From now on updates will be made every three days since I already finished writing the fanfiction. This chapter was the supposed last one and then I'd start a sequel but I decided to continue it right here.

Thanks go to the same people...as usual and also to everyone who keeps reading.

Reviews are still welcomed...

Kensi and Deeks relationship was going good, actually too good to be true. Six months of dating and everything was settled and solid. A month ago things got a bit bitter, but they worked it out. Also the routines have been slightly altered, but the morning work outs and the work were still there for both; but now, instead of going home alone, they share the nights on each other's houses. Deeks always said that a three years partnership helped the situation and Kensi agrees with him for everyone else. For herself, her romantic side used to take over her more often and she believes that not only their partnership helped, but also because they were also partners on the relationship; they complete each other somehow, even though they are always bickering like an old married couple. But best thing now was the season they were going through: the first Christmas together. Kensi didn't have anyone, so as Deeks; she usually travelled or stayed home during the holyday, he does some charity work, and this year they would spent it together, maybe still going to the charity work. Right now, the only work they were focusing on was at the NCIS Ops, to where they were arriving. They sat at their desks and were astonished because Sam and Callen weren't there.

"I think you'll like the gift I chose for you." Deeks smiled sliding his hands inside the trousers' pockets.

"You already got me a gift?"

"Yeah,…are you lost of our real time-space situation? Today's the 23rd!"

"Oh, then I'm just in time to buy you a gift too."

"So, you're those kind of people who buy Christmas gifts on the eve?"

"Every single year!" Kensi looked around before speaking and sitting at the chair. "I still don't know yet what to offer Sam too; I've gave him almost everything you can imagine!"

"Any idea on what you're buying for me?" Deeks grinned, excited for her answer.

"No, not yet. And even if I did, I wouldn't be telling you."

"Why not? I can tell you what I bought you."

"No, no, no! That's not what Christmas is about; we should only open the presents on the day and be surprised!"

"You have always been Linus alike? I never thought you'll be like this!"

"The best Christmas gift I've ever had was a football when I was nine, and I didn't know about it, that's why I loved it."

"My favorite Christmas gift was a tricycle when I was three or four. It wasn't much of a surprise because my mother took me with her so I could choose. But, I loved that thing! I rode it up and down the block, whether it was raining or sunning, at the morning, at the evening, I just loved it." Deeks smiled like he was remembering all of it and Kensi smiled because of him. "It allowed me to escape a bit from home, until the day my father went nuts with me for none apparent reason and when I thought he was going to beat me up, my mother talked with him. I never saw that tricycle again and the next day my mother had a black eye…Christmas wasn't supposed to be about gifts, but this is the only memory I have."

Kensi was heartbroken with the story he had just told. But, she knew something she hadn't told him yet, it was going to be a gift for him too, at least she thinks. "And when comes the day when you have a child? Won't you live it with him or her?"

"Absolutely. And I'll make sure every day that my kids' get the childhood I've never had."

"Ok, but while that doesn't hap-"

Eric whistled from the top of the stairs, interrupting their conversation. "Got an urgent case." Eric turned back and only stepped the foot over one step when he looked back. "Where are Sam and Callen?" Just by speaking of them two, they both showed up with a towel over the neck coming from the gym. "Come on up, we have a new case guys."

"Ok Eric."Callen answered checking on his phone and then heading to the stairs.

Hetty was standing in her usual pose right next to Nell when they entered the room. "This case isn't about catching a murdered," She looked at the screen where they were seeing photos of dead bodies scattered all over the floor. "this one is about bringing peace to their families and recognition for their work. US Coast Guard asked NCIS for help to recover these men and women's identifications. The last numbers indicate 157 dead and 94 are injured from which 23 are in critical condition because of a suicide bomber attack during this dawn."

Nell showed up the media footages that were running the country and the world. The Coast Guard Base still burning and the firemen were still trying to extinguish the flames, an extended column of black smoke surrounded the place, almost all the Base was destroyed and the press was all over the place. That wasn't definitely the best news to give two days before Christmas, so the team made a commitment to return those bodies to their families before the 25th, so they could gave them a funeral.

"Who was the bomber?" All those people were serving their country, position he had also served, so for Sam those images had a heavier feeling.

"Aaron Dillman, 19 years-old, engineering student."

"He was…?" Kensi was fearful of asking.

"Yes, Ms. Blye, he was American. His father," Eric put on the screen the photo both of the boy and his father. "Master Chief Petty officer Ryan Dillman-"

"Wasn't he the one on the news? The US Coast officer who was carjacked and killed by a Seaman recruit who was under drugs effect?"

"He is the one, Mr. Callen." Hetty sighed deeply and then order. "Move on team, there's too much to do."

After two days of hard work, all the bodies were identified and delivered to their families, including Aaron's, even though they didn't have the body, a funeral was realized. The NCIS team was at his funeral and saw the family crying his death, independently of his wrong action. He empty coffin was being buried right next to his father today, on Christmas day. They could read on the grave, simply his name: Aaron Joel Dillman. That family had lost two loved ones in the last fortnight. But, the only person among the mother and grandparents that wasn't crying was Caroline, Aaron's five-year-old sister.

"AJ did a bad thing?" She asked after pulling Deeks' jacket, calling his attention.

"I'm not going to lie to you." He said ducking in front of her. He sighed looking at the little girl with her blonde hair gathered on two ponytails and her innocent brown eyes. "What's your name?"

"Callie."

"Callie, it's a pleasure to meet you." He stretched his hand and the girl gave him a handshake. Deeks thought he could get rid of answering the question, but her eyes were sparkling, begging him for the answer. The smile on Deeks' face vanished bit by bit as he realized he had no other way than answer. "Listen, Callie, your brother did something really bad…but that I can understand why…He was angry."

"And my dad? He did something wrong too?"

"No. Your father didn't do anything wrong." Deeks searched his leather jacket's pocket and took from it something closed on his hand. "I spoke with some people and they told me your father had this with him." He showed her a silver necklace with a heart pendant and put it around her neck. "I think this is yours."

Caroline nodded and hugged him. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Callie."

Kensi and everyone else watched from distance. She took her hand to the belly and smiled, seeing how good he is with children. She had already had that proof before, but now seemed different. Callie ran to her mother's arms and when she picked her up, she showed her enthusiastically the necklace.

Deeks and Kensi had just got home from the small Christmas party given at the Ops Center. "What a hell of days were these..." Deeks confessed throwing himself over the couch.

"Yup…Crazy days." She put down his left leg and sat on the between his legs. Then she lied back over his chest and he put the leg over the couch again, shrinking it. "But I don't think they'll be less crazy than these from now on."

"Why you say that?" He asked closing his eyes while he was caressing and stroking her belly and her hand.

"There's something between us."

"What something? You mean, people? Because sometimes I feel like the whole world wants to jump in the middle of us."

"Yeah…" She said on a suggesting tone of voice which made him open his eyes.

"You are meaning…referring…Ok, I'm sorry for being an idiot when it comes to metaphors, but I never liked them in school."

"Some months ago I would have walked away, but now…now going away would be stupid." She placed her hand on top of his and let their fingers interlace.

She dragged his hand to her belly and he sat, questioning between giggles. "No way…Really? Really?" Kensi closed her eyes but the smile was too strong to hide and he asked her directly after putting a kiss on her cheeks. "Are you sure?"

"I am."

"See why I love you? You do these amazing things!" Deeks recovered the breath and Kensi tried to hide the blushing. "And when did you found out?" Now both were grinning and he now that he knew, he just couldn't take the hand off her belly.

"Just two days ago. I kept it for Christmas. Well, you were having two gifts, but with all this-"

"Are you kidding? This is a trillion better than whatever you were getting me. I'm not judging your taste of picking up gifts, it's just… you got the idea!"

"I did." She stated, laughing. "Uhm, and by the way, what was my gift?"

"Sexy red lingerie. You know, those lingerie that say: too much sexiness, too less cloth!"

"Now I want to see it, to see if you have good taste."

"Oh, I do!" He claimed boastful. "The girl at the store also approved."

"Oh she did!" She turned around and crawled over him.

"Kens, ouch, you know you're over my lower parts-"

"I know!"

"If you keep doing that we may never be able to do more babies! Ouch! Ok," He groaned, leading the head behind. "should I say the woman was, well, big, and had huge glasses and she was not attractive at all!"

"I'm just kidding. I'm not mad, I know I have you, for real."

"Yeah, but crawling over my groin isn't fun!"

"Sorry…" She whispered with a big smile on her lips and kissed his cheek.

"You forget you're Kensi! You're strong! So…" After the fun moments, something reached Deeks' head. "Will there be any complication since you had the miscarriage of the other baby?"

"I don't think so. I read the risks decrease after 12 weeks of pregnancy, and I'm already 10 weeks, but" She reinforced. "I'll consult a doctor."

"10 weeks already?" Kensi couldn't distinguish if he was happy, surprised or shocked, but he moved forward. "Have you told Hetty you can't do field work? Have you told the guys or-"

She turned back and kissed his lips, interrupting his speech. "No. I haven't told anyone yet. You needed to be the first to know."

Linus reference- From Charlie Brown Christmas specials. Linus would always tell the true meaning of Christmas.

Uhm...how is this going? Kensi's pregnant but problems will come from it...