kc/callen baby plans

"Maybe tomorrow."

"Okay. Not during the day though. Julia has him and Kens said we might have a girls' day."

"All right. He can sleep over."

"You plan on sleeping over?" She teased him with a smile, just to watch his eyes react.

"Maybe..."

"We'll see." She smiled. He'd stayed over several nights since they'd returned from Australia and, to be honest, she missed him on the nights he didn't.

He smiled.

They focused on spending tme with their friends and playing with Wyatt, who seemed to be the darling of everyone, even Hetty, but clearly preferred KC when he couldn't be with his parents. She was never out of Wyatt's sight and seldom out of Callen's for the rest of the afternoon.

Finally, it was time to go. Callen cuddled Wyatt and then turned to KC. "Ready?"

"I think we should." Michelle had already escorted Sam home, taking Kam with them, before her husband started a fight and ruined the afternoon. Hetty had left soon after. Now Nell and Eric were leaving as well.

"Okay." Callen headed over to his friends. "We're gonna go. Thanks for lunch and a great afternoon."

"I'll see you tomorrow." KC hugged Kensi, handing a sleepy Wyatt over. "You sure you don't need me to help clean up?" They'd already put most of it away.

"Don't be silly. Go have a fun night."

"This was fun." She never thought she would say that, not that she didn't normally have fun with Kensi, but she was stll getting to know Nell, Eric, and Hetty outside of work. She was beginning to see why Kensi had always called them 'her family'.

"Yeah. We'll have to do it again."

She hugged Deeks. "Night, bubba." She teased. Although they had met because of Kensi, Deeks felt as much a brother as Kensi did a sister.

"Goodnight, KC." She walked off wth Callen and Kensi stood a little closer to Deeks, watching. "Joelle would have hated today."

"Bad luck for her."

"Not what I meant." He paused. "Maybe you're right."

"About what?"

"Maybe Sam's going to have to get his head out of his ass and accept that Callen's finally found someone to make hm as happy as Michelle makes him." He kissed Kensi's head, breathing in Wyatt's baby scent. "And you two make me."

Kensi smiled. "Yeah, he should."

*****

Callen and KC walked into his house, choosing to spend the night there instead of the bare bones apartment she still lived in in lieu of an actual home.

"You want anything?"

"I'm good."

"Make yourself comfortable." She settled on the couch, tucking her legs under her.

"Want a blanket?"

"I'm fine, G. I know where everything is. But thank you," she smiled.

Callen gave her a smle. "Okay. I'll be right back."

She settled down, waiting for his return.

It took a few minutes, but eventually Callen returned, dressed in clean clothes after having a shower. She curled against him, feeling his arm go around her.

"I am so glad we decided to spend nights together."

"It's nice having someone. Not being alone." She knew he knew about that as well as she did. Even when she dated other guys, which had stopped since their return from Australia, she had felt alone.

"Definitely."

"Kens is so lucky," she said, thinkng about the day.

"She is."

"A guy who loves her, a little boy who adores his mommy. It's what we always wanted, even before we knew it ourselves."

"Yeah. I still want that."

She looked at him, knowing at one time he thought he'd found it with Joelle, but after she found out what he did, things were never the same between them. She didn't understand his work, not the way Michelle did Sam's, and of course Deeks did Kensi, since they were partners.

"Do you?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I do. I've thought about adopton a couple of times but I think one day I would want to experience the rest of it too."

"We could try." It slipped out before he could stop it.

She looked up at him. "You sure about that?"

He nodded.

"What are we waiting for?" She whispered.

"Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah." She could think of nothing she wanted more at that moment than to have a baby with him.

"Okay." He took her hand and she walked with him to his room.

*****

While Kensi was looking for some new jeans for the ones Wyatt had outgrown, KC slipped away to look at the newborn clothes. She knew it was bad luck, that it would be impossible to keep from Kensi, but she wanted to buy just one thing, just in case. Kensi finally found a pair and then turned to ask KC's opinion. She was lost when she couldn't see her friend though. KC was just a few aisles over and looked to make sure that Kensi was still looking for the jeans when her friend spotted her.

"There you are." She frowned. "Wyatt doesn't fit any of these anymore, KC."

"I know."

"Then what's up?"

"Are you ready? Did you find the jeans?"

"What aren't you telling me?"

"Why is everything in girl colors, boy colors, or white? What parent would honestly put their child in white? I've seen Wyatt; there's no way he could keep something white all day."

"Kids are meant to get dirty. It doesn't matter if the clothes don't stay white."

She finally picked one pair of pajamas, a white pair that was cotton and wouldn't be too hot. "It's so tiny. He's little now, but it's hard to believe he was ever this tiny."

"What are you talking about?"

"I think I'll get a teddy bear instead. Wait until I know what color to get." She put the pajamas back.

Kensi frowned. "Are you hiding something from me?"

"What would I be hiding, Kens?"

"You're looking at newborn clothes. Nobody has a newborn."

"I think I'll go to that teddy bear store that Wyatt likes. We should get the jeans and go if you're through."

"KC, stop. What is going on?" She was starting to get an idea though.

"I thought we were shopping." She was beginnng to feel sick. "Can we go? There's too much perfume or something in here."

"It's a kids' store. There's no perfume. Are you feeling okay?"

"I don't feel so good."

"Go sit down. I'll be there in a moment." She went outside the store, managing to sit before she fell.

Kensi was quick and then ran over to KC. "What's wrong?"

"I guess I just got too hot or something. I just kinda felt queasy." It had to be bad for her to say anything at all though.

"Tell me the truth."

"I felt like I was going to do a scene from The Exorcist. Enough truth?"

"You're pregnant!"

"Kens. Not so loud."

"Sorry."

"Can we get like a milkshake or something?" They hadn't eaten all day. "Or one of those mini burgers. Not seafood. G brought sushi last night; I thought I was going to die."

She smiled for her. "Thanks."

Kensi grinned. "What a better day this turned out to be."

"I thought this was such a good idea at first, but Kens...I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"This is the longest I've stayed anywhere. Callen's not much more stable."

"So, change that. You can make things stable for that baby."

"How do you do it, Kens? With you and Deeks both being in the field?"

"It's not easy, but we have a great support network."

"I don't want her to end up like me. I mean, I loved your dad, but he was your dad. Gibbs was...amazing, but he wasn't either of our dads." She paused. "I want you to promise me something."

"Anything."

"If something happens to Callen and me, I'm not planning it, but if it does...I want you and Deeks to take care of her. I don't...I don't want her going through what we did."

"Of course we will."

She looked a little better. "I know that Callen would want Sam and Michelle, but...You'd raise her like we would. Not military school or Seal training or any of that..."

"You are my best friend and I will fight until the end for her."

She looked relieved, holding Kensi's hand. "I probably need to figure out how to tell G."

"Just tell him, it's easier."

Neither of them had heard the door open. "I'm pregnant."

Callen stopped in the doorway. "What?"

Deeks looked like he was going to have a heart attack until his brain let him confirm the fact that KC had said it, NOT Kensi. If he'd been drinking, he would have done a spit take.

"KC? What did you just say?"

"We can stop practicing."

"Really?"

She nodded. She knew he liked Kam and Wyatt and had wanted a child, but being pregnant was something different, shocking at first.

Callen's face morphed into a grin. She walked to hug him, barely concealing her own smile, as Deeks took her place near Kensi on the couch.

"We should go," whispered Kensi.

He nodded. "I want to pick up Wyatt. I need some baby hugs."

"Me too."

"Come with me. We'll pick up your car tomorrow."

"Okay." She was up immediately.

Neither Callen nor KC noticed when they left the room. "You really are pregnant?"

"Two positive pregnancy tests say I am."

"Good."

"When I go to the doctor, will you go with me? You don't have to go every time if you don't want, but some times I want you to."

"I'll be there for every one."

"Yeah?" She asked with a smile.

"Yeah."

"I asked Kensi if she and Deeks would be the godparents."

"Perfect."

"You're really okay with that?"

"Of course I am. Why?"

"I just figured you'd say Sam and Michelle."

"I suppose I should, but Kensi and Deeks are your family. It's only fair."

"They can still be uncle and aunt without being godparents. I think Michelle would like that. After all, Sam and Michelle are your family. And Hetty, although I haven't got the slightest what Hetty could be."

"Grandma?"

"You try that. No, on second thought, don't. I'd like to have my kid's dad around for awhile." She kissed him gently.