A/N - Ok - WOW! I am sooooo sorry for the delay in this story. I meant for this to be a drabble that was finished in August! But, my Grandmother, who was like my mother, passed away in early September, and life has been chaotic ever since. So, it took me a while to be able to be in the right frame of mind to continue with my fanfiction writing. I plan on finishing this story as well as my Office story and then taking a bit of a break from writing for a while.

So, here is the Warrick chapter, soon to be followed by the Grissom chapter, and Finally the birth of the babies!

Reviews make a sad heart smile!

Catherine sighed as she exited the layout room; the case they'd been working on for nearly a week straight had gone cold

Catherine sighed as she exited the layout room; the case they'd been working on for nearly a week straight had gone cold. As much as she tried, she couldn't get the evidence to tell her anymore than she already knew.

"Rough night?" Warrick asked as she jerked her locker open.

"Yeah." She sighed. "I hate it when it seems like we can't solve one."

"I know." he nodded, studying the side of her face. "Want to get some breakfast? Cool off?"

Catherine nodded as she grabbed her purse. "That would be great."

"C'mon." Warrick wrapped his arm around her. "I'll drive."

As they exited the lab, they discussed where to eat.

"Why don't you just come over, I just went shopping. I can make you an omelet." Catherine smiled.

"Alright." Warrick grinned as they got in his car and headed for Catherine's.

She knew it was wrong, even as she tore at his clothes as he walked her backwards through the house, she knew it was wrong.

After a brief pause to pull his shirt over his head, their lips met again, and she suddenly she didn't care if it was wrong or right.

"Cath?" Warrick stopped as she fumbled to open her bedroom door, still standing backward.

Crap. She thought to herself, here it comes. We can't do this, we're friends.

"Yeah?" She breathed.

"I love you." He smiled, leaning in and turning the door knob for her.

"I love you too." She smiled and led him into the room, slamming the door behind them.

"Damn it Rick." Catherine sighed as she realized her make up just wasn't going to cover the whisker burn on her neck.

"Sorry..." He whispered, wrapping his arms around her as he stood behind her.

"Greg will not even hesitate in interrogating me about this." She shook her head.

"Well, maybe its time we come clean then." Warrick kissed her cheek.

"I suppose it has been nearly a year, hasn't it?" Catherine sighed.

"And what was it you said about Grissom and Sara, how they didn't need to hide their relationship from us... from the team..."

"Oh shut it..." Catherine smiled and swatted at him playfully. "I hate it when you're right."

"Well, then, tonight we come clean." Warrick grinned.

"Tonight we come clean." Catherine sighed.

"Whoa Cath, what happened? Did you accidentally set your vacuum to attack mode?" Greg smiled as Catherine walked into the layout room.

Catherine shook her head. Some how she felt Warrick had the easier task in telling Grissom.

"Actually..." She sighed. "It's whisker burn."

"From who?" Nick looked up from the evidence before him.

"My... boyfriend." Catherine nodded.

"Oooooh..." Greg smiled slyly. "And do we know this 'boyfriend'..."

"Actually you do." Warrick chimed in from the doorway.

Catherine smiled, relieved that Warrick would handle the guys and their barrage of questions.

"Wait... you and Cath?" Greg shot a confused look to Nick who didn't seem at all surprised.

"Good for you guys." Nick smiled.

"And you talked to Gris?" Catherine asked.

"Yeah." Warrick nodded. "Mum is the word." He shot a look to Greg.

"My lips are sealed..." Greg smiled.

Catherine waved as Cadence backed out of her driveway. She shut the door and quickly rushed through the house, making a beeline for the bathroom. She grabbed the box on her sink and pulled out the extra test Cadence didn't have to use after her first test had come back positive.

She'd missed her last few periods, and hadn't given it a second thought until Cadence threw up all over Hodge's lab.

"Maybe..." She thought to herself as she quickly unwrapped the test.

A few minutes later she sat on the floor of her bathroom, staring at the test in her hands.

"Mom?" Lindsay banged at the door. "Mom? You have your own bathroom! I need to get ready for school!"

"Linds!" Catherine called out. "It's open."

Lindsay opened the door and shook her head at her mother sitting on the floor. "What are you doing mom... its eight in the morn..." She stopped suddenly as she spotted the pregnancy test in her Mother's grip. "Mom?"

Catherine looked up at her nearly grown daughter.

"Did Warrick knock you up?" Lindsay teased.

"Yeah..." Catherine let go of the breath she hadn't realized she was holding. "He did..."

"Wait... It's POSITIVE?" Lindsay stared at her mother in disbelief.

"Yup." Catherine nodded, her eyes glassed over.

"Are you ok mom?" Lindsay sat to next to her, Catherine obviously still in shock.

"I don't know..." Catherine admitted. "I thought my childbearing years were long gone."

"Well apparently not." Lindsay smiled, pulling her mom into a hug. "It'll be alright mom."

"We have to tell Warrick." Catherine sighed.

"Yeah, that would probably be smart." Lindsay nodded. "Why don't I go call him, have him come over..."

"Ok..." Catherine nodded.

While Lindsay was off calling Warrick, Catherine sat on the floor of the bathroom, wondering if she could do it all again. It had been seventeen years since she had given birth to Lindsay, and a lot had changed in seventeen years. Could she handle a newborn? Late night feedings? Diaper changes? Before she realized how much time had passed Warrick was standing in the doorway with Lindsay.

"Cath?"

She looked up from the floor and simply held out the positive test for him to see.

Warrick gave a confused look to Lindsay, who nodded that it was indeed true. He walked over and sat next to her on the floor, gently putting his arm around her.

"You ok?" He asked softly.

"I think so." She nodded.

"I can't believe I finally get to be a big sister." Lindsay laughed. "Took you long enough."

Catherine laughed, coming out of her fog a bit.

"I'm going to have a baby." She sighed.

"No." Warrick looked up at Lindsay. "We're having a baby. We're going to be a family."

Catherine smiled as Lindsay rushed in and hugged them both. She laughed as she over heard Lindsay whispering to Warrick.

"So, hurry up and marry my mom already."