AN: Get ready for a wild ride with twists and turns, hope to you see you at the end, an ending I don't think you'll see coming. Thanks for the support, let's keep it coming.
Chapter 2: 21 years later
As Sara's pregnancy moved further along they found out they were going to have twin girls, which made them a little more frightened, but they took it in stride and were happy with what they were going to receive, and in the honor of their relationship they named them Faith and Destiny.
Destiny came out in the world first and she was very much a Grissom child, she took her father's light brown hair, the blue eyes and that Grissom smirk he likes to do, so they thought she would be interested in much of the same things, and it was true to some extent like eating meat and loving science, but as she was growing up she did have some differences with him, they couldn't get her on a roller-coaster, she did not enjoy bugs, and even though she could sit for hours reading any book they gave her, she wouldn't sit for two seconds learning how to play chess, she also took after her mother's temper.
Now Faith was the complete opposite, her temper was tamed like her father's, which they both could get a temper if something really set them off.
Her tastes of food was vegetarian and her looks were like her mother's, the brown hair and the brown eyes, but without the gap between the teeth, which Sara was happy because it's something she never liked, despite Grissom telling her she looked beautiful with it. And she mostly grew-up having the same interests as her father, she loved roller-coasters and anything to do with entomology and chess, but there was something else that surprised a lot of people, art was her passion, so she was all to happy to go to the art museum whenever Grissom was going.
They may have been complete opposite in looks, but they were both really smart, and by the team they reached 16 years old, they were already in all the advanced classes that their High School could offer.
After ending their High School education at 17, they continued their education at different universities, which was a little hard for them because they were so close to one another, but they talked as much as they could while going through their college experiences.
Destiny went to UCLA and ended up getting her Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, she had plans on being a CSI like her parents, which was a dream she's had since a child, she wanted to see the bad guys locked up.
Faith went and finished her College education at San Francisco University, majoring in Art and Business management, hoping she could run an art gallery someday, which she was one step closer to her goal.
Now that the girls had finished their college education, and before they started on their next phase of their lives, they were back in Vegas hanging out at their parents house for a few weeks, and on this particular day, Faith's longtime boyfriend, Jeremy Williams was with them.
Jeremy was Caucasian, 6'0, brown eyes, short casual, light brown hair that he liked to spike, athletic build since he played basketball and baseball in high school and a little in college, and he was 22, which made him a month older than the girls.
They had all met when they were 13 years old after him and his parents moved next door, and things were a little rocky at first between him and Destiny, which eventually got better, but him and Faith had clicked right away.
However, they didn't start dating until the end of the school dance in 8th grade and hadn't been apart since, except the years she was away for college, and because he stayed in Vegas to go to the police academy, there was a little strain in their relationship, which worried her that he might find somebody new, but they worked out their problems and had been growing strong, and now that they were back in Vegas together they were very happy.
Faith and Jeremy were sitting on the couch and Destiny was sitting on the recliner watching a comedy when the front door opened and closed, Sara walked in the hall, then into the living room, seeing her girls and Jeremy there, she smiles at them and Faith asks. "Where is dad?"
Destiny smiles and talks before Sara could answer. "She probably ditched him."
Jeremy lightly chuckles, Sara smiles and playfully hits Destiny on the arm and said. "No, we drove both cars into work."
The kids nodded as Sara takes something out of her purse, and while walking over to Faith, she said. "This came into the mail this morning."
Faith looks at her mother curiously then reaches for the envelope, it looked important so she opens it right away, and when she pulled out the piece of paper and read it she gets a smile, looks at her mother and replied. "I got accepted to go to Paris for a year."
She had always wanted to go there to paint and study their art, so she sent in some of her work over to the art programs they have, not really sure if she would get accepted, but she took a shot and glad that she did.
Sara and Destiny both smiled at her and said congratulations, then she looked at Jeremy and he had a smile too, then he brings her in his arms and said. "Congrats Sweetie."
She holds him for a few minutes then pulls back, looks at everybody before looking at her boyfriend again with a smile for a few more minutes, then loses it a second later and said. "I'm not going."
Sara loses the smile too, looks over at Destiny and said. "Come on Destiny, let's make a salad."
It wasn't her place to tell her daughter what to do and she figured her decision came with thinking of her boyfriend, so she thought that she would let her talk to him about it.
Destiny nodded while getting up from her seat, feeling the same thing as her mother, and they both walk out of the living room and went into the kitchen.
When the room was empty but the two of them he sighed, shook his head and asked. "Why?"
Faith looks down at the paper then looks back at him. "It's another year away from each other."
He nods while cupping her cheek. "I know, but this is a great opportunity, and I don't want you to blow it off just because of me. You love art and you have been wanting to go there since you were in 10th grade art class and I don't want to be the cause of you not going."
She sighed and looked over at the piece of paper making sure it really said that she was accepted, then she looked back at him one more time and asked. "And we will be ok?"
He smiles before putting his forehead on hers. "Sweetie, if we can get past the last four years, I am sure we can do it for a year. We will be fine, I promise you, and it's not like there isn't communication available."
She pulls back and looks him right in the eyes, still surprised that she had this guy, not that she didn't think that she was beautiful, but she knew there could have been a lot more beautiful girls around him on a daily basis, and since he never gave her any doubt that he was faithful, she took his word for it and somehow knew they were going to be fine, but she had to be extra sure, so she smiled a bit bigger and asked. "Are you sure?"
He smiles bigger and nods his head again. "Very sure, follow your dream then come back to me with the reality, just make sure those guys stay away from my woman." He smirks at the last part.
She chuckled a little before replying. "They won't get near me, I promise."
He chuckles as they get into a hug. "I love you Jeremy."
He holds her tighter while replying. "I love you too, Faith." They pull back and do a little small talk as they were smiling.
Over at the kitchen doorway, Destiny observes the scene with a smile, happy that her sister has a very good guy. Sara walks up behind her and sees the scene too, then looks at Destiny and said. "I guess she is going."
Destiny nodded. "It must be nice to get the support from a loved one."
Sara puts a hand on her shoulder. "You know your father and I support you."
Destiny nodded again and replied. "Yeah but it's different, it's not like having..."
She gets cut off. "Not like having a boyfriend or husband?"
"Yeah." She sighed and walked back into the kitchen.
Sara turns to Destiny, and as she watched her get a drink from the refrigerator, she said. "One of these days you will find that kind of support Honey, I am sure of it." Destiny nodded, unlike her sister, she hadn't been lucky in boyfriends.
She didn't have many in her 21 years of life, but the ones she did, came and went, leaving a cracked heart behind, and depending on who they talked to, she could have broken a few herself.
She looked down at her drink and said. "Yeah like when."
Sara smiled while shaking her head, thinking how she met Grissom, then replied. "When you least expect it."
Destiny lefts her head up to look at her mother and she shakes her head with a smile. "Like how you met dad?"
Sara chuckles a little. "Yep, I wasn't expecting him, but he sure blindsided me."
"And you never let him get away."
"Not even for a second."
They looked at each other again, and before any other words were said, the kitchen door opened and in came Faith, she smiled at her mother and sister before speaking. "I'm going."
Sara smiled for her daughter and brings her in her arms. "I am proud of you honey."
They pull back and Faith smiles bigger showing that 'Sara' smile and said. "Thanks mom."
Sara nodded and grabbed the salad bowl before walking out of the kitchen and into the dinning room.
When the swinging door stopped, Faith walked up to Destiny and they hugged, and while in the hug, Destiny said. "Congrats Sis, you deserve it."
They pull back and she said. "Thank you, I really appreciate it."
Destiny nods with a small smile and steps away from her, and as she was walking to the door, Faith speaks again. "Hey Dest." Destiny turns back around to her sister. "Will you look after Jeremy when I am gone?"
Destiny chuckles a little. "Come on Faith, Jeremy is the most faithful guy on the planet, well probably excluding dad."
Faith nods with a smile of her own. "I know, but just in case some woman thinks that he is a free agent, will you..."
Destiny cuts her off. "I will show her the door or floor right away, don't worry, I got your back."
Faith smiles, if she ever had a problem she knew exactly who to turn to. "Thanks."
"No problem, what are big sister's for?"
Faith shakes her head with a groan. "Oh come on, only by four minutes."
Destiny shrugs her shoulders and smiles as she turns around, then speaks over her shoulder. "Hey, I was born first, so that makes me the oldest, it doesn't matter if it was one minute or an hour."
Faith crosses her arms over her chest and said. "Ok Ms. Smarty pants."
Destiny smiles, stops at the door, then turns to her. "You know, I do feel very smart in these pants."
Faith groans again at this type of conversation, grabs an apple from the dish that was on the counter and throws it at her, Destiny catches it and said. "Thanks you, you should have tried out for the softball team." Then smiles and walks out the door.
Faith shakes her head at her sister retreating back, Destiny had never failed to make her smile or laugh when she needed it, and that's one of the things she was going to miss the most about her, then she sighed and heard the front door open, knowing her dad was home now.
She took a breath and put on a happy face, she was truly excited about going, but she was a little scared too and she was going to miss everybody, she's never been a whole ocean away from home.
She shook her head a second later and walked out of the kitchen, only thinking of the here and now, and not a few weeks from today.