I Do Not Own CSI

"Hey, come on in," Sara said, answering the front door to Maddie and Nick. It was New Year's Day, fifteen hours after Nick asked Maddie to marry him.

"Let me see! You and Nick ran out of the ball room so fast last night we never got to see it," Sara said as Maddie held out her hand.

"Nice, Nick," Gil said, looking over Sara's shoulder to see the ring.

"And the proposal was very nice, too, I might add," Gil said as Maddie and Nick furrowed their brows.

"Archie caught the whole thing on tape. He had been recording the party. He showed it to us afterwards."

"And where did you two disappear to," Nick smirked.

"To the coat check closet, reliving some birthday memories."

"And where are the birthday boys," Maddie asked as they made their way through the house.

"Everyone's in the living room, watching Samuel and Garrett hobble around the living room, they're still trying to get the hang of walking," Sara said.

"It's actually kind of funny. They walk like five steps by themselves with nothing to hold on to and then they realize that they're walking on their own and it's like they scare themselves. Congrats, you two on the engagement," Greg said with a smile.

"Thanks, Greggo."

"So, the party then, it was good," Warrick asked.

"Same old same old. Dinner, dancing, and sucking up to the big guns. The only thing interesting was these two" Jim said, motioning to Maddie and Nick.

"And are you feeling better today, Lindsay," Maddie asked as Lindsay nodded and went back to playing with her dolls.

"She's still a little on the icky side," Catherine said.

"And Amelia," Doc asked.

"Quiet for now," Warrick said with a yawn.

"She just wants to be held all the time. Once she realizes she's not being held, she cries."

"That doesn't sound like fun," Marie stated.

"It really isn't," Catherine said.

"Mama, mama, mama," Samuel said, placing a toy in Sara's hand and then taking it away again.

"Can I have the truck, please," Sara asked as Samuel again put it in her hands and then trying to take it back.

"Can you give Jim the truck," Sara asked as Samuel picked the toy up from Sara's hand and then placed it in Jim's.

"Thank you, buddy, but you can keep it," Jim said, Samuel smiling before falling on his bum with a thud.

"Luckily you have lots of protection," Gil muttered.

"Ok, lasagna is ready," Marie called from the kitchen. "Come and eat."

"Can I come live with you guys? Marie, you make the best food ever," Greg signed to Marie as he walked into the kitchen.

"I don't think your girlfriend would like that too much, Greg," Marie laughed out as Jenny laughed at him.

"I don't know, I could just come live with you, too. If your food tastes as good as it smells."

"Trust me, its better," Sara said as she scooped a large portion of lasagna on her plate.

"Ok boys, think you can get most of it in your mouths," Gil said as he chopped up a small portion of lasagna for each boy, letting it cool for a minute so they could feed themselves. He placed two bottles of milk in front of them with their food. Samuel and Garrett both dug into their food as soon as it was placed in front of them.

"Wait, bibs," Sara said, quickly jumping up, the dizzy spell catching her off guard.

"Whoa!"

"Sara," Gil said, rushing to her side, helping her sit back down.

"Sara," Doc asked.

"I'm ok, just a little dizzy. Haven't had one of those in awhile."

"Just sit, Gil get some juice, your sugar is probably a little low," Doc said, checking her pulse.

"Doc, I'm ok, just a little dizzy is all."

"I'm just double checking, Sara," Doc said as Gil brought her juice over.

"Drink," Gil ordered, getting an eyebrow raise from Sara.

"Please?" And with that, Sara drank.

"Guys, I'm ok, eat. I really want some cake so the faster we eat the faster we get cake."

"Spoken like a true pregnant woman," Catherine snorted as Amelia's wails started.

"Does anyone mind if I nurse here?"

"Catherine, I did it in your house in the same group of people, I doubt anyone cares."

"Good because I'm hungry, too," Catherine said as she pulled a blanket over herself while bringing baby Amelia to her breast.

"Ok boys, this is going to be your first real taste of sugar ever, are you prepared," Sara said as two cupcakes were brought in front of the boys, one single candle in the middle, both Samuel and Garrett's eye's lighting up at what was placed in front of them.

"Time to sing," Marie said, starting off, everyone joining in.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Samuel and Garrett, happy birthday to you."

"Blow out your candle," Gil spoke. The boys just looked at him curiously.

"I don't think they get it, Grissom," Warrick chuckled.

"They will," Gil said, bending down in between the high chairs.

"Ok boys, focus, blow air," Gil said, demonstrating, trying to get the boys to copy him, not realizing he was making the crowd around him start to laugh.

"You blow it out and you can taste cake," Gil said, making Sara snicker which in turn made both Garrett and Samuel turn towards their mommy and laugh with her.

"Honey, they're only a year old, I doubt they will blow o…." Sara said as Garrett huffed and his candle went out.

"See, they can do it. Your turn, Samuel," Gil said as he took a deep breath, Samuel following his father's actions, both letting their breath go on the candle, Samuel doing most of the work as the flame diminished.

"Smart boys," Jim commented.

"Would you expect anything less," Nick added.

"First taste of cake boys, open up," Sara said as she and Gil each fed a baby. Their eyes lit up at the sweet new taste in their mouth. Their little hands went to the cake sitting in front of them, grabbing it and shoving it into their mouths.

"Well, it looks like they've got your sweet tooth, Sara," Gil chuckled as he watched his sons smear cake and icing all over their face.

TBC

Nothing like watching a one year old smear birthday cake all over there faces! lol

thanks for the reviews, there all really great to read!

Katie