'I don't see why I can't at least come with you' Kensi moaned

They were all sitting in the bullpen pretending every now and again they were catching up on paperwork, the fact that Nell was sitting on Callens knee, Deeks was stood drinking coffee and Eric and Sam were deep in conversation kind of gave the game away but Hetty was out of the office and the paperwork wasn't that urgent.

'Kensi, you don't really want to go with him do you? Don't you want the surprise of opening that box for the first time not knowing what you're going to find' Nell questioned

'But I know the box hides a ring, MY engagement ring, I just think I should get to choose it; you know Deeks knows more about surfboards than diamonds' she laughed

'Nope, not happening Fern, I get to choose for once, suck it up Babygirl' he laughed

'Hey Eric, you still want help this weekend?' Callen called out

'Yeah please, could take us a few weeks though, I hate sorting through old stuff but I guess we need the room so it's got to be done' he grimaced

'Nell, you want to get together this weekend if the boys are busy? We haven't had a girly day for ages, how about it, you, me and Sarah hitting the shops and then food?'

'Sounds good Kens, I'll call Sarah later and make plans' Nell smiled back

Callen rubbed Nells upper arm as he pulled out the spa tickets from his back pocket and handed them to her, watching her face light up as she realised what they were.

'What you got Nell? Where's my present Deeks? Nells not the only one pregnant you know? Kensi teased pulling puppy dog eyes then laughing

'Look again Nell' he called as he circled his arms around Kensi's waist 'Would I forget about you' he whispered softly in her ear, she turned and kissed him softly when Nell fanned the tickets showing one each and one for Sarah

'Remind me to thank you properly later' she whispered back smiling seductively at him

'Thank you' Nell turned on Callen and kissed his cheek 'Um, is it lunchtime yet?' she whispered to him, Callen lifted her to her feet and pulled her outside, throwing a 'see you later' over his shoulder as they left.

Saturday

Sam picked Callen and Kensi up at 9am, and drove the short distance to Deeks and Kensi's new house, he parked up and they all got out, Deeks answered the door and ushered them inside.

'Kensi's getting ready still, do you guys want juice or anything?' he asked politely

Callen and Sam accepted gratefully whilst Nell declined, she got up and went through to find Kensi

'I'll show you around' Deeks offered, he gave them a quick tour but reaching one of the bedrooms, he pulled a key out and unlocked it.

'At the moment it's a bit of a dumping ground for stuff we haven't had time to unpack yet, but this is going to be the nursery, I've got to say I'm glad we're helping each other because I don't know where to start in here, and if I screw it up, I can always blame you guys. Kensi would kill me but if she knows you guys are involved she'd love it if we scrawled graffiti on the walls, you are my get out of jail free card' he laughed

'Either way, I'm keeping the lock on this door until we're done, you know what she's like, she loves surprises there is no way she'd not peek and there's no way she is seeing what we do until we bring Junior home'

'Have you seen Kensi pick a lock?' Sam asked laughing

'Yeah, good luck with that Deeks' Callen agreed with Sam

Kensi and Nell walked through, Kensi's beach bag slung over her shoulder

'Right, we're off to get Sarah, have fun, Callen don't give him any power tools and don't let Sam hurt him' Kensi joked, giving Deeks a quick kiss, he grabbed her and swung her round, lifting her off her feet

'Cheeky' he planted a big wet kiss on her, pulled her close and whispered 'Have fun, love you'

'Just go already' Sam groaned 'G, will you put her down please' he stepped over to Callen who was stood behind Nell, holding her close to his body, he opened his arms and pulled Nell free, walked her over to Kensi, pulled them both into hug, kissed both ladies on the cheek then escorted them to the door

'I love you both, go have some fun, tell Eric we'll be there soon' Sam said as the girls left, he shut the door after watching the girls drive off carefully, rubbing his hands as he turned

'Let's get started, we've got a lot of work in a lot of rooms for a lot of babies' Sam chuckled

'Guys, before we go, I need your help and advice with a teeny tiny problem' Deeks said

Eric, Sam, Deeks and Callen had worked tirelessly straight though until 5pm, they had sorted through several boxes, some put in the basement, a lot thrown away and furniture moved or disposed of, Callen had gone to drop off clothes at a homeless shelter and pick up more beers.

'Here Deeks, you're going to need this' he said throwing him a box, it won't keep her out but it'll take time for her to get through that, I wouldn't leave her alone for long with it though'

He'd bought him a door alarm, that when activated would send an alarm to a fob he could keep on his keys

'Thanks Callen, I'm going to need all the help I can get, this should help a lot or at least give me time to stop her when she goes snooping' he laughed 'I think we should do my house last anyway, this is going to take us five or six weeks, if your nursery takes the same, we should just have time to finish up at my house'

Eric, Callen and Sam nodded in agreement, he'd bought two standard locks for Eric and himself, as Sarah and Nell couldn't pick a lock, they would be more than adequate to stop them snooping, he threw Erics to Sam, who caught it with one hand, grabbed a screwdriver and set to work installing it.

By 6pm, the men had made a plan of action for the following weekend and were discussing preferred genders

'I just think a little girl would be easier to love' Callen said

'You won't care G, once you hold it you just won't care if it's a boy or a girl' Sam said wisely

'Maybe, but I'd like a little girl first' he replied taking another beer

'I want a girl too Callen, I so get what you mean, can you imagine mini Kensi's and Nells, man those kids would be beautiful, although you know mine is going to be the biggest tomboy if Kensi has her way' he laughed

'Not me, I want a little boy I can teach to surf before he can walk' Eric said seriously, they all laughed

The girls looked rested and peaceful when they arrived five minutes later,

'Did you girls have fun' Sam asked

'Yes thank you' Sarah answered 'We didn't really do a lot but talk' she laughed

'Talking was fun though' Nell said 'and the facials we had were amazing'

'That's great munchkin' Callen said kissing her temple

'Make some plans for next weekend too, how about a pyjama party at ours Kens? I'll pick you up your favourite films, you can order takeout, and you can spend all day watching films and talking about whatever you talk about'

'Sounds good' Kensi replied 'So, what did you all get up to today, can we see?' she asked, making to stand before Deeks pulled her back on to his lap

'NO!' they all said together and the girls laughed

'I want it to be a surprise anyway' Sarah said

'So do I' said Nell

'Well I want to see' said Kensi pouting

'Stop being a brat Kensi, we said no and that's that' Callen laughed

'Baby, are you ready to go; I need to talk to you about something? He asked Nell

'Sure, help me up' she said 'Thanks again guys for a lovely day' she directed at Marty, Sam and Eric 'Play nice Kensi, see you on Monday, Sarah call me' she called out as they left

Two hours later, sitting together on the sofa, they had talked and eaten, then talked some more, Nell was smiling

'If you really think this is a good idea, then I'm in' she told him

'Great, I'll go and see Hetty first thing, then we'll let the others know' he smiled back, picked up his phone

To: Sam, Deeks, Eric

From: Callen

Nell said YES, Game on!

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