Ecklie was exhausted when he got home to his daughter's house. Her and Greg were still on medical leave and they lab was struggling. Two CSIs down, and a lab rat had just gone on holiday. He walked through the house quietly.

"told ya it was good" Morgan said. She was snuggled into Greg's side. Since they were both stuck in the house. Morgan had taken it upon her self to make Greg watch all of her favourite TV programs from the word go today had been the walking dead.

"yeah I have to give it to ya it was pretty good" Greg said.

" I have still have season two on record on the TV we could watch that" she said.

"yeah sure" Greg agreed. Ecklie smiled, the boy was so whipped. It reminded him of when Morgan was younger when ever he had time at home with her, she would always make sure they sat down and watched a film, usually a horror, usually zombies.

"just don't be having nightmare" Morgan mocked him, this made Ecklie frown, he knew the jibe from his daughter was a joke, but the last week, he had came home from the grave shift hearing them both struggling in their dreams.

"ha ha Morgan" Greg flatly said.

.o0o.

Greg rolled over, he couldn't sleep. He had forgotten to take his last pain meds for the night and the pain in his leg felt as if was a heart beat of pain was going on. Greg looked over. Morgan looked so peaceful and still like an angel. He kissed he on the head and stuck off down stairs. He sat on one of the stools in the kitchen. He pushed his pill around the kitchen top like a child would with vegetables on a plate.

"they usually work best when you swallow them" Ecklie said making Greg jump and wince in pain.
"don't sneak up on people" Greg growled in a low voice.

"well I wasn't expecting on find you downs stairs in the dark. You and Morgan have a fight?" he asked.

"no, just cant sleep" Greg said, feeling a little bit uncomfortable, not sure whether it was because he was almost having a heart to heart with his boss or because he was having a heart to heart with his father in law, or both.

"ya in pain" Ecklie said blankly. He was trying to make an effort to have some sort of non-working relationship with his son-in-law.

"just my leg, not sure if there is any point in taking the pill though" Greg said tossing the small white pill hand to hand. Ecklie pushed the water towards him.

"you don't want to be pain, Greg just take the damn thing" Ecklie said. Greg sent a smile to Ecklie before swallowing the pill.

"so you and Morgan not fighting?" Ecklie asked double checking.

"no were are not fighting. We are perfectly happy" Greg said, the awkwardness in the air could have been cut with a knife.

"I may never have told you this before but ya good guy don't hurt her" Ecklie said

"I wont, I love her"

"good, she loves you to" Ecklie said, Greg chuckled.

" I know she loves" Greg said smirking.

"so what have you got planned for the future?" Ecklie asked.

" are we really having this conversation?" Greg asked incredulously.

"no, it is something you are to have with Morgan I am just curious"

"no we haven't talked about it" Greg said throwing Ecklie a bone.

"night Greg" Ecklie said leaving the kitchen. "oh and you mention this little convo... and don't expect me not to yell at you if you screw up"

"yes sir"