A/N: I want to say thanks to everyone at YTDAW for giving us spoilers for so long and I'm sorry that you have gotten into trouble for it. We appreciate ever spoiler we get!!!

This is going to be my last update for a bit RL is really hectic!!!!

Chapter 10

Sara slumped onto the couch with a sigh, it had been an overwhelming day and she was exhausted. Taking care of three children was no drop in the bucket, and she'd had Grissom's help for most of it. On her own, she knew she would be rapidly working her way up a steep learning curve.

The trip to the grocery store didn't go nearly as well as the trip to Target. They had gotten pretty much everything they wanted to get but Olivia stubbornly decided that she needed to walk through the entire store instead of riding in the cart, which only served to make Owen want to do the same As they slowly made their way through the store they needed to watch every move the toddlers made because their little hands got into everything!

By the time they were finished, Sara had a few more things than she had intended in the cart, including a pink stuffed bunny that Olivia wouldn't let go of. Once they arrived back at the apartment they decided to end the evening with pizza because Sara really wasn't in any mood to cook, and all kids like pizza- or so she thought.

Owen picked at his pizza and wouldn't really eat it. Sara finally grabbed some fruit, cut it up and tempted the boy with it. He happily ate the banana and grapes placed in front of him, the pizza pushed far off to the side.

Grissom shook his head at the odd boy; he'd also thought all kids liked pizza.

After dinner the tasks were quickly divided up. Sara got into the tub with Olivia as, the little girl wouldn't bathe alone, while Grissom put together her crib with Jeremy's help.

Owen played with his toy cars on the bathroom floor as Sara bathed Olivia. By the time they were done Grissom was finished with the crib and had started on Owen's toddler bed.

Exhausted, Sara quickly got the tired girl into pajamas and into her crib and then she bathed Owen, who was happy to splash around in the sudsy water.

Thankfully, Owen also went down quickly, and was sound a sleep after only a few minutes of being tucked into his bug bed with the Spiderman sheets on it. Jeremy had placed his new Spongebob sheets on his bed as well. The boys' room wasn't huge but it would work for the time being. Jeremy's bed was on one side and Owen's across from it, a toy box was at the end of Owen's because the smaller bed allowed more space for it, and their clothes were stored in a shared dresser.

Olivia's crib was placed at the end of Sara's bed within easy reach and her clothes were placed in Sara's own dresser. When she found a house she planned on getting new dressers for all the kids, but for now they would have to make do with what was available.

Sara had made wise investments in the past and wasn't worried about her purchases for the children or the down payment on a house. She also knew that with her pay from the lab she would be able to afford the payments for a nice home.

Grissom plopped down on the chair across from Sara's couch, he was as tired as she and he wasn't the one who had traveled from Oregon. He glanced around the living room and smiled at the scattering of children's things. It surprised him to no end that he felt more comfortable around the children with each passing minute, and his confidence was rising at his ability to pseudo-father them.

"Long day," he said with a sigh.

"You're telling me! These kids wore me out," she lay her head on the back of the couch, her eyes dropping shut.

"Well that's what you have me for," replied Grissom.

Sara's head shot up and she looked at him incredulously.

"What?" Disbelief coloring her voice.

"Well, I'm here to help. We have to do this together," he replied shrugging his shoulders.

"What?" Sara said again, shaking her head. "Grissom, two days ago you were furious with me for taking on the responsibility of three children. You stormed out of here without a word and then when I called you proceeded to tell me that I needed to find someplace else for them to live!" Tears formed in her eyes as her anger grew. "That was cold Gil. Now what you just want to jump back into my life and their lives after saying something like that? I thought you were just here because Greg asked you to pick me up, and that he was busy or something. I didn't think you would show up because you felt guilty! But, that's why you are here isn't it?"

"No, Sara! I am here because I love you and I love anything that may come with you now or in the future and that includes those children!" He was beginning to get agitated, didn't she understand?

"How can you change your mind so quickly? These kids aren't your family; you don't have to be here! Is this some sort of gentlemanly duty for you or something? Break the girl's heart when she decides something you don't agree with, but weasel your way back in by being nice, you have a change of heart?" Sara had moved to the kitchen and was standing on the other side of the island her hand resting on it's surface. White knuckles stark against the dark backdrop of the granite countertop.

"No, I love you and I want to be with you." He was up and pacing now.

"You can't just waltz in here like this Grissom unless you are here to stay. It's not just me anymore and you have to make a huge commitment if you plan on being with me now, I don't wan you to take that lightly. Especially for the sake of those children."

"I'm not. I want to be with you, with or without the kids." Grissom was beginning to get a migraine, his fingers animatedly made their way across his forehead and he massaged it carefully.

"I think you need to leave," Sara had spotted Jeremy poking his head out of the bathroom, observing their argument. There was a look of concern on his young face. She didn't want to wake the smaller two with their yelling. That was not the way to start their first night in a new home.

"No, Sara I want to stay here with you." He moved to the counter across from her.

She shook her head while he was speaking.

"No, not tonight. You really need to decide if this is something you can do, because once you're in you can't just leave, Griss. Not this time. I'm not sure what kind of a father my brother was, but I want these children to have the stability his we never had when we were little. They've had a tough time of it, and I don't want to have a revolving door and a sometimes father."

"But..."

She shook her head at him again.

He knew what he wanted. He wanted her, no matter what, but if she wanted him gone for tonight he would go. "Okay, I'll go home tonight, but I'll be back." He walked out the door without another word.