Cards. Cards from Gibbs find their way to Melissa, Sam and Callen via Hetty. Aiden Hanna meets Melissa. Sam's point of view. December 17th.

'Hey Dad.' Aiden appears in the bullpen entrance. What is he doing here? How is here? Is everything alright? Melissa looks up and G sits foward in his chair. Deeks and Kensi left ages ago. Aiden's in his uniform. He stops in front of Melissa's chair.

'Aiden! Is everything ok? Your mom…' I ramble.

'Dad calm down. Mom did send me but only to make sure you hid that 'thing'?'

'Oh right. Yeah why didn't she text me?' I ask him as he steps into the bullpen.

'She did Dad. You didn't reply.' Aiden shrugs. I look at my phone and realise that he's right. 5 new messages from Michelle. Oh god!

'I'll reply now. You wanting a lift home?'

'Sure Dad.' Aiden answers. 'Alright Uncle Callen?'

'Sure am. You?' G answers as Melissa stands up with files. Aiden is stood by her desk blocking her path. Melissa tries to pass him but he's shuffling on his feet preventing her getting past.

'Excuse me.' Melissa prompts. Aiden turns and is surprised to see her standing next to him. He's so surprised he steps back automatically. Melissa looks down.

'Sorry…'

'That's ok.' Melissa offers as she passes him and heads from the bullpen and walks to Hetty's office. Aiden watches her interested I notice.

'Who's that?' He turns to face me and G but points in Melissa's direction.

'That's Melissa.' G beats me to it.

'Aunt Melissa? The one Jacob can't shut up about?'

'That's the one.' I confirm standing up.

'Right… She's like my age.'

'22 actually.' Melissa tells him and he turns around quickly. She just made him jump a mile. I'm not surprised she's back so quick. She has 3 envelopes in her hands. White, no senders name on back, she must have got them from Hetty.

'Will you stop scaring my son?' I joke.

'No.' She laughs passing him once again.

'Aiden Hanna.' Aiden offers her his hand as she sits back down. She takes it with a smile. Callen sits back in his chair and puts his hands behind his head.

'Melissa Createn. If you want me to stop scaring you just ask.'

'I'm not scared but you're like a ninja.' Aiden smiles.

'And you're a Cadet Sargeant am I right?' Melissa smiles back.

'How did you know?' Aiden looks surprised.

'One word- uniform.'

'You know your uniforms?' His face has gone from surprised to impressed.

'I lived out of Pendleton for a few years.'

'Sweet, one tough cookie then…' Did Aiden just say tough? He's got that one right.

'Pendleton girl' I interrupt their cosy chat using the term the soldier use for Melissa at Pendleton unaware that Aiden knows about it. Evidently they've forgotten G and I are still here.

'No way! You're the Pendleton girl… That's just a legend.'

Melissa shrugs with a smile. I grab my bag and join Aiden. He knows?

'Legend really?'

'Come on you let's get home.' I usher Aiden towards the door. I wave to G and Melissa as she sits back in her chair.

'Oh Sam!' She calls.

'Yeah?' I look at her and she passes me an envelope. I look at it confused. 'What's this?'

'Card from Jethro.'

'Jethro?'

'Gibbs. G and I got one too. See you tomorrow. Maybe see you around Aiden…' She nods to Aiden as we turn and walk out of the mission.

Just to clarify. Jacob is cousin to Kamran and Aiden but also calls G Callen Uncle G. So I wrote Sam's daughter as Tegan before she was named as Kamran in the show. Please forgive me. Reviews welcomed :)