Wow, I'm so sorry I never finished this series. I got so busy with work and school that it dropped down on my list of things to do. If anyone is still following thank you so much for your support and patience. For those new comers, thanks for hopping on and I hope you all enjoy!

This has no beta by the way, so any mistake are mine. Thanks again for reading and I appreciate any feedback.


Sara and Grisson plopped down on the couch and kicked their feet up on the coffee table. It had been a long day and they finally had time to relax.

"This is nice," Sara sighed, "being able to lounge around on OUR couch, in OUR new house, on OUR own time."

Sara stopped and smiled up at Grissom. "Yes dear, it definitely is."

Grissom had been wanting to ask Sara to move in with him at the townhouse for a few months before he finally got up the courage. He was nervous that she wouldn't accept his offer, but as it turns out Sara had secretly been looking at houses the couple could invest in together.

They had been together just over 18 months and were very happy in their relationship. They enjoyed each other's company and loved spending afternoons just reading in the same room. They took the occasional vacation but that was always limited because of their jobs.

"You know what I think honey?" Grissom asked. "I think it's a little quiet around here."

"You want some music on or something?" Sara asked slightly confused.

"No, not that kind of quiet, I mean, you know like around the house in general."

"Okay…."Sara said still questioning where this conversation was going.

"What would you think if we, uh, added something to our 'family' so it wasn't always so quiet around here?" Grissom asked hopefully.

"Are you, um, are you telling me you want to have a baby?"

"What? No! Sara, I meant maybe we could get a dog!"

"Oh," Sara said still slightly confused and somewhat relieved.

"I mean, unless…do YOU want a baby?" He asked trying to cover up his nervousness.

"No, no thank you. I mean, you don't do you?"

"No honey, I just want a dog." Grissom laughed.

"Well I think we can handle that." Sara smiled, "and if that goes well then maybe we can talk about a baby."

Sara laughed and got up from the couch heading to the kitchen and leaving a scared looking Grissom on the couch.

The next day they headed downtown to a local dog shelter. After a lot of discussion they decided they wanted a pet that was rescued so they could give it a warm loving home. A puppy would be too much work and with their jobs and schedules it would be almost impossible to give it the attention it would need.

"Welcome to Pets for You. How can I help you lovely folks?" Greeted the woman at the front desk.

"Hi, we are looking for a dog, preferably already trained and house broken," said Grissom.

"Well we have plenty of those, right this way and I will show you around the kennels."

"This lady is way too happy to be working here," Sara whispered as they followed the woman around the corner. Grissom smiled but remained quiet and squeezed Sara's hand.

After about half an hour they had found the perfect dog. A beautiful boxer fully trained and housebroken, and very well behaved. The husband of a woman who died brought the dog in because he couldn't care for the dog on his own, he said it reminded him too much of his wife. The only problem with the dog was his name: Hank. "Maybe we can give him a nickname or something," mumbled Grissom.

Grissom was wondering around while the women handled the paperwork in the front.

"Griss? Hey Grissom is that you?"

Grissom slowly turned and came face to face with Nick. "Uh, hey Nick, what are you doing here?"

"I'm just looking to surprise my lady with a little puppy. Not one of this little poodle things though, or a little nipper. I want a real dog. You know what I mean?" Nick asked with his southern drawl.

"Yeah, sure thing Nick." Grissom answered looking around to make sure Sara wasn't around.

"So Griss, you looking for a nice little pup to keep you some company? Something that will get along with your cockroaches and butterflies?"

"Funny Nicky, funny."

At that moment Sara walked into the back holding Hank on a leash, "Hey Gi-Grissom, Nick…what uh, what are you guys doing here?" Sara asked trying to not look shocked.

"Woah, Sara! How crazy is this? All three of us randomly come to the same pet shop on the same day. Man, what the odds?" Nick asked sounding genuinely curious.

"Yeah, haha, I wonder those odds are" smiled Sara.

"Nice looking dog Sar, what's his name?"

"Oh, this is, uh Hank. I know, ironic huh?" Laughed Sara nervously, "It was just he liked me and uh…"

"Miss Sidle, Mr. Grissom, you two forgot the pamphlet for Hank's medicine and his complimentary bag of goodies." The saleswoman smiled holding up their things.

"Thank you" mumbled Grissom taking the bag from the woman.

"You two have a lovely day! And if you have any problems or questions about your new pet you just give us a call and we'll be happy to help," she said before disappearing around to the front.

Grissom and Sara stood silently while Nick had a smile spread across his face.

"I guess you found someone who gets along with your cockroaches then didn't ya Griss?" Nick laughed. "So you guys just got a dog huh? "

"Yep," replied Sara.

"So then this isn't like a first date, is it?"

"No Nicky, it's not."

"And that means…"

Sara and Grissom slowly nodded their heads.

"Man, I feel clueless." Nick huffed, "How long has this been going on? I mean, I've been with Mand..uh..my girl for about a year and we are just now getting a pup."

"You're dating Mandy?" Sara practically yelled.

"Hey, you're not the only two that can keep a secret around the lab. Really though, how long has it been?"

"A year and half last week," answered Grissom, "And Nicky we would really appreciate if…"

"Hey man," Nick cut him off, "You guys have nothing to worry about, I won't say a thing, and I'm totally happy for you guys."

"Thanks Nicky."

"Yeah, thank you Nick."

Nick pulled Sara into a hug, and shook Grissom's hand. He then knelt down and patted the dog on the head, "You have some really good parents buddy, you bee good for them okay?" Nick patted him on the head once more before standing and facing the couple again.

"Really guys, I'm truly happy for you." He smirked before adding, "And Griss remember, the dog is just the first step before having a baby."

Sara laughed and pulled on Hank's collar leaving a stunned looking Grissom in the middle of the dog kennel. "Come on honey, he was just joking."

Grissom followed after Sara out to the car and helped her get Hank in. "You know," he started, "all this talk about babies is making me want to practice." Grissom laughed and got into the car leaving a stunned Sara to shut the door.

The passenger door opened and Sara jumped in. "Drive bugman, drive."

Grissom hurried off in the direction of their new home while Sara looked in the back seat and smiled at the new addition to their slow growing family.