Hey everyone! You were all really mad at me because you thought I had killed Deeks! I would never do such thing! Well, I give you this chapter, it's sweet and nice... and we're coming to an end really soon. This is the 20th chapter (Oh God, I know!) and there are only two more left...

December

Deeks was nostalgic. If he ever wanted to live a Christmas time like he never had, this year was the opportunity. Unfortunately, this was Marty's first Christmas and Deeks wasn't there for his son or Kensi. But Deeks was optimistic. The final audience on court would be after the holydays, so he counted to be home after New Year. Kensi and her son had visited him one more time, but that was it. They knew they couldn't stretch it. Hetty was already doing them a great favor. Deeks looked to the outside and found the agent assigned for his protection doing his morning watch, a medium sized man, always wearing a black suit and a Glock 22 on the left side of his shoulder holster. Then he entered in the house, and walked to the bathroom, passing by Deeks staring at the same page of the real estate magazine. The page was already creased and folded because he kept on opening the magazine in that same page over the last weeks.

"Agent Nolan?" Deeks called him when he was passing by him again. "You're married?"

"Now, only married to work." He joked. He unbuttoned the jacket's button and sat next to him at the table. "I've heard you're getting out here in two weeks or so."

"Yep, and I'm looking forward to that."

"I believe you. This is my job, but I didn't get see my little girls for Christmas too…I know it's damn tough."

"How old are they?" Deeks put the magazine aside and leaned back on the chair.

"Kyra is twelve and Quinn is eight. I promised them that I'd be home for Christmas, and that we'd have dinner like a family, even though my ex-wife and I aren't, well, together…I promised them I'd be on New York this year and they were excited about it." Nolan shrugged in the absence of other reaction and finished. "Our work sucks on these things. Well, but your son is young. He won't remember it."

"Yeah…At least he won't remember it. And, we'll always have next year, right?" Nolan shrugged again and smiled. "After all, all I did was for him. I think I deserve next year's Christmas. All of us deserve it."

"I bet your wife must be in a hard time: being an agent, taking care of a child and having to work."

"She handles it, I know. And, well, she's soon to be my fiancée. At least I plan on it, and I need your help. You think you can take me to a jewelry store?"

January

It was on the second week of January that Deeks got released. The trial was over, everyone was convicted and everything was done. Now, more than ever, he didn't want to screw up anything. All he wanted was to be with Kensi and Marty, to work and to have his life back. He had promise her a surprise. By the end of the day they started what he called a little trip. And it was really quickly. Deeks parked across the street of a small house in the LA downtown, but away from the city chaos. From another car came out a fifties lady and greeted them both with a handshake and with a squeeze on Marty's cheek.

"Mary Starr, Sun & Starr real estate. Let's take a look on the house?"

Kensi let the woman walk to the front door to intersect Deeks on his way, carrying their son in arms. "We can afford this, right?"

"Wow, look at your mom, boy. She's all worried." He laughed and put a kiss on her forehead. "Yeah, Kens, we can and we will afford this house. Do you like it, by the way?"

Kensi looked to the house, grabbed his hand and grinned, walking with him.

"I'm sorry about the miserable conditions of the grass," Mary apologized, making the remark to the front yard with foot marks. "the kids don't hesitate on stepping over it since the house isn't habitable." The real estate agent climbed the two front steps, pulled a key out of her purse and opened the door. "But, shall we see the inside?"

On the lower floor was the kitchen, the living room and the dining room. On the kitchen there was a door making its way out to the small porch and yard on the back of the house.

"You'll love the upstairs." She said, climbing up the stairs, being followed by Kensi and Deeks. "The bedrooms are really roomy, good for the baby. This master bedroom." She opened a door showing them the room, empty but roomy as she said it was. "Bathroom is over there, if you want to take a look."

"I like the view from here." Kensi commented, glancing outside the window. "It gives a good view of almost the entire front of the house. It has a good shooting range."

Deeks walked to her, peeked out the window and whispered. "I didn't tell her we're agents, with guns and stuff, so don't comment much on those things!"

"I like the view." She commented, looking at the woman.

"Come and see the other two spare bedrooms."

Mary took them to look at the other two bedrooms. "What you say, buddy? You like the bedroom?" Deeks asked his son, sitting on the floor with him.

"I'll be outside." Mary said, pulling out of the pocket her phone ringing. "Take another look at the house."

Deeks took a deep breath and sat his son on the ground. That was the moment.

He could feel his palms sweating, his heart beating quickly and his breath was troubled. "Kens…We didn't celebrate our first anniversary because of all the things that happened, and I know we started maybe in a different way, but…but this is what I want. We're together, we have a wonderful son," He took a glimpse at him, rolling on the floor and smiled. "and I can't wait to give him a little brother or a little sister. And…I can't wait to make of this house our home, for now for the three of us, but in the future, who knows for how many more. Truth is that I love you and I want to be a family with you, so…" Deeks knelt in front of Kensi and pulled a ring of the jeans' pocket. "will you give the honor to be your man?"

Kensi chuckled and mumbled, covering the mouth with her hand. "Yes." Deeks sighed in relief hearing the answer he wanted from her. He got up, put the ring on her finger and pulled her for a kiss. She pulled away from his kiss and said incredulous. "Yes…yes, I want to marry you."

Deeks let go a laugh in happiness and then picked up Marty from the ground. "Boy, your dad just scored it!" Deeks kissed Kensi once again and added. "And scored it right!"

"I'll tell Mary that the house is ours." Kensi said with a smile on the face, leaving to the outside to find the real estate agent.

On the court audience and stuff, I got no clue on how much long it usually takes. If (which I believe not) it does not takes this fast, just ignore and lets all believe it does!

Anyways, can I beg you for reviews? Come on, a lot of important stuff just happened!