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"We can't just leave them like sitting ducks." Kensi whined. "They're practically family."
"I know, but if Director Vance wants to reassign these agents, he can." Katy told her.
"Well, I'll give my time to watch them." Deeks offered.
"It may come to that." Callen said.
"I can install a security system to rival no other." Eric offered.
"That would be appreciated, but I think we're getting ahead of ourselves." Katy said.
"It was just a warning; Hetty will keep the director off our backs as long as she can." Callen added.
"We can't just leave Reggie, Ana and the kids blowing in the wind." Sam said patting Katy on the back. "We'll take care of them. If something ever happened to Cassi and Mary, my daughter would kill me."
"Thank you Sam." Katy smiled and leaned into him.
"We have to focus on the here and now. We have to find out who's behind these kidnappings. I'll run every search I can think of, financials, phone, everything. There's got to be something we're missing." Nell said.
"Is there one number that the guys from our store and those in Reggie's case have in common?" Katy asked.
"There is, but it's a pre-paid phone." Nell told her.
"What about the GPS on the phone? Can we see where they're working from or somehow get into the phone's service and see who all they're calling?" Katy asked Eric.
"I might be able to give the phone a virus that will allow us to see who they're calling, but it's a long shot. We have to know exactly where the user is." He said turning to his computer, running all of the scans he could for that number.
"I figure we've got two weeks before the plug gets pulled." Cass told them. "You guys tell us what you want us to do and we'll do it."
"No this is officially your case we'll follow your lead." Callen told her.
Cass sighed and looked at Katy. "We'll stay as long as you need us here. Screw what the director says."
"At the risk of losing your jobs, no I can't let you do that." Katy told her.
"One month." Hetty said as she walked into Ops. "Ms. Long, I've been able to stall your team's reassignment for one month. I couldn't talk the director into leaving the other agents with us. So we're going to handle the protection of the Rocco's and Mr. and Mrs. Callen between the two teams."
"Thank you Hetty." Katy said putting her arm around her.
"What do we have so far?" Hetty asked.
"Not much. There is one number the two sets of suspects have in common. I've asked Eric to see what magic he can work on getting into the phone so we can find whoever it is making these calls and to see if they're in contact with the other people they hired to kidnap Sergi, Daria, Makhail and Nataly." Katy told her.
Hetty smiled. "Very good, any other ideas?
"Short of leg work and background checks, not really." Callen told her.
"Nell, do me a favor do an extensive search for Svetlana Larionov, Yuri's mother. I know she's supposed to have died a number of years ago, but knowing that Dmitri faked one of every twin's deaths, she could still be around."
"It's worth a try. I'll put out some feelers with some contacts of mine." Hetty told them and looked at her watch. "It's after six, why don't you all call it a night and head home."
"We have a month to wrap this case, we need every available hour." Callen told her.
"Yes and your wife is nearly six months pregnant. She needs dinner and a good night's sleep." She told him.
Sam smiled at Callen and nodded. "A good night's rest will do all of us some good. Maybe with some clear heads, we might make some headway tomorrow."
"Thank you Mr. Hanna." Hetty smiled. "Now home all of you. Ms. Long, are you and you team staying between the Rocco's and Callen's.
"Yes we are." Cass told her.
Hetty nodded. "Thank you."
"Did you guys want us there too?" Kensi asked.
"Yeah, let's have a slumber party." Katy laughed. "Girls in one room, guys in another. I call master for the girls."
"Over my dead body." Callen laughed pulling Katy into his arms.
"Don't say that too loud, I'm sure someone would love to arrange that for you." Sam joked.
"Home, now all of you, that includes the two of you; Ms. Jones and Mr. Beale." Hetty said and ushered them all out the door.
Cass said she and Mike would stop off on the way back to their house to get dinner. Katy was thankful, all she wanted to do was get home and change into a pair of shorts and a tank top. Callen went in and searched the house before he would let Katy in. When it was clear, she ran in the air conditioned house and stripped out of her long slacks and blouse. She walked out in her shorts and tank top just as Reggie, Ana and the kids walked up to the door.
"Auntie, can we go swimming? It's too hot out here." Mary asked.
"Of course honey. Have you guys had dinner yet?" Callen asked.
"Yes, we ate." Reggie told him.
Katy followed them out to the back and fell into the hammock. When Cass and Mike arrived with dinner, Callen brought a plate out to her. "Thank you honey." She said giving him a kiss.
"How are you two doing." He asked while he rubbed her belly.
"We're tired." She said.
"I think we're going to have a soccer player." He laughed as he kissed her stomach.
Cass and Mike walked out with three plates and handed Callen his. Katy maneuvered herself off the hammock to join them at the table. Reggie and Ana pulled a couple of the extra chairs over and joined them, but still kept an eye on the kids in the pool. Katy made it a point not to tell Reggie and Ana about the deadline and thankfully none of the others brought it up. After dinner, Callen carried their plates in and set them in the sink.
"Auntie, can you get in the pool with us?" Mary asked.
"Oh Baby, that requires energy. As much as I'd like to, I'm too tired to go up my suit on. In fact, I don't even have a maternity suit. I only have my two-piece and I really don't think everyone wants to see that." Katy told her.
"Then get in as you are." Callen suggested.
"Are you going to lift me over the side and help me back out again?" she asked him.
"If that's what you want." He smiled and kissed her.
Katy sighed and pushed herself out of the chair. Her feet were so swollen and sore, she could barely walk. Callen scooped her up and carried her over to the pool. The kids were yelling for him to throw her, but Callen let her feet drop into the pool and made sure she was steady before he let go. The water felt good. It wasn't too cold and it wasn't too warm. With just a few minutes in the pool, she could tell that the swelling in her hands, legs and feet was going down.
"Oh this feels so good, you guys should get in. I have a two piece you could borrow, Cass." Katy offered.
"Nope, I'm good in shorts and a tank top just like you." She said and ran back in the house, followed by Callen and Mike. Within fifteen minutes, all of the adults were in the pool with the kids.
Kensi and Deeks came over at eight and climbed in with them. There was barely any room with the eight adults in the pool. Reggie and Ana pulled the kids out of the pool at eight thirty so they could bathe and go to bed. By nine, Katy felt like a prune. With Callen's help, she got out and headed in to take a shower before getting a snack.
"I can't get over how big Katy's getting." Cass said. "She looks so good. I'm so happy for you guys."
"Yeah, she's still the beautiful woman I fell in love with." Callen told her. "We actually find out next week what we're having."
"What are you hoping for?" Mike asked.
"I don't care as long as it's healthy." He smiled.
"I still say she's having a boy." Deeks said. "No, I'm serious look at her body."
Callen raised an eyebrow as he looked at him.
"No I mean, um. Ugh. She still looks like she swallowed a basketball. If it was a girl, she would've started growing wider." Deeks said waiting for either Kensi or Callen to clobber him.
"Actually, I've heard that too." Cass agreed. "She does look like she's got a basketball stuffed in her shirt."
"Thank you." Deeks smiled and promptly got elbowed.
"The fact that you pay that much attention to one of my best friend's bodies scares me." Kensi said.
"No, the fact that you pay that much attention to my wife's body scares me." Callen added.
"I didn't mean it like that. I don't pay attention to her body, it's just an observation." Deeks said trying to explain himself out of the mess he was in.
Mike and Cass laughed.
"Katy's out of the shower." Callen said with a smile.
"I didn't hear the water go off." Kensi said.
"No, I can smell her. She uses this coconut body wash that smells so good." He smiled.
"Are you talking about my coconut body wash again?" Katy asked as she walked through the kitchen.
"Of course I am; you know I like what it smells like." He said over his shoulder.
"Anyone want something to eat?" Katy asked pulling the fridge open.
"What have you got?" Deeks asked walking into the kitchen.
"Deeks, keep your hands off my melons." Callen laughed.
A knotted towel came flying out of the kitchen and hit him in the back of the head. Slowly, he got up, turned around and picked it up. Katy heard him coming and slammed the refrigerator door, running towards the hall. He tossed it on the counter and put his hands up as if surrendering, then took off running after her. She shrieked and laughed as she ran around the island away from him. Kensi, Cass and Mike wandered into the dining room to watch the two of them.
"Are they always like this?" Cass asked.
Kensi nodded and grinned, "Yes they are."
"It's cute." Cass declared and leaned into Mike.
"Aren't you two getting married?" Kensi asked.
"We are, just waiting a while." She said.
"What about you and Deeks, any wedding bells in your future?" Mike asked.
"Um no," Kensi laughed. "We're a long way from being ready to even think about getting married."
Callen caught Katy and she screamed. The cats came running and hopped up on the island, meowing at Callen. Katy spun around and wrapped her arms around his neck. They smiled at one another and kissed. He gave her a quick kiss before he hugged her and let her go. He followed her to the refrigerator and looked in over her shoulder. She was laughing, he was laughing. The others stood back and watched.
Katy and Callen were the first ones up the following morning. She started a pot of coffee while Callen showered. By the time he walked out into the kitchen; dressed, the others were up and sitting around the island with a cup of coffee. Katy poured him and cup and handed it to him, stealing a kiss in the process. Everyone watched the exchange.
"You know, they are almost sickeningly cute." Cass laughed.
"Hetty won't let them act like this at the office, so they have make up for it when they're in the privacy of their own home. Except they forget they aren't alone." Kensi said putting emphasis on the alone part.
"You're just jealous." Katy laughed and stuck out her tongue.
Callen was standing behind Katy with his hands on her belly. "How's the soccer player this morning?"
"Very active." Katy told him, moving his hand to where the baby was currently kicking.
"Can I feel?" Cass asked.
"Sure, put your hand here." Katy said putting her hand on the exact spot.
"Wow, I'd say place kicker." She laughed.
"Let me feel." Kensi said running over placing her hand on Katy's stomach.
All Kensi could do was laugh.
"You guys hungry?" Callen asked getting out a frying pan.
"Um, you're cooking?" Deeks asked.
Callen brought up the pan acting like he was going to smack Deeks with it. "Yes I'm cooking. I make Katy breakfast every morning. You guys are never up in time to witness it."
"Do you want some help?" Deeks asked.
"You want the bacon or the eggs?" He asked.
"I'll do the eggs. Do you guys like omelets?" Deeks asked.
"I like mine sunny and runny." Katy smiled before taking a sip of her coffee.
"With two pieces of toast." Callen added.
"Anyone else want to special order their eggs?" Deeks asked.
"You know how I like mine." Kensi smiled.
Katy looked at Callen and walked away. "How do you like yours Kens?" she laughed.
The six of them walked into Ops and stopped, Hetty was already there waiting for them. Katy asked. "Did you get anything on Svetlana Larionov?"
"Not really, I've got a death certificate, but have no verification of her ever being buried. I've also been looking into Leshev/Larionov business' financial records and found this." Nell said pulling the records up on the screen. "It looks like a stipend is taken and transferred to an account with an international bank."
Katy smiled. "Transaction record?"
"Of course." Nell beamed. "There are six, fifty thousand dollar transfers to different accounts here in the States. Four of the six have continued to receive transfers totaling seventy-five thousand dollars; each account. The fifth account only received an additional fifty thousand dollars."
"Let me guess, two of those accounts were the suspects from the botched kidnapping here in LA and the other's the kidnappers from San Francisco?" Callen asked.
"Exactly. The account here in LA was owned by Isaac Wooster and the account in San Francisco was owned by Ming and Li Nguyen, both were killed in the raid when Reggie and Ana were rescued.
"By chance are there any ATM transactions or purchases made at say a department store?" Sam asked.
"There are several of both; Eric is trying to get into the bank's ATM camera and the Security camera at Bloomingdales."
"When was the last ATM transaction?" Cass asked.
"Yesterday." Nell smiled.
"You guys, I've got a picture of the person making the withdrawal at the ATM." Eric said.
The woman appeared to be in her late forties, early fifties. "Nell, do you have a picture of Svetlana Larionov before she supposedly died?"
"Pulling it up now." Nell said.
"Clearly she's had work done." Cass noted.
"Yeah, but look at the basic facial structure and the eyes." Sam said.
"Can you superimpose one over the other?" Katy asked.
"Bingo." Callen said.
"Comb through all of the traffic cams in the area around the ATM; let's see if we can figure out where she hangs out the most. Maybe even an address." Katy said.
Callen glared at Katy, but she turned away ignoring him. "Eric, are we making any progress on that phone virus?"
"No, but I've been able to find out what make and model the phone is. If we could somehow trade her phone for another, we could track everything." He told her.
Katy nodded. "How easily can we get one of those phones?"
"Any convenience store has them. I can probably install the virus in fifteen or twenty minutes."
Katy looked back at Cass and Callen. "I think I have an idea."
Cass and Callen looked at her expectantly. "Care to share?" They asked.
"We switch the phones."
"And how do you plan on doing that?" Jason asked.
"Someone, preferably not someone from Cass' team asks to use her phone. They switch them. We not only can track her movements and calls, but we also have the call history on the original phone."
"Why not Cass' team?" Kenai asked.
"Cass' team and our team are responsible for bringing down her husband, father, son and all of the twins. She may know what we look like." Katy told her.
"I think it's a good idea." Cass said.
"Best plan we've got at the moment." Callen agreed. "The only one who could do it is Nell.
"No one said it had to be a woman. While she might identify more with a woman, she might be a little more responsive to a man. Personally, I think Mike, Anthony or Jason should do it." Katy said.
Everyone else agreed. Callen, Sam and Deeks were definitely out of the question since they arrested Dmitri, Yuri and Yegor. There was the possibility that Mike, Jason or Anthony could do it, but they might be too young to draw her attention. Mike volunteered; now all they needed to know what where Svetlana was spending most of her time.
By noon, they had Svetlana sitting outside a little café in Beverly Hills. Mike got set up with an ear wig and button cam. Eric handed him the phone and gave him brief directions on how to activate the phone. Mike looked as if he wanted to clock Eric for it. Finally he and the rest of the two teams headed out, leaving Katy to watch from Ops.
"Ok, they're in position, everyone has eyes on Svetlana." Nell announced.
Everyone watched as Mike approached the woman. She wore a pair of Khaki shorts and very stylish tank top and blouse. She wore a pair of strappy sandals and definitely looked like she was trying to dress younger than her age by at least twenty years. The girls giggled when they saw her. Mike sat at the table next to her and pulled out his personal cell phone. He acted like he was trying to make a call; a couple cuss words later and he had her undivided attention.
Svetlana immediately began sucking in her stomach and pulled the tank top down to reveal more of her overflowing cleavage. It really wasn't a flattering look for the older woman.
"Please shoot me if I ever try to dress like that when I'm her age." Katy whispered to Nell, both girls burst out laughing.
"Excuse me, would you mind if I borrowed your phone for a minute, my battery is dead." Mike asked her.
"Oh of course." She said with a slight Russian accent. Katy surmised that she'd been in the states or out of Russia for a while.
"Thank you." Mike said taking the phone she was holding out to him.
Svetlana looked away for a moment and Mike made the switch. He dialed the activation code and talked to dead air before disconnecting the call and handing it back to her. Eric had set up the phone so it only had to come within six inches of the other and it would clone all of the calls and contacts to the other phone so it essentially looked like the original. Svetlana moved her chair closer to Mike and introduced herself.
"My name is Lana." She said with a bounce.
"Ray, what are you doing here enjoying the afternoon all by yourself?" he asked.
"I've got no one to spend time with." She smiled and batted her eyes.
"So what do you do for a living?" Mike asked.
"I'm widowed. My husband left me a vast fortune. I spend my days shopping." She told him leaning over so he could look at her breasts.
Everyone in Ops saw Mike shutter and couldn't help but laugh. "Alright Mike, cut her off and get the phone back to Ops." Callen said from the passenger seat of the Challenger.
"Thank you," Mike said. "But I have to get back to work. It was a pleasure meeting you."
"Oh believe me, the pleasure was all mine. I hope to see you around sometime." She told him as she tried to touch his chest.
Everyone erupted into laughter again as Mike all but ran away from Svetlana and the café. "Glad you guys fine this so funny." He said through the com.
When he got in the Expedition and Cass pulled away from the curb, the laughter continued.
The team walked back into Ops, Mike looked thoroughly disgusted as he handed Eric the phone. "I really hope you get something off that damn phone. I need to take a shower."
"Hey Mike," Callen called, "We were just going to head out for lunch do you want to eat before you shower?"
Mike held his stomach, "No, I've lost my appetite for the rest of my life."
Everyone in Ops laughed again. "Sorry Mike." Katy called out.
They all sat in the bullpen talking about which truck they wanted to get lunch from. There was laughter and yelling. Finally after they decided what they all wanted to eat, Sam, Callen, Katy and Cass headed out to pick it up.
Twenty minutes later Callen, Katy and the others walked back in with bagfuls of food containers and began handing them out. They all sat around between the desks and the couch eating. Fifteen minutes before the lunch period was due to be over, Nell rushed down stairs. "Guys. We just got word from the Women's Correctional Facility at Chowchilla that Anka and Alina Berezin were found dead in their cells this morning."
"What?" Katy asked. "She's killing off the twins now?"
"I contacted the women's facilities in Alaska, Denver, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and Missouri; it's the same story with all of the twins there; dead in their cells this morning." Nell said.
"Shit." Katy said. "We've got to stop Svetlana before she gets to the men."
"Hey you guys, I've adapted the virus to spread to the other phones when she calls them." Eric said, interrupting them.
"Very good, Eric. Has she placed any calls yet?" Callen asked.
"No but we're going through the phone right now so far we've got two numbers in New Jersey, one in Colorado, three in Oregon and another two in Pennsylvania that she's been in contact with." Nell said placing the call log on the screen.
"Do we have a GPS location on any of the phones?" Cass asked.
"Working on it." Eric said. "As soon as we have a location, we will let you know."
"Have there been any reports from the correctional facilities overseas about any of the twins being found dead?" Hetty asked.
"No and I don't think we will hear anything until Svetlana gets around to killing the male twins. All of the twins that have died in the US have been female." Nell told her.
Hetty nodded. "We have to stop her before she gets to the male twins. How many are here in the United States?"
"We have Nikita and Ivan Vasin in New Jersey, Stas and Zahar Kirillovsky in Pennsylvania and Vlad and Roman Elkin in Oregon."
"Kirillovsky? Any relation to Vitaliy?" Mike asked looking at Katy.
"Yes, they are his nephews." Katy told him.
"Did you ever meet them when you were undercover with Vitaliy?" Cass asked.
"I'd heard of them, but they never visited." Katy told him.
"Let's warn the facilities and have them moved to another part of the prison if need be." Hetty instructed. "It's a Friday evening, you're all tired. We'll monitor the situation over the weekend and start again Monday morning. Enjoy your weekends."
The two teams walked down to the bullpen to pack up. "So who's going to Katy and Callen's and who's going to Reggie and Ana's?" Cass asked.
"Jason and I can go over to Reggie and Ana's; I've got a game of chess to finish with his son." Anthony said.
Cass laughed. "I guess Mike and I will follow the two of you home."
"Why don't we all head over to our house. We'll order a bunch of pizzas or something and just hang out. I'm sure Reggie, Ana and the kids will be over anyway." Callen suggested. "Is that alright with you Katy?"
"Of course, we may not have enough seating outside for everyone."
"I can call Michelle and have her bring up our lawn chairs." Sam offered.
"Deeks and I can bring some over too." Kensi said.
"Perfect. Kensi, Deeks you guys get some beer or something, Katy and I will order Pizzas. If you guys want something else grab it on your way over." Callen said.
Katy changed as soon as they got home. Callen walked in the bedroom. "Are you sure you're okay with everyone coming over, I know you're tired?"
"I don't mind at all." She said pulling him on the bed with her.
Callen kissed her belly and got kicked in the face. "I see how it is, kicking Daddy." He laughed.
"The baby knows your voice; it may have been trying to high five you." Katy laughed.
Callen left his hand on her belly and pulled himself up so he could look down on her. "I love you."
Katy pulled him down to her and kissed him. "I love you too."
"I'll get some extra chairs out of the garage."
"Alright, I'm just going to lay here for a couple more minutes." Katy told him.
An hour later, Katy was fast asleep and everyone had started to arrive. Jason and Anthony came over with Reggie, Ana and the kids. Of course, Mary went in with Katy and woke her up. Cass and Mike came over followed by Sam and Michelle with their kids got there right as Kensi and Deeks did with Monty. The cats heard the click of Monty's claws on the hardwood floors and went running out to meet him. The three tore through the house playing.
Katy and Mary wandered out to join the group outside. The adult; with the exception of Mike, Anthony and Jason talked. The three guys were playing with the kids in the pool. When their fifteen pizzas were delivered, they all sat around the yard eating. Ana asked Katy if there was any news on their brothers and sisters. Katy told her about the developments thus far, except about Alina and Anka and that they'd hopefully have word on their locations by Monday. She was pleased and thanked all of them profusely. By midnight, the house cleared out. Cass and Mike turned in for the night as did Callen and Katy.
It was a quiet, uneventful Saturday; both Katy and Callen were thankful. Katy spent most of the weekend either sleeping or outside relaxing in the sun. Callen was by her side the entire time. Cass and Mike were at the house, but the two couples were in different parts of the house or outside when the other was inside. They really didn't see each other until it was time to decide what they wanted for dinner. Even with a fridge and freezer full of food, there was nothing Katy wanted. Not to mention, the thought of cooking was exhausted in and of itself.
So they jumped in the Mercedes and headed to the Santa Monica Pier. They are hot dogs, pretzels and churros from the street vendors while they sat on the beach. Afterwards, they wandered in and out of the various shops normally visited by tourists. Katy and Callen found a little onesie that said "I love Mommy and Daddy" with palm trees and the beach behind it. It was the first piece of baby stuff they'd gotten and it made the fact that they'd have a baby in three months very real. Suddenly, they felt the overwhelming urge to get a jump on everything they'd need for the baby.
What was supposed to be a lazy Sunday turned into a day at the mall and every other baby store in the area. Cass tried to convince them not to purchase any of the big items like the Crib, dresser, changing table, car seats, stroller, etc. until later. Kensi, Michelle, Reggie and Ana were busy planning a baby shower for them. She also suggested they wait until after they find out what they were having before picking clothes, bedding and pretty much anything else that was styled for the two genders. Disappointed, Callen and Katy gave in and decided to wait.
Katy was absolutely exhausted by the time they got back to the house. Mary and Jason were sitting on the front steps when they pulled up. "Where have you been all day?" She scolded.
Katy tried her hardest not to laugh, "I'm sorry, did we have an appointment?"
"No, I wanted to spend some time with you." She pouted.
Callen scooped her up and stroked her dark brown hair. "I'm sorry honey; we were out looking at stuff for the baby."
"You should've said something; I would've got with you. I'm very good at picking out stuff for a baby." She told them in a very serious tone.
Katy leaned over and kissed Mary on the cheek. "Sorry, I didn't even think about asking if you wanted to go. Next time, I promise. Where are Daddy and Ana?"
"They're at home working on the wedding." She said.
"You got bored?" Katy asked as Callen put Mary down so he could unlock the door.
"Yes, you can only hear about flowers and receptions and all of that before I want to gauge my eyes out." she said rolling her eyes.
Katy had to laugh this time. "Gauge your eyes out? Where did you hear that from?"
"Jason and Little R were talking about movies and Jason said it."
"Thank you Jason." Cass said, giving him a frustrated look.
"Sorry." Jason shrugged.
"How did you two make it through planning your wedding?" Mary asked.
They all walked into the cool air conditioned house. "We didn't really plan it, Hetty did." Callen told her.
"Lucky."
"Mary you are okay with your Dad and Ana getting married aren't you?" Katy asked.
"Yeah, I guess. I still miss Mommy." She said.
Instantly, Katy looked at Callen, Cass and Mike; remembering they hadn't told Reggie. "You know what, we need to talk to your Daddy, and do you want to walk us over there?"
Mary hopped off the couch. "Sure."
Callen stopped Katy just before she stepped out the door. "You don't have to do this. I can tell him."
"No, I think it needs to come from me." Katy said.
They walked the three houses down to Reggie's, Mary on Callen's shoulders. The door was open, Reggie and Ana were sitting in the living room and told them to come in when they walked up the walk. Reggie could tell by the look on Katy's face that something was wrong and immediately asked Mary, Little Reggie and Cassi to go play out back for a few minutes. He asked everyone to sit down.
"What's wrong, I know that look Katy." He said.
"I completely forgot to tell you last night and I'm truly sorry for it slipping my mind." She said.
"You're pregnant." He smiled. "I'm not going to hold it against you."
"Reggie, we got word from Chowchilla Women's Prison that Anka and Alina were found dead in their cells.
Reggie let out a sharp breath and shook his head. "How?"
"They're thinking cyanide poisoning." Katy told them. In addition to Anka and Alina, Irina and Ksenia Guryev, Sasha and Sveta Osintev, Lena and Lera Kirkin, Veronika and Dominika Yazov, Renata and Tatyana Shchepkin and Yana and Lilya Fetisov were found dead this morning as well." Cass told them.
"What about the male twins and those overseas?" Ana asked.
"We've been in contact with the overseas facilities and as of yesterday afternoon, we hadn't hears anything back. All of the prisons in the states where the men are have been notified and hopefully been moved to a more secure part of the jail." Callen said.
"I'm sorry." Katy said.
"It's just as well; I was never going to allow the kids to see them again." Reggie said.
"Still Reggie, I'm sorry I didn't say anything last night." Katy said.
"No, its better that the kids don't hear this." He said.
The office was abuzz when they walked in Monday morning. Something was up and they headed up to Ops immediately to see what if any information had been found over the weekend. Cass and her team, Kensi and Deeks were already up there waiting for them.
Cass looked at her watch and tapped her foot laughing. "What took you so long?"
"Sorry, I was moving a little slow this morning. I'm feeling absolutely huge today." Katy smiled.
"You look like a blimp." Sam joked. Katy gave him the evil eye. "I'm going to tell Michelle you said that."
Hetty walked in. "Now that everyone is here, Good morning. Ms. Jones, would you like to brief the teams on the weekend's developments?"
"Of course," Nell smiled. "I've got lots of information to pass to you guys. Eric's virus worked and we were able to pinpoint the locations of Sergi, Daria, Makhail and Nataly. Local LEO SWAT teams went in and found all four safe. Slightly malnourished and severely dehydrated. Sergi and Makhail were roughed up pretty bad, but fortunately, Daria and Nataly were untouched. They were all taken to the hospital, scheduled to be released Wednesday. The local LEOs also questioned them men and women who had them. All of them pretty much gave the same story that Christopher Jones and David Ashley did; that they never met the person who hired them."
"One of the women who had Nataly did mention that the person she spoke to was a woman. Eric was able to track Svetlana via the virus installed on the cloned phone and we have an address. Eric also was able to get into the traffic cams and security cameras in the vicinity and we've learned that she's not alone. She's accompanied by two males." She said putting the pictures on the screen.
"Holy shit." Katy said without thinking and looked at Hetty. "They're supposed to be in prison."
"There's no way possible that it's them. G and I talked to them what three times?" Sam said.
Nell spoke again. "Let me introduce you to Ivan Leshev; Dmitri's twin and Yegor Larionov; Yuri's twin."
"Yes but given that Dmitri or whoever is sitting in jail right now faked at least one twin's death and created a new identity for them, how do we know for sure that they truly are Ivan Leshev and Yegor Larionov?" Mike asked.
"Watch this." Eric said as Nell played some footage.
The teams were still skeptical. "There are no death records for either man. Both live their own lives, Yegor has had no contact with his brother or father since nineteen seventy-five when he started having affairs and producing a gaggle of children. It's the same story with Ivan; he hasn't spoken to his brother in nearly forty years."
"Do they know what Sveltana's up to?" Katy asked.
"They don't seem to; she makes all of her calls when she's not with the two of them." Nell said.
"So are we going to have to worry about the two of them when we try to get her?" Cass asked.
"Honestly, with everything I've read, if they knew what she was up to, they'd turn her in themselves." Nell said.
"Well, maybe we need to tell them what she's doing." Katy suggested.
"That could go either go well for us or go very wrong." Sam said.
"We've been keeping tabs on Ivan and he goes to a coffee shop every day at the same time." Nell said.
"Maybe we could use that to our advantage." Callen suggested. "We could try to talk to him."
"Yeah, but who?" Cass asked.
"Um, guys you need to see this." Eric said pulling a picture of a young Ivan and a woman who looked just like Katy.
"Oh my God, that's you." Sam said looking from the picture to Katy.
"Who is that?" Katy asked.
"Polina Levin, your mother." He said. "This is a news paper clipping announcing their engagement."
"Their engagement?" Callen asked, just as confused as everyone else.
"Callen, would you let me out in the field just this once, I have an idea." Katy asked.
"No absolutely not." He told her.
"G, hear her out. I think I know what she's thinking about." Sam said.
Callen sighed. "Fine let's hear your idea."
"If I look that much like my mother, he might be inclined to talk to me. It will at least get the channels of communication open." She said.
"Mr. Callen, I have to agree with Katy." Hetty said.
"I don't like it, what if something happens?" he said.
"You'll be there with me." Katy told him.
Katy was nervous as she and Callen walked up to the coffee shop and went in to order drinks. Kensi was seated in the far corner of the outdoor seating area, Deeks at the table across from her. Sam was across the patio. Cass, Mike, Anthony and Jason were scattered inside and out. Hetty watched from Ops. Igor was seated in the shade in the middle of the patio area. Callen and Katy walked out of the shop with their drinks in hand and sat two tables away from him in the shade.
Ivan casually looked around, watched the pedestrians on the sidewalk when he saw Katy and Callen. Everyone could see the pain in his eyes as he looked at her, stared at her. Callen sat watching him through his sunglasses.
Ivan turned his chair towards them. "When is your baby due?" he asked.
"November." Katy answered.
"I'm so sorry for staring, but you look just like a woman I used to know." He said sadly.
"It's alright, I get that a lot, and I must have one of those faces." Katy laughed.
"No, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you were her reincarnated. The likeness is uncanny." He said.
"We can leave if it bothers you." Callen said.
"Oh please no don't leave. Where are you from?" he asked.
Katy looked at Callen and he nodded. "I grew up here in LA."
"This woman and I were engaged to be married. She was with child when she died in nineteen seventy-seven." He said with tears in his eyes. "My brother will never admit to it, but I think he had something to do with her death."
"How so?" Katy asked.
"My brother courted her first, but he had many, many women. I just wanted Polina to be mine. He already was married and had two boys with his wife, but he had so many women with child, it was sickening. Polina and I were due to be married the following June when we found out she was pregnant that February. The baby, a girl was due in October, but Polina disappeared in August. I offered a huge reward for her return."
"What makes you think your brother had something to do with her death?" Katy asked, her stomach in knots.
"He raped Polina shortly after she and I were together. I honestly don't know if the baby was truly mine or if it was his."
"I'm sorry." Callen said. "Mr. Leshev, would you be willing to go somewhere with us where we can talk a little more in depth?"
"How do you know my name?" he asked. "Talk about what?"
"Mr. Leshev, we have information on Polina's death and your sister-in-law's actions in recent months." Katy asked.
"Lana's always up to something." He said.
"Please Ivan?" Katy said and saw the man pale. His eyes filled with tears.
"Only if I ride with you." He said.
Katy looked at Callen. "If that's what you want." Callen told him.
Hetty stood in Ops listening to the conversation, her jaw dropped when he gave the name of the unborn child. "Ms. Jones, I want every bit of information you can find on Ivan Leshev."
"Do you think Ivan is Katy's father?" Nell asked.
"A DNA test would have to be done to determine paternity." Hetty told her.
"Mr. Leshev, what would you do if I told you that that child survived and was taken to the United States at the age of two?" Katy asked.
"I would say it would be a miracle." He said.
"Mrs. Callen, give him no more information about you until we've run a more thorough background." Hetty said through the com.
Katy and Callen stood, as did Ivan and the other agents. Callen took Katy's hand as they walked. "If you believe what we tell you about Svetlana, would you be willing to turn her over to us or at least help coordinate it?" Katy asked.
"I will do whatever you need me to. I hate Lana, she's a bitter woman." Ivan told them.
Once the three of them were in the Mercedes and headed to the boat shed, Katy got a call from Hetty. "We got Igor's background back. There is the very distinct possibility that his is your biological father. If you'd like to talk to him, I think it would be alright."
Katy sighed, excited and absolutely horrified at the same time. "Alright."
"My dear, what is your name?" Ivan asked once Katy had hung up.
"Katy Callen, this is my husband G Callen. We work for NCIS." She told him. Callen looked at her for a second.
"What was your name before getting married?" He asked.
Katy swallowed hard. "Levin, Katya Levin."
Ivan brought his hand to his mouth; he sat silent until they got to the boat shed. "How did you survive?"
"Excuse me?" Katy asked.
"How is this possible? How did you survive?" he pleaded.
"All I know was that I was found in an orphanage in Russia at two, I was brought to the US and raised in the foster care system after that." She told him.
"Can I smoke before we go in?" Ivan asked.
"Of course." Callen told him. "Katy why don't you go on in and let them know we're here."
Katy nodded and went in. Sam, Kensi and Deeks arrived; Kensi went in to make sure Katy was alright while Sam and Deeks stood outside with Callen and Ivan. The three watched him closely. All three noticed certain mannerisms that were Katy and thought there was a possibility they were standing with Katy's father.
"I want to take a paternity test." Ivan said after a few long silent moments. "I need to know if she is my daughter."
"We'll talk about that later, right now we need to tell you about Svetlana." Callen told him.
Cass, Mike, Anthony and Jason pulled up in the Expedition. Ivan smiled warmly at them as they walked up. Cass looked at Callen, he nodded towards the building and she went in looking for Katy.
Ivan flicked the cherry of his cigarette a few feet away and held the butt out to Callen. "You should be able to get DNA off this. If not, I'll do a swab."
"You're serious about this, aren't you? Sam asked.
"I am, I searched for my daughter for fifteen years after Polina died. I never married nor had any other children. I felt guilty for loving another woman after Polina. If she is my daughter, I want to get to know her and you, her husband. The baby, I want to know my grandchild. Do you know what you're having?"
"We're supposed to find out tomorrow." Callen told him.
Once they were all in the boatshed, they began telling Igor about Svetlana and the kidnappings of Dmitri's single-births. They also told him about the deaths of all of the female twins in the US. He wasn't at all surprised and offered to help in any way possible. When they weren't talking to him about his sister-in-law, he was staring at Katy.
"Katy, can I talk to you for a minute?" Callen asked, leading her upstairs by the arm. "Are you okay?"
"I don't know. What if he is my father? I don't know if I want a relationship with him." She said.
"He wants to take a paternity test. Offered us the cigarette he was smoking. Do you want if run against yours?" he asked.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"At least one of us would know their father." He said and smiled.
Katy leaned into him and sighed. "I don't know."
Callen instinctively wrapped her in his arms and kissed her temple. "You do whatever you want."
By five, they were dropping Ivan off at the coffee shop. He wanted so much to hug the woman he knew in his heart was his daughter, but he could see the hesitance in her eyes. Ivan agreed talk to Yegor about Svetlana and then the two of them would meet with the agents again to help bring her in.
"Good luck tomorrow." Ivan said before he got out of the car.
"I told him about the ultrasound tomorrow." Callen told her.
"Thank you." Katy said.
Katy and Callen got to the doctor's office fifteen minutes before her appointment. They checked in and sat down. When they were called in, Katy nearly ran in the room. "A little excited this morning?" Callen asked.
"Of course, I want to know what this little alien-child is so we can start talking about names." She laughed.
Callen gave her a huge smile. "I'm excited too. Deeks says it's a boy."
The door opened and in walked Dr. Wong. "Good morning, how are you two?" she asked.
"Excited." Katy told her.
"Well, let's get started. I'm going to be taking measurements before we start looking for the gender of the baby, alright?" she said.
"No problem." Katy said as she laid back and pulled up her blouse.
Dr. Wong squirted the warm gel on to her stomach and grabbed the wand. Within seconds, the baby in all its glory appeared on the screen. Callen squeezed Katy's hand. The doctor took the measurements she needed and moved the wand lower on her stomach.
"Alright Mom, Dad you ready to learn the sex of the baby?"
"Yes, please." Katy said with tears already in her eyes.
"Well, it's a boy." She smiled.
"A boy." Katy cried. "Honey, we're having a boy."
"I can't believe Deeks was right." Callen said astonished.
"Congratulations." Dr. Wong said.
Katy and Callen walked into the Mission and over to the bullpen. Everyone's attention was on them. Katy beamed as she walked to her desk and put her bag down.
"So?" Sam asked.
"I don't know if we're going to tell everyone." Callen told him.
"You can't do that to us." Sam said.
"It's a boy isn't it?" Deeks asked.
"Maybe." Katy laughed.
"Then it's a girl?" Cass and Kensi said.
"Maybe." Callen said.
Hetty walked into the bullpen with a smile. "Stop tormenting us and just tell us."
"It's a boy. Deeks was right." Katy told them.
"Congratulations." Hetty said. "Katy, I need to have a word with you."
Katy followed her to her desk and sat down. "Is everything alright?"
"Everything's fine. I wanted to know if you wanted us to send the cigarette butt and your swab off to the Forensic lab for the Paternity test."
"I don't know, what's your feeling on the situation, do you think he's my father?" she asked.
"I think there's a good chance he is. Everything he's said has been truthful, right down to his fifteen year search for you." She told her.
"He looked for me for fifteen years?" Katy asked shocked.
Hetty nodded. "He did."
Katy thought for a while. "Yes, send it off. How soon can we have the results?"
"As early as next week." Hetty told her.
By noon, they'd received a call from Ivan telling them that Yegor was on board and wanted to meet with them. Most of all, he wanted to meet Katy. Cass and Mike went to pick them up and took them to the boatshed. Katy, Callen and the rest of the two teams sat in the main room of the boatshed when they walked in. Katy held her breath, knowing that in a week she'd find out if this man was her father.
Yegor walked over to her and shook his head. "I'm so sorry for everything my brother and father put you through. Uncle tells me you were instrumental in his arrest."
"Yes I was, with this team. This is my husband, G Callen and this is Special Agents Sam Hanna, Kensi Blye, Marty Deeks; we work here in LA and this is Cassidy Long, Michael Lewiston, Jason Davis and Anthony Carter. Cass' team and I were responsible for the arrests of the twins."
"Thank you all." He said going around the room, shaking everyone's hand. "I will do whatever you want me to in order to bring my Mother in."
"Are you sure, this is your mother." Katy said.
"She didn't raise me, the nanny's did. My mother was more interested in bedding her own flock of lovers." He said.
With that being said, they arranged for the three; Svetlana, Ivan and Yegor to go to dinner at a designated restaurant where they will arrest all three. Yegor and Ivan understood that they wouldn't be charged with anything, it was just to make it more believable to Svetlana. Although they were told that if it was found that they had any part in the plot to kidnap the single-births or kill any of the twins, they would be charged. Both swore they had no knowledge of either plot. Once Yegor and Ivan were taken back to the original pick-up location, the two teams worked out the fine details. Katy of course would watch from Ops.
