Author's Note: I'm very sorry for the delay. I've been away from my computer and I have been working quite a bit. I want to say thank you to all of you that have reviewed this story. Special thanks goes to my friend Emily who so kindly posted the last 2 chapters for me. Thanks Emily, you're best!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine!
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Warrick and Nick were worried sick. They haven't heard from Grissom and they had no clue what was going on. Lindsey and Mia were both watching television trying to keep their minds away from their missing mothers. Soon, they heard a car in the driveway. Warrick walked over to the window to see who it was. He could barely contain his excitement when he saw Catherine and Sara stepping out of the car.
"They're here!" He shouted and opened the door and ran out of the room.
Nick paused for a moment and shared a look with the girls. Realization hit and they were out the door in a hurry.
Warrick ran straight to Sara and pulled her into a massive hug. He couldn't believe she was there. He pulled back and kissed her with a fiery passion. He pulled away and smiled. "It's good to see you."
"It's good to see you too." She replied and hugged him again.
"Mom!" Lindsey yelled and ran to her mother. Catherine held her arms out and Lindsey fell into them.
"Lindsey, I love you so much." She told her and kissed her on the top of the head.
"I love you too."
Mia also ran toward her mom. "Mommy, you came back." She cried.
Sara bent down and picked up her daughter. "Of course I did sweetie." Tears of happiness were sliding down Sara's cheeks. She held her daughter tightly and then glanced up to see Nick standing there. She gave him a smile and motioned him over.
He approached her and gave her a hug. "Sara, we were all scared to death." He told her.
"I'm fine Nick. Thanks for watching out for our girl."
"No problem."
Grissom smiled and suggested that they all go inside. They hung out for an hour just talking and watching television with the girls. Mia started yawning, which didn't go unnoticed by her parents.
"Someone is sleepy." Warrick said.
"No I'm not daddy." She replied but yawned again.
"We should go so you guys can get some rest." Catherine suggested and stood up. She, Grissom, and Lindsey said their good-byes and left.
Warrick glanced down at his daughter. "Come on princess, bed time."
Mia looked over at Nick. "Dad, are you going to come over tomorrow?"
"If it's okay with your mommy."
Sara nodded. "Of course." She smiled and then watched as Warrick lifted Mia up and brought her to Sara.
"Tell your mommy goodnight and give her a kiss." He said.
Mia reached over and latched herself around Sara's neck. "Night mommy, love you." She kissed Sara's cheek.
"Night sweetie. I love you too. Sleep tight."
Warrick brought Mia to Nick and they repeated the same process. "I guess I should go." Nick replied and said his good-byes to Warrick.
"I'll walk you out." Sara said and turned to Warrick and Mia. "I'll be back to tuck you in." Then she and Nick walked outside to Nick's car. "Thanks for taking care of them." Sara said glancing back toward the house.
"You're welcome. I'm just glad you're safe."
Sara gave him a smile. "Yeah, me too."
Nick walked closer to her closing the distance between them. "I'm not going to pretend that I don't wish things were different between us but I do want you to know that if you ever need someone, I'm right here."
"Thanks. The same goes for you."
Nick leaned down and gently kissed her lips. He didn't care if Warrick saw or not, right now he needed reassurance that Sara was really there in front of him. The kiss lasted only a few seconds and he pulled away. "You should go inside. Mia hates not being tucked in."
"I know. She's probably got Warrick telling her a story right now."
"Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye Nick." Sara watched as Nick got into his car and then pulled out of the driveway. She went back inside and walked into her daughter's bedroom. Sure enough, Warrick was sitting in Mia's bed reading Mia a bedtime story. She stood in the doorway and smiled. "Got room for one more?" She asked.
Warrick glanced and smiled. "You bet."
Sara walked over and sat down on the other side of Mia and Warrick then continued reading until both Mia and Sara drifted off to sleep. Warrick grinned and quietly got out of the bed and tucked Mia in. He then walked over to Sara and gently picked her up and carried her to their bedroom. He placed on their bed and crawled in beside her. He wrapped an arm around her and closed his eyes. He thanked the heavens above that she was returned safely to him. He kissed her forehead and then soon sleep took over him. His last thought was about his family and how lucky he was.
~Finished~
Thanks so much for sticking by me and reading this story. I hope that you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you thought!
Disclaimer: I own nothing that deals with CSI, but Mia is mine!
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Warrick and Nick were worried sick. They haven't heard from Grissom and they had no clue what was going on. Lindsey and Mia were both watching television trying to keep their minds away from their missing mothers. Soon, they heard a car in the driveway. Warrick walked over to the window to see who it was. He could barely contain his excitement when he saw Catherine and Sara stepping out of the car.
"They're here!" He shouted and opened the door and ran out of the room.
Nick paused for a moment and shared a look with the girls. Realization hit and they were out the door in a hurry.
Warrick ran straight to Sara and pulled her into a massive hug. He couldn't believe she was there. He pulled back and kissed her with a fiery passion. He pulled away and smiled. "It's good to see you."
"It's good to see you too." She replied and hugged him again.
"Mom!" Lindsey yelled and ran to her mother. Catherine held her arms out and Lindsey fell into them.
"Lindsey, I love you so much." She told her and kissed her on the top of the head.
"I love you too."
Mia also ran toward her mom. "Mommy, you came back." She cried.
Sara bent down and picked up her daughter. "Of course I did sweetie." Tears of happiness were sliding down Sara's cheeks. She held her daughter tightly and then glanced up to see Nick standing there. She gave him a smile and motioned him over.
He approached her and gave her a hug. "Sara, we were all scared to death." He told her.
"I'm fine Nick. Thanks for watching out for our girl."
"No problem."
Grissom smiled and suggested that they all go inside. They hung out for an hour just talking and watching television with the girls. Mia started yawning, which didn't go unnoticed by her parents.
"Someone is sleepy." Warrick said.
"No I'm not daddy." She replied but yawned again.
"We should go so you guys can get some rest." Catherine suggested and stood up. She, Grissom, and Lindsey said their good-byes and left.
Warrick glanced down at his daughter. "Come on princess, bed time."
Mia looked over at Nick. "Dad, are you going to come over tomorrow?"
"If it's okay with your mommy."
Sara nodded. "Of course." She smiled and then watched as Warrick lifted Mia up and brought her to Sara.
"Tell your mommy goodnight and give her a kiss." He said.
Mia reached over and latched herself around Sara's neck. "Night mommy, love you." She kissed Sara's cheek.
"Night sweetie. I love you too. Sleep tight."
Warrick brought Mia to Nick and they repeated the same process. "I guess I should go." Nick replied and said his good-byes to Warrick.
"I'll walk you out." Sara said and turned to Warrick and Mia. "I'll be back to tuck you in." Then she and Nick walked outside to Nick's car. "Thanks for taking care of them." Sara said glancing back toward the house.
"You're welcome. I'm just glad you're safe."
Sara gave him a smile. "Yeah, me too."
Nick walked closer to her closing the distance between them. "I'm not going to pretend that I don't wish things were different between us but I do want you to know that if you ever need someone, I'm right here."
"Thanks. The same goes for you."
Nick leaned down and gently kissed her lips. He didn't care if Warrick saw or not, right now he needed reassurance that Sara was really there in front of him. The kiss lasted only a few seconds and he pulled away. "You should go inside. Mia hates not being tucked in."
"I know. She's probably got Warrick telling her a story right now."
"Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye Nick." Sara watched as Nick got into his car and then pulled out of the driveway. She went back inside and walked into her daughter's bedroom. Sure enough, Warrick was sitting in Mia's bed reading Mia a bedtime story. She stood in the doorway and smiled. "Got room for one more?" She asked.
Warrick glanced and smiled. "You bet."
Sara walked over and sat down on the other side of Mia and Warrick then continued reading until both Mia and Sara drifted off to sleep. Warrick grinned and quietly got out of the bed and tucked Mia in. He then walked over to Sara and gently picked her up and carried her to their bedroom. He placed on their bed and crawled in beside her. He wrapped an arm around her and closed his eyes. He thanked the heavens above that she was returned safely to him. He kissed her forehead and then soon sleep took over him. His last thought was about his family and how lucky he was.
~Finished~
Thanks so much for sticking by me and reading this story. I hope that you enjoyed it. Please let me know what you thought!