I thought I would update..even though I updated like 3 days ago. Anyways sorry the chapters are soo short. I just like writing in small chunks. I have no idea where this story is going so if you have anything cool to say leave me a review (or message whatever floats your boat) I hope you like it! And if you don't, lie and tell me you do like it

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"Thank you so much. I just couldn't get out of here." Said Gil flipping through the book.

"No problem. Hey Gil, I was wondering if we could talk?"

"Sure." Gil said hesitantly. He had no idea what Lorena wanted to talk about. Whatever it was it didn't sound too good.

"Well, I was wondering…" Lorena stammered, "Have you told anyone about me yet? I mean how I'm your daughter and how I'm staying with you? And also I was wondering how long this living arrangement will go on for. Because I was wondering if maybe it could be permanent or something like that because, well I really want to get to know you better and I was thinking of applying to UNLV and…." Now that Lorena was on a roll she couldn't stop, "I'm really interested in bugs like you and it would be a great learning experience."

"Well um, let me answer one at a time. First of all no I haven't told anyone about you yet. It's not something you just casually slip into a conversation. I need to ease into this situation. I'm still trying to figure out how to tell my colleagues."

"I could wear a sign"

"A sign?"

"It could say 'HEY WORLD I'M GIL GRISSOM'S DAUGHTER….WORSHIP ME!'"

Gil laughed. "Maybe something a little more subtle. And about the living arrangement..."

Lorena closed her eyes to soften the blow.

"I think it would be great if I got to know you better."

"Really? You mean that? Wow! ohandonemorethingcanIcallyoudad?"

"What was the last thing you said?"

"I asked if I could call you Dad."

"Oh um I don't…" Grissom didn't know what to do. He had never been called that word in his life and, well, he never really said that word either. It would be weird to have an almost 20 year old calling him Dad someone he barely knew, but he saw a yearning in Lorena's eyes. "Sure"

Lorena's face brightened up. She was about to say something when she heard the door open.

"Gil, can you come look at something?" asked a man with a southern drawl.

Lorena turned around to look at a tall strong man with black hair. He smiled at her, she smiled back.

"Sure Nick I'll be right there."

Gil looked at Lorena.

"Thanks…..Dad" Lorena whispered before she left his office.

"For what?"

"Everything"

As Lorena walked out of the Las Vegas Crime Lab she heard a voice.

"Hey want a ride?" It was Greg leaning on his car dangling the keys in the air. Lorena looked around to see if her Dad was looking she didn't know what he would think if he saw her get into Greg's car. Who knew what this guy's reputation was in the lab. All Lorena knew was that he was very sweet and very cute.

"Um thanks, but no thanks"

"Awe why not? I'm a good driver I promise. Take my word for it. Actually, you'll have to take my word for it because no one here has ever driven with me. They don't let me drive."

Lorena Giggled, "I'm sure you are an amazing driver, but I uh don't know where my hotel is…"

"Well we can drive around until we find it"

"I don't know" Lorena really wanted to go with Greg, but she didn't want to tell him where she lived. He would know it was Grissom's house! Maybe she could just fake that she was totally lost and convince Greg to drop her off at a bus stop.

"We can go have Breakfast"

"Breakfast?"

"Yeah it is 7AM that's what they tend to serve in restaurants at 7AM. Weird I know. I tried to get a petition where they actually served lunch at this hour, but no one signed it." Greg said jokingly.

"OH MY GOD ITS 7AM!"

"Yes…why do you need to go see your boyfriend or something?"

"No, nothing like that it's just I, I forgot to sleep"

"You forgot to sleep? You forgot? How do you forget sleeping? Man I wish I had that problem"

"Yeah" Lorena mumbled.

"So breakfast?"

"We better go someplace decent" Lorena teased.

"Well there goes my place." Greg teased back.

"So. What brings you to Las Vegas?" Greg said in between scarfing down eggs and sausage

"Well, I thought it would be really cool to live here when I grew up. Also I just really wanted to get out of where I was living."

"Which was?"

"New Mexico. Pretty place, I just hated my high school and had to get out of there. So I came here."

"What was so bad about your high school?"

"Well in my high school you had to be perfect. You couldn't just be beautiful, or just smart. You had to be smart and athletic or beautiful and an actress. So many freaking stereotypes and cliques it just sucked there."

"I bet you were smart and beautiful."

"Thanks." Lorena said blushing, "I was more the freak in the corner. I liked bugs, that didn't go over so well with the perfect people. They don't appreciate my type."

"I know who would appreciate 'your type.'" Greg said making air quotes around "your type"

"Really, who?" Lorena was intrigued.

"Gil Grissom"