You are the best reviewers ever! Hurrah for Danny and Lindsay finally getting together. Now, if only I could somehow manipulate the producers into airing this fic as an episode…LOL. Anyway, the DL stuff may have reached a climax, but what about Flack/Anna? And how in the world did Greg and Anna meet? Well, for now, just sit tight and listen to the quaint ramblings of Anna's kids. Sorry that this chapter is such a short one, but I needed to throw this in before we went on. All will be revealed in due time (meaning Monday when I have off from work. Haha).

Chapter Seventeen: Hammers and Hearts

"And that," I said, leaning back and observing my children's faces, "is the end of my story."

"No freaking way," Eva said with a shake of her head. "You mean you and Aunt Elsie actually got two adults who investigate evidence for a living to become an item?"

I nodded, and Eva returned the nod. "Way to go Mom," she stated with a smile.

"So, what happened to Danny and Lindsay after that?" Baron asked, studying my face. His two sisters raised their eyebrows at him. "What?" he defended, "I'm curious!"

I laughed. "Well, eventually, they got married, and they are now parents to two wonderful children."

"Aiden and David, right?" Eva recalled. I nodded and smiled.

"You still remember them?"

Eva scrunched up her face in concentration. "Yeah, I remember meeting them when I was little. Aiden and I chased David around. Aiden used to complain all the time about being a twin, but she took care of David, no matter how much he bugged her."

I smiled. "Yeah, that is Aiden for you. They named her after Danny's good friend Aiden Burn. She was a CSI too, but was taken way too soon…"

"Did you ever meet her?" Leala asked curiously.

I shook my head sadly. "No, I never did get the chance, and nor did Lindsay. But according to Danny, we would have both loved to meet her. Apparently, she was the other opinionated woman in the lab."

"And what about Mac and Stella—what happened to them?" Leala asked me.

"Eventually, both of them settled down too. They never did have any children, but from what I gather, both of them are still doing quite well in New York."

"And what about Flack?" Eva continued with a little grin playing on her lips. She was dying to know all about her mother's juicy love life.

Greg and I exchanged looks. "Well," I began, "Flack and I dated for a while. I think it was about 4 months or so…"

"That's not long at all!" Baron exclaimed, counting the months on his fingers. "That's like, 16 weeks!"

"What a math prodigy you are," Eva retorted with a roll of her eyes. "Mom wasn't finished, Baron. Go ahead Mom."

I continued. "…we dated for about 4 months until I met your father…"

"And then you dated Dad, right?" Leala asked, though it was more of a statement than a question. I shook my head and the children returned with baffled stares.

"I dated Flack for about another 2 months, I believe, before we broke it off."

"Why?" Eva asked with a frown. "Wasn't he your true love?"

Baron made gagging noises at the mention of 'love' and Leala threw a pillow at his face. Baron scowled at her, and didn't say another word.

"There is a difference, Eva, between first love, and true love."

"So, Dad is your true love, but Flack will always be your first love?" Leala asked as if she had finally put the pieces of her mother's life together. I nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes. I suppose I had never thought of it before, but that makes sense."

I paused and lifted my head up, detecting a noise in the room. The children watched my puzzled face as I got up from the couch and headed towards where I placed my purse. Pulling out my cell phone, I smiled and flicked it open. Thank God for Verizon. (A/N: Yeah, we were up in the mountains for camp, and the only service that worked was Verizon, so I figured they might work in a hurricane too. Haha)

"My dear, we were just talking about you!" I said with a little laugh. "Uh-huh…okay…yeah, of course…I will do that…hold on."

Greg looked at me curiously and I pressed a button on my phone, placing it in the center of our coffee table. "Everyone say hello to Aunt Elsie up in New York!"

"Hi Aunt Elsie!" the children chorused.

"Wow, are those my favorite kids in the world?" she asked in her bubbly voice. Some things, like Elsie for instance, never change. "How's the hurricane lookin'?"

"It's looking alright Aunt Elsie," Eva said loudly. "Mom's been telling us stories the entire time."

I could see Elsie's face though we were hundreds of miles away. "Oh, really?" she asked with interest. "What has she been telling you?"

"Well, she told us all about Danny and Lindsay, and her party, and being a CSI…" Baron said, trailing off. Elsie laughed.

"Did she now? Well, good for her. I bet Greg pushed her into telling you this, right?"

"Yeah, guilty as charged Elsie," Greg replied with a grin.

"Hey, did you tell them about how the two of you met?" Elsie asked with enthusiasm. The kids perked up.

"You know how they met too, Aunt Elsie?" Leala asked with amusement. Elsie laughed.

"But of course I do, sweetie. Now, which one of your parents is going to tell the story?" she asked. The group pointed at Greg.

"Dad said he would tell it," Baron remarked confidently. Greg sighed.

"Oh wait," Elsie cut in. "He can't tell some of the story. He wasn't in New York when…"

I interrupted before she gave my plotline away. "…yes, Elsie, I know. We'll improvise."

"Well, why don't I tell the first part?" Elsie suggested. The kids let out comments of approval.

I settled back into the couch, leaning against Greg as he stroked Noah's hair.

"Are you guys ready?" Elsie asked in her best story-telling voice. The children let out more shouts of approval.

"I'd like to say that your mother and father met under ordinary circumstances, but that just wasn't the case…"

Ta-daaaa! Cliffhanger much? I shall be back on Monday, don't worry. Until then, review and make me happy!