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So I half wrote this chapter last night, but it didn't seem right, and I decided to sleep on. Now I have rewritten it and finished and I am much happier with it. I hope you like it.
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Deeks had made sure he had time to stop off at a couple of stores before he and G went to Sam's home for the family dinner. He had to buy a couple of things hoping that with them in hand he would make a good impression on Michelle. Though when G had arrived to take him to Sam's and saw what he had, he had to give him a puzzled look. But thankfully he hadn't questioned him. Deeks was nervous enough as it was thank you very much. He didn't need G casting doubt on his plan.
Callen pulled the car into Sam's drive and gave Marty a reassuring smile. He didn't understand why he had the things he did in his hands, but he could tell the younger man was nervous about what was to come. He had no reason to be. He would make sure that Michelle didn't interrogate him to badly, and from what he had heard from Kensi, Marty was good with kids. So there really was nothing to worry about.
Sam had been watching out for G and Deeks to arrive. So as soon as he saw the car pull into the drive he shouted to his wife that they were here before moving to open the front door. Or course when he saw what Deeks was carrying as he got out of the car he couldn't help but laugh.
"You brought me flowers Deeks? I didn't know you cared." He smirked at the younger man making him roll his eyes.
"No I brought your wife flowers, and chocolates." Deeks replied finding himself strangely relaxing at the teasing words Sam sent him. It reminded him of work, and that was somewhere he was completely comfortable.
"Bribery Deeks? Really? You think that'll work on Michelle?" Sam responded crossing his arms trying to intimidate the detective, not that he thought it would work, but it was always fun to try, and they were at his home.
But before Deeks could think of a suitable answer to that one a woman appeared at Sam's side and smacked his arm. "Hush. Any man who brings me flowers and chocolates is welcome in my home. Deeks is it? They are lovely, thank you." Michelle said moving to take the gifts form the man with a smile on her face. Her husband had told her all about Deeks, even before he had known that he was the one dating G. So she knew how he liked to tease the man, but from the look on his face he was already worried about this dinner enough. Sam did not need to add to it.
"You're welcome, and call me Marty." Deeks replied giving her his most charming smile. Anyone who could deal with Sam like that, was definitely someone he wanted on his side, thank you very much.
"I'm Michelle it's a pleasure to meet you." She said as she took a step back her hands now full of flowers and chocolates and ran her eyes up and down Deeks body before smirking at him. "I can see why G likes you."
Deeks blinked a couple of times at her blunt words before turning on his megawatt smile once more. "Well thank you. I try my best." He responded with an outlandish swish of his hair and a bat of his eyelashes. He liked this woman, she was cool.
"Hey no flirting with my wife." Sam barked out from where he had been greeting G, or more to the point asking what the hell he was doing letting Deeks bring his wife flowers. Not because he didn't think Michelle deserved flowers, he just didn't want the younger guy to show him and G up. Not that G cared. Michelle liked them and therefore she was inclined to like Marty, and that was all he cared about.
"And why shouldn't he flirt with me Sam?" Michelle called out as she made her way back towards the house with Deeks on her kneels, though she did detour to her husband to place a kiss on his cheek as she continued in a quieter tone so only he and G would hear. Not that G was listening he was walking Marty. "It's nice to know I still have it."
"Oh you have it, but I'm the only one who gets it." Sam murmured in responded pulling her back when she was about to walk away so he could give her a proper kiss, but not crush her flowers.
Once she pulled away from him, Michelle gave her husband a saucy smile before continuing her journey back inside, leaving Sam to turn back to his fun game of teasing Deeks. But suddenly there was a sound of little, yet very loud, feet heard coming towards them and Kam Hanna ran out from the house with a cry of "Uncle Callen."
"Hey Kam." Callen replied as giving her a hug as she reached him and threw her arms around him. And Deeks watching on couldn't help but smile at the sight nor the words. The idea that to her, he was Uncle Callen. Yep G really was close to this family.
"Kam, this is my friend Marty." Callen said as he took the girls hand and led her over to the other man, who rather than smile down at her, moved so he was crouching in front of her at her eye level.
"Hello Marty." Kam greeted smiling at him happily and holding out her hand in greeting as she had seen her parents do.
"It's good to meet you Kam, I love your dress." Deeks responded shaking her hand while giving her his friendliest smile. She was adorable, you couldn't not smile at that face looking at you.
"My dad said you liked princesses." Kam replied with complete innocence, missing the frown G sent his partner who was too busy laughing at how his daughter had got straight to the point of the trap he may have laid for the detective to notice.
"I do. I love princesses." Deeks responded suddenly very glad he had sent some of his day surreptitiously brushing up on his Disney knowledge for this very encounter. Though he did also cut his eyes up to G and smirk a little, wondering if the other man could in anyway be described as a princess. Hmm, he love to try calling G that. Princess. But if he did then he would probably end up on his ass. He wasn't sure if it would be worth it or not.
"Who's your favourite?" Kam asked her eyes going wide with delight at finding an adult who loved princesses as much as her.
"I couldn't choose. I love them all equally." Deeks replied turning his eyes back to the girl, only for her to nod in agreement as she suddenly let go of G's hand and grabbing his, almost pulling in over in her decision to take him into her home so she could show him all her dolls and princes paraphernalia.
And so that was how Deeks was dragged away by Kam, who was talking about all the things she wanted him to see.
"That was cruel." Callen said returning to Sam's side with crossed arms and glaring at his partner. Poor Marty, what had he done to deserve having to deal with Kam and her current princess obsession?
"I don't know, he's like a big kid. I'm sure they will get on fine." Sam replied completely unrepentant at what he had done. It had been hilarious, and it hadn't once crossed his mind that Deeks would let his daughter down.
"I know they will. But just think about what he could teach her?" Callen responded in a suggestive tone as he made his way into the house with the aim of going into the kitchen to see Michelle. Though he did take the time to enjoy the dark look that descended on Sam's face at his words, and he couldn't stop the smirk that appeared when Sam suddenly moved very quickly towards where he could hear his daughters voice coming from.
Maybe leaving Deeks alone with his kid wasn't a good idea. God knows what he would persuade her to do.
Michele had her back to the doorway cooking, but she felt the hair on her neck rise as if someone was staring at her. And if someone had managed to walking into her kitchen without her hearing them? Well she knew exactly who it was.
"So G, that's your man, huh?" She asked turning round with a smile as she wiped her hands, her flowers already proudly displayed in a vase. She could hear her daughter chatting happily away in another room so she guessed their men were both with her.
"Yep." Callen replied not being able to stop the smile that crossed his lips at the thought of Marty. At how he had crouched down to Kam's level to talk to her. He really was a natural with children, he wondered briefly if he had any younger siblings. It was that thought that made G realise he really didn't actually know anything about the family of Marty Deeks. Of course he hadn't exactly been forthcoming with his own revelations. I mean he hadn't even told Marty he didn't know who his parents were, nor that his sister who he barely remembered was dead.
"He's very good looking." Michelle said unaware of the thoughts that were going through G's mind. In fact she was still stuck on how good looking the boy really was. She had to say G had good taste.
"I agree." Callen nodded. He couldn't really say anything else could he? Well he could have said he wasn't just very good looking on the outside but also an amazing person as well, but she would see that for herself soon enough. And well, he wasn't sure he wanted to share that information with Michelle. He knew her, she would start reading things between the lines and ask probing questions.
"And he obviously has good taste." Michelle continued as she turned back to pan on the hob and gave it a good stir. She had meant with her words that if he was dating G then he could see what she did, what Sam did. That he was a good man on the inside. He just needed someone to love him and take care of him. She hoped he had finally found it. Sam thought so, and she trusted her husband's judgement on the guy with relation to his feelings for G.
Callen heard her words and understood, though he wasn't sure saw how true he thought they were. If anything he was seriously luckily that Marty was with him, especially after his small freak out. Damn he really was starting to sound like Marty.
But none of this he said. Instead he did his favourite thing and deflected with a smirk. "You like your flowers then?"
"You could learn a few things from him G Callen." Michelle replied, mock scolding at him. Not that she would ever expect any gifts from G. He was family, but it was nice of Marty to bring her things. It showed he would be able to make sure G started to learn some finer social niceties.
"I'll take note, I promise." Callen responded with a sincere tone she didn't believe for a minute. So all she did in answer was to scoff at him and shoo him from her kitchen. Let him go and play with her daughter and their men. Let him go and spend time with the one he loved and his brother outside of working hours in a place he could show his feelings for them both without thought.
Callen obeyed her nonverbal order and followed the sound of voices only to come the doorway of Kam's room to find both Sam and Marty sitting on the floor with toy cups in their hands apparently having a tea party. Though Marty also had a plastic tiara in his hair and seemed to be really getting into it while Sam just smiled lovingly at his child. Callen couldn't stop the chuckle that came out of his lips at the sight of those tiny things in the men's big hands, not to mention Marty's new hair accessory.
"G, why don't you join us?" Sam said hearing his partner's chuckle, and deciding that he should be at this tea party too. Kam should get to play with her Uncle Callen, and well, he could help him keep Deeks in line. Or at least that was his plan. Though when he saw the younger man turn to his boyfriend with twinkling eyes Sam wondered if maybe he hadn't just led G into some kind of trouble.
"Yeah G. We're having tea. I love tea, and Kam said I could be a princess. Kam do you think Uncle Callen could be a princess too?" Deeks asked turning back to the little girl with a wide begging smile, wondering if she had any other tiaras around her room. Because he knew if he was the only one who was wearing one, neither Sam nor G would ever let him live it down. Of course that didn't stop him from doing so when Kam had held it out proudly to him saying it was her second favourite, her first favourite already in her own head of course.
"Yeah Kam, I think uncle Callen will make a great princess." Sam agreed deciding to side with Deeks on this one. Though mainly because he was wondering what G would come up with to get out of this. He was a master at avoiding such situations when it came to Kam, without her being hurt in anyway.
Callen watched Kam go to see what she had as he made his way inside and sat down between Sam and Deeks at the little table. He knew normally he would come up with some excuse as to why he couldn't be a princess, but looking into Deeks happy shinning eyes Callen knew he couldn't do it this time. No this time he was going to sit there with a plastic monstrosity on his head and smile as he pretended to drink tea from tiny toy cups. Because he would do anything to make sure that look didn't leave Marty's face.
Twenty minutes later Michele came to the doorway of her daughter's room and had to stop herself from bursting out laughing at the sight that greeted her. Because there sat in the floor having a tea party were two fierce federal agents and a detective who scared the crap out of bad guys on a daily basis. And yet they sat there, with G and Marty both having tiaras in their hair, and Marty even had a wand in his hand which he seemed to be waving over G. it was adorable and so very funny. She briefly felt sorry that G and Marty wouldn't have kids of their own, the younger man was obviously a natural. But as long as they stayed together it would be unlikely they would ever have a family other than her own. But she was happy to share. A child could never have too much love in her mind, nor to many people to give it. Finally pulling her mind from her thoughts she coughed only to gain four sets of eyes turned to her.
"If you're done with your tea, dinner is ready." She said with a smirk making G automatically reach up to take of his tiara, though his hand was gently batted away by his boyfriend making him turn and glare at him. Not that Marty seemed to care, he just smiled back as if to say, you're not taking that off until Kam lets you. Michelle seeing this decided to take pity on her brother-in-law. "No tiara's at the table." She proclaimed before turning and leaving, expecting them all to follow.
Callen sighed in relief at Michelle's words and couldn't stop the smirk he sent Marty as he took his off and laid it down in front of him, which was soon joined by Kam's and Marty's as well as his wand. Though the younger man did heave a forlorn sigh at its loss, even if it was all an act, it made Kam smile.
"Next time you come Uncle Marty, we can do this again." She said before jumping up to go and wash her hands for dinner, leaving three rather startled men behind. Because that was the first time she had called Deeks Uncle Marty. None of them had told her to say it, nor had they expected her to take to the detective so soon. But it seemed she had.
And that was how Deeks suddenly became a member of the Hanna family.
