Twelve Months until the Final Goodbye- Epilogue

There was a memorial, but no funeral. Grissom's will had dictated that his body be sent to the body farm upon his passing, so even though he was no longer with them, his body would feed the bugs and knowledge that he loved so deeply. Knowing that they would want to be together in death as in life, they also sent Sara's body to the body farm.

The group was mildly surprised to discover that Sara and Grissom were both wealthy. Grissom had left his money to fund scholarships in forensic science and entomology, and a small scholarship to the local school for the deaf.

Sara left her worldly possession to be split between a victim's rights advocacy group and a local shelter for people escaping abusive relationships. She also left a small stipend to keep the Las Vegas lab in Blue Hawaiian Coffee until the last member of the original night shift retired. She left that stipend with a note thanking Greg for everything he had done for her. Greg was initially mystified, but Sara came to him in one of his dreams, and explained everything.

Within a year of Grissom's and Sara's death, Warrick and Catherine eloped. They were rewarded a year after that with a little boy with clear Green eyes and curly hair that loved bugs. They named him Grissom Brown. Nicky and Trudy were married six months after Grissom and Sara's death and within two years had a baby girl with brown eyes and brown curly hair. Of course she was named Sara. Of course she was brilliant, and stubborn. Of course twenty three years after the death of Grissom and Sara, the group reunited in a church and watched Grissom Brown and Sara Stokes become one family in marriage.

Sara and Grissom watching from heaven, were more than pleased.

The End

A/N: Thanks to all who read this story. I finally finished a chapter story. Yay me!

Special thanks to my muses, Ms Grits, Scully as Trinity and CSINUT214, to name a few. Your work makes me try harder.

A special thanks to Corrina McDonald and her story "Like Cinderella" which in a roundabout way gave me the idea.