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Authors notes: Thank you for all the kind reviews. So I wrote most of this and totally forgot I did. So much has been going on around here so I've been busy. I hope to have all of my stories updated by the end of the week. Thanks for hanging in there with me on this one.
"Kensi we're going to be late."
"I'm coming. Donny decided to fill his dipper… again." Said Kensi coming out of the bedroom with Donny up in her arms. He saw Deeks and started reaching for him.
"There's my boy." Deeks took the now 6 month old out of Kensi's arms and they headed for the door.
They were taking Donny to the beach today. He loved the water just as much as his dad did.
"I can't wait to teach you how to surf."
"Not for a while yet babe."
"Yeah I know." Deeks got Donny settled into the car seat and they set off. They went to Deeks favorite spot and found a quiet spot away from everyone. Deeks carried Donny out into the water and let him kick his feet in it. Kensi laughed and took some photos. They had put a big sun hat on him and somewhere Deeks had found baby sunglasses. And of course a good layer of sun block.
Monty ran around in the shallows barking. Kensi couldn't believe how happy she was right now.
"Hey Kensi." Kensi looked up to see Talia.
"Hey grab a seat."
"Thanks." Talia looked out at where Deeks and Donny were. "Like father like son huh?"
"You have no idea." They both laughed. "So how's Sabatino doing?"
Talia blushed. "He's doing very good."
"I knew you two would hit it off."
"Yeah we really have." They sat there and watched the boys for a few more minutes. Soon Deeks brought Donny out of the water. He smiled when Talia reached up to take Donny. "Give me this handsome man." Deeks handed him over and sat down next to Kensi.
Talia snuggled Donny and laughed when he grabbed at her hair and pulled. "You've gotten so big." Talia handed him over to Kensi and stood up. "Well I have to go. I'm meeting Sabatino in a few for lunch."
"Have fun." Said Deeks. "Boy those two have really hit it off."
"Yep. Maybe we'll get invited to the wedding."
They spent a few hours at the beach before heading home for lunch. They had a date planned that night and Kensi's mom was going to baby sit.
Across town Mac was pulling on a sun dress. They had plans on going to her parent's new house today. They hadn't seen it yet and were excited to see the new house. She smoothed her hands over her belly and smiled. She was just over five months along now.
"You ready to go Mackenna?"
"Yep I'm ready." She tuned and faced Callen. He smirked at her and went to wrap his arms around her. "No way babe. If we start now we'll be really late."
"Ok fine but when I get you home."
They pulled into a driveway in Malibu. The house was right on the beach and was huge.
"Wow your parents really went all out."
"Well from what my mom said they have a house like this on the black sea and wanted something similar here."
They walked up to the front door and Victor opened it. "Ah there is my beautiful daughter." He gave her a kiss on the forehead and reached out to shake Callen's hand. "Come in you two." Victor moved so they could come in. "Sara the kids are here."
"Oh good, come on you two and I'll give you the grand tour." Sara led them around the first floor then they moved to the second floor. "I picked this room for Clara when she comes to stay." Sara had the room painted a light peach and it had windows that over looked the water.
"It's beautiful." Said Mac her hands rubbing her stomach.
"And across the hall I have a room set up for you and Callen. That way you will have a place of your own here." Sara looked at them and waited to see what they would say. The room had a queen size bed, a dresser and a dressing table. It was done in light blues.
"The room is lovely." Said Mac.
"Yes it is. Thank you. You really didn't have too." Added Callen.
"I know but I want you to both feel that this is your home too." Sara led the way back downstairs and out back. They had a pool, a hot tub and steps down to the beach.
"Wow this is nice." Said Callen.
Sara led Mac to a seat so they could talk.
"Callen may I speak to you in the house please." Said Victor.
"What can I do for you?"
"I want you to know how much it means that you are willing to let us be a part of our daughter's life."
"Why wouldn't I?" Callen looked confused. "She's your daughter."
"Yes but my family had done all it could to destroy your family."
"That's true but you have never done anything to me."
"I was worried you would not want us to be part of your family."
"I never knew my family. I was so young I don't remember them. Mackenna and my daughter are my family."
"Well I would be honored to consider you my son." Victor smiled at Callen. "Also I have started a trust fund for my granddaughter."
"Thank you. It's nice to know she will have something for her future."
The men went to join the women beers in hand. They spent an hour talking then Sara brought out a homemade Romanian meal. They had Papricas, (goulash), Ardei Copti (roasted pepper salad.), and a sour meat ball soup. Callen remembered eating the soup as a child.
"I plan on teaching Clara to cook Romanian dishes and Russian ones when she is older." Said Sara.
They had found out that Sara's mother had been Russian and her father English. Sara had lived in Romanian most of the time that she and Victor had been married and had grown to love the people and culture.
"That would be nice. I'd love to learn to make this soup." Mac had noticed that Callen had eaten two bowls.
Sara had noticed this too and smiled at him. "Your friend Nell called here yesterday. She is planning a baby shower for you and wanted to include me in the planning."
"That was sweet of her." Mac smiled. "Nell is like a little mother. She has to take care of all of us."
Victor told them how he was slowly moving his company here to the US. He had developed a large network importing and exporting luxury foods from all over the world.
"I have many restaurants and stores here in Los Angeles already ordering large amounts of items. Best business move I could have made."
Micha and Vlad were back in Romania for a month finishing up the closing of the business there. They were also closing up the house. Victor wanted to keep it so that once Clara was older they could take her there and show her where her family came from. The house would also be there if Callen and Mac needed a place to hide if anything went bad.
Victor already promised to do anything he had to for his family to be safe and taken care of.
MacKenna sat rubbing her belly. Clara had been busy moving around a lot that day.
"Is everything ok dear?" asked Sara.
"Clara is a busy girl today." MacKenna put her mother's hand on her belly.
"Victor you must feel this." Sara's eyes were so bright with happiness.
"Perhaps she will be a dancer someday." Said Victor. "Your grandmother was an amazing dancer. She was trained in forms of dance sense she was a child."
Callen stood back and pulled out his phone to take some pictures. He had noticed that the photo of them all from the restaurant now hung above the fireplace in their new home. Victor and Sara sat on either side of Mac both feeling the baby move and kick.
Mac looked up and saw Callen taking photos with his phone. She smiled up at him and he zoomed in to take a photo of just her face.
Later that day Callen and MacKenna took a walk on the beach. The houses here were a bit further apart and the beach was mostly private. "It will be nice for Clara to come here." Said Callen.
"It's going to be nice to know we have someone to look after her while we work."
"That too. Victor showed me his security system."
"That good huh?"
"It makes the Mission look like a public park."
"Well dad did say he'd do anything he had to for our safety."
MacKenna stopped walking and stood looking back at the house. The wind blew her hair around her and she moved her hand up to push it back. "Callen you're really ok with my family?"
"Of course I am." Callen understood her reason for asking. "Believe me Hetty has checked them out 100% everything they have told us is true." Callen pulled her into his arms. "Remember they are my family now too." He kissed her and they started walking back to the house.
"I used to hate them wondering why they gave me up." Mac looked up at Callen. "Now I'm so glad Hetty did what she did. If I had grown up under Alexis and her evil who knows what I would have become."
"And we wouldn't have each other then." Added Callen. "Everything happens for a reason."
"Yes it does." Mac and Callen walked back to the house and their family.
The next two months went fast for them. Case after case came leaving them with little chance to do much else then sleep, eat and work. MacKenna spent most of her time in OPS with Eric and Nell. Callen had told her to stay home but she refused saying she wanted to be where she knew what was going on.
Being eight months pregnant made things a challenge. Hetty made her rest often and made sure she ate at regular times. MacKenna was taking a walk around the building trying to get some exercise. The case the team was working now was a bad one. Hopefully it would come to an end soon. She hadn't seen her husband in two days and sleeping at the mission was starting to wear on her. Hetty had brought in a cot for her but she missed her bed.
"Perhaps you should stay with your parents for a while?" Mac stopped walking and turned to Hetty.
"I'd be too nervous." She put her hand on her belly feeling Clara kick. "I need to be here in case something happens. I don't want to find out after the fact."
"Hetty we need you in OPS!" Both women turned and looked to see another agent calling to them before turning and hurrying off.
Hetty reached OPS first with Mac right behind her. On the screen was a building engulfed in fire.
"Please tell me they were not in there?" said Hetty.
"No Sam called it in everyone is fine. The bomb blew as they were moving it. Sam reports the entire cell was in there at the time." Said Nell.
"But the team is fine?" asked Mac leaning on the table in the center of the room. Just then her cell rang.
"Callen you better be in one piece or I swear I'll kill you myself."
"I'm fine Angel. We're all fine just waiting on fire and rescue to get here."
Everyone in the room looked at her. Hetty felt a weight lift off her shoulders. Mac took the call out into the hall and collapsed onto the bench.
"Promise me that you're coming back in one piece."
"Don't worry I'm fine. We were nowhere near the building when it blew. I swear criminals are getting stupider every year."
Mac laughed at this. She felt Clara kick several times hard.
"Your daughter is kicking me again."
"Not much longer now."
"I know I just want you home. I miss you."
"I miss you too. We should be back in about two hours."
It ended up being closer to three hours. In the end the case was closed and the city safe for one more day. Mac was pacing waiting on them to get back. She grabbed Callen as soon as she got into the room and held him tight. Callen started laughing when he got kicked.
He put his hand on the spot and got down to talk to his daughter. "Ok bug it's time to give it a rest. Mommy has had a hard few days and needs you to quiet down." Clara kicked him hard again.
"I don't think she's going to listen to you."
"Well maybe sleeping in our own bed tonight will help."
"I hope so."
Hetty chased them all out of the Mission telling them to all take the next day off.
"All I want to do is lie in bed and hold you." Said Callen.
"You haven't seen me in days and that's all you want to do?"
"Ok so maybe I want to do more than just sleep." Mac laughed. "Good because I have an itch I really need you to scratch."
On the way home Mac called her mom to let her know everything was ok. Sara and Victor both knew the danger that they were in daily but they trusted them to keep each other safe.
Once they were home Callen took a shower and headed to bed. He found Mac sitting there wearing one of his button down shirts. Sense her belly was in the way now making love had become a challenge. He told her to stand and put her hands on the bed for support. He loved taking her from behind and this was the easiest way now.
"I am so glad to be home." Said Callen. "I love you MacKenna."
"I love you too Callen."
A half hour later they were snuggled in bed. "Hetty wants me to quit working now."
"Think you can handle being home all day?"
"What do you think?"
"I think I'll come home and find all the furniture moved around."
"Exactly I will go crazy home all day by myself."
"You could stay with your parents."
"I'd drive them crazy." Mac snuggled into Callen. "Anyways I'll be home for six weeks after Clara is born."
"And you'll have our little bug to keep you busy."
"I already told mom I'd stay with her the first few weeks. She missed out on that time with me so it will be nice that she can spend it with Clara."
"I already told Hetty I'm taking off at least two weeks after Clara is here."
"Granger will just have to step up and so some real work while we're out."
Callen laughed at this. Granger had already told Callen to take as much time as he wanted. Over the years the team had become his family even if he wouldn't admit it out loud.
Callen had fixed up the spare room for Sara so she could stay at their house too after the birth.
They both laughed as Clara let her presence known and started kicking again. "Soon little one." Said Mac.
Chapter notes: Ok next chapter will be the baby shower and the birth. We will also see a visit from Jack and some more of Kensi kicking ass.