HANNAH

I have never seen the twins so happy like this. Warrick is great with them. Grissom and Greg made the best medium-rare burgers and Catherine… she has to market this recipe of hers. For a change, Sara is not in her military-like state. Today, she is wearing her heart on her sleeve; thanks to Nick. Archie was following me everywhere I went which kind of irritated me. "Arch, would you like to play with the twins for a while, you know teach them how to play Frisbee," I said batting my eyelashes. "No offense meant but you can stop following me now. I hope you don't mind."

He just smiled and gave me a kiss on the forehead. Then he joined Warrick and Greg with the twins. When they slowed down a bit, Sammy went towards me and let me fix her hair. Catherine joined us and we talked girly. The little girl has so much life in her. "I remember my little girl at home, Lindsey," Catherine said.

"You have a little girl?" Sammy piped up and bounced. "Can I see her? I don't have a sister… just a big brother by 5minutes over there." She pointed to the men with Nicky. Funny, Nick and Sara were back in their invisible thin red line again. Sara arrived then, pulling Sammy on her lap.

"Why yes, honey," Catherine smiled pulling out her wallet and showing us a photo of a beautiful blond girl. "This is Lindsey."

Sammy took the picture and smiled. "She's beautiful, Cath," I commented and she beamed. "I bet she has your brains." She and Sara snorted.

"Why Mommy?" Sammy asked. "Why'dya make the oinky sound?"

"Nothing baby girl," she kissed her adorably.

ARCHIE

Who would've thought Sara could raise such rambunctious children on her own? Sammy's just a ball of perpetual energy and Nicky is so full of liveliness in his little body. Hannah told me to teach them the game of Frisbee. Well, maybe it's a way of saying that I can roam now. I can't help it! I can be like a puppy dog when Cupid's arrow hits me squarely between the eyes.

"Archie!" Nicky practically screamed beside me. "You're supposed to play with me not with the picnic table!" I wondered a bit. Oh, I was staring at the picnic table… like a staring match of sorts. "Now, Frisbee."

"Uh, yeah," I said with Greg right behind me. We both taught him how to throw. Nick and Warrick helped him catch. "Now Nicky… when you throw, you aim for something. Say like, Uncle Warrick over there."

He gripped the toy and my finger tighter. "Uhm… how about Big Nicky? Can I toss this to him, too?"

Greg crouched down and picked him up, "Of course, you can! Now, let's attack em!"

Nick's eyes were back to their blank stare. I wonder why. Sara's back with the other ladies by the picnic table. That's why I was staring at their direction earlier. They've been okay a minute ago… I guess they are taking it slow. The twins do not know yet, the truth. Having worked with the both of them, before, during and after their relationship, I can tell their tactics between each other. That kept them a good working team and a couple.

After some playing, all of us were exhausted so we sat with Grissom who was playing with a harmless spider. Nicky snuggled beside him. The expression on his face was funny because he wasn't used to a kid. Just Lindsey. "Uncle Grissom, wassat?" he asked with bright eyes. Nick pulled him to his lap and ruffled his brown hair.

"This, little guy, is a spider. An arachnid," he began explaining. Nick cleared his throat. Yeah, Gris… he is a bit too young to understand it. "This creature has 8 hairy legs he uses for feeling."

"Why?" he asked curiously eyeing the spider.

"He has no skin, Nicky. Unlike you," Grissom replied. "You want to let it crawl up your arm?"

He faced Nick kind of like asking for permission. All our eyes met in puzzlement. Had he found out? "Can I? Please…" he pleaded. And Nick nodded. "Goodie! Thank you!" Grissom placed the insect on the little boy's arm. "Tickles," he chuckled. It crawled up his arm, around his neck to the other arm. Then, the 'Nick Stokes' in him kicked in. "Ah! Sammy! I have a spider crawling up my arm! It hurts, it hurts!"

Right away, we all heard a piercing scream. "Mommy! A spidey!" Then Sammy ran to us and practically knocked Greg and me over. Catherine, Sara and Hannah followed and they all smiled. The little girl was sobbing against Warrick while Nicky was laughing behind Grissom. "Mommy! Nicky tricked me…"

"Aw, baby girl," Sara soothed the bawling girl, gathering her in her arms. "There, there… it's okay."

"It's not okay! I was worried and scared and it's a spidey!" she babbled.

Sara put her serious face back and beckoned Nicky to come to her. "Nicky, honey…" At that moment, Hannah almost sprayed her drink onto my back and Grissom accidentally dropped the spider he was holding. It took me and Catherine and Greg and Warrick to realize why… then… 'Nicky, honey'. I know she meant her son but still… Nicky. Even Nick was surprised, frozen beside Warrick. "That was not nice. You know your sister is afraid of spiders. Apologize to her."

Nicky quieted down and dragged his little feet to his sister and mother. He tapped Sammy on the shoulder and whispered in her ear, enough for us to hear, "I'm sorry, Sammy. I didunt mean it. I'm very sorry." And he ended it with a kiss on her cheek.

Catherine couldn't keep her cool. "Aw… that was so sweet! You're really Ni… I mean Sara's kid." Grissom sent her a look and she blushed. That was a close call. "Sorry," she mouthed to Sara.