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Chapter 26: Going back to the real world
The next day started out the same as the day before, them relaxing in bed just enjoying the time together then Paige coming in asking if Grissom would sit next to her again, but after breakfast they all changed and got out of the house for a bit. It was a cool day but not cold enough to keep everybody inside, they just made sure Sadie was warm enough.
They went to the park and Grissom tossed around the new baseball with Vincent for a little bit and even played around with Paige and Alexis, while Sara watched him with a smile on her face.
After they enjoyed the time at the park they rented a few moves, got back to the Lewis's house and spent the rest of the evening watching what they rented and playing a few board games. By the time they all laid their heads down to go to sleep they were out like a light.
On their last morning they got up a little earlier because the kids were going to school, so they thought it would be easier on them to drop everybody off at their places all at once, while they were out.
When Vince stopped in front of the Grade school the parents, the older kids and Sara and Grissom got out of the mini van.
Vincent was the first to say goodbye to Sara and Grissom, and he thanked them, then after saying see you later to his parents he
walked toward the entrance of the school. Alexis did the same routine, only she hugged them, then left and joined her friends at the entrance. Paige was sadder then her siblings that Grissom was leaving.
Grissom bends down so he was eye level to the little girl, while she speaks with tears in her eyes. "Do you really have to leave?"
His heart was breaking at seeing this as he nodded his head, then replied. "I am sorry Sweetie but yeah, I have to go back to work soon."
"Why can't you work here? you can work with daddy."
He smiles, puts a hand on her cheek and replied. "Because our lives are in Vegas." She looks down sadly. He lifts her chin up a second later then continued. "But you are welcome to come and visit anytime you like and if you want to talk to me all you have to do is call."
She smiles and replied. "Really?" Grissom nodded, Paige looks up at her father and asked. "Can we visit Uncle Gilbert daddy?"
Vince smiled, puts his hand on her cheek and replied. "Maybe soon."
She looks back at Grissom and hugs him, which he hugs her back.
When she pulled back form his arms, he said. "Have fun at school."
Paige nodded with a smile. "I will, I love you Uncle Gilbert."
Grissom took a breath and replied. "I love you too."
After she hugged everybody else she ran into the building.
As the grown-ups were making sure she got in the building Grissom was standing back up, then he looked at Vince and Lauren and said. "You have wonderful kids."
Vince smiled and replied jokingly. "You want them, because you can have them, take them all if you like." They chuckled a little as Lauren lightly hits her husband on the shoulder and told him to stop it.
When they calmed down Grissom replied. "No it's ok, we are fine how we are right now."
Vince nodded then as the air shifted he said. "Alright let's get you to the airport."
They sighed, nodded, got into the vehicle and Vince drove them to the airport.
Once they got to there and everything was taken care of they hung out for about 30 minutes before it was time to board.
They walked to their gate then stopped to say goodbye.
Grissom looks at Lauren then looks down at Sadie in her stroller and said a quick goodbye to her then he looked back at Lauren. "It was nice seeing you again, thank you for letting us stay."
Lauren wipes her eyes, puts her hand on his cheek and replied. "You are welcome and you're welcome over anytime, you know that." Grissom nodded and gives her a hug.
When they pulled back, he stepped back and watched Sara say goodbye. "It was nice meeting you Lauren, you have a beautiful home and family."
"Thank you and it was nice meeting you too, I am glad Gilbert found somebody like you. Make each other happy." Sara nodded and as they were both looking a little sad they hugged.
Even though there was an age gap between the two women they really enjoyed talking with one another and they had a lot more in common then people would think.
They pulled back and after Sara said goodbye to Sadie, they turned their attention to Vince, which he almost looked as sad as his wife and Paige.
Grissom holds out his hand and said. "I'll miss you."
Vince shook his hand and replied. "I'll miss you too, it really was a nice surprise to see you and I hope we can see each other soon." Then he does a small smile, while looking at Sara. "Maybe at your guy's wedding." They both look down blushing, while Vince chuckled for a few seconds, then he continued. "I know it's going to happen with you two, I can tell."
Grissom looks back at Vince and said with a hint of confidence that it would happen one day. "You'll be the first invitation I send out."
Vince smiled again and replied. "Good to hear." Grissom nods then stepped back to let Sara say goodbye.
Vince holds out his arms for a hug, Sara smiled, and as she gets in the hug she speaks. "It was nice meeting you too, I am so glad that he found a friend like you."
They pull back, he looks at her and replied. "And I am glad he found you, take care of him."
She smiled, stepped back, looks at Grissom, and as she wrapped her arm around his waist she replied. "I will."
Vince nodded and continued. "And it was nice meeting you." Sara nodded with another smile.
After a few more sad looks and sighs they said goodbye, grabbed their carry on bags then boarded the plane.
When they were settled in their seats he turns to her and asked. "So did you enjoy yourself?"
She smiled, slips her hand in his, looks at him and replied. "Immensely, what about you?"
He nodded and responded. "I did too but..."
She cuts him off. "You missed work?" He smiled shyly at her then looked down at their hands, she chuckles, kissed his cheek and continued. "It's ok so did I."
She lays her head on his shoulder, he kissed her head and said. "I love you."
She squeezed his hand and replied. "I love you too."
They sighed in content, got comfortable in their seats and waited for the flight that will take them back to the real world, both feeling refreshed and relaxed.
The next day they finished up their relaxing at their own places so they could spend a little time apart then that night Grissom walked in the lab, smiling at the receptionist when she said it was nice to have him back, then he walked to his office, opened the door and sighed when he saw a stack of paperwork sitting at the top right corner of his desk, it looked bigger than when he left it.
He walks in, looks at his watch and saw that there was an hour and a half before the start of shift, so he decide to see what he could get done.
An hour and twenty-five minutes later he hears someone knocking on the door, he looks up and said. "Come in."
The door opened, and a smiling Catherine stood in the doorway, then she said. "It's nice to see you behind the desk again."
Grissom smiled and replied. "I can see why." He looks at the stack of files.
She chuckles as she walks further in the room and replied. "Well I tried helping you out but we have been pretty busy." He looks at her with a frown and she continued. "Nothing we couldn't handle but if you would have been gone another week we may have had to call back up." He nods then she asked. "So did you have fun?"
Grissom nodded again and replied. "I did."
Catherine raised an eyebrow and asked. "And Sara?"
He pretends to think about her answer then responded "She mentioned she had a good time too and liked meeting Vince's kids."
"Really? Sara and Kids."
"She is better around kids then anybody thinks, obviously including you."
Catherine gets a little embarrassed, which wasn't an easy thing to do, and said. "I didn't mean anything by that, I guess it just surprised me."
Grissom nodded again and said. "I get what you're saying. It's like the meaning that states just because you are a woman doesn't automatically make you like children or want to have them, and based on the vibe you get from her you put her in that category." Catherine nodded and Grissom continued. "But believe me she is good with them, no matter what she says."
She hears the proudness in his voice and said with suspicion. "That makes you happy?"
He mentally gasped, told himself to calm down, then answered her. "Just because it would be a shame for her to not have a little one running around. I really do think she would make a great mother."
Just hearing that as a general comment and nothing more, Catherine nods and said with another smile. "And when you decide to have a family of your own, you'll make a great father." Grissom smiled at that comment, happy she agreed with everybody else that had said that, then she continued, braking him out of his thoughts. "You just have to take that face of yours out of the microscope and see who is out there."
Grissom shakes his head and said with a smirk. "Geez one minute you want me in the lab and the next you want me out, make up your mind."
Catherine smiled again and said softly. "I think you can do both, just as long as you balance it out."
Grissom nodded and responded. "Duly noted, but in the meantime shift is about to start." He watches her roll her eyes then she turned to walk away, but before she got to the door he asked. "How are you Catherine?" He felt that he was out of the loop of her life.
Catherine looks at him and replied. "Just trying to move on from my divorce and juggling between work and Lindsey, but I'll be fine. Thanks for asking."
Grissom nodded with a smile then said. "No problem, and if you ever need help with anything let me know." Catherine nodded and after one more smile, she walked out of his office.
When the door shuts he lets out a breath he had been holding, happy he didn't let anything slip, then he sighed, got up from his chair after getting the assignment sheets then walked out of the door, ready to see what happens next.
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