I'm coming out.

Chapter 9

It had been 2 weeks since Callen had gone missing.

Sam was storming around the bullpen like a bear with a sore head, snapping at everyone especially Deeks who was still feeling guilty for losing him while they had been on assignment. Sam had once or twice voiced that he was sure that Callen was not coming back; either the NBSCA had recruited him or killed him.

Hetty looked through her mail when a disc addressed personally to her fell out of an envelope with a note from Callen attached.

"Listen to the DVD, don't let the others see it yet, Hetty…I have found my family. The NBSCA is not the group we thought it was, watch it alone…its important especially to Sam that you see this before he does. Trust me please. Gregori."

Hetty took the disc and walked up to ops.

"Everybody out." She ordered, everyone but Eric got up and left, "Mr. Beale you as well please…" she smiled kindly at him as he slowly got up the weight on the pregnancy pouch making it hard to move as his due date was nearer. "Go…have a early lunch with your husband, and ask Mr. Deeks to come up here as soon as you are back."

Eric smiled, "Thank you Hetty."

He left and she watched through the slats as Eric grabbed Deeks by the hand and pulled him out of the mission.

She walked over to the computer and hit the button to secure ops.

In the bullpen both Sam and Kensi looked up at the slats slamming shut.

"Hetty and Nell must be onto something." Sam stated looking over at Kensi.

Nell walked around the corner, "Who's onto what?" she asked.

"You're not upstairs with Hetty?" Kensi asked looking over at her girlfriend.

Nell looked stunned and shook her head, "Nope not me, she must be with Beale."

Sam laughed, "Not unless she's snuck him back in the office she just sent him and Deeks off for lunch."

Nell shrugged, "That's nice, Eric was hoping to get some time with Marty before they collect the baby from the birthing center."

Sam sighed, "I remember when Michael and I picked up Rachel from the birthing center, best day ever, you two thought about applying to become parents?" he asked.

Kensi looked at Nell who shrugged, "We hadn't yet, figured we'd get married first, you know do it right, my father's would die If we applied before we were married." Nell admitted.

"You're father's are traditionalists?" Sam asked.

Nell nodded as Kensi turned to him, "My mothers were too, Julia still is she holds out for us to have a traditional wedding, you know the white dresses and the whole church thing."

Sam laughed, "My mothers were like that too…oh my God you should have seen them go overboard when Michael and I were married, His mothers are Jewish…so you can imagine how they were!"

Nell shot a look up at Ops, it was not like Hetty to use the facilities in there without either her or Eric providing back up.

The slats opened and Hetty, ashen faced came down the stairs and headed to her office.

Sam stood up and walked over to her, "Are you alright?" he asked worried for her.

"I am fine, Mr. Hanna…please continue with your hunt to find Ms Moore's killer and send Mr. Deeks into me when he gets back, I will be in Mr. Getz office." She said hurriedly as her cell phone rang.

She shut and locked the door before answering the call.

"Mr. Callen…It's been a while." She said her voice neutral as her hands shook she sat slowly in the chair as he filled her in on what had happened to him in the last week.