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Chapter 16: Going Home

Once everybody had woken up the next morning they had breakfast, and after the dishes were done, they had about a half an hour of leisure time, where the youngest members of the family was getting most of the attention, then the guys, including the boys, took Sara and Grissom's suitcases and other items, which included some baby stuff that Stephanie had given them, out to the vehicle.

When they had walked back into the house, Sara and Grissom share a look, then Sara nodded as she stood up from the couch, and after handing Alexandra off to Jacob, she shared a one arm hug with Stephanie since she had her son, and when they pulled back they emotionally said bye before Sara took her son from the other woman and said bye to the guys before walking out of the house so she could strap her son in his car seat.

Grissom shook hands with Jacob and the boys and kissed Alexandra's cheek, making her smile and giggle, before he walked and stopped in front of Stephanie and cleared his throat before speaking with so much emotion. "What your family has done for mine the last four weeks, there are no words to express how much it meant to me..."

He stopped to clear his throat again, and Stephanie took that opportunity to speak while bringing him in her arms for a hug. "You don't need to thank me cuz, we were glad to have you here, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. You are always welcome here. Besides this is what families should do, be there for one another, especially during a difficult time."

They pull back and he nodded, then he cupped her cheek and smiled. "I love you, and I hope to see you again soon."

Stephanie smiled in return as she replied. "I love you too." Then she smirked. "And try and keep me away."

He nodded with one more smile, and after one more goodbye, Grissom walked out of the house and headed for the vehicle, where Sara was waiting in the passenger seat. He gets to the driver's side, turns around and waves at his cousins before getting in the vehicle and shutting the door. He then turns the vehicle on, looks over at his wife and asked with emotion. "You ready to go home?"

As much as they were thankful for Stephanie and her family for allowing them to stay in their home for as long as they did, they were ready to start this new chapter of their lives the way they had intended it to be, in their own home, so Sara placed her hand on top of his and nodded with tears in her eyes. "Yes please."

Knowing exactly how she was feeling, Grissom nodded, and they moved their heads toward one another and kissed softly, then he kissed her forehead before getting comfortable in the seat so he could finally start driving his family home.

Hours later

When they made it to their apartment in San Diego, he parked the vehicle before they got out, and after getting their son, the diaper bag, and one of each of their suitcases, they headed towards the apartment complex, once they were on the correct floor, they walked towards the door and stopped so Grissom could unlock it, and if they thought it was going to be the three of them for the rest of the day, they were completely wrong/shocked when they walked inside the apartment and the team shouted surprise, then they looked on the TV and through video chatting, the Vegas team was there as well, including Tim.

Sara and Grissom both chuckle with tears in their eyes, then Nick walks up to them and spoke with a smile. "I hope you don't mind we are here right now, it's just I...uh." He stopped for a second before finishing with tears in his eyes as he looked down at the little guy in Sara's arms. "We couldn't spend another day without seeing this little man."

Sara shook her head and replied softly. "It's ok." There was a slight pause before she asked after clearing her throat. "You want to hold him?"

Nick nodded and spoke with emotion again. "Yeah, I would like that very much."

When he was ready, Sara transferred her son into her best friend's arms, and after a few seconds of starting to be fussy, everybody watched in awe as Nick soothed him. Then after the long hold, everybody got their shot as Sara and Grissom felt blessed for the family they had gained through the years.

Once everybody left their apartment a few hours later, and the video chat was done, it was the three of them for the rest of the evening, and while at first it felt different and strange since this was the first time since their child was born that it was just the three of them without any friends/family members around, it also felt nice, especially for little Warrick because he got all the love and attention from his parents, and he didn't want it to end, so that's why it took him a little longer to fall asleep that night.

While Sara was in the shower, Grissom tried getting him to sleep, but was unsuccessful, so when she was done, they had switched places, and after he walked out of the bathroom with wet hair and a World Series Chicago Cubs t-shirt, and a pair of sweat pants, he whispered as he walked over to where she was standing in front of the crib, which was a couple of steps away from her side of the bed. "Is he finally down?" She just nodded with a smile, still not able to keep her eyes off of him, then she sighed in content when she felt her husband's arms wrap around her waist from behind, so he could look over her shoulder and look at his little man.

It was a few minutes of silence before he whispered again. "Catherine is right, we are going to have our hands full with this one."

Sara smiled again before replying softly. "And we wouldn't have it any other way."

"No, we wouldn't."

They couldn't say with certainty that their dream was to have kids from the start, but when their dreams changed and they wanted one, it felt it took them forever to get to this moment, and a few times they were afraid that it wouldn't have come, so no matter what they have to go through to watch their little boy become the man they know he'll be, they'll do it.

Grissom kissed her temple a second later and whispered. "Ready for bed?"

Once she nodded, he stepped back to give her room, so she leaned down and kissed Warrick's head gently and whispered. "Mommy loves you so much, sweet dreams."

She steps back a few seconds later, and Grissom also leans down, kisses his head softly and whispered. "Daddy loves you too, sweet dreams little man."

After he steps back, and while Sara was getting in bed, he walked towards the light switch and switched it off, making a nightlight turn on so they could see what they are doing when their son wakes them up, then when he gets into the bed, him and Sara meet in the middle and they wrap their arms around one another, happy to be in their own bed again.

He then kissed her forehead before whispering. "So, I've been thinking, you know there will come a time when Warrick is going to need his own room, so what do you think about getting a bigger place, a house, maybe?"

Sara pulled back enough so she could have eye contact with him, and she smiled. "Really?"

"Yeah, but only if you..."

Sara cuts him off. "Well, you are right, he is gong to eventually need his own room, and it would be nice for him to have a yard to play in, instead of a small balcony or hall, so I'm in."

They both smiled brightly as he replied. "OK, we can start looking tomorrow then."

"Sounds good."

After a second or two, Grissom cupped her cheek and she could tell he was holding on to his emotions, so she placed her hand on top of his and asked. "What's wrong, are you ok?"

He nodded, sniffling a little. "More than ok. I just want to say thank you for everything, I'm here with you like this because of you, I'm a father, something I never thought I would be, because of you. I wish there are better words I can..."

She cuts him off as she places a finger to his lips. "Your words are perfect already, and that thank you should go to you too, we are here now because we never truly gave up one another, and we finally got it right." She sniffled this time as he wiped a few tears off her cheek. "Now I just can't wait to see where this chapter takes us, I have a feeling it isn't going to get any easier, but after all that we've been through, I have no doubts we'll get through it, together."

He nodded in agreement as he whispered. "I love you, honey."

She moved her head closer to him and whispered in return. "I love you too, babe." Before they shared a kiss full of love.

When they pulled back slowly moments later, they place their foreheads together and he whispered one more thing. "We should get some rest."

"Yeah we should, I'll take the first wake up call from our son."

He looked at her with concern. "You sure, I..."

She cuts him off with a smile. "I'm sure, you did it last night. Remember this is a 50/50 partnership, we both do our share."

He nodded with a smile this time. "Ok, I just want to make sure you're getting enough sleep."

If it was even possible, more love for this man flowed through her as she cupped his cheek this time. "I'm fine, I promise."

That word has been in Sara's vocabulary for about as long as he had known her, and it usually meant the opposite, but he could see the truth in her eyes, so he dropped it and just nodded, then after one more soft kiss, he moved so he was laying down and Sara moved so she could lay her head on his chest and placed a hand over his heart before he placed one of his arms around her shoulders and placed his other hand on top of hers, and once they were fully comfortable, it didn't take them long to fall asleep, dreaming about the future that never looked so bright.

AN: Hope you enjoyed it. Now next chapter is the last and it will have a significant time jump, with maybe a surprise or two, so be ready for that, I also hope you all have a good weekend. Please Review.