Callen noticed his partner holding a long pipe to his ear.

'Hey buddy, what are you-'

'Shhh!' Sam shushed him. 'Please whisper/'

'Oh okay, um. Why are we whispering?' Callen asked, whispering.

'I'm trying to listen in on this conversation!' Sam whispered back.

'Doesn't Hetty have a rule against this?'

'Shh!'

In the burn room

'You think we should adopt?' Hetty asked, bewildered by the suggestion.

'Yeah. You've been unhappy about being too old to have a baby, I think adopting a kid might be good for us.' Granger replied.

'But how would it work out? We both have um, pasts and parenting experiences that every agency would definitely frown upon!'

'This is 1 reason why us having multiple aliases is a good idea!'

'Still though, using an alias to try to adopt a kid, then if it's successful, we have to tell the kid our real names, and possibly some idea of our lives so he or she doesn't think we're criminals. And how would it work anyways? We both don't want to quit working, and I doubt we could avoid working here for long if we tried. Your idea is nice, Owen, but I'm afraid it's just not possible.' Hetty said.

He knew she was right, and he felt like an idiot for not thinking it through.

'Fine, okay! It was a dumb idea anyways!' He exclaimed.

He was about to stomp off, but then turned and heard a loud clang of a pipe on the floor and 2 guys running away.

'Hey! Before you stomp off, just let me say that you're not an idiot! I wish our lives could be more normal as well, but sadly they can't be because of our pasts. And what was that loud clang that I heard?' Hetty said.

'Sam and Callen were eavesdropping. And, (sighs). I was just trying to think of a way to cheer you up.' Granger replied, feeling guilty.

Walking to him. 'Thank you, but you didn't need to, you make me happy every day when I wake up and find you with me. And, while I do get sad sometimes about not being able to give you a child, I remember that you still love me for other reasons.'

Smiling. 'Do you always know what to say?'

Hetty chuckled.

'We should probably do something about those eavesdroppers.'

'Oh, I'll think of something tomorrow.'