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Chapter 50: Wouldn't change a moment

After Wyatt and Sadie pulled away from their kiss, they smiled at each other before he took her hand and started walking them toward the her parents, but before they got there, Vincent stopped in front of them.

Wyatt was about to talk when Vincent grabbed his tux and said. "What do you think you're doing with my sister?"

Even though Vincent still wasn't a violent man, his family meant everything to him, and he will protect them from anybody. Even from someone he watched grow up.

Before Wyatt could speak, Sadie puts her hand on her brother's shoulder and said. "Vincent, it's ok."

As Vincent looked at his sister, Wyatt speaks. "Vincent, I know how you feel. I maybe be the younger brother to my sisters, but I would do anything to protect them, that feeling is natural. But you don't have to worry because I love your sister and I would never hurt her."

Vincent looked into Wyatt's eyes and said with a hard tone. "That's what the last one said."

Wyatt nodded. "I know, but let me point out what an idiot he was for hurting the best woman he could have met in his life. Vincent you've known me my whole life, do you honestly think that I would hurt your sister? My relationship status with her may have changed, but not who I am as a person."

Vincent looks into Wyatt's eyes again and sees the truth, but before he lets the younger man go, he asked. "So you're being real with her?"

Wyatt smiles that 'Grissom' smile as he looked at Sadie. "As real as someone can get who's madly in love with their girlfriend, and hopefully future wife."

Everybody smiled as Wyatt looked back into Vincent's eyes, then after a pause, Vincent finally lets him go. "Sorry."

Wyatt waves it off as he fixed his tux. "Like I said, as a brother the feeling of protecting your sister is a natural one, I would've done the same thing in your shoes."

Vincent nodded as he looked at his youngest sister. "You sure about this, Sadie?"

Sadie smiled with a nod. "I really am."

"Alright." He then looked at Wyatt again, held out his hand and asked. "We cool?"

Wyatt smiled as he shook the older man's hand. "Always."

After they release hands, Sadie started hugging her brother while Wyatt's sisters walked up to him.

He turned to them, smiled, then signed and talked, specifically toward Beth and Ricki, since Heidi already knew. "Now before you go off on me about taking the spotlight from Heidi, I already talked to her and she said it was ok."

Beth and Ricki looked at their sister a little shocked that she knew about this development, but she shook her head and answered their shocked looks by talking and signing. "I only knew right before I got married, and yes I said it was ok." Then she looked at her brother and said. "And I still think it's amazing."

Wyatt smiled. "Thanks again, sis."

Heidi smiled and gave her brother a hug, then a few seconds later the other two followed.

When the Grissom sibling's pulled out of their four person hug, they moved out-of-the-way just as their parents and Sadie's parents walked up to them.

The couple looked at the parents, then Wyatt looked at Vince first and cleared his throat. "Mr. Lewis, I ju..."

Vince cuts him off. "All I ask is that you treat her with love and respect, and that she doesn't come back to Minneapolis in tears."

Wyatt nodded as he took Sadie's hand. "I can do that, I promise."

Vince moved his cane to his left hand and held out his right.

Wyatt smiled, and as he gave him a handshake, Vince said. "Alright, I trust you with my little girl."

As they release hands, Sadie speaks. "Dad, I'm not a little girl anymore."

Vince turned his attention to his youngest child, cups her cheek and commented. "To me, you'll always be my little girl, and I love you."

"I love you too."

Wyatt and Sadie release hands, so she could give her father a hug.

While she was hugging her parents, Wyatt looked at his parents as Sara said. "And you'll always be our little boy, we love you very much."

Wyatt rolled his eyes, but smiled and returned the sentiment before giving them a hug.

After they pulled back, and a short pause followed, Wyatt cleared his throat and said. "So, that's it?"

Grissom answered. "What do you mean?"

"Well I just thought that..."

Vince cuts off the young man again. "That we would be more upset?"

Sadie answered. "Yeah."

Vince and Grissom look at each other before looking at the couple, then Vince replied. "I'll admit that I would had never thought this would happen between my child and Gil's, but if you guys are happy then so are we. Besides if you guys take this to the next level with marriage and kids, then you have my blessing because you'll be connecting us to a family that I've admired for many years."

The couple smiled at Vince as Lauren wraps her arms around her husband. "Well said, dear."

Vince looked over at his wife and smiled, then as they look at the couple again, Grissom speaks next. "I agree with everything Vince said, just be happy and love each other, and you won't hear a peep out of us."

Sadie and Wyatt mentally let out a breath of air, it looked like they had nothing to worry about when it came to their parents approval, then they smiled at each other before a round of congratulations were said by everybody else.

After all the hugging was done, everybody stated walking back to the tables as Sadie and Wyatt turned to each other and smiled again.

He cups her cheek and said. "I love you."

"I love you too, and might I say this is a great day."

He chuckled. "It really is." Then they kissed softly before pulling back, and putting their foreheads together, while closing their eyes.

They have a few details to iron out, but right now they were on a perfect start for their future.


30 minutes later

After the rest of the dancing was done, they had a bunch of speeches for the bride and groom.

When it was Beth's turn, she stood up and cleared her throat, then after she signed her wonderful speech to her sister and new brother in-law, she turns to the family and signed. 'I have one more thing I would like to share.' Chase stood up to stand next to his wife, then she smiled as she revised it. 'We have something to share.' Chase and Beth look at each other, then looked at everybody and he speaks while she signed, both with smiles. "We are having another baby!"

Everybody was speechless at first, then they all stood up and cheered before the family walked up to the couple, which there was a heartfelt moment between her parents and her, and with her siblings.

When everybody calmed down, Grissom smiled and signed. "Well Heidi I hope you enjoyed sharing your spotlight with your siblings today."

Everybody chuckled as she signed and talked back. "I don't mind daddy, this was just one day. I get to spend the rest of my life with this man."

Rick and Heidi looked at each other and smiled as he placed his hand on top of hers.

The family smiled too, then Grissom looked at his second daughter, and said/signed. "Well since your brother and older sister had something to share, do you have anything?"

Ricki chuckled with a shake of her head. "No."

Grissom smiled with a nod, then after a moment's pause, the kids wanted to go play, which they said it was ok.

As the kids were playing, the families started forming three large circles, the Lewis's and Grissom's 'children' were in one, the significant other's from them formed another, which also included the Sander's twins with their dates, and the original gang, which now extended to Morgan, BreAnna, Amanda, Vincent and Lauren, formed the last one.

As the original gang was sitting around talking, they heard laughing from the younger groups.

They smiled at each other, then Vince speaks. "Well guys, I think we did a pretty good job with them."

Lauren speaks. "Well there was some rocky moments where Alexis was concerned, but I agree."

They all chorused their agreement, then Greg asked after sipping his champagne. "So, what's next?"

Grissom smiled and said. "I guess some of us will be bracing for being great-grandparents."

Greg smirked as he replied. "Well some of us haven't hit the grandparent milestone yet."

Sara answered with a smile of her own. "Well you'll be there soon enough, just you wait and see."

"Oh I'll definitely be waiting, and really the longer the better."

As much as he would love to be called grandpa one day, he wouldn't mind taking it nice and slow to get there.

They chuckled for a few seconds, then Grissom cleared his throat as he stood up. "This brings us to our toast. To a wonderful life we've lived and let there be many more years to share, to family."

They replied as they stood up too. "To family."

After they clinked their glasses around the circle, they took a sip as they sat back down and continued to talk, laugh and enjoy these moments together.

As the rest of the afternoon ticked by, and after their spot that they had reserved was cleaned up, the families started to leave.

Before they knew it, everybody was gone except Vince, Lauren, Grissom, Sara, the Grissom 'kids', Colton, Chase, Arthur, Sadie, Austin, Rick, Vincent, Lindsey and their little family.

But it wasn't very long after that, that Heidi and Rick walked up to her parents.

They smiled at her, and Grissom asked. "Leaving?"

Heidi nodded and said. "Love you, dad."

Grissom brings her in a hug and replied. "I love you too, sweetie." As they pull back he continued. "Be safe on your honeymoon, and call when you can."

"I will."

Grissom nodded, and as Heidi went to her mom, Grissom held out his hand to Rick and said. "I know I said this already today, but take care of her."

Rick smiled, and as he shook his hand, he replied. "I will."

Grissom smiled as he released the younger man's hand, then Rick walked to his mother-in law to say goodbye.

As Grissom was watching the bride and groom walk away, he hears his grandson's say at the same time. "Grandpa!"

He mentally sighed before he looked down at Arthur and Colton, then he smiled and asked. "You two are leaving too?"

They smiled, and Arthur replied. "Our mommies are taking us to get ice cream."

He slowly bends down and cringed when he felt his bones popping a little. "Well then you must have the best mommies in the world, which I don't doubt, because they are pretty good daughters."

Ricki just smiled, then after she signed to Beth what their father said, she just smiled too.

After Grissom gave his grandson's hugs and kisses, they moved onto their grandmother, then as he was trying to get up, his two girls walked up to him and helped him.

When he was standing straight, he took a breath and said. "Thanks girls, your dad isn't like he use to be."

Since he talked so Beth could see, she signed to him. 'I still think you're perfect.'

He cups his oldest daughter's cheek. "Thank you, butterfly and congratulations again."

Beth nodded with a smile before giving him a hug and a kiss, which Ricki followed suite right after, before they moved on to their mother.

After Chase did a handshake with Grissom, he went to his mother-in law as Grissom looked at Austin. "So you and Ricki now?" He saw them dancing and he had a feeling that something more was going on.

Austin cleared his throat and replied. "Early stages, but yes."

"Well I don't think I need to tell you what happens if she and my grandson get hurt."

Austin shook his head, then answered with a smile. "My own parents will kick my butt, especially my mother."

They all chuckled at that, they knew Catherine was very protective of the Grissom family, more so for Grissom's sake, but that was only because she's had a closer friendship with Grissom than with Sara.

Grissom nodded when they calmed down, then he held out his hand, which Austin shook it right away.

Austin had always felt that it was a huge honor when Grissom held out his hand for a handshake, and now that his relationship with the older man's daughter was changing, it made him feel like he was slowly becoming part of his family in different way.

As they were releasing hands, Colton asked. "Uncle Austin, you coming for ice cream?"

Austin looked over at Ricki and she nodded with a smile, then he looked down at the little boy and said. "I would be honored."

"Yeah!...Mommy can we please go now?"

They chuckled again, then Ricki said. "Yes, come on."

"Cool."

After another round of goodbyes, Ricki, Colton, Austin, Beth, Chase, and Arthur all left, which left Vincent's family, Vince, Lauren, Sadie, Wyatt, Sara and Grissom, at least for a few more minutes, then Vincent and his family left.

When it was just the six of them, they looked around and Grissom asked. "Ready to go?" They all nodded and headed for their vehicles.

They get to Wyatt's first, so while Sadie was saying goodbye to her parents, Wyatt holds out his hand to his father and said. "Thank you for understanding."

Grissom smiled as he shook his son's hand. "You fell in love, that's not a crime. And I very much understand." After they released hands, Wyatt takes a step closer to his father and gives him a hug, which Grissom embraced him immediately and continued. "I love you, son."

"I love you too, dad."

Hugging all of his kids had brought Grissom joy, but the one that made him more emotional was when he was sharing them with his son, he thinks it's because he didn't get to hug his father after nine years old, so he's missed out on all those years of hugging him.

Grissom mentally shook that thought away as him and his son pulled back from each other, then while Wyatt went to his mother and emotional embraced her, Grissom looked at Sadie.

He smiled and said. "Can it be safe to say that I agree with your father about not foreseeing this pairing?"

Sadie smiled back with a nod. "Yes sir, because I didn't either." Wyatt walks back to her side as she looked at him and continued. "But so far it's working."

Wyatt took her hand and replied. "And as far as I'm concerned we are going to keep it working."

Sadie nodded with another smile before turning to Grissom and giving him hug.

After they released their hug, Sadie went to Sara and they hugged.

Once the rest of their goodbye's was said, Sadie and Wyatt got into his vehicle and he drove them away, and the parents watched them until they couldn't anymore.

When the vehicle was out of sight, Grissom looked at Vince and asked. "So lunch tomorrow before your flight out?"

"Yeah, that would be great."

Grissom nodded with a smile, then as they were walking to their vehicles, they kept joking about how they'll really be tied together if their kids get married and had kids of their own.

After they finished laughing, and as Vince was opening the driver's door for his wife, he looked at Grissom and said. "See ya, boss."

Grissom shook his head with a smile. "Still stuck on that word, huh?"

"For the rest of my life, man."

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yep."

Before Lauren gets into the vehicle, Sara said. "Bye Lauren."

"Bye Sara, I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow."

Sara nodded with a smile, then she looked at Vince and said. "Bye Vince."

"See ya, Sara, take care of him."

He nods his head toward Grissom, but she already knew who he was talking about. "Always."

Vince nodded with a smile as Sara and Grissom turned around and walk to their vehicle, which was a few cars down.

After Grissom helps Sara in the driver's side, he walks to the passenger side and gets in.

Once he shuts the door, he does a sigh, and Sara looks at him. "You ok?"

Grissom looks over at her and smiled. "Perfect, let's go home."

"You got it, babe."

He smiled bigger as she started the vehicle and drove them home.


Later that night

While Sara was doing the last-minute cleaning for the night, Grissom was standing in the room that started out as their office when they first got the house before it went to his oldest for a few years, then it became his office again after she had moved out. He was looking at the wall that was filled with family pictures of their kids at various ages. Some were individuals, some were just the Grissom family, a few with the whole 'family', and they even got some shots with Mrs. Grissom.

He smiled at all of them as he thought about the specific point of their lives when that photo was taken. He thought of every laugh, smile, cry, every time one them lost a tooth, helping them learn how to read and ride a bike, every holiday and every birthday they shared.

As he looked at their older photos, he mentally went through the moment they left the house before they left for the dances during High School, he thought of their graduations from both High School and College, his in-between excitement and sadness when he watched them move out of the house in search for the next adventure. He thought of Beth's wedding and how happy he was for her and her husband back than and now, he thought of Arthur as a baby till now, Colton as a baby till now, and today's events that was still fresh in his memory.

After he thought of all those beautiful moments, his eyes went to one of his favorite pictures, which was the one hanging right in the middle, it was his and Sara's wedding photo.

But before he could really get lost in the memories of that day, he hears Sara's voice. "What are you doing?"

He looked over at her, smiled and said. "Looking at these pictures." She smiled as she walked in the room.

When she stood next to him, she wrapped her arm around his waist before looking at the pictures too, and getting lost in her memories, just like her husband did.

After a few minutes, Sara speaks. "I can still visualize every moment we shared with them."

"Me too." After another moments pause, he continued as he looked at her. "36 total years together, 32 of them married, four kids, 2 grandson's with another grandchild on the way, and possibly a few more in the future. How did we do, Mrs. Grissom?"

She moved them so they were now standing in front of each other, then she wraps her arms around his neck and replied. "I think we did pretty darn well, Mr. Grissom. This life that we've shared, and will continue to share for many more years." She smirks as he nods before she continued. "Have been amazing, more than I could have ever dream of having, and I wouldn't change a moment we've ever had for nothing. I just wish I could make them last longer. What do you think?"

He smiled as he brings her closer. "I agree with that whole sentiment, but I also wish for something else."

"Which is?"

"I wish I would have met you a few minutes earlier, so then I could spend more time with you."

Sara cleared the lump in her throat before asking. "Why? 36 years isn't long enough for you?"

He shook his head before placing his forehead to hers and closing his eyes. "Time for us will never be long enough for me, that's why I choose to spend eternity with you."

She pulls back a second later, looks into those blue eyes that had never lost its sparkle when he was looking at her, then she smirked. "Well you've had me for this long, so what's a few more years, count me in."

They smiled at each other, then he cups her cheek. "I love you."

She places her hand over his and replied. "I love you too."

By now they've said that world countless times, but every time they look into each other's eyes, they see it still holds its true meaning for them. It was like they were saying it for the first time, every time.

After a few minutes of just looking at each other, he smiles, so she raises an eyebrow as she asked. "What?"

He shook his head. "I still can't believe that this life that I'm living started out with the sound of your laughter."

She smiled that 'Sara' smile and replied. "And for me, it started when I looked into those wonderful blue eyes of yours." He smiled again, then they lean toward each other and kissed.

As they pulled back slowly, they opened their eyes, then she continued with another smile. "So no kids or grandkids in the house, Riley is settled in for the night, you ready to cash in that rain check?"

He chuckled with a nod. "You bet."

After one more peck on the lips, they pulled back from one another, then she started walking towards the door with him right behind her and his hand on the small of her back. Sara stepped out of the office first, then when he got to the doorway he looked back at the photo's for a few more seconds before turning out the light and shutting the door behind him.

He looked at Sara as he removed his hand from the doorknob, then she smiled as she held out her hand to him, he smiled back and took her hand before they walked toward and up the stairs to their bedroom.

After all this time, they still couldn't believe that this was how their lives ended up, and although there were a few deaths that affected them deeply through the years and they wished there could have been more time with them, they wouldn't have changed a moment. And they will continue to enjoy the moments they have left and think of their other moments fondly, for the rest of their lives.


AN: Well that's it with the story and short series. Please Review.

I hope overall, you all enjoyed it. I know it was a little rough at times, but I want to thank everybody who stuck by me through those times, I really appreciate it. Also thank you to those who read, followed, favorite, and reviewed all, if not most, of the chapters. Those kept me inspired on giving you more to read.

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