Epilogue

"Hey sunshine welcome back!" Nick greeted with loving care he bent down and kissed his boyfriend with a smile.

"Hey Greggo welcome back" Warrick greeted with a smile as did the rest.

"Yeah we missed you" Sara said.

"The lab just didn't seem the same without you Greg get well soon ok?" Catherine said Greg smiled nodded then said his thanks. they talked for a bit until Grissom and the others had to leave, but promised to come back after. Greg looked at Nick once again after saying his goodbyes.

"Nicky?" Greg asked Nick looked over at him "am I dreaming?" Greg asked Nick shook his head.

"No your not dreamin'! Not unless you accidentally ate one of Grissom's experiment bugs" Nick said then laughed at the disgusted look on Greg's face.

"Ok then I'm definitely not dreaming" Greg stated happily Nick smiled and shook his head.

"No babe your not" Nick said.

"Oh thank heavens I thought I was...wait Katie! Where's Katie? Did she make it to you guys? Is she alright? I have too..." Greg rambled, but Nick placed his finger on his lips shutting him up.

"Greg relax! Katie's right here and she's safe" Nick assured him softly as he brought the little girl around to him. Greg breathed a sigh of relief on seeing her face then smiled with tears.

"Katie! Thank heavens your ok. I was so worried about you" Greg said as he sighed lying his head back down he hugged the little girl careful of his injuries and the wire in his arm. He was just happy to know that Katie was safe.

"Hey Vicki could you take Katie for a while I need to talk to Greg" Nick asked she nodded taking Katie by the hand and led her out of the room. Nick turned to Greg with an serious expression on his face.

"What's up Nicky? What's going on?" Greg asked he was afraid to know.

"Greg I have a question for you! After this is over what are you goin' to do about Katie?" Nick asked seriously Greg stared at him for a moment then sighed.

"I don't know. I honestly don't know" Greg stated sadly. "I wanna take her, but because of my working schedule I don't think I can"

"You know that little girl loves you doncha?" Nick asked Greg nodded.

"Yeah I know" Greg said.

"No Greg, I don't think you do. That little girl loves you so much that she called you poppa" Nick pointed out Greg looked at him shocked he nodded.

"Your not playing with me are you?" Greg asked he would be very very pissed at Nick if he was messing with him. Nick shook his head and sat down on the bed.

"No Greggo I'm not! You know what else she said?" Nick said and asked he shook his head. "She also said that she wanted you to be her poppa and me her daddy! Greg she wants both of us to be her parents" Nick said seriously.

"Oh Nick what am I gonna do? What are we going to do? I want so bad for us to raise her, but I don't think that's going to be possible" Greg cried he wanted so much to adopt that little girl, but he new he couldn't it was just not possible.

"I know babe I know I want to raise her too and I do think it is possible, but only if you want it to be" Nick said back Greg stared at him for the longest time then shook his head.

"Nicky I don't see how! There is the whole process to go through not to mention lawyers and having to deal with the paperwork I just don't see it being possible" Greg said and that's when Ronnie decided to jump in.

"Greg I have already spoken to Nick about this and I just got off the phone with one of the lawyers and social workers that I had went to school with and they agreed to meet with you, Nick and Katie then decide when to draw up the paperwork" Ronnie said Greg looked at her then smiled big.

"Really? You would really do that for me?" Greg asked as he teared up. No one has ever done anything like this before at least not for him she nodded "Thank you...shit" Greg cursed inwardly to himself as he remembered his mother.

"What is it Greg? What's wrong? I thought you would be happy about this!" Nick asked in confusion.

"Oh I am happy about it don't get me wrong, but I just remembered that I can't afford the lawyer because I have to bury my mother" Greg answered he was grief stricken he wanted so bad to adopt Katie, but that wasn't gonna happen.

"Didn't your mom have any life insurance?" Nick asked he shook his head.

"No not that I'm aware of, but I haven't really checked into it yet" Greg said Nick smiled.

"Well babe why don't I check into it for you?" Nick offered Greg looked at him then sighed and nodded.

"Yeah thanks that'll be great if you have any trouble just tell them that I gave you permission to check into for me" Greg said gratefully Nick nodded pulled out his cell and called the number Greg gave him.

Nick was on the phone with the insurance people for almost 3 hours when he finally got all the info he needed he said his thanks then hung up. He turned to Greg and sat down beside him.

"Well? What did they say?" Greg asked nervously.

"They looked up your mother and it turns out she did have life insurance, but that's not all it seems like she left everything she had to you meaning she had at least a couple of million dollars that no one new about, but her and a house she had here in Vegas she had bought with most of her money she left that to you too" Nick said Greg stared at him in shock he just nodded.

"Seriously?" Greg asked he was unsure on what he heard.

"Yup and there was something else they told me that she had came to them and told them that she only had only had a few months left to live and that she didn't want to worry you about it that's why she never told you" Nick said Greg just sighed.

"Yeah that was my mother for you! What did she have? Or did they say?" Greg asked.

"Cancer! And it had spread too fast that the Dr's couldn't do anything about it! I am so sorry Greg" Nick said he took his hand into his own and squeezed it softly Greg nodded.

"It's ok Nick! I just wished you could have met her. She was the sweetest mother I have ever had! My father never stuck around it has always been me and my mom along with Poppa and Nana Olaf, but they both died when I turned 16 so after that it was just my mom and I" Greg said with tears rolling down his cheek Nick reached over and wiped them with his thumb. "and now I'm all alone"

"No Greg your not alone; darlin' you have me, Katie and my family! Along with Catherine, Grissom, Sara and Warrick. Greg were your family now and we love you especially me" Nick told him firmly Greg smiled and nodded as he leaned over and gently kissed him.

After several weeks in the hospital Greg was finally released. The trial of Bryan Simmons followed months after Greg had buried his mother and after fighting he got full custody of Katie with the help of Nick's sister. Bryan was found guilty on all accounts and was sentence 25 to life without parole for the abuse and rape of Katie, the kidnapping and attempted murder of Greg Sanders and the actual murder of Rebecca Sanders Greg's mother. Nick and Greg had moved in after the several months of being together. They moved into the house Greg's mom had left him and everything fell into place.

2 years had passed quickly as Greg and Nick had decided to get married in Canada with their friends and family there to witness the happy union life just couldn't be better for the Sanders-Stokes residence as life returned to normal. As years flew by Katie grew up to be a beautiful young woman and took her place on the CSI team. She missed her uncle Warrick and uncle Grissom, but learned to love her uncle Ray Langston. Her aunts Catherine and Sara were still on the team. And so the legacy continues.

End.

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