Ahh no matter what I do my chapters end up so freaking short! I really think I am incapable of writing a long chapter. Sorry guys. Anyways I hope you like it. Again I must say I have no idea whatsoever where this story is headed. For all I know a three headed alien will be in the next chapter. Enjoy!


I was kidding about the alien.

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"Well…I…what I mean is….Sara and I…." stammered Gil

"You and Sara," Lorena said trying to help him out.

"Well we haven't dated or anything. Nothing is going on there. Sara and I are co-workers, friends, nothing more."

"That's not what Greg said."

"Well, this is what I'm saying and that's final" Gil said sternly.

"Ok" sighed Lorena.

"That's it? This discussion is over?" asked Gil surprisingly.

"Sounds like it" Lorena mumbled in a defeated tone.

"Good." Gil smiled to himself. He had won a fight with his daughter. It had seemed to easy though, supposedly teenagers were complicated and had tons of mood swings. 'People could learn from me. I know how to handle my daughter.' Gil thought to himself smiling.

"Night," Lorena squeaked while walking up the stairs.

"Oh, good night. Sleep well."

Lorena trudged up the stairs to her "bedroom" it was more like a study or an office. There was a desk with a very uncomfortable chair to go with it. There was also a bed, but like the chair it wasn't the comfiest thing in the world. That's one of the reasons Lorena couldn't sleep, the bed just was "smooshy" enough. Lorena remembered when she was little and went on vacation with her mom, she always complained the bed wasn't "smooshy" her mother would always laugh at her when she said that word. She remembered when she was older, about 14 or so, and would still complain about beds that weren't comfortable. Her mom told her that she was very high maintenance and would cause a man many headaches when she was older. What Lorena didn't know was that the man she would cause headaches for would be her father. That's why when Gil said he didn't want to talk about Sara she let it go; with her mother though Lorena would have fought and screamed, with her mother not just let it slide.

In a room down the hall Gil Grissom put on his pajamas, thinking about the day he had today. He found out multiple things about his daughter, she likes bugs like him, she wants to really get to know Gil, and the last and final thing that Gil found out about Lorena today was that she likes Greg. Gil had seen them leave the lab together and saw them drive up to his house. He had also seen Greg kiss Lorena, Gil didn't know how he felt about that. When he saw them he didn't feel aggressive or protective, he wasn't sure whether it was because he hadn't known Lorena long or because, deep down, Gil knew Greg was a great guy.

3 weeks later

It had been a couple of weeks since Lorena and Gil found each other and they were starting to get along better. Gil found out a lot about her, like how she hit her head when she was 5 and got a concussion and to this day still doesn't know how she hit her head because she was knocked out so hard.A/N: That really did happen to me when I was 5He also found out little things about her school life how she was on the debate team in high school, volunteered a lot, and had made her own club called "Creep Crawlies" where the club went out and experimented with all types of bugs. Lorena told Gil that she didn't have many boyfriends in high school because she was so interested in bugs. She had one boyfriend in high school her junior and senior year and it seemed pretty serious, but then one day he decided he didn't like her anymore.

Lorena had also found out a couple of things about her dad that her mother had never mentioned. She found out that he loved to go on cruises; he had been tons of places like Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Atlantis, and other places too. Lorena had told Gil that she had never been on a cruise and he promised her that one day just the two of them would go. Even though it had been 3 weeks Gil still kept Lorena a secret from his colleagues, and had yet to talk about Sara to her .

"Hello," Lorena chirped into her cell phone. Lorena tried not to answer Gil's phone, she was always afraid it would be one of his co-workers or worse Greg and they would recognize her voice. Since Gil wasn't home Lorena had nothing to do so she was glad when her cell phone had started to buzz.

"Hola Chica! Como estas?" said a voice on the other end of the phone.

"Hey Maura ," Lorena said while eating an apple.

"Hey , how did you know it was me?"

"You're the only person I know who speaks Spanish on the phone, and I recognize your voice." Lorena stated. She had known Maura pratically her whole life. At least since she was 5 and Maura was 3. They had been best friends ever since. Lorena missed her friend a lot and was excited to be talking to her she couldn't wait to tell her about everything.

"So…how's Las Vegas? Is it amazing? Everything we've dreamed of? Are you staying with your Dad? How did he react? Meet anybody interesting? If you…."

"Slow down, slow down" Lorena said putting her hands up, as if Maura could see her.

"Well describe it to me, c'mon."

"It's really hard to describe. I wouldn't know where to begin. You know me; I suck at describing a pretty flower, let alone a whole city."

"Ok if it's so hard to describe I'll come visit."

Lorena gasped.

"What you don't want me to come?"

"No, it's just; don't you think it's kind of soon to have friends over?" Lorena asked weakly.

"No, and it will just be me."

"Oh, so you're not bringing Riley?" Riley was Maura's beloved dog that she took everywhere with her, Lorena was a bit surprised that she wasn't taking him.

"Of course I'm bringing Riley!"

"You said you were coming by yourself!" Lorena practically yelled into the phone

"Well I thought it was a given that Riley was coming!" Maura said yelling back.

"Nothing is a given. When someone says they are coming by themselves then they should come by themselves!"

"But Lorena, it's me Maura; c'mon you should know that where I go, riley goes."

Lorena sighed even though she and Maura were best friends they fought like sisters sometimes, "I don't know if he likes dogs, I don't know if he would want an animal in the house, heck I don't even know if he wants another human being in the house!"

"Well he's going to get another human being plus a dog so he better warm up to the idea and fast." Maura demanded, ever since Lorena knew her, Maura had never taken no for an answer, she just didn't accept it.

"Moving on. How's Dark?" Dark was Sarah's boyfriend of 3 years. It seemed like a lot longer to Lorena though.

"He's good. Hey! I got an idea…"

"No Maura, he can't come."

"Fine!" Maura pouted into the phone "Can I bring Jack?" Jack was Lorena's old boyfriend, the one she had when she was a junior and senior in high school. They had broken up a while ago, but still hearing his name made Lorena's heart flutter just a bit.

"I don't think it's a good idea to bring Jack. Hey, how are you going to get here? And when will you even be able to come, School's not out yet, is it?" Lorena said desperately trying to change the subject.

"No, not yet, but my parents went on a road trip so I could leave and come back before they even come home."

"You're a sly one." Lorena said sarcastically. "So when do you think you're going to come?"

"Oh I'll probably there tomorrow morning, tomorrow night at the latest." Maura estimated.

"WHAT!" Lorena yelped.

"I already started driving. I have been for a couple of hours I just thought I should give you a heads up, being my polite self and all."

"Maura you're a pain in the ass." Lorena stated lovingly.

"I know, but at least I'm a cute pain in the ass." Lorena could feel Maura's smile on the other end of the phone.

"I have to go. I'll see you tomorrow I guess."

"Oh by the way. I'm bringing Dark and Jack." Maura said before hanging up quickly.