A/N: this chapter is just fun at night when the team talks about some of the rules that they have learned that seem to help them survive the trials of their jobs


Kensi shakes her head and moves around carefully getting comfortable trying not to wake the sleep kid in her lap in the process, "Okay some other rules that picked up over the years that help you survive. We each say one and keep going."

Everyone looks over at Deeks, "Never wake an an armed person by scaring them."

Callen rolls his eyes, "Okay, do what you have to for famly."

Sam is next, "No matter what always trust in your team to have your back."

Kensi is next, "No one touches my donoughts," everyone looks at Deeks.

Everyone starts to laugh and Deeks is next, "Okay...when in doubt shoot and ask questions later."

Callen is the first to calm down after everone starts laughing agian, "Always watch the watch in the crowd because most likely your suspect might be there watching."

"If you think someone is watching you, there probably is," Sam goes next.

Kensi yawns, "Never underestimate your opponant."

Deeks is almost asleep, "Never lie to your partner because they can tell when you usually do."

Sam walks out to the kitchen and comes back and hands out more beer, "Sleep on the plane because you never know when you will have the chance again," Callen continues.

"When someone on yuor team asks for help don't hesitate to help. This team maybe a crazy family but never take them for granted," Sam said which everone agreed.

Deeks moves around and Kensi lets him up and he walks off, "He okay yuo think?" She asked sitting down.

Sam and Callen both shrug, "He's just processing evrything in his own way Kenz and when he needs to talk he will," Callen assured him. "So more rules or things?"

"Trust in your teams instincts as well as your own," Kensi said yawning before she makes the chair stretch out, "Night guys."

Deeks comes back out with some blankets and hands two to Sam and covers Kensi up with the other one and turns off the TV and checks his alarm system, "Night Sam and Callen," he said and can hear three simatanious, 'Night Deeks' before he heads to his bedroom and slips down to his shorts and pulls the blanket more on Alex and kisses his forehead before trying to sleep which doesn't come easily but finally does.


Callen wakes up a few hours later to see Kensi and Sam asleep in a chair each and Nell asleep wrapped in his arms and kisses her forehead and climbs over her and Eric before heading to the Challenger and grabbing the bags in the trunk after he grabs two newspapers down the street and walks inside to see Sam sitting at the table reading something and walks over and hands him a newspaper, "What you got there?"

Sam hands him the paper, "Alex is awake in his room and came out and drew the picture for his class."

Callen looks at the paper that the title said, MY FAMILY and surprised to see at least 10 stick figures on the page, "Wow."

Sam nodded reading his paper after handing his partner some coffee, "He said that we're all family."

Alex walks in the kitchen, "Hi un-ca Sam and un-ca Cal. Cereal?"

Sam moves to reach cocoa pebbles and pours him some and sets the bowl on the table, "Feeling okay buddy?"

He takes a spoonfull of cereal and smiles, "Yep. Daddy is still sleeping and Monty is on the bed wif him."

Kensi walks in the kitchen and pours herself some coffee, "Morning boys."

Alex looks up at and smiles, "Hi Kesi."

She smiles and pats him on the head before grabbing a donut, "Morning little man. Sleep okay?"

He nods and milk spills out of his mouth which causes everyone to start laughing, "What's so funny in here?" Hetty asked walking in.

"Hetti she made me laugh and milk come out."

Hetty smirks and holds back a laugh, "Nice to see you smiling but where is your dad?"

Callen shakes his head not looking up from his paper, "Still asleep and so is Eric and Nell."

"Well maybe we should wake them up for work? Which some of you have seemed to forogtten all about."

Sam looks at his watch frowning, "Wow we slept through all the alarms we each have on our phones. Says a lot if G did to."

Hetty shakes her head and holds up her hand, "No need to worry you have all had a long few weeks and could use the sleep but how about you wake the rest of the team and head in and see what yuo can find out more about."

Kensi makes her partner his usual cup of coffee and heads to the bedroom and see him the most peaceful in days and hates to have to wake up when see him curled up with a bear and smiles as Alex walks over, "I seep with daddy and tee."

She nods and moves the side of the bed and shakes his arm, "Deeks!" She said a few times. "Marty!"

Deeks wakes up to a headache and someone calling his name and opens his eyes and see Kensi standing front of him, "Morning princess. What its really early?"

She frowns and hands him the cup of coffee, "Actually more like 10 in the morning and somehow all 6 of us slept through our alarms and no one even knew until Hetty showed up and had told us we had done it and wasn't surprised."

He drinks the coffee and turns his head as his son climbs on the bed, "Morning daddy."

He leans over and kisses him on top of his head, "Morning buddy see you already are ready to go."

The boy smiles and nods, "Sam helped me and we had cereal but Cal wont share donuts say for Kesi."

The two adults start to laugh, "You know she loves her donuts and gets cranky when she don't get them but think she will let you have one once we get to the office."

"Monty too?" He asked holding out his arms so Kensi could put him on the floor and hand him the bear.


the next one probably be something to do with Deeks and the team centric