It seemed that the time away from the lab had produced something in Sara that gave her a bit more drive and determination when it came to reviewing the case files. By the time she'd gone through the entire stack of files that Grissom had given her, and then run a check through the database for similar crimes, she had found eleven crimes that bore a striking similarity. First of all, the same detective had investigated all of them, and the fact that Detective Harrison was seeking early retirement raised a red flag in Sara's mind.

Over the next few weeks as Sara continued reviewing the cases, Brass was pulled in to see if internal affairs should be investigating Harrison. And by the end of the fourth week, it appeared that the good detective seemed to be cutting deals with career criminals to get a cut of their take. Not since Warrick had been wired to take down a judge had there been such ripples in the Las Vegas law enforcement community.

Raging pregnancy hormones or not, Sara was on top of her game and everyone was glad she'd come back to work.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The call had come as sort of a shock. Nick and Sara had put house hunting on hold when Sara had returned to work. They just didn't have the time to look at every house that the realtor wanted them to see. But from the description over the phone, this house sounded perfect and as they walked through it, they knew they'd found the house they wanted to raise their family in.

Things moved far quicker than Sara had anticipated. Within two weeks, they had bought a house and put the condo on the market. The house was set to close in another two weeks and they hadn't had time to pack a thing. To say that Sara was frantic was an understatement. Her abdomen made her look like she was overdue rather than six and a half months pregnant.

"I can't even bend over far enough to put anything in a box." Sara was frustrated that her pregnancy was impeding her ability to pack.

"Honey, I talked to Chels and she said she wanted to come out and help." Nick was trying to calm Sara down as she looked around the living room at all the things they needed to pack.

Sara looked at him with disbelief. "Baby, we need a lot more than just Chelsea to help. We're going to have to take time off if we're going to be able to get everything packed and moved."

"Do you want Chels to come?" Nick really wasn't sure what Sara wanted.

Sara furrowed her brow. "I don't know, I just would hate for her to come out when I don't know how one person is going to be able to pack all of this up."

Nick let out a deep breath. "I've got an idea, actually Chels suggested it, but I want to warn you, it's going to be chaotic and you might want to stay at Catherine's."

Sara looked suspicious. "What?"

Nick grinned. "Can you trust someone else to pack the condo?"

Sara still looked a little wary. "Well, I'm not in any shape to pack, but what are you thinking?"

He looked a little sheepish. "My whole family wants to come out and help. Well, except my parents and Michael and Susan, they volunteered to watch everyone else's kids."

"They're all going to come help us pack? They won't all fit in here." Sara observed glancing around the condo.

"Well, I mentioned that to Chels and she said that half of them could come out this weekend and help pack and the rest of them will come out the next weekend to help us move. Besides, they all really want to see you." Nick looked at her expectantly.

"So, did you already tell them to come, or are you asking me if I want them to come?" Sara just wanted a little clarification.

"I'm asking if you want them to come, but in any case, they want to help." Nick replied.

Sara felt suddenly overwhelmed and started to cry.

Nick pulled her into a hug. "Hey, what's wrong? It's ok."

She sniffled. "I just didn't know how we were going to do this. I can't believe they'd fly here just to help us."

"They love us, honey." Nick assured her.

"I'm just so used to doing everything for myself, and it's been hard enough asking you and the crew at the lab to help me. I just can't believe your family would do that." Sara wiped at her tears.

"That's what families do." Nick kissed her forehead.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It didn't really take that long with all the extra hands to pack up everything in Nick and Sara's condo. And the next weekend, moving everything into their new house went smoother than Sara could have imagined. She was thankful when everything was in the house and when Chelsea offered to stay another week to help her unpack everything, she couldn't thank her enough.

"I can't believe we moved." Sara just stood there in the living room of their new house staring at the front yard through the window.

Nick slid his arms around her and rested his hands on her belly. "And we've got plenty of room in the backyard for a dog."

Sara pulled away from him and turned around, raising an eyebrow at him suspiciously. "A dog?"

He looked sheepish. "Every kid needs a dog."

Sara smirked. "These kids still have a little while until they arrive and I don't want to be chasing a dog around too."

"You wouldn't have to. I love dogs, you won't even know it's here." Nick's eyes pleaded with her as he smiled.

"You know, Sara, he used to try this on my mom and dad all the time too. It never worked." Chelsea had overheard the conversation as she walked into the living room from the kitchen and was trying not to laugh at Nick.

Sara tried to look stern. "We're not getting a dog, Nick."

"But honey, who is going to keep you company while you're on maternity leave?" Nick offered.

She raised an eyebrow. "What? Are you planning on living at the lab? I'm assuming that you and the babies are going to be company enough. We're not getting a dog."

"Please, honey." Nick looked pathetic. "We have enough room in the backyard. Besides it's good for kids to grow up with a dog."

Chelsea just stood there giggling. "Nick, you are pathetic."

He shot her an annoyed look. "You're not helping, Chels."

"Nick, we're not getting a dog." Sara sounded firm, although a smile was playing at the corners of her mouth.

Nick glanced over at Sara. "Maybe after the babies are born?"

Sara shook her head and started to giggle. "No." She stepped over and kissed him softly. "I love you, but we're not getting a dog. We haven't even unpacked the house yet."

Nick leaned in and whispered in her ear conspiratorially. "I love you too, but we have unpacked the bedroom; want to mess around later?"

Chelsea smirked. "I'm just going to go in the kitchen and make us all something for dinner so you two can be alone."

Sara couldn't help but giggle as she whispered back. "You are the horniest man I know."

"That's good, because you're the sexiest woman I know." Nick wrapped his arms around her shoulders and leaned in and kissed her.