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Authors notes: Ok guys don't worry I'm not killing Sam off. Just trying to set the mood for what his frame of mind is. I wanted to put a twist on the White Ghost story line as I really hate how they did it in the show.
Sam was not happy to be in the middle of now here. He was shown where to toss his gear and met a few members of the taskforce. Sam was standing outside the main building looking around when he spotted a familiar face. Sabatino came sauntering over to him a smile on his face.
"Hanna good to see you." Sam shook the man's hand but didn't smile back. "So how is the rest of the team doing?
"Good. Callen got engaged and Deeks and Kensi are expecting."
"Wow, so Blye and Deeks huh." Sabatino shrugged and led Sam over to a let populated area. "Ok so what do you know?"
"I know I'm here to hunt down a leak that is putting agents in danger."
"We have had a CIA agent in the field for almost seven years now. He's an ex-marine and knows how to handle himself." Sabatino looked around. "Up until a month ago I was the only one here who knew who he was. Someone found out and leaked that information. Problem is this agent has ties to two members of your team."
"Which puts them in danger too?"
"Yes. There is someone in the CIA how wants to use this agent as a scapegoat. They will not stop at hurting anyone they need to in an effort to draw this agent out."
"Ok so who are the agents on my team?"
"Hetty and Kensi." Sabatino looked around again. "Hetty has known him for years and Kensi was engaged to him nine years ago."
"Damn." Sam knew exactly who they were talking about. It was Jack, Kensi's Jack, a man that both he and Callen and mostly Deeks would love to strangle. And here he was needing to protect the man. Sam didn't like it one bit.
"In a few days I'm scheduled to meet with him. I'll take you along."
Sam shook his head in agreement. The two men headed over to the mess for dinner. Sabatino told him not to discuss his team or their situations to anyone. The less the mole knew the better.
Las Agneles.
Kensi was sitting at her desk when Hetty walked over and put a small box down. Kensi smiled and opened it to find the sweetest little pair of booties.
"Oh Hetty they are so cute. Thank you so much." Kensi walked over to Deeks . "Look Deeks our first baby gift."
Deeks looked up and smiled. The booties were white with little blue bows on the front. Kensi put them on Deeks desk and went back to work. Deeks kept looking at them and then over at Kensi. He couldn't believe how lucky he was. If you told him a year ago he'd be engaged to Kensi and she would be carrying his child he would have told you no way.
"Also I am going to arrange for a package to Ray. You can send him whatever you like." Said Hetty turning to go back to her desk.
"We need to send him a copy of the sonogram and a pic of us together." Said Kensi.
Deeks agreed and Kensi went to find Nell so she could take a nice photo of them to send.
Deeks had arranged for them to get married on Friday at City Hall. He had called in a favor and got the earliest appointment he could. Kensi's mom was going to meet them there. Deeks would have given anything for Ray to be there but he'd just have to send photos instead. He sent Kensi's mom a text asking her to please bring a camera with her. That gave them three days to keep this secret. Knowing Hetty she already knew.
Nell was so excited to take the photos. She told them they should go to the beach and they both agreed that after work they would head to the beach. Kensi was so excited she couldn't wait till the day to be over.
"Calm down Fern we still have a few hours to go."
"I can't help it."
Deeks smiled at her leaned down and gave her a kiss and rubbed her belly. He went back to his desk and got started on some more paper work.
Callen found Mac in the armory cleaning her gun. He stood just inside the door way and watched her work. He couldn't help but smile when he saw her ring sparkle when the light hit it.
He remembered the conversation he had with Hetty years before about if he wanted to start a family. He had replied that he wanted to find his first. Little did he know then that instead of his birth family he needed to find her. She was his family, his future.
"Are you just going to stand there and watch me all day?"
"I can't help it I love to look at you."
Mac shook her head at him and started to put her gun back together.
"So are we going to start to move you in tonight?"
"Yes Callen. I'll take most of my clothing first and some small stuff. The rest we can get whenever we have time."
Callen smirked at her happy he was finally getting his way. He wasn't sure Mackenna was totally on board with it but she wasn't acting mad. Callen was determined to make the move work for both of them and would do anything to see that she was happy.
"Did you want to bring any of the furniture with you?"
"No I don't think so. We have the couch and bed so we're good." Mac smiled at him. "Well maybe the coffee table and tv of course."
"I already have the cable guy coming on Saturday to hook up the tv. I know you can't live without your shows."
"Your one to talk, you got in an argument with the guy on ZNN last week."
"Oh come one he had no clue what he was talking about."
"Baby you still were yelling at the tv."
Hetty sat at her desk and opened her lap top. She opened her secure email and found a message from Sam.
*Met with Sabatino. He told me everything. Any idea who I should be looking for?*
Hetty sent a message back telling him they had no idea who the mole was and to keep his eyes open. She knew that if the leak wasn't found then all their lives could be in danger. She wasn't worried about herself but refused to allow her family to be in harm's way.
She would have to speak with Callen soon and fill him in with at least part of the truth. She looked over to see Kensi sitting at Mac's desk and Deeks leaning over talking to the baby. Deeks would also have to be warned at some point. He had too much too loose now.
The beach.
Kensi and Deeks stood close together on the sand with the water in the background. Deeks put his hands on her stomach and Kensi put hers on top of his. They both looked down at their joined hands. Nell planned on taking the same photo each month to keep a record of the growing family. They took well over two dozen photos and Nell promised to print them all out the next day at work.
After Nell left Deeks and Kensi walked along the beach and enjoyed some quiet time together. They stopped and got fish taco's for dinner then headed home. When they got there they saw Callen putting two duffle bags in his trunk and Mac putting a box in hers.
"I can't believe he talked her into moving in with him." Said Kensi.
"Callen wants her close. Just the way I want you close." Replied Deeks putting an arm around her and leading her into the house. They left Monty out for a while and settled down to watch Next Top Model.
"You know more than your saying." Said Kensi as they got settled.
"Maybe."
"Deeks what's going on?"
"You can't say anything ok."
"Of course."
"Ok so Callen is afraid that Mac is going to change her mind and leave him."
"Is he crazy Mac is crazy about him." Kensi looked up at Deeks. "She would never leave him."
"I think it has a lot to do with both their pasts. Being shipped around so many homes so many families." Deeks took a drink of his beer. "The with her being moved around so much with the job I guess he's afraid she doesn't want to put down roots."
"Well from what I know putting down roots is exactly what Mac has always wanted."
"Well then I hope things work out for them."
"It will. If we can make things work they sure can."
Across the street.
"Ok I think that is it for the bedroom." Said Mac putting a box on the couch. Callen was putting his erector set into boxes.
"Ok I want to take as much of this as I can tonight."
"There's plenty of room in the jeep." Mac grabbed another box and headed for the bathroom to get her stuff from there.
Callen took his boxes out to the jeep then went to see how far along Mac was.
"Are you sure you're ok with moving in? I don't want you to do anything you don't want to."
"I know and I'm fine with it. Your right it does make more sense. If we were not spending every night together I'd say it was too soon."
"It's also safer if we have one place. Easier to know if someone is watching us if we are in the same place."
Mac looked at Callen. He was holding something back she could just tell. "Ok what else is motivating the move?"
"Nothing."
Mac put the box from the bathroom on the table and turned to look at him. "I know when you're holding back G, what is going on?"
Mac glared at him. This always got to Callen and he spilled.
"Ok all I know is there is a leak in the CIA. They are hunting down an operative in the Middle East who has been gathering critical information on different terrorist groups. The operative they are hunting has ties to Hetty. She's worried that they will use her and if they figure out you're her granddaughter, you to get to this agent."
"Does this have something to do with Sam?"
"I don't know."
"Well ok then." Mac picked up the box and headed out to the cars. She waited till Callen had locked the door and then started the jeep. She followed Callen home and they started unloading everything.
Mac put her bags in the bedroom and headed back out to the cars. An hour later everything was in the house and her clothing was put away. She didn't have much for the bathroom and that got put away quickly.
Callen put all the boxes with his erector set in the corner of the back room for now. He could work on it there without it being in the way. They had packed up some of the kitchen stuff sense Callen had little and he started putting that stuff away next.
He was surprised when someone knocked at the door. He opened it to see Nell and Eric.
"Hi Callen."
"Hey Nell, Eric come on in."
"We just wanted to stop by and give you and Mac a house warming gift. I know you've had the house for a while but I still thought it would be nice."
"Ok let me go get Mackenna."
Eric began to look around noticing how empty the house was. "Hey Nell did you ever notice that the only person who doesn't call her Mac is Callen, he always uses her full name."
"I think its sweet." Said Nell.
Mac and Callen came back in the room. "Hey Nell what's up?"
"Eric and I have a house warming gift for you." Nell handed Mac a wrapped box. She sat on the couch to open it. After moving the tissue paper she found a framed photo of her and Callen.
"Who took this?"
"Deeks, he said he couldn't pass up the moment."
The photo was taken a few weeks ago when they were on a case. On the walk back to the car Callen had swung his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. She was looking up at him and they were smiling at each other.
"He really got a good shot."
"Yeah and to think he took it on his phone." Added Eric.
Callen took the photo and remembering a nail in the brick work over the fire place he hung it there.
"We can move it if you want?" said Callen turning to look at his fiancé.
"Nope I think it's perfect there."
Callen turned to Nell and Eric. "Thanks guys we really appreciate it."
"Any time." Said Nell. "Well we will let you two get back to unpacking."
Callen let them out and turned to find Mac looking at the photo.
"Deeks really did get a good shot didn't he."
"Yeah maybe we should ask him to take the photos at the wedding."
Camp Chapman
Sam read over everything Sabatino had given him on the agents working in that area. It was important to find out who wanted Jack dead and why. Sam had found out that Jack had married a local girl and that they had a child. His wife had been killed and his daughter was missing. They figured that the CIA was behind it.
Sam looked at a photo of his family and felt sick to think of Jack's daughter out there somewhere. If anything good came out of it he hoped he would be able to find the girl and get her home to her father.