Note: Yeah, according to a future press release, Densi is going through with the whole fostering thing. Real bad idea if you get my drift. (though personally, the whole 'trying to have a family' woes here has always annoyed me, mainly because of how rushed it all is!).

Think Hetty had another unknown reason for not giving them that letter of recommendation to adoption agencies in the Season premiere?


Sometime in Spring 2022

It had been a few months since they started fostering. It was not going well at all. As much as neither Kensi or Deeks wanted to admit they had made a mistake, especially when it came to wanting a family, it was time for 1 of them to admit that they were in way over their heads when it came to this.

Hetty's office

'Hello Miss Blye. What can I do for you today?' Hetty asked.

Sitting down. 'Got any advice for an embarrassing problem Deeks and I have?' Kensi replied.

'I probably do, depending on the problem.'

'Well, after our adoption desires went belly up, the only other solution for Deeks and I to have a family was to foster. We have been fostering this baby whose mother died of complications for a while, and it hasn't been going well.'

'How so?' Hetty asked.

'Deeks and I keep trying to alternate between who takes care of the baby, but instead, we keep getting into arguments over everything! Who changes the diaper, who feeds it, who gets up at night to calm it down, add that to our jobs, and we're a mess.' Kensi replied.

'Well, taking care of a baby isn't exactly easy. I've looked after babies before, and it's not easy.'

'I think Deeks and I made a huge mistake with all of this.'

'NOW you both realize that?! Took you long enough.' Hetty thought, enjoying Kensi's admission. 'You mean, you're admitting you both made a mistake trying to rush into trying to be parents?' She asked.

'There was another reason why you didn't give us that letter of recommendation, that had zero to do with your parenting experience, right? You knew that we were in over our heads.' Kensi replied.

'I did. Parenting isn't something you just rush into, it's a real job that takes real dedication and sacrifice.'

Light chuckle. 'Guess I should know better then to doubt the legendary Hetty Lange.'

'Wouldn't go that far, but thank you.' Hetty thought. 'So, what do you and Mr. Deeks plan on doing next?'

'Well, we mainly got into this whole 'rushing into having a family' thing because I can't get pregnant. I don't know what we can do now. Having a family is what we really wanted, now all it's doing is tearing us apart. How do most couples get by without having kids?' Kesni asked, sadly.

'There's more to marriage then just a family. I'm sure you 2 can figure it out. And, you don't have to give up your dreams entirely, just take time to really think this over and wonder if you both want to be parents for the right reasons.' Hetty replied.

'You think we still have a chance, after 2 years of disappointments?'

'I'm just saying, nothing is impossible.'

'Well, thank you for the advice. And, did you ever think you would settle for being basically a mom to a team of federal agents instead of actually settling down?' Kensi asked.

'Not at all. But, there were a lot of things that stood in my way if I wanted to be a mother the old fashioned way. But, I'm quite happy at where I'm at now.' Hetty replied.

'Well, thanks again.'

Kebsi went home to talk to Deeks. And as hard as it was for both of them to admit it, they knew they had to put their dreams of being a family on hold until they could figure things out.


Endnote: I really don't see the fostering thing working out in the end, for a lot of various reasons. And Hetty always has her good reasons for her cryptic decisions. :)