Katy tossed the covers back and tried to get out of bed, but Callen pulled her back him. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked in a husky voice.
"It's after seven, we need to get up. I'm sure Sam, Kensi and Deeks are wondering where the hell we are." She laughed.
"They can wait a little while longer." He said between kisses.
Katy let out a little sigh, only making Callen continue. "I love it when you do that, it tells me I'm doing something right."
"As much as I'd love to stay in bed and have a repeat of last night, we need to get out to Manzanillo. We need to meet with the others and figure out the plan." She said as he slipped the strap of her tank top over her shoulder, kissing where it had been.
"We can be fashionably late." He whispered, kissing her neck.
"Oh God Callen." She moaned, wanting him so badly. She pulled his body as close as she possibly could to hers and wrapped her leg around his waist.
"I knew you'd give in." he smiled.
"You're so mean, we have work to do and all you want to do is have sex." She whined.
"Not just have sex, have sex with my wife." He said.
"Honey, we can do this tonight like we did last night, we can start it in the pool again, then come up to the room and fool around on the balcony before we get to the bed." She said in a lurid, sexy voice.
He groaned at the thought of the previous night's encounter. "Damn that was hot last night."
"So let's save it for tonight, who knows, maybe we can sneak down to the beach tonight." She added.
"I hate it when you do this." He laughed, knowing she was right; they needed to get the day started and not like this. He let her go and watched as she walked into the bathroom, peeling off the tank top. Tossing himself back on the bed with a sigh, there was a knock at the door. "I'll get it." He called scrambling to find his underwear or something to hide his now dying erection.
"Hey G," Sam said with Kensi and Deeks behind him. "Are you two just now getting up?"
"Uh, yeah," he gave a slight smile. "We had a pretty long night."
"Yeah, what time did you come back up from the pool?" Sam asked.
"I think it was two thirty, but we actually didn't fall asleep." He said.
"Say no more, I don't need to hear it." Sam laughed.
"Come on in, let me tell Katy you guys are here." He said walking to the bathroom while the three walked into the sitting area. "Hey Katy, they're here, do you want me to bring you some clothes?"
"Please, one of the swim suits and a pair of short will be fine. Thank you." She said kissing him.
Callen walked over to her suitcase and dug through to find a suit. "Does it matter which one?"
Katy laughed. "No honey, you pick."
"Did you being the one that you wore to the beach on Monday?" He asked with a smile, he like that one. She looked good, so sexy in it.
"Yes, it should be in there." She yelled.
He pulled the two pieces from the bottom of the bag and flung it over his shoulder, as he walked to the bathroom. "Want some help putting it on?" he asked.
"Damn, you're a horn-ball." She said trying to grab it from him. He held it further and further away from her. She stepped on his foot and he dropped it.
"OW! That's messed up, Katy." He said as he limped back to the sitting room.
Kensi had a pot of coffee brewing in the kitchenette. "That's what you get for teasing her like that." She laughed, watching him sit on the edge of the bed, rubbing his injured foot.
"G, haven't you learned anything from Michelle and me? Don't mess with your wife, especially when she's trying to get dressed." Sam laughed. "I especially wouldn't mess with your wife who could easily go toe to toe with you in a grappling match."
"I was just trying to have a little fun with her. She's very serious this morning." He laughed.
Katy walked out of the bathroom without anyone hearing and gave Callen a smack on the back of the head. "I'm not serious; you're just not being serious enough."
"Good morning Katy." Kensi said making everyone a cup of coffee.
"Ok, I can't take all of this skin." Deeks complained. "You two need to put some real clothes on."
"Marty, are you really complaining about how much skin is showing?" Kensi said spinning around with her hand on her hip.
"I, um, don't mind you, but she's Callen's wife." He said with his hand to his face blocking Katy from his view.
"You might have something Deeks."Sam said. "Send these two to the beach, use them as bait, let's see if they can get those four to follow them around like lost puppy dogs."
"That's what Callen and I talked about last night." Katy said going back to her suitcase for her cover. Pulling it over her head, she walked back to the group. "There Marty is that better?"
"Yes thank you." He said. "I just don't want Kens or Callen thinking I'm ogling his goods."
"Thank you Deeks, I know my wife looks good." Callen said proudly pulling Katy onto his lap.
Katy wrapped an arm around him. "Thank you, honey."
"Alright, so Katy and I are bait?" Kensi said passing out the coffee.
"I think it's a good idea." Callen said. "Sam, Deeks and I will be spread out on the beach keeping an eye out."
"Yeah, but can we pass for a couple of co-eds on summer vacation?" Katy asked.
"Yeah." The three men agreed.
Kensi did a little dance. "Oh yeah, we're going to party like it's nineteen ninety-nine." She sang.
"Really Prince?" Katy laughed. "That's more my generation than yours."
"So I like the oldies. Leave me alone." Kensi laughed.
Katy nearly choked on her coffee. "That's right, I forgot you were but a twinkle in your mother's eye in nineteen eighty-two when that came out."
"Why does it scare me that you know when that song was released?" Sam asked. "You were what four in eighty-two?"
"Five," she blushed. "I've always loved Prince."
"Why was there no Prince or Artist Formally Known as Prince on your IPod?" He asked smugly.
"Oh stop Sam." She laughed. "Honey, why don't you go get dressed, you're the only one we're waiting on."
Callen smacked her ass, causing her to jump quickly off his lap. "Ooh, that was fun." He laughed.
"That hurt." Katy said.
"Payback for stepping on my foot." He laughed as he grabbed his suit and walked into the bathroom.
Fifteen minutes later, they were walking out of the hotel. They took two cars instead of three. Katy and Kensi rode together. Before they drove away, Callen ran back to Katy and put out his hand and tapped on his ring. With that, she pulled her rings off her fingers and placed them in his hand. He quickly kissed her before running back to join Sam and Deeks.
They were quite a sight as they walked onto the beach, every man whether he was there with a woman or not watched them peel their tight shorts off and slather tanning lotion on one another. Callen admitted he enjoyed watching the two, maybe a little too much. After all, what man didn't dream of two women at once? Never had he ever thought to put Katy and Kensi together. He knew them too well and knew that neither would ever entertain that fantasy for anyone. Not even him or Deeks.
An hour after the girls walked onto the beach, there was still no sign of the four Marines. Callen suggested a casual stroll down the beach and back, so the girls; walked flirting with everyone they could. Finally, three hours into the day, the girls were approached by a young man, blonde haired and blue eyed, he was very out of place and definitely not a local. Katy and Kensi worked their magic and he joined them, a few minutes later, three others walked up and sat with them. The girls flirted endlessly with them, eventually earning them and invitation out to a local bar that night.
Callen and Deeks had a hard time watching the men pawing at the girls, especially when one of them grabbed Katy's ass and tried to kiss her. Katy handled it and looked back at Callen once she pushed the guy off of her and pulled back to punch him. The kid immediately backed off. The kids told her after tonight at the bar, she'd be begging for him to kiss her, among other things. Trying to stay in character, Katy gave him a sexy smile and said they'd see about that. Kensi had her own problems with wandering hands and was ready to break them if even so much as a finger was placed on her again. With that, the girls retired for the afternoon, leaving hundreds of men staring in their wake.
"I need a shower." Katy said as they walked back towards the car.
"You're not the only one, blah." Kensi said shaking it off.
"You guys did good." Callen told them.
"Yeah, you just had to sit there watching it, you didn't have their hands all over you." Katy said. "Flash back from my days in the Corps."
"Are you going to be okay to continue?" He asked.
"I just need a couple hours to collect myself. I should be fine." She said looking over at them, already in the car ready to head back to the hotel.
"Alright, we'll see you guys at the hotel." He said as they pulled away, watching in the mirror to make sure they were following them.
Katy was saying goodbye to Kensi when she opened the door. She didn't see Callen already in the room and screamed when he grabbed her and tossed her onto the bed. He kissed her hard, she pushed him off.
"Not right now, please." She said sitting up.
"Sorry, you okay?" he asked massaging her shoulders.
She leaned into him. "Just hold me please."
Callen kissed her neck and pulled her with him as he moved to the head of the bed to lean on the headboard. "Was it that bad?"
"I just don't like a bunch of hands pawing at me like that, it brings back some pretty horrific memories." She said turning on her side, her ear to his chest.
"If you're that uncomfortable doing it, I don't want you going back out tonight. Kenis won't go either." He told her.
"No, we have to get these guys and talk to them, just please only be a few feet away from us." She said.
"I will be an arm's length away. You guys are going to one of the bars we went to last night; you two will set up at one of the tables in front next to the bar. We will take them quickly. I'll call Hetty to have arrangements made with the local police or the Consulate." He told her.
"Alright." She said pulling his head down for a kiss.
By five, Katy and Kensi were dressed in sexy, low-cut tight, flats, make-up and hair done. Callen and Deeks agreed that they looked hot. Both had their pistols in leg holsters under their dresses. Sam walked in before the girls and sat at the end of the bar. Then the girls followed and sat themselves at a table in the front. Callen and Deeks walked in, and took their places. Like they'd agreed, Callen was only a few feet away. She looked at him and he gave her a reassuring smile and a wink. 'I love you' she mouthed at him. Focusing back on the task at hand, she scanned the crowd outside for the four. Thirty minutes after they arrived, the four walked in.
"Game on." Sam said into the com.
"Well, I honestly thought after what happened on the beach this afternoon that you two wouldn't show." LCpl. Johnson said.
"Well, you know girls have got to drink too." Katy smiled.
"So you can I buy you a drink?" Platt asked Kensi.
"Yes please, I thought you'd never ask." Kensi told him as she caressed his chest and broad shoulders.
"I can do that." He smiled and looked at his buddies; sure he was going to get lucky tonight.
Johnson ordered Katy a drink and she sipped on it, flirting endlessly. She asked him what he did for a living.
"Well Ma'am, we're some of America's finest, we're Marines." He said puffing his chest.
"Really Marines, what are you doing in Mexico?" she asked.
"Oh we're here on leave, taking a little vacation, hoping to meet some pretty girls to spend some time with."
Katy smiled bashfully. "So have you met one you wanted to take home to Mom yet?"
He slipped his arm around her waist. "Yes Baby, I think I have."
"Really, and what makes you so sure she's the one?" Katy asked.
"Well let's see, you've got the prettiest eyes I've ever seen, a smoking hot body. I mean your legs, I can't wait for them to be wrapped around my waist as I fuck you so hard you can't walk for a week." He said into her ear.
"Oh, I doubt you're that good." Katy laughed nervously and looked back at Callen. He looked like her could rip Johnson's head off.
Kensi tapped Katy. "Hey girl, I need to go to the little girls' room, join me."
"I'll be right back." Katy said was walked to the back of the bar.
"Damn that girl is hot. I'll bet she wild in the sack." Johnson said to the others.
"Her friend seems a little uptight." Platt said.
"Get enough alcohol in her and you could do whatever you want to her, I guarantee it." Meyers told him.
Callen looked down at Deeks and saw the fury in his eyes. The look on Sam's face was no better.
"Ugh." Kensi said walking into the bathroom. "If that little punk tries to grab my ass one more time, I'm going to break his neck."
"You want to know what Johnson told me?" Katy laughed.
"Oh I can only imagine." Kensi laughed.
"He said he was going to fuck me so hard I wouldn't be able to walk for a week." Katy told her laughing.
"Oh Lord, that boy needs to have his head checked. Did Callen hear that?" She asked leaning against the vanity.
"I'm pretty sure he did, I looked back at him and he looked like he wanted to rip the kid apart." Katy told her and looked at her watch. "We should probably get back out there."
The girls walked out of the bathroom and back at the bar. As soon as Johnson, Platt and the others saw them, they stood up straight and tried to look like the big, bad Marines they wanted everyone to think they were. Callen gave them the signal to get them outside and into the alley. Getting close to Johnson, rubbing her body against his, Katy asked him to take her someplace else. She looked at Callen as the two walked out of the bar and she pushed him into the alley and started kissing him. Soon, Kensi dragged Platt outside. Deeks and Sam stayed inside to get Meyers and Anderson.
While Callen followed Kensi into the alley and was furious when he saw where Johnson had his hands; one was on her breast and the other was on her way up her leg to her ass. Katy was kissing him. Katy quickly pushed him away and pulled her pistol. Kensi and Callen had theirs out as well. Johnson looked confused and mad at the same time.
"Federal Agents!" Katy yelled and pulled her badge and credentials.
What the fuck!" Johnson said putting his hands above his head. "They're fucking NCIS."
"Man you stupid ass, I told you to go to the fucking bank and take out all the cash. That's exactly how you found us isn't it?" Meyers asked.
"Yup pretty much." Callen said calling Ops. "We've got the UA Marines."
"Alright, Hetty's on the phone with the consulate in Guadalajara right now. Someone will be on the way to get them soon, for now, take them to the local police department. Hetty said don't question them until we get them back to the states or the Consulate." Nell said.
"Alright, anything new on the information you've been looking for?" Callen asked.
"Yes and that information was just sent to your cell." She said.
The entrance to the alley was clogged with nosey onlookers. Kensi told them to go away and mind their own business. As the team waited for the local authorities to arrive, the boys asked questions, but were met with silence. Two of the boys were talking between themselves when they saw a man walk past on a cell phone. They then demanded to immediately be taken to the police station. Five minutes later, they were in the back of a police van, winding their way through the traffic to the station. The five followed close behind.
As the four Marines were unloaded, shots rang out. The team ran from the parking lot across the street. By the time they reached the area, two of the four; Platt and Johnson were lying dead in pools of blood, the other two; Meyers and Anderson; were severely injured. They stood there helpless looking at one another as everyone around them screamed and ran for cover. Once things had calmed down and the two injured Marines were carted off to the local hospital, they talked with the police and explained why they were there. The officer they talked to smiled and apologized.
After several calls back to Ops, the five were finally able to head to the hospital to see about the conditions of Meyers and Anderson. Both were in surgery and expected to make a full recovery. With Hetty's permission, they headed back to their hotel in Colima. They all got dinner in the Ill Vento restaurant inside the hotel and waited for a call from either Ops or the US consulate. Nell had forwarded the email to all of the team members, so they were looking it over in one of the cabanas after dinner.
"So, I think it's safe to assume that because Johnson and Platt are dead, this Jose Delgado Ruiz knows we're here." Deeks said.
Sam and Callen nodded.
"Do you think he'll outright come after us or subtly taunt us with a drive-by or something like that?" Katy asked.
"Don't know from the information that Nell sent, he looks like the type to have his henchmen do his dirty work for him." Callen said.
"Looks like the only think he does in his organization is sample the goods; both the drugs and the women he sells. I think we need to keep an eye on Katy and Kensi at all times. They don't go anywhere without one of us with them." Sam said looking at the women.
"I agree, they like the pretty tourist-type and the fact that we forced his hand and he wound up taking out the two kids, makes you two even more of a target." Callen said. "Deeks, you've got Kensi, I've got Katy. If one of us needs back-up we call Sam. Do you two agree with that?"
"I won't argue." Katy said.
"Neither will I." Kensi answered.
Callen and Sam looked at their watches, "Let's head upstairs. I'll call the rest of you when I hear something." Callen said and walked towards the hotel by Katy's side.
Katy gave a sigh when they walked into their room, "You okay?" Callen asked.
"They were just kids, what twenty, twenty-one?" She said nearly melting into Callen's arms.
"I know, but what do you expect from a drug dealer?" Callen said kissing her head.
"True, can I have my rings back now?" she asked holding out her hand.
Callen smiled widely, "Of course you can." He said digging into his pocket. Callen slipped the rings on her finger and kissed her. "The sun's about to set, what do you say we order a bottle of wine and drink it on the balcony?"
Katy smiled. "Sure. Are we paying for this or is it being charged to the expense account?"
"It's going to have to go on the expense account since we're supposed to be Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, not Mr. and Mrs. Callen." He said leaning her back, pressing himself against her.
"Oh, that's right." She smiled and leaned her head back begging him to kiss her neck.
"I see it's going to be one of those nights?" Callen said breathlessly, already wanting to be inside her. "Screw the wine."
Katy felt him hardening against her and felt the heat wash over her. He picked her up praying she's wrap her legs around his waist and groaned when she did, not once did his lips lose contact with hers. Callen ran his hand down her back to her ass and felt for the edge of her panties. He traced the lacy line down under her ass and slipped a finger underneath when he felt her heat. Laying her gently on the bed, he pushed the crotch of her panties aside and plunged his finger deep inside her, rotating it as he did. Katy arched her back, gasped with pleasure and grabbed the sheets.
"God, you're so wet." He groaned. With his free hand, he quickly pulled the straps of the dress over her shoulders, exposing her breasts. With his free hand he cupped one of her breasts and his thumb teased her already pebbled nipple. Plunging his fingers in and out of her, the feel of her breast in his hand and her moans drove him insane. He had to have her and have her now.
Leaving Katy dazed and confused, he suddenly stopped and removed his clothes before pulling her panties off her hips and down her legs. She knew exactly what was coming next, as she took off her dress and situated herself on the bed, he stoked himself. "I can't wait to be inside you." He growled watching her lay back and surrender herself to him.
Katy woke at six the following morning to the smell of fresh coffee and the sound of running water. She slowly opened her eyes and rolled over to find Callen gone. She said up, wrapping the sheet around her bare chest. The water shut off and she heard the rings on the shower curtain scrape the bar. Katy smiled and got out of bed, taking the sheet with her. He opened the door as she was about to knock, startling both of them.
"Good morning." He said with a towel wrapped around his waist.
Katy pulled at the towel, pulling him to her. "Good morning." She said in a husky voice.
"Mm, I love it when you wake up frisky." He smiled and kissed her.
"So what's on the agenda for today boss man?" She said with a sexy smile.
Callen threw his head back and laughed. "Oh, more of that later." He said wrapping his arms around her. "Waiting on a call from Hetty to see if we're accompanying the two bodies back or if we're sticking around until LCpl. Meyers and Cpl. Anderson are released and extradited to the US."
Katy kissed the tip of his nose, "You like it when I call you boss man, huh?"
"I think it's funny and kind of cute. Is that your pet name for me; boss man?" he asked laughing, his blue eyes sparkling in the early morning sunlight.
"No, I was just playing." She said before she smacked his ass and walked into the kitchenette. "Did you already get yourself a cup of coffee?"
"No, I started the coffee before I got in the shower." He yelled from the dressing vanity while he dug through his shaving kit. He could hear the clank of the spoon against the mug and smiled with a face full of shave cream when she brought his cup to him. "Want to give me a kiss, Honey?"
"No thank you Santa." She laughed, "I'll wait until you're done."
"Your loss." He said and turned around, shaking the razor at her. "I'm sure if it were whipped cream, it'd be another story."
Katy giggled and rolled her eyes, "Shut up and shave, Callen."
Katy walked past him, swiped his towel, and locked the bathroom door. "Katy, come on, that's not funny. Can I have the towel back? There's a towel in there for you." He said knocking on the door. He heard her laugh as the water came on.
Ten minutes later, Katy walked out to the vanity and handed him his towel, being that he was now fully clothed, he laughed and swatted her with it. She quickly ran to her suitcase to grab some clothes, holding onto her towel for dear life. When she walked back to the vanity, she waited for Callen to walk out of the bathroom after hanging up his towel when she backed up and dropped hers. He just stood there and watched her dress.
Callen's phone beeped, "It's Sam, they're on the way over. He just wanted to make sure we were up and dressed." He said wrapping her in his arms from behind, kissing her neck.
"We're dressed, but I don't know for how much longer if you don't stop doing that." She said turning to face him.
"I love you Katy." He said running her fingers down the backs of her arms once she'd wrapped her arms around his neck. Her skin was so soft and now nicely tanned.
"I love you too, Callen." She smiled and kissed him.
Callen held the door open so Sam, Kensi and Deeks could bring breakfast in. They had five bags of foam containers full of food that they'd ordered from the restaurant down the street from the hotel. They five of them sat in the sitting area and on the balcony while they ate. It was light hearted conversation and the typical banter until Hetty called.
Callen sat his phone in the middle of the coffee table so they all could hear her. "Good Morning Hetty," they all said.
Hetty gave a slight chuckle, "Good morning to all of you too."
"So what's the word?" Callen asked.
"I'd like you to come home." She said. "Cpl. Anderson and LCpl Meyers will be transported back to the US as soon as they're stable. We can talk to them at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego when they arrive. You're scheduled to fly out this afternoon at thirteen hundred, so I suggest you get packing. You have a short hop from the national Airport there in Colima to Guadalajara. Back to the office when you get in." She said before hanging up.
With that the other three left to pack their bags and head to the airport in a couple hours. Katy and Callen sat there looking at each other for a few minutes before he walked over, leaned down and kissed her.
"What did you want to do for dinner tonight?" He asked.
"I don't know, don't you think it's a little early to be discussing dinner?" She laughed.
"I guess, it's a Saturday night and we'll be home." He said pulling her out of the chair and into his arms. "I'm also just trying to avoid what I want to do to you right now."
"I wonder what that could be?" she smiled.
"Let's see, I could kiss your neck." He said.
"You could but wouldn't you rather wait until later tonight when we're at home in our own house and our own bed?" she asked.
"We could, or we could do it here one more time and do it tonight before bed." He said trailing kisses down her neck.
"Why are you so damn persuasive?" she asked allowing him to back her over to the bed and lay her down.
Within seconds, their clothes were tossed to the floor and the covers over their heads. Sam walked past the room and heard their laughter, shook his head and went on about his business. He was truly happy for Callen and Katy and hoped there were no more problems between them. From the looks of them in the recent days since they got married, he suspected there would be none. He pulled out his phone and called Michelle.
"Wow, two calls in one day, to what do I owe the honor of the second call?" she said with a happiness to her voice.
"I was just walking past G and Katy's room and heard them laughing and carrying on and it made me think of you." He said.
"Aw Sam, so you think they're doing good?" she asked.
"From the sounds of it, they're doing very good." He laughed.
"Oh really?" She laughed.
"Yeah, reminds me of us when we first got married and couldn't keep our hands off one another." He said.
"It's about time." She said, thoughtfully.
"So what do you say you and I have a little alone time of our own tonight after the kids go to bed?" He asked.
"I think that sounds like a wonderful." She said.
"Alright, I'll call you when we land. Hetty wants us to stop by the office before we all head home."
"Ok, Baby. I love you."
"I love you too."
The flight from Colima to Guadalajara was on an old, dilapidated prop driven something or other that made them all silently pray that it didn't fall out of the sky mid flight. Thankfully, the flight from Guadalajara to LA was on a newer and probably better maintained aircraft. After dropping their bags in the bullpen, the five walked into Ops. Nell and Eric greeted them with huge smiles.
"Welcome back." Nell said.
"Anything new?" Callen asked.
"Yes, we have the footage of the shooting outside the police department." Nell said cueing up the video.
They all stood there watching as two men walked up the alley behind the police station and opened fire at the four Marines. Half way through the footage, Kensi had Nell pause it.
"Remember when I shooed away the bystanders and that man on the phone walked by a few times?" She asked the others.
"That's him." Katy agreed.
"Well, that would be one of Ruiz's lieutenants; Juan Carlos Cisneros. The second man is Juan's brother; Miguel. He's a no one trying to be someone in the organization. Rumors are that Ruiz isn't very impressed with his abilities. We were able to find Ruiz's compound just outside of Playa Azul, south of Colima. You're just in time; our satellite is almost in range. Hetty wants a birds-eye view of the compound to see if maybe the Jammer was on the property." She said.
"I highly doubt he'd be that stupid to have it out in the open." Callen said.
"Well, let's have a look." Hetty said as she walked back into Ops. "Welcome back."
"It's going to be a little grainy until the satellite is directly over the compound and then it should clear up." Eric said tapping away at his keyboard.
As the satellite moved into range, it was very grainy. They were barely able to make out any of the structures on the property. As the seconds passed, the picture became clearer and they could see a series of buildings near the edge of the property, but there was no sign of the Radar Jammer. It was mentioned that they needed to see what was in those buildings and Hetty made arrangements for another team to raid the property. After doing so, she released the team to go home.
Katy and Callen headed right home and looked at each other as they turned onto their street and saw children playing in their front yard. As they parked in front of the house, they saw Reggie sitting on the front porch. As soon as Katy opened her door, the three kids were screaming and yelling for joy. Callen opened the trunk and pulled their bags before he gave each of the kids a hug.
"Where are you guys coming from?" Reggie asked.
"We had to go out of town for a few days. Please tell me you haven't been sitting out here long?" Katy asked as she walked up to the porch and gave him a hug.
"No, we've only been here for about an hour. I was wondering why I hadn't been able to get a hold of you guys this week." He said corralling the kids so they could go in the house.
"You didn't try calling our cell phones?" Callen asked.
"You know I don't like bothering you guys on those; I never know what you're in the middle of. I don't want to bother you when you're working on a case." He laughed as he stepped into the house.
"Ah, ok." Callen said and noticed the bottle of champagne and gift basket on the dining room table. He looked to Katy, she shrugged and walked over to read the note.
"Since we didn't get the opportunity to open this at work, I figured I'd leave it for the two of you. Enjoy and Congratulations again." She read. "It's from Hetty.
"Why is Hetty sending the two of you a very expensive bottle of champagne?" Reggie asked suspiciously while he examined the bottle. "I heard about your little break-up and since I hadn't heard anything, we decided to come down and check on you guys. Everything ok now?"
"Everything's fine now, in fact we were going to call you this weekend." Katy told him.
"Oh, about the wedding?" He asked.
"You could say that." Callen said with a smile.
"Reggie, would you still perform the ceremony if Callen and I were already married?" Katy asked hesitantly.
A broad smile crossed his lips. "Why?"
"We kind of ran off to Vegas Monday and got married." Callen said walking to Katy's side and putting an arm around her.
"And here I thought I was going to have to come down here and beg the two of you to get back together. Of course I'll still perform the ceremony. So you really did it?" he asked.
"Yes, we did." They said holding out their left hands, showing Reggie the bands.
"Thank God." He said. "Things are going well? No regrets?"
"Things are, better than I ever imagined they would be." Katy said. "I never imagined being married could make me so happy."
"Congratulations you guys." Reggie said giving the two a hug. "Hey Reggie, Cassi and Mary guess what Uncle Callen and Auntie Katy did."
"What did they do?" Cassi asked running back into the dining room with her brother and sister behind her.
"We got married." Katy told them.
"You did?" they all shouted and jumped for joy.
"Wait." Cassi said suddenly sadness crossed her face. "But what about the wedding, are you still going to have the wedding? I really wanted to be a flower girl."
"Of course we're still having the big wedding and you and Mary are still going to be flower girls nothing's changed." Katy assured her.
"So why did you get married now instead of waiting until the wedding?" Little Reggie asked.
"Well, Uncle Callen and I had gotten into a huge argument and both of us really hurt the others feelings. When we made up, we realized how much we really loved one another and wanted to get married as soon as possible so we didn't lose each other." Katy told him on bended knee.
"Oh ok." He said. "I'm happy you guys got married. I like Uncle Callen."
"Well, that's good little man, because I really like you, you Daddy and sisters too." Callen said picking the little boy up and tickling him.
"You look so happy, Katy." Reggie said as they watched all three kids attack Callen.
"I am Reggie. I can't explain it, getting married dissolved all of my fears." She told him.
"You needed to see that he was as serious about getting married as you were. Who's idea was it?" he asked.
"Callen's we were lying on the beach Monday afternoon, I asked him what he wanted to do the next day and he said get married. So we ran out, bought rings and took the first flight out to Vegas that we could get." She said beaming.
"And never looked back." Reggie added.
Katy nodded. "And never looked back."
"It's meant to be, Katy. It happened how God wanted it to." Reggie told her as he put his arm around her.
"I have to agree." Katy said.
Katy and Reggie laughed when the kids had Callen face down on the floor with his hands behind his back telling him he was under arrest and asked for a set of hand cuffs. Katy told them that they don't keep the hand cuffs at the house and Reggie gave her a look and laughed. She elbowed him in the side and told him she was serious. Once the kids let Callen up, they asked where Callie was. Callen led them out back to her spot under the tree. The three sat around the memorial stone and cried. Katy was heartbroken and began to cry herself.
Once the tears were dry, Callen broke out his basketball and let the kids play with it while he, Katy and Reggie said around and talked. They asked how long they were in town for and offered the Nissan to them for the week so they could do some sightseeing while Callen and Katy were at work. They also made plans for the trip to Disneyland that they didn't get to take over spring break. Reggie asked how the others were and that prompted Callen to suggest having everyone over the following for a barbeque. Quickly, he made the calls and everyone agreed; eager to see Reggie and the kids again. Michelle was looking forward to finally meeting Reggie since she'd heard so much about him for the last nine months or so.
The kids had so much pent-up energy, that Callen and Katy took them all to Chuck E. Cheese for dinner. The kids barely ate their pizza, they just wanted to run around and play. The adults sat and talked for a while before they decided to supervise the fun after Mary came back to the table in tears saying that some older kid had stolen her tokens and tickets. Once the kids saw Katy, Callen and Reggie approach his parents about the matter; he gave them back and some of his own. In fact, his parent's insisted he give her everything he had and dragged him from the restaurant crying. Katy felt bad, she merely wanted Mary to get back what was hers, nothing more. So she followed the family out and apologized, slipped the kid a ten dollar bill in the process.
Callen shook his head as she walked back to them. "Are you going to be like that with our kids?"
"I don't know." Katy told him and watched the kids play skee ball.
There was a photo booth of the game floor so Callen pulled Katy in and had their picture taken. It was a good picture, so she made a mental note to pick up a frame at some point so they could display the picture. Three hours later and a couple melt-downs from over exhaustion, they put the kids in the back of the Nissan and headed back to the house. Unfortunately, they hadn't done anything about picking up furniture for the guest room, so they laid extra blankets out and put the kids to bed. Reggie said he was fine on the couch.
The kids were up and around by seven the next morning, playing and stomping as quietly as they could in the guest room. By seven thirty, Reggie was sitting on the couch with cartoons on, trying to get them into the living room so Katy and Callen could sleep a while longer. The two were cuddled together, wide awake when they heard little footsteps outside the door and then a soft knock. Knowing it was one of the girls, they told them to come in. The door flew open and Mary bounded into the room and up onto the bed. Callen turned on the TV and the three watched cartoons.
"I could get used to watching cartoons with a little one between us on Saturday mornings." Callen said holding Katy's hand.
"I could too." She smiled.
Ten minutes later, all three kids were in the bed with them. Reggie wandered in and apologized thinking the kids woke them up. Once Callen and Katy assured him that they were already awake, he was okay. Before the kids could ask for breakfast Callen got himself and Little Reggie dressed and headed to the nearest donut shop. By the time they got back, Katy had made a pot of coffee and she and Reggie were already sitting in the living room enjoying a cup. She'd already sat plates and napkins on the dining table so the kids could eat as soon as they walked in the door.
Katy and Reggie got showered and dressed before they headed to the store to get everything for dinner. While they were out, they stopped at the toy store, picked up a pool and a bunch of outdoor toys. Callen called Sam to let him know to bring his kids swim suits with them. While Katy got going in the kitchen, Callen and Reggie got the pool blown up and filled with water. The kids of course were dying to get in, but their father suggested they let the water warm up before they got in. Cassi pitched a fit so Callen dunked her feet in the pool and she screamed at how cold it was. The kid agreed to wait until the pool warmed up.
By the three, the entire team was at the house hanging out while Callen got the grill started, the pool was deemed warm enough for the kid to get in, so Callen, Reggie and Sam tossed them in once they had their suits and floaties on. Katy brought out the platter of skewers and stood there talking with the others as Callen put them on the grill. Everyone brought a side, so they sat down to eat shortly after the shish kabobs came off the grill.
They laughed and joked and watched the kids run around the back yard playing. After the sunset, they lit the tiki torches and continued talking. The kids went in and laid down around nine, Sam and Michelle headed for home a little after ten and the others followed within the hour. Reggie, Callen and Katy sat out back talking until eleven thirty when they went in to go to bed.
Callen and Katy got up early the next morning and quietly got ready for work. Reggie heard them in the shower and had coffee waiting for them when they got out and dressed. They talked for a few minutes and Katy handed over the keys to the Nissan before they headed out the door for work. They walked into the office, eager to hear what the team that raided the Ruiz compound found in the buildings. After waiting for Sam, Kensi and Deeks to arrive and had a cup of coffee, they headed up to Ops.
Nell and Eric, knowing they'd be up had the footage ready and waiting for them. Through the helmet cams, they watched as the team went building to building, clearing them. While they found millions of dollars worth of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and weapons; the Radar Jammer was nowhere to be found. In the largest of the buildings on the edge of the property, they found fifty people living in the most deplorable conditions as they waited to be taken across the border. The team had apprehended several members of Ruiz's organization, but not the man himself. They were taken to an undisclosed location and questioned. Miguel Cisneros, was the first of offer up as much information as they wanted being that in spite of his best efforts, Ruiz refused to offer him a high ranking position in the cartel.
With the wealth of information that he did give them, he didn't know where the Jammer was but suspected it had been taken to the border to that it could be utilized in the trafficking of the drugs, prostitutes and those who'd given their life savings and then some to get into the US. The team headed down to the border to meet with several officers from Border Patrol and Customs to set up the search for the vehicle. Each agent set out with a team of Border Patrol agents and took a thirty mile section of the border. By eight o'clock that evening, the Jammer hadn't been found. Another group of Border agents took over and searched though the night.
Callen and Katy called the house to see if Reggie had done anything about dinner for the kids, he had and told them dinner was waiting for them when they got home. Exhausted by the time they got walked in the house, they ate and talked with Reggie for a while before heading to bed. Mary woke up around midnight and crawled into bed between them. Callen and Katy smiled at one another and cuddled up to the child. If anything, having Mary in bed with them made them want to have a baby even more. They'd talked about having a baby, but agreed it was too soon and wouldn't actively try. Just let nature take its course.
By six when they got up the next morning, Mary was sprawled out across the two of them sucking her thumb. They stood there for a few minutes before getting into the shower and getting dressed. Again, Reggie had coffee waiting for them when they walked into the living room. Hoping they wouldn't get home as late as they had the precious night, Callen told Reggie they'd bring dinner home. Mary wandered out just before they left for work and gave them a hug.
Katy sat her desk, Callen at his talking about Reggie and the kids when Sam came in. "So how are things going with Reggie and the kids at the house?" He asked.
"Good, we wound up with Mary in bed with us last night. It was really kind of nice to cuddle up with her." Katy said.
"Uh-oh, sounds like you've been bitten." He laughed looking over at Callen.
"We agreed that we would wait a year or two to have a baby, but it's been really nice having the kids around." Callen admitted. "She joined us in bed Sunday morning and sat between us watching cartoons."
"Yeah, but you've got to remember they start off as babies. That means diapers and middle of the night feeding and crying incessantly for no reason. Are you guys really ready for that?" He asked.
"No, we're really not. We're talking about adding a couple rooms out the back of the house. I don't think having a baby in the middle of a remodeling project would be good. Not to mention I don't think Katy's ready to step out of field work for nine months." Callen said looking over at Katy.
"We're not ready for a baby right now." Katy said sadly.
"It will happen when it happens." Sam told them and went to get a cup of coffee.
Once Kensi and Deeks arrived and they'd gulped down some coffee, they headed up to Ops to see what if anything had been found overnight. As luck would have it, the Radar Jammer had been found, but it was heavily guarded by ten or more of Ruiz's sentries. Heading back down to the border, two other teams from the San Diego area joined them along with a handful of Border Patrol agents suited up and headed out to the location.
Kensi set up as sniper on the nearest mountain, along with the designated sniper from the other two teams spread out across the landscape. Dressed in desert fatigues, they systematically took out the sentries one by one. With more than just the ten men guarding the Jammer, a fire fight ensued. Just when they thought they'd taken out all of them, another group would head out. Several of the agents were injured in the melee. After what seemed like forever, all of Ruiz's men were killed or arrested and the Jammer was hooked up to a waiting wrecker and pulled out of the desert. Those who were seriously injured were tended to by the EMTs on sight, those with minor cuts and scrapes sought medical attention on their own.
It was three by the time they walked back into the mission. Dusty and dirty, they all headed for the locker rooms to clean up. Clean and feeling human, they headed upstairs for a final briefing and the case was closed. All that was left to do were the piles of reports that would have to be waded through, submitted and the filed. Hetty was gracious enough to let them go home before starting their after-action reports.
Katy called Reggie from the car as they pulled out of the lot to ask what everyone wanted for dinner. The kids of course wanted fast food, so they stopped off at McDonalds and picked up three happy meals for the kids and the three meals for the adults along with extra double cheeseburgers, fries and chicken nuggets for later. The kids were out back in the pool when they got home. Excitedly, they jumped out of the pool, wrapped towels around themselves and sat at the table eating. After eating, Katy, Callen and Reggie got in their suits and joined the kids in the pool. It was a nice relaxing evening after a very long and draining day.
Once the kids were in bed, the three adults sat out back sipping on the last bottle of wine from Case de Fruita. Katy and Callen were planning another trip up North to stop off and get more and visit with Reggie and the kids too. Reggie told them that they could order the wine online. That very evening, they ordered a dozen more bottles and still planned on visiting Reggie and the kids. At eleven, they said goodnight to Reggie and headed for bed.
"So when do we want to start looking at contractors for the remodel?" Katy asked.
"As soon as possible, maybe the weekend after Reggie and the kids leave, we can start making calls." He said slipping in bed next to her. "I hope Mary comes in again tonight."
Katy smiled and kissed him. "So do I."
"Maybe we need to rethink putting off having a baby." He said.
"I know, I've been thinking about that. We should at least wait until after the wedding." She said.
"True, so in seven months we'll start trying to get pregnant?" He asked.
"Sounds good to me, of course practice makes perfect." She said in a sultry tone.
Callen laid her on her back and kissed her long and hard. Just as they were about to undress and get down to it, there was a light knock on the door. They stopped and told Mary to come on in. She crawled up the foot of the bed, hugged the two of them and settled in between them. Callen and Katy watched her sleep, not knowing if they could actually wait the six or seven months until they tried to have one of their own.
The following morning before they left for work, Callen and Katy asked Reggie what sizes the girls wore so they could run to the Disney Store on lunch and get their dresses for that weekend. Reggie told them a six or eight for Cassi's Cinderella costume and a five for Mary's Ariel costume. Mary got up in enough time to say goodbye to Callen and Katy as they walked out the door and got in the Jag. The two were looking forward to the visit to the Disney Store. On the way into the office, Callen asked what Katy's favorite Disney movie was. Without even thinking, she told him Lion King. Katy turned the tables and asked him the same question. After a few minutes, he told her Lilo and Stitch. She smiled, understanding why he'd picked the movie.
By lunch, Callen and Katy were more than happy to get out of the office for a while. They walked through the mall holding hands after they'd gotten lunch. When they walked into the store they were overwhelmed at first. If they had a couple hours, they still probably wouldn't have been able to look at all the clothes, toys, figurines and prints. Within fifteen minutes, they found the princess costumes and had found the girls' sizes. When they got back to the office, they brought their lunch in and without thinking, the bag with the costumes in it. Callen had it sitting on his desk. Sam saw it and gave the others an evil grin.
He pulled the Cinderella costume out of the bag and held it up. "Really G, the color matches your eyes, but I thought you'd take a bigger size."
"Funny, it's for Cassi." He said with a mouthful.
Sam reached in for the other dress and pulled it out. "Now I thought you'd be more of a Snow White or Sleeping Beauty girl, Katy. I really don't think you two should bring your role playing costumes in to work."
Hetty had been listening from her desk and walked over. "Mr. Hanna as long as there are no fuzzy hand cuffs or floggers in that bag, I think they're entitled to a little bit of privacy."
Callen nearly choked on his lunch, Katy sat at her desk absolutely mortified. "I swear to you Hetty, they're for Cassi and Mary."
"I know they are." Hetty smiled.
"Just giving you two a bad time." Sam laughed.
Callen sat his food on his desk and ripped the dress from his hands. While shaking his head, trying not to laugh he put the dress back in the back and stuffed it under his desk.
"Oh, putting it under your desk won't stop me." Sam warned him.
Callen stood there trying to look mad with his arms crossed over his chest. "Leave the dresses alone. Are you guys joining us for Disneyland this weekend?"
"Yeah, but not if you two are dressing up." Sam laughed.
"I was thinking of going as either Simba or Nala. I was looking at a Stitch costume for Callen." Katy joked. Callen shot her a look.
"What?" Kensi asked with a confused look. "How did we go from Cinderella and the Little Mermaid to The Lion King and Lilo and Stitch?"
"We were talking about our favorite Disney movies on the way in this morning. Katy's is The Lion King and mine's Lilo and Stitch." Callen told her.
"Ah, that whole Ohana thing." Kensi nodded.
"Something like that." Callen smiled at Katy.
"Alright, back to your reports please." Hetty said and walked back to her office and made a few calls to a friend of hers who works for Disneyland.
By the end of the afternoon, Sam had brought up the costumes two more times, leaving the agents laughing. Hetty walked in and handed Katy a piece of paper. She opened it and found reservation numbers a phone number and a man's name.
"When you get to Disneyland Saturday morning, go to the Disneyland hotel and ask for this man. Be sure you get there early." She said and walked away.
Callen walked over and looked at it. "What's that for?"
"Your guess is as good as mine, you know Hetty." She smiled up at him.
Once the others left, Callen and Katy approached Hetty. "What is this for?" Callen asked.
"I talked to a friend of mine and got a suite at the hotel for you Saturday night. I also made arrangements for you and the children to have breakfast with the characters when you arrive Saturday morning." She told them.
"Oh, thank you very much." Katy smiled. "They'll definitely enjoy that."
"Yes, I imagined they would and if there's anything you need give my friend a call and he'll see to it." She smiled and waved them on their way.