Chapter 22
Darwin ran through the house, over the couch, across Nick's lap and skidded to a stop by the front door. Nick watched in amazement as the door opened and Kate instantly scooped him up and hugged him. "God, your weird." He muttered quietly to the cat.
Kate moved towards Nick and hugged him, with Darwin between them. Nick kissed Kate's forehead and smiled at Darwin. "I didn't know you could teach a cat tricks. He's strange." Nick pointed to the cat and stroked back his ears.
"He's not strange uncle Nicky. He's talented." Kate grinned and walked off towards her room.
Grissom pushed the door open and placed two travel bags inside the door. "Hey Nicky."
"Griss, you have a relaxing weekend?" Nick picked up a bag and pushed it further into the room as Grissom placed one last case down.
Sara smiled at Nick and hugged him. "We had a great time. Catherine says for you to go over and stay for a while. Lindsey's home from college soon. She'd like to see you." She picked up a bag and walked towards the bedroom.
Grissom placed one bag by Kate's door. "Munchkin, sort out your washing tonight. Then bed. School in the morning."
Nick looked at Grissom as he disappeared into the bedroom briefly. He walked back out and stopped in front of Nick. "Work been ok? No bad cases?"
"Nope. Robin wondered where you were, but she was happy you were getting some rest. You've both been working too hard lately." Nick said softly and Sara walked up behind Grissom and lightly placed her hands on his hips and rest her chin on his shoulder. "I'm glad you sorted things out. I gotta go. Don't forget that drink. Oh and there's a parcel from the courts on your desk Griss. It's for Sara, but I didn't know where to put it." He shrugged and made his way towards the door.
"Thanks Nicky, congratulations and tell Piper that we'll see her soon." Sara followed him to the door and walked him out.
Grissom looked out the door and watched as Sara kissed Nick's cheek and hugged him. Nick laughed at something she said and climbed into his car. Turning, Grissom walked towards Kate's room and knocked lightly. "Munchkin?"
"Yeah dad?"
He opened the door a little and leaned against the frame. He crossed his arms over his chest and smiled as Kate played with Darwin on her bed. She was dangling a feather on a piece of string in front of his face and teasing him with it. "You sorted your washing out yet?"
Kate looked up and gave him pleading eyes. "Please daddy, can't I do it in the morning?"
Grissom smiled and shook his head. "You'll be late for school. It's best to do these things now. Go on. Darwin's not going anywhere." Kate pouted and pulled herself up off her bed and mock stomped passed him. Grissom pulled her against him sideways and kissed her hair. "Night munchkin." He whispered and released her.
"Night dad." She smiled and grabbed her bag.
Grissom opened his office door and flicked the light on. Walking over to his spider cage, he feed his bugs and made sure that they weren't all dead. Sitting in his chair, he picked up the parcel and read over the address and other markings. Must be work, he concluded.
"Sara!" He called softly.
"Just checking the machine." She called back. After deleting the messages, she walked through the office door and smiled as she walked towards him. "You called."
He chuckled and handed her the parcel. "I believe this is yours. I didn't know you requested court details on a case." He looked down at his desk and pulled his planner towards him.
Sara sat on the desk beside him and pulled at the seal. "I didn't. Must be something else." She pushed the corners together and tipped the contents onto the desk. Grissom looked up at the files that fell from the larger envelope. Sara pushed through the papers and files. She picked one up and stared at it. "Gil?" He looked at the file and took it from her.
Custody Papers?
Darwin ran through the house, over the couch, across Nick's lap and skidded to a stop by the front door. Nick watched in amazement as the door opened and Kate instantly scooped him up and hugged him. "God, your weird." He muttered quietly to the cat.
Kate moved towards Nick and hugged him, with Darwin between them. Nick kissed Kate's forehead and smiled at Darwin. "I didn't know you could teach a cat tricks. He's strange." Nick pointed to the cat and stroked back his ears.
"He's not strange uncle Nicky. He's talented." Kate grinned and walked off towards her room.
Grissom pushed the door open and placed two travel bags inside the door. "Hey Nicky."
"Griss, you have a relaxing weekend?" Nick picked up a bag and pushed it further into the room as Grissom placed one last case down.
Sara smiled at Nick and hugged him. "We had a great time. Catherine says for you to go over and stay for a while. Lindsey's home from college soon. She'd like to see you." She picked up a bag and walked towards the bedroom.
Grissom placed one bag by Kate's door. "Munchkin, sort out your washing tonight. Then bed. School in the morning."
Nick looked at Grissom as he disappeared into the bedroom briefly. He walked back out and stopped in front of Nick. "Work been ok? No bad cases?"
"Nope. Robin wondered where you were, but she was happy you were getting some rest. You've both been working too hard lately." Nick said softly and Sara walked up behind Grissom and lightly placed her hands on his hips and rest her chin on his shoulder. "I'm glad you sorted things out. I gotta go. Don't forget that drink. Oh and there's a parcel from the courts on your desk Griss. It's for Sara, but I didn't know where to put it." He shrugged and made his way towards the door.
"Thanks Nicky, congratulations and tell Piper that we'll see her soon." Sara followed him to the door and walked him out.
Grissom looked out the door and watched as Sara kissed Nick's cheek and hugged him. Nick laughed at something she said and climbed into his car. Turning, Grissom walked towards Kate's room and knocked lightly. "Munchkin?"
"Yeah dad?"
He opened the door a little and leaned against the frame. He crossed his arms over his chest and smiled as Kate played with Darwin on her bed. She was dangling a feather on a piece of string in front of his face and teasing him with it. "You sorted your washing out yet?"
Kate looked up and gave him pleading eyes. "Please daddy, can't I do it in the morning?"
Grissom smiled and shook his head. "You'll be late for school. It's best to do these things now. Go on. Darwin's not going anywhere." Kate pouted and pulled herself up off her bed and mock stomped passed him. Grissom pulled her against him sideways and kissed her hair. "Night munchkin." He whispered and released her.
"Night dad." She smiled and grabbed her bag.
Grissom opened his office door and flicked the light on. Walking over to his spider cage, he feed his bugs and made sure that they weren't all dead. Sitting in his chair, he picked up the parcel and read over the address and other markings. Must be work, he concluded.
"Sara!" He called softly.
"Just checking the machine." She called back. After deleting the messages, she walked through the office door and smiled as she walked towards him. "You called."
He chuckled and handed her the parcel. "I believe this is yours. I didn't know you requested court details on a case." He looked down at his desk and pulled his planner towards him.
Sara sat on the desk beside him and pulled at the seal. "I didn't. Must be something else." She pushed the corners together and tipped the contents onto the desk. Grissom looked up at the files that fell from the larger envelope. Sara pushed through the papers and files. She picked one up and stared at it. "Gil?" He looked at the file and took it from her.
Custody Papers?