NCIS: Los Angeles

Ellery Grace

Previously on Ellery Grace

"Marty, the way I see it…I can have this operation…which could lead to death or I can do nothing and die anyway. No matter what I have to have the operation. It could save my life and that would mean I would actually get to marry you and you, Ellery and I could actually be a family," Kensi said. Deeks had tears rolling down his cheeks.

"I don't want you to die," Deeks said. Kensi kissed his forehead.

"I don't want to die either."

Dr. Olsen walked back in and Deeks held Kensi's hand as she said the words.

"I want to have the surgery," Kensi said. Dr. Olsen nodded his head and they began the preparations. They had no time to really think about it but Deeks knew in his heart that no matter what the outcome of this operation was, Kensi was always going to have been a fighter.

Chapter 10

Deeks sat in the waiting room playing with his daughter. In just two months she was going to be a year old and she was already such an important part of their lives. Whenever he had a tough case, he would come home. Kiss his fiancé and then see Ellery. Ella was perfect and she was doing an amazing job keeping them all distracted.

Dr. Olsen had taken Kensi off to surgery about 3 hours ago. Since then Deeks had been sitting in the waiting room. He had called Julia and she had brought Ella and sat with him. More and more people seemed to find out and soon they were all there. Callen was sitting next to Nell. Sam was sitting next to Hetty and Hetty was sitting next to Eric. Julia was sitting next to Deeks on the opposite side of the room.

Ellery was toddling around going between her Daddy and her Mama and then Sam and Nell on the other. Callen watched on in amazement. In 7 months he was going to have his own little baby to look after. That was nothing something he had ever thought about but after seeing who he thought would never be a mother change and devote her life to her daughter, he couldn't wait.

Sam was sitting in the corner of the waiting room. Ella had given him her stuffed bunny to hold. Sam couldn't help but smile because when Ella was around, everyone felt a calmness about them and everyone seemed to just be mesmerised by what the little girl could do. She was like dad with the fact that, not even a year old, a mood could be lighted just by her being there.

Hetty was sitting next to Sam praying that Kensi was going to make it through. Looking at the little girl who had no made herself at home in Nell's arms Hetty couldn't help but think that Kensi and Deeks had had a rough start into the world of parenting. Kensi wasn't around for the first month because she was in a coma and now she was going to miss more of her little girls life because no matter how Hetty wanted to deny it. She had the worst feeling about all of this sitting in the pit of her stomach.

Nell smiled as Ella curled up into her side and slowly drifted off to sleep. She couldn't wait till she had her own son or daughter that she would be able to do this with. She had seen various pictures Deeks had taken when he would get home from work. Kensi would be asleep and Ella would be lying on her chest fast asleep as well. She just hoped that she and Callen had a smoother pregnancy than what Kensi had had.

Eric sighed. He may just be the tech guy of the team but the team were his family. He hadn't been through the trauma and the loss they had been through and he may have still had his own family but they were his family. They spent so much time together that it was hard not to get attached to them all. And he just prayed that this surgery was going to help and Kensi was going to live.

Memories were all that kept swirling through Julia's head of how her little girl had grown and was now a mother herself with a wonderful man in her life. Kensi wasn't the little girl she use to be anymore. She was always going to be her baby girl no matter what but the fact was, she wasn't a baby anymore and she was going to need a lot of help and support through all this.

12 hours had come and gone and Deeks was the only one to have stayed awake the whole time. Everyone else was asleep when Ella stirred so he carefully picked her up out of Nell's arms and just waited around. Half an hour latter Dr. Olsen walked out still dressed in his scrubs but there didn't look to be too much blood. That was a good thing…right? Deeks asked himself. He quickly walked towards him with Ellery on his hip.

"Marty. The surgery was a success and the tumour has been completely removed and there does not appear to be any complications. It was quiet a complex surgery however and we will be monitoring her closely. We are moving her to ICU as we speak and she is in another medically induced coma. But I have complete faith that she will make a full recovery," Dr. Olsen said with a smile.

Deeks couldn't help but smile. No complications during the surgery and the tumour was completely removed. The only thing that did get him down was the coma. Kensi really loved her sleep but she really didn't have to go into a coma to get it. He walked towards the waiting room chairs again and picked up Ellery's diaper bag. He pulled out her water bottle and gave it to her before giving her a small snack.

Julia woke up and saw that Ella was sitting beside her having a snack and Deeks was actually looking happy for once. Julia sat up straighter and looked at him. He smiled at her and it was then she knew that Deeks had talked to the doctors and that things were going to get better.

"They removed the whole tumour and they had no complications. She's in a medically induced coma to help the heeling process but that will only be for a day or two at most," Deeks said with a smile. Julia stood and hugged him and he let some tears slip down his cheek. Julia smiled and kissed his cheek.

"That's our girl. Always the fighter," Julia said with a smile. Deeks nodded his head in agreement. Kensi was most definitely a fighter.

NCIS: Los Angeles

Nell and Callen had gone home and they had volunteered to take Ellery with them so that Deeks and Julia could spend some time with Kensi. Everyone was in a lot brighter spirits when they heard the good news about the success of the surgery. Deeks and Julia were currently sitting in Kensi's ICU room.

"You must really love comas Kens. Here I am once again sitting beside you begging you to just open your eyes. Since I met you, you've been 5. Some of them only hours or days. Other weeks and months. Next time I say it's my turn," Deeks said with a small smile as he kissed her cheek before falling asleep.

Julia looked at her daughter. She was a ventilator and had two IVs, one in each hand. Her head was bandaged and she knew that they had shaved part of her hair but knowing Kensi, it wouldn't take long for it to grow back. It never took long for her hair to grow. Julia sighed and sat down in the other chair on the opposite side of her bed.

"You really do have a keeper here Kens. You and Ellery are his whole world. Just like you and your father," Julia said quietly. Kensi meant the world to her father and she had always been, Daddy's little girl.

NCIS: Los Angeles

Dr. Olsen was quiet pleased with the progress of Kensi and had taken her off the ventilator and was slowly brining her out of the coma. Deeks was still asleep and Julia didn't have to even think twice about why he was so tired. A few hours later Kensi woke and looked around the room. She saw her mom sitting there and also saw Deeks fast asleep.

"They got it all baby. They got it all," Julia said and Kensi let a tear slip down her face. She was going to have to have checkups and MRI's every 3 months to be sure but she was safe for now and that's all she wanted.

"He looks tired," Kensi stated carefully.

"He was awake all through your surgery," Julia said.

"How long did it take?" Kensi asked.

"12 hours. Ella is with Callen and Nell so you don't have to worry about her either. Get some rest baby," Julia said kissing her forehead. Kensi slowly nodded before pushing the button for some morphine. Julia sighed. She was still in pain but at least she didn't have a tumour anymore.

NCIS: Los Angeles

2 months latter and Kensi had healed quiet well and was basically back to her normal self. Her hair had grown back much to everyone's surprise, well, everyone but Julia's. Today was the first birthday of their baby girl. They had invited the whole team over as well as Julia and Madison.

Deeks started to wake up and stretched out only to realize he was the only one in the bed. He looked slightly sat up and looked around to see his beautiful fiancé sitting out on the balcony. The sun was rising and it was making her look even more beautiful. He slowly rose and walked out to join her on the balcony. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her cheek.

"Good morning Sunshine," Deeks said as he kissed the top of her head.

"Hi," Kensi said with a smile.

"What cha doing?" Deeks asked as he sat down next to her.

"Thinking," Kensi said with a small smile.

"Care to share?" Deeks asked.

"Ella is one today," Kensi said. "I almost didn't make it for this."

"But what matters is that you've here now. And that is the most important thing," Deeks said. Kensi looked at him.

"Mmm, I want to go back to work," Kensi said tilting her head to the side.

"Wait what?" Deeks asked confused. Her she was talking about how she almost didn't make it to Ella's first birthday and then she wants to go back to work.

"I've been cleared to go back but I have to take a physical and all that but I want back," Kensi said.

"Fair enough. What about Ella?" Deeks asked.

"She's gonna be one and my mom loves having her so, I don't know yet but I have to talk to Hetty about all this," Kensi said with a small smile. Deeks just nodded his head.

2 hours later and everyone was there for the baby of the family's first birthday. They were all just sitting around their lounge room. They were all smiling and happy. Deeks couldn't help but smile. He had his family and his family were safe and there was nothing that he wouldn't do to protect them.

End Chapter 10.

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