"Stay here," Marisa spoke to Zac as she grabbed her gun from her nightstand.
Marisa grabbed her gun and quietly moved towards the door of the bedroom. She carefully peaked around the corner. When she saw it was clear she walked out of the bedroom. Gun ready she walked through the apartment. She saw a shadow in the living room. Quietly she walked up behind him.
"Federal Agent! Put that down!" Marisa spoke as she aimed her gun at him. The man turned around to her and saw a gun pointed at him. "Slowly put that down on the dresser and put your hands behind your head."
The man moved to put the item back on the dresser when he suddenly turned around and knocked the gun out of Marisa's hands. Marisa fought back and after a few punches she had him down on the ground with her knee in his back.
Zac lay in the bed wondering what was going on. He carefully peaked out of the door and walked to the living room.
"You okay Mari?" Zac asked when he saw Marisa holding the guy down.
"Zac?" Marisa asked astonished as she turned her head around. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard a lot of noise, I was concerned about my girlfriend."
"Thank you for your concern but I've got it under control."
"Who's that guy?"
"I was just about to ask him the same thing. Who are you and who sent you?" Marisa raised her voice as she spoke. The man didn't answer. "Who sent you?" Marisa asked again, this time pushing her knee further into the man's back. "Answer me!"
"No one sent me."
"You're lying, tell me who sent you?"
"No one, I swear. I didn't even know you were a Federal Agent. I swear. I was just looking to steal something."
"You swear you're telling the truth?" Marisa asked as she pushed her knee deeper into his back and twisted his arms backwards causing the man to cry out.
"Yes I swear!" The man cried.
Marisa pulled her knee out of his back and zip tied his hands together. She lifted him up and put him on one of the chairs. She kept her gun on him as she called LAPD.
The man didn't have any ID on him so they didn't know his name. LAPD took him with them.
"Please let me know if you have a positive ID on him," Marisa spoke.
"Will do Agent Mathews," the LAPD officer responded.
"Thanks."
Just as the LAPD officers left Callen came through the door.
"Marisa, are you alright?" Callen asked, his voice full of worry.
"I'm fine dad," Marisa answered as she hugged him. "What are you doing here?"
"I got a message that LAPD was dispatched to your address, I came to check if you were alright."
"Thanks dad, but I'm fine, we're fine. I handled it."
"Good. Who was that guy?"
"Don't know. He said he didn't know about me being an agent. He said he was just looking to steal something. I took a picture of him and sent it to Eric so he can check in the morning. But I'm sure it's nothing. He seemed to be telling the truth."
"Well better safe than sorry. Do you need me to stay here tonight?"
"Thanks dad, but that won't be necessary. We're fine."
"Alright. If you need my I'm just a phone call away."
"Alright. Thanks dad," Marisa replied as she hugged him.
Marisa closed the door as Callen left.
"Are you okay Zac?"
"Yes I'm fine. So this is what you do basically?"
"Yes basically."
"You must train a lot in fighting. I mean that guy was about a head taller and like 20 pounds heavier than you."
"Yes, I'm mastered in martial arts and that sort of stuff. Learned it growing up and I work out almost every day at the office and I took a couple of courses when I became a NCIS agent."
"Nice, just remind me never to get on your bad side."
"Oh, I'm pretty sure you won't." Marisa kissed him. "Come on let's go back to bed."
….
"Where did you go?" Sara asked when Callen walked back into the house.
"I went to check on Marisa."
"Did something happen to her?" Sara asked concerned.
"She's fine. Just someone broke into her apartment."
"Are she and Zac okay?"
"Yes they are fine. Marisa took the guy down. She said he didn't know she was an agent but she sent it to Eric to check it out."
"Alright good. I'm going back to bed."
…..
The next morning when Marisa arrived at work she went straight upstairs to see Eric.
"Hey Eric."
"Hey Marisa."
"Did you get the picture I sent you last night?"
"Yes I got it. Got a hit pretty fast," Eric spoke as he put his file on the screen. "His name is Chris Kramer. He has been arrested a couple of times for B&E, nothing else on his record and I couldn't find any link that this guy knew you were an agent so I'm pretty sure you cover isn't blown."
"Great, thanks Eric."
"What did Eric say?" Sara asked as Marisa came down the stairs.
"I'm good. Eric was pretty sure that my cover isn't blown."
"Good," Sara let out a relieved sigh.
…..
A week later Callen returned back to work. There was nothing more on Marisa's burglar so she stopped worrying about it.
"Good morning G, welcome back," Sam greeted his partner as he walked into the bullpen.
"Good morning Sam, it's good to be back. Handled everything without me?"
"Yeah, don't worry. Everything went fine."
"Good."
"Mr. Callen, a word please," Hetty called from her office.
Callen walked over to Hetty's office. "Good morning Hetty," Callen spoke as he said down in the chair.
"Are you sure you're ready to be back to work?"
"I'm fine Hetty."
"Good, you however will be on desk duty until the doctor clears you."
"I'm perfectly fi….." Callen started but was interrupted by Hetty.
"You will not go out into the field until you're clear, is that understood Mr. Callen," Hetty spoke, leaving no room for argument.
"Yes," Callen sighed.
"I don't want you to get hurt again Mr. Callen. But I'm glad you're back again."
"It's good to be back."
"Good, now don't let me see you outside in the field," Hetty said in a firm tone.
"Got it," Callen replied as he stood up and walked back to the bullpen.
…..
Today was Sara's 20 week ultrasound. They had planned it before work so Callen went with her. The doctor led them into her office.
"So, how are we doing?" The doctor asked.
"We are doing very well. I can't complain so far," Sara answered.
"That's good. We'll go take a look at the little baby."
Sara lay down on the bed and rolled her shirt up. Callen couldn't help but smile every time he saw he baby bump. The doctor put some gel on the wand, fired up the machine and put the wand on Sara's stomach. They immediately heard the baby's heartbeat.
"It's so fast," Callen spoke.
"It's perfectly normal," the doctor reassured him.
"Is everything okay doctor?" Sara asked.
"Yes, your baby is doing very well. The baby is growing very nice and big and everything looks good. Since this is your 20 weeks checkup I'm gonna do some additional tesst, just to make sure everything is going fine."
"That's fine."
The doctor took her vitals and drew some blood. The doctor also did amniocentesis to make sure everything was alright with the baby. This way they could detect early if the baby would be suffering from something.
"Alright, you're all done. I'll have the results in 2 weeks so I'll see you then."
"Thank you doctor."
The doctor gave them another ultrasound picture before they left. They made a new appointment before driving to the office.
"I can't believe you're already 20 weeks. You're halfway there already," Callen spoke.
"Yeah I know. Our baby does look really cute," Sara replied as she looked at the ultrasound.
"Of course he or she does, with you as his or her mommy," Callen told her with a smile.
"And with you as his or her daddy."
Callen took her hand in his and kissed it. Before they walked into the office Sara stole a kiss from him.
"How about we do something nice tonight, something romantic?" Callen suggested.
"I'd like that."
"Great. I'll go make some plans for tonight."
"What are we gonna do?"
"That's a surprise for you."
"Come on G, tell me."
"Nope, you're just gonna have to wait."
"Tease."
Callen kissed her once more before they walked into the office.
It was a quiet day so Callen had enough time to plan his evening with Sara. He was planning something very special. During lunch Callen slipped out of the office to go take care of some things.
"Hey G, where have you been?" Sara asked when Callen walked back into the bullpen.
"I had to take care of something."
"What something? Something for tonight?"
"Yes something for tonight."
"Something special going on tonight?" Sam asked.
"Yes, I'm planning a special evening for me and Sara," Callen replied.
"And he won't tell me what he's planning," Sara interjected.
"You'll just have to wait and see."
Sara playfully stuck her tongue out at Callen and Callen smiled back at her.
"I'm just gonna go to the gym. Care to join me Sam?"
"You sure you're up for that G?"
"Yes Sam I am. I feel fine. If it'll make you feel better we'll go easy on it."
"No you won't," Sam joked as he walked past his partner to the gym.
"So you and dad are having a special night together?" Marisa asked once Callen and Sam had left.
"Yes, he's planning something but he won't tell me what."
"I'm sure dad will do something special and you'll love it."
"I'm curious to find out what."
"So, how are you and the baby doing?"
"We're doing very well. Just had my 20 weeks ultrasound this morning. Everything was fine. Here we got another picture," Sara answered as she showed Marisa the picture.
"Aw this is so cute. I'm so happy for you and dad."
"Thanks, we're both very happy to have a baby."
…
"So what are you planning for you and Sara tonight?" Sam asked as he and Callen were sparring.
"Just a nice romantic evening and I'm gonna ask her to marry me."
"Really?" Sam sounded surprised.
"Yes really. I love her with all my heart and I want her to be my wife."
"I'm glad for you G. You deserve happiness."
"Thanks Sam. If she says yes I'm gonna ask you to be my best man."
"I'd be happy to be your best man. I'm sure Sara will say yes. I can see that she loves you very much."
"Yeah I'm very happy with her and so happy that she walked back into my life and I can't believe I'm gonna be a dad again."
"You'll do fine G. You're gonna be an awesome dad. And you can always ask me for advice."
"Thanks Sam."
Callen and Sam continued to spar for a while before hitting the showers. When Callen came out of the shower he saw that Marisa was in the gun range. He waited until she was done shooting before entering.
"Hey dad," Marisa spoke as she saw Callen walking in. "What's up?"
"Can I talk to you about something?"
"Sure." Marisa put her headphones and her gun down and turned to face Callen. "What's up?"
"I'm gonna ask your mother to marry me tonight. I just wanted to make sure you're okay with that."
"Of course I'm okay with it dad. I'm happy for you and mom. I'm sure she'll say yes," Marisa replied as she hugged Callen.
"I hope she will."
"I know she will. She loves you very much."
"Thanks. I have a favor to ask you. Can you keep your mother occupied till 6.30pm? I'll come to pick her up at my place."
"Sure, that's fine."
"Great thanks."
Marisa noticed Callen was acting a little nervous.
"Relax dad, everything will be fine and I'm sure she'll say yes."
…..
Sara was very anxious to know what Callen was planning for them that night.
"I'll see you in a bit, I have to take care of some last minute details," Callen told Sara as he gave her a kiss. "Marisa will take you home."
"That's fine. I can't wait to see what you have planned."
"I hope you'll love it."
"I'm sure I will."
Callen gave her one more kiss before he left.
A little later Sara and Marisa left as well. Marisa had texted Zac that she would be a little later.
"Do you know what your dad has planned for tonight?" Sara asked once they were in the car.
"Nope, not a clue," Marisa lied. "He just told me to take you home."
"I wonder what he's planning. He has been acting nervous all day."
"I'm sure it's just because he wants to make sure everything is right for tonight."
When Sara walked into the bedroom she saw a beautiful black, knee length dress with spaghetti straps lying on the bed with a note. Sara picked up the note.
'I want you to wear this tonight.'
Sara got changed and did her hair and makeup.
"Wow, you look beautiful mom," Marisa spoke as Sara walked out of the bedroom.
"Thanks, your dad left this for me."
At precisely 6.30pm there was a knock on the door. Since Sara was in the bathroom Marisa went to open it. Callen stood in front of the door.
"Hey dad," Marisa greeted him.
"Hey Marisa, where's your mother?"
"She's just in the bathroom, she'll be right out."
A few seconds later Sara came out of the bedroom and she saw Callen standing in the door opening with a bouquet of red roses. Callen was blown away by how Sara looked. The dress looked so beautiful on her. The dress showed her baby bump really beautiful.
"You look so beautiful," Callen told her.
"Thank you. You look quiet handsome yourself."
Callen was wearing a dark blue suit with a light blue shirt underneath it.
"These are for you," Callen spoke as he handed the flowers to Sara.
"Thanks you, they are beautiful," Sara responded and she gave Callen a kiss.
"Shall we?" Callen asked as he held out his hand.
"I'll put these in some water mom. You two have fun."
"Thanks," Sara replied as she handed the flowers to Marisa.
"хороший папа удачи[good luck dad]," Marisa spoke in perfect Russian.
Callen smiled at her as he took Sara by the arm.
Sara was amazed when she came out and saw a limo waiting for them. Callen helped her get in before he got in himself.
Marisa put the flowers in some water and locked up before going home.
"Where are we going?" Sara asked.
"It's a surprise. You'll know when we get there."
"Come on G, just a little hint."
"Nope, you're just gonna have to wait. We're almost there."
Sara looked around as Callen helped her out of the car.
"Are we gonna eat here?" Sara asked astonished.
"Yes we are. I hope you're okay with it."
"Of course. I've always wanted to go to this place. But isn't it a little expensive?"
"For you, nothing is too expensive."
"You're so sweet," Sara replied as she kissed Callen.
They were standing in front of a chic Mexican restaurant. Callen took her inside. The hostess took their coats and showed them to their place. They had a nice romantic half round booth at the end of the dinner. There were red roses on the table and candles burning. It looked really nice.
They sat down and ordered drinks and food.
"This is really nice."
"I'm glad you like it."
The food was really delicious. As they were eating a Mexican band came to play a song for them. It sounded really romantic. Sara loved that she got to spend this lovely evening with Callen. He could be very romantic.
Around 10pm they were ready to eat dessert. Sara's dessert was brought in with a dome on top. Sara looked at Callen and was wondering what was going on.
Callen carefully lifted the dome and put it aside. Sara looked at the plate. There was something written on the side of the plate with chocolate sauce. She read the text.
'Will you marry me?'
Sara was surprised when she read it. She watched as Callen got down on one knee and pulled out a ring box.
"My sweet Sara, you've made me really happy. I'm so glad you're back in my life again and I never wanna life without you or our baby. I love you with all my heart. Sara Gonzalez, will you marry me?"
"G. Callen, I would love to marry you," Sara replied with a smile.
Callen smiled as he got up and planted a kiss on her lips before slipping the ring on her finger. Sara looked at it. "It's really beautiful G, I love it and I love you."
Sara kissed him again as Callen sat back down next to her.
"I love you too."
They finished their desserts. Callen paid for the dinner and they took the limo back home. They were kissing each other as they were driven home. They couldn't wait to get inside. Sara's hormones were definitely acting up again. Callen gave the limo driver a tip. Callen and Sara walked all kissing to the front door. As soon as they were inside Callen pushed Sara against the wall. Callen lifted her up and Sara automatically wrapped her legs around Callen's waist.
"G…, bedroom," Sara moaned as Callen kissed her neck.
All kissing Callen walked them to the bedroom. He carefully put Sara down on the bed. He removed his own clothes, leaving only his boxers on. Sara smiled as she saw the obvious bulge in his boxers.
"All for you baby," Callen whispered in her ear which sent shivers down Sara's spine.
Callen kissed her deeply on the lips as one hand moved down to stroke her stomach. He felt the baby move under his hand and smiled against Sara's lips. Callen tried kisses down her body. He reached behind her back and undid the zipper of the dress. He pushed the straps down her arms and pushed the dress down her body. He reached behind her back again and undid the hooks of her bra. He tossed the piece of clothing aside as his lips went back to her body. Sara arched her back as she felt him on her breasts. Sara whimpered as Callen pulled away from her breasts. Callen lifted her butt up and he pushed the dress further down her body and took it off along with her shoes. He kissed up her legs and paused as he reached her stomach. He moved his hand over it and placed kisses on her stomach.
Sara looked down at him. She loved it when Callen paid special attention to her growing stomach but she wanted more. She pulled him up to her and kissed him as she turned them around so she was on top. She started moving on top of him and it felt so good, even through 2 layers of clothing. After a while she couldn't take it anymore and she removed hers and Callen's last piece of clothing before letting herself fall down on Callen.
They were both in heaven as they made love. It felt so perfect to both of them. Callen pulled her down to him and kissed her. He moved them around and started moving again but it wasn't really going, Sara's stomach was in the way.
"G, this isn't working," Sara grunted.
"I've got an idea. Go lie on your side, back to me."
Sara lay down as Callen said and she felt him crawl up behind her and he pushed himself inside of her. This position worked better for both of them. Callen had his hand on her stomach as they made love. Sara placed her hand on top of his before directing his hand further down. Callen realized what she wanted and he was happy to oblige.
They made love for hours. Sara had lost count on how many times she had come. She lay in Callen's embrace with her head on his chest about 4 hours later.
"Wow, that was really great," Sara uttered.
"Yes it was."
Sara looked at her engagement ring.
"Happy honey?"
Sara lifted her head up and looked into Callen's eyes. "Very happy." Sara gave him a kiss. "The ring is really beautiful. Thank you. I love you."
"I love you too and you're welcome."
They fell asleep in each other's embrace.
….
Lately Marisa had been thinking about her relationship with Zac and what she wanted in the future. She saw how happy her parents were now that Sara was pregnant and they were getting married. She knew she and Zac had only just moved in together but she couldn't help but think about their future together. She saw them being together for many years to come.
"Hey Zac, can I talk to you about something?" Marisa asked as they were watching a bit of TV.
"Sure, what's up?" Zac replied as he turned his attention to Marisa.
"Well lately I've been doing something thinking."
"About what?"
"About us."
"Oh," Zac almost sounded disappointed.
"About our relationship, our future. At least the future I want to have with you."
"And…?"
"And I would like to know what you think about trying to have a baby together."