Title: Growing Up (Changes Challenge) Part 2
Disclaimer: Not mine though I did ask for Eric for Christmas, and instead all I got wasdolphin. (I'm not joking either my mam has some strange gift ideas)
A/N: Sorry its taken forever...this part has been floating around my computer for the past 3 weeks waiting for me to finish it off and I still havent managed to so nowit's going to be a 3 parter. Hopefully this way I'll get arond to working on it because you know as soon as you think well I can do it in a few days your plot bunny demands you do it now.
1: Greg and Sara have become more of friends since his proficiency.
(like all)
2: out of the blue Greg's brother or sister is killed leaving behind
a child. boy or girl(up to you)
3: at the reading of his or her will, reveals that custody of the
child is moved to Greg.
4: after a bit of reluctance he accepts his newfound fatherhood.
5: taking a few days to get the child settled, he returns to work.
Different, mature.
6: Sara starts to notice his difference in demeanour and starts to
realise she's falling for him,
7: what does she do? What does he say? Do? How will it end? That's up
to you
8: MUST USE characters; Greg, Sara, the child, Grissom, Nick,
Warrick, Catherine, and Archie, any one else is up to you
9: Greg/Sara friendship ends Greg/Sara
10: any rating
A week later Greg pulled up in front of Catherine's house.
"Come on squirt, got all your stuff?" Greg asked Jamie as she jumped out of the car.
"Yep Uncle Greg." Jamie ran up to the door. "Hi Lindsey," Jamie spoke shyly. Lindsey beamed at the little and whispered in her ear. Jamie's eyes lit up and both girls ran into the house.
"How much trouble do you reckon they'll get up to?" Catherine smiled at Greg as she walked back to his car with him and sat in the passenger side. "Are you sure it's okay for me to hitch a lift?"
"Sure it is, I have to come here to drop Jamie off and come back to pick her up….its not like I'm going miles out of my way" Greg said with a small smile.
"How was your week off?" Catherine asked softly a few minutes later, hoping Greg would talk instead of letting the silence drag on.
"Difficult." Greg said shortly. " I didn't realise how much I enjoyed work until I was forced to stay away. Sara came 'round a few times when she wasn't dead on her feet."
"Really? I didn't know that." Catherine said shocked that Sara did anything but work. Greg just shrugged and lapsed back into silence. Catherine threw confused looks at Greg the whole journey, this wasn't the quirky CSI she knew. The normal Greg would have told about twenty jokes by now, would have fidgeted while he drove (the reason for Sara refusing to let him drive with her in the car), flicked the radio station and would generally be acting like a big kid.
Greg led the way to the break room where the rest of the team was sat chatting about the night out they had all had the night before.
"Hey Greggo, how come you didn't come? Ya did get my message right?" Warrick said as he entered the room. "We missed our resident party animal."
"Yeah I got it, I just didn't feel like going out." Greg said quietly. Sara looked over at him, not knowing if she should be worried about him. Greg was normally the first there and the last one to crawl home.
"Well you have to come out tonight." Nick said with a flashing smile. "You should see the girls we meet last night. We're meeting up again after shift, they're bringing a friend."
"I can't." Greg said almost before Nick had stopped speaking. "I have my own girl to go home to thanks."
"Ahhh, come on Greggo. I'm sure Cath wouldn't mind babysitting." Warrick tried looking at Catherine for confirmation.
"I'll keep an eye on her if you want Greg." Catherine offered, cracking under Warrick's gaze.
"Don't worry about it Cath," Greg said with a smile before turning to Nick and Warrick. "I'm not going." His gaze flicker to Sara then who was looking mildly impressed with what he had said. "Are we going to work tonight or not?"
Sara raised her eyes at him then said "Let's go find Grissom, see what's come in." The couple left the others in the break room and went to find their boss.
"Guess you're the lucky ones," Grissom said as they entered his office.
"Why's that?" Greg asked looking wary.
"You get to go and see to the B and E. Warrick and Nick now get the decomp." Grissom said without a hint of a smile that any other team member would have had.
"Unlucky," Sara said with the smile Grissom was missing.
"Directions?" Greg said with almost the exact look Grissom had, totally focused. Grissom handed them a slim white card with all the information on, Greg turned and headed for the door. Sara followed Greg slightly confused with his attitude. At home he had been fun and happy, and now it was like he had had a personality transplant.
Three hours later Sara and Greg arrived back at the lab, evidence ready to be sorted.
"I'm going to see Archie about the security tape," Greg said waving the tape in his hand, after receiving a nod from Sara he headed towards the AV lab.
"Greggo, what have I done to deserve the blessing of you company?" Archie yelled at Greg as he entered the room.
With a brief smile Greg answered. "Nothing, but some bloke did break into a convenience store so I thought I'd drop of the surveillance tape."
"Break my heart why don't you Greg." Archie said as he loaded the tape. "How's it been going with the kid?"
"Her name's Jamie. I guess it's been okay. Hard, but bearable." Greg sighed as he ran his hand though the semi-normal hairstyle he had opted for today
"Well, if ya ever need a hand, or wanna talk, or plan on taking the kid…sorry Jamie, to the park and want company ya know what to do." Archie said with a smile.
"Thank Archie."
"Your welcome, you know Sara would be up for it."
Greg looked at Archie as he laughed, "I'll come back when you're done with the tape, shall I?" Greg said as he walked out of the room and went to find Sara.
Three weeks later.
"Hey Greggo, can I come over later? I thought we could take Jamie out for something to eat, last day of the holidays and all that." Sara smiled at Greg as they finally wrapped up their latest case, suspicious death that turned out to be suicide.
"Sure Sar," Greg said with a smile. Sara was glad he was smiling again, as much as she loved the changes in Greg is was sad to see him without his trade mark hair and smile. The past four weeks had seen such a change in Greg, he was becoming more serious at work, more sensible, more focused, and Sara thought that it suited him. If only he would smile more.
Sara shook herself slightly as she tried to get Greg out of her thought, a task that was slowly become more and more difficult.
"I'll come over about 2pm, if that's okay, then we can grab some food and either hit the flicks or find a park, depending on what Jamie wants to do." Sara said even though she didn't need to ask, this had become their routine. In the week after the accident Sara had gone over to check on Greg every day after she had grabbed a few hours much needed sleep, they'd spend a few hours together doing things with Jamie to keep the energetic six year old amused, and even now that she knew Greg was okay she couldn't make herself stop going. She knew she was in trouble, she was falling for him and there was no way to stop it.
"Sara!" Sara braced her body for the shock of a six year old colliding with it.
"Ugh, thanks Jamie." Sara smiled at the girl and she was finally released from the death grip hug she had been in.
"Can we go to the park today?" The girls gem green eyes shined up at Sara in such a way that she knew she couldn't say no. "If Uncle Greg doesn't mind then of course we can babe."
Greg chose that moment to walk out of the kitchen with two coffees. "What won't I mind now?"
"We wanna go to the park." Jamie said turning her adorable smile onto her uncle.
"We?" Greg said looking at Sara.
"Yes 'we'." Sara smiled at him.
"Fine. Let me get ready and we'll go okay." Greg smiled the two females knowing he had no choice but to give in.
A/N: Okay I had to put this…I used the word 'quirky' in the chapter but KNOW I've used it recently in another fic so I flicked open my Thesaurus and looked the word up and can up with 'idiosyncratic'. WOW that is a cool word lol….sorry I had to add it…it amused me. Hit the review button and let me know if my work is idiosyncratic, quirky or individual (you can choose) or if Im just weird lol.Check out as well :)- Lenna