"Can Kitty eat pancakes?" Jessica wanted to know. "Of course she can," Gil said, smiling at his oldest child.
Sara cut a pancake up in small pieces and set it before Kendra. Kendra picked up one, looked it over then put it in her mouth, "Good." Everyone laughed.
"When will the team be here?" Gil asked. Sara smiled, they had been away from Vegas and CSI for close to three years now but they were still "the team".
"Catherine said the plane lands at noon," Sara said, "We should meet it."
"Aunt Cath," Jimmy said. "Yes son," Gil said, "And Uncle Warrick, Aunt Sophia, Uncle Nick, Uncle Jim, Aunt Annie and Uncle Greg." "Uncka Greg, YEAH!" Jimmy squealed. Greg was Jimmy's favorite, Sara said it was because Greg acted like a child himself.
"How bout Anna?" Jessica asked. "Isaac and Anna Bell are coming too," Gil told her. Jessica loved the idea of being "big sister" to Kendra and Anna Bell and Isaac enjoyed the fact that Jimmy was a boy - "I love my sister but I like to play with a boy once in a while," Isaac had remarked one time.
"Honey, we need more sleeping space," Sara said. Gil scratched his head, "Hum. We can put Annie and Jim in the guest both the offices have pull out sofas, Warrick and Catherin can have one and Sophia and Nick the other, so that just leaves Greg." "With me. With me, please," Jimmy begged. Gil looked at Sara, "There is a set of bunk beds in his room." Sara smiled, "Ok son, Uncle Greg can stay in your room."
Jimmy jumped up and down doing what Sara referred to as his "happy dance". Jessica just shook her head and went back to her breakfast.
"We can put Isaac in with Jimmy and Anna can stay in Jessica's room," Gil said. "We will have to try and straighten the offices up," Sara said. Gil smiled, he knew she meant HIS - she kept hers immaculate and clutter free, just as she did the rest of the house was.
The rest of the morning was spent getting extra towels into the bathrooms, making sure there was clean sheets on the guest bed and the sofas and trying to bring some since of order to Gil's office.
At 11 o'clock the family piled into a barrowed van and headed for the airport, at precisely twelve the plane landed. Jimmy was first to see this aunts and uncles and squealing happily ran to them.
Hugs and handshakes were exchanged.
None of the team had seen Kendra, only pictures. "She is beautiful," Sophia said. "This one is defiantly yours," Annie said, referring to the fact that the other two looked so much like Gil.
With luggage collected they headed for the van. In the van Jimmy said, "Uncka Greg you sleep with me." Greg laughed, "OK sport."
Sara giggled as she explained sleeping arrangements, "That is if it meets everyone's approval?" she said. "As long as I get to sleep in your office," Catherine said, "I know Gil to well and only heaven knows what he has in his." Everyone laughed.
"Come on," Nick said, "Where is your sense of adventure."
"I'll have you know that I spent most the morning cleaning that place up," Gil said.
"DADDY!" Jessica said, "Mommy cleaned it up you just bossed." Gil let out a soft giggle, "Yes dear."
At the house the men put luggage away as the ladies helped Sara fix a bite to eat. "I understand we have a birthday girl," Jim said.
"Yep," Jimmy said, "Kitty is one today." "And we are having a party," Jessica said, "And you can all come - right Mommy?" "Yes sweetheart," Sara told her.
"Later this evening the collage is putting on a Valentines Day dinner and dance," Gil said, "I have arranged for a sitter so we can all go." "Did you tell Mrs. Miller there would be two extra?" Sara asked. "Yes my love," Gil said.
The ladies needed to go shopping - Gil had forgotten to mention the dance so dresses had to be purchased. It was left to the men to clean the dishes and tend to the children.
Well, it was left to Greg to entertain to the children - the rest of the guys cleared dishes and cleaned the kitchen. The men were all sitting on the front porch enjoying coffee and conversation as Sara pulled into the drive.
"I think they bought the store out," Jim said, as the ladies started to unload bags from the car. "I do believe you are right," Nick said. "I thought all you were going to get was a dress," Warrick said to Catherine. Sophia giggled, "You can't buy JUST a dress, you need heels and hose." Nick shook his head. "And we had to get something for you guys too," Annie added.
Pizza was on the menu for the children's dinner followed by birthday cake and ice cream with presents shortly after.
Mrs. Miller showed up a little early so she could get to know Isaac and Anna and so the adults could get ready.
In their room Sara had just stepped out of the shower, "I have a much better idea then going to the dance," Gil said, as he slowly removed the towel that Sara had wrapped in.
"Later," Sara said, kissing him and walking away. "Your lips say later but your heart says now," Gil said smiling at her.
"My lips and heart is saying later," Sara said, "The only thing saying now is your …." Sara's eyes slowly drifted down to the bulge that was forming in Gil's pants.
"I can't help it if you still excite me," Gil said.
Sara walked over to him and kissed him gently, "And you me love, but we have guests and a dinner to attend. Later, I promise." "Then I had better get out of here because that naked body of yours is driving me crazy," Gil said kissing her.