Two weeks after the investigation started, they handed all of the videos and other information over to the Inspector General. Katy was relieved to be done with the case, or so she thought. In the beginning of March, she got word that Kohn had been arrested. Two weeks later, she got a call from the prosecuting attorney asking her to testify against Kohn. She agreed and Callen got the time off so he could go down with her for moral support.
Three days before the Court Marshall, Katy had gone in for her annual physical. When she walked out of the clinic, she thought everything was fine and never expected a call from her doctor that evening. She and Callen had just finished dinner and cleared their plates when the phone rang. Katy reached over and answered it.
"Hello Mrs. Callen, its Dr. Senn. I got the results of your blood work and wanted to give you a call."
"Is something wrong?" Katy asked leaning forward. Callen turned the TV down and listened to their end of the conversation. He placed his hand on Katy's back when she asked that question.
"No nothing's wrong, per se. I more or less wanted to congratulate you."
"Congratulate me, why?" Katy asked as she looked over at Callen, clearly confused.
"Well, we ran a pregnancy test with the rest of your blood work and it came back positive."
"What?" Katy laughed nervously. "Hold on, let me put the phone on speaker so my husband can hear this too."
"Hello Mr. Callen, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm fine Dr. Senn, how are you?" He said with a smile.
"I'm doing very well, thank you. As I was telling your wife, I had the lab run a pregnancy test when we ran the other blood work and it came back positive." She said.
Callen sat there silent, trying to comprehend what the doctor had just said. "Katy's pregnant?"
"Yes Mr. Callen, your wife is pregnant again." She said.
Katy leaned back and gave Callen a worried look. He leaned over and slipped his arm behind her back, pulling her to him. "So what now?"
"I've already contacted Dr. Wong and she can't wait to see you. Her office will call you probably tomorrow to schedule an appointment. Are you okay with this Mrs. Callen?"
"Um, I think so. I'm concerned that this pregnancy will turn out like the other one." She said tears rolling down her cheeks.
"You can't think that way, you have to be optimistic." The doctor said. "I'm going to let you go, I'm sure you and your husband have a lot you want to talk about and I have several other calls to make."
"Alright, thank you Dr. Senn." Katy said and hung up. She sat there staring at the phone, processing the fact that she was pregnant again.
"Katy, either way it's going to be fine." Callen told her and kissed her temple.
"I just didn't expect it so soon after we started having sex again." She told him. Little boy and Little Girl were on the coffee table, they jumped over to the couch and put their front paws on Katy's chest licking the tears away. At that moment, she felt a calm unlike any other she'd ever felt and knew in the back of their mind that they would have a baby in a few months.
Callen pulled Katy and the kittens over to him and held them. Katy was lost in her thoughts; he worried about what another miscarriage would do to her. She'd been through so much in the last three and a half months, he really was concerned.
"I'm fine, stop worrying." Katy told him.
Callen gave a light chuckle. "How did you know I was worrying?"
"Your breathing changed and your body tensed." She told him as she moved the kittens so she could lay her head on his chest.
"Really, you can tell the difference?" He asked.
"Yes I can. I think we're going to get a baby out of this one." She told him.
"God, I hope so. I don't want to see you go through that again." Callen said rubbing her back.
"We cannot tell anyone aside from Hetty and Nate." She told him.
"I agree, but it's going to be so hard to keep this a secret. We could barely contain ourselves the first time." Callen reminded her.
"I know, but I don't want to tell the others until we pass that three month mark."
Thursday morning, Katy and Callen took off for Pendleton. They stopped at the Denny's outside the main gate for breakfast before she had to be at the courthouse at ten. Katy was dreading this, she knew Kohn had told his attorney all about how she'd gotten pregnant with Kari and knew they were going to use it against her to make her look like exactly what Kohn thought she was; a whore. When they checked in at the courthouse, the prosecutor came out and talked with them. Katy felt a little better, but was still very nervous. Callen pulled the prosecutor aside when Katy had gone to the bathroom and told him that she was pregnant and he would appreciate if she didn't get overly upset and told him about the miscarriage.
Katy was called into the courtroom right at ten, she looked over at Kohn and her stomach did a double-back flip. Instantly sick to her stomach, she trudged through.
"Cpl. Levin, Can you tell us what you remember from the day you went to; then Staff Sergeant Kohn about your rape?" The prosecutor asked.
"I will try my best." Katy told him. "I had been attacked and raped in my barracks room my one of the NCOs. I immediately went to the Staff Sergeant who proceeded to laugh at me and stated that everyone knew about my past and that no one would believe him if he told the command."
"Your past?" He asked. "Can you explain a little bit about your past so the court has a better understanding of what he was referring to?"
Katy sighed and looked at her hands at the rings on her left hand. "I grew up in the foster Care system and was abused; physically, emotionally and sexually."
"Had you been raped previous to this incident?" He asked.
Katy cleared her throat and fought the tears. "Yes, I was raped at ten years old and repeatedly through the years."
"By whom?"
"My foster fathers, those who I thought were friends, classmates." She told him.
"Thank you Cpl. Leven. Now what happened after you went to SSgt Kohn?"
"No more than a week later, I was in my room when someone barged in. I tried to fight him off, but he was of course stronger than I was. He held me down and raped me." She told him stone-faced.
"Did you go back to SSgt. Kohn?"
"Yes I did and he laughed in my face." Katy told him.
"He laughed in your face?"
"Yes. While the Marine was having his way with me, he said that he'd paid good money for me. I also heard that several times after that."
"The panel has seen all of the evidence; can you tell them what happened the night the recording was made?"
Katy looked at Callen, horrified and back at the prosecutor. "I hadn't ordered food, but I was SIQ that day. Someone knocked on the door; it was LCpl. Mason my neighbor. She said she'd gotten something for me since I couldn't leave the room. I thanked her, closed the door and sat down to eat. The next thing I know, I'm feeling dizzy and light headed. I sat the food aside and lay down. Fifteen minutes later, I remember hearing the door open and close again. I was blindfolded and tied up."
"What happened then?"
"He cut off my clothes and started touching me. I heard wrestling of a plastic bag or something. I felt something cold and then excruciating pain."
"Pain where?"
"Really? They've all seen the video, they know what happened." She said.
"Yes, Cpl. but the panel needs to hear it from your point of view."
"He'd shoved something up my ass." She snapped.
"Cpl, please refrain from using language like that in my court room." The JAG said firmly.
"I'm sorry Ma'am." She said and went on to tell the court what else she could remember before she actually passed out.
Callen sat there disgusted, wanting nothing more than to use Kohn's head as a punching bag for everything he did to Katy. The prosecutor went on to explain what else had been done to her after she'd passed out. He also went into detail what BAS had reported. Kohn's attorney was chomping at the bit to talk to Katy. Callen knew he was going to be cruel and ruthless with his questioning.
"Cpl. Levin, who is Karolina Levin Rocco?"
"She was my daughter." She replied.
"And who is her father?"
"LCpl Rocco was her father."
"How old is your daughter?"
"She would've been eighteen this year."
"Why do you refer to your daughter in past tense, Cpl. Levin?" He asked snidely.
"My daughter died when she was twelve. Reggie and I had given Kari to his parent's in San Francisco. They were all killed in an auto accident." She told them so he didn't have to ask.
"So your daughter was conceived during the time in question? Were you and LCpl Rocco dating?"
"Yes she was conceived during the time in question, and no we weren't dating, but we were good friends. He was the only one in the company who treated me like a human and believed what I was telling him."
"Knowing you were being raped and attacked, he willing slept with you? Or did you have to coerce him?"
"I just happened, we'd been drinking and I was upset. One thing led to another and we wound up having sex. I never happened again."
"So it was a one night stand?" He asked with a smirk.
"Yes, but Reggie and I are still friends to this day."
"You're Honor; I don't see where this line of question has anything to do with the current case." The prosecutor said.
"I agree," The JAG said. "Either get to the point or let the witness go."
"I'm merely trying to establish the witness's credibility and show that one couldn't truly call what was going on rape. It seems quite clear that Cpl. Levin was freely and very openly giving herself to the male Marines in the barracks."
"I doubt that was what was going on, counselor. I'm going to stop this line of questioning as the Cpl is not the one being court marshaled here. Besides, it's very clear from the evidence against Master Gunnery Sergeant Kohn that what happened was clearly against the Cpl's will." The older woman snapped.
"May I just ask a few more questions?" Kohn's attorney asked.
"With regards to what?" The JAG asked.
"Pregnancies, your honor." He said.
"It has no relevance to this case; I will not allow you to harass her in this manner." She said.
"Ma'am, the court might be interested in learning that you and the prosecutor are going easy on the Cpl because she is in fact pregnant right now." He smiled.
"No, I'm not being easy on the witness because she's with child. I'm being easy on this witness because your client exploited her and used her. Cpl. Levin, you may step down."
"Cpl. Levin, you may be called to testify again, so I wouldn't go too far." He smiled.
"Your honor, I do have a job to do and my job requires me to actually be in the office. I've said all I need to with regards to this case. The only way I will return to testify is if you need me to explain something about the investigation being that I was a member of the team who initially investigated the case." Katy told her.
"Yes, I see that noted here. Because of your involvement with the case, you will not be needed in that capacity. Thank you very much." The JAG told her with a nod.
Katy was so happy to be off the stand and out of the courtroom. No sooner had she and Callen left the courtroom and he pulled her back to him and held her tight. All she wanted to do was get off base. They saw all of the news vans at the Main Gate, the reporters giving their reports to the anchor at the station for the noon news. Katy was thankful the Corps agreed to keep all of the women's names out of the media's hands. The last thing she needed or wanted was to have anyone show up on their doorstep begging for information or to have her identity compromised. Instead of taking her back to work, he called Hetty and told her he was taking her home.
The next week, Katy was out of the office again. Callen met her for lunch to hear about her appointment. Once they got seated at the table and the waitress walked away, she put the ultrasound picture on the table in front of him. He smiled up at her and placed his hand on her as he looked at the picture.
"The baby is due in November." She told him.
"November." Callen smiled and shook his head. "Did the doctor say whether or not it looked like a good strong pregnancy?"
"She said we still could miscarry. The chances are more likely before we hit three months."
"You were so close to three months the last time." Callen said.
"It's a waiting game. All we can do is hope and pray it's a keeper."
"When do you go in again?" He asked looking at the picture, praying they were able to hold a baby in November.
"Next month."
"Alright, as soon as we get back to the office, we'll talk to Hetty and Nate." He said.
Hetty sat at her desk when Katy and Callen walked up and sat in front of her. "Is everything alright?"
Katy handed her the paperwork from the doctor. "For now, everything is alright."
Hetty looked over the paperwork and up at them, smiling. She leaned forward and lowered her voice. "Congratulations. I truly hope this one is a success."
"So do we." Callen told her.
"Well, I assume you do not want to let the team know just yet?" Hetty asked.
"No, we'd like to keep it as long as we possibly can in the event this pregnancy ends in a miscarriage." Katy told her.
Hetty nodded. "I understand. However, you do know I cannot let you out in the field unless you are out on a preliminary interview. Mr. Callen will use his best judgment as to when to pull you from all field work."
"Alright, thank you." Katy said and they headed to Nate's office.
Nate was all smiles when they walked into his office. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"
Callen closed the door and sat down on the couch next to Katy. "Well, we have some good news that we're only going to share with you and Hetty right now." He said.
Nate gave them a strange look. "What is that?"
"Katy's pregnant." He told Nate.
Nate's face lightened and a huge smile crossed his face. "Congratulations! How are you feeling about this Katy?"
"Honestly, I want to crawl under a rock for the next eight months." She told him.
"I don't blame you one bit." Nate told her. "Have you told Hetty yet?"
"Yes we have." She said.
Katy and Callen had the sixth, seventh and eighth of April off to spend time with Reggie, Ana and the kids. Kat couldn't wait; the pregnancy had sapped all of her energy. She was back to the nausea first thing in the morning. On Friday, April third, Katy had already thrown up twice in spite of eating crackers before getting out of bed. Callen dug out the pregnancy pops and they seemed to help. She was quiet at work and finished her paperwork, not participating in the goofing off.
"Are you okay?" Kensi asked.
"I'm just tired." Katy told her.
"You sure, you've been acting weird." Sam asked.
"Really, I'm fine." Katy said sitting her pen on her desk.
Sam looked to Callen for confirmation. He ignored them and continued working on his report.
"So what have you guys got planned for Mary, Cassi and Little R?" Sam asked.
"I have no clue; I'm just looking forward to sleeping." Katy said.
Kensi, Deeks and Sam looked at one another. "So when were you going to tell us about the pregnancy?" Sam asked.
Callen looked up and over at Katy "I'm not pregnant." Katy laughed.
"Let me see your purse." Kensi said with her hand out. "I know I saw those pregnancy pops in there."
"Really?" Sam asked Looking at Kensi.
"I'm not pregnant you guys, come on. It's just the last few cases catching up on me." She said.
Callen smirked and looked over at Katy. "They're trained investigators."
They all smiled at her. She shook her head and they let it go. By three they were headed home and Katy went right to bed. Callen brought her dinner in bed and ate with her in bed. He took the plates to the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher before he came back to bed. The kittens were sprawled out in his spot, so he put them on the foot of the bed. As soon as he got in and cuddled next to Katy, they were back up trying to squeeze between them.
Reggie, Ana and the kid's flight was due to land at nine thirty, Callen got up and made a pot of coffee and picked up while Katy slept. When they pulled up in front of the house in the rented mini-van, he walked back to the bedroom, took two crackers from the sleeve, handed them to Katy and put the crackers in the nightstand. She choked them down as fast as she could and got out of bed, throwing on a pair of sweats.
"They're running up the walk." Callen called and opened the door. "Hey guys."
"Hi Uncle Callen." Mary said and threw her arms around him. "Where's Auntie Katy?"
"She's getting up." He told her. "Hey Cassi, Little R."
Little Reggie had his PSP in his face and just waved as he walked past him. Callen shrugged and gave Cassi a hug before he went out to help Reggie and Ana with the bags. He shook Reggie's hand and gave Ana a kiss on the cheek. When they hauled the bags back in the house, Mary was in the kitchen with Katy and Cassi; Little R was on the couch playing his game.
"Hey you guys." Katy said with a cup of coffee in her hand. "How was your flight?"
"It was good, are you just getting up?" Ana asked.
"Yes, we've had a few tough cases lately." She said.
"Where are the kittens?" Mary asked.
"Little Boy, Little Girl, come here babies." She called and they came running.
Mary and Cassi were on their knees as the cats ran up to them, smelled their hands and head bunted them. The girls were as enamored with the cats as the cats were with the girls. Katy walked over to the couch and ruffled Little R's hair. He didn't look up or even acknowledge her. She looked back at Reggie and Ana in shock. Reggie walked over and took the game system.
"Your Aunt was trying to say hi to you and you just ignored her. I also saw that you just waved at Callen when you walked in. You can have this back in a little while after you've spent some quality time with the family." Reggie told him.
"But Dad, that's not fair. Why'd we even have to come down here?" Little R complained.
"We're not doing this here." He told him. "If you keep acting like this you won't get it back until we get back to San Francisco."
"I want to go home." Little R screamed and stomped through the living room, kicking Little Girl out of his way as he went.
"Hey, get back out here now." Katy yelled.
The boy slowly walked back into the kitchen.
"Here now." She said pointing right in front of her. When he was standing in front of her, she continued. "How you act in your house it none of my business, but you are in my house now. I will not have you stomping around here taking your anger out on my cats. You will be feeding the cats breakfast and dinner until you leave next weekend and if Callen or I ever see you do that to one of the two of them again, I'll kick you."
Little Reggie was shocked; he'd never had Katy chastise him like that before. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to, I just get so mad sometimes."
"It's alright, just please don't hurt the cats. If you want to go out back and kick rocks or something until you feel better, you can. I'm serious about you feeding the cats." Katy told him.
Suddenly Little Reggie started laughing. "You're going to make a good Mom someday."
Katy smiled and hugged the boy. "Thank you honey."
Reggie, Ana and Callen were all looking at one another. "Where'd that come from?" Reggie asked.
Katy shrugged and looked at Callen. "We should tell them, they're going to find out while they're here anyway."
"Auntie I just went to look at your room and I found cracker crumbs on the bed." Mary said with a huge ear-to-ear grin.
"You're pregnant?" Reggie asked excitedly.
"Yes, five or six weeks. The baby's due in mid-November and it's only one." She told them.
"Yeah!" Mary yelled and ran to Katy. "That's why you're just getting up isn't it?"
"Yes baby it is." Katy told her.
"Are you okay?" Ana asked.
"I'm nervous, wish I could hide under a rock for the next seven months." Katy laughed.
"I have a feeling this is going to be a good one." Reggie told her as he hugged her.
"Why don't you guys take the kittens into the back bedrooms?" Katy suggested. When they were gone, she looked at Reggie. "You'd never guess who we ran into during an investigation."
"Who?" Reggie asked puzzled.
"Kohn. Formally Master Guns Kohn, now inmate, Kohn." Katy smiled.
"Inmate, what happened?" Reggie asked sitting in the living room with Katy, Callen and Ana.
"He was selling female Marines, basically running a prostitution ring." Callen told him.
"Oh Lord. Same thing he was doing to you?" He asked.
Katy nodded. Remember that morning I woke up not able to remember the previous night and you took me to BAS to find out I was raped? It turns out that Kohn was recording it all, there were nearly two thousand videos of him doing it to other girls."
"Good God, I hope he fries for that one." Reggie said.
"Reggie? I've never heard you talk like that." Ana said stunned.
"I'm sorry Ana, he was a horrible man, swept a lot of stuff under the rug. Did you have to testify?"
"I did, we found out I was pregnant three days before I had to appear in court." Katy told him.
"It's all over now, right?" He asked.
"Over and done, never to be relived again." She smiled.
"Good." He said.
Mary wandered in complaining she was hungry, so Callen and Reggie got out a loaf of bread and made the kids sandwiches. The three of them sat at the island eating, watching the cats play with their favorite pink mouse. When they were done, they took the cats back into the bedroom. The adults sat down to talk a little more.
"So how are Sam, Michelle, Kensi and Deeks?" Reggie asked.
"They're doing well. Sam and Michelle will be here with the kids in a couple hours. They're going to spend the night so Michelle can get her ham started early."
"Oh good, do they know you're pregnant?" Ana asked.
"No, they don't and we'd like to keep it that way for a while longer." Katy said with a smile.
"I figured you two would take the room with the queen on the left, Sam and Michelle will take the room in the back, the girls with have the room just beyond our and the boys will take my office." Callen said.
"Sounds fine, I know Cassi and Mary are looking forward to seeing their daughter." Reggie told them.
At three Sam, Michelle and the kids arrived, it was chaos as the kids ran through the house screaming and yelling. The kittens climbed up into the bookcases beside the fireplace for safety. The guys stood talking in the dining room while the ladies gathered in the kitchen around the island. Two hours later, they ordered half a dozen pizzas and settled in for the night. Katy went to bed early, while the kids ran through the house. Sam and Michelle grew even more suspicious when she was able to sleep in the following morning with the kids running through the house and the guys shouting and laughing at one another.
"Well good morning." Michelle said when Katy stumbled out of the bedroom.
"What time is it?" Katy asked walking right to the coffee pot.
"After eleven." Michelle told her as she watched Katy chug the hot black coffee. "You've got cracker crumbs on your shirt."
Katy looked down and smiled sheepishly before she brushed them off. "Thank you."
"Look who decided to grace us with her presence." Sam laughed.
"Morning Sam, how are you?" She asked.
"I'm good, so you're going to bed early and waking up late and you're covered in cracker crumbs. Is there something you and G want to share with us?" He asked.
Katy sighed and walked to one of the stools at the island. "I really didn't want to tell anyone yet, but we told Reggie, Ana and the kids yesterday."
"How far along are you?" Michelle asked with a smile.
"Almost six weeks." Callen said wrapping his arms around her from the back.
Sam smiled warmly. "I truly hope this one is a keeper. I don't want to see you guys go through that again."
"Thank you Sam, neither do we." Callen said shaking his hand.
Little Boy jumped up on the counter and sniffed around, Callen was over in a heartbeat taking him off the counter. "Hah, now we know what you do when we aren't here. I think you lost your head."
"What was he thinking; I've never seen him do that before." Katy said when Callen walked past her and sat him down in the hallway.
"Have they been different since you found out you were pregnant?" Ana asked.
"Yes, I can't get close to her in bed; they're right between us cuddled up to her belly. They fight over who's going to lie against her." He laughed. "Usually they wind up lying on top of one another."
"Do you think they'll be like that with the baby?" Michelle asked.
"Who knows?" Callen said and shrugged.
"Hey listen, it's your song." Reggie said turning up the radio.
"I've never heard this song on the radio before. I don't even know who sings it." Katy smiled when Callen wrapped his arms around her.
"It's called 'If I Didn't Have You' by Thompson Square." Reggie told them.
"Who picked it?" Callen asked.
"Ana and I did. We thought it sounded like the two of you." He said.
"Well thank you." Callen said.
By four o'clock, Kensi and Deeks had called to let them know they were on their way over. Nell and Eric were standing in the kitchen talking with everyone else. Katy had showered and gotten dressed, her morning sickness gone for the day. When Ana opened a bottle of wine, Nell and Eric thought it was interesting that none was offered to Katy. They eyed her throughout the hour until Kensi, Deeks, Hetty and Nate arrived. As they sat down to dinner, they finally asked why she wasn't drinking. Since they'd already told Sam, they thought it was only fair to tell the others.
"I'm not drinking because I'm six weeks pregnant." Katy said with a smile.
In an instant, Kensi was out of her seat, nearly strangling Katy with a hug. "I knew it! This time next year, we're going to have to make room for a high chair or two."
"No it's just one this time. The baby's due mid-November, so we'll have to make room at the table for Thanksgiving." Callen told them.
By the time everyone left, Katy was ready for bed. Callen told Mary to get Katy in bed and not let her up. Fifteen minutes after the two disappeared, Mary walked out into the kitchen alone. She sat at the island as her father, Ana, Callen, Sam and Michelle cleaned up. Ready for a long drive home, Sam and Michelle headed out at nine. Reggie and Ana took the kids to bed at ten and Callen followed after he locked up. Katy was lying on her side with the kittens curled up at her stomach. Little Girl crawled out from under her brother and nosed Callen when he got in bed. He gave her some love and fell asleep with his hand in her belly. Katy woke at midnight and smiled at the two, gave Little Boy some love and fell back to sleep.
Katy enjoyed her time off, spending it lounging around the house and napping. When she'd lie down in the afternoon, Mary joined her along with the kittens. The kittens wandered the house the following weekend looking for the kids after they left. They cried for hours when they couldn't find them. By bedtime, they'd calmed down and settled into bed with Callen and Katy.
April and May both passed quickly, before Katy knew it, she was four months along and they were celebrating their first anniversary. Her energy had returned and then some. Her appetite increased and every time Callen saw her she was eating. The only concern the doctor had was that Katy wasn't gaining any weight. Callen accompanied her to her four month check-up. When the doctor frowned at her lack of weight gain and asked what she was eating, he laughed and told her everything in sight. If Katy could've caught him, she would've hit him.
"I'm not joking, every time I turn around at work, she's eating." Katy told her.
"What are you eating?" Dr. Wong asked.
"Everything from fruits and vegetables to smoothies and milkshakes." Katy told her.
"I don't know why you're not gaining weight. What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner?"
"Eggs and bacon or sausage, pancakes. Lunch is whatever they bring back, today it was shrimp curry. For dinner, I think we're going to have steaks, baked potatoes with the works." Katy told her.
"Everything you eat is going to be baby. You need to eat more. Increase your fat intake, try a milkshake two or three times a day, switch to whole milk if you can." The doctor suggested.
"Alright, we'll try. How much weight should Katy gain by the end of the pregnancy?" Callen asked.
"I'd say no more than fifteen to twenty pounds." She said. "Other than the weight issue, you're looking good, the baby is growing nicely. This one is definitely a keeper."
"Isn't there the chance something could still happen?" Katy asked.
"From this point on, your chances are vastly decreased." She told her. "Honestly, Katy relax and enjoy the pregnancy. You'll miss being pregnant after you have the baby."
Callen smiled and rubbed Katy's back. "We will have a baby to hold and love in five months."
"Okay." Katy smiled.
"Can we stop off and get something to eat on the way back to the office?" Katy asked as they walked out to the Jag.
Callen laughed, "Of course we can, what do you feel like?"
"I don't know I'm not craving anything in particular, what about you?" she asked.
Callen thought about it for a minute. "I want some rice and beans, tacos, enchiladas."
"Mexican food sounds so good." She said and smiled.
Full and happy, they walked back into the office. Everyone looked at them expectantly waiting to hear how the appointment went. Katy rubbed her belly, gave Callen a kiss and walked to her desk. Callen smiled at everyone and sat in his seat. Kensi, Deeks and Sam looked from Callen to Katy waiting for one of them to say something. Katy sipped on her drink and started the rest of her paperwork.
"So?" Kensi said anxiously.
"It went fine, the baby's fine and I need to eat more." Katy told them.
"How on earth could you possibly eat any more than you already do now?" Sam asked.
"Maybe you need to change how you eat. Why does the doctor say you need to eat more?" Deeks asked.
"I haven't gained any weight since I got pregnant. She says everything I eat goes to the baby and I need to eat more so I get nourishment too." Katy told them.
"Are you sure there's only one in there?" Sam laughed.
"Are you guys going to find out what you're having?" Kensi asked.
"I don't know we really haven't talked about it yet. We've still got a couple months before the ultrasound."Katy said.
"I guess that's something we should talk about." Callen said.
"Are we doing anything for the Fourth of July?" Sam asked.
"We can barbeque at our house." Callen suggested.
That evening, Katy and Callen sat in the hammock out back. Talking about whether or not they wanted to know if they were having a boy or a girl. It was warm enough out that Katy wore a pair of shorts and a tank top. Callen's hand was lying gently on her rounded belly and the cats were curled up at their feet. Katy thought it was the perfect evening, until the doorbell rang. Callen grabbed one cat, Katy the other and they went to see who was at the door.
"Hey guys, sorry to bother you." Kensi said.
"Come one in, where's Marty?" Katy asked.
"He had some things to do tonight and I didn't want to be home alone while he was gone." She said.
"You guys okay?" Callen asked.
"Oh yeah, we're fine. One of his friends from the LAPD is getting married and Marty went to the Bachelor party."
"You should've said something at work this afternoon; we would've saved you some dinner." Katy said putting Little Girl down.
"I already ate, thank you though." Kensi said. "My gosh, look at you. Why do you insist on covering the bump at work? You need to embrace it, love it."
Katy laughed as she watched Kensi rub her belly. "You know it's contagious if you rub a pregnant woman's stomach."
Instantly, Kensi pulled her hands away and gave Katy a worried look. "You're joking, right?"
"Nope, it's a proven fact." Callen told her and winked at Katy as he walked to the fridge for a beer. "Want a beer Kens?"
"You don't mind?" she asked Katy. When Katy shook her head, she called into the kitchen. "Yes, thank you."
"Katy, you want something to eat?" Callen asked before he came back into the living room. "A bowl of ice cream?"
"Ooh, do we have any of the chocolate peanut butter left?" Katy asked.
"Just a little bit, we'll have to get more tomorrow." He said. "We've got some cookies and cream left."
"I'll have what's left of the chocolate peanut butter and a little bit of the cookies and cream."
"Didn't you guys get ice cream like two days ago?" Kensi asked.
"Yeah we did." Callen said walking into the living with two bottles of beer and the bowl of ice cream for Katy. "Here you go honey."
"Wow, I sure killed that container of ice cream fast." Katy said looking at the amount of chocolate ice cream in her bowl. "We may have to go get more tonight."
"How much ice cream do you eat in a day?" Kensi asked shocked.
"You don't want to know." Callen said following the girls into the living room.
Kensi watched in awe as Katy ate the bowl if ice cream in record time. "Where do you put it all?" She asked with a laugh.
"I don't know I'm still trying to figure that out myself. I think this baby's going to be born nice and fat." Katy laughed.
"Better now?" Callen asked.
"For about fifteen minutes." Katy laughed.
Kensi texted Deeks to let him know she was at Katy and Callen's. The three of them picked out a movie and sat watching it until Deeks came over at ten. When the movie was over, Katy was asleep, so Callen carried her to bed. Since the next day was the Fourth of July barbeque, Callen asked Kensi and Deeks to stay. Deeks worried about Monty, but Kensi assured him that she'd fed him before she left the house. Reluctantly, Deeks gave in, and asked if he could bring Monty over the next morning for the cookout. Callen agreed.
Bright and early, Kensi and Deeks headed back to his house to pick-up Monty and their contribution to the barbeque. Callen was a little worried about Monty and the kittens, so he kept them in with Katy. Fifteen minutes after getting back to the house, Monty somehow opened the bedroom door. When Callen and Deeks realized Monty was not in the living room, they went looking. To everyone's surprise, he was curled up on the bed with Katy and the kittens. Deeks tried to get him out of the room, but he wouldn't budge.
Katy woke and told him to just leave him in there that he and the kittens were getting along fine. Three hours later Katy, Monty and the kittens walked into the kitchen. Little Boy swatted Monty's tail and the three animals were running through the house after one another. When Monty would catch one of the cats, he just put his paw on them and barked. It was a sort of game. Whichever of the cats was free would jump on Monty's back, distracting him and the game would start again.
"You look like you swallowed a basketball." Deeks laughed.
"Be nice." Kensi said smacking his arm.
"I say it's a boy. From the back you can't even tell you're pregnant. If it was a girl, you'd be getting wider." He told them.
"A boy, huh?" Callen asked interested in Deeks' hare-brained theory.
"Think I'm joking? Ask Sam and Michelle when they get here." He said in his defense.
"Marty's right, I've heard the wives tale before." Katy told them. "So what can I do?"
"Nothing." Callen told her. "I want you sitting on your butt feeding your face. I'll start cutting the vegetables for the veggie tray in a little bit."
"Come on, I want to help." Katy complained.
"You can supervise." Callen told her as he leaned over the bar kissing her. "I want you to take it easy this weekend."
"I hate it when you do this." She smiled, kissing him.
"I don't want anything to happen." He told her.
"I know, but I can still cut vegetables. Or help season the meat or stir a pot." She said.
Callen got into the refrigerator and pulled out the vegetables for the veggie tray. "Here, cut these while sitting. If I see you up and around, I will punish you."
"Really punish? Tell me how you're going to punish me." Katy smiled.
Callen kissed her neck. "After everyone goes home."
"It's that what got the two of you in this position?" Kensi laughed.
"She has a point." Katy smiled and kissed Callen as he rubbed her belly.
"You two are so cute it's sickening." Deeks said putting his arm around Kensi.
"That's what happens when you fall in love with someone, Marty." Katy said over Callen's shoulder as he lifted her off the chair into a hug.
"You've reduced our fearless leader in to a belly rubbing pushover." Deeks joked.
Callen smirked at Deeks. "I'm still the belly rubbing pushover that will kick you off the team."
"Jealous much, Marty?" Katy teased.
"Ha Ha. Well, maybe a little." Deeks admitted.
The front door burst open and Sam's kids ran in. "Hi Uncle Callen, Auntie Katy."
"Hey guys, where's Mom and Dad?" Callen asked walking to the door.
"They're bringing in the stuff." The girl said.
"What, you're not going to help them?" Katy asked.
"Deeks, let's go help them bring in the stuff. You stay here." Callen said giving Katy a quick kiss.
Michelle walked in with an armful of grocery bags and dropped them on the counter with a thud. She rummage through the bags and handed Katy a jar of pickles. "These are the ones you like, right?"
"I love you Michelle. Yes, these are the ones I like." Katy said opening the jar and taking one out.
"As long as you don't drink the juice, we'll be fine." Michelle laughed.
"No, I don't go that far." Katy laughed.
Sam and Callen walked in with the rest of the stuff. "I smell pickles; you must have given her the pickles you bought." Sam laughed.
"Hey Sam, how are you?" Katy asked with a mouthful of pickle.
"I'm good." He said rubbing the belly and kissing her on the cheek.
"Hey, that's my belly." Callen laughed.
"It's like Buddha; you rub his belly for luck. I was just rubbing the baby belly for luck." Sam laughed.
"Don't worry Callen; he was like that with me." Michelle said patting him on the back.
Katy sat at the island cutting the vegetables; it seemed she ate more than was on the platter. Fortunately, Sam and Michelle picked up a couple veggie platters and a fruit tray. Katy still cut the vegetables so she had something to do since no one would let her do anything else. Everyone else had gone out back to set up the tables or get the grill started; Katy got up to wash her hands when Sam walked back in.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I guess. Just wishing Callen would let me do something other than just sit on my ass, feeding my face." She said.
"He's just doing it to make sure nothing happens. He's just as worried as the rest of us are about you." He told her.
"You guys are worried about me?" She asked.
"Of course we are. We all know what you went through with the miscarriage. None of us wants to see you go through that again. We want to see a little baby rolling around on the floor as much as you and Callen do." He told her.
Katy smiled and tears filled her eyes. "Thank you Sam, that means a lot."
"You're welcome Katy." He said giving her a hug. "Look at that belly; I can't believe you're only four and a half months pregnant."
Katy rubbed her belly, "I'm only going to get bigger too."
"It's part of having a baby." Sam laughed.
After dinner, they sat around until it was time to drive down to the beach for the fireworks. Callen packed a blanket and a basket with plenty of food to keep Katy full for hours. Sam's kids kept running back over to steal a snack. Katy finally just had them sit on the blanket with them so they could just reach over while they watched the fireworks. After the show, they walked the boardwalk and got ice cream. It was the second time that day Katy's gotten the kids ice cream. While she and the kids waited for dinner to be ready, they heard the ice cream truck, so Katy snuck them out the side gate and up the street. They sat on the front grass eating while the rest of the adults were in the back yard. Callen had gone searching the house for Katy, thinking she'd gone in to lie down. When she wasn't in the bedroom, he went to the living room window and saw them sitting there eating ice cream.
Sam got mad at the kids when they didn't eat their dinner, so Katy had to give in and tell him what she'd done. He wasn't mad, just wished she'd said something before they'd piled food on their plates. They more than made up for it later when they were running back into the house stealing hot dogs out of the refrigerator. Again, Katy was their partner in crime for that too.
Callen got up early the next morning and clean-up what they hadn't gotten to the night before. He sat at the island with a cup of coffee, both Little Boy and Little Girl sitting on the island with him. He didn't hear the bedroom door or Katy walk into the kitchen. Little Girl walked over and greeted her.
"I see what the three of you do when I'm not around." She said with a smile.
"Good morning." Callen said getting up to give her a kiss.
Katy wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him hard.
"Really, should we just go back to bed for a few hours?" He asked.
"I was hoping to catch you before you got up this morning." Katy said with a sultry smile.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" He said scooping her up.
Katy was insatiable, the pregnancy hormones took over and what they thought was going to be a couple hours wound up being most of the day. Callen was exhausted and could barely move. Katy had already fallen asleep. Knowing she'd wake up hungry, he got out of bed and made her a snack. She was already awake, the sheet covering her body. Callen had to stop and admire the scene when he walked back into the room. Even four and a half months pregnant, she was a beautiful, sexy woman. Her could feel himself reacting to her as she laid there petting Little Boy.
"You read my mind." She smiled when he sat on the bed with the plate. "You even remembered the ranch dressing and pickles. Thank you Honey."
"You're welcome; I knew you'd be hungry." He said kissing her softly.
"I love you, G." she said.
Callen laughed. "You called me G."
"It's awkward isn't it?" She asked.
"It will take some getting used to. The only one who calls me G right now is Sam." He smiled.
"Want some of this?" she asked.
"Sure, I'll share it with you. What did you want to do tonight?" he asked.
"I don't know what do you want to do?" She asked.
"Let's go look at baby stuff." He said.
"Like cribs and changing tables and bassinets?" She asked excitedly.
"Yes all of that." He smiled.
"Sure, I wish I was far enough along to know what we're having." She said.
"Do you want to know, we never really did decide."
"I think I'd like to know. " She said.
"Alright, then we'll find out. Are we going to tell everyone or are we going to let them find out when the baby's born?" he asked.
"I don't know we'll have to talk more about it."
Katy changed out of her oversized shorts and tank top and into a cute little maternity sundress and sandals. She wore he hair pulled back in a ponytail. Callen walked into the bathroom and played with the clasp on the necklace she was wearing.
"You look cute." He said wrapping his arms around her, both hands on her belly.
"Thank you, Honey." She smiled, looking at him in the mirror.
"Do you want to pick up something for dinner while we're out?" He asked kissing her neck.
"If you keep that up we aren't going anywhere." She told him.
"We can go look at baby stuff another time." He smiled and turned her to face him.
"I thought I wore you out earlier, you ready for more?" she asked as he put her on the vanity.
"I'm always ready to a roll in the sheets with you." He smiled.
Callen spread her legs wider and pulled her closer so she could feel him growing harder. His lips made their way up her neck to her lips. His hands found the side of her underwear and he pulled the down her hips. Katy pulled her legs up to help him get them off.
The doorbell rang.
They didn't stop, for the door until it rang again and again and again. Callen kissed her one last time pulled up his pants and walked out of the bathroom. Katy leaned back and hit her head on the wall. So close, God she wanted him so bad and wanted to kill whoever was at the door.
"Hey Hetty, what's up?" She heard Callen say.
Katy hopped off the vanity and pulled on her underpants. Ran the brush through her hair quickly before she went out to join them.
"Well, I just wanted to apologize for not making it to your barbeque for the fourth of July." She said.
"Hetty, we knew last week you weren't going to make it last week." Katy pointed out.
"Yes, yes I know, I just wanted to apologize again." Hetty said nervously.
"Hetty what's wrong?" Callen asked.
"Honestly nothing Mr. Callen." She said with a sigh. "I just wanted to spend some time with the two of you, just the two of you."
A smile crossed Katy's face. "Are you hungry?"
"No, but if you are, please go ahead." Hetty laughed.
"Katy's always hungry." Callen laughed.
Hetty followed them into the kitchen, "So how are you feeling, Katy. What does the doctor say?"
Katy had just taken a bite of pickle and looked to Callen to answer. "She's doing well as is the baby." He said looking lovingly at her, rubbing Katy's stomach. "The doctor is a little concerned that Katy hadn't gained any weight yet."
"Yes, I've seen you eat in the office." Hetty laughed. "I can't believe you can eat all of that and not have gained a single pound."
"She still looks just as beautiful." Callen said with a smile.
Katy leaned in and kissed him, remembering Hetty was sitting on the other side of the island; she stopped and bit her lip. "Sorry Hetty."
"Please don't mind me, this is your house." She said. "I was actually wondering if you'd picked God parents for the baby."
"We haven't formally asked, but it will most likely be Sam and Kensi." Katy said.
"Or Reggie and Ana." Callen added.
Hetty smiled and looked at the granite counter top.
"Hetty, we'd like for you to be a part of the baby's life too. Would you be alright with the baby calling you Grandma?" Katy asked hesitantly.
Hetty smiled, "Yes that would be alright."
Katy felt as if Hetty was holding back. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." She told them.
Suddenly, Katy was worried; worried that she was going to lose the one woman who'd been a mainstay in her life. The one woman she considered her mother. Callen saw the fear in her eyes and squeezed her hand. He too was worried about Hetty and decided to call Nell as soon as possible.