Never Tell

Chapter 11

Callen woke up first; he hadn't slept too well after his talk with Sam. Now he knew he wondered how long it would be before Hetty found out. He looked up as the bedroom door cracked open and Lena toddled in. He sat up and grinned in surprise. "Hey baby girl, how did you get out of bed?" he asked.

She walked over to him with her teddy and security blanket gripped tightly in her hand. He held up her arms and he lifted her into bed.

She snuggled against him, and yawned.

Callen looked over at the clock it was four am.

Dozing, he shifted position breathing in the scent of his little girl and feeling the arms of his wife behind him. He knew this wouldn't last so he closed his eyes trying to make this a permanent memory.

Kensi woke him a few hours later with a coffee as Eva got Lena dress for the day.

Callen walked into the kitchen to grab breakfast as Lena wondered in.

"Daddy look me pretty!" Lena said

He smile, he couldn't believe that soon she would be a one year old. He realized that if at any point they were found out and he was sacked from his job, just being a stay at home dad would be enough for him.

"You look gorgeous baby girl." He said lifting her up and giving her a kiss. He handed her to Eva and then he and Kensi left for work.

Walking into Ops He leaned against the table as Eric filled him in on the death of Corporal Daniel Zuna.

These were taken last night near an alley outside of a night club called Four-Twenty on Hollywood Boulevard." Eric told them scrolling through information on his Ipad.

Kensi smiled. "Four-Twenty has an incredible D.J." she said. She stopped as the room when silent. Callen smirked and Sam shot him a glare, "What?! A girls' gotta get her freak on now and then!" she exclaimed moving her arms in an exaggerated dance motion. It was all Callen could do to not laugh.

Eric coughed and continued, "Preliminary Autopsy results indicate that he died of massive blood loss."

"He was shot?"

"No. No signs of physical trauma." Eric said and paused for dramatic effect. "But here's the freaky part. He bled out through his eyes, ears, nose and mouth. Lance Corporal Zuna was on a two-week leave; Spends a lot of his off time at an MMA gym called the Blood & Guts Warriors."

"MMA?" Kensi asked.

"Mixed Martial Arts." Sam informed her.

Callen looked at the body, as Hetty said, "The victim was off duty having come off rotation at a Bio-Lab facility, but we have been assured that there is no evidence of contagion."

"I'm wearing gloves." Sam smiled.

Kensi nodded and Callen glared at her, "Kensi, sniff around Zuna's gym and his mates see what you can find out, we can bring them in later if we have to, meanwhile Sam and I will be wearing gloves."

Callen and Sam drove to the scene of the crime, Half way there Sam turned to Callen, "She's pretty." He said.

"Sorry?" Callen asked confused.

"Your daughter, she's going to be a heart breaker when she grows up." He smiled.

"How do you handle that?" Callen asked Sam.

Sam smiled, "Mine is only 6," he laughed, "Although I do remind Michelle to tell her that both her parents carry a gun and she should let any potential boyfriends know that."

Callen laughed as well. "If Kensi and I don't keep them in line her Grandfather and Uncle Mike will."

Sam nearly hit the brakes.