Nick met with those in charge of the organization setup to monitor wesen behavior.

To his surprise, they were very excited to meet him.

They explained that grimms were very rare, and grimms who respected wesen seem to be even more rare. They had unfortunately come across a couple of grimms who not only refused to work with wesen, but had also outright threatened those wesen that tried to recruit them.

But they still wanted grimms to join their team because grimms had special qualities that many wesen feared and or respected.

Grimms were also considered neutral in the wesen community, which made them the perfect beings to settle any inter species political disputes.

"We are aware of how you handled an incident involving eisbiber." One official stated. "We found it highly impressive how you were able to gain the trust and adoration of Portland's eisbiber community, and still dispatch the two reapers sent after you. Surely you have already proven yourself to be an exceptional grimm. And we would be foolish to pass on the opportunity to have you work with us."

And that was how Nick found himself on another government funded groups payroll. Not only would he still be investigating crimes in Portland, but sometimes he could be sent to resolve whatever issue arose that needed his expertise, even if that conflict could be in a separate country.

When he told them about Adalind and how she had a law degree, they jumped at the chance of working with a powerful hexenbiest who understood the law and may even be able to use the law to their advantage.

With the knowledge that Nick had a number of wesen friends who helped him solve wesen crimes in Portland, the wesen government group became even more interested in having Nick be a part of their team, as well as his wesen allies.

In Nick's mind, this was shaping up to be a family affair.

His smile was big and bright as he drove home that evening. After pining away for decades, wanting a family so desperately, Nick basked in the knowledge that he was no longer that lonely little boy.

He had lots of friends and his family was growing.

And wasn't that something. His family consisted of a beautiful and cunning hexenbiest who used to be his enemy, and now he couldn't bare the idea of living without her, her even more powerful daughter, that she had with his boss, a twenty three year old female grimm, and his adorable baby boy, his son who, being still a baby, hadn't manifested any powers or abilities.

The family Nick had never anticipated, but they were his and he wouldn't want it any other way.

Adalind realized that she had underestimated how much would change once her daughter was back with her.

She had anticipated that adjustments would have to be made, and that she would be doubly busy with a second child in her care. She had not anticipated Nick's protege, Trubel featuring into the mix.

While she had known Nick would be a good father, she hadn't expected him to be one to Diana.

But Adalind was never so happy to be wrong.

Nick did not treat Diana as if she were an intruder into the family. Nor did he walk on eggshells around her, as if he were afraid of her or intimidated by her.

Instead, he greeted her warmly every morning and every evening when he got home from work. He always had a hug for the little girl and often kissed her on the top of her head.

The same gestures of affection he would always give to Kelly.

And to Trubel.

There had been a moment when Adalind had thought that maybe the she grimm harbored a crush on Nick. It had caused a few seconds of concern and jealousy to touch the hexenbiest heart.

But it was obvious that the bond Nick and Trubel had was more familiar.

It was clear as day that the young woman practically worshipped Nick.

He had a protective and near father demeanor whenever he was near her or talked about her.

It made Adalind fall even deeper in love with Nick, seeing the way he was with the two girls.

Making dinner, Adalind couldn't keep the smile off her face as he thought about her expectations versus her reality.

She had expected tension and awkwardness, at least for a little while.

The reality was no tension, no awkwardness, just the normal chaos that comes with family.

With her being so skinny, Adalind hadn't realized Trubel would be a big eater.

The hexenbiest had no problem providing the food, but she did wonder if she had a right to suggest better table manners, wanting a better example set for Diana.

Their first meal as a family had Adalind witness the way the she grimm had a tendency to shove food in her mouth, talk with it full, and use her shirt as a napkin.

Adalind didn't say anything because she didn't think it was her place, and she knew Nick was probably just happy to have Trubel back in his life.

But the next morning, when Trubel had stuffed her pancakes in her mouth, dropped butter and maple syrup down her shirt and hadn't bothered with a napkin, Adalind decided to talk to Nick about how best to handle the situation.

Nick had chuckled and promised to have a talk with Trubel. He said he understood that they did need to set a good example for Diana and he would mention that when he spoke to the she grimm.

With Diana, Adalind found herself with a completely different set of concerns.

"Diana, if you don't stop making your brother fly, I will take your dolls away." Adalind reprimanded her daughter.

She was certain that no other parent in the history of the world had to say that to their child.

Diana was very powerful, and it was nothing to her to make things happen. Adalind found herself constantly have to explain why it wasn't a good idea to make one's sibling levitate or project one's image into Nick's truck, just because you wanted to ask him where he put the crayons.

That had been an interesting phone call. Nick telling Adalind that it was only do to his quick grimm reflexes that had kept him from crashing his truck on the way to a crime scene.

Adalind had taken Diana to the precinct, along with Kelly of course, into Renards office, and the three adults had to sit and explain to Diana that it was dangerous to project herself into peoples vehicles, and that the next time she wanted to talk to someone, she should just use a cell phone.

Once she understood that Nick could have gotten hurt, Diana had apologized and promised not to do that again.

The little girl liked her mom's boyfriend and didn't want him getting hurt, at all.

So while she promised to never project herself into Nick's car again, she did not promise to never project herself anywhere else.

That little loopwhole allowed her the opportunity to visit Nick when he was in the middle of a fight with a couple of hundjager.

Diana had noticed her mother was a little on edge, even though she tried to hide it.

Adalind had kept holding Kelly very close to her, whispering that his daddy would be home that night.

But her voice had trembled slightly, and any smile she gave never quite reached her eyes.

So Diana, wondering what was keeping Kelly's daddy from being home already, focused on him and projected herself. Then, seeing the two wesen, actually yelled at them to leave her brother's daddy alone, that her mom wanted him to come home.

All three men were caught by surprise, but the grimm, being used to this behavior, recovered quickly and used the distraction to knock the two wesen out.

Later, once the hundjager were locked up for assaulting a police officer and Nick had returned to the loft, he chuckled to Adalind.

"She's as crafty and as stubborn as her mother." He gave her a peck on the lips, softening his words, and continued, "You should have seen the looks on their faces when a little girl, wearing a nightgown, appeared in the middle of an old warehouse and just started yelling at them that her mom's boyfriend was needed at home and that they should stop making him late."

Adalind sighed. "It's going to be so hard to give her a normal life. How are we supposed to send her to school, when there's a chance she could project herself to the teachers house, just to ask about a homework assignment?"

Nick wrapped an arm around Adalind. "Hey, don't worry. You, Monroe and Rosalee are the most knowledgeable people I know. We have a lot of wesen friends with wesen children, so Diana will never be short of social interaction. There are plenty of ways to give Diana everything she will need in life, we'll just have to be a little more creative about it than we would if she didn't have powers."

Adalind had allowed herself to be comforted by Nick for a while, just enjoying the feel of him holding her and resting her head on his shoulder.

But when you have children, quiet moments don't last long, and soon the couple found themselves dealing with the next crisis.

The best part, in Adalind's mind, was the fact that Nick seemed to take everything in stride. Nothing through him off. At least not for long. Any new information was processed and handled quickly.

Not once did Nick ever treat Diana like she was any different from any other child.

Never once did he utter the phrase, "You need to control your daughter!"

The only thing he said that would be considered close was, "Diana, listen to your mother." And that was said without looking at the girl, while he was changing Kelly and Adalind had just scolded her daughter. The mother of the two children sounding as if she were at her wits end.

Nick had then drawn Adalind a hot bath and tld her he would get the kids ready for bed that night.

When she was about to apologize for getting worked up, he assured her everything was alright and said, "At least at work, if people frustrate me, I can slap handcuffs on the and lock them in a cell. WIth my grimm duties, I can knock people out and cut off their heads. I get plenty of outlets for my frustrations. You're pretty limited."

By the time Adalind was done with her bath, the kids were sound asleep. Nick had pulled the, gotten a towel, scooped Adalind up, wrapped the towel around her and carried her to their bed.

He had taken his time, kissed every inch of her. Drinking up the little droplets of water that still clung to her body. Nick near worshipped her as he slowly and gently made love to her. Giving her the best way possible to relieve stress.

Adalind had to grab a pillow and press it over her mouth to muffle the sounds of her ecstasy. Nick nipped gently along her thighs, making his way closer and closer to her juncture, where she was practically throbbing with her need.

She screamed when his mouth latched onto her little bud. The sound blessedly muffled by the pillow.

He made his way up her body, keeping his hand pressed over her center ad he lavished each breast with attention.

Tiny bursts of pleasure continuously coursed through Adalind's frame, causing it to arch and tremble with Nick;s every touch.

The pillow was ripped away from her and Nick's mouth took its place. His lips never left hers as he slid himself slowly inside her. His thrust were deep but his rhythm was slow, forcing little gasps from the woman beneath him each time he was fully inside her.

She squeezed his shoulders and arched herself into him, meeting him in every move as they danced that carnal dance.

Nick's arms tightened around her, his thrusts became more forceful and increased in speed. Soon, he was pounding into her and Adalind was grateful his lips never left her as she was unable to hold in her cries of euphoria.

Though in truth, neither could Nick, and the two tasted and felt the other's signals of release as they called out their completion.

Nick pulled the blanket over them and held Adalind as she snuggled against him.

Adalind smiled with contentment.

She had both of her children, and was in the arms of the man she loved. Life may always be chaotic, but she felt as long as she had her family, life would always be perfect.