A/N: I own nothing. So, I know Sara was about thirteen, maybe, when her mother killed her father, but for the sake of this story that happened when she was eight. Hope you like it! note: italics are like flash backs non italics is like present time.
A tall, eight year old, brunette sat in the corner of the living room of her new home with her arms wrapped tightly around her legs watching her new foster siblings. This was her home now, her first foster home, this was where she is going to stay since her mother, "NO!" she thought as she shook her head violently, she didn't want to think about what brought her here, too scary and it just happened a week ago. She looked up when she felt a light touch on her shoulder, "Sara, dear, are you alright?" her new foster mother asked her seeing the tears form in her eyes. Sara sniffed, "y-yea I'm fine, Mrs. Nelson," she told her while subconsciously grabbing Mrs. Nelsons shirt sleeve tightly, not wanting her to leave. Smiling softly and resting her hand on Sara's Mrs. Nelson told her, "Why don't you go play with the other kids? Dinner is almost ready." Sara shook her head violently again before the older woman continued, "And please, Sara, call me Karen," at which Sara grinned slightly. "How about this then," Karen began, "would you like to help me finish dinner?" Sara looked thoughtful then answered, "I don't know how." Karen smiled and hugged Sara as she picked her up, "I'll teach you!" "Ok!" Sara said grinning and hugging her back.
Gil Grissom walked in to his house after shift only to find his wife, his secret wife, who had the night off, her face tearstained and asleep on the couch. He rushed over to her and woke her gently, "Sara, honey, are you alright?" Surprising him with a grand smile on her face she informed him, "I'm perfect, babe, everything is perfect!" "Then, why are you crying Sar?" "I'm happy, Gil, I'm happy," she told him as she hugged him. "So, what made you happy, dear?" he asked getting himself comfortable next to her. "Do you remember that letter? The one I got last week, but was so busy I didn't open it? Well, I did tonight!" she told him excitedly, "It was from Karen Nelson!" Obviously a little confused he asked, "Was she an old roommate?" Giggling she answered her husband, "You could say that, but you would be splitting hairs. No, Karen was my first foster mother!" Sara told him about her first day at Karen's house. "Karen obviously took good care of you, my delicate butterfly," Grissom noted as he pushed her hair behind her ear and kissed it softly. "Oh, Gil, she did!" Sara remembered. "So," Grissom began as he smiled at his wife, "What did this letter say?" Sara was overflowing with excitement, "she said she sent me the letter, because she wanted to talk to me, but she couldn't find my number, ya know since we don't have it listed since we don't have a home phone. Anyway, she gave me her cell number, to call her if I wanted her to come visit, and she told me what has happened since I left. Oh, Gil, I would love it if she came! You would just love her!" "Then, why haven't you called her yet?" Grissom asked her chuckling amused by his wife's exicitement. "Oh! I love you, Babe!" She told him as she kissed him and ran off down the hall with her phone.
"Sara, sweetie?" Karen said giggling slightly at the nine year old brunette sprawled across her bed. "No-o-o-o-o-o!" came the groaning response as the girl rolled over on her stomach. "Silly Sara Girl! Don't you know what today is?" Karen asked her as she played with Sara's hair. "What?" came the pillow muffled voice of Sara. "Today, sweetie, you have been here for one whole year!" Karen told her oldest foster child. "Really?" a still half-asleep Sara asked. "Yes," Karen chuckled. "Eeeeeeee!" Sara squealed fully awake as she jumped in to the waiting arms of her foster mother. "Now lest go down for breakfast then you can come back and get dressed so we can all got to the zoo!" Karen said. "I love the zoo!" Sara said as she took Karen's waiting hand. When they got to the kitchen, all three of the other foster kids and the Nelson's three year old son ran to her and hugged her with a chorus of "Yay, Sara!" She hugged and kissed them all giggling, "Morning, little ones!" Karen's husband walked over to her and hugged her, "I'm glad you came here a year ago!" "Me too, Scott!" she said hugging him back.
Sara woke up wrapped in her husband's strong arms. As she turned to look at him, Grissom woke from his blissful dream about his wife. "Good evening, Butterfly," he said to her kissing her forehead. "I can't believe Karen is coming with her husband, Scott, and little Nathan, who is twenty-four now!" Sara babbled to her bugman. "I can't wait to meet them, Sar!" he told her honestly as he chuckled at her babbling. "We better get ready for work, Boss man," Sara said winking at her bug loving husband. As they got dressed in happy mutual silence, Grissom spoke. "Oh, I forgot to mention we have a temporary recruit starting tonight. I haven't met him yet, and I don't know his name, Ecklie hasn't told me." "Oh? Well, what do you know, Gil?" Sara asked as she made a quick dinner for the two before they needed to head to work. "Let's see Ecklie told me he is about as tall as you, about a year older than you, blonde short hair, shorter than mine, and he has blue eyes apparently," Grissom told her. "And you didn't get his name?" Sara was shocked. "Well," Grissom said, "Ecklie may have told me when my beautiful wife walked by and distracted me!" He kissed her cheek softly. "I have that effect on you!" she giggled. Getting into their separate cars so as not to raise suspicions, "See you at work, Grissom!" Sara yelled giggling as she prepared to become 'just friends' with her bug expert, supervisor husband. "See you there, Sara!" Grissom called back chuckling preparing for the same thing.
A/N: so what did you think? if you liked it tell me if not tell me why too so i can improve :)
