#julia blye

He playfully rolls his eyes, and places his hand against her back, supporting her, as they walk back towards the hospital that is luckily right across the street from the restaurant they were at an hour ago. “And you thought you saw Joey McIntyre, yeah, yeah.”

A few hours and new born baby later…

The nurses had so kindly set up a computer and webcam for them. Never did the thought of having their baby in another country cross their minds, but she’s here now. A little on the small side, but healthy and that’s all that matters. As the dial up tone rings, it finally connects. Three familiar faces popping up on the screen.

At the sight of his parents, the one and a half year old lets out a high pitched scream, making both his grandparent eyes go wide. “Dada! Mama!”

“Hey, buddy.”

“Hi, baby.” The second time mom feels the tears well in in her eyes, seeing his tiny little face on screen.

Seeing her daughter’s emotional state, Julia does her best to distract her girl, even though they’re thousands of miles apart. “Finn, what’s mama got?”

“Baby.”

“Oh, guys, she’s beautiful.” Don looks at his little girl holding her little girl in amazement.

The brunette sends her dad a smile before looking back down at one of her three loves. She’s so perfect and beautiful and…here come the emotions.

Sensing her sudden change in emotion, Marty places a kiss to his wife’s temple, his hand running up and down her arm in a soothing motion. He knows the hormones are going to be off the charts and that paired with Finn being far away isn’t helping any.

“So…you gonna finally tell us her name?”

A playful spark sets in the agent’s eyes, having half a mind to keep the name from her parents until the get back to LA. “I dunno. What do you think, baby? Should we tell them?”

“Come on, we can’t be there, at the very least we deserve to know her name.” Julia pleads, as Finn continues to wave both hands at his parents.

“Fine.” She relents, resting her head against her husband’s shoulder, feeling a sudden wave of exhaustion was over her.

“Everyone meet Koa Madalyn Deeks.”

Don smiles, it’s an unusual name for sure, but seeing his baby girl so happy is something he’ll never tire of. “Well that’s certainly a unique name.”

Marty’s thumb finds his little girl’s cheek as she sleeps blissfully. “Yeah, a unique name for a unique little girl.”

Before anyone else can say anything the eldest Deeks child’s lower lip begins to quiver before his little lungs being to belt out gut wrenching cries.“Mama. Want mama.”

Knowing that his could get worse before it gets better Don sends the couple a sad smile as Julia gets up with her grandson, moving around in hopes to calm him down. “We better go.”

“Okay, we’ll be home in a few days.”

“Bye, baby.”

“Mamaaaaa.”

“Bye, buddy.” Marty stands up from the side of the bed, reaching for the mouse. “Bye, guys. We’ll get home as soon as we can.”

Don can see the pain in the lawyer’s eyes. He knows what the young man is going through and will do anything to ease the pressure off the man who’s like a son to him. “Don’t worry. You just take care of your girls and we’ll take care of your boy.”

“Thanks, dad.”

“We love you all.”

“We love you too.” With one last wave goodbye, Marty click the end call button before turning back to his wife. His heart immediately breaks as he watches the tears run down her cheeks.

“We shouldn’t have left him.”

“Baby, he’s fine. Your mom and dad are taking good care of him.”

Handing off Koa to her daddy as she rearranges, Kensi scoots back against her pillow and relaxes back into the mattress before taking the new born back into her arms. “I know. I just really miss him.”

“So do I, but we can’t do anything about that right now other than wait.”

She knows he’s right. They’ll be back at home with both their kids before they know it, but right now she can’t do anything about it so she might as well relax and enjoy the time she does have with two of her loves. “Will you do something for me?”

“Anything.”

“Come cuddle with us?”

As her trademark chocolate puppy eyes cross her features, he can’t help but fall even more hopelessly in love with her. “I thought you’d never ask.” Smiling, he crawls up next to her and once situated, she hands off their girl to her daddy again.

His arm wraps around her shoulders as she curls further into his side. She hums in delight as his lips find the top of her head and then Koa’s. “I love you, Marty. I love you so much.”

Marty leans his head against his love’s, a contented sigh releasing from his lips. Never in his wildest dreams did he think his life would be this wonderful. “I love you too, baby. Even more so now than ever before.” His eyes follow down to his daughter’s tiny fingers that are wrapped around Kensi’s slender one. “Thank you for giving me the most beautiful life.”

The four of them make their way past the other cabins before reaching a wooded area with a clear pathway running through the trees.

Much to their chagrin Julia and Roberta follow their kids down the snow covered trail as a light snowfall begins to trickle down on them. “Martin, I’ve seen too many episodes of Snapped to know this never turns out good.”

“Okay, relax.” Deeks shakes his head as the laughter of his girlfriend fills his ears. He looks at her then and his catches his breath at this moment. She’s so carefree; so happy, and he for one can’t wait to spend every day like this, no matter how ridiculous it may be, with her, loving her and being loved by her.

Once they make it through the bushel of trees, Kensi and Deeks are taken back by how perfect the scene is. These plans that they made were more of a last minute thing so they didn’t really have the opportunity to actually come here and picture it, but now seeing it in person, they know this was the perfect place.

Julia gasps as she and Roberta take in the mountainous view and the beautiful frozen lake before them. The snowfall is light, which brings a magical aura to the whole atmosphere. “Oh, wow.”

As they look at the edge of the lake, a woman waves at them, immediately bringing smiles to the couple’s faces. This is it.

The women continue to follow their children before they notice the strange woman a few feet ahead of them. “Who’s that?”

“She’s part of the surprise.”

“Oh, so you hired someone to do your dirty work for you.”

Deeks is sure now more than ever that his mother needs a new hobby. “Dear god.”

As they approach the brunette woman she sends them a warm smile. “Hey, guys.”

Kensi closes the distance between the two, wrapping her arms around the older woman, forever grateful that she took time out of her busy schedule to do this for them. “Hi, Amy. Thank you for doing this on such short notice.”

Deeks follows his girlfriend’s actions and gives her wraps the woman up in a hug, forever grateful. “Yeah, we really appreciate it and sorry about the wait. Thelma and Louise over here took longer than expected to get dressed.”

“Not a problem at all.”

Roberta being Roberta doesn’t like being on the outside looking in so she looks between the trio asking the question that she and Julia are both wondering. “Are you gonna tell us what we’re doing here?”

“Well, you remember that binder you guys were talking about last night.”

Julia nods her head, not really understanding where this is going. “Yeah?”

Kensi smiles as she encircles her arms around her boyfriend’s forearm. “You can throw it away.”

“What? Whyyyyy?” Julia whines at the same time as her best friend starts to get agitated.

“Over my dead body.”

The blonde smiles, knowing the next string of word are going to send their moms into delirium. “You can throw it away because after today it won’t be of any use.”

Realization crosses over Roberta when the couple shares a kiss. That paired with the strange woman standing in the background, looking on with a smile. “Hold the fucking phone?”

“Mom!”

The brunette matriarch finally catches on, tears springing to her eyes. “Wait, so you two are…”

“Surprise?”

Roberta’s eyes light up as she wraps her arm around her best friend. If anyone knows how excited she was it was Julia. “Well then what are we waiting for?”

Amy laughs as the couple turns towards each other excitedly, sharing a kiss before she starts. “So I have it on good authority that you two have written your own vows.”

They both nod. If there were a time to tell each other how they truly feel, it was this moment, even if their moms would coo at them for the rest of their lives.

Amy usher, too Deeks, giving him the go ahead.

Taking hold of her hands, the blonde takes a deep breath. His cerulean blues latching onto those mismatched chocolate orbs that took his breath away for the first time 20 years ago. “Kens, I’ve loved you my whole life and it was only until recently that it was pointed out to me that best friends don’t normally feel the kind of love that I feel for you. You’re more than my best friend and every day that I’m with you is the best day of my life. You make me want to be better, to do better. You’ve been with me in my highest of highs and lowest of lows and I can always count on you. And that smile,” At that moment her eyes light up and she flashes him those pearly whites. “god, baby, that smile. That’s what gets me through a tough day or any day.” He can feel the tears spring to his eyes as he takes in this moment. Reaching into his pocket, the lawyer pulls out a tiny silver band with an intimate blue stone, one that she so clearly recognizes. “I’ve been holding onto this for 8 years.” He brings his hand up to wipe away the lone tear that’s falling down her cheek, seeing the clear question in her eyes. “I saw you looking at it while I was grabbing our tickets for G.I. Jane. I know you don’t like jewelry all that much but when I saw the look on your face as you looked at that ring, I knew I would do anything to get it for you. So that night I went back and bought it. I wasn’t really sure when I was going to give it to you because it seemed too important for just any day so I told myself I would know when the right time was and it’s been in my wallet ever since then. And I’m pretty sure this is good as time as any.” He slides the ring onto her finger with the brightest smile imaginable on his face. “I love you so much, Kensi Marie Blye and I can’t wait to be your whipping boy for the rest of my life.”

The brunette’s jaw drops open, trying to hide her smile as she swat at his shoulder. This is the man she loves.

She has to take a calming breath before she can get the words out. There’s a very strong possibility that she won’t be able to get through the rest of this without balling her eyes out. “Marty, you changed my life in so many ways, there’s too many to count. You’ve been my sole confidant and biggest supporter ever since I’ve known you and for that reason, I will love you forever.  We’ve been through so much together; we’ve laughed; we’ve cried. Hell, you even let me paint your toenails and fingernails because I was so bored after school one day.” She shakes her head at the memory. They’re ridiculous, but they’re ridiculous together. “The time that sticks out to me most though is when you were there for me after my dad died. You let me cry, you held me and told me how much my dad loved me and then you started telling me about all the different stories you remembered. You made me laugh when I was having the darkest moment of my life and I’ll never forget that.” He reaches up, cradling her face. His thumb moving back and forth across her cheek in soothing motions, giving her the extra strength to get her words out. “I never told anyone this but that first day, when you showed up to the house with trashy movies and a bag full of junk food…that’s the day I knew I loved you as more than my best friend. I knew that whatever life threw at me I could take it because you were there to catch me if I ever started to fall.”

The pair’s eyes stay locked as they continue to swirl with emotion. Neither willing to break the bubble that surrounds them.

It’s not until they hear audible sobs from their moms a few feet away and Amy pronouncing them as husband and wife until they’re brought back to earth.

“It’s my pleasure to now pronounce you husband and wife.”

He pulls her into him, crashing his lips to hers as the feeling of complete and utter love washes over their entire being. They start to get carried away and are again lost in the moment before Roberta once again makes herself known.

“So when can we expect grandchildren?”

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XXXX

It’s just past five when he walks out into the quad and sees her sitting at the table, waiting for him. “Hey.”

She quickly stands, meeting him half way. “Hey.”

“I thought you’d be at JROTC.”

Reaching out for his hand the comfort that she’s been missing all day finally washes over her at the contact. “I skipped.”

His eyes go wide. He knows how important that group is to her and what it would mean for her to get a scholarship, she’s the hardest worker that he’s ever known and he doesn’t want to get in the way of her greatness. “What? Kens, you can’t. You know your T.O. will tare you a new one tomorrow.”

“Babe, relax. I told her that I had a family emergency.”

“Why? What’s wrong? Are your parents okay? Is it Nana?”

Her heart warms at his immediate concern for her family. It’s one of the reasons she loves him. “No. It’s you.”

“But-“

“You’re my family, too, Marty. And I needed to see you.”

He takes in her now calmer demeanor and suddenly realizes why she’s not as angry as before. “Kelly told you, didn’t she.”

“Yeah. I don’t know why you didn’t.”

“You were kinda yelling at me, Kens.”

“Sorry about that. I just don’t like to see you hurt.”

When they finally reach the picnic table he takes a seat, pulling her down next to him. “I know I shouldn’t’ve hit him, but the things he was saying about you and the other girls...Kens, I couldn’t just stand by and let it happen. I couldn’t not say anything.”

The love and vulnerability she sees in his cerulean blues sends a stronger feeling than she’s ever known through her body. She can’t not kiss him now. Leaning forward she places her lips to his for a sweet earth shattering kiss. It’s not long before air becomes scarce and they're pulling apart, her forehead immediately finding his. “I love you.”

“You-you do?”

“I really do.”

He brings his hand up to her neck, cupping her jaw, his thumb rubbing back and forth across her cheek in a soothing motion. “I love you, too.”

“Are you ready?”

“For what?”

“My parents want you to come over for dinner?”

“Why?”

Her brow furrows in confusion. “What do you mean why?”

“You said it yourself, they’re iffy about me.”

Standing up, she pulls him up with her and wraps her arms around his hugging it to her body as they begin to walk to the parking lot. “I have a feeling that’s changed.”

XXXX

He follows in behind his girlfriend as she calls out to her parents letting them know that they’ve arrived. 

Kensi runs up stairs to put her things away as he stands in the foyer wondering what to do next. Just as he’s about to walk into the living room his girlfriend runs back down stairs, her parents coming in from the kitchen. “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Blye, thank you for having me over.”

“You’re welcome here any time, Martin.” Julia sends him a warm smile as she steps forward, enveloping him in a grateful motherly hug. 

Marty steps forward to follow Kensi and Julia into the dining room when the former Marine stops him in his tracks. “Marty, can I talk to you for a second?”

“Yes, sir.” The blonde nods and follows the older man towards the couch. 

“I want to thank you.”

Marty’s brow furrows in confusion at his words and if he’s not mistaken there’s a look that could only be described as gratitude shining in his eyes. “Sir?”

“Kensi, told me what you did today.”

“Oh.”

“You know just as well as I do that women can do anything men can do if not better and well there are some that are threatened by that. It’s our job as the men in those fearless women’s lives to speak up when ass hats like that Greg kid say something like what he said today.”

“I know I shouldn’t’ve punched him, sir, but after I saw that smug grin on his face when he called her a tease…..I just saw red.”

Donald pats the younger man’s back in reassurance. “I know, son. Believe me, I know.”

“Sir, I want to apologize for anything I may have done to make you question my relationship with Kensi in the beginning. If I did anything-“

He shakes his head, rejecting any need for his daughter’s boyfriend to apologize. “No, Marty, I was just-well I guess I let what I heard about your family affect my judgment. It just scared me.”

“I understand, sir. And trust me, I will never do anything to ever hurt Kensi. Ever. She makes me a better person and I will protect her and honor her until the day I die.”

The brunette man’s lip curls into a smile as he finally looks into the younger man’s eyes for the first time when he talks about his daughter. “You love her.”

“With all my heart.” Marty nods, unable to stop the soft smile from spreading to his face.

“Well then I can’t really ask for much more than that.”

Kensi stands hidden on the other side of the wall as she catches the tail end of the two men’s talk. Her heart flutters when Marty confirms her father’s suspicions. It’s not enough that he told her how he felt a few hours ago but to hear him say it to someone else….it’s everything. He loves her.

When she sees that the conversation is coming to an end, she steps out from her hiding place and into the doorway. “Dad, Marty, dinner’s on the table.”

Donald gets up off the couch and walks over to her, placing a kiss to the top of her head and whispers in her ear. “Don’t let him go.”

The blonde’s heart turns to jelly when her face lights up as her dad says something to her. Her smile is so perfect. Once the older man leaves the room, he walks over to her taking her outstretched hand. “What did he say to you?”

XXXX

Kensi and Marty make their way into the kitchen to give the lost loves time to catch up. For some reason she thought that her mother would be more upset with her father’s sudden resurrection. She thinks about what her husband said earlier about love conquering all and how true it rings. 

She looks at him, leaning against the counter and the trance he seems to put her in every time she looks at him. If she were to put herself in her mother’s shoes and something were to tragically happen to Marty and he died, but then years later suddenly shows up at her doorstep of course it wouldn’t matter to her. She would absolutely not think about anything other than the fact that she had him back.

As the thought of her loosing him creeps into her mind, she’s filled with an agony she’s never known before. 

Marty sees the lost look on his loves eyes and walks over to her. The tears he’s met with when she lifts her head breaks his heart into a million little pieces. He knows where her head went because his went there too. 

His arms wrap tight around her and a sense of love, complete and unadulterated love washes over her entire being. He does that for her. “I love you. I love you so much, Marty.”

“I love you, too, baby. There are no words that describe how much I love you.” Her fingers grasp his shirt, she can’t seem to get close enough to him. 

They stay wrapped up in each others arms until Julia and Donald walk into the kitchen with bright smiles on their faces. 

Marty looks down at their intertwined fingers, making his lip curl up into a smile. He nudges his wife to look, but her eyes are already there, looking. 

“So are you two-“ There’s almost a childlike sounding hope in the tall brunette’s voice as she moves her finger back and forth between her parents. 

“We’re-“ Julia’s not quite sure how to answer her daughter but her husband gladly takes over. 

The older man can see the hope in his little girl’s eyes and can’t help but think the same is mirrored in his. He nods as he tries to get the words out. “We’re working it out.” At those words, the former marine sends a wink in his son-in-law’s direction.  

They’ve become quite close over the past few days, Marty and Donald. Kensi didn’t think they would get along being so different and all, but just like with her the two bonded from the start. 

“So, Julia, I have something for you.” The shaggy blonde reaches for his wallet and brings out the old picture, handing it over to its rightful owner. 

“Oh, thank god. I thought I lost it.”

“You kept it all this time. You kept it safe.”

“No, it kept me safe.”

Donald wraps his arm around his wife’s shoulder, a content smile crossing his face as he places a kiss to the crown of her head. 

Kensi smiles that her parents and curls into her husband. Yeah, life can’t get much better than this. “You know, I never heard the story behind that picture.” 

The man seems a bit embarrassed at the attention being put on himself. He’s always been a private person when it concerns matters of the heart. “It’s nothing major.”

Julia whips her head to look at the man she fell in love with so long ago. “Are you kidding, Don? It’s when I first knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

He runs back from the bus that’s suppose to take him to base and towards his girlfriend who will hopefully become his wife once he gets back from deployment. “Julia, wait.” The marine reaches into his pocket and pulls out a photo of himself. “Here, I want you to have this.”

“Why do I need this?”

Reaching for her hand, he rubs soft circles on her wrist. “To remind you that no matter where I am in this world, no matter how far apart we are, I’ll always be with you. You have my heart, Juls, and you’ll always have it.” He places one last kiss to her lips before backpedaling to his bus. “I love you.”

The young brunette smiles tearfully at his retreating form. She didn’t even get to tell him that he has her heart, too. He always will. “I love you, too.” 

Kensi’s shocked at the romantic that she never knew her father was. “Wow!” She wonders why if her mom loved her dad so much why would she leave. “I’m not trying to be rude or anything, mom, but if you loved him so much then why did you leave him?”

“Kensi.” She hears a warning tone in her father’s voice. One that she hasn’t heard in seven years.

“No, Don, it’s okay.” The older brunette walks across the room and reaches for her daughter’s hand. “Because, Kensi, I didn’t know how to handle being a marine’s wife anymore. And neither of you know this but a few months after you ran back to your father I was gonna come back home to you two.”

Kensi looks to her father, wondering if he knew. 

“I saw what life was like without your father and without you and I couldn’t go on. I wanted my family back and I was prepared to do whatever it took for you two to forgive me.”

“But even after dad’s accident, you didn’t even come back for me. Why?”

“Because, baby, I thought you would’ve blamed me for it. And I didn’t want that to be our relationship for the rest of our lives.”

Kensi pulls aways from her husband and wraps her arms around her mother in a loving embrace. “I love you, mom.”

“I love you, too, baby.”

The women are drawn out of their moment when their respective husbands both wrap their arms around them in one giant hug and can’t help but laugh as they speak in unison. “And we love you both.”