A/N Thank you for your reviews, I apologize for the delay. I had a bout of the flu and am now slowly catching up with everything.

And If like me at the end of this chapter you wanna head slap Eric. I will apologize for that too!

Disclaimer: Nope aint writing one...ya wanna sue...bring it on...but i'm in hiding :P

Chapter 9

Eric ran out of the car and up the steps. Jamieson followed somewhat slower.

Carla the maid moved out of the way as he ran up the steps followed by Kensi and Deeks, "Mr. Klaus is everything alright?" She asked.

Jamieson put a hand on Carla, It's not Klaus it's Erik. Carla's hands flew to her mouth. "Mr. Erik! You shouldn't be here... if your father catches you?" she said worriedly.

Eric smiled and continued to run upstairs. Jamieson explained, "I need the staff, we have three hours to find everything of Mr. Erik's and get it out of the house."

Kensi and Deeks stood for a second as the small Hispanic woman launched into action. She let out a huge whistle. And the staff came running.

Kensi and Deeks laughed, "Did you teach Eric that?" Kensi asked.

Carla nodded her head, "We do not have an intercom system and this was the quickest way to find Mr. Erik." As if on cue Erik skidded to the top of the stairs, "Carla?"

"I'm getting you help, we'll have you properly packed and out of here in an hour and a half." She promised, Eric knowing her legendary timekeeping nodded.

"Now, Mr. Erik; that monstrosity that has been sucking up my electric for years, Can you safely remove it?" She asked. Eric pulled a remote control out of his pocket and pressed a button.

"Yes Ma'am," Eric let out a lopsided grin.

Carla rolled her eyes, "Very well, Mr. Erik. One moment;" She said as she turned to the staff. "For those of you who don't know this is Mr. Erik. Mr. Christian's youngest son, Mr. Christian will be back in three hours, Rooms 12, 14 and 15 have Mr. Erik's belongings stored in I need everything out of the house in an hour and a half, Everything else stops. This is top priority." She said.

For the next hour and a half the house was a hive of activity, by the time it was over everything of Eric's had been packed moved and placed into a U-Haul Jamieson had rented. Eric stopped to say goodbye to the staff.

Those that didn't know him as a child had gone back to work. Carla, Jamieson and Diego, the groundskeeper all stayed to wish him well. "Mr. Erik, this is yours as well, we kept it hidden in the hopes that you would come back someday." Carla handed him an envelope. "It's from your mother, your share of your inheritance, Mr. Klaus tried to get it from the bank, but we hid it….It is about $15million dollars." She said shyly.

"I don't need this!" Eric exclaimed stunned.

"For your children, your mother would have loved you very much, she was so excited to be pregnant with you and we all knew Myra as well, Mr. Klaus was a tyrant and was so mean to the boy, we kept him safe as much as we could. We are so glad he is your son…you look after him Mr. Eric, Todd is a sensitive and sweet boy in spite of what Mr. Klaus did to him." Carla said.

Eric hugged her and the two Federal Agents and their Technical Analyst left the house for the last time.

Eric handed the keys to Deeks, "I have one more thing to pick up, Can you drive this back to the mission, I'll head to the hospital, I need to see my kids." Eric said.

Deeks and Kensi got in the car and started to pull out as Eric shot past them on a Ducati.

"Oh my God!" Deeks breathed in awe at the sight of the Motorcycle screaming down the driveway.

Eric breathed a sigh of relief as he swept out of the driveway finally putting that part of his life behind him.

Summer had been with her brother for over 24 hours and having had no word from her father was worried but tried not to show it. She sat in Todd's room as they gave him his antibiotics in a drip and they fed him to get some weight on his body. She read to him and taught him a few card games and the more time she spent with him, the more she decided that she loved her little brother.

Hetty came in and Summer looked up as Todd tensed.

"Ms Lange. Is my father ok?" She asked.

"Yes Miss Beale, He's finished his assignment and had gone back to the house to collect a few things before we release your grandfather, your father has just left and will be here soon." She said.

Although Todd was talking to Summer and Eric, he hadn't said a word to any of his doctors or to Hetty even though she had talked to him he had just looked at her his eyes pleading for her to understand that he wasn't able to speak to them. Hetty in her way had understood and had directed the doctors to talk to either herself, Eric or Summer.

Todd was looking forward to seeing his father again, Years of living with Klaus were not going to go away overnight and if he ever saw Klaus again it would be too soon. But his mother, when Klaus wasn't around had filled his head with stories of his father, how Eric would have been proud of him, how he played with his sister and how his father was kind, where Klaus was cruel and would always protect Todd as soon as he found them. She would tell him of how their life had been before she had been taken by Klaus, of the surfing and the small apartment they had shared and the picnics they'd had on the beach as a family. His imagination was filled with what life could be like and he hoped that his father would live up to the mental image his mother had given him. He had to admit that Eric seemed to be nice so far, however Todd hadn't been alone with Eric yet and he did worry about how he would be without witnesses around.

Eric walked in through the doors and dropped the crash helmet onto the chair just inside the door. Summer and Todd looked up, "Hey!" Eric smiled at his kids, "How you doing?" he asked them.

"Todd's thrashing my ass at snap and I already owe him surfing lessons!" Summer mock grumbled which caused Todd to smile a bit but he quickly hid it.

Eric smiled, "Sorry Sum, you get your card playing skills from me, looks like Todd has inherited your mother's skill."

Summer smirked, she knew what her dad was doing bolstering her little brother's self esteem. She liked the fact that after an initial jolt as Eric entered Todd did seem to have calmed down.

"Hetty, would you like to come with me to find Todd something to eat?" Summer asked needing a break and knowing that Todd would need to talk to their father and wouldn't do so while she was there.

Hetty nodded, "Of course Miss Beale. I could use a decent cup of tea." She said and they left the room.

Todd sat up straighter and shuffled the cards he held in his hands, trying not to look too afraid.

"So you beat your sister in snap then?" Eric asked with a small grin.

"I…I'm sorry!" Todd breathed looking intently at his hands.

Eric panicked, where Callen and his insight were when he needed it he'd never know; Nope Todd was his son and he would handle this. "It's ok; Summer can't win everything just because she's your sister."

Todd tried to still the shaking that started, when he got scared with Klaus he'd make a mistake and it would result in him getting hit.

Eric sat on the bed and held out his arms. "I am never going to hurt you Todd. I promise…I am not my brother but I am your father and I want to be there for you."

Todd looked up, "Are you keeping me?" He asked.

"Am I…..?" Eric looked stunned, "Where on earth would you get an idea like that?" He couldn't believe his son thought he would even consider abandoning him.

"I'm sorry." Todd mumbled and looked back at the card pushing down the despair that threatened to overwhelm him.

Eric looked up as the doctor walked in to do his check up. He stood back as his phone rang. Taking the call he turned to Todd, "I have to go for a while, Summer will be back soon, will you be ok?" he asked.

"Sure I'll be fine." Todd answered and pulled out a weak smile as Eric left.

Callen sat out the front of the hospital, "I'm sorry to pull you away from your kids, but you forgot to give us the address to move all your junk too?" Callen smirked.

"It's not junk…shit, I need somewhere big enough for all three of us to live." Eric said distractedly. "I have my inheritance, will you come with me?" Eric asked.

Callen nodded and Eric climbed into Callen's car and fired off a text to Summer as they headed to the realtors.

Eric was surprised that they managed to find the perfect house, on the beach and ready to move in within two hours of arriving although Callen felt it was just because Eric offered cash for the property.

"Callen….Can I ask you a question?" Eric asked as they drove back to the mission.

"Sure?" Callen said

"Todd asked me something and it's bugging me…He asked if I was keeping him?" Eric said.

Callen gripped the steering wheel tighter. "And you said?" His voice was guarded.

"I was shocked, how could he not think I wouldn't keep him he's my son!" Eric said. Callen pulled up to the side of the road and turned to Eric.

"What did you say to him?" Callen reiterated.

"I…I didn't say much of anything, the doctor came in and you called and then I left." Eric admitted.

Callen threw the car into a u turn and headed in the direction of the hospital.

"What?" Eric asked worried at the change in his friend's demeanor.

"Your son is scared to death, he's been in an abusive relationship with a man who was his father figure, and he gets the guts, in his own way to ask if it's ok not to be scared anymore and YOU LEAVE!" Callen exclaimed, Madder than Eric had ever seen him. "Kids need to know there world is safe, when it isn't and the nightmare is finally over they need to be told its ok…I just hope your son hasn't done anything stupid!" Callen told his friend.