"I've got Jamie's test results here."

"Will he be okay?" Jenny asked.

"It looks like he'll be okay. Because he was born too early his lungs weren't full grown yet and that caused an infection to his lungs. So we're giving him some antibiotics. With that he should be okay."

"Thank you doctor," Callen said. The doctor left and Callen and Jenny looked at each other. "See honey I told you he was gonna be alright."

"I know, I'm glad that he will be alright. Glad it's nothing serious."

"Yeah me too. Our little boy will be alright," Callen told her and he gave Jenny a kiss on her head.

"Yes he will," Jenny replied as she moved her finger over Jamie's cheek. "I just wished we could take him home already today. I hate leaving him here in the hospital tonight."

"I know honey, me too. But we're gonna come here first thing in the morning again I promise."

Jenny and Callen stayed in the NICU for the rest of the day. Jenny gave him one last kiss before they went home.

"See you tomorrow little guy. Mommy will miss you."

One the way home they went by Julie's place to pick up Clara.

"Hey, how's Jamie?" Julie asked.

"He's doing a little bit better. Doctor said he has an infection so they are giving him antibiotics and with that he should be fine," Jenny answered.

"That's good news."

"Yeah it is," Jenny said a bit down.

"You're not glad about that?"

"No of course I am. I just wished we could take him home already. I miss him."

"He'll be fine in the hospital. The doctors and nurses will look after him."

"I know they will. It's just…. I miss him and wish we could have taken him home already."

"I know Jen. But soon, I'm sure."

"Daddy!" Clara squealed as she came running into the house from the backyard.

"Hey sweetie," Callen said as she picked her up. "You had a good time with Aunt Julie?"

"Yes I did. I played with Amy and Katie."

"That's nice. Come on let's go home, so daddy can put this little angel to bed," Callen told her as he tickled her tummy.

"Bye Aunt Julie."

"Bye Clara, see you tomorrow."

"Bye Jules."

10 minutes later they were at home. It was already 9pm so Callen went to put Clara in bed.

"Where's baby brother, daddy?"

"He had to stay in the hospital until he's better."

"Baby brother still sick?"

"Yes he is sweetie, but the doctor gave him some medication so he should feel better soon."

"Can I go see baby brother tomorrow?"

"Sure you can sweetie. Mommy and daddy are going too. But now it's time to sleep. Goodnight sweetie." Callen gave her a goodnight kiss.

"Night daddy."

Callen walked back to the hallway and wanted to walk downstairs when he saw light coming from Jamie's room. He walked in and found Jenny sitting in the rocking chair.

"Hey honey. You okay?"

"I miss Jamie," Jenny said with tears in her eyes.

"I know honey, me too. He'll be home soon enough."

"I can help but feel responsible for what happened to him."

"It's not your fault honey, these things happen sometimes," Callen told her as he crouched down in front of her.

"It is. I went into labor too early."

"It's not your fault baby. Look at me honey." Callen lifted her face towards him. "It's not your fault honey. I don't blame you at all. It's not your fault okay."

"I feel like I failed as his mother already."

"Ow honey," Callen told her as he picked her up and sat down in the chair with her on his lap. "You haven't failed honey. You're a wonderful mother. This is in no way your fault. These things happen sometimes."

"I can't help but feel this way," Jenny replied as she started crying.

"Shhh honey, everything will be alright. It's okay," Callen said as he pulled her in for a hug and Jenny lay her head down on his shoulder. "He'll be fine honey. We can take him home in no time. It's okay honey. Shhh."

Callen held her until she stopped crying.

"Come honey, let's get some sleep." Callen lifted her up and carried her to the bedroom. He gently put her down on the bed. "I love you honey."

"I love you too."

Callen gave Jenny a kiss before they put their PJ's on. Callen put the TV on and lay down in bed. Jenny got in and crawled against him. Callen put his arm around her and pulled her closer and gave her a kiss on her head. Within minutes Jenny was asleep. Callen watched TV for a little bit before he turned it off. He looked at his phone at a picture of Jamie he took earlier. He looked really cute, his little boy. He was glad that he was going to be okay. And just like Jenny he wished they could have brought him home already. He looked forward to tomorrow when they could visit him again in the hospital.

…..

It had been a week since Jamie was born and he was doing better. The antibiotics had worked and the infection was gone. The tube was still in the throat but the oxygen flow from the machine was less than a week okay. The doctor said that if he kept up like this they would remove the tube in a day or two.

Jenny and Callen were happy that their little boy was doing so well. They couldn't wait for him to open his eyes. Callen had taken the last week off from work. He would start again next week. Jenny and Callen spend the majority of their days in the hospital, every now and then they took Clara with them. She really liked going to see baby brother. She was so sweet to him. Jenny hoped them two would be okay when Jamie was home. Clara was used to being the only kid in the house but now she had to share her parents with Jamie.

…..

It was now Sunday and the doctor was ready to pull Jamie's tube out. Callen and Jenny watched with excitement and hope that everything would be okay. That their little boy would breathe on his own. The doctor removed to the tube and checked Jamie's lungs.

"His lungs are doing fine. He's breathing perfectly on his own," the doctor informed them. Callen and Jenny sighed with relief and Callen gave Jenny a kiss on her head. "Now it's just a matter of waiting when he would open his eyes. That should be soon now. The infection has completely cleared and then we'll see how strong he is and how long he still has to be in the hospital."

"Thank you doctor," Jenny said and the doctor left. "I'm glad our baby boy is doing so fine. Hope we can take him home soon."

"Yes I hope so too. But the most important is that he's doing fine."

"Yes of course. He just looks so sweet. I can't wait to see his eyes staring back at me."

"Yeah me neither. It should be soon now."

At the end of the day Jamie hadn't opened his eyes yet but his vitals were good. Jenny and Callen gave him a kiss goodnight before going home.

The next morning Callen went back to work.

"You're gonna be okay today honey?" Callen asked.

"I'm fine honey, don't worry about me. I'm gonna see Jamie today."

"Alright. Let me know when something changes okay."

"I will honey, have a good day."

"I will, you too." Callen gave her a kiss. "Bye Clara, be good to mommy today."

"I will daddy," Clara replied and she gave Callen a hug and a kiss."

…

"Morning," Callen said as he walked into the bullpen.

"Morning," Kensi and Deeks replied.

"Morning, G. How's Jamie?" Sam asked.

"He's doing better. Doctor pulled out the tube yesterday so he's breathing on his own now."

"That's good to hear. Has he also woken up yet?"

"No not yet, but the doctor said it should be soon. The infection has completely cleared so he's doing very well."

"That's good to hear G."

"How's Jenny?" Kensi asked.

"She's doing okay, little bit tired but other than that okay."

"Yeah, this must be hard for you two."

"Yeah it was pretty hard after Jamie was born but he's doing very well now so we're happy about that. We're eager to take him home."

"Yeah I can understand that."

"Good morning Mr. Callen," Hetty spoke as she walked into the bullpen. "Glad to see you back again. How's everything at home?"

"It's okay. Jamie is doing a lot better."

"Good to hear. Well I'll let you get started on your paperwork."

Callen sighed as Hetty walked away and he looked at his stack of papers in his inbox. Being team leader meant that he had more paperwork then the others.

….

Jenny took Clara to go see Jamie.

"We're going to see baby brother?"

"Yes sweetie we are."

"Yay. I love baby brother."

"That's nice sweetie. I'm sure baby brother loves you too."

"Good morning Mrs. Callen," the nurse said as Jenny walked into the NICU.

"Good morning Angela, how's Jamie doing?"

"He's doing very well. He's got a little surprise for you."

"What's that?"

"Go see him."

Jenny walked over to Jamie's crib and she was pleased to see that Jamie had opened his eyes. She smiled from ear to ear as she saw his bright blue eyes staring back at her.

"Hey little guy, mommy is glad to see you awake. And I'm sure daddy will too."

Jenny bent down and placed a kiss on his cheek. She stroked his little hands with her index finger. Jamie immediately wrapped his little hand around her finger.

"You've got quite the grip there little guy."

"Baby brother is cute."

"Yes he is. You wanna give him a kiss too?"

Jenny lowered Clara so she could give him a kiss.

"Can I hold him?" Jenny asked the nurse, eager to hold her little boy.

"Yes you can, just be careful with the wire from his wrist."

"Of course."

"How long has he been awake?"

"He just woke up about 10 minutes ago."

Jenny put Clara down on the floor and grabbed Jamie from his crib. Jamie stirred a bit at first but relaxed once he smelled his mother. Jenny sat down on the chair next to his crib.

"Hey little guy, mommy is glad she can finally hold you and mommy is glad you're alright. Mommy was really worried about you."

Jamie relaxed in her arms and looked up to her with his bright blue eyes.

"Clara sweetie, could you grab mommy's phone from her bag please?"

"Sure mommy."

"Thank you sweetie," Jenny said once Clara handed her the phone.

She took a photo of Jamie from above and sent it to Callen.

…

Callen was working on some paperwork when his phone chirped. He picked it up and saw he had a message from Jenny.

The message read: 'Hey honey, got a little surprise for you, open the picture I sent you.'

Callen eagerly opened the picture. He had a big smile on his face when he saw Jamie in Jenny's arms with his eyes open. He also got a little bit teary eyed.

"Everything okay G?" Sam asked as she looked at his partner.

"Yes everything is fine. Jenny just sent me a picture. Jamie has opened his eyes."

"That's very good news Callen, can I see?" Kensi asked.

"Yeah sure."

Callen showed Kensi the picture.

"Aw he's so cute. He's got your eyes."

"Yes I saw that."

Sam and Deeks had come over as well to look at the picture. Eric and Nell had just come down the stairs too and wandered into the bullpen. They wondered what was going on and Callen showed them the picture of Jamie.

"Aw, he's very cute Callen," Nell said.

"Thanks you Nell. Yes he is."

"What's going on in here?" Hetty asked as she appeared behind the agents and the techs, causing Eric to jump slightly.

"That's my fault Hetty. I got distracted when Jenny sent me a picture of Jamie, he opened his eyes."

"That's wonderful news Mr. Callen. If you want you can take an hour and go see him."

"Really?"

"Yes, it's been a slow morning so we can do without you for an hour."

"Thank you Hetty."

…..

"Can I hold baby brother too?"

"Sure."

Jenny lifted Clara onto her lap and together they held Jamie.

Callen walked into the NICU and smiled as he saw Jenny and their 2 kids together.

"Hey honey," Callen said.

"Daddy!"

"Hey Clara." Callen gave Clara a kiss.

"Hey honey," Jenny said as she looked up. "What are you doing here?"

Callen gave Jenny a kiss. "I told Hetty what happened and she let me go for an hour."

"That's nice of her."

Callen looked down at his little boy lying peaceful in Jenny's arms.

"He's so cute."

"Yes he is. He's got your blue eyes."

"Yes I saw. He's absolutely beautiful."

"Yes he is. Would you like to hold him?"

"Yes of course."

Jenny stood up so Callen could sit down and she handed Jamie to him.

"Hey buddy, I'm your daddy."

Jenny took out her phone and took a picture of Callen and Jamie. They looked so cute together. Callen brought Jamie closer to him and gave him a little kiss on his head. Callen was so happy that his little boy had woken up and that he was doing so well. He finally got to hold his little boy in his arms. He looked absolutely perfect. He had grown quite a bit since he was born.

The nurse came to check if everything was alright.

"How soon do you think we can take him home?" Jenny asked.

"That's for the doctor to decide, but if he's improving like this maybe in a week or two."

"I hope we can take him home soon. I miss him when we're not here."

"That's understandably. But don't worry. We are taking very good care of your little boy when you're not here."

"Thank you for that. I know he's in good hands here but I just want to take him home."

"I know, everyone in here does. He looks like he's doing very well. He likes being held."

"Yeah he really looks peaceful," Callen spoke.

"If you need anything just let me know."

"Will do," Jenny replied and the nurse walked away. "You two look really cute."

"He's so cute. We make pretty cute kids."

"Yeah we do," Jenny replied with a smile.

"I should go back to work," Callen said as he looked on his watch. Callen stood up and handed Jamie to Jenny. "Bye little guy, daddy will be back later. Daddy loves you." Callen gave Jamie a little kiss and then he picked up Clara. "Bye Clara, be good to mommy and Jamie."

"I will daddy."

Callen gave her a kiss too. He gave Jamie another kiss and then kissed Jenny goodbye.

"Bye honey."

"Bye honey, thank you for coming here."

"No problem. I'm glad to see our little guy awake."

"Yeah me too."

Callen put Clara down on the floor and gave Jamie one more kiss before going back to work. Jenny sat back down in the chair with Jamie still in her arms. She didn't want to put him back in his crib. She could just hold him all day.

….

"Hey G," Sam said when Callen walked back into the bullpen.

"Hey Sam," Callen replied with a big smile.

"How's Jamie?"

"He's just so cute. I was happy that I was finally able to hold him. He's doing so well. The nurse said that maybe we could take him home in a week or two."

"That's good G. I'm glad to hear he's doing so well."

"Yeah me too. I was so scared after he was born."

"Yeah I can imagine. You know there's always a chance that something goes wrong with the pregnancy but you try not to think about that and you hope that everything will be alright."

"Yeah you do. I'm glad that everything turned out okay."

"Me too."

Callen went back to his paperwork.

…

Jenny was still holding Jamie when he started to cry.

"You hungry little guy?"

Jenny opened the buttons of her blouse and pulled her breast out. She brought Jamie closer and he immediately found her nipple and started sucking.

"That's a good boy."

The nurse heard him crying and she came over to check if everything was alright.

"I can see he's drinking very well," the nurse said.

"Yeah he was hungry. I hope it's okay I started breastfeeding him."

"Yes it's very good. It's a good sign that he's hungry and drinking."

The nurse crouched down next to Clara who was playing with her toys.

"Hey sweetie, you're excited about being a big sister?"

"Yes, I love baby brother. I'm a big sister, I'm almost thwee," Clara answered as she put up three fingers. Both Jenny and the nurse had to smile.

"Yes I can see, you're a big girl already."

The nurse went back to her work. Jenny finished feeding Jamie and then put him over her shoulder to burp him. She rubbed his back until he burped.

"That's a good boy," Jenny told him as he burped.

She held him over her shoulder a little longer before she cradled him back into her arms. Jenny smiled as Jamie yawned. She rocked him until he fell asleep. She held him still in her arms. She didn't want to put him back into his crib. Jamie stirred a bit in her arms so Jenny decided to put Jamie back in his crib.

Jenny went back home for a little while so Clara could get some sleep.

….

It was just past 5pm when Hetty sent everyone home. Callen called Jenny before he went home.

"Hey G," Jenny said as she answered the phone.

"Hey Jen, are you still at the hospital or at you at home?"

"I'm at home, went home to get some rest. After dinner we can go back to the hospital."

"Alright, I'll see you at home in a minute then."

15 minutes later Callen arrived at home. As soon as he opened the door Clara came running towards him.

"Daddy!"

"Hey, there's my little girl," Callen said as she picked her up.

"I'm not little daddy, I'm a big girl."

"Yes you are. You're daddy big girl."

"Hey honey."

"Hey honey," Callen replied and he gave Jenny a kiss. "How's Jamie?"

"He's doing very well. Just after you left he started crying cus he was hungry so I fed him."

"He drank very well?"

"Yes he did, he's a hungry little guy."

"That's good to hear. I can't wait to go back tonight and see him again."

"Yeah me neither. How was work today?"

"Bit boring, had a lot of paperwork to fill out."

"Well at least you had an easy first day back."

"Yeah that's true."

"Daddy, can we go watch TV?"

"Sure sweetie."

Callen walked over to the couch with Clara. Jenny went into the kitchen to get started on dinner. They had a nice dinner and went to the hospital after dinner. Clara wanted to come with so they took her with them.

"Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Callen," the nurse greeted them.

"Good evening Angela, how has Jamie been?"

"He's been very good. He's a hungry little guy. We fed him three times."

"That's good right?"

"Yes very good. He's doing very well. It's very good that he drinks a lot. That makes him stronger."

"I'm glad to hear."

Jenny and Callen walked over to Jamie's crib and were pleased to see when he was awake and staring back at them.

"Hey little guy, mommy and daddy are back," Jenny spoke to him and she gave him a kiss.

A little later the doctor came by to see how Jamie was doing.

"Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Callen," the doctor said.

"Hello Dr. Mason," Callen greeted.

"I heard our little guy is doing very well."

"Yes he is, he's drinking very well," Jenny replied.

"That's good to hear. If he keeps this up you might be able to take him home next week."

"Really? That soon already?" Jenny said with a smile.

"Yes, he's doing very well. But we'll see about that next week."

"Alright, thank you doctor."

Callen and Jenny both held Jamie. Jenny fed Jamie before they went back home.

A week had past. Jamie was doing very well. He was eating very well and he had grown quite a bit. He almost weighed 6 pounds. The doctor was very pleased with Jamie's progress and he was going to examine Jamie to see if Callen and Jenny could take him home.