DISCLAIMER: Me no won CSI, but me do own Gracie...XD

A/N: Gracie is four and this is just some short (and I hope cute) little bit with Gracie trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween!

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Catherine sat out on her porch watching as little kids ran up and down the sidewalks as their parents trudged along behind them. Lyndsay was currently at some High School Halloween dance leaving her to pass out candy until she had to be in to work at nine. She smiled and thought back to the days when she would take Lyndsay trick-or-treating. Her running along, waving her fairy wand around and laughing when someone would occasionally pop out from behind something to scare them. Those were great times and she missed them.

She was brought back from her reminiscing as a new batch of kids started up her walk and she smiled, welcoming them and complimenting their costumes. She watched as Spider-man, two princesses, the Joker, and Freddy Kruger walked back to their parents and she sighed wistfully. Catherine had just gotten ready to go back to her porch swing when a loud giggle and running caught her attention.

She had only just turned back around when a shriek of "Auntie Cat!" was shouted and little arms were wrapped around her waist.

Catherine smiled as Gracie clung to her and looked up at her with a smile that matched Nick's and her big green eyes.

"Hey Gracie. How's my favorite Cowgirl?" Catherine leaned down and hugged the four year old before standing again, looking the girl's costume over. She was wearing what had to be the tiniest blue jeans and boots ever made, with a brown vest placed over a white shirt. A small pink plaid bandanna was tied around her neck and her hair was done up in a single braid. A smaller version of Nick's black stetson was resting on her head and a sheriff's badge was pinned to her vest.

"Great! Look at all the candy I got." She held up a light pink pillowcase doubling as a candy sack and started naming off all the different types of candy she had received so far.

"That's great honey. Where are your parents?" Catherine said, as she put a small piece of chocolate in the bag with the other candies and looked around for either Nick or Greg.

"Daddy and Papa aren't with me, but my horse Cinnamon is!" The small girl said happily.

Catherine was confused before shuffling and faint grumbling met her ears and she looked down at the end of her drive-way.

There was a giant misshaped brown and white horse at the end of it. She smirked and called out, "Hey Cinnamon, how goes it?"

Two arms popped out from under the material with a slight grumble before they pulled the head of the horse off and Greg's sweaty face smiled up at Catherine. The middle of the horse pulled up and soon Nick's equally sweaty face was staring back at her as well.

"Hey Cath, it's going great."

"Speak for yourself, G. I'm the one who's stuck behind you."

"I haven't heard you complaining. In fact I thought I heard you whisper a moment ago about what a pleasant view you had. Also, who's the one who's been tweaking my behind all night, huh?"

Nick's face flushed red.

"That's what I thought." Greg smiled triumphantly.

Nick smiled and he grumbled out, "Horse's ass."

"Not tonight." Greg quipped back, smiling devilishly.

Catherine laughed and Gracie giggled before running back down to her dads. "Come on, let's go get more candy! Bye Auntie Cat!" Gracie waved and rushed along ahead of her fathers.

"Gracie Marie, you wait right there until we catch up to you!" Nick shouted out after her. Gracie stopped in her tracks and gave a small huff of displeasure at having to wait.

"See ya later, Cath." Greg said as he put the horse head back on.

"Bye Cath. Hope you have a slow night at work." Nick bent down and as he re-situated himself in the costume she heard a shout of "Oh man, why did I let you have that burrito for dinner!" and an evil laugh come from the horse's mouth.

Catherine laughed and waved as she watched Gracie skip off to the next house and her clumsy steed, Cinnamon, following slowly behind her. She made a mental note to mention this to everyone later as soon as she signed in for work.

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A/N: Reviews welcome, but not mandatory. :D