Part Twelve
The serial case turned out to be three ex-girlfriend's with a grudge and a mean streak. They had made a list between them and photocopied it. It was an accident that the boyfriend killed the first girl and after discovering that the others were out to kill him, he killed them first, the exact same way they were planning to kill him.
Jacob would stay the six days and look after Matthew while Jordan sorts her life out with Ian and the university. She will hopefully manage to get an extended maternity leave with a guarantee that her job would still be there when Matthew was a bit older and babysitters were past the mother's doubt and concern. Once they have found someone they can trust, Jordan will go back to work and they can stop relying on their parent's.
Matthew was sleeping in Jordan's old room while the party was downstairs. Jacob would move his coat to the den when Grissom and Sara leave for New York, so he can keep an eye on him while Jordan was busy sorting things out.
Sara nervously leaned against Greg's side as she looked over at Grissom. He was getting ready to get everyone's attention and she hated it. Everyone was going to look at her and she didn't like that.
"Can I have everyone's attention please, I've two announcements to make." Grissom smiled over at his wife then turned to Lindsey. "Firstly, This here as you know is Lindsey Willows. She's following in my footsteps, unlike my two wondering children." A few eyes looked towards Jacob and Jordan. Soft laughter echoed as Jacob rolled his eyes.
"As you all know, Lindsey is our new intern at the lab and has already closed her first case with her knowledge and determination." He held out his arm and wrapped it around her shoulders as she shied into his side. "I want everyone to enjoy themselves and welcome Lindsey to our shift." Each lab personnel gave Lindsey a hug and a handshake with words of encouragement for the future.
Grissom slipped from the crowd and appeared at Sara's side. "Ready?" He whispered. She mock-glared at him and elbowed his side. Sending her a sweet cheeky smile, he looked up and cleared his throat. "Ok, enough flirting with the new girl."
Greg wrapped his arms around Lindsey in retaliation. "Why not?"
Grissom chuckled. "After my second announcement Greggo and Catherine isn't breathing down your neck." Greg jumped when Catherine's hands slapped down on his shoulders.
"Ok, let's get this over with or I'm on the couch tonight."
"Like that's a change." Sara muttered, receiving a round of roars.
"Sara, my lovely wife, has been going to college for the last few years as some of you know, but she has finally gotten her PhD and a promotion."
Sara's head snapped to her husband in surprise. "Huh?"
Catherine left Greg to stew with the verbal warning she gave him and smiled as she walked towards Sara. "Ah, didn't think he could keep a secret could you?" Sara shook her head as she stared at Grissom. Catherine continued as she stopped beside Sara. "Grissom can't give Sara a promotion and she hasn't had a promotion in what?" She asked.
"Somewhere near 9 years." Sara supplied with confusion.
Grissom smiled and pulled out a certificate from a draw behind him and held it up. "This is for you."
Sara gasped as she read over the certificate. "Oh my god!" She hadn't known for certain if she completed her college course. With all the case lately, she had been too busy to study. Not many people knew she went back to college because she wasn't sure if she was going to complete it, but obviously Grissom had been keeping an eye on her education.
Music and dancing continued as the night grew on. Jordan checked on Matthew before returning to the party to get some celebration cake. Drinks and nibbles were enjoyed and Jacob chatted up Hannah while Greg and Lindsey hung out with Peter.
Standing in the dead of night in New York City, Sara smiled as she felt Grissom's arms wrap around her from behind. He shivered and groaned into her neck. "God, it's cold."
"Yeah, but it's lovely." She sighed.
"Mhmm, yeah it is." He hummed and kissed her cheek. "Let's go back inside, it's really cold."
Sara turned in his arms and laughed. "You are a big wimp."
"Am not, it's too cold, I wanna go inside. Warm fire, champagne, me, you, all alone." He smiled and started walking backwards towards the doors that led into their en-suite hotel room.
"You should have put your scarf on, honey." She teased, pulling him back towards the balcony.
Chuckling with a shudder down his spine, he shook his head. "Please, come on.I'll make it worth your while, assistant supervisor Grissom." He added with a seductive smile and his signature tilt of the head.
Sara melted under his gaze and stepped into his body warmth. "What you got that I want?"
Looking into her eyes, he bent to lift her into his arms. "I better show you." He whispered into her mouth as they left the cold behind them.
Ian and Jacob did various jobs around the house while the parent's were away, something that Grissom never got around to doing, like fixing shelves and cupboards. It was made clear that no one touch the garden, office or bedroom while they were away and knowing their parent's well, they did as they were instructed.
Matthew was starting to become too confident at crawling and was becoming progressively more mobile as the six days past. By the time Sara and Grissom returned, Matthew may be walking. It's a good thing Jacob's obsession with the camcorder captured some great moments so he could show them to the absent two.
Relaxation was what they went for and was what they got with a great time shopping and talking about the Christmas party they had to plan. Ian's parents were coming for Christmas this year and the lab still needed a new GS Spec for the DNA lab that was requested by Peter before Grissom went on vacation.
Catherine let Lindsey work on low profile cases so she could get a hold on the paperwork and political areas of the job. She also had her studies to complete before she could have her evaluation, which wasn't for another four weeks. It was no doubt that Lindsey was going to pass her evaluation and be out in the field in not time.
The End
I always forget where to end my stories. If I could, I'd drag it out, but where's the fun in that?
The serial case turned out to be three ex-girlfriend's with a grudge and a mean streak. They had made a list between them and photocopied it. It was an accident that the boyfriend killed the first girl and after discovering that the others were out to kill him, he killed them first, the exact same way they were planning to kill him.
Jacob would stay the six days and look after Matthew while Jordan sorts her life out with Ian and the university. She will hopefully manage to get an extended maternity leave with a guarantee that her job would still be there when Matthew was a bit older and babysitters were past the mother's doubt and concern. Once they have found someone they can trust, Jordan will go back to work and they can stop relying on their parent's.
Matthew was sleeping in Jordan's old room while the party was downstairs. Jacob would move his coat to the den when Grissom and Sara leave for New York, so he can keep an eye on him while Jordan was busy sorting things out.
Sara nervously leaned against Greg's side as she looked over at Grissom. He was getting ready to get everyone's attention and she hated it. Everyone was going to look at her and she didn't like that.
"Can I have everyone's attention please, I've two announcements to make." Grissom smiled over at his wife then turned to Lindsey. "Firstly, This here as you know is Lindsey Willows. She's following in my footsteps, unlike my two wondering children." A few eyes looked towards Jacob and Jordan. Soft laughter echoed as Jacob rolled his eyes.
"As you all know, Lindsey is our new intern at the lab and has already closed her first case with her knowledge and determination." He held out his arm and wrapped it around her shoulders as she shied into his side. "I want everyone to enjoy themselves and welcome Lindsey to our shift." Each lab personnel gave Lindsey a hug and a handshake with words of encouragement for the future.
Grissom slipped from the crowd and appeared at Sara's side. "Ready?" He whispered. She mock-glared at him and elbowed his side. Sending her a sweet cheeky smile, he looked up and cleared his throat. "Ok, enough flirting with the new girl."
Greg wrapped his arms around Lindsey in retaliation. "Why not?"
Grissom chuckled. "After my second announcement Greggo and Catherine isn't breathing down your neck." Greg jumped when Catherine's hands slapped down on his shoulders.
"Ok, let's get this over with or I'm on the couch tonight."
"Like that's a change." Sara muttered, receiving a round of roars.
"Sara, my lovely wife, has been going to college for the last few years as some of you know, but she has finally gotten her PhD and a promotion."
Sara's head snapped to her husband in surprise. "Huh?"
Catherine left Greg to stew with the verbal warning she gave him and smiled as she walked towards Sara. "Ah, didn't think he could keep a secret could you?" Sara shook her head as she stared at Grissom. Catherine continued as she stopped beside Sara. "Grissom can't give Sara a promotion and she hasn't had a promotion in what?" She asked.
"Somewhere near 9 years." Sara supplied with confusion.
Grissom smiled and pulled out a certificate from a draw behind him and held it up. "This is for you."
Sara gasped as she read over the certificate. "Oh my god!" She hadn't known for certain if she completed her college course. With all the case lately, she had been too busy to study. Not many people knew she went back to college because she wasn't sure if she was going to complete it, but obviously Grissom had been keeping an eye on her education.
Music and dancing continued as the night grew on. Jordan checked on Matthew before returning to the party to get some celebration cake. Drinks and nibbles were enjoyed and Jacob chatted up Hannah while Greg and Lindsey hung out with Peter.
Standing in the dead of night in New York City, Sara smiled as she felt Grissom's arms wrap around her from behind. He shivered and groaned into her neck. "God, it's cold."
"Yeah, but it's lovely." She sighed.
"Mhmm, yeah it is." He hummed and kissed her cheek. "Let's go back inside, it's really cold."
Sara turned in his arms and laughed. "You are a big wimp."
"Am not, it's too cold, I wanna go inside. Warm fire, champagne, me, you, all alone." He smiled and started walking backwards towards the doors that led into their en-suite hotel room.
"You should have put your scarf on, honey." She teased, pulling him back towards the balcony.
Chuckling with a shudder down his spine, he shook his head. "Please, come on.I'll make it worth your while, assistant supervisor Grissom." He added with a seductive smile and his signature tilt of the head.
Sara melted under his gaze and stepped into his body warmth. "What you got that I want?"
Looking into her eyes, he bent to lift her into his arms. "I better show you." He whispered into her mouth as they left the cold behind them.
Ian and Jacob did various jobs around the house while the parent's were away, something that Grissom never got around to doing, like fixing shelves and cupboards. It was made clear that no one touch the garden, office or bedroom while they were away and knowing their parent's well, they did as they were instructed.
Matthew was starting to become too confident at crawling and was becoming progressively more mobile as the six days past. By the time Sara and Grissom returned, Matthew may be walking. It's a good thing Jacob's obsession with the camcorder captured some great moments so he could show them to the absent two.
Relaxation was what they went for and was what they got with a great time shopping and talking about the Christmas party they had to plan. Ian's parents were coming for Christmas this year and the lab still needed a new GS Spec for the DNA lab that was requested by Peter before Grissom went on vacation.
Catherine let Lindsey work on low profile cases so she could get a hold on the paperwork and political areas of the job. She also had her studies to complete before she could have her evaluation, which wasn't for another four weeks. It was no doubt that Lindsey was going to pass her evaluation and be out in the field in not time.
The End
I always forget where to end my stories. If I could, I'd drag it out, but where's the fun in that?