Hi everyone! I'm co-writing a story with my Beta-reader (AlexisSophia). The story it's called Handle with Care and it's about Kensi and Callen too. Go read it and let us know what you think about it!

Chapter 12

Kensi sat on her bed, looking through the window of her bedroom. She was more nervous than usual. It was Saturday and she was ready to drive to her mother's house as promised.

It had been years since she had last talked to her brother and she wasn't sure about what would happen. She wasn't even sure if she could drive all the way there without crashing the car because of her nerves.

Kensi sighed and grabbed her phone. She knew that it wasn't fair but she needed to do this. Kensi couldn't go there on her own.

After two rings, Callen picked up with a very sleepy voice. It was too early but she needed to talk to him about this.

"Kensi? Is everything okay?" he asked worriedly

She smiled at his concern and sighed. "I'm fine…I need your help though"

"You need me to go with you…"

He knew her way too well.

"Is that a question?" she asked

He laughed, "No, it's a statement! You need me to go with you because you think that you can't do it alone. I know that you can do this but if you want me to go, I'll go."

"I just don't know what to do…I don't know how to handle this. Can I pick you up in one hour?"

"No. I'll go with you but I'm driving. I'll pick you up in half an hour. Is that okay with you?"

"That's fine. I'm already ready to leave anyway"

"You're ready to leave already? It's 9 a.m.! When exactly did you get up?"

"I'm not sure but I think that it was around 8 a.m.! I couldn't sleep after 6!"

Kensi could almost hear his smug smirk when he answered her.

"You can't sleep without me anymore?"

"No, I can't." she said seriously

"Don't worry…I'll stay with you tonight. Now, we'll have to stop talking so I can get up and get ready to go pick you up! See you in a bit…"

"Okay. Bye!"

With that they both hang up and Kensi decided to turn on the TV. She wasn't even looking at it. She was thinking about her brother. Michael was different, she knew that. Kensi always made sure that her mother wouldn't tell her anything about him. She didn't want to know how he was doing…she just wanted to know that he was alive and okay. She didn't know if her mother told him anything about her but they had a lot to talk about.

The next half hour passed more quickly than she thought it would, and before she knew it Callen was walking through her front door. Kensi had given him a spare key a few days ago…It was only fair because he was staying in her house more often than he was staying in his rented apartment. To tell the truth, Kensi couldn't care less about that. She was already used to sleeping with his arms around her and cuddling to him whenever she felt like it.

Callen sat next to her and gave her a quick peck on the lips. She smiled and hugged him.

"You want to go already?"

"I don't know. My mom is a control freak…she likes to follow schedules. Do you think that we should leave already?"

"We'll leave in a bit. We need to talk about something first. What am I going to be today?"

Kensi lifted her head from its place on his shoulder and looked at him, frowning.

"What do you mean? You're going to be Callen…just Callen!"

Callen stroked her head and gave her a light smile.

"That's not what I meant. How are you going to introduce me to your mother and to your brother today? You're not going to tell them that I'm the guy you're having sex with, are you? I mean, you're brother might have been a long time without talking to you but you're still his little sister…I'm pretty sure that he would try to kill me if you said that. Besides, I think we're more than that."

"I didn't even think about it…What do you want me to say to them then?"

"Introduce me as your boyfriend"

Kensi looked at him again and saw that he was being completely serious about it.

"And is it true?" she asked

Callen smiled and kissed her. When they pulled back he answered, "If you want it to be…It has a catch though!"

"What's the catch?" she asked, confused.

"We'll have to tell Sam about it."

Kensi smiled and kissed him.

"I can live with that…"

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Callen and Kensi arrived to her mother's house right on time. They both got out of the car and walked to the door together but before they could knock, her mother opened the door. Callen didn't say anything but it was pretty obvious that she had been watching them through the window. When the older woman looked at Callen her smile got even bigger and she shooed them inside quickly.

Michael was waiting for them in the living room. When he saw them he hugged Kensi and shook Callen's hand.

"I'm Michael, as you probably already know, Kensi's brother." He told Callen

Callen nodded and answered him.

"I know. I'm Callen…"

"Should I assume that you're my sister's boyfriend?"

Callen looked at Kensi and she nodded.

"Yes, I am" Callen said

"Then you and I are going to have a little talk!"

Kensi walked closer to them and got in the middle.

"No, you're not. The only person you'll talk with today will be me. Please do not try to freak him out…he's a federal agent!"

"Is it so wrong that I want to have a talk with your boyfriend?" Michael asked

Kensi shook her head in defeat and went to the kitchen to help her mother, leaving Callen and Michael alone.

Michael sat down on the couch and motioned for Callen to sit across from him.

"How long have you two been dating?" he asked

"A couple of weeks now but we've known each other for many years. I have a great amount of respect for your sister…I would never hurt her, if that's your concern."

Michael smiled at Callen and laughed a bit.

"Believe me; I'm not concerned with that. I know my sister and I know that she's capable of defending herself. I also know that you must be someone special in her life, otherwise she wouldn't have brought you here today nor would she trust you enough to drive."

They both laughed just as Kensi and her mother arrived. Kensi sat next to Callen and he smiled at her.

"It looks like you two had a nice talk…Can we talk now?"

Michael nodded and they both got up to go to what used to be Kensi's bedroom, leaving Callen alone with their mother. What Michael didn't know was that Callen was a great cook so he helped her with lunch while they talked.

Kensi sat on the bed and Michael sat on the chair next to the desk. He was the one who started their talk.

"I already know that you're working in NCIS. How is that going?"

"It's going really well. I love my job and I'm surrounded by amazing people…"

"I bet that Callen is one of those amazing people that you're talking about…" her brother said knowingly.

"He is…What about you? How is your work going?"

"It's going okay. I really like it, princess!"

Kensi smiled and got up to sit sideways on his lap. She kissed his cheek and hugged him.

"It's been years since anyone called me that!"

Michael kissed her forehead and sighed.

"I missed you so much" he admitted

"I missed you too. I want everything to be okay between us again. I want my brother back…"

"Don't worry…I just got you back. Your brother is not going anywhere!"

After a few minutes, they both got up and went downstairs to find Callen and their mother talking and laughing in the kitchen as if they knew each other for a long time.

Kensi knew that everything would be okay as long as she had Callen next to her, along with her family. But then again, it looked like her family liked him already and she was pretty sure that he liked them too. She couldn't wait to be alone with him. There was something that she needed to tell him.

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Xoxo Sarah