Within seconds Kensi and Deeks were out of the room and ran to Callen's room.
Callen and Lori looked up as the door to their room flew open. Before they realized what was going on the man drew his weapon and aimed it at Callen. Before he had a change to take a shot he fell to the ground. Lori quickly grabbed her own gun and aimed it at the door. A few seconds later Kensi and Deeks came in.
"You two okay?" Kensi asked.
"Yeah, we're good," Lori replied. "Who was that?"
"We were questioning one of the guys we found at the warehouse. He said they had a contingency plan to kill you. Don't worry. We'll get to the bottom of this and make sure we get them all. We'll post some extra guards here."
"Thanks Kens."
"Mommy?" Myra cried.
"It's okay sweetie," Lori spoke to her as she picked her up from the bed. "It's okay."
"He huwt," Myra stated as she tried to point to the man lying on the floor.
"I know sweetie. He tried to hurt us. He was a bad guy. We are the good guys, we're cops so we can shoot the bad guys. Don't worry sweetie, he's not gonna hurt us."
Kensi and Deeks quickly took care of the body. Kensi stayed at the door till the extra NCIS agents came.
..
Sam walked into the makeshift interrogation room and stood behind Hetty with his arms crossed in front of his chest, looking very intimidating.
"I suggest you start talking, Mr. Andrews," Hetty spoke to him. "It would be better for you if you talk to me cus if not he's gonna make you talk, without me here in the room. He gets very angry when someone comes after his friends, his partner. You don't want to see him angry."
Andrews glanced at Sam. "He already looks angry."
"Oh no, this is just me being annoyed with you. This is nothing. You better start talking soon or I'm gonna do a hell lot worse to you than shoot you."
Andrews kept quiet. Sam leaned on the table, making him even more intimidating.
"I'd say ask the others what happened when they went after my partner, my friends, my family, but I'm afraid you would need a séance for that," Sam spoke in a firm voice causing Andrews to swallow hard.
A few seconds later Andrews started to spill his guts. He told them all he knew about the group and what they were planning.
"If you lied to me, you're gonna regret it," Sam threatened.
Sam left the room and went to Callen's room.
"Hey partner," Sam called as he walked into the room.
"Hey Sam."
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay, could be better."
"I heard what happened here. I joined Hetty in the interrogation and made sure the guy spilled his guts. He gave us everything about the group. There are some more out there. We're gonna go after them."
"Okay good. Go get them. Go get these bastards."
Callen wanted to go with them but he knew he couldn't. Kensi and Deeks went with Sam. There were two other NCIS agents posted outside the door. The only ones who were allowed in the room where fellow agents and the doctors and nurses.
"Excuse me miss, I need to see your ID," the agent said when a nurse wanted to walk into the room.
"Of course."
The nurse handed him the ID and the agent checked it on his tablet.
"Alright, you can go in," the agent spoke and handed the nurse her ID back.
"Thank you."
The nurse walked into the room. Lori returned from the bathroom with the girls few seconds later. She saw the nurse sticking a syringe into Callen's IV.
"What's that for?" Lori asked causing the nurse to look her way. Lori looked at Callen who was unconscious, it didn't seem like he was just napping. "Myra, Julie, turn around and wait outside with the guards." Myra and Julie went outside. Lori didn't trust it and grabbed her gun and aimed it at the nurse. "Get away from him. Take the syringe out now. I'm not gonna ask again. Take it out now!"
The nurse made a move to take the syringe out but instead she quickly pushed the syringe down causing the fluid to go into the IV. Lori didn't hesitate and shot the nurse in the arm. As soon as the shot was heard one guard came in. He ran over to the nurse and secured her as Lori made her way to the bed. She quickly grabbed the IV and pulled it out of Callen's arm.
"You will never win! We'll get you!" The woman struggled as the guard pulled her outside.
Lori pressed the call button and a nurse and doctor came running into the room. They had heard the commotion and were waiting to go in.
"What happened here?" The doctor asked.
"I don't know. I just came back from the bathroom and I found her sticking a syringe into G's IV. I didn't trust it so I asked her to put it down. She didn't. She instead pressed the syringe and the fluid ran through the line. I shot her and pulled the IV out. Is he okay?"
"Had the fluid reached the end already?"
"No, not yet I think but I think she gave him something to get him unconscious."
"Don't worry, we'll check it out."
Lori went outside to see the girls.
"Mommy, is daddy okay?" Julie asked with a sad voice.
"He's fine sweetie."
"She nuws, she make people bettew."
"Yes I know sweetie, but sometimes people who appear to be good aren't."
"Are you alright Mrs. Callen?" Hetty asked as she walked up to them.
"Yes I'm fine Hetty. Someone just tried to hurt G again."
"How did she get in? Was she on the list?"
"Yes Ms. Lange," the NCIS agent told Hetty. "We checked her ID and it was good. She could go in."
"Okay, send her name to Mr. Beale and Ms. Jones and have them check her out." Hetty turned to Lori. "I'm so sorry about all this Mrs. Callen. I had no idea we still had someone on the inside. Everyone at the office will have to undergo a thorough examination. I'll have Mr. Beale and Ms. Jones check everything on everyone and everyone in the group we arrested or killed. If there are people left we will find them. We will keep the guards here and we'll screen the rest of the people who have access to this room thoroughly so this won't happen again."
"Thank you Hetty."
The doctor had the stuff that was in the syringe tested and tested Callen's blood just to be sure it didn't get into his blood and what she gave him to get him unconscious.
"We'll look into the nurse as well. But I can guarantee you she will be fired," the doctor told them.
"That's good."
"Everything seems fine so far, his vitals seem good. I'll have his blood tested and I'll update you us soon as we have the results. Do you know how long she was in here?"
"The guard said she came in just a few seconds before I did. So I didn't think she had time to do more."
"Alright, I'm very sorry about this Mrs. Callen. I didn't think one of our employees could do this."
"You never know who you can trust these days."
"No you can't. I apologize for this Mrs. Callen."
"It's okay. It seems like nothing bad happened."
"I'll update you as soon as I have the test results."
"Thank you doctor."
The doctor left the room. Lori looked at Callen. He was still out cold. He hoped the nurse just gave him something to knock him out and nothing serious.
"Mommy?" Myra asked. "Will daddy be okay?"
"Of course daddy will be okay. He's just taking a nap. Daddy is sick so sleeping helps him get better."
About an hour later Sam stormed into the room.
"Hetty told me what happened. Are you guys okay?" Sam asked worried.
"We're fine Sam."
"What about G?" Sam asking looking over to his still unconscious partner.
"I think he'll be okay. The doctor is testing his blood now but I don't think it got into his system. I pulled the needle out as fast as I could. I don't think it had gotten in his system yet."
"Okay good. What about the nurse?"
"I shot her in the arm. They took her away. Hetty will look into it and have Nell and Eric look into everyone, everyone at the office too, to make sure there isn't somebody left. How did you guys make out?"
"We got them all. There shouldn't be many left of the group, if there are any left."
"Okay good."
"Don't worry Lori, I'm not gonna let them hurt you, G or the girls."
"I just hard to think that someone from our office would do this."
"Yeah, you'd think that someone working at a government facility wouldn't do this."
"Yeah, luckily I got back in time to stop her."
"Yeah luckily. I will stay here too until we're sure that there are no more threats."
"Thank you Sam, but that's not necessary."
"I insist. G is out and you can't do so much yourself."
"Thanks Sam."
A few minutes later the doctor returned.
"Well good news, nothing had entered his blood and she just gave him a sedative. It should wear off soon," the doctor told them.
Lori and Sam were relieved to hear it.
"Thank you doctor," Lori told him. "What about the stuff she wanted to inject into him?"
"It was medication to stop his heart. Luckily you were there just in time."
About an hour later Callen started waking up.
"G," Lori spoke softly as she saw his eyelids move.
Callen suddenly shot up and was ready to strike. Lori backed away so he wouldn't hurt her.
"G, it's okay," Sam tried to calm his partner down. "It's okay G. it's just us."
Callen looked around and noticed it were only Lori and Sam in the room.
"The nurse, she was here."
"We took care of it honey," Lori told him. "The nurse tried to give you something, to kill you. I was just back in time to stop her. I shot her."
"The girls? Are they okay?"
"They are fine honey."
"Daddy," they heard Myra speak sleepily from behind Lori.
Lori stepped aside.
"Hey sweetie," Callen spoke.
"Daddy! Daddy awake!"
Julie woke up from Myra shouting. She rubbed her eyes and then saw that Callen was sitting up in the bed.
"Daddy!"
Both girls ran over to the bed and wanted to get on. Lori lifted them up and placed them on the bed. Both girl crawled over to Callen and gave him a hug.
"Hey my sweeties."
"Daddy bettew again?" Julie asked.
"Daddy is feeling a bit better but daddy still has to stay in the hospital for a little while."
"Daddy no go home?" Myra asked with a sad face.
"No not yet sweetie. But don't worry daddy will be fine."
Julie and Myra snuggled up to Callen as Callen held them in his arms.
"Did you get them all Sam?"
"Yeah we believe so. Hetty, Nell and Eric and thoroughly looking through everyone to make sure we haven't missed anyone."
"Okay good."
"Don't worry G, we'll make sure we get them all. I'll be just outside if you need me."
Sam walked outside giving Lori and Callen some privacy.
"Are you okay too honey?" Callen asked.
"I'm fine G," Lori replied as she sat down on the bed. "Don't worry. We're all fine."
"Okay good. Our two little babies doing fine too?" Callen asked as he rubbed her stomach.
"They are doing just fine honey. No one hurt me."
"Okay good. I'm sorry about all of this honey."
"It's not your fault G, you couldn't have known."
"They took you cus they had taken me."
"It's not your fault G. They grabbed me cus I work at the office too. It's not your fault G. But thank you for protecting me."
"Of course honey. I couldn't let you get shot."
"Thank you."
Lori moved closer so she could give Callen a kiss.
Just past 8pm they girls had fallen asleep on the bed.
"Go take them home honey."
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine Lori. Don't worry about me."
"But what if someone comes back again."
"Don't worry Lori, I'll stay here," Sam offered.
"Go home sweetie, you need your rest."
"You better be here when I get back in the morning."
"I promise Lori."
"Okay good."
Lori gave Callen a kiss. Lori wanted to grab the stroller so she could put the girls in it but Callen pulled her back. Callen bend down and placed a kiss on her stomach.
"Be good to mommy tonight. Daddy loves you."
Sam helped Lori load the girls into the stroller.
"Bye G."
"Bye Lori."
Lori walked downstairs to the car and strapped the girls into their car seats. She put the stroller in the back of the car and drove home. She pulled into the driveway and noticed the agents parked across the street. Hetty had sent them to keep an eye on them until they were sure everyone had been eliminated. She placed the girls in their cribs, they never woke up during all of this. She was glad that Callen was okay. She really would have killed the nurse if she had done something to him.
….
A week later Callen was discharged from the hospital. Nell and Eric had thoroughly checked everyone but they couldn't find any more people of this group and everyone at the office checked out.
"Mommy, wewe we going?" Julie asked as Lori put them in the car.
"We're gonna go get daddy. Daddy is coming home."
"Yay!" The girls cheered.
Lori drove to the hospital. The girls were eager to get out and see Callen.
"Girls, slow down, no running in the hospital," Lori warned them.
They were both eager to see Callen. They walked as quickly as they could to Callen's room. Callen was just finished getting dressed. Callen heard them coming and quickly hid. Myra and Julie looked around the room but didn't see Callen anywhere.
"Daddy no hewe," Julie spoke to Lori once she walked into the room.
Lori looked around the room and saw Callen ducked behind the big chair.
"I think daddy is playing hide and seek. Go see if you can find him."
Myra and Julie went to look around the room. Myra was near the chair Callen was behind. She had a big smile on her face when she saw Callen.
"DADDY!" Myra squealed.
"Hey sweetie, you found me."
Callen picked her up and gave her kisses. Julie came over too and Callen picked her up too.
"Careful G, your stitches."
"Daddy go home?" Julie asked.
"Yes daddy is coming home."
Callen put the girls down on the ground and walked up to Lori to give her a kiss. Callen grabbed his stuff and the four of them walked out. Callen and Lori put the girls in their car seats and Lori drove them home. When Callen walked in he saw a banner hanging above the fireplace. It said 'welcome home daddy'.
"The girls helped me make it," Lori informed him.
"Thank you, that is very sweet of you."
Callen still had to stay at home for about two weeks before he could return to work. Myra and Julie were happy to have Callen back at home again. They missed him. Callen sat down on the couch with the girls. Callen hated that he still couldn't do much. He still let to let his body heal. He wanted to do stuff so Lori wouldn't have to do them with her being twenty seven weeks pregnant. Lori promised him she would take it easy.
"Dinner's ready," Lori called just after 6pm.
Callen took the girls over to the table and put them in their high chairs. Since Callen just had gotten back from the hospital they could have ice cream for desert.
"Mommy, chewwies pwease?" Myra asked.
Lori put a couple of cherries in Myra's bowl. "You want cherries too Julie?"
"Pwease mommy."
Lori put some cherries in Julie's bowl too. Lori had a full bowl with ice cream, whipped cream and cherries. Callen looked at her as she ate. He knew she was pregnant with twins but it still surprised him how much she could eat.
"I'm eating for three you know," Lori spoke when she saw Callen staring at her.
"I know honey. You can eat anything you want."
After dinner Callen cleared the dishes as Lori took the girls upstairs for bath. The girls wanted to walk up the stairs themselves. They went upstairs via the stairs in the kitchen. Lori helped undress the girls as the tub was being filled. Once the tub was full enough Lori placed the girls in the tub and gave them some toys to play with. Lori sat on the small stool next to the bath and watched the girls. Just as she was about ready to pull them out Callen came up to and he helped her. Together they put the girls to bed.
"Stowy daddy," Julie requested.
"Alright, which one?"
"Cindewella."
Callen had read that book like a thousand times already but the girls loved it. By the time the book had ended the girls were asleep. Callen and Lori gave them both a soft kiss before quietly slipping out of the room. They went down and sat on the couch together. Callen pulled her legs on his lap and started rubbing her feet.
"Hmmmm that feels good G."
Callen kept massaging her feet for about thirty minutes. Callen pulled her up and planted Lori in between his legs with her back against his chest and they two enjoyed a nice evening in front of the TV.
"I'm glad you're home honey," Lori spoke once they were in the bed. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too honey, and our two little babies too. I'm really glad to hear you three are doing fine."
"We're all fine honey. Don't worry about us. Our little boys are doing just fine."
"I can't wait to meet them. I'm sure they are gonna be so cute," Callen spoke as she rubbed her stomach.
"Me neither, oh yes they will be. I'm really excited to meet them. I know I'm only twenty seven weeks but I can't wait for them to be out."
"I know it's not easy for you honey, especially your last trimester. But don't worry I'll be there to support you."
"Thank you G, I really appreciate that."
"Of course, it's the least I can do since you're the one who are carrying them."
"You are really sweet G. I remember how you were when I was pregnant with the girls. You are just the sweetest. I feel so lucky to have you."
"I feel lucky to have you too."
Callen pulled her closer to him so he could kiss her. He wanted to make love to her but he knew it wouldn't be good with him just being released from the hospital. But damn the way Lori was kissing him was making it impossible for him to push that thought out of his mind. He was hardly ever able to resist his wife and he hardly ever wanted to. But with Lori's pregnancy hormones he knew he wouldn't be able to resist her now. They were engrossed in each other and taking each other's clothes off.
"Arghh," Callen suddenly screamed out.