Hey Everyone (more like the 2 people who read this) I hope I haven't taken too long to write this next chapter! Tell me what you think!

"Look, I don't want any money or anything." Lorena said turning to leave

Lorena had met her father and that was all she really wanted and now that she knew what he looked like and what his voice sounded like she was pretty content. She finally found out where she got her nose from. Now that she had met the man she had been wondering about for 20 years she was pretty much ok with leaving it at that.

"I never knew about you, you know. If I did I would have…"

"I know. Mom always made it clear that Daddy didn't know who I was. It wasn't bad like, 'You don't exist!' it was just 'Daddy loves you even though he doesn't know where you are' she was a great mother. I just wanted to meet my real father."

"Real father? Did you have a fake one?"

"No, I had father-like figures…it was just nice to meet the one who could have been."

"Oh. How is she, Gabriela, how is she?"

"She's" Lorena turned around to look directly and Gil "Dead"

"What? How did it happen?"

"She was battling cancer for a long time. It wasn't like she was hit by a bus suddenly or anything…she died with the ones she loved around her. Well almost everyone."

This made Grissom flinch. Gabriela couldn't have still loved him after all those years and after all those things he did. No, no one could have loved someone who left them for a job. Not even Gabriela.

"Did her…"

"Here"

Lorena shoved an envelope into Grissom's hands. It was addressed to him.

My Dearest Gil,

I hope that you would never have to receive this letter, but here you are reading it. I was diagnosed with cancer a little over a year ago and thought I should write down what I thought about you before it was too late. Gil, I never stopped loving you. Never. You were my one true love and nothing ever changed that. You were the thing that got me up in the morning even after you dumped me. Just the concept of running into you at the market made me giddy. And knowing that I was carrying our child, well that made me even happier. I always wanted to tell you that I was pregnant, but it never seemed right. It's not like I could call you and say "Hey! Guess what? I'm having your kid!" If I had a boy he was going to be Gil Junior. I didn't even think of a girl's name, I was so set on having a boy. That was until Lorena came along. You have a daughter, she's beautiful. She has your nose and the shape of your eyes. Now she's what gets me up in the morning. Now I just want to say, Gil, please take care of her. After you read this letter, go out there and find your daughter. She is waiting, she needs you, you know what it's like not to have a father; please look for your daughter.

All my love,

Gabriela

"Did you read this?"

"Yeah."

"Then you know what it says"

"Yeah I do know what it says. I just thought I should make it easier for you and come to you."

"How very considerate of you'

"Learned from the best"

"Yes, yes you did"

"Well I'll be getting out of your face now." Lorena mumbled. Mostly to herself.

"Wait, um where are you staying?" Grissom asked.

"Oh" Lorena said in shock. She hadn't even thought about finding some place to sleep. "I guess I'll find a hotel" she said as she scratched her head and weakly smiled.

"Why don't you stay with me?" Gil asked hesitantly.

"That sounds" Lorena thought about it for a moment, "Wonderful"