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There's a place in your heart to love me again Happiness and joy you bring When you call my name Come on in out of the rain
CATHERINE
Hmm… what time is it? Where am I? What am I doing here?
"Why it's 9:45pm, my sweet. You are in San Francisco and we're here for a forensics convention," a voice behind me answered. Grissom. That's when I know I was voicing my thoughts out loud.
I gave him a good morning kiss and stood up. I pulled on my robe and said, "I hate you. You seem to be very awake ALL the time. But good morning anyways." He stood up and clothed himself. We walked out of the room finding Warrick watching Food TV and Greg grumbling for a batch of coffee.
"Hey, you two," Greggo greeted the both of us as we sank on the couch in front of Warrick. "Here's your French Roast fresh from the first batch." We thanked him and he asked. "Where the hell is Nick anyway? Archie kicked me out of the room last night so I thought I had to sleep out here. Good thing my man, Warrick here has a big heart."
"Why'd he kick you out?" Grissom asked.
Just as the last word left his lips, the door of the guy in question opened slightly, revealing Hannah clad in a very large UCLA sweater followed by Archie in his night clothes. She blushed and gave all of us a small smile and so did Archie. No need for further questions.
"That answered one query," Greg sighed as the young couple sat down on the other end of the couch we were sitting on. "But this doesn't point to Nick's whereabouts."
Then Hannah shot up and gasped, "Sara!" She looked around and I think she realized she said something wrong. "I'm sorry. I'm not supposed…"
"It's okay, girl," Warrick assured her. "We know about Sara's twins."
She looked at Archie questioningly. "Yes, baby. I know about Sammy and Nicky as well." She gave a contented sigh.
"Well at least something good has come out in this short period of time," Grissom smiled. We all agreed. We continued to watch TV until we heard the door open and Nick slipped through the door. He looked so happy and his eyes were shining. He was surprised on seeing Sara's friend here with us but when he saw she has Archie's arms around her, his smile widened.
"You guys are going to be so proud of me," he declared. "More than the time I became CSI3 and even the time I was nominated for a promotion."
"What's the big commotion then, partner?" Warrick amused.
We all held our breaths and anticipated his answer. "Guys, you won't believe this! I'm…" he let go of a big breath. "I'm a father," he said in a soft voice. I can sense tears threatening to spill from his eyes. "Of twins… with… with Sara."
I stood up and gave him a warm hug. "We know, Nick. Congratulations! We're always proud of you," I soothed at the same time confessed. He looked at me oddly but smiled in understanding. "Sara told us about a year ago… told us not to tell you. We're sorry we hid them but we're really proud of you. I know you'll be a good father." Then, he cried on my shoulder. The bear hug became a group hug of CSIs.
SARA
I called Grissom as to where we should all meet up. He said they're all happy for me and proud of both Nick and I. Sammy and Nicky were back in the living room, sharing a beanbag and watching 'My Dad the Rock Star' on Nickelodeon. They can't wait to meet with Nick again together with Cath, Grissom, Warrick, Greg, Archie and their surrogate aunt Hannah. And as usual, they were arguing about something again.
"Nicky, rock stars don't wear make-up all the time. This is just a cartoon," Sammy whined. She would rather watch Discovery Channel with the special on puppies and kittens than cartoons.
"Sammy, what's so fascinating about little balls of fur rolling around and make you itch?" he answered and then pulled on his sister's hair.
"Hey! Nicky stop pulling your sister's hair!" I reprimanded him. He apologized right away with a sweet kiss on his sister's cheek. I couldn't help but smile. But what he said next wished the contrary.
"Sammy, what do you think OUR daddy is like? Apart from being a CSI and all."
"I don't know. But I hope he's good to Mommy when they were together," she said. Tears filled up my eyes. "If ever I see him, I know I will love him with all my heart. Would you, Nicky?" He nodded and smiled. "I hope we'll meet him."
I walked over to them to put them into the car. "We'll be meeting them in our favorite park! Aunt Catherine prepared a picnic for us and maybe you guys can play with all your uncles," I said.
"Will Nicky be there, too?" Sammy asked batting her eyelashes and her eyes shining. Her brother anxiously awaited my answer.
"Of course, he'll be there!" I smiled. "He'd better give back my sweater," I thought and laughed.
The LV CSI arrived early and chose a nice picnic spot under an oak tree. The younger guys set the blanket down and prepared the grill. Nick and Warrick as well as Grissom and Cath got themselves comfortable. Archie and Greg proceeded to a game of Frisbee. About half-an-hour later, they saw Sara walking toward them with two bouncing children behind her. She was carrying large bags and two kiddy backpacks.
They all stood up and smiled. Sammy and Nicky's faces split with wide grins… one with Sara's and the other resembling Nick's. The two scanned around for a familiar face among the crowd. When they saw him, they cried, "NICKY!"
"Hey!" Nick said scooping both of them in his arms and kissing their foreheads. The others sigh in happiness for the 'family'. Soft flashes of light burst. Hannah took several pictures of the father and twins.
"We missed you!" little Nicky said softly nuzzling his neck. Then Sammy followed, "Already!"
Sara settled her bags down on the grass and sat for a while on a rock. Warrick sat beside her and touched her knee. "So they're the twins. Beautiful, Sara… simply. They're definitely beautiful." Her heart could erupt in pride.
Nick put them down and walked them to the waiting people. Sammy, being the mommy's girl, flopped on Sara's lap. Little Nicky stayed with Nick. "Sammy and my Little guy," he started, feeling that he needed to do the introductions, "This is your Uncle Warrick. He's my best friend and your godfather." The two walked to him and gave him a huge hug. "Beside him, is your Aunt Catherine. She's your godmother." Sammy sped to her lap and gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. Her brother followed shortly after. He was getting cozy in Warrick's arms. "I like your hair! Like Goldilocks," she amusingly said to Catherine.
"Why thank you!" she smiled back. Nicky then gave her a kiss on the cheek as well. "Hi there, little guy! And the two over here, are your Uncle Greg and Uncle Archie," she continued for Nick.
It was Nicky's time to speed up to the two. "Hello! Hello!" he said separately to the two. Sammy, being the ever-sweet girl that she is, bounced over to where they are and smiled up at them. Greg patted her on the head. She shied away.
"Haha!" Nicky chuckled. "Now your hair is as messy as Uncle Greg!" Sammy bit her lower lip and looked pleadingly at Catherine then their mother.
Hannah pitched in. "Aw… it's okay honey. Come here, we'll get your bow fixed." The little girl thanked her after she straightened up her ribbon.
Catherine had the urge to continue to introduce the last one. "And this is your Uncle Grissom." Uncle Grissom? Five pairs of eyes stared at her.
The twins came over to him and he placed them on his lap. "Uncle Grissom? Funny name," Nicky said.
"Well, actually, Nicky… that's my last name," he explained. "My real name is Gil. But my friends call me Grissom. So, I would like you to call me the same."
"Oh! Just like… so, you can call us both Sidle!" the little girl burst out. Sara's eyes flew to Nick as his flew to hers. They held their gazes… Sara's distraught one to Nick's calm and composed. He smiled in compassion and the tension was again released. "But, Mommy's Sidle too… so call me Sammy."
"How about your brother?"
"I'm Little Nicky. Just like the in the movie. The big Nicky is right there!" he chirped pointing to Nick. Grissom smiled and didn't question the closeness between Nick and the twins.
"So are we just going to smile here all day or what?" Warrick interrupted the small event. "I'm in the mood for some of those quarter pounders there Greg. Who else?"
"ME!!!" the twins chorused. Nick chuckled at the thought of how Sara reacted when they first asked for anything meat. She was a vegetarian until her last trimester. The twins raced to their Uncle Warrick and waited for their burgers.
Nick sat beside Sara with his hand extended. "Veggie burger, just like you want it," he said when she took it. She handed her a mug of iced tea. "See, I know you as well as you know me."
She chuckled. "Maybe not as well, Nick. I've changed through the years." She took a peek of the burger and said, "I take it back." It was a cheeseburger with coleslaw. "Thanks."
"No problem," he said. The two ate in silence, watching THEIR children eat and play with their friends. "They're having a blast, those two. Full of energy."
"Yeah. They hadn't had that much fun in a long time. With my work and me raising them alone," she sighed, "We couldn't really keep time together. Unless, I break-off early and take time off the books." She leaned back and continued, "They're really happy they now have you guys. Daycare's not doing this to them." Again, silence and the occasional twin banter enveloped them.
After a few moments, Nick softly said, "So what are we? Where are we?" Sara's breath hitched. She looked at him hesitantly, to the children and back to him. "Honestly," she whispered, "I don't know."
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thanks as usual to all the reviews... they're my lifeboats! i really appreciate it and they're very heart-warming and humbling.
so a few chapters more... maybe another two and this story's over.... :( (:
There's a place in your heart to love me again Happiness and joy you bring When you call my name Come on in out of the rain
CATHERINE
Hmm… what time is it? Where am I? What am I doing here?
"Why it's 9:45pm, my sweet. You are in San Francisco and we're here for a forensics convention," a voice behind me answered. Grissom. That's when I know I was voicing my thoughts out loud.
I gave him a good morning kiss and stood up. I pulled on my robe and said, "I hate you. You seem to be very awake ALL the time. But good morning anyways." He stood up and clothed himself. We walked out of the room finding Warrick watching Food TV and Greg grumbling for a batch of coffee.
"Hey, you two," Greggo greeted the both of us as we sank on the couch in front of Warrick. "Here's your French Roast fresh from the first batch." We thanked him and he asked. "Where the hell is Nick anyway? Archie kicked me out of the room last night so I thought I had to sleep out here. Good thing my man, Warrick here has a big heart."
"Why'd he kick you out?" Grissom asked.
Just as the last word left his lips, the door of the guy in question opened slightly, revealing Hannah clad in a very large UCLA sweater followed by Archie in his night clothes. She blushed and gave all of us a small smile and so did Archie. No need for further questions.
"That answered one query," Greg sighed as the young couple sat down on the other end of the couch we were sitting on. "But this doesn't point to Nick's whereabouts."
Then Hannah shot up and gasped, "Sara!" She looked around and I think she realized she said something wrong. "I'm sorry. I'm not supposed…"
"It's okay, girl," Warrick assured her. "We know about Sara's twins."
She looked at Archie questioningly. "Yes, baby. I know about Sammy and Nicky as well." She gave a contented sigh.
"Well at least something good has come out in this short period of time," Grissom smiled. We all agreed. We continued to watch TV until we heard the door open and Nick slipped through the door. He looked so happy and his eyes were shining. He was surprised on seeing Sara's friend here with us but when he saw she has Archie's arms around her, his smile widened.
"You guys are going to be so proud of me," he declared. "More than the time I became CSI3 and even the time I was nominated for a promotion."
"What's the big commotion then, partner?" Warrick amused.
We all held our breaths and anticipated his answer. "Guys, you won't believe this! I'm…" he let go of a big breath. "I'm a father," he said in a soft voice. I can sense tears threatening to spill from his eyes. "Of twins… with… with Sara."
I stood up and gave him a warm hug. "We know, Nick. Congratulations! We're always proud of you," I soothed at the same time confessed. He looked at me oddly but smiled in understanding. "Sara told us about a year ago… told us not to tell you. We're sorry we hid them but we're really proud of you. I know you'll be a good father." Then, he cried on my shoulder. The bear hug became a group hug of CSIs.
SARA
I called Grissom as to where we should all meet up. He said they're all happy for me and proud of both Nick and I. Sammy and Nicky were back in the living room, sharing a beanbag and watching 'My Dad the Rock Star' on Nickelodeon. They can't wait to meet with Nick again together with Cath, Grissom, Warrick, Greg, Archie and their surrogate aunt Hannah. And as usual, they were arguing about something again.
"Nicky, rock stars don't wear make-up all the time. This is just a cartoon," Sammy whined. She would rather watch Discovery Channel with the special on puppies and kittens than cartoons.
"Sammy, what's so fascinating about little balls of fur rolling around and make you itch?" he answered and then pulled on his sister's hair.
"Hey! Nicky stop pulling your sister's hair!" I reprimanded him. He apologized right away with a sweet kiss on his sister's cheek. I couldn't help but smile. But what he said next wished the contrary.
"Sammy, what do you think OUR daddy is like? Apart from being a CSI and all."
"I don't know. But I hope he's good to Mommy when they were together," she said. Tears filled up my eyes. "If ever I see him, I know I will love him with all my heart. Would you, Nicky?" He nodded and smiled. "I hope we'll meet him."
I walked over to them to put them into the car. "We'll be meeting them in our favorite park! Aunt Catherine prepared a picnic for us and maybe you guys can play with all your uncles," I said.
"Will Nicky be there, too?" Sammy asked batting her eyelashes and her eyes shining. Her brother anxiously awaited my answer.
"Of course, he'll be there!" I smiled. "He'd better give back my sweater," I thought and laughed.
The LV CSI arrived early and chose a nice picnic spot under an oak tree. The younger guys set the blanket down and prepared the grill. Nick and Warrick as well as Grissom and Cath got themselves comfortable. Archie and Greg proceeded to a game of Frisbee. About half-an-hour later, they saw Sara walking toward them with two bouncing children behind her. She was carrying large bags and two kiddy backpacks.
They all stood up and smiled. Sammy and Nicky's faces split with wide grins… one with Sara's and the other resembling Nick's. The two scanned around for a familiar face among the crowd. When they saw him, they cried, "NICKY!"
"Hey!" Nick said scooping both of them in his arms and kissing their foreheads. The others sigh in happiness for the 'family'. Soft flashes of light burst. Hannah took several pictures of the father and twins.
"We missed you!" little Nicky said softly nuzzling his neck. Then Sammy followed, "Already!"
Sara settled her bags down on the grass and sat for a while on a rock. Warrick sat beside her and touched her knee. "So they're the twins. Beautiful, Sara… simply. They're definitely beautiful." Her heart could erupt in pride.
Nick put them down and walked them to the waiting people. Sammy, being the mommy's girl, flopped on Sara's lap. Little Nicky stayed with Nick. "Sammy and my Little guy," he started, feeling that he needed to do the introductions, "This is your Uncle Warrick. He's my best friend and your godfather." The two walked to him and gave him a huge hug. "Beside him, is your Aunt Catherine. She's your godmother." Sammy sped to her lap and gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. Her brother followed shortly after. He was getting cozy in Warrick's arms. "I like your hair! Like Goldilocks," she amusingly said to Catherine.
"Why thank you!" she smiled back. Nicky then gave her a kiss on the cheek as well. "Hi there, little guy! And the two over here, are your Uncle Greg and Uncle Archie," she continued for Nick.
It was Nicky's time to speed up to the two. "Hello! Hello!" he said separately to the two. Sammy, being the ever-sweet girl that she is, bounced over to where they are and smiled up at them. Greg patted her on the head. She shied away.
"Haha!" Nicky chuckled. "Now your hair is as messy as Uncle Greg!" Sammy bit her lower lip and looked pleadingly at Catherine then their mother.
Hannah pitched in. "Aw… it's okay honey. Come here, we'll get your bow fixed." The little girl thanked her after she straightened up her ribbon.
Catherine had the urge to continue to introduce the last one. "And this is your Uncle Grissom." Uncle Grissom? Five pairs of eyes stared at her.
The twins came over to him and he placed them on his lap. "Uncle Grissom? Funny name," Nicky said.
"Well, actually, Nicky… that's my last name," he explained. "My real name is Gil. But my friends call me Grissom. So, I would like you to call me the same."
"Oh! Just like… so, you can call us both Sidle!" the little girl burst out. Sara's eyes flew to Nick as his flew to hers. They held their gazes… Sara's distraught one to Nick's calm and composed. He smiled in compassion and the tension was again released. "But, Mommy's Sidle too… so call me Sammy."
"How about your brother?"
"I'm Little Nicky. Just like the in the movie. The big Nicky is right there!" he chirped pointing to Nick. Grissom smiled and didn't question the closeness between Nick and the twins.
"So are we just going to smile here all day or what?" Warrick interrupted the small event. "I'm in the mood for some of those quarter pounders there Greg. Who else?"
"ME!!!" the twins chorused. Nick chuckled at the thought of how Sara reacted when they first asked for anything meat. She was a vegetarian until her last trimester. The twins raced to their Uncle Warrick and waited for their burgers.
Nick sat beside Sara with his hand extended. "Veggie burger, just like you want it," he said when she took it. She handed her a mug of iced tea. "See, I know you as well as you know me."
She chuckled. "Maybe not as well, Nick. I've changed through the years." She took a peek of the burger and said, "I take it back." It was a cheeseburger with coleslaw. "Thanks."
"No problem," he said. The two ate in silence, watching THEIR children eat and play with their friends. "They're having a blast, those two. Full of energy."
"Yeah. They hadn't had that much fun in a long time. With my work and me raising them alone," she sighed, "We couldn't really keep time together. Unless, I break-off early and take time off the books." She leaned back and continued, "They're really happy they now have you guys. Daycare's not doing this to them." Again, silence and the occasional twin banter enveloped them.
After a few moments, Nick softly said, "So what are we? Where are we?" Sara's breath hitched. She looked at him hesitantly, to the children and back to him. "Honestly," she whispered, "I don't know."
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