Disclaimer: Don't own the main Characters
Summary: Did Sara's dream that she had before the wedding come true? Plus, Mackenzie has something to talk about with her father, what could it be? Find that out and a few more reveals in the third story from the Different Path Taken Series.
AN: Hi everybody, here is the new story I promised. And even though it won't be as long as the other two, I hope you'll still enjoy it. Also, since this is part of a trilogy you might want to go back and read the first two if you don't know, or remember, what happened. Otherwise you might be a little confused. Enjoy!
Title: Dream Come True?
Genre: Romance, Family
Rating: T
Spoilers: None
Time-line: 3 years after last story ended
Warnings: Implied/suggestive adult behavior
Main Parings: GSR
Minor Parings: ?, Keith/Annie
Other Characters: Grissom kids, Catherine, Nick, Annie, Keith, OC's, Other night shift team members (Mention Only),
Series Order: Different Path Taken, Different take on Things, Dream Come True?
Chapter 1: Three Years later
Sara opened her eyes and sees Grissom laying on his side watching her, so she slowly smiled. "What are you doing?"
He cupped her cheek and ran his thumb up and down it as he spoke softly. "Watching you sleep."
"That doesn't sound too exciting."
"Oh, but it is, everything you do is exciting."
She raised an eyebrow as she asked. "Oh really, even this?"
Before he had a chance to speak, she leaned toward him and kissed him on the lips, and when they pulled back a few minutes later and placed their foreheads together, he whispered once he got his breath back. "Especially that." She smiled wider, and was going to go in for another kiss, but he spoke again as he pulled back a little with a smile. "I really hope you aren't starting something we can't finish."
Before she could answer, there was two little knocks on the closed bedroom door, before hearing the younger girl speak. "Mommy, daddy, you up yet?"
They chuckled a little before she whispered. "I guess we'll have to finish this later."
He nodded before they shared a quick kiss, then after sitting up in bed, Grissom spoke towards the door. "Yes butterfly we are, come in before you wake up your younger sister."
When the door opened, two girls, 9 year old Mackenzie, and her brown haired 3 year old sister, walked in, making their parents smile at them before he asked. "What's going on?"
Mackenzie spoke this time. "We are getting hungry."
Grissom nodded in understanding before looking over at Sara, who smirked. "You know me these days, I'm always hungry."
His face beamed as he moved his left hand over to her 1 month pregnant stomach. "Well, you have a right these days, you're eating for two...again."
She smirked again. "Yeah, and it's all your fault."
He smirked back as he leaned toward her. "And I'll totally take the blame for it."
She slowly smiled as his lips touched hers, but the moment was interrupted when the younger girl shouted about cooties, which made them chuckle as they pulled back before he looked at Sara. "Then she has a whole lot of my cooties."
"And I wouldn't have it any other way."
They smiled at each other one more time before Grissom cleared his throat and pulled the blankets off of him, showing him in nothing but sweatpants. "Alright girls, breakfast time."
The girls smiled before running out of the room just as the parents heard their 1 and a half year old crying from the baby monitor.
Sara sits up in bed and replied. "You get the older ones, I got the younger one."
He nodded as he continued toward the door, grabbing his robe in the process, but stopped when she spoke again. "Griss?" He turned around and looked at her with love as she continued. "You're happy, right?"
His eyes were beaming once again while he nodded. "Immensely, you?"
Sara's eyes started to beam as well. "Very much. I love you."
"I love you too."
After he winked at her, he finally walked out of the room as Sara got out of bed so she could take care of the youngest one in the household with the smile still on her face. She still didn't know how she got so lucky to have this life with him.
After breakfast
Once they had their meal, and while Sara was upstairs with Abby and Julia, Mackenzie was doing the dishes with her father, and after finishing the last dish, Grissom kissed the top of her head and smiled. "Thank you for helping, ladybug."
Mackenzie smiled with a nod. "You're welcome."
After he pulls back, blue eyes meets blue eyes as Grissom spoke while his were beaming. "Have I told you how happy I am that you are here with us this weekend?"
Since she didn't have school today, her mom brought her and her two brothers, one was 1 year old and biological while the other was 6 months old and adoptive, here last night so Mackenzie could spend the weekend with her father and Sara for their 8th wedding anniversary, while Annie could spend time with her best friend, Charlene. Keith would have joined the family, but he had an important case to do, so he couldn't leave.
Mackenzie now chuckled. "Yes, like almost every hour that I've been here."
Grissom sighed as he cupped her cheek. "I'm sorry, I can't help it. I know we see each other as much as we can and talk all the time, but these last three years I got admit have been hard not seeing you as much as I was use to, and I just want to cherish this time as much as I can and let you know how much you mean to me."
Mackenzie placed her hand on her father's as she nodded again with another smile. "I know how much, not once have I felt any less loved than my other siblings."
He really was relieved hearing that, not that he felt he had anything to worry about, but knowing that made him feel he's been doing something right when it came to her, so that made him happy.
"Good. And the same goes on your mom's side?"
Now that Annie had two other children, he wanted to continue to make sure Mackenzie was ok there too.
"Yes, daddy. Everything is good, both of you have done a wonderful job on showing how much you love me, even with the growing families. I still think I have the best parents in the world."
Grissom smiled a little wider with a nod. "I'm really happy to hear that."
Mackenzie nodded one more time with a smile as Grissom removed his hand from her cheek, then she placed her hand at her side while he started to grab the orange juice from the kitchen counter so he could put it back in the fridge, and as he opened the door, Mackenzie spoke again after clearing her throat. "Can I talk to you about something though?"
Once the orange juice was put up, he walked up to his daughter again, this time with a concerned look. "Of course, what is it?"
She took a moment before she asked her next question. "Can I come back here and live with you and Sara?"
AN: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter, find out Grissom's response, another reveal, and Sara's response once he tells her. Please review.
