A/N: Thank you all so much for reading this little bit of fluff. I hope you've enjoyed the journey.

Special thanks to Aussieforgood, for the inspiration to make this more than one chapter.

And, a very, very happy birthday to GSR'er. I hope you enjoyed it!

And, now, please enjoy one final surprise…

Catherine, again

This has been the longest night of my life. In fact, it's been such a long night that it's actually the next afternoon.

I'm walking down the hall, massaging my neck and thinking that maybe it's time for a full body massage, when I hear excited voices from the break room. I roll my eyes. If I had a dollar for every time I've kicked Archie, Greg and Greg's new Wii out of there, I wouldn't ever need to work again.

Fine. Detour to the break room, then I'm going home and booking my massage.

I stop short in the doorway. Archie and Greg are there, along with Nick, Wendy, Henry, Hodges, Mandy and Sara. But, sitting next to Sara, holding her hand, is Grissom.

"Well, well," I say, a slow smile spreading across my face. "Looks like someone decided it was time to make the transatlantic flight himself, instead of forcing his wife into a constant state of jet lag."

Grissom smiled tolerantly. "Hello, Catherine. It's nice to see you, too."

He stands to hug me, which, I have to admit, is rather sweet. Usually, I'm the one initiating the hugs.

"So, what's the occasion?" I ask once Grissom has sat down again. I sit down across the table from him and Sara.

Grissom looks at Sara, who smiles back. He winks and nods. She turns to me with a beaming smile.

"Well," she says, "it's mostly my fault."

"I don't know about that," Grissom interrupts.

Sara giggles. "Not where I was going with it, buddy."

Grissom actually blushes. My eyes are darting back and forth between them, and I suddenly know what Sara's about to say. I bite my tongue, not wanting to ruin her moment or to spoil the surprise for the others.

"It's my fault, because I'm the one who insisted that our baby have both her parents living on the same continent."

The uproar is intense. I'm laughing and crying as I hug first Grissom and then Sara.

"I can't believe you didn't tell me," I whisper to Sara.

"I wanted to surprise you."

"You did," I assure her.

She grins. "Good. Life needs some surprises, don't you think?"

I smile. "Yeah," I agree, "it does."