Part Eleven

Sitting on the bed at home, Sara looked through her cold case file.

"Put it down Sara." Grissom sighed as he walked into their room.

"I was just reading." She protested as he crawled up the bed to lay on his stomach.

He nodded and absently played with her bare toes. "It's work and we don't do work on our vacation."

Sara smirked. "Yes we do."

"Not anymore, now, give me that." He reached for the file and before she could pull it away, he grabbed it and tossed it to the floor.

"Gil!" She squeaked as he began dragging her down the bed by her calves.

Grissom chuckled and continued to crawl up her body as he pulled it down. "I want to talk."

Sara relaxed into his arms as he leaned on his elbows. "Ok, what do you want to talk about?"

"Our holiday and the plane that we have to catch the day after tomorrow." He watched as her eyes lit up before continuing "I have booked us an extra few days plus the four days."

"You didn't?" She gasped with a huge smile. "Where we going?"

"I was going to tell you before we left, but I suppose I can tell you know the case is closed." He shrugged. "I wanted to go someplace different and we haven't been to New York in years, so. I thought we could go and relax, do some Christmas shopping, all the normal people stuff."

"Oh, Gil, that's wonderful. You are something, you know that?" She laughed and pulled him down to wrap her arms around him. "God, I love you." She whispered into his ear.

"Yeah, I know and we need to think about the party tonight." He chuckled as he pulled back slightly. "I still have to talk to Catherine and, well. I haven't told Jordan about us going away." Sara narrowed her eyes at her husband. "Do I have too?" He whined as she pinned him with a stern look.

"Yes, She's pissed at me because of the other night and I'll call Jacob, see when he's getting in."

"He's arriving tonight. I'll pick him up from the airport and come straight home, promise." He held up his hand in scout tradition and smiled. "Just one thing." He said, tilting his head slightly to the right in thought.

Sara nodded and pushed him off her. "Fine, I talk to Jordan, you get Jacob. Damnit, I'm the mother and you get the fun things."

"I don't see how driving all the way to McCarren and searching through hoards of people is fun." Squinting his eyes in confusion as he pushed his hands under his head, he watched her walk towards the door.

Jordan nodded and handed her mother the baby bottle. "Ok, but I'll talk to you when you get back. If I am going to take extended leave, I've got to arrange it with my boss."

Sara smiled as she held the bottle to Matthew's mouth and watched as he grasped the bottle in his hands and gurgled. "Think it out clearly Jordan. What ever it takes, you need to be with Matthew. Work will always be there when he's a little older."

"I know." Jordan sighed, not liking the idea of putting off work. She had defiantly inherited her parent's workaholic gene.

Grissom pushed through the front door and placed two duffel bags on the floor. "Hello ladies and gent."

Jacob walked into the living room and straight for Matthew "Hey Matty."

Sara let her son take his nephew and stood as Matthew cooed and spluttered milk at his uncle. She walked over to her husband as he closed the front door. "Home, good. Can you set up the drinks in the den so we can see Catherine before shift?"

He disappeared into the kitchen and then the den. While he sorted out the refreshments for the party, Sara talked to Jordan and Jacob.

"Well?" Jordan asked her brother as she held out her arms for her son.

"Hey sis, I haven't seen him since he was a few weeks old." Jacob whined.

"Both sit, I want to talk to you." Sara said, getting them to stop squabbling over the baby. Nothing changes. "Ok." She began as she sat down with them. "Your father and I are going away the day after tomorrow."

"Told you." Jordan grinned, coaxing a smile from her mother.

Sighing with her smile widening, she continued. "Well, Jacob has the run of the house and he's going to help out with Matty while you sort things at the university. Ian already knows the arrangements and I don't want to hear you worked Jordan, Jacob is here on leave and to help, not baby-sit." She told her daughter sternly with room for arguments.

Jordan nodded and sat back. "Fine. I won't work. Jacob is here to help and you're going away," Stopping short, she turned questioning eyes on her mother. "Where's dad taking you?"

Sara grinned and looked over at Jacob staring at her with a smile and Matty's wide brown eyes staring back at her with milk dripping from his chin. She leaned forward and wiped his chin, receiving a giggle in return. "He's taking me to New York."

"Christmas shopping and relaxation to be more exact." Grissom added as he walked into the room to stand behind his wife's chair.

"Wow!" Jordan and Jacob breathed.

"For six days, so, no parties and no working." Grissom reiterated Sara's words as he made his way to the kitchen.

Catherine looked up as her door opened to reveal Sara and Grissom. He held out a piece of paper and leaned against a filing cabernet while Sara sat down.

"Lindsey?" She asked as she saw her daughter's name.

Grissom nodded. "She signed it and the case file is there in your In tray."

Sara smiled. "She broke the case Cath. I like the way she works, talks and well, she's great in the information gathering area too. I think we can have her working on more case work."

"Only in the lab, mind you." Grissom added. "No field work. She still has to take her evaluation before I consider that and she's doing exceptionally well for her first full night."

"Confessions in serial's are fun if you let your daughter at them. She really knocked him down a few pegs." Sara chuckled.

Catherine sighed with a proud smile and looked at them both. "Thanks. I know I've been bitchy and everything to both of you and I hope you'll forgive me."

"It's forgotten Cath, just remember we know how to do our jobs." Grissom reminded her as he held out his hand for Sara's. "We, are heading home to eat with the kids and then we have a party, don't forget to show."

"Oh yeah, I'll be there." Catherine smiled. "You're going on vacation, where you going?"

Sara leaned into her husband's side. "He's taking me to New York."

"Wow!" Catherine laughed. "You make sure you relax and enjoy the time away."

Grissom smiled and nodded. "We will."