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Summary: Sara and Grissom make a decision about their family, will additions happen? Also, a case comes along that brings the past back to one of Sara's team members, that could also mess with the future, or was it already doomed before it truly began? While the rest of the team members, including Nick and Whitney, have their own new beginnings. Sequel to Finding their way back?
AN: Here is the sequel to Finding their way back, sorry for the slight delay, but now I am back and I hope you all enjoy!
Title: Closures & New Beginnings
Genre: Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Family, Case, Angst
Rating: T
Spoilers: Subtle mentions of Past Seasons
Time-line: 2 weeks after last story ended (July 4, 2016)
Warnings: Suggestive/Implied adult behavior, questionable words, Case details
Main Parings: GSR
Minor Parings: Kevin/OC (Past), Kevin/Nicole, Mariah/Devon, Tim/Lindsey, Nick/Whitney
Other Characters: OC's, Stephanie, Jacob, Catherine, Greg & Morgan (Mention only)
Chapter 1: Planning a Family?
Two Weeks later
When the 4th of July rolled around two weeks later, the San Diego Team, including the boys, Carson, D.J. and Stephen, but excluding Tim since he went back to Vegas to visit Lindsey for the week, were enjoying time at the beach all through the day and evening. Then when the best fireworks were done, the group packed up and started leaving, but before Nicole and Kevin left with Carson; Stephen, who was now six, asked Grissom with a smile. "Cousin Gilbert, can me and D.J. stay with Carson tonight?"
With their parents not wanting to come here with their three week old daughter or wanting to leave her behind, Grissom and Sara offered to take the boys for a few days.
Grissom looked at Nicole with a raised eyebrow, silently asking if it's really alright with her, and she chuckled with a nod. "It's alright with me, if it's ok with you."
Then after he gets a reassuring look from Sara, Grissom looked down at his cousin and nodded with a smile. "Alright, I'll pick you two up tomorrow morning."
Both boys smiled, and after grabbing their bags from Grissom's vehicle and saying goodbye, they get into Kevin's vehicle before he drove them away, and once they were out of sight, Sara gave her husband a smile. "Well, now that we are unexpectedly without kids tonight, what do you want to do?"
He smiled in return and wrapped his arm around her shoulders and said. "I've got an idea."
She raised an eyebrow, but didn't say a word as he walked them to his vehicle.
After arriving at her apartment, Mariah placed her keys in the door and unlocked it before opening it, then she turned and smiled with her eyes twinkling at Devon. "You know for the last two weeks we've done things properly."
He smiled, getting the hint, as he cupped her cheek. "True, and we have been on how many dates now?"
She whispered back as she placed her hand on top of his. "Enough..."
She gets cut off when he whispered. "Thank God." Before his lips were on hers.
Since they came back from their trip to Vegas they haven't been intimate because they wanted to do things the right way, but after two weeks, they were ready to officially put their relationship on the next level.
They slowed down their kissing as they started to smile against one another's lips, then after they pulled back, she held out her hand and asked the same question he had asked their first night together. "Your move next."
He smiled with his eyes bright while he slipped his hand into hers, she smiled in return and walked them into her apartment, shutting the door behind them.
Once Kevin stopped his vehicle in the driveway to Nicole's house, they all get out of the vehicle before walking towards the front door, and after Nicole opened it, they boys rushed in before rushing upstairs to go into Carson's room.
Nicole and Kevin watched them until they were out of sight, then they looked at each other in silence.
Unlike the progress of Devon and Mariah's relationship, theirs still seemed to be standing still, and Kevin understood why and respected it, but he wanted them to progress a little because nothing seemed different between them other than his feelings for her were out in the open.
His thoughts get interrupted when she smiled while she spoke. "I had a good time today."
Kevin nodded with a smile. "Me too, I hope we can do it again some time, well you know without the crowd, just you, me and Carson."
She nodded in return. "Me too."
He nodded again, then after another moment or two in silence, she asked. "You want to come in?"
He was about to reply when her cell phone rang, so she pulled it out of her purse before looking at who was calling her, then she cleared her throat and said. "It's Jason's mom, I..."
Kevin cuts her off with a nod. "I understand, I'll see you at the lab tomorrow."
"Ok, I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it, have a good night."
"You too."
After one more small smile between them, Kevin turned around and started walking towards his vehicle as she answered her phone so she could talk to her mother-in law while closing the front door.
Once they arrived at the docks, Sara and Grissom got on Grissom's boat and grabbed a few drinks from the cabin before sitting down on the cushions on the top deck so they could enjoy the slight breeze.
It was a few minutes of silence before she asked as she slipped her hand on top of his. "So, now that we are alone, I can't help but say that I've felt that you've had something on your mind the last few days."
He smiled as he slipped his fingers through hers. "You caught on to that, did you?"
She smirked as she squeezed his hand lightly. "I know you, Dr. Grissom." When he looked at her with the smile still on his face, she continued after a small sigh. "It's what you are thinking that sometimes gives me concern."
Knowing where she was coming from, he nodded, then gave her a reassuring look as he replied.
"It's nothing bad, or at least I hope it isn't in your eyes." She waited patiently for him to continue, and after a second, he did after clearing his throat. "I've been thinking about a couple of things, one being my job. I want to go back into teaching."
"Really?"
He nodded. "When I wanted to become a CSI again, I think most of it was to prove to myself that I can still do it, and I have, but now it's time I officially close that chapter of my life." He then asked softly. "So, what do you think?"
Sara cupped his cheek with her other hand and gave him a smile with her eyes bright. "I want you to do whatever makes you happy. Did I love working with you again? Absolutely. But if this is something you truly want, go for it, I'm behind you 100%"
He smiled back with a nod. "I really do, thank you."
She shook her head as she moved closer to him. "No need to thank me, babe." After they pull back from a soft kiss, she asked. "Any prospects?"
Knowing him, she knew he already had some ideas on where he wanted to teach.
"A few, I called around and they said they would get back to me soon."
She then squeezed his hand in reassurance. "And they will, they would be pretty dumb colleges if they pass you up." She then smirked with her eyes twinkling a little. "They were probably just in shock that you called them in the first place, they just needed a little more time to make sure they weren't actually dreaming the conversation."
Grissom chuckled while shaking his head. "Whatever you say, dear."
"You better believe it."
Once they calmed down, she cleared her throat before asking. "You said there were a couple of things you've been thinking about, so what's the other one?"
He spoke more softly this time. "What we talked about in Vegas, I can't stop thinking about it."
Not needing him to elaborate on that, she nodded in understanding. "I've been thinking about that a lot too."
"Yeah?" After she nodded a second time, he asked. "What do you think?" She looked into his eyes for a few seconds before looking down at their hands, then he uses his free hand and lifted her chin up so they could have eye contact again before he continued. "Why don't we say it together." She nodded in agreement a second later.
They took a few moments, both hoping they were on the same page, before they said the same thing.
"I want a child."
"I want a child."
Their eyes lit up as Sara asked with a smile. "Really?"
He nodded with a chuckle. "Yes."
They did a few kisses before they placed their foreheads together for a few minutes, then they pulled back as she spoke again. "We may be crazy doing this now, or even thinking about doing this now, but..."
He squeezed her hand as he cuts her off. "Then we'll just be crazy together." Then he slips his hand out of hers and cups her cheek as he whispered. "I hope we'll have a daughter who will be as beautiful as her mother."
Sara started to have tears in her eyes as she placed her hand on top of his. "And I hope we have a son who will be as amazing as his father."
He wiped her tears off her cheek as he continued with a smile. "Well, we may be on different pages when it comes to a boy or girl, but I believe we are in agreement that we just want him or her to be healthy and happy."
"Completely agreed."
When he sighed a few seconds later as he removed his hand, she frowned a little as she took his hand. "What's wrong? You're not already having second thoughts are you?"
He shook his head. "No, but you know it may not be as easy for us, and you realize that by the time our child is old enough for college, providing we aren't delayed too much, I'll be..."
She cuts him off as she cups his cheek and runs her thumb up and down it. "Then we'll do whatever we have to make it happen for us." He knew to never doubt her word when she became determined, so he just nodded before she continued softly. "And as for how old you'll be, I don't care what anybody thinks, you'll be the father, and a pretty damn good one."
"And so will you, a mother I mean."
She chuckled a little, then she sighed as she finished. "I hope so, I'm still a little nervous about that part."
Grissom nodded as he ran his thumb and down her cheek again. "Me too, but we'll learn together, you won't be alone in this, I'm with you every step of the way."
She took a breath with a nod and smile. "Ok, then I guess we are officially trying now."
He slowly smiled as he responded. "I guess so."
After a few deep kisses they pulled back and she shivered a little, so he gave her a concerned look as he asked. "You cold?"
She nodded as she stood up, but before he could speak, she held out her hand with a smile and twinkle in her eyes as she replied. "And I know a way you can warm me up."
His eyes started twinkling as he stood up, taking her hand, then after cupping her cheek, he whispered. "I love you."
"I love you too, babe."
They kissed softly one more time before walking towards the cabin of the boat.
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