Authors notes: Glad everyone enjoyed the update. Lots of drama in this one.

Deeks could not sleep. He paced the living room his gun at the ready. This time he'd just shoot the bastard. Kensi was asleep on the couch with Donny. He wanted them in the same room as he was. The sun was just coming up when his phone rang. It was Sam checking up on them.

"No Sam we're good. Granger is picking us up in a few hours. Yeah we're bringing Donny in with us."

Deeks hung up and went back to pacing.

MALIBU

Callen sat at the kitchen table drinking tea. He had watched the sun come up over the ocean but felt no joy in it. Once again his family was being targeted. He could handle it better if it was due to the job but this was another story.

"Did you get any sleep son?" asked Victor coming over and starting the coffee.

"Some but not much."

"You worry about your friends?"

"Yes. If anything happens to them." Callen looked back out the window.

"I spoke with Sara about this. If your friends wish we will look after their child for them. I have my men watching the house. No one will get near it without ending up dead."

"I'll talk to them about it."

Victor put his hand on Callen's shoulder and took a cup of coffee up to his wife. Callen called Deeks knowing he'd be awake.

"Hey Deeks how's Kensi holding up?"

"Not good. She's jumpy as hell."

"Look MacKenna's parents have offered to look after Donny. This place is a fort Jack will not get anywhere near it."

"I don't know."

"Deeks they have armed body guards everywhere. It's like the house in Romania except this time they are all on our side."

"I'll talk to Kensi and call you back."

Callen looked up to see Mac coming into the kitchen with Clara. "Hey we woke up and you were gone."

"Yeah I didn't want to wake you up."

Mac handed Clara to Callen and got herself a cup of coffee.

"Your parents have offered to keep Donny here for safety. Deeks is going to talk to Kensi about it."

"That's good. One less thing they have to worry about."

Callen kissed the top of his daughters head. "I think she grew over night." Clara was small to begin with being a few weeks early. Only a little over five pounds at birth.

"I think your right. She has a good appetite."

Callen's phone rang. "Hey Deeks. Yeah ok have Granger bring you guys here first. Ok see you soon."

"I take it we're going to have visitors?"

"Yeah. Granger agreed that it would be best for Donny to be here. They got reports of a carjacking last night the guy resembled Jack."

"Well at least Eric can trace the car and maybe we can find him before he finds one of us."

"MacKenna you are in no way getting involved in this. You just gave birth you are staying here."

"Fine but all bets are off if Jack shows up here."

"Ok if he shows up here you can shoot him."

Callen handed Clara back after Mac finished her coffee. "I think someone needs changed."

"And I think it's your turn."

"Mac."

"No don't Mac me go change your daughter and I'll make you pancakes."

"Shouldn't you be resting?"

"Do you want pancakes or not?"

"Yes dear."

Sara passed Callen in the hall. "Why is Callen making a face?"

"I tricked him into changing her diaper."

"That's my girl."

Mac sat down with a second cup of coffee while her mother made breakfast.

"Deeks and Kensi are bringing Donny here soon."

"That's good. They need to focus on work right now."

"Yes. Callen made me promise to stay put."

"Let this man try to hurt my family." Sara reached into the cabinet and pulled out a .45 hand gun. "He will deal with me."

"That's my mom."

"Now I know where you get it from." Said Callen coming back in with Clara.

"And you wouldn't have it any other way."

An hour later Deeks, Kensi and Granger walked in. Donny was asleep so Sara took him upstairs and put him in Clara's crib.

"Thank you for looking after my son." Said Deeks to Victor.

"As I told my daughter, you are her family so that makes you my family too."

"See Deeks now Donny had two grandfathers." Said Mac.

"Do I smell pancakes?" asked Kensi.

"Kitchen there is a plate waiting on you." Said Callen.

Deeks and Granger exchanged a look and followed Kensi. After they all ate Granger called in to check if there were any leads. Lucky for the team there were no cases. No word on Jack either. The car was found in Santa Monica near the pier. Eric was still trying to track him on cameras.

"Ok we should head in." Deeks and Kensi went to say good bye to Donny and Callen pulled his wife into his arms.

"Come home to us ok."

"I promise. I'll call you every couple of hours." Callen kissed Mac then gave Clara a kiss too before leaving with the others.

HOTEL ROOM

Jack was pacing. He was going to make them all pay for this. Kensi was his and if he couldn't have her then no one would. He pulled out a hunting knife and started to sharpen it. He would make Deeks pay with a long slow death. Jack figured he's let Kensi live and just take the boy. Let her know each day that he would be raised to hate her.

Once the knife was sharp Jack put it into his jacket and headed out. He had stolen another car and was going to pay Kensi a little visit. He arrived at the house and kicked the door in. No one was there. It wasn't even eight am they should be home. Jack looked around and noticed the camera over the door. He looked up at it and smiled.

"I'm coming for what is mine. If you don't fight it things will go a lot less painful." Jack noticed a photo of Kensi and Deeks on the table. He picked it up looked back and the camera and smashed the picture. "You're a dead man Deeks." Jack left the house and headed in search his prey.

Eric and Nell saw the alert that someone was in Deeks house. They brought up the feed and along with Hetty watched Jacks little rant.

"I'll send an agent over to secure the house." Said Nell. An hour later the rest of the team were in OPS watching the video.

"Don't worry Kensi I'll replace that photo for you by the end of the week."

"Thank you Nell."

Callen called Victor to alert him to the fact that Jack was in LA.

"Use me to draw him out." Said Kensi.

"No way in hell." Said Deeks.

"I want him dead." Growled Kensi. "I don't care who or how but I want him dead."

"We all do Agent Blye but I will not put you out there for him to take his anger out on." Said Granger.

"I'll go. He wants me dead any ways." Said Deeks.

"If we do this we have it in a controlled environment." Said Hetty.

COFFEE SHOP

Talia walked out of the coffee a smile on her face. She was at her car when she felt a blade come across her throat.

"Now you're going to keep quiet and do just what I say or else you will die." Jack pulled her gun from her pants and slipped it into his pocket.

Talia felt sick. How the hell had Jack gotten free. "What do you want?"

"I want a lot of things. First off I want Deeks dead then I want my son."

Talia went cold. Jack had gone totally crazy. Jack forced her into the car and told her to drive. Once he had her somewhere alone he told her to call Deeks. Talia did what she was told.

"Deeks it's Talia. Jack is here."

"Talia what?" Deeks yelled. He put his phone on speaker and dropped it to the table.

"Talia are you ok?"

"For now I am. You have to do what he says or I'm dead."

"What does he want?" asked Granger.

"He wants Deeks to bring Donny to meet him alone."

"There is no way he's getting my son." Said Deeks. He felt like punching something.

"Where are you?" asked Kensi trying to stay calm.

Eric and Nell were already tracking her phone. Nell nodded that she had them. Granger, Sam and Callen were out the door. Hetty was on the phone calling Sabatino.

"Deeks has to come alone with Donny."

"I'll be there in one hour."

Talia told Jack this and he smiled. Soon he would make them all pay. Jack handcuffed Talia to the steering wheel and took the car keys.

"Now be a good little girl and stay quiet."

Talia nodded and sat still. She didn't want to die. She thought about Sabatino and the ring she wore around her neck and about the life now growing inside her.

Jack leaned against the car and waited. Sam and Callen went to separate building and climbed to the roofs. They both had sniper rifles. Granger and ten more agents waited just behind the two buildings armed and ready. They all knew to shoot to kill.

Deeks drove the car up and parked it where Jack would not see if Donny was there or not. He got out and looked at Jack.

Jack leaned in and put the knife to Talia's neck. "Now Deeks where is my son?"

"In the car asleep. Let Talia go and we'll talk." Yelled Deeks.

Jack pulled the knife away and un-cuffed her. Jack dropped the keys. "Leave now."

Talia shook as she put the key in and started the car. She drove off crying. Deeks took two steps towards Jack. Jack pulled Talia's gun and pointed it at Deeks. Before he could fire Jack dropped. He looked at his shoulder and noticed the blood. Sam had shot his gun arm.

Deeks walked over to Jack and kicked the gun away then the knife which Jack had dropped. He heard Granger come up next to him.

"It's your call Agent Deeks."

Deeks nodded and knelt next to Jack. "For the last time Kensi is my wife and Donny is my son." Deeks punched Jack in his bullet wound. Jack screamed in pain.

Deeks punched him again and again. "You get it Jack they are mine." Deeks stood up and pulled his gun. "You will never hurt them or anyone again." Deeks aimed the gun and fired. The shot landed just next to Jacks head. Deeks then proceeded to kick the living hell out of Jack.

Granger simply stood there and watched. He had sent the other agents back to OPS. Callen and Sam joined him and watched.

"Should we stop him?" asked Callen.

"Give it a minuet." Said Sam.

Callen pulled out his phone and filmed it. Kensi would want to see this. "Better not do that Callen. We don't want Agent Deeks in any trouble for this. As far as anyone will know he was defending himself."

Callen shut the phone off and watched. After about five minutes Deeks backed off. "I would simply kill you but I am a better person than that."

Granger called in the EMT to transport Jack to the hospital. From the looks of it he was not in good shape. Deeks walked back to the car got in and drove back to Kensi.

Callen called Mac to tell her things were ok. He didn't get into details but told her Jack would no longer be an issue. The EMT had checked and it looked like one or more of Deeks kicks had broken Jack's back.

Sam simply said it served him right.

"Agent Callen I suggest you go home to your wife and enjoy your time off." Said Granger.

"I'm on my way now. Tell Deeks and Kensi to get Donny whenever they want."

Callen drove to his in laws house happy to be going home to his wife.

Talia met up with Sabatino and ran to him. "Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. We're both fine." Talia wrapped her arms around him and held on tightly.

Deeks walked into OPS and Kensi met him with an ice pack. "Figured you'd need this."

"Thanks my hand hurts like hell."

"Sam called you broke his back."

"Good. Now the bastard can't come after us again."

"You should have killed him."

"I'm not evil like he is Kensi. I wanted him to suffer and now he will. Plus he can now life knowing he'll never have you."

Deeks pulled Kensi into his arms. They never did PDA'S at work sense Hetty forbid it but today was a day to break that rule.

"Mr. and Mrs. Deeks. If you want to go to your son you may." Said Hetty.

"I spoke with Mac." Said Kensi. "He's had his lunch and is playing with the boys. He's having fun with his new uncles and Grandpa Victor."

She looked at Deeks. "We can get him later let Donny have some fun."

"Ok Fern if that's what you want."

"I have already had your door repaired and Nell has a new photo for you to frame." Said Hetty.

"Good. I just want things back to normal." Said Deeks.

"Is Talia ok?" asked Kensi.

"She is fine and with Sabatino." Hetty smiled. "Apparently they are now engaged and she is expecting."

"Wow." Said Deeks.

"See I told you hooking them two up was a good idea." Replied Kensi. Deeks laughed.

MALIBU

Callen left himself in the house and found Victor holding Donny on the couch as they watched a movie. Donny clapped and pointed at the Disney characters.

"Is everything alright son?"

"Yes everything is fine."

"MacKenna is upstairs feeding Clara."

Callen hung his jacket up and went to find his wife. She was sitting in the rocking chair and had Clara to her breast.

"Hey how are Deeks and Kensi?"

"Both are good." Callen kissed his wife. "They will be over later for Donny."

"I know Kensi called to check up on him." Mac smiled. My dad is having a blast. They boys want to take him down to the beach to make sand castles after the movie."

"Yeah I'd love to give your dad a grandson of his own."

"Well he thinks of Donny as his. He's really serious about the team being his family too."

"Well family isn't always who your born too. Sometimes it's the people who mean the most to you." Said Callen. "We're lucky. We get to have both."

Kensi and Deeks showed up around six. Sara pointed them to the beach. They found Vlad and Micha building sandcastles with Donny. He was having a blast tossing the sand around.

"That's my boy." Said Deeks. They joined their son and finished the castle. Sara called them all in for dinner then insisting that Deeks and Kensi stay.

"You are all welcome to stay the night if you like." Said Victor.

"Thank you but no. I just want to sleep in my own bed tonight." Said Deeks.

They left after dinner. Once in the car Kensi laughed at him. "You just want to go home so we can have sex."

"Hell yeah." Said Deeks. "Lots and lots of sex."

Kensi laughed again. Her husband has a one track mind.