Tricks and Treats

"Mom, Aunt Kensi and Uncle Deeks are here." Anna yelled from the living room.

"Anna what did I tell you about yelling in the house?"

"Not to." Mac came walking in shaking her head at her daughter. Anna was now 16 and a happy teenager.

"Hey guys come on in." Kensi and Deeks walked in with Donny and Lilly. Donny was 12 and Lilly 9.

"Wow guys great costumes." Said Mac.

"Thanks Aunt Mackenna." Said Donny.

It was Halloween and the team was taking the kids to the aquarium for a special party. It was to raise money for kinds in foster care, which was a cause Callen and Mac both loved to support.

"Deeks your costume is good too."

"Yeah well I was cleaning out the closet and found it in the back."

"Mom bet dad he couldn't fit into it anymore." Said Lily laughing.

Deeks was wearing his old patrol uniform. Kensi was dressed as a Marine. Donny had gone with his mom's choice and was a Marine too. Lily chose a fairy.

"So Anna what are you going as?" asked Kensi.

Anna rolled her eyes. "I'm not dressing up."

"She thinks she's too old." Said Mac.

"Yeah you're never too old." Said Deeks.

"We'll we better get going." Said Kensi.

"Let me get the rest of them." Mac went into the hall and found Callen. "We're ready to go."

"Ok. Clara come on bug lets go."

"Coming daddy." 10 year old Clara bounced out of her room dressed as a lady bug.

"Where's your brother?" asked Mac.

"Right here momma." 8 year old Chris came out in his ninja outfit Hetty got him.

"Ok so we're all ready to go then."

"Yep." Said Callen. Callen was wearing a football jersey saying it was as good as he was getting.

"Seriously you could do better than that." Said Mac.

"Yep." Callen pulled his wife in close and kissed her. "I really love this outfit."

Mac laughed and pulled away. "Come on or we'll be late."

Mac had dressed as a black cat as Clara had chosen it.

They headed out and found Deeks teasing Anna.

"Come on Anna you have to dress up."

"No Uncle Deeks I don't." Callen came up behind his daughter and handed her a jersey.

"Here kid just wear this and he'll stop."

Anna looked at the jersey and rolled her eyes at her dad.

"Yeah fine."

Kensi and Deeks looked at Callen. "Wait till yours are 16." Said Callen.

They rode to the aquarium and headed in to find the rest of the team. Eric and Nell were already there with their two kids. Jake 8 and Kate 5 were watching the fish swim around. They were dressed as a cowboy and a princess. Nell and Eric had dressed as Ken and Barbie.

Sam and Michele came in dressed like a king and queen. Talia and Sabatino were there with their daughter Jenny who was 9. Talia was six months pregnant with their second daughter and dressed like a pumpkin.

The kids had a blast going from room to room and getting candy and some small toys. Anna was put in charge of helping the little kids. After a while Anna got into things and had her own bag of candy.

"Can you believe it." Said Deeks pointing to the kids who were gathered around some guy dressed as a shark. "Who would think that we'd have this many kids."

"Not me." Said Callen. They had been shocked when Mac had gotten pregnant with Chris after trying for two years with no luck.

"Look mommy." Clara came running over holding a stuffed lady bug. "It looks like me."

"Yes it does." Mac laughed at his daughter. Clara handed her mom the toy and ran back to the others. An hour later the kids had their bags full and were running from tank to tank looking at the fishes.

The night had raised ten thousand dollars for the fund. The money would go to programs to help foster kids and provide them with fun events thru out the year.

"I always figured you two would either foster or adopt a few more." Said Kensi looking at Mac and Callen.

"We've talked about it." Said Callen.

"Chris wants a brother." Added Mac.

"So are you going to get another kid?" asked Sam.

Mac looked at Callen. "We're thinking about it." Said Callen.

"Why do I think something is up with you two?" said Deeks. "Your gonna just invite us over and have a new kid aren't you?"

Mac looked at Callen he shrugged at her. "I'm two weeks late."

"Oh my god." Said Kensi moving to hug her friend. "Did you take a test yet?"

"No."

"Take one." Said Nell.

"She's scared to." Said Callen. They had a lot of issues with her pregnancy with Chris. "The doctor told us it wasn't a good idea to try for another one."

Everyone looked at each other not sure what to say. "Well if you need anything just let us know." Said Michelle.

"Mommy can I have some candy now?" Chris stood there looking up at his mother.

"One piece." She pulled out a small candy bar and handed it to him. "We still have to go to grandma's.

"Ok mommy." Chris shoved the candy bar in his mouth and ran back over to the others.

Callen headed over to look at the fish too along with Deeks and Eric.

"So I take it you were not trying?" said Kensi.

"Kensi I'm over 40 no I was not trying." Mac shook her head. "I have an appointment Monday morning."

"You're going to have the baby right?" asked Nell.

"I don't know. We haven't really talked about it." Mac looked over at her husband. "I almost didn't make it the last time. I don't think Callen can handle the kids without me."

"Yeah he was pretty freaked out the last time." Said Kensi.

"Freaked out was not the word I'd use." Added Sam. "Totally off the reservation would be more like it."

"We need a family photo." Said Nell trying to change the subject. Kensi gathered everyone up while Nell talked an event employee into taking the photo. The group stood in front of the shark tank. Callen picked up Clara and Mac held Chris. Nell held her little girl and everyone else gathered in close.

"Ok everyone smile and say trick or treat."

Clara made sure to hold up her stuffed lady bug so it was in the photo.

As one everyone yelled out "Trick or treat." And the camera snapped the photo.

This had become a tradition soon after Clara was born. Each holiday they would take a family photo. Some years family members were missing due to work or travel. Everyone had a family photo album with just these group photos in it.

This year they were missing Hetty and Granger and Mac's parents and brothers. Hetty was in Washington trying to gain more funds for their unit and Granger was home with the flu. Sara and Victor had opted to stay home and sent a nice donation instead.

Micha was on assignment in Paris heading up a new NCIS taskforce. He had sent photos of his wife and their little girl a few days before. Vlad was back in Romania with his wife and two sons spending some time with her family.

They had all promised to be together for Christmas this year no matter what. Deeks couldn't wait to add this photo to the album and look back at how the photos had changed over the years.