Please forgive this chapter. Was having seriously problems writing at the time, and knew that putting it off wouldn't help. I you can fight your way through here well done, and I should get back to the main story soon.

Sara and Grissom barely had time to breathe over the next few days, between still getting used to the different patterns of the two children and various people calling in to see them Grissom and Sara felt like thy hadn't spoken to each other over those few days. Both had trouble stifling a laugh every time one of their friends came to the door, with all of them been CSI's, detectives or coroners all of them noticed the ring almost immediately and all reacted differently.

Brass had just chuckled muttered that it was about time and then fussed over the babies. Both Sara and Grissom were blown away by how excited the man they had know for so many years became about children, neither had suspected it. Nick congratulated them and wanted to hear the basic gist of the story. Warrick had already heard through Catherine and rang them up to say congratulations and visited them with Catherine. Doc. Robbins also surprised them by turning out to be very romantic, wanting to know the details and actually gaining a tear in his eye when Sara told him the whole story, also calmer than either had expected, by acting as though nothing had changed between him and Sara for which she was extremely grateful. Greg surprised them the most though.

He had begun dancing and singing loud enough to rival Harmony's crys. In the end they had shut the door on him until he had calmed down. He had resolutely turned his back though when Sara had said she was going in the other room to feed Ella.

Now everyone had visited and Grissom and Sara had ten minutes to themselves. They lay on the couch, TV off, just thankful for the silence and the ability to sit together for a while. Sara had laid her head on Grissom's lap and was looking up at him while he idly stroked her hair with a hand. Grissom was smiling down at her, eventually he spoke to her.

"Sara. Are you still happy that you said yes? You haven't changed your mind have you?"

Sara turned her eyes to meet his, she saw fear and worry in his. "Gil, I'll never change my mind. You're not getting rid of me that easily."

Grissom smiled slightly at her answer. "That's good. I just haven't had that much chance to speak to you about it and you were still tired when you said yes. I was just checking you were still ready."

"I was ready then and I'm still ready now. I just hadn't realised it at the time. Also you didn't tell me this was your mum's ring. Well, not until you told Catherine."

Grissom coughed slightly, "I was still happy, and by the time we had got to talking we both had ... other things on our mind." Sara smiled at his mild embarrassment. She held up the hand to admire the ring. It was thin and gold, a large diamond in the centre with clusters of diamonds around all in their own individual setting. It had that well loved look which showed how long someone had worn it before, but while this may have made other ring look worse, this one seemed to have improved with age.

"It is a beautiful ring as well. So even I got bored of you then I'd keep you so that I could keep the ring." Grissom mocked scowled at her and prodded her gently. She only smiled at him in answer. She then moved the hand with the ring on up to cup his cheek. She stroked it for a second before leaning in and kissing him tenderly. She pulled back with a smile on her face. She stood up and held her hand out to him.

"Come on, we need to grab that half hours sleep while we can." Grissom just took hold of her hand and followed her, he knew that they needed to sleep, but he would have been quite content to lay there with her head resting on him for as long as possible.

They had both been told that they would dislike the first 2 weeks, while they got use to the lack of sleep and the crying. For the two of them though they just slotted straight into it. It had a feeling of rightness about it for them both. Sara had never believed in fate but she knew that this was how her life was meant to be. The things she had hated along the way she was now thankful for. She now didn't hate the times Grissom had refused her advances, instead she mourned for the possible time they had lost together.

Neither of them however found a problem with the lack of sleep. It felt like the years they had spent extra time in work and more time at home searching things for work had been leading them up to this moment. They both knew how to cope without sleep. They both knew when the other had reached the limit and made them sleep. They both knew how to fully function even on only an hour or two of sleep a night. They both hoped that their life together would never end.

They knew that Ella and Harmony would grow up, that any other children they had would all grow up and leave home. They knew they could get through that, it would only deepen and add to their life. They just wanted the life in general never to end.

Both knew however that part of the peace they felt now would soon disappear. Grissom only had a few days before he had to go back to work. They had briefly discussed it in passing and agreed that he should go back to work. Both know however that it would hurt them both. Since Sara had come back they had barely spent a day apart, and now they would have to be on different schedules, they would see each other only at home, not at work and in home. In fact the longest they had gone without speaking was when one had a day off and the other hadn't. They had never had to get used to having separate timings. What they knew would feel weird though was not sleeping in the same bed at the same time.

Grissom would worry about Sara for he always held her close in a protective gesture as they slept. Sara would not sleep properly as she would miss the comfort and strength this gesture brought.

Sara had also privately resolved that she would come into work as often as she could anyway and just stay in the break room with the children. There was no way that they were going to be separated for so long with no good reason. Both had their space, but neither wanted it yet. They still wanted to share everything, and knew they would if they could.

The day arrived when Grissom had to go into work. He suppressed a chuckle and fought a smile when he saw Sara also changing for work. He didn't say anything. He had known of her plan and was not going to fight against it, if it brought her closer to him then he was all for it.

She also packed a bag for the children, put their car seats into the car and put the double buggy they had bought into the boot, as Grissom deposited his paperwork and kit there.

She smiled at him slightly before walking around the car and getting in the passenger side.

Grissom pulled up outside of work, helped Sara out of the car, waited for her to secure Ella and Harmony and then headed in to work, arm around her shoulders as she pushed the pram.

Neither noticed the man standing in shadow just in the entrance. Neither therefore noted the look of hatred burning fresh in his eyes, as well as an emotion that neither would recognise.