A/N: I've been lagging on my cross posting from Tumblr, so sorry about that. Thank you so much to everyone who read and reviewed. Terrence and Cheryl, your comments made me smile.

Roberta and Caleb returned right around dinner time as Deeks predicted. He and Kensi had enjoyed a nice lunch out and a walk on the beach to finish out their weekend.

"Daddy, I missed you!" Caleb exclaimed when he burst through the door with his duffel bag and some kind of stuffed animal under one arm, Roberta entering behind him. He dropped both immediately in favor of throwing himself at Deeks.

Deeks squatted and caught him against his chest, hugging him tightly.

"Hey, I missed you too, kiddo."

Kensi hung back, wanting to give them a moment, but as soon as Caleb released Deeks, he turned to her with a huge smile.

"Kensi! I didn't know you'd be here too." He gave her an equally effusive hug. Kensi looked over his head at Deeks, who watched them fondly.

"Did you have a good time with Grandma?" Deeks asked as Caleb finished his round of greetings."

"Uh-huh. I got a stuffed walrus," Caleb answered, running to get stuffed toy.

"Nice. That's just what you've been missing from your collection."

"I know. And we went to a restaurant that has a train in the middle of the table!"

"Raising the expectations, I see," Deeks teased, turning towards Roberta.

"Hey, that's my job as his grandma. I could have done a lot worse," she said with a warning tone. Deeks just chuckled and got to his feet, offering her a one-armed hug.

"Caleb, you tell Grandma thanks?"

"Yep." Busy making his walrus clap, Caleb looked up long enough to answer.

"Good job. Why don't you go put away your stuff and then we'll have dinner," Deeks said, giving Caleb a light pat on the butt.

"Ok!" Caleb started to run off, but turned back after a few steps. "Wait, are you gonna stay, Kensi?"

They hadn't actually discussed that detail; she caught Deeks' eye, and he nodded encouragingly.

"Yes, I'd love too," she answered. Caleb gave a whoop, taking off again with his walrus and bag dragging behind him.

"Looks like you two enjoyed your free time," Roberta observed looking between them with a smirk. "Good for you, kiddo."

Without thinking, Kensi glanced at Deeks, expecting to see signs of their indiscretions, but his hair was its usual level of tousled and any possible marks weren't visible at the moment. She realized her mistake a second too late, and dipped her head.

"Uh-huh, that's what I thought. I hope you used protection."

"Mom," Deeks protested with a groan, the tops of his cheekbones flushing a light pink. Kensi found it perfectly adorable amidst her own embarrassment.

"What, it's perfectly natural. Hey, I'm surprised you left your bed all weekend."

"Once again, Kensi, I apologize for my mother. She's never heard of boundaries before," Deeks said, turning to Kensi with a strained face.

"It's ok," Kensi assured him. "We had a very nice weekend, Roberta."

"Well, good. If you ever need another break, let me know."

"You're not staying for dinner?" Deeks asked.

"Nah, I got a date," Roberta said, raising her eyebrows suggestively.

"Oh good lord." Pinching his nose, Deeks called over his shoulder as Roberta left, "Have fun."

Another two weeks passed with lightning speed. Between the school year quickly approaching the end and each of their busy work schedules, there didn't seem to be enough time in the day. Not that Deeks would ever complain; this was the happiest he'd ever been, and a few late nights or early mornings to catch up on paperwork were well worth it.

Tuesday was one of those days. Instead of meeting for dinner, he and Kensi had decided to focus on everything that had piled up recently. For Deeks, that meant a thorough cleaning of the house, restocking the fridge, and finishing a contract for a new client he'd meet with next week.

"Dad, can't we finish this tomorrow?" Caleb begged, groaning over a small pile of socks. Usually, he didn't mind chores, but he'd been itching to go outside for the last couple of hours.

"We gotta get the laundry done today, kiddo. Otherwise you won't have any underwear for the rest of the week," Deeks told him.

"But it's taking for-ev-er!" Caleb groaned, dramatically tossing his head back. Holding back a smile, Deeks leaned across his bed, where they'd piled the clean laundry.

"Hey, I bet you can't fold more pieces of laundry than me."

Tilting his head, Caleb considered the taunt for a moment.

"What if I do?"

"Mm, winner gets an extra scoop of ice cream tonight," Deeks decided.

"Deal." Now moving at lightning speed, Caleb threw himself into the pile of clothes and towels, and began grabbing pieces at random.

The doorbell rang a few minutes later, and Deeks got up, pointing a warning finger at him. "Don't steal any from my pile while I'm gone."

"I won't!" Caleb promised, with a mischievous giggle.

Shaking his head, Deeks headed for the front door, and pulled it open, expecting a package or kid selling chocolate.

"Monica," he whispered, staring in shock at the woman standing in front of him.

A/N: Whoops.