"First put one foot, the other foot." Deeks said encouraging Sophie to start walking; he was holding her hands as she stood hoping that she would start the motion.
"Deeks she won't do it if you pressure her. She'll walk when she's ready." Kensi told him as she stepped out into the living room,
"Fine have it your way, are we going to ops now?" Deeks asked her, Hetty had requested that the whole team must come in for an emergency. Deeks and Kensi weren't able to get a sitter so Hetty told them to just come in anyway.
"Yeah I guess we should go now." Kensi told him, she was curious to find about the case. Plus the sooner they knew what was going on the sooner they could get this over with and could go home.
"Hear that Soph looks like you're going to hang out with the wonder twins." Deeks told her receiving a mouth full of baby babble in return. This had been the newest thing she had started to do, Sophie had turned into her uncle; a regular chatter box.
NCIS LA
"Hello princess." Sam said to Sophie as Kensi and Deeks walked into OPS with the little one. The pair of junior agents exchanged a look then Deeks spoke.
"What are we chopped liver?" Deeks asked it seemed like the whole office had heard about Sophie arrival since a flock of people had come by. The baby was now sitting on Kensi's desk with Callen supporting her; Sophie just loved all the attention. She was blowing kisses and laughing like the cutie they all knew she was.
"Come gather crime fighters and bring forth the princess." Eric announced in voice that mimicked someone from the medieval times.
"If Sophie is the princess does that make me a king?" Deeks asked grabbing Sophie and started to carry her up the stairs.
"I was thinking something along the lines of a jester." Sam told him going up the stairs right behind him; Deeks had to laugh at that. He had learned when he took this job that sometimes it was best to just laugh alongside them.
NCIS LA
"Alright Ms. Jones, can you take Sophie outside for a minute?" Hetty asked knowing it was best of the baby didn't see the horrible images that were about to be flashed across the big screen. Once they were out in the hallway the case started.
"Okay so it looks like the drug cartel is back in town, the LAPD wants us to try and stop them before they can do any real damage." Eric told the team, but as usual before he could get all the information out he was interrupted.
"What does this have to do with us?" Callen asked, this unit was meant to deal with military crimes not things that the LAPD couldn't deal with.
"If you could have let Mr. Beale finish he would have told you that the cartel is stepping up their game and has started to try and get their hands on US military men. They want them to flip side, share their information" Hetty said filling in the rest of the team on what was really going on.
"Okay so you want us to do what exactly?" Kensi asked not understanding the real point in this.
"I want you and Mr. Callen to go undercover and try and get the cartel leader to confess to getting military men to change side." Hetty said explaining the mission in more detail.
"Alright two things, first what are me and Sam supposed to be doing while Kensi and Callen are undercover? And who is the leader exactly?" Deeks asked, he had a feeling that this mission was just thrown together.
"You and Mr. Hanna will be keeping watch on Mr. Callen and Ms. Blye who will be going under as ex-military officers. The guy we are looking for is Pedro Romero." Hetty said as Eric flashed a picture of the guy on the screen. When it was all over the team left and Nell came back in.
NCIS LA
"Pedro, can you tell us why we have heard about you from some other guys?" Kensi asked when they had finally gotten a meeting with the new leader, she was confident that the case was wrapping up.
"I think that's because I have a way of getting the country to admit some dirty secrets." That sentence alone was enough from Deeks and Sam to burst through the door and arrest the guy. However the arrest was a little messing since the cartel leader was able to catch Deeks in the eyes.
"Down on the ground! Get down!" Sam yelled after seeing what the guy had done to Deeks. One thing was for sure the detective would have one hell of a bruise tomorrow. Once Pedro was on the ground Sam got out the hand cuffs and put them on his wrist making them just a little too tight.
"What the hell man?" Pedro screamed as the pain shot through his hands and arms, Sam only shrugged as did the rest of the team. None of them knew what he was taking about or at least that's what they would say if it was even brought up again.
NCIS LA
"Hey are you okay?" Kensi asked when the arrest was done and the case had ended well. Now they were on their way back to OPS.
"It'll be fine; I'll just need some ice when we get home." Deeks said when they walked into the bullpen. Catching everyone by surprise was the sight of Sophie taking some unsteady steps. Right away Deeks held out his arms ready to catch the little girl if she were to fall. The sight before them, brought tears to every one's eyes. These were moments were bitter sweet to Deeks, he was oh so proud to see Sophie progressing the way she should but he was upset that her parents weren't here to see it.
"There you go baby." Deeks said when Sophie fell against his chest after she steps were done. She looked up at him and laughed seeing the funny looking bruise that was forming on her uncle's face.
"I told you that she would do it when she was ready." Kensi said to Deeks smiling uncontrollably, she was so proud of Sophie.
"You guys got here right in time; she had been moving her feet all day. Finally Eric and I just decided to let her try walking, first try and she walked right to you." Nell explained she has happy that the whole team was there to see a moment like this. She knew that it was good to have some good memories in this place to out shine the bad.
'Now that she's up Deeks you'll be cursing yourself for starting it. There's no stopping her now." Sam laughed remembering the times when it hit him that he could no longer put his children in one place and know that they would stay there.
"Now she's walking next thing you know she'll be dating." Callen joked laughing at the terrified look that flashed over Kensi and Deeks' faces.
"No she is not dating. Not until she's at least 30 and he guy had to go through all of us first." Deeks said quickly, the thought of his little Sophie being interested in a boy. He knew that it would come but Deeks was praying that it wouldn't happen for a very very long time.
"I don't know Deeks; she'll have everyone wrapped around her finger in no time." Kensi told her boyfriend bringing up the fact that Sophie would give Deeks one look and he would melt. She knew that she couldn't say too much though, since the same look worked on her too.