A/N: Dang its been WAY too long. Anywhoo...here you go! Enjoy.

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6 Weeks Later...

Alex chased Lindsey across the front yard as they waited for Catherine and Grissom to come out. A few minutes later Catherine came out, keys in hand.

"Girls, time to go." She smiled. She was glad Alex and Lindsey had been able to get along as well as they had. Grissom joined them and they all climbed into the Tahoe and strapped in.

"What are we doing today mommy?" Lindsey asked looking out the window.

"We're going to look at the new house today." Catherine said looking to Grissom, her smile still faint.

"Don't worry. We'll get it." Grissom said placing his hand on hers. He knew she was worried about how they would pay for the house. It was more room than they really needed, but the last thing they wanted was to not have enough room to breathe.

"I know. This is just such a great house, I just don't know how we're going to pay for it."

"We'll find a way."

"Yeah but the townhouse didn't sell for as much as we thought it would; I don't think it will help nearly enough."

"I promise, we'll get it." Grissom said smiling. They were silent for most of the ride and Grissom watched Lindsey smile in the rear view mirrior. "Well here we are. What do you think?"

"Wow! It's huge!" Lindsey said running around the house, checking out the yard.

They walked in together and explored the house. There was a small foryer and directly to the right was a room- suitable to be an office- big enough for Catherine and Grissom to each share. There was a large living room just past the office. There was a staircase at each end going to opposite ends of the balcony style hallway above. There was an entrance way to the kitchen at the end of the living room and to the left of that there was a dining room. On the second floor the master bedroom was back toward the front of the house. Next, in the middle between the two staircases was a small- but good sized bedroom with an attached bathroom. Catherine had originally assigned it to be Lindsey's bedroom. At the other end of the hallway was the last bedroom. It was just a little bigger than the master bedroom- but the bathroom was smaller. The room seemed like one big semi-circle. The only flat wall was the one that ran along the hallway.

"Wow! This room is huge!!" Lindsey said, her eyes wide.

"Yeah it is." Catherine said smiling. "Alex this is your room. I figured now you're at a time when you are going to want your own space. I mean you can get a bed in here- a desk- maybe a few other things here." Catherine moved around the room as she talked.

"Oh this is way too much room for me." Alex said looking around the room in amazement. "Why don't Linds and I share it?"

"Well- I don't see why not. Are you sure you're not going to want your own room though?"

"No, I'll be fine. I promise." Alex said smiling. "Besides, Linds needs a lot of room too. Don't you mei-mei?" Alex said smiling to Lindsey.

"Yeah! Mom can we? Please?" Lindsey pleaded as Catherine looked at Grissom.

"Alright. I don't see why not." She said thinking about what she could do with the extra room. "Well, my original plan was to have you guys have your own little homework office in the basement, since it's made to be another room. But I guess we can just use this extra bedroom. It can be an office and a guest bedroom. What do you think?" Catherine said trailing off then looking at Grissom.

"It sounds like a plan." He said smiling. He knew it was more room than they needed. But he knew how much Catherine loved the house and all he wanted to do was make her happy; at any cost. He was pulled form thought when his phone rang. "Grissom?...Yes, I am her father...do we have to fly out there for that?...Okay. I have to discuss it with my family...well she is still a minor, can't you just-...alright. This isn't really a good time. If you call back later I'll have her talk to you then...thanks, bye." Grissom hung up and looked around him at the expectant faces.

"What's going on dad?" Alex asked knowing that the call obviously involved her.

"It was your grandmother's lawyer. They were finally able to finalize the paperwork involving her estate. He wanted to talk to you directly so he'll call back later." He turned to Catherine. "We're going to have to fly out to California for a little while. Just until everything is settled."

"Alright." Catherine said with a sigh. "I guess I can hold the shift while you're gone."

"Well we could always make a trip of it." Grissom said smiling.

"Well given the reason for the trip- I don't know how much fun it would be." Catherine said looking at the ground for a moment before looking back to Grissom. "You and Alex go and get things settled. Besides..." She lowered her voice. "We can't really afford to be spending any extra money on a trip right now."

"Yeah- I know. I just hate having to leave you alone for so long."

"Don't worry, okay? You'll be back before you know it." Catherine said looking back to the girls. "So what do you guys think? To you like it?"

"I love it!!" Lindsey screamed, causing an echo in the empty house. She placed her hands over her mouth- still smiling- when she heard the great echo.

"It's great." Alex said looking around the house again. She thought about all the memories they would make here. The games they would play, the laughter, the meals- everything. She was glad that finally she had a family that consisted of more than one person. She was humbled to the way Lindsey and Catherine especially had opened up and treated her as a member for their family from moment one. Sure her father was marrying Catherine, but just the idea of her was thrown at Catherine pretty suddenly yet still she was accepting nonetheless. She thanked God for that much. Now she could feel like she was part of something- she felt like she was home.

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A/N: Okay so it isn't much. But I'm still having some writers block on this fic- all of my fics. Anywhoo- hope y'all liked it! Stay shiny everyone! Peace, Love, and CSI!

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