DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to the NCIS:LA Characters only my own.
Sam and Deeks dropped them off at the airport to make it look like they had just flown in. Anticipating on taking a cab up the house in the LA hills, they didn't expect a driver to meet them in baggage claim. He helped Callen with the bags and escorted them to a waiting car. The three just sat in the back listening to the chatter over their earwigs. When they pulled up to the security gate at the house, the driver rolled down the window and entered his code, opening the gate. He pulled around the curved drive and let them out at the base of the front steps. Dropped their bags at the door and pulled the car around to the garage.
The three stood there after ringing the bell, waiting for someone to answer. A stuffy looking man in a very meticulously kept suit answered and showed them to the parlor. Immediately, Special Agent Rogers stood and rushed over to them, hugging them like they were old friends. A frail looking man approached with a very thick accent and asked Jackie something. She turned and introduced them to Jacques Balesterie. He shook all of their hands and told them that his house was theirs and ordered the man who answered the door to show them to their rooms. Jackie followed close behind asking how their flight was.
Kensi sat her bag in her room and met with Katy, Callen and Jackie on the terrace. "Granger sent you?" Jackie asked.
"Yes he did, how soon can you pack your things, and we've got the rest of our team and another waiting to get us out." Callen told her.
"I guarantee it's not going to be today. He's got a very elaborate dinner planned. I hope you brought some nice clothes with you." She said.
"Can we go back into town, to say go shopping?" Kensi asked.
"I doubt it, but it's worth asking." She told them.
Nell, Eric, Hetty and Granger listened from Ops; waiting got them to start placing cameras around the room and the rest of the house.
"Why didn't you tell me they got married?" He snapped at Hetty.
"Director Vance was informed. It doesn't directly affect their abilities as agents." She told him as she watched the screen in ops.
"I still would've been nice to have known. I called her by her maiden name, not her married name." He told her.
Hetty turned to him with a slight smirk.
Jackie walked out of the room and into one of Balesterie's assistants. "Your father wishes to speak to you." He said harshly.
Katy reached out for her hand, placing an earwig and button cam in her hand. "It's alright, Raquel we'll unpack and see you in a few minutes."
Jackie gave her a warm smile and a nod before she closed the door and followed the man down the hall to her father's office. His assistant opened the door and all but pushed her into the office. Jacques was sitting behind his desk with his fingers laced, elbows on the arms of the big leather chair.
"Sit my daughter; it is good to see your school friends?" He asked in his thick French accent.
"Yes father it's been a while since I've seen them. I was wondering if it would be alright if we went shopping later today or tomorrow. Maybe even go out to dinner one night while they're here?" She said.
He sat there a moment, his eyes studying her. "I don't know, I'd planned a very nice dinner this evening, so you'd have to do dinner another evening. As for shopping, I don't see any reason why not. Jeffery will take you wherever you desire to go. Will you need financial assistance?"
"No father, I've got some money stashed away for a rainy day. Jeffery doesn't need to drive us; we're able to get ourselves around on our own." She said almost defiantly.
Her tone caught him, a flash of fury shot through his eyes. "While you're living under my roof child, you will follow my rules. Jeffery will take you shopping and if I have to, one of my security officers will accompany you into every shop you go into."
"I, yes father." She said.
"This is going to be more difficult than we thought." Granger said rubbing his jaw line.
"Yes, I agree." Hetty said. "Hopefully with a distraction, we will be able to get the agents out while they're shopping."
"Do you think Special Agent Callen can stomach an afternoon of shopping?" Granger asked.
"Without a doubt." Hetty told him.
"What an asshole." Katy said as they listened to the conversation. "No wonder Raquel got into drugs."
Callen gave a nod and a slight smile. Kensi shook her head. "We're going to have to coordinate something with Sam and Deeks for this shopping trip. Especially if Balesterie sends security." Callen said.
"You don't really think he'll send a babysitter, do you?" Katy asked.
"Sounds like it." He told her.
"Security isn't necessary Father. Jeffery will be enough." Jackie told him as she stood and waited to be dismissed.
"When were you going to go?" Jacques asked.
Jackie looked at her watch, "Within the hour."
"Alright, I'll let Jeffery know to get the car ready." He said picking up the phone on his desk as he waved her away.
Jackie walked out of the room and nearly ran up the hall to the guest room Callen, Katy and Kensi were waiting in. "Ok, we're good for a shopping trip. We're going to have to make a quick getaway?"
"Let me make a couple calls." Callen said as he walked to the French doors leading to the terrace.
After several minutes on the phone with Sam, Deeks and Ops, the four of them headed to Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive. With Christmas a few weeks away, the area was bustling with shoppers. Jeffery dropped them off and went to look for a place to park. They started on one side of the street and went store to store until they heard that Sam, Deeks and a few straggling members of another team were in position. By the time they reached Tiffany's, all hell broke loose. Two agents entered the store and held the shoppers and employees at gunpoint.
Just the sight of the weapons sent the patrons running into the streets. It was the perfect cover to get the five of them out of the area. Sam pulled up around the corner while Deeks threw open the side doors of the van and helped get Jackie, Kensi and Katy in while Callen got in and closed the doors behind them. Jeffery and her father were none the wiser until after the police arrived and the chaos calmed.
Granger greeted Jackie with a smile as they all walked into Ops. "Good to have you back Agent Rogers. Agents thank you for your assistance."
"I'm surprised nothing went wrong." Katy whispered to the others.
"Yeah, well it's not over yet." Callen smiled and patted her back.
Sam raised an eyebrow and nodded. Hetty cleared her throat and the five agents refocused on Granger. Katy bit her lip trying not to laugh when she looked up at Hetty, who was shaking her head at them, trying not to smile.
"How many cameras did we get up?" Granger asked.
"I was able to get cameras up in the office and the parlor a week ago. Eric, you should be able to watch the feed." Jackie said.
Eric tapped a few times on his keyboard and brought up the two cameras.
"We were able to get cameras in the entry and the hallway. We weren't there long enough to get much more up." Callen told him.
Granger's jaw tightened. "Well, that will have to do. We should be able to watch him on those." He said in a sarcastic tone.
Callen balled his fists. "You wanted Special Agent Rogers out as soon as possible."
"Yes Agent Callen, I did but she also had a mission." He said before turning to Jackie. "How close were you to getting everything we needed so he can be arrested?"
"I copied a couple of the hard drives in the office, but I wasn't able to do much more than that. Balesterie and his thugs watched me like a hawk." She told him.
Granger sighed. "Alright, we'll see what you've got and go from there. I guess we're done for the day."
The team looked at Hetty who nodded. With that, the five walked down the stairs and to the bullpen to get their things.
"I have a sinking feeling that this isn't over." Katy said as she put her laptop in her back.
"Unfortunately, I think you're right." Sam Said. "What are you two doing for Christmas?"
Callen looked over at Katy. "I think we're going to have a nice quiet evening at home. We might head up to San Francisco for a few days to visit with Reggie and the Kids, but we haven't talked to him about it. He might be in Virginia visiting Ana."
"So they're getting pretty hot and heavy?" Sam asked with a smile.
"Katy and I think so, but you never know." He said.
Callen stopped Katy by the arm before she got in the car. He pressed her against the back passenger door and kissed her. "So what do you think you want for dinner?"
"Mm, a repeat of yesterday morning?" she asked.
"Of course, but we do need actual food." He laughed.
"We had Chinese last night, do you think there's enough leftover to make a meal out of? Or do you just want turkey leftovers?" she asked.
"I don't want turkey. Besides, I thought you put all the meat in the freezer so you could make enchiladas later." He said letting her go so she could get in the car.
"I did. I really want some fried chicken." She said.
"Fried chicken it is." He said closing the car door and walking around to the driver's side.
On December twelfth, Granger was back in the office. Special Agent Rogers was missing and word had come down from the offices in New York and Atlanta that Marcia, Sophie and her husband Jason had all been found dead. The team assumed that Special Agent Rogers was too or at least had gone underground for a while. Granger's office was handling the investigation and search for Rogers. The LA team resumed normal operating procedures, hoping they wouldn't get a case that would interrupt or postpone their holiday plans.
Callen woke the following morning with Katy nowhere to be found. He got out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, but she wasn't there. He walked through the kitchen and into the living room. "What are you doing out here?"
"I couldn't sleep and I didn't want to wake you up." She told him.
"You okay?" He asked leaning over the back of the sofa.
"I can't sleep and I just don't feel good." She told him.
Callen walked around the sofa and sat down next to her. "What's going on?"
Katy shook her head. "I don't know, I just feel…blah. If I didn't know any better, I'd say I was pregnant."
Callen smiled and pulled her to him. "Do you think you might be?"
"With the way we've been the last few weeks, I really wouldn't be surprised." She said sinking into him.
"Well, we can go out later and get a pregnancy test." Callen told her. "Come back to bed, you can watch TV in there."
"Really, I would've thought you'd want to run right out and get one now." She said.
"At three in the morning, I don't really think there is anyplace open." He laughed.
"Honey, the drug store around the corner is open twenty-four hours." Katy smiled.
By Monday the twenty-second of December, their paperwork was caught up and there were no new cases in sight. Katy and Kensi were decorating the palm tree while the guys were out getting lunch. Hetty walked over to them and offered then a snifter of brandy. Both took a glass, sipped it before setting it down on the table behind them. Hetty stood there talking with them about their holiday plans until the guys got back. Callen smiled when he walked over and took a look at the tree.
"It looks good." He said with his hand on the small of her back.
"Thank you. Kensi and I didn't work too hard on it. We talked to Hetty more than we decorated." She laughed.
"Did you tell them?" He asked pulling her away from the group.
"No, I thought we agreed to tell everyone next year." She reminded him.
"I know, I just thought maybe you'd say something to Kensi since she is one of your best friends." He joked.
"Nope, I didn't say a word." She said kissing him softly.
"Hey you two the mistletoe is over there." Sam laughed. "You guys ready to eat?"
"Yup, we're ready. Are we eating in the conference room?" Callen asked.
"I think so, but I'm not sure." He said walking back over to the group.
The entire team made their way to the conference room with their lunches. Hetty had a healthy supply of beer sitting in a chest in the corner. Callen saw the look on Katy's face when she saw them.
"One won't hurt." He whispered.
"Hetty already gave me a snifter of Brandy." She told him taking the seat next to him.
"Do you want me to grab you one to make it look like everything's normal?" He asked pulling the seat out for her.
Katy looked around the room, not ready to tell everyone just yet. "Yeah sure."
Callen walked to the ice chest and brought back two Shock Top Belgian White beers and opened one, giving it to Katy. She and Kensi were talking about their first official Christmas as a married couple. Already, in spite of being a little green around the edges, Katy was glowing. He was so excited he could hardly contain himself. When He and Sam were out picking up lunch he almost told Sam. He and Katy had talked about just telling Kensi and Sam, but knew they wouldn't be able to keep it to themselves.
"So are you two going up to San Francisco on break?" Nell asked.
"I don't know. Ana is coming out to visit with Reggie and the kids, I don't know if we would be intruding if we showed up." Katy told her.
"She's your sister and he's one of your best friends, I'm sure they'd love to see you guys." Kensi told her.
"I just want to sleep all day during the break. I think the renovations, the ear infection and the last few cases have really gotten to me. All I want to do is sleep, I'm so tired lately." She said sipping her beer.
"You've seemed a little run down lately, have you given any thought to getting yourself checked? Your Thyroid could be off." Hetty told her.
"If she doesn't feel better after a few days of rest, I'll make sure she goes in to see the doctor." Callen assured her.
"Alright, well, we have a little something for the two of you. Since you didn't get a chance to take a honeymoon right after you got married, we're sending you on one. It's not much; you'll be leaving on the twenty-eighth out of San Francisco. We just assumed you'd be spending Christmas with Reggie and the kids." Hetty told them handing them the packet with the tickets and hotel reservations in it.
"Oh Hetty, you guys, you didn't have to do this. Thank you so much." Katy said trying not to cry.
"Katy are you okay, you look like you're about to cry?" Kensi asked.
Katy looked at Callen. "Well we were going to save this for after we got back from the break, but we are going to have a baby. Katy's pregnant."
"I knew it!" Sam yelled, throwing his arms in the air. He leaned over the table to shake Callen's hand. "You two forget Michelle's been pregnant a couple times. The tiredness will pass."
Kensi immediately threw herself at Katy. "Congratulations. How far along are you?"
"We aren't sure yet, I have an appointment tomorrow. We'll call you all and let you know what the doctor says. I'm guessing just shy of a month." Katy told her.
"Yeah, but Katy's got the cutest little belly already. I'm betting she's further along than a month." Callen said gesturing the size.
"You show sooner when you've been pregnant before." Katy reminded him.
"Yeah, but it was sixteen years ago. Would your body still react like that?" Kensi asked.
"I don't know. I'm in better shape now than I was when I was in the Corps." She told them.
"Are you serious, you're in better shape now than you were when you were PTing every day?" Sam asked.
Katy nodded. "Oh yeah, I'm at least fifteen pounds lighter and I've got more muscle mass. I can run farther than I did then."
"Can you continue to run the way you do now?" Kensi asked.
"I can unless something happens. I'm sure the doctor will have me shorten the distance or start swimming instead of running." She said.
"Let me guess, you swam competitively in school?" Deeks asked.
"Yes I did, both high school and in college. I swam the shorter distances the first three years of high school; the one hundred meter IM relay, the hundred meter back stroke. Senior year, I started swimming the longer distances and by college, I was doing the five hundred and longer distances." She said.
"Have you ever done a triathlon?" Sam asked.
"I've always wanted to do the Iron Man in Hawaii. Maybe someday." She told him.
"Well, after you have the baby we'll start training, I'll do it with you." He promised.
Katy smiled, "Really, you'd run the Iron Man with me?"
"I seem to be the only one who can keep up with your pace without wanting to die afterwards." Sam laughed.
"Alright, you've got a deal." Katy beamed. A moment later, her phone rang; she looked at the caller ID. "It's Reggie. Hey how are you?"
"I'm good Auntie." The little voice said.
"Mary Mary quite contrary what are you doing Baby Girl?" She asked.
"Guess where we are?" she said.
"I don't know where are you?"
"We're at the ice skating rink." She said proudly.
"You're at the ice rink, what are you doing there?" Katy asked, excitedly.
"We're skating with your sister. You and Uncle Callen are coming for Christmas, aren't you?" She asked.
"We might be up there for a couple days, but I don't know about being there for Christmas morning." Katy told her looking over at Callen.
"But you've got to be here for Christmas." Mary whined.
"Why, what's so special about Callen and I being there for Christmas?"
"We've got a surprise for your guys and I want to see your face when you hear what it is." She said.
"Alright, I'll talk to Uncle Callen about it and I'll call you tonight, okay?" Katy asked.
Mary sighed, "Ok. Tonight, you'd better call me back tonight."
"It will be tonight, I promise. I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning, so maybe we can leave after that." Katy told her.
"Are you sick?" she asked.
"No not really, it's just morning sickness." She told her, not knowing if she'd know exactly what it is.
Mary gasped, and then whispered. "You've got another secret don't you?"
"Yes, we've got another secret." Katy laughed.
"I hope it's a girl." Mary giggled.
"I just hope it's healthy." Katy told her. "I'm at work, so I'll talk to Uncle Callen and call you on the way home from work, okay? Give Daddy, Little Reggie, Cassi and Ana a hug for me, please."
"I will, I love you." Mary said.
Katy smiled. "I love you too little one."
The rest of the afternoon was lazy, they sat around and talked and laughed. There was more talk about the pregnancy and now the trip up to San Francisco. Hetty sat back and smiled, very pleased that her plan was working out well. Mary had played her part to a tee, but Hetty knew it wouldn't take much convincing to get Katy and Callen up to San Francisco. Hopefully the rest of the plan worked as well as this. By the three that afternoon, Hetty let them all go home. Sam had invited everyone down to his house for dinner, upon Michelle request. Hoping to avoid the bumper to bumper traffic starting at Camp Pendleton, they all left immediately for San Diego.
"I think they took it well." Callen smiled, taking Katy's hand as they drove down the freeway.
"Yes, they were all expecting it." Katy smiled.
"Can I start calling you Mommy?" he laughed.
"Only if I can call you Daddy." She said. "So are we leaving tomorrow afternoon for San Francisco?"
"We can. Do you want to fly or drive?" Callen asked.
"We may not get a flight out or it may cost too much." She told him.
"We'll check on the prices of the tickets when we get to Sam and Michelle's. We only need a one way flight since Hetty has us flying out of San Francisco and returning to LAX." He told her.
"I didn't look at the tickets, where are they sending us?" She asked.
"You know, I really didn't look." He laughed. "The tickets and stuff are in my bag."
"I'll look later. Should I call Mary?" She asked.
"Sure, let her know we'll be there either tomorrow or early Christmas Eve Day." He told her.
They arrived at Sam's house right as he did and followed him into the driveway, leaving enough room next to them for Kensi and Deeks to park. Sam waited for them before going into the house. Michelle was waiting at the door for them, eager to congratulate them. As soon as Katy walked up to the porch, Michelle threw her arms around her.
"I'm so happy for you two. Congratulations." She said.
"Thank you. We were going to try to keep it a secret until we came back from the break, after the pregnancy was confirmed." She told her.
"So which one of you actually told everyone?" she asked.
"Callen told everyone at lunch today. He's so excited. The night we found out, he wanted to pick paint colors for the baby's room." Katy laughed.
Pulling her into the house, "I figured he would be. He's so good with everyone else's kids; I know he's going to be a great father."
Katy smiled warmly, "I have no doubt about that."
"Uncle Callen, Uncle Callen." The kids yelled as they charged from their rooms.
"Hey guys." Callen said bending down to hug them. "How are you guys? Are you ready for Christmas?"
"Yes we are." Sam's daughter told him. "Hi Auntie Katy, how are you?"
"I'm doing good, thank you." Katy said hugging the little girl.
"Guess what; Callen and Katy are going to be a Mommy and Daddy in a few months." Michelle told her children.
"You're going to have a baby?" the girl asked.
"Yes we are we find out tomorrow exactly when." Katy told her.
"Yeah I'm finally going to get a cousin." The girl sang, dancing around. "But you don't look like you're going to have a baby."
"That's because the baby is smaller than a pea right now. Only Uncle Callen can see that I've got a little baby bump." Katy told her.
"Can I feel?" she asked innocently.
Katy took the girls hand and placed it on her belly. "Feel that, it's a little bitty baby bump."
The little girls face lit up. "Mommy, she really is going to have a baby. No, two I think there's two babies in there."
Katy and Callen looked at one another. "Well, twins do run in my family. That would be interesting if it is twins."
"Not really expecting twins though." Callen said.
"Looks like you finished the renovations just in time." Sam laughed.
"I guess so." Katy said.
Kensi and Deeks arrived a few minutes later. They all gathered around the dining room table talking until dinner was ready. Katy offered to help set the table and bring dinner to the table. Michelle told her she should sit and rest, but Katy insisted. Kensi and Nell offered to help so Katy didn't overexert herself. Michelle made her famous ham dinner with mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and sweet potatoes on the side. It was so good; Katy was ravenous and had two platefuls. Callen sat back and watched he'd never seen her pack away so much food.
"It only gets worse." Sam told him. "Soon she's going to have you running to the store in the middle of the night to get ice cream and pickles."
"I don't mind, whatever makes Katy happy." Callen said and rubbed her back.
Katy leaned over and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too." He smiled at her.
"We're all so happy for you two." Kensi said.
"So how are things going with you two?" Katy asked.
Kensi blushed and had a twinkle to her eyes. "Things are going well for us. We've gotten into a routine, we'll spend a couple nights at his house and when we're at my house, we stop by and pick-up Monty. We're actually talking about me moving in with them since we aren't really supposed to have Monty at my place."
"Wedding bells in your future?" Callen asked Deeks.
"Maybe in a year or so, right now, I'm just enjoying out time together." He said.
"It's nice right now, I don't know if I'm ready to give up my apartment. It's nice to have a place of my own to go it I need a few minutes to myself." Kensi laughed.
"How are you and Monty getting along?" Sam asked.
"Ugh, he can be really annoying sometimes. He sleeps all over me, lays on us when we're watching TV." She said.
"Sounds like Callie, doesn't it." Katy said looking at Callen. Suddenly overcome with emotion, Katy burst into tears.
"Oh Honey." Callen said pulling her into his arms and rubbed her back. "I'm sorry."
"It's just the raging hormones. I'm fine." She told him.
The next morning, Callen got up before Katy and made her bacon and eggs for breakfast. When it was ready, he crawled into bed next to her and kissed her softly until she woke. Katy loved it when he did that.
"Good morning." He said softly, smiling down at her.
"Good morning." She smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck. "How did you sleep?"
"I slept well, how about you?" he asked.
"Not too bad. Can you pass me a cracker? I'm feeling a little nauseous this morning." She said, her complexion turning a lovely shade of green.
Callen reached over to the nightstand and pulled out a saltine cracker from the pack. "Is one going to be enough?"
"It should be. I smell bacon, you made breakfast?" she asked.
"I did." He smiled.
"You're so good to me, thank you." She said kissing him again.
"I love you Katy, I wouldn't have it any other way." He told her. "You think you can get up without turning completely green?"
"Yeah, I think so." She told him.
Callen helped her out of bed, guided her out of the room and into the kitchen. They sat at the island eating breakfast before they showered and headed out to the doctor's office. It wasn't a long wait before they were taken to an exam room and just a few minutes later, the doctor walked in.
"Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Callen, how are you this morning?" The small Asian woman asked. "My name is Dr. Jenny Wong; I'll be your OB for the duration of your pregnancy."
Callen and Katy both shook her hand and the appointment began. After a brief pelvic exam, the doctor did an ultrasound. Callen was holding Katy's hand tight as they waited to hear and see the little heart beat.
"There's the heart." The doctor pointed out. "Whoa, what do we have here, someone's playing hide and seek with us. Looks like twins. How long have you been having morning sickness?"
"Just a week now, but I've been having trouble sleeping for a couple months." Katy told her.
"Well, it looks like to me that you're about ten weeks pregnant." She smiled up at them. "That makes you about two and a half months pregnant."
"So we got pregnant at the apartment when we were having the work done on the house. Oh, I had an ear infection and was on antibiotics at that point, that didn't hurt them did it?" Katy asked.
"It doesn't look like it. When exactly when were you on the antibiotics?" She asked.
"It was early to Mid-September." Callen told her. "Katy had fallen down the stairs at work and the Doctor at the ER felt she fell because of the ear infection."
"Alright, so it was just after that that you got pregnant. Have you still been getting your period like normal?"
Katy laughed. "Honestly, I can't recall. We've been trying to go back and figure it out. We were so busy we completely lost track."
"That's not a problem, that doesn't make you a bad parent." She laughed. "Believe it or not, most of my patients lose track before the morning sickness shows."
The rest of the appointment was spent discussing their due date of June thirtieth. Dr. Wong asked about her activity level and alcohol consumption. She gave Katy permission to continue with her normal exercise, but told her to dial it back at the first sign of trouble. When she asked what Katy did for a living, she was slightly taken aback. She'd never met a federal agent and really didn't know what her job demanded. Once Katy and Callen explained the rigors of the job, Dr. Wong told her she'd have to sit the next six and a half months out. Katy agreed without a problem since Hetty had already informed her of that when they'd gotten married. With due date in hand and ultrasound pictures in hand, they walked out of the doctor's office and made the calls to Sam and Kensi and headed home to pack.
Callen finally got out the stuff for the honeymoon and found out they were going to the Bahamas. Not really knowing what the weather was like there during December, Callen got on the internet and looked it up. Two hours later, their bags were packed; they were loading them into the car and heading for the airport when Kensi and Deeks pulled up. Instead of leaving either of the cars in long-term parking while they were gone, Kensi and Deeks offered to drive them to the airport. Katy noticed they had bags packs and in the back of the Cadillac and asked. Deeks told him they were going to Tahoe for Christmas. It seemed plausible, so neither of them questioned it.
Once Katy and Callen's luggage was dropped at the curb and goodbyes were said, Kensi and Deeks pulled away from the curb and parked in the long-term lot. They waited there for Nell and Eric before heading into the terminal to catch their flights to San Francisco. Sam, Michelle and their kids were leaving from San Diego and would meet them at the airport in San Francisco before heading to the Fairmont where Hetty had booked their rooms.
Callen and Katy walked to the check-in counter inside the terminal and waited along with the fifty or so holiday travelers ahead of them. Reggie called to ask what time their flight landed so either he or Ana could pick them up. Their flight was due to land at six, so Reggie said all five of them would be there to meet them. An hour and a half after getting in line, they finally got to the counter and checked in, with only Katy's purse they walked to security and got in line. After thirty minutes, they were walking to their gate. Katy smelled the fresh baked bread from the Panera in the terminal, so Callen bought a loaf of bread to share while they waited.
The waiting area at the gate was standing room only, when they boarded the flight, they felt like cattle. There wasn't an empty seat to be had anywhere on the flight. In fact, the flight had been overbooked and the flight crew was asking for volunteers to take the next flight. Callen and Katy considered it, but she was already exhausted and needing a nap, so they opted to stay on the flight. Fortunately they didn't since Kensi, Deeks, Nell and Eric were already at the gate waiting for the next flight.
It was hot on the plane and Katy was miserable. No amount of bread, water or crackers made the sour stomach go away. Callen felt horrible seeing her like this. The woman sitting next to them asked what was wrong and was very sympathetic when they told her. She's just given birth a month ago and spent the entire flight giving Katy helpful hints to curb the fatigue and morning sickness. The woman had some leftover pregnancy pops as she called them; specially made organic ginger and lemon candies and offered the rest to Katy. By the time they landed in San Francisco, Katy was feeling so much better and thanked the woman over and over again. They asked where they could get the candies and the woman told them they were available at Whole Foods. There just happened to be one not too far from Reggie's house just in case Katy ran out.
Reggie, Ana and the kids were waiting for them in baggage claim. The kids saw them and charged across the open space to them screaming and yelling their names. They nearly knocked them over when they got to them. They hugged the kids and walked them back to Ana and Reggie. Katy and Callen greeted Reggie and Ana before the guys left the kids and the ladies to talk while they got the luggage.
"So how are you?" Ana asked Katy after a hug.
"We're good, great in fact." Katy said with a huge smile.
"Mary said you had a secret, I think I already know what it is." Ana said, with a knowing smile.
"Yes, we'll tell you all about it when we get home. Which can't come soon enough, I feel like these pants are cutting me in half." Katy laughed.
Ana leaned in close and whispered, "You're that far along?"
"Almost three months and its twins." Katy smiled.
Ana's hands were immediately at her mouth. "Twins? Oh my gosh. I guess Reggie and I should be prepared for twins too then."
Katy smiled, "You and Reggie that serious?"
"I moved out here at Thanksgiving. We wanted to tell you guys when you came out for Christmas. I hadn't changed my cell phone number at Thanksgiving so it looked like I was calling from Virginia." Ana smiled.
"You brat." Katy laughed as the guys walked back over with the suitcases.
"Well, it's only about six thirty, you guys hungry?" Reggie asked.
"Can we go back to your house so I can change; these pants are cutting me in half." Katy said pulling her shirt up a little to reveal the baby bump.
"Katy you're pregnant?" Reggie nearly shouted and looked at Callen.
"Ten weeks with twins." Callen beamed.
"Congratulations." He said. "Yes, of course we can go home first. I can't believe it, twins."
"We were expecting one, I don't know who was more surprised by the news me or Callen." Katy laughed.
"So you're going to have two babies?" Mary asked.
"Yes baby we are." Callen told her.
"Are they a boy and girl or two boys or two girls?" Little Reggie asked.
"We don't know yet, we will find out in a couple months." Katy told him.
"So we're going to be their aunts and uncle?" Cassi asked.
"No, they'll be your cousins." Callen told her.
Once they were all loaded into the van and on the freeway headed towards the house, they decided to order pizza since Katy was tired. No one minded since everyone loved pizza. Cassi asked if Katy was still going to be a cop. After Katy and Callen stopped laughing, they told her that Katy would be staying at the office instead of working with Callen until after the babies were born. Satisfied with the answer, Cassi nodded. After Katy changed, she sat on the couch with Mary and promptly fell asleep. Callen woke her up once the pizza was delivered.
After dinner, they all sat in the living room admiring the twelve foot tree sitting in front of the big bay window in the living room. There was a huge pile of presents piled around the tree. Katy and Callen realized they hadn't gotten presents for anyone including one another, so they decided to hit the mall at Union Square the next day. They would join the droves of last minute shoppers and hope they found something for them. By ten Reggie, Callen and Ana woke Katy and the kids and pointed them in the direction of bed. Callen and Reggie locked up and turned out all of the lights.
When Callen walked into the bedroom on the third floor, Katy was already in bed. "No bath tonight?" he laughed as he bent over the bed to kiss her.
"Not tonight, maybe tomorrow night. I'm too tired." She said and smiled as Callen rubbed the baby bump.
"Yeah, you had a hard time staying awake. They all understand." He said getting into bed next to her.
Once they were comfortable, Callen slept with his hand on her belly. Katy wrapped her arms around his arm and fell asleep. She woke at three and rolled onto her back, Callen's hand never moved. He snuggled in close and buried his face in her neck. At eight, they heard little footsteps on the stairs and smiled. The door flew open and the three kids followed by Ana and Reggie yelled 'Merry Christmas Eve'. Before anything else, Callen reached over to the nightstand and grabbed a couple crackers and handed them to Katy. After a couple bites, she sat up and gave all of the kids a hug.
When they went downstairs they were met with the smell of coffee, bacon and sweet rolls. Mary was at Katy's side, rubbing her stomach. Callen walked over and commented that she felt bigger than she had the day before. Reggie walked over and rubbed her stomach.
"You were about that big at five months with Kari. Joanie or Anka or whatever the hell you want to call her; always showed sooner with Cassi and Mary. Plus you've got twins in there." Reggie said.
"You and Ana may get twins too if things progress." Katy warned.
"I'm sure Ana's already told you, but she moved out here and in with us at Thanksgiving." He said pulling her to him.
"We're so happy for you two. I had a feeling things would work out this way." Katy said leaning into Callen.
By ten that morning, they were all loaded into the van and headed to Union Square. Callen and Reggie took the kids ice skating while Ana and Katy went shopping for the kids at FAO Schwartz. Fortunately, Ana knew exactly what to get them and they were in and out within an hour. They walked the packages over to the can, dropped them off and headed to meet Callen, Reggie and the kids for lunch. Katy was dragging, but they still needed to shop for Reggie and Ana. After lunch, they walked through the mall trying to get ideas when Katy and Callen thought they saw Sam. No sooner did they call each other's attention to him and he was gone.
"We've got to go." Sam told Michelle as he rushed up behind her.
"Why?" She asked allowing him to push her along.
"I just saw G and Katy, I'm pretty sure they saw me too." He said as his phone began to ring. He looked down and sure enough it was Callen. "Hey G, what's up."
"Hey, where are you?" Callen asked.
"We're at the mall in San Diego, why?" He asked trying to play it off.
"Oh, Katy and I thought we saw you at the mall in San Francisco." He said.
"Nope, we're in San Diego. You know what they say about everyone having a twin out there somewhere. You must've seen mine." He laughed nervously.
"Alright, we'll talk to you guys tomorrow morning then." Callen said.
"Okay G, Merry Christmas to you guys." Sam said and quickly hung up, then turned to Michelle. "Let's take the kids skating."
"Sam claims he's in San Diego." Callen said to Katy.
"No, that was Sam." Katy said.
"We both know it was. Keep an eye out for Michelle and the kids." He told her.
Reggie and Ana decided to take the kids to Build-A-Bear to make this year's holiday bears, so it gave Katy and Callen a chance to shop for them. By three that afternoon, they'd found something for Reggie and Ana, but neither had found something for one another.
"I thought we agreed that we weren't going to get anything for each other because of the renovations." Callen said.
"I know, but I still wanted to get you something." She told him as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Well, don't you think you've already given me enough?" He said kissing her and rubbing her belly. "Two things in fact."
"You know they're going to be born early, you might be able to hold them by Father's Day." She smiled.
"I can't wait to hold them or see you holding them. We'll be a family, not that we already aren't." He said.
"I know exactly what you mean." She said, and then rested her head on his shoulder.
"Are you tired?" He asked holding her tight.
Katy raised her head to look at him. "Yes, that bath tub is sounding better and better by the minute."
Kensi stopped dead in her tracks and pulled Deeks back to her, pointing at them. "They look so cute."
"They do. She looks tired." Deeks said.
"Let's go past them really quick or go back the other way. Hetty will kill us if we blow this." Kensi told him.
"Yeah, let's go back this way or go in one of the stores until they leave." Deeks told her.
Katy and Callen walked around the mall until they came to Build-A-Bear and joined Reggie, Ana and the kids. The kids were in the process of picking outfits for their bears. Callen walked around looking at the selection of bears available to make and pulled Katy over.
"Let's make the babies their first teddy bears." He suggested.
Katy agreed and they picked little white bears, taking them through all of the different stations. They stuffed the bears, gave them hearts, sewed them up and looked for outfits for them. It would've been easier to pick clothes if they knew what they were having. Finally, they chose a little mint green outfit for one and a matching yellow outfit for the other. Proudly, they walked out of the store holding the bears. The kids loved the idea that the babies would get teddy bears that Katy and Callen made themselves for their first lovies.
Hetty sat back in the food court across from the store and watched Katy and Callen making the bears. She couldn't help but smile, knowing who they were for. It seemed a few years ago, she never thought those two would ever settle down, let alone with each other. Now here they are expecting twins in mere months. Oh how Clara would've love to have met Katy. Katy reminded her a lot of her friend and charge. No wonder Callen loved Katy so dearly; she definitely was just like his mother. She watched as Callen leaned over, rubbed Katy's belly affectionately and kissed her. They truly were the perfect couple. Hetty loved the way they looked at one another, nothing but love. From the moment she saw them together a year and a half ago, she saw it.
As the four adults and three children walked away, Hetty stood and followed from a safe distance. She called Sam to let them know that they were leaving the mall. Katy and Callen were walking hand-in-hand, Mary holding Katy's free hand. Hetty imagined the two of them years in the future walking under the same circumstances with their own children and smiled. She truly hoped to be included in the children's lives as much as possible. She could handle being Grandma Hetty to Callen and Katy's children.
Before they could make the ten minute drive back to the house, Katy was dozing off in the van. Mary had her arm around Katy's neck with her thumb in her mouth, falling asleep too. When they got home, Callen took Katy up to their room and Mary followed. The two slept for a few hours while everyone else got ready for Christmas Eve service at Grace Cathedral. When Katy woke up, she took a bath and dressed for church. Callen came in to change as she was trying to zip the back of her dress.
"Need some help with that?" he asked walking up behind her.
"Yes please." She said pulling her hair over her shoulder.
Just the sight of her neck was enough to get him going. After he slowly zipped the back of her dress, he kissed the back of her neck. Katy's skin formed goose bumps. "You're skin is so soft and you smell so good."
Katy turned to face him, seeing the lust in his eyes. "Where were you a couple hours ago, I really would've slept very well had you joined me."
Callen kissed her long and sweetly. "Too bad we aren't at home; I'd give anything to make love to you in the living room with a fire roaring in the fireplace, next to the Christmas tree."
"I would love that." Katy said between kisses. "I think we may have to settle for up here tonight. At least it's Christmas Eve."
Callen's hand found its way to Katy's stomach, in the dress she was wearing, there was no mistake she was pregnant. "You're so beautiful."
"You're not so bad yourself, you know that, right?" She smiled.
"I hope they have your smile." Callen said. "Your smile has truly lit my world. I can't imagine not seeing it every morning for the rest of my life."
"I hope they have your eyes." Katy told him.
"Either way, they're going to be the cutest kids in the world." He said.
"We'll only say that because we're their parents." Katy laughed. "You should probably get ready; we're going to need to leave in about twenty minutes."
"Alright, I'll meet you downstairs." He said.
"Nope, I've got to do my hair." She said as she walked to the bathroom.
When she walked out of the bathroom ten minutes later, it was pulled back in a neat, twist at the back of her head. Callen's breath caught in his chest at the sight of his wife. He was standing in the middle of the room with his suit jacket on, tying his tie.
"Damn Katy. Why do you have to look this good when we can't stay in and fool around?" He laughed.
"Anytime you want me to get dressed up just so you can undress me, all you have to do is ask." Katy told him as she walked over to help him with his tie. As she tied the tie for him, Callen pulled her body to his, her belly pressing into his.
"I love you Katy." He said.
Katy stopped and looked into his eyes. "I love you too."
Callen cupped her face and kissed her softly. "Thank you for making me the happiest man in the world."
Katy smiled through the tears that had pooled in her eyes. "You're so welcome. Thank you for loving me in spite of everything."
Reggie knocked on the door before he stuck his head in. "You guys ready?"
Katy sniffed and wiped her eyes. "Yes, I was just finishing up with Callen's tie." She said and pushing the knot to his throat and straightened it.
The three walked down the stairs to the entry. The girls were dressed in green, red and white plaid dresses while Little Reggie wore a suit with a white dress shirt and tie that matched his sisters' dresses. Katy couldn't wait to dress the babies up for Christmas, or Halloween, or Easter or any other holiday. She started to cry again, Ana was right next to her with a box of tissues offering her one. Katy took one and dabbed at her eyes.
"Good thing your mascara is waterproof." Callen laughed.
"Yeah, I know. I think I need to pack some in my purse." Katy laughed. "You kids look perfect."
"So do you two." Ana told them. "Look at the baby bump."
Katy looked down and rubbed her belly, "Yeah, I know. I feel like I'm getting bigger by the day instead of by the week or month."
"You look beautiful" Callen told her.
"Yes you do, you're glowing." Reggie added. "We all ready to go. Kids get your jackets, please."
Within fifteen minutes, they were pulling up to the church. Katy was blown away by the decorations in the church. There were red banners hanging from the ceiling and masses of poinsettias everywhere. Two pine trees with white lights and red and gold globes flanked the altar and more poinsettias were behind the pulpit at the tabernacle. It was absolutely beautiful.
"This is how I wanted the church decorated for our wedding." Katy said to Callen with tears in her eyes.
"It's pretty." He agreed, still taking it in.
They walked the kids to the front of the church and sat in one of the first pews while Reggie went back to the offices to put on his robes and vestments. Ten minutes later, the procession started and Reggie stood before the congregation. Hey was bold and boisterous with his sermon. Katy sat wide awake listening to him, holding Callen's hand. Mary was at her side, Little Reggie sat between his sisters with Ana sitting next to Cassi.
The choir sang the Christmas hymns beautifully and when the congregation joined in the voices were carried to the rooftops and beyond. Katy felt like the angels themselves were singing. Just then, she felt a twitch in her belly and she smiled at Callen. He put his left hand on her belly.
"It's too soon for you to feel outside." She whispered.
Callen still had his hand on her stomach, he didn't care, sooner or later, he'd feel the babies move. She leaned into him and he kissed her temple. Reggie caught the gesture and smiled. When the choir finished the song and everyone was seated again, he began talking about Mary and Joseph's travels and how they were turned away time and time again for shelter. Katy couldn't help but smile when he talked about the miracle of the birth of the baby Jesus. She loved listening to Reggie speak.
When mass was over, several of the parishioners who remembered them from their previous visit greeted them and congratulated them on both their nuptials and the pregnancy. Out of the corner of her eye, Katy saw someone familiar. She excused herself and talked towards them. The faster she walked, the faster they walked and by the time she reached the door, they were gone. When she walked back to Callen and the others, she had an odd look on her face.
"You okay?" Callen asked.
"Yeah, I think I just saw Hetty, Kensi and Deeks. By the time I got out of the church, they were gone." She told him.
"Sam today at the mall and now Kensi, Deeks and Hetty?" He said with an equally odd look. "Something's going on."
Reggie walked up and gave Ana a look and she nodded. They ushered the stragglers out and locked up the church. On the way home, they stopped off for dinner. It reminded Katy of one of her favorite Christmas movies where the mother burnt the Christmas dinner and the family wound up at a Chinese restaurant for dinner. However, it wasn't quite as comical. The kids were so good and falling asleep by the time they got home. Quickly, they bathed, got into their pajamas and set out milk and cookies for Santa. After they were in bed and fast asleep, the adults brought in the Santa gifts and sat down for a quick slice of pie and a cup of coffee before they headed to bed.
Katy was more awake than she had been in a few months. She and Callen sat up talking about what it was going to be like to do Christmas for the babies. Before she knew it, Callen had pulled her down into the bed and was kissing her. Soon, their pajamas were being tossed across the room. As quietly as they possibly could, they made love. Knowing the kids would be in to wake them in the morning, they pulled themselves out of bed to get dressed again before falling asleep. When Katy was asleep, Callen snuck over to his suitcase and pulled out her present before sneaking it down stairs.