervously looked at Hetty. "Are you certain?"

"I am. You two have some terms to discuss."

LAPD arrived and took Williams men. An officer joined Hetty, Williams and Mosley.

"Let's go," they all got in the car and headed out.

"I'd like to be a fly on the wall of that car," Callen grinned.

"Let's go," Sam rolled his eyes.

—-

"Can you guys keep an eye on him?" Kensi asked Nell and Eric. "I need to go check on Deeks."

"Of course," Nell warmly told her friend.

"Ya, I have some revenge to seek," Eric said handing Derrick a controller.

Kensi leaned down, "I promise we will talk soon. I have to check on my partner. He's the first family I found before I reconnected with my mom."

Derrick nodded seeing the concern in her eyes. "Did my dad hurt him?"

"That's a story for another day, today your dad did the right thing." She gave his hand a squeeze and headed to the hospital.

—

Deeks picked up his phone hoping for a response from Kensi. He had been able to stay up for longer periods of time, which the doctor told him was an excellent sign. He was getting antsy to go home, but he was unsure how home, home would be. He started to close his eyes again, memories of their multiple discussions on having kids never really got them anywhere. One minute Kensi wanted them, but He was hesitant, then he wanted them and she became hesitant, how were they never on the same page he wondered. He felt himself drifting off on these thoughts when he began to smell the familiar scents.

"Mmm sunshine and gunpowder, " he took in her scent, "but you are my favorite thing," he smiled sweetly.

"Did you get some rest?" She questioned and she entered the room.

"I would have gotten more had you been next too me." There were rarely any night they slept apart. They comforted each other which always kept the nightmares at bay. "The ocean and sand helped though. Thank you."

"I know you wish you could go there to think. I thought maybe bringing it to you, might help you sort through whatever is going on with," she paused, "with us."

"Ya,"

She wanted to forget that night. She wished he would have lost that memory of just those few hours in the garage. She desired to take back her hesitation at starting a family. She just wanted to make everything better, but she knew it was going to take time, even if it hurt.

She swallowed hard, "so Williams is plea bargaining and gave Mosley her son without much of a fight."

"Wow! What? We risked our lives for?" He looked stunned.

"I guess a love for a child can do miracles. It really made me see what we have to look forward to."

"What are you saying, Kensi?"

"I don't know, Deeks. We have to figure us out first. I don't want to bring a baby into turmoil. You were right when you said we need to have some kind of agreement of what our future looks like. I have to be ok and ready to leave this job, I just don't know when. I don't want to force something and neither one of us be truly happy."

"You don't think you'd be happy with me and our family?" Normally he'd call their future children the little mutant ninja assassins, but the time Just wasn't right.

"What I'm saying is I don't want to force you to stay with me because I'm not sure I'm ready, and I don't want you to force me to quit my job just yet."

Deeks became silent, knowing they were still on different pages, but hoping they were getting closer . He knew they loved each other so much. They just needed to figure out how to compromise and communicate even when it was tough.

Kensi moved over to the bed and sat down beside him. She took his hand, "I want a baby when the time is right. I want your baby, when the time is right. I just don't want to make you wait for me if it going to make you be unhappy." She took slow deep breathes to keep her emotions from flowing. She didn't want them to be apart, but she knew this issue would not rest. "I don't know what else to say."

"Baby, you make me happy. Without you, I wouldn't be happy." He stopped to make sure the words came out they way he wanted, "I just imagine our little blonde hair girl with my hair of course and your beautiful brown crazy eyes. I see her running and surfing, playing. I'm just ready for that." he waited to see if she said anything. "What do we do now?"he completed his thought.

"We heal, then we heal us, then we figure it out." She laid her head on his chest. He put his arm around her and they both fell asleep.