Baby Lilly.

Kensi and Deeks walked into the house each carrying a sleeping child. Deeks had Donny who was passed out over his shoulder. Lilly was in her car seat and yawned as Kensi set it down on the floor. Deeks was already putting Donny to bed as Kensi walked past to the nursery.

Kensi changed Lilly and laid her down in her crib. She brushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. Lilly yawned again and scrunched up her face before relaxing once more.

Once she was sure her daughter was asleep Kensi headed to her bedroom. Deeks was already there stretching out on the bed.

"Ok could Anna be any sweeter?" asked Deeks.

"She is adorable. I think Donny has a crush on her."

Deeks laughed. "That's my boy."

Kensi kicked off her boots and snuggled into his side. "What are you thinking about?" asked Kensi.

"The day you told me you were pregnant with Lilly."

FLASH BACK NINE MONTS BEFORE.

"Deeks come here please." Called out Kensi. Deeks came out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed next to her.

"What's up Princess?"

"I have an early birthday present for you."

"Um Kensi my birthday is in two months."

"I know but I need to give this to you now." Kensi handed over a long flat box. Deeks took it thinking it was tickets to a game or concert. He opened it to find a positive pregnancy test.

"Wow!"

"It's what you wanted right?"

"Wow!"

Deeks looked at the test to Kensi and back to the test. "A baby."

"Yes Deeks we're having another baby."

Deeks tossed the box onto the floor and tackled Kensi to the bed. "How far are you?"

"A month."

"Wonder what Hetty is going to say when she finds out?"

"She already knows. I told her today. I'm on desk duty unless I'm really needed."

"Good. I don't want you out there."

"I hope Donny doesn't hate the baby." Said Kensi.

"No chance. He'll love his little brother or sister."

MONTH TWO.

Kensi had driven everyone so crazy at the Mission that she was allowed to go out in the field as long as she stayed in the car. That lasted about a half an hour. Deeks gave up and made her wear a vest at all times. Lucky for them no much was going on in LA at the moment.

MONTH FIVE.

Kensi was now showing and Hetty put her foot down. "No more field work. I don't care how crazy it makes you."

Kensi sulked to her desk. "It wasn't this hard last time."

"Kensi you could always stay home with Donny half a day." Said Callen.

"No I want to be here." Kensi rubbed her belly and gasped as the baby kicked her hard. "UGH! Deeks your kid is kicking my bladder again."

"It's always mine when it does that." Deeks tossed a Twinkie over to Kensi. "Or when she can't sleep cause the baby is moving too much."

"Ummp." Said Kensi as she ate her Twinkie.

They had just found out they were having a girl. Deeks was so excited he was having a mini Kensi. He had already started painting the nursery pink and white. He painted Donny's crib white and Nell had gotten them pink and white bedding for it.

They were all busy with their paperwork when they heard a bang upstairs. Everyone ran up the steps even Hetty to find Eric passed out.

"What happened?" asked Hetty. Nell was next to Eric trying to wake him up.

"I told him I was pregnant and he passed out."

"Baby." Murmured Eric coming around. "Nell is having a baby."

"The baby is his right?" asked Deeks.

"Yes."

"Way to go Eric." Said Sam helping him up.

"I'm going to be a dad."

Eric was led back to his desk by Nell. Mac and Callen turned to leave laughing at their friend. They found Hetty glaring at them.

"Hetty."

"I thought I said not to get all of my female agents pregnant at the same time."

"Wow Hetty trust me I'm not pregnant. Not even trying." Mac had her hands up.

"You better not."

She walked away leaving the others to their work.

"Ok we are so waiting a few years." Said Callen.

"At least till these two have theirs."

MONTH EIGHT.

"Deeks I dropped my pen."

Deeks got up and went to retrieve the pen. Kensi could no longer bend over and seemed to have butter fingers a lot. They were told the baby had started to drop so it may end up coming early. Kensi refused to stay home or with her mom.

"Kensi do you want to go home you look tired?"

"I am tired but no I don't want to go home." Kensi wanted to be with Deeks when the time came. He was not getting out of being there when the baby came.

Nell was now four months along. She had no morning sickness and was one of those pregnant women who glowed all the time. Kensi hated her. Kensi was sick every day for the past seven months. She hadn't been this sick with Donny. Honestly she wanted the baby to come early so she would feel better.

MONTH NINE.

Kensi was one week into her Ninth month when her water broke. Lucky for everyone it broke in the parking lot and not in the Mission. Deeks of course freaked out and Sam ended up driving them.

"Deeks we need a name." said Kensi as they got her settled in the room.

"Ok what do you like?"

"Lilly I like Lilly."

"Ok Lilly it is."

Deeks thought for a moment. "How about Lilly Samantha?"

"After Sam. He'll love that."

Twelve hours later Kensi was still in labor. Julia had dropped Donny off with Mac and Callen so Sara could watch him. She was currently asleep in a chair while Deeks lay in the bed holding Kensi.

"Owwwwwww! Deeks it hurts."

"Ok babe I'll get a nurse."

Deeks ran out and came back with a nurse and the doctor.

"Ok Kensi looks like you're ready to push."

"Oh thank goodness."

Julia was now up and next to her daughter.

Kensi swore in just about every language she knew. Deeks tried to keep her calm but it didn't work. She punched him twice. Not hard , and he knew she didn't mean it.

When the doctor took Lilly and handed her to the nurse she didn't cry. Kensi did.
"Deeks our baby."

Deeks went over and watched as the nurse fused with her. Soon a little cry came out then a louder one.

"She's fine Mr. Deeks." Said the nurse.

Deeks watched as she was cleaned up and wrapped in a blanket. The nurse handed her to him and he carried her to Kensi.

"Here you go mommy." Deeks put the baby on her chest. Lilly was still crying and so was Kensi.

"Oh my baby girl." They let Kensi hold her for about ten minutes then took her to get checked out. It was late so Deeks texted everyone a photo. *Lilly Samantha 8 pound 2 oz. Born 1: 32 am.*

Callen was the first to text back. *Way to go Deeks. Donny is fine. Sound asleep.*

"Callen says way to go and Donny is fine."

"Good." Kensi yawned.

An hour later Lilly was back in Kensi's arms enjoying her first meal. "Oh how much I love you little one." Cooed Kensi.

Julia had gone home to sleep and promised to come back in the morning. After the baby was fed Deeks put her into her little bassinet. She made baby noises at Deeks and checked out her hands by shoving them in her little mouth.

Deeks sat there and watched her till she fell asleep. Kensi was passed out and for once wasn't doing her starfish impersonation. He looked in at Lilly and laughed. There was his little girl both arms sticking out of the blanket just like her mommy.

"Looks like I'm going to call you my little star fish."

The next morning Julia came back with food for Deeks and Kensi. Hetty followed to check out her new granddaughter before work.

Sam showed up next with a stuffed duck for Lilly.

"So I take it she's named after her favorite uncle?"

"We were thinking godfather if you're interested." Said Deeks.

Sam hugged Deeks and gave Kensi a kiss on the cheek then headed to work. Nell and Eric poked their heads in minutes later. Nell had an sonogram that morning so they needed to be in the hospital anyways.

Finally Callen, Mac and Sara came in. Sara was carrying Donny. "Baby."

"Yes Donny there is your baby sister." Said Sara putting Donny down on the bed.

"Baby." Said Donny again and touched his baby sister's hand.

"Donny can stay with us for as long as you need." Said Sara. To Sara and Victor the entire team was now their extended family. Deeks loved this because his kids would have three grandmothers, and he knew Victor would always protect his family.

"Thanks Sara."

Soon Deeks and Kensi were left alone with their little one once more. Julia wanted to make sure they had everything at home they would need. Kensi was being sent home later that day.

Hetty had given Deeks the day off to stay with his new daughter. To them everything was perfect.

CURRENT TIME.

"I can't believe she's almost two months old." Said Kensi.

"Yeah it's going fast."

"I am ready to get back to work."

"Monday morning babe."

Kensi loved being a mother but she missed the job. Her mom would watch the kids and when she couldn't Sara would take them.

Just then they heard Lilly cry over the monitor. "I got this." Said Kensi. She went in and found her daughter screaming her head off. Lilly was bright red.

"Oh baby girl what's wrong?" Kensi picked her up and realized Lilly was blazing hot.

"Deeks!"

"What?" Deeks almost fell trying to get into the room.

"Lilly is burning up."

"Ok you put her in a cool bath I'll call the doctor."

Kensi put the baby tub in the kitchen sink and ran cool water into it. She stripped her daughter and gently put her in. Lilly was still screaming. Deeks came in on the phone and took her temp.

"101 doc." He looked at his daughter. "Ok got it."

"Well?"

"He says it's most likely a virus. We should give her some baby meds and if the temp doesn't go down in a couple hours take her to the ER."

Deeks got the meds and gave Lilly some. She kept screaming for over an hour. Donny was now up too and crying.

"You better call Callen incase this is contagious."

"Yeah your right."

Deeks grabbed his phone. "Hey Callen wanted to give you a heads up Lilly is sick. Yeah high temp and screaming. Ok good glad the girls are ok. Talk to you tomorrow."

"The girls are ok?"

"Yeah so far."

"Deeks her temp isn't going down."

"Ok let's go." They grabbed the kids and headed for the ER calling Julia on the way. Donny had never had a very high temp and was hardly sick.

They were taken right back. Lilly had a bad ear infection. She was given meds and they kept her over night to watch her. By morning Kensi and Deeks were worn out. Julia had come and taken Donny home.

"Good thing today is Sunday." Said Deeks yawning.

Lilly was doing better and they were told they could take her home. Kensi was exhausted. Neither of them had slept one moment that night. They got home and Julia told them to go straight to bed and she would watch Lilly.

Neither of them argued and they passed out fully dressed. It was past two when Kensi got up. She found her mom feeding Lilly in the living room. Donny was playing with his big blocks and smiled up at her.

"How's our little starfish?"

"Good. She slept and got her bath and has eaten her whole bottle." Julia said. She handed Lilly over to Kensi.

"She scared me mom."

"You used to get ear infections all the time when you were little. Then they went away and never came back."

"Well I hope she doesn't take after me." Kensi stroked her daughter's hair. It was light brown and curly like hers. "It was such a hard pregnancy I was scared something was really wrong with her."

"She'll be fine. She's strong like you."

"I love her so much."

Deeks joined them and was glad to see his little girl doing better. Julia made them all lunch and they ate quietly. Callen called around four to check up on Lilly. Neither of the girls were sick so they figured it was just Lilly.

Hetty had heard about Lilly from Callen and called to say if they needed to stay home Monday they could. Deeks told her they would both be in. Lilly was doing so much better now. Julia was holding her and singing a silly song. Deeks wrapped his arms around Kensi and held her.

Donny climbed up on their laps and snuggled in. Deeks had always worried he'd end up like his dad. Looking around at his family he knew he had made it just fine. He'd never be his dad. Donny and Lilly would never know what it was like to be afraid of their parents. At that moment his life was perfect.