A/N: Takes place eight years after Sara leaves Vegas. Greg leaves a year later after a case. (There's more about the case in later chapters) Hope you like. R&R please.

Thought, flashback/memory, phone conversation.)

( for dramatic purposes)

(Internet conversation or e-mail)

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Chapter1:

We're going where?

LVPD, Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 2015

Nick scurried happily almost running to the break room where he knew the night shift team would be waiting.

Life had change a lot for them all, first Sara Sidle had left his supervisor Gil Grissom to battle her Ghosts, then Greg Sanders left without any explanation after a huge case got under his skin, but that was nearly a decade ago.

He still wished he had Sara around she was like a sister, but that didn't matter right now all he thought about was what he had just done for the whole team and their families, including his own.

"Hey guys, what's up for today Griss?" Nick said as calmly as possible as he entered the break room.

"Actually the sheriff just told me that he gave all the assignments to Days and Swing. He said you'd explain why. So start explaining, Nicky."

"Well about that we are all going to Texas for Christmas." Nick said happily showing the plane tickets to the team.

"What?" the team said in unison.

"Yup I'm taking you guys to meet my family" Andy jumped up from the table and started hugging Nick; he had gone from twenty-nine to nine in seconds. (A/N: Andy's a friend of Nick's and the CSI that took Sara's place after she left.)

"Really Mr. and Mrs. Stokes, I miss your parents, I'm so…o in." Andy said after the hug.

"Come on guys it will be fun promise." Nick said breathlessly.

"When are we leaving?" Gil asked surprising everyone in the room.

"Sheriff said we leave on Monday and will stay there till the third."

"Okay we're in" Gil spook for Catherine before she could protest.

"Us too" Warrick and Arabel, Warrick's wife and the new Swing shift supervisor, said in unison after great thought.

"Okay" said the rest of the team.

"Well pack your bags because we have the rest of the week off to do it." Nick said with a big smile then exited the room to find his fiancé.

Junior what?

Stokes Family's B&B, Dallas, Texas Dec. 2015

The Vegas team was more then happy when their cabs made it to the beautiful B&B Nick's parents owned and oppperated.

"WOW! Why didn't we do this sooner?" Catherine said helping her little blond out of the cab, followed closely by Lindsey and Gil. Nick simply smiled as Andy laughed and said "Home sweet, Home".

"So let's get you all inside." Nick said after the cabs left, they all followed him into the B&B where they were greeted by the familiar Anna Stokes.

"It's nice to see my Nicky got you'll here safely." She said with a Texan accent, after hugging Nick and Andy.

"Well mom this is Gil Grissom, the assistant lab director, and his wife Catherine, my supervisor, and their girls Jenna and Lindsey; Arabel and Warrick Brown, assistant supervisor, and their daughter Jacklyn; Captain Jim Brass, Ronnie Lake, Josh Grissom, Gil's boy, and last but defiantly not lest Sofia."

"Hi, Mrs. Stokes Nicks told me so much about you" Sofia said hugging her soon to be mother-in-law.

"Well Nicky's told me so much about you" she was cut shut by screams and laughter, then two kids came rushing towards them laughing.

"Sorry bout that Grams" said the red head looking at the young man that was holding her hands then over to Nick with a surprised look. "Uncle Nicky"

Nick and the red head hugged for awhile before she let go.

"Mia, man have you grown, when'd you get so big?"

"Well it's been forever, I was ten the last time you saw me and that was eight years ago Uncle Nicky."

"Well I'm sorry."

"Oh Uncle Nick I want you to meet Junior, my boyfriend"

The young man stuck his hand out to Nick and they shook, before they both looked down at Mia.

"Boyfriend?" Nick asked

"I'm eighteen-years-old Uncle Nick."

"You don't mind me asking how old you are?" Nick said looking at the kid.

"Uncle Nicky" Mia screamed

"No it's alright, babe" The kid said calming the red head down a bit before looking at Nick and calmly answering his question with a little sass at the end. "I'm twenty, which is legal, she's eighteen making us both adults in the state of Texas, un-less you've been gone to long to remember that… sir."

Nick and Junior stared at each other for seconds before a phone went off. Junior let it ring for a while before answering it.

"Junior Input, Junior speaking, how can I help you?"

"It's your brother jack ass, not one of your clients."

"Sorry Izzy, what you need?"

"What do I need? I'm at Ben's Tree Barn, mom sent me for a tree, but… I um… have no clue what I'm doing bro, could you come help me."

"You idiot how hard could it be to find a tree, just pick one, let Ben tie it to the car, and drive off. It's not rocket science, its simple bro, why in the world would you need MY help"

"Go to hell, plus you said yourself Ali jumped down your throat last year when you bought the tree, no way that's going to be me, she's evil."

"You're such a baby Isaac."

"What ever, you going to come help me or what?"

"I'll be there in ten k."

"K, bye"

"Bye"

"I got to go babe, bro needs help with the tree." Junior said casually, ignoring the earlier scene.

"I'll see you later?" Mia said looking a little happy but sad too.

"Of course, love you babe" He said with a peck on her lips and a glace of victory at Nick, before walking out only stopping to say "I love you" one more time.

"Love you too, bye." She said before turning her attention to Nick. "Why did you do that Uncle Nick? Junior's a really nice guy if you give him a chance. I can't believe you did that." Mia said before stomping of upstairs.