A/N: So here it finally is! The last story in my trilogy following Greg and his son Oscar. I dedicate this story to Cupcakes1020 as the reason I'm posting this today is because she requested it for her birthday today :) So, I hope you enjoy, and I believe this will be the most dramatic 'Troubles' story yet ;)
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Chapter 1:Safety First
It had been almost a year since Nick found out about his son, Felix. Unfortunately, the five year old still lived in London, England with his mother, Katelyn. So now, Nick cherished every moment he got to spend with his son.
And on this particular day, he was extremely excited as it was the school holidays, and Felix was coming to stay with him for four whole weeks. It made Nick happier than ever to talk to his little boy on the phone or over Skype, but it was nothing compared to Felix actually being there. It made Nick sad beyond belief that he couldn't be with his son all the time, which is why he valued these visits so much.
And that was why, when Nick walked into the break room that evening with a big smile on his face, Greg smiled back just as widely, excited for his friend.
"When's Felix getting here?" Greg asked as he handed Nick a cup of coffee.
"Tomorrow afternoon" Nick informed him "I can't wait! I have so much planned, and he's going to be so surprised when he meets Sam"
"You didn't tell him you got a dog?" Greg asked.
"No, I wanted to surprise Felix when he next visited" Nick explained.
Greg nodded "Great, well, make sure he has some time to play with Oscar, he's very excited too ya know" he said with a smile.
"Of course! Felix can't wait to see Oscar too" Nick assured him "Where is Oscar today, anyway?"
"Oh, It's Morgan's night off so she offered to baby sit" Greg replied "He really loves spending time with Morgan"
"Oscar's not the only one" Nick said with a knowing smile and a wink; Greg just rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, I have a case" Greg claimed before Nick started the usual accusations "I'll catch you later, man" he said clapping Nick's shoulder as he walked by.
"Yeah, see ya" Nick replied.
Greg ducked under the yellow tape to his crime scene and met Brass outside the burgled electrics store.
"Evening" Greg greeted the usually stern detective, but he must have caught Brass in a good mood as the detective smiled.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're here" Brass said, patting the CSI on the back and walking him into the store; now Greg was started to get a little freaked out.
"Why's that?" the CSI asked nervously.
The officer stopped walking and nodded over to the cashier who was babbling to another officer at a hundred miles an hour as the poor officer tried to keep up and write everything down.
"Hasn't stopped talking since the moment we arrived" Brass said "But we have what we need, and since we've cleared the scene, she's all yours" he said. "Oscar's three, you'll be used to the excessive chatting, right?" he quipped.
"Hey! Don't compare my son to some crazy old woman" Greg whispered in defence and Brass only chuckled to himself.
"Good luck" the detective said with one last grin, before calling the officer out with him and leaving Greg alone with the woman in the store.
It took about another ten minutes for Greg to convince the woman to leave, but it seemed that all that talking had eventually tired her out. So, Greg was finally left alone to get on with his job – finding out who'd stolen several TVs and laptops from the store.
The CSI was dusting a counter for prints, when all of a sudden a scream form the street outside disrupted the overbearing silence. Greg ran outside, placing a hand on his gun in preparation. Just down the street a woman was stood shaking and crying hysterically. Greg immediately ran over to her.
"Ma'am, are you okay?" Greg asked as he reached the woman and placed a comforting hand or her shoulder.
"H-he stole my p-purse" the woman stuttered "th-the man h-he went down there" she said pointing a shaky finger to a dimly lit alley.
"Hey, it's okay, I'll get it back for you" Greg said reassuringly "I'll be right back" he promised and then ran off down the alley.
The CSI cautiously pulled his gun out as he entered the shadows. Carrying his gun had only become common sense to Greg after he found out about his son. Greg was a father now, and if he got hurt at a crime scene, he would never forgive himself for leaving Oscar alone. Greg loved his son with all his heart, and Oscar had not had the best start in life, which is why now, Greg knew precautions like guns were all the more necessary.
The father suddenly heard a rattling noise coming from a dumpster just ahead. Around the edge, Greg could see two sneakers sticking out as the mugger knelt down to examine the contents of the stolen bag.
"LVPD, come out and put your hands behind your head" Greg warned the man.
The man suddenly looked up at the CSI, and much the Greg's surprise, he simply stood up and approached Greg with his hands raised in surrender. Greg was still a little dubious of the situation, but started to get his cuffs out all the same.
Suddenly, the man lunged forward, grabbing Greg's gun and using it to hit the CSI on the side of the head. Greg fell to the ground with a grunt of pain and watched furiously as the man ran as fast as he could down the alley. Greg placed a hand to his injured temple; great, blood.
"Oh God" a voice breathed and Greg turned to find the woman whom the stolen purse belonged to. "Are you alright?" she asked desperately whilst helping Greg stand up. "Let me take a look at your head, I'm a doctor" she explained as she moved Greg's hand out the way.
"I'm sorry I let him get away" Greg said, and then hissed as the woman delicately touched his wound.
"Hey, don't apologise, not many men would have been brave enough to go after him" the doctor replied. "Thank you, by the way" she added with a sweet smile.
Greg smiled back. The woman was really quite beautiful; sleek black waves of hair ran nearly down to her waist and she had piercing blue eyes. Her skin was very fair - completely unblemished - and her lips were cherry and plump, a complete contrast to her slim - and average heighted - figure. She actually reminded Greg a lot of someone…although he wasn't quite sure who.
"It was my pleasure" the CSI finally responded and the woman stepped back "So, what's your diagnosis?" Greg asked.
"You don't feel dizzy or anything, do you?" the woman asked; Greg shook his head. "Then I think you're going to be fine" she said with a smile "It's just a small gash, put some ice on it when you get home to stop the bleeding and it should heal completely in a couple of days"
"Alright, thank you" Greg replied.
"May I at least know my hero's name?" the doctor asked with a grin.
"It's Greg, Greg Sanders" the CSI informed her; he just hoped he wasn't blushing too badly.
"Nice to meet you" the woman said with a slight nod "My name's Samantha Wilson" she informed Greg. "May I take my purse?" she asked "Unless you want to press charges, personally I'd just rather try and forget about it. It was quiet scary, ya know?" she said, growing nervous all of a sudden.
"No, take it. He had gloves on anyway and his face was covered, I'd have no real evidence to catch him" Greg explained with a little annoyance in his voice.
"Alright" Samantha said going to collect her purse and turning back to Greg "Listen…I'd really like to thank you properly…would you…would you like to get coffee sometime?" she asked, biting her lip nervously.
"You mean like… a date?" Greg asked a little shocked.
"Well…yeah" Samantha said with a nervous smile.
"Sure" Greg replied with a smile. He wasn't really sure why; Samantha just seemed like a great girl.
"Great" Samantha said with a grin "Here's my card" she said handing it to Greg.
"Awesome, I'll call you" Greg said slipping the card into his pocket.
Samantha smiled at Greg one last time before heading off down the alley. Greg watched her go and felt a somewhat familiar feeling of attraction inside him. After a while, he sighed and turned to go back to his crime scene. What a night.
"Aunt Morgan, why can't I stay up and wait for daddy?" Oscar begged for at least the tenth time as Morgan helped put his Pyjamas on.
Morgan laughed "Because! It's way past your bedtime already and daddy would be mad at both of us if he knew I let you stay up this late" she explained.
"But I miss him and I wanna see him" Oscar pouted.
Morgan smiled a little sadly at the boy "He misses you too, squirt" she said ruffling Oscar's hair "But you know what? The sooner you go to sleep, the sooner it'll be morning, and you'll get to see daddy again"
"Really?" Oscar said excitedly and Morgan nodded "Okay!" he said and dived under the bedcovers.
Morgan laughed as she tucked him in "Goodnight, squirt. I'll be in the lounge if you need anything" she told him.
"Night, Aunt Morgan, I love you" Oscar mumbled as he closed his eyes and hugged his stuffed giraffe close.
"I love you too" Morgan smiled and placed a soft kiss on her nephew's forehead before switching the light off and leaving the room.
Morgan went back to the lounge and sat watching TV whilst she waited for Greg to come home. Oscar didn't stir the whole time, which meant Morgan's bargaining tactics must have worked. Morgan loved spending time with Oscar; personally, she'd never thought she'd be one for kids, but Oscar was just like his father, so mischievous and fun to be around, not to mention the three year old was so bright for his age. Morgan was always happy to take care of Oscar, she'd bonded with the child since the day they met, and she knew Greg greatly appreciated her for it.
Eventually, Morgan heard the door being unlocked to signal that Greg was home. She got up with a smile to greet him, but was shocked when Greg entered the room with a big cut running across his left temple.
"Greg, what happened?!" Morgan asked in shock.
"This guy stole a woman's purse and I went after him, he hit me with my gun, but he got away" Greg explained as he made his way to the kitchen to get an ice pack.
"Wow…" Morgan said; it didn't at all surprise her Greg had been injured trying to help someone else "Are you going to be okay?" she asked concernedly.
"Yeah, I'll be fine" Greg gave her a reassuring smile "Luckily the woman I helped was a doctor… she was really nice…we're going on a date, actually" he said whilst rummaging in the freezer.
"Oh…" was Morgan's only response; she wasn't sure what else to say "Well, at least something good came out of it, right?" she said with a somewhat forced smile, but Greg didn't notice.
"Yeah" Greg said closing the freezer door after retrieving the ice "So, did Oscar behave tonight?" he asked as the pair headed back to the lounge.
"Of course, he always does" Morgan said as they sat on the sofa "He ate all his dinner, we played with his animals, watched some TV. He really wanted to stay up and see you, said he missed you" she informed him with a smile.
Greg smiled too; he'd never felt a love so strong than that for his son. "I miss him too, I wish I could put him to bed every night but…" he looked sadly at the floor.
"Hey, I told him you miss him too" Morgan said as she placed a delicate hand on Greg's shoulder "And you have to work to support him, Oscar understands that"
"Yeah" Greg said with an appreciative smile "Thanks for looking after him" he said pulling Morgan into a hug.
"It's my pleasure, I love spending time with Oscar" Morgan assured the father.
"Good" Greg said as they pulled away "we love you too" he said with a smile, which Morgan returned.
After that, it was getting extremely late – or early – so Morgan headed back to her apartment. Greg went into Oscar's room to give him a kiss goodnight, and couldn't help the smile which broke across his face as he watched his innocent son sleep with his thumb in his mouth – Greg's mother would never let him forget he always did the same as a child.
"I love you, Osc" Greg whispered as he placed a soft kiss on the top of his son's jet black hair.
Oscar stirred a little at the touch, but soon settled down again, and Greg left the room with a smile still on his face.
And all was well….for now :) Mwhahaha
I'm not sure when I'll next update because finishing 'Expecting the Unexpected' is my main priority, but hopefully shouldn't take too long :)
Happy Birthday Cupcakes1020!