I still don't own CSI.
First of all, thank you Lil Badger 101, RosePetal7, Smuffly, Hobbsy 3, and sassa001 for your reviews! And I hope you all like the story!
Since there's no CSI on tonight, I thought it would be good to post a new chapter. :)
This chapter's a bit shorter, but I wanted to show how Morgan, Greg and Jackson are a family together. Also, there's a phone call Jackson's happy about. What happens?! Read and find out...and please review!
Morgan met Jackson and Greg at Greg's apartment and Jackson rushed over to hug her. "Morgan!"
She smiled as she lifted the smiling child into her arms. "Hey, sweetie!"
Greg smiled as he walked over and hugged them both. Giving Morgan a kiss on the cheek, he said, "Hey."
"I saw Santa!" Jackson happily exclaimed.
"You did?" Morgan asked as Jackson nodded and smiled.
Greg unlocked the front door and ushered his son and girlfriend inside. "He thinks I need some crayons," Greg told her.
Morgan smiled at the little boy in her arms. "I think you're right." Jackson giggled. Morgan set him down and he rushed to the couch in the living room.
Greg smiled and gave Morgan a quick kiss on the lips. She laid her head on his chest and they watched Jackson happily open his new box of crayons and begin coloring in his coloring book.
"So who was more excited?" Morgan asked. She pulled away and looked into Greg's eyes. Gesturing toward Jackson, she asked, "Who was more excited to see Santa?"
"You kidding?" Greg asked with a smile. "He could not wait. He ran up and gave Santa a big hug and smiled the whole time."
Morgan and Greg shared a laugh. Greg looked over at his son as the boy was happily coloring away. Clearing his throat, Greg said, "He asked if he can send his mommy a Christmas card, and I said it would be okay."
Morgan looked at the little boy who had her heart in his pocket. Sighing, she said, "That's sweet."
"Thank you," Greg said as he pulled Morgan into a hug. Just then his phone rang. He recognized the number on the caller ID and answered. "Hey, mom!"
"Merry Christmas, sweetheart!"
Greg sat down next to Jackson on the couch. "Jacks, it's Nana!" Jackson smiled widely. He'd talked to Greg's mother, Marina, on Thanksgiving. She told him that she already loved him and could not wait to meet him. Jackson enjoyed talking to his Nana, and eagerly told her about meeting everyone at the lab and how much he loved his daddy.
"How's my grandson?" Marina asked.
Greg smiled as Jackson climbed onto his lap. "Ask him yourself," Greg said as he handed Jackson the phone.
"Hi, Nana!"
"Hello, my darling! How are you?"
"I saw Santa!" Jackson very happily told her.
"You did?!" Marina asked. Greg could imagine the huge smile on his mother's face as she talked to her grandson about seeing Santa.
"Yeah! An' he gave me crayons! An' I told him that daddy needs some crayons too."
Marina laughed. "Really? You don't think he needs some clothes or something?"
Jackson shrugged. "Maybe, but I like when daddy colors with me."
"Oh, I see," Marina said. "Well, then crayons are very important."
"Yeah. I like to color an' daddy...an' daddy reads to me, too." Jackson squirmed on Greg's lap.
"Oh, that is wonderful! And...you know what?"
"What?"
"Your papa and I are going to come visit you. We'll be there in two days."
Jackson's eyes widened and Greg and Morgan smiled at his surprised expression. Marina had already told Greg that she and his father were coming to visit for Christmas. "You are?" Jackson asked.
Marina laughed softly. "Uh-huh. And maybe I'll bring some new books for you and your daddy to read."
"Yay!" Jackson shouted. "Daddy, nana an' papa are coming!"
Greg laughed softly. "Yeah, I heard. And they're going to be here..."
Jackson held up two fingers. "Nana said in two days."
Marina laughed over the phone. "That's right. And I cannot wait to meet you. Are you excited?"
"Yeah! You can see Morgan an' Daddy too!"
Morgan and Greg laughed. "I think that's wonderful, sweetie," Morgan told Jackson. "But I think they really want to see you."
"Mm-hmm," Greg agreed.
"And your papa and I are going to bring you some Christmas presents and we can bake some cookies for Santa. How about that?" Marina asked.
Jackson couldn't keep the smile off his face. "Yeah!"
"Okay, Kjære. I want to talk to your daddy now, okay? I love you!"
"I love you, too, Nana!" Jackson handed the phone to Greg as Morgan took him to the bathroom to get ready for dinner. As Greg talked to his mother, he and Morgan both smiled as Jackson kept smiling and saying, "Nana and Papa are coming." He couldn't wait to meet his grandparents.
TBC...
