"What is wrong Ry?" Deeks asked sitting down in an empty chair in the waiting room. Ryland didn't answer he just pressed his face further into his dads chest. Deeks could feel his shirt getting wet, but he didn't know how to comfort his son.

"Your cousin Braxton really wants to see you. Do you want to see him?" He asked. Ryland shook his head no and continued to cry.

"What about your Uncle Ray, do you want to see him?" Deeks tried again. Ryland shook his head no again. Deeks sighed and continued to sit in the chair thinking of a way to make his son happier.


"Niko this is your cousin Braxton." Ray said as he carefully placed his son in his nephew's waiting arms. Niko looked at the small baby in his arms and smiled.

"Look how little hims is mommy." Niko said in amazement. Kensi smiled and snapped a few pictures on her phone.

"Where are Ryland and Marty?" Jenna asked from the hospital bed.

"Ryland threw a fit this morning, all he wanted was Deeks. He screamed the whole way here until he was in his dads arms." Kensi explained. "If Deeks can get him calmed down they should be in here in a bit." She added silently hopeing Ryland would stop crying and settle down.

"Mom is my baby sister going to be this small?" Niko asked drawing the attention of the adults.

"Yes buddy she will be small at first then she will start growing." Kensi answered. Her heart had sped up at the fact that Niko had called Smalls his little sister.

"What is Braxton's middle name?" He asked still looking at the child in his arms.

"Andrew, just like your daddy's middle name." Ray said.

"How are you feeling Jenna?" Kensi asked starting a conversation with her.

"Sore as hell, but most definitely worth every bit of it." She answered looking at Braxton.

"Uhh help, hims is moving." Niko said in a panic looking to the adults for help. Braxton had stretched his arms up and the movement made Niko freak out.

"Hey you are okay, just hold him tight. All he is doing is stretching, you didn't do anything wrong." Kensi reassured her oldest son. Braxton opened his eyes just a bit and Niko lit up.

"Hi little guy, my name is Niko." He said very softly to the baby. Niko thought he was doing a good job with Braxton until he started screaming. Kensi automatically grabbed the baby and tried to quiet his cries. With no luck she passed Braxton to Jenna, who informed her it was time to feed him. Niko sat in the chair looking scared.

"How about we go find your brother and dad, then we will come back when he is done eating." Kensi said leaning down to pick Niko up.

"Did I makes him cry?" He asked on their way out of the room.

"No, you did an amazing job holding him. Braxton is just hungry and needs to be fed." Kensi explained.

"What does hims eat?' He asked.

"He will drink milk for a long time, then he will start to eat real food."

"Can we buy hims milk?" Niko asked, he was full of questions.

"Nope Uncle Ray and Aunt Jenna already have enough milk for him." Kensi said she spotted Deeks and Ryland sitting in a chair a few feet away. Deeks looked defeated and Ryland was still crying.

"How did it go?" Deeks asked when Kensi sat beside him.

"Good, he is eating right now so I said I would bring Niko back when he was finished." She told him. "How is this going?" She asked motioning to Ryland in his lap.

"Not so hot, I don't know what he wants." Deeks admitted.

"I guarantee he is just tired, we went to bed late and then I got him up early this morning." She offered.

"He is just like his momma put her to bed late and wake her up early she is not a happy camper." He stated.

"We like to have plenty of rest." She countered.

"I'm sorry you had such a bad morning." He apologized softly.

"It's alright, not all mornings can be perfect, especially when you have something going on." She told him. Deeks kissed her quickly then kissed Niko on the head.

"Good Morning Niko." His dad said.

"Morning daddy."

"Did you like holding the baby?" He asked.

"Yeah hims is so little and then hims started screaming and I was scared." Niko told his father.

"After Aunt Jenna feeds him he will be happier." Deeks informed his son.

"Did you sleep at all?" Kensi asked Deeks who looked exhausted.

"Um no not really, I kept getting coffee, and I uh, hate hospitals so I wasn't really comfortable sleeping here. Then Ray came out and I went back to congratulate them and got to hold my nephew." He explained.

"You're coming home with us and sleeping, I think we could all use a nap." She informed him placing her palm against his cheek.

"How can I say no to sleeping with you!"

"Ry do you want something to eat?" Kensi asked running her hand across his back, ignoring Deeks comment.

"Yes." He said quietly, turning his head and looking at his mom.

"Come here and I will take you to get something." She said reaching her arms out to take him from Deeks. Ryland complied and went willingly to his mom.

"How about you guys go to the gift shop and get something for Braxton while I go get him fed." Kensi suggested as she stood up to walk towards the cafeteria. They met back up outside the door to the Martindale's room. Ryland who had eaten oatmeal and apple slices was on his moms hip with his head on her shoulder. Niko had picked out a stuffed giraffe that played soft baby tunes.

"Lookie mommy do you think hims will like it?" Niko asked extending his arm to show his mom the giraffe.

"I think he will love it!"

"Knock on the door and we will see if we can go in." Deeks encouraged Niko. He raised his little hand and knocked on the door. It didn't take long before Ray was at the door ushering them inside.

"You guys are just in time, he just finished eating and has been changed."Jenna informed them from her place on the bed. Braxton was in the hospital roll around cart, sleeping and looking rather content. Ryland stood on his tippy toes trying to look in the cart to see the baby.

"Do you want to hold him little man?" Ray asked coming to stand beside his littlest nephew.

"Ums sure." he said a little scared and excited. Deeks picked Ryland up and tucked him into the corner of the small couch in the room. His dad showe88thd him how to put his arms while Ray brought the small child over. Ryland sat very still and stared at the baby in his arms. After a few minutes Ryland put his feet up and moved Braxton so he was in one of his arms and the baby's other side was pressed against the couch. The adults started talking and Niko played a game on Kensi's phone.

"Hey guys look." Jenna said pointing to the couch. Ryland's head had fallen back against the couch and he was fast asleep with Braxton half on his little chest and the other half in his arm.

"Aww quick Deeks get pictures." Kensi instructed. Both Deeks and Ray snapped pictures.

"They are going to be best buds." Ray predicted as he watched his nephew and son both sleeping peacefully.


"We are going to have to get going, Niko has soccer and Ryland has karate tonight." Kensi reminded her husband as she got up and stretched. She walked over to her sleeping son and carefully removed Braxton.

"Niko give love so we can leave." Deeks encouraged as he got up to carry Ryland.

"Bye love you guys." he said as he gave them each a hug. "Wait I forgot we got this for Braxton." he remembered as he put the giraffe in the baby's cart.

"Thank you he will love it!" Jenna said showing her appreciation. Niko smiled brightly before running out of the room after his parents.

"It's 2 now, Ryland slept through lunch and he has karate at 5:30, do we wake him and feed him or let him sleep until practice?" Deeks asked as they pulled into the driveway.

"I think we need to wake him and try to feed him, so he isn't lagging at practice and so he will sleep tonight."

"Alright who is taking who to which practices tonight?" he asked because the boys practices were usually at the same time.

"Oh I almost forgot, Niko's soccer practice got pushed to 7:15 at the indoor stadium, so after we watch Ry we can all go watch Niko." She informed him of the good news.

"Okay I will carry him in if you will help Niko."

"Ry, wake up buddy." Deeks said gently coaxing his son out of his slumber. Ryland opened his eyes enough to realize his dad was holding him and that they were home, but then quickly closed them.

"No no mister, you have to stay awake, we have to feed you and get you ready for karate practice tonight." Kensi stroked her fingers through Ryland's messy hair and kissed Deeks on the cheek as she passed them to get Niko. Deeks strolled into the house and tried to set his son on the couch but, Ry protested.

"No me wants you daddy." Ryland begged and clung to his dad.

"Come on Little prince, I need a shower and some food." He tried to get him to stay.

"Daddy." He whined starting to cry.

"Ryland you are fine you need to calm down, I will be right out." Deeks said to his crying child.

"Ryland, your daddy is going to have a shower and you are going to stay here with me and your brother until he gets out." Kensi said in a firm tone. Ryland let go of his dad and crossed his arms. Deeks went off to shower and left a pouting Ryland sitting on the couch. While her husband was showering Kensi convinced Ryland to put his Gi on and get his bag ready for practice while Niko did the same. Deeks walked out of his and Kensi's bedroom only wearing his jeans and walked straight to the couch where his wife was sitting.

"Is Ryland alright?" he asked while sitting down.

"He continued to pout until I made him go get ready." "Well at least he isn't crying anymore." Deeks said yawning at the end of his sentence. He pulled Kensi closer to himself and enjoyed some peace and quiet. It didn't last long as Ryland walked out of his room looking ust like his dad only in a pair of pants.

"Mommy me can't finds my under armour shirt." Ryland whined.

"Did you look in your closet?" she asked. "It should have been hanging right next to your Gi." She told him. Ryland shook his head no and walked over to his dad.

"Can me's sit with you?" he asked, using his puppy dog eyes for good measure. Deeks moved his arms and allowed his son to fall in his lap against his chest.

"I will go look for your shirt, okay." his mom said softly. Ry nodded his head that he understood. Kensi found his shirt in the laundry room along with Niko's soccer uniform. When she made it back out to the living room all of her boys were on the couch. Niko who had obviously given up looking for his soccer uniform was snuggled against Deek's side in just his briefs and his knee high soccer socks. Kensi could not resist taking a picture of the half naked men in her life. She helped Niko get dressed as Deeks helped Ryland.

"Go get your belt and Gi too." Deeks instructed as he placed Ry on the ground. After the boys were suited up and dinner was eaten they headed off to practice.


"Monday we have a preschool meeting at 6:30 for Ryland." Kensi said as she and Deeks were laying in bed later that night. "I got the email this morning, we will meet his teacher and his class mates." she added.

"Does Ry go with?" he asked.

"Yeah we will also get his supply list then we get to go shopping." she informed him.

"Yay!" Deeks said sarcastically.

"Oh stop it, this is going to be exciting." She chastised.

"Hey bet you 20 dollars he will cry when we drop him off the first day." Deeks challenged.

"I'm not so sure about that, he goes to Mom's everyday without us."

"Yes but mom is just like you so he never feels like he is without you." Deeks reinforced his bet. "Plus he has Niko at mom's and he won't when he starts preschool." He mentioned.

"It is only for half of a day, so I am not betting you anything." Kensi said still holding her ground.

"Change of subject." Deeks said abruptly as he rolled and hovered over her. "Can we talk about how sexy you were holding Braxton." He said huskily.

"It's not hard when the baby is adorable." Kensi replied bringing her hands up to play with the collar of his shirt.

"I am so ready for you to pop out our Little Princess." He mentioned.

"Only 5 more months, how about we clean up the bedroom tomorrow and start preparing her nursery." She suggested.

"You sure it is kind of a mess." Deeks reminded her.

"We have to start sometime, she needs a room."

"You my very beautiful wife are right." He complimented.

"All the time. Now lay down so I can sleep." Kensi kissed him goodnight as she layer her head against his shoulder.


This chapter is a little bit shorter, sorry for that. I hope everyone is doing well and thank you for all of your wonderful reviews!