Sorry i haven't updated in a coon's age...no idea what that means just sounded neat :D
Chapter 5
"Kacee?" Grissom called from the hallway.
"Yes, Daddy?" she said from her bedroom.
"What you doing, Bunny Bear?" He said as he lowered himself to the floor in front of her dollhouse where she was playing.
"This is Mommy. This is you." She held up two dolls. Her face screwed up in a wrinkle so much like her mother's. "I wants Mommy to paint on you a beard, but she won't."
Grissom laughed and hugged her tight. "You can always pretend it has one."
"Not the same." She pouted causing him to chuckle again.
"I'll talk to Mommy. I'll beg her to paint a beard on for you, Bunny Bear." And if she won't do it, I will. He could never resist his two favorite girls when they smiled at him the way she was smiling at him now.
"Tell me again, Daddy." She said as she climbed onto his lap.
"Again?" He tried to sound surprised. "You never tire of hearing this do you?"
She shook her head and her brown curls bounced.
Flashback
The knock on the door woke her from a deep sleep. Knock was an understatement. It was more of a pounding.
She looked through the peephole to see Grissom standing there. She opened the door quickly.
"Is Nick okay?" They'd rescued him from his would be murderer only six hours before.
"Nick is fine." He pushed passed her and entered her apartment.
She closed the door and turned to face him, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." He stood right in front of her now.
She shook slightly from his closeness. "Why are you here?" she said, her voice barely a whisper.
His hand reached out and caressed her cheek before his lips molded to hers. His arms came around her back and hers wrapped around his neck.
When the kiss broke, she looked up at him with tears in her eyes, "Grissom, I…"
He placed a finger over her lips, "Shhh…Let me talk."
She nodded and he took her hand and led her to the couch.
"I've been a fool far too long. Nick's kidnapping made me see just how quickly I could lose any member of my team, my family, but most of all, it opened my eyes to how easily I could lose you." He swallowed before continuing. "Am I too late?"
Her response was only to bring her lips to his once more.
End Flashback
"That old story again?" Sara said from the doorway. Ryan was in her arms cooing.
"You know my little Bunny Bear has to hear it once a month." Grissom said standing up with Kacee in his arms. He put her on her feet.
"I got cookies on the table," Sara said looking down at Kacee.
"What kind, Momma?" Her eyes were dancing.
"Peanut Butter," Sara looked from her to her husband.
"Race you, Daddy." Kacee said as her brown head disappeared past Sara and down the hall.
"You little sneak - that wasn't fair." Grissom was running after her.
Sara looked down at Ryan, "You'd better like chocolate chip, Little Man."
A/N: this story is going to progress thru the proposal, wedding, births of their children...does anyone want me to continue of have you had enough?--Sassy
