Well, here's chapter two everyone! I just want to thank all the people who left me wonderful comments on the last chapter. Also, no worries, this is NO WHERE NEAR the end of the story. Much more fun to come as soon as I get to write more. Thank God I have two classes in which I can write practially every day. Anyways, so on with the show. If you like it, please do leave me more comments. I love them so.
Mary smiled at her husband Kevin as they drove back from the airport. Her parents and children were asleep in the back of the car.
"So Mare how's Greg?" Kevin asked quietly.
"He's good. You know that co-worker of his, the one he's always talking about? Well, she showed up just before I left. Greg seemed really shocked to see her." Mary replied, turning left onto their street.
"Really? They don't have a relationship going on behind our backs do they?"
"No, no, God no. Greg would have told me if they did. Or I would have read it right off him. Greg seemed just as shocked as I was to see her." Mary responded, pulling into the tree sheltered driveway. When the car slowed slightly the five other occupants seemed to stir slightly.
"Mare, look!" Kevin whispered, pointing to the front lawn.
Greg was chasing Sara around a pile of leaves, throwing some at her occasionally. Sara was laughing and screaming as the leaves hit her in the back of the head. Greg finally caught up to her and grabbed her around the waist, lifting her off the ground. He held her like a child, with one arm under her knees and the other being her back. He spun her around, dropping her into the pile of leaves.
Mary was crying from happiness by then. Seeing her younger brother so blissful caused her heart to soar.
Greg jumped into the leaves with Sara, grabbing her around the waist again, tickling her stomach and causing her to scream.
"They're so adorable together Kev," Mary said quietly as she drove the car into the garage. She then jumped out of the driver's seat, grabbing a video camera from the shelf and switching it on. She crept down the driveway, hiding behind a bush. Mary taped her brother playing in the leaves with his co-worker.
"Look at them Mare, they're so perfect together. I mean, they make each other so happy." Kevin stated. Mary looked back at her husband with a smile plastered on her face.
"I know. I can't remember the last time I've seen Greg this happy. His aura is amazing right now." She said. Kevin laughed softly, putting one hand on his wife's shoulder.
"What are we going to do Mare? You are going to invite her to stay for the weekend right?" he questioned. Mary gave Kevin a glare and then a smile.
"If I could Kev, I'd ask her to stay forever. She makes my little brother so happy." Was her reply. Kevin smacked Mary lightly on the arm.
"You, my dear, are a hopeless romantic," he snickered.
"And you love me for it," Mary grinned back. "Now, you go get mum, dad and the kids into the house. I'll go invite her to stay for the weekend." Mary suggested, handing Kevin the video camera before heading through the bushes and across the lawn. When Greg saw his sister he stopped tickling Sara.
"Mary you're back!" Greg called happily.
"So it would seem Greggo. Care to introduce me to your friend?" Mary asked.
"Oh yeah! Mary, this is Sara Sidle. Sara, this is my older sister Mary." Greg scrambled. Mary grinned and shook Sara's hand.
"Well I'm going to go start dinner. You should come in and say hi to mum and dad Greg. And finish raking these leaves would you please? Sara, you're staying here correct?" the older woman inquired.
"Umm, I'm not sure. I don't want to impose or anything. I mean, this is your Thanksgiving, not mine," Sara replied, looking down at her feet.
"Nonsense! We would love for you to stay! Mind you we have a big family so I hope you're okay with noise and kids." Mary told Sara.
"That's fine. I'll head home after dinner," Sara responded, still not looking up from the ground. Mary frowned.
"Now, now none of that! You should stay until Tuesday, then you and Greg can head back to Vegas together." Mary insisted. Sara blushed slightly.
"Are you sure that's alright?" Sara questioned. Mary nodded, smiling broadly.
"Now come on you two, you have to come inside for a proper greeting," Mary said, ushering Sara towards the porch where Kevin was standing. Before Mary could even take another step Greg was hugging her tightly.
"Thank you Mare, thank you so much! You have no idea what this means to me," he whispered into his sister's ear.
"Judging by your aura, yes I do. She doesn't really have anywhere else to be does she? There's a certain sorrow in her, a longing for a family and to belong to it. What happened to her?" Mary asked as they walked across the grass. Sara was already on the porch, talking to Kevin.
"It's a long story Mare. I'm hoping that her spending the weekend with us will make her happy. That's all I want for her Mare, I want her to be happy. And all I can hope for is that maybe I can fit into that happiness somewhere. God knows I love her Mary, I truly do." Greg said quietly.
Oh my God what am I doing here? That stupid suspension! Arg I hate Grissom! He just doesn't want me on the case because unlike him I do actually have emotions! Wait a second, I got on a plane to return a cell phone? What the hell is wrong with me! Have a completely lost it? What if his family doesn't even like me? What am I supposed to do then? Sara was thinking. Kevin smiled to himself, being perfectly content just to read her thoughts while Mary and Greg walked towards them.
What on earth was I thinking? I should have stayed in Vegas, now Greg's family will probably think he and I are involved. Well what's wrong with that Umm hello? We're not! Again I state, why not? because, it just wouldn't work! I mean, we're co-workers! And I'm older than him. Not by much, come on woman, you know you want to be here, that's why you flew out here! You want to be with him Oh shut up! I'll decide what I want! Great, that'll be in a decade or two. ARG!
Sara mentally fought with herself as she stood beside Mary's husband Kevin. He was really nice but she knew that he was hiding something. Mary and Greg seemed to know what it was, just by their posture.
"Don't worry, the family won't bite" Kevin assured her. Sara smiled; he seemed to sense how nervous she was. Now she just hoped she wouldn't make a complete fool of herself.
Mary's hazel eyes looked over at her brother. She was amazed at how mature he could be.
"Maybe this weekend will help her along. Remember, we're going to the fair tomorrow." She snickered. Greg's eyes grew wide when he remembered the fair. He made an exasperated noise. Mary laughed at him. For some odd reason Greg has always been afraid to take women he liked to the fair. Without warning Greg jumped up the wooden stairs and onto the front porch so that he was now standing beside Sara.
"C'mon Sar, you have to meet my parents," Greg rushed, obviously nervous about how the sentence sounded as if he was taking a serious girlfriend to meet his family. Sara just nodded and followed Greg into the house, leaving Mary and Kevin alone on the porch.
"That poor girl, she got suspended because she cared about the people involved in the case she was working on. Not only that Mare, but she had some pretty interesting thoughts going on. I think she's afraid to love people because she thinks that they're going to let her down. That they're going to betray her. Evidentially there's something in her past that has led her to that conclusion. She's falling for Greg though; she was even having a mental battle about it. Pretty funny stuff." Kevin explained. Mary nodded; Kevin had obviously both talked to Sara as well as read her mind. Mary herself had read both Sara and Greg's auras.
"I love it how you read people's thoughts while they think you're just being quiet. It makes it so much easier for us to play match maker." Mary giggled as the two of them headed into the house. Once inside Mary quickly went into the kitchen.
Well Kev, we've gotta come up with a plan. Somehow we've got to get them together. I think maybe Cody will be useful tonight. He can…say a special prayer at dinner Mary said mentally, knowing that Kevin would pick up her train of thought.
Tonight was going to be the beginning of a fun filled weekend alright; and Mary was going to make sure of that.
Author's Note: Well? Do you like it? I know I kinda left it in the middle of no where but I'm getting yelled at currently because of how late it is. I promise I'll try and have another chapter or two (maybe more if I'm lucky) posted before I leave for the UK on Friday Decemeber 16th. Anyways, please do leave me more reviews. They make me quite happy. And they help me write faster!