A/N: Okay so I know this is a long time coming- and I swear to God I have written this chapter out three times already but it keeps disappearing. Ironically before I started writing the story I had the beginning of this chapter in my head forever (the short dialogue between Catherine and Grissom). Anywhoo- moving on...after...many {I actually forgot how many exactly} years and years here's the final chapter! Enjoy!

2 Years Later

"Gil, I think we're getting old." Catherine said from her seat next to him on the patio of their new house.

"Why do you say that?"

"Well I mean think about it. In the almost two years since we got married- we got a new house," She paused gesturing to Nick and Sara sitting across from them, "Nick and Sara got married and just had a baby and Greg and Sam are coming back from their honeymoon." She stopped to sip some lemonade. "So much as gone on- doesn't it just make you feel old? Like time is just moving too fast?"

"No." Grissom replied as Catherine looked at him confused. "It's just...time. I don't care about how fast it goes by. I just enjoy what I have." He said as Catherine smiled kissing his cheek and resting her head on his shoulder.

"Hey you two, get a room." Catherine sprang up and looked behind her when she heard Greg's voice from behind her.

"Hey! I almost called you guys to make sure you didn't decide to make Maui your new home." She rose and walked to him. She hugged him and stole his hat as she pulled away. "Awww you got me a hat! Wasn't that thoughtful Gil?" Everyone laughed as Greg snatched the hat away. "Where's Sam?"

"She's behind me somewhere; probably hit the bathroom on the way out here." He said looking back into the house. "She figured you wouldn't mind if we came through the house instead of going around."

"No it's fine." She said pulling two other chairs next to the table as Greg went around shaking Nick and Grissom's hands and hugging Sara. He crouched down and popped back up holding Nick and Sara's 10 month old daughter.

"Hey Lyla. Hows my girl? Are you tired of daddy yet? I'll bet you're keeping him plenty tired aren't you?" He said smiling innocently at Nick as Sara laughed playfully.

"Man if you weren't holding my child..."

"Nick...when he's right, he's right." Sara said smiling. Greg had to give her credit; ever since Lyla was born he noticed how well she hid the fact that she was tired, even in the beginning.

Greg noticed Lyla focused on something behind him and he turned around.

"Hey baby!" Sam came up behind him holding her arms out to take Lyla.

"Well it's nice to see how the rest of us fare." Catherine said turning to Sam.

"Sorry Catherine, I wasn't paying attention. I was too focused on this cute little thing." Sam said jokingly. She moved Lyla to rest on her hip and she hugged Catherine and kissed Grissom's cheek. She hugged Nick and Sara, and stepped back from the table before lifting Lyla and spinning slowly causing the child to laugh. Everyone just watched. Greg couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. She stopped and rested Lyla on her hip again and looked at Greg, smiling excitedly. She walked back to the table and stood at the end opposite where Greg was standing.

"Alright, that's enough. I want my child." Sara said smilng as Sam handed the girl to her mother.

"Sit down guys, that's what the chairs are for." Catherine said as Greg moved next to Sam and they sat down together. She poured them each some lemonade then stared at them intently. "So? How was it?" She asked smiling, knowing everyone was interested to know.

"Completely amazing!" Sam said taking Greg's hand. "The beach was so beautiful and even when it rained a few days, it was the most beautiful rain I think I had ever seen." She glanced at Greg and squeezed his hand gently. "Thank you guys so much again- without all of you, I don't think our honeymoon would've been quite so perfect."

"Well...it could've been pretty close, right?" Greg said smiling as his eyes met with Sam's.

"Well we figured you guys deserved it." Catherine said watching as Greg and Sam passed glances again. She watched as Sam looked at her for a second- smiling as she looked to the ground. "What?"

"What?" Sam replied trying not to smile.

"Don't 'what' me-what! Spill it."

"I don't know what you're-"

"Sammie! Greggo!" Everyone turned around to see Lindsey coming around the side of the house with a small duffle bag. She dropped her bag and ran to them hugging Greg then Sam. She pulled away from Sam then reached into her pocket. "I won this while you were gone." She said pulling out a silver medal from her pocket. "I got second place!" She said handing her the medal with a picture of a figure skater on one side and "2nd Place" on the other side.

"Wow! Sweetie I'm so proud of you!" She said hugging Lindsey. "Can you believe that?" She said turning and showing it to Greg.

"Of course I can. Her coach is amazing." He said smiling as Sam rolled her eyes. "Well, not so much anymore." She held the medal out so Lindsey could take it.

"I want you to have it. It's a thank you present." She said smiling. Sam's eyes filled with tears as she looked at the medal again.

"Thank you very much sweetie." She smiled as Lindsey ran to put her things inside and change so she could come back out and play with Lyla.

"God Sam, enough with the water works! You're supposed to be happy!" Catherine said handing her a napkin and receiving a friendly glare.

"I am happy, I just think I'm getting hormonal." She said wiping her eyes. As soon as she finished her sentence her hand went over her mouth and she looked at Greg. She looked back to Catherine who had her jaw dropped to the table.

"You're not- You don't mean you're-" She stammered as Sam turned five shades of red. She glanced at Greg before she spoke.

"We found out our second day in Maui. We didn't tell anyone before today."

"Oh my God!" Catherine said getting up and hugging her friends. The men shook hands and extended their congratulations and Sara got up to hug Sam.

"Hey mommy, look! I found uncle Warrick!" Lindsey said laughing pulling Warrick outside by his arm.

"Hey Cath, Lindsey let me in." He said smiling awkwardly as the child pulled him again toward Lyla. "Hey guys." He said waving and shaking hands with the guys. "Sorry I'm late. Did I miss anything good?" He said as the others passed glances. "I did, didn't I? Why do I always miss the good stuff?"

"It's okay- you're fashionably late." Sam said getting up and moving toward him. She gave him a hug and kept an arm around his waist for a moment as if posing for a picture. "Okay- should we tell him?" She said smiling mischievously.

"Well...I think we should. I mean I think he'll notice sooner or later. But it's always better to be kept in the loop." Catherine said with a wink.

"Come on guys, what is it?"

"This family of ours is about to get bigger." Sam said glancing at Greg then back to Warrick.

"No way! Congratulations!" He said hugging Sam again. He found another chair off to the side behind Greg. He shook hands with Greg as he walked by to get the chair and he moved back to the opposite end of the table.

"Wait a minute...what?" Lindsey said popping up from beside Lyla. Everyone couldn't help but laugh- forgetting for a moment that Lindsey couldn't see or read their eye signals.

"Sammie is having a baby." Catherine said smiling as Lindsey smiled ear to ear.

"Really? Awesome!"

"My God." Grissom said with a blank stare.

"What, what is it?" Catherine said with a hand on his arm.

"There's going to be another child." He said, his expression still blank.

"Yes Gil, that's usually what happens when someone gets pregnant."

"I feel so old." He said as the group busted out in laughter.

~Fin!

A/N: Yeah I'm not even gonna write a last paragraph like "everything had come back together after the tragedy and everyone lived happily ever after." Oh no- that's just...yeah. Grissom contradicting himself. :D

Thank you all SO much for all the great reviews and patience and sticking with me for how ever many years it took to write and post this. Stay shiny and love everybody.

~Sweet Jorja

DUDE! I finally finished it! Took me how long? Remember- this was the first one I ever started writing (before I got an account and ironically not the first posted...bust first written.) I started writing this at the end of my 8th grade year. I'm now a freshman in college...I even too a year off before coming back to school. So thats...almost very close to six years. IT'S FINALLY DONE! W00T!

I hope you enjoyed it! I know the whole thing where everyoneis paired up with someone and everyone lives happily ever after is very corny...but it was my first one! Anywhoo- let me know what you thought over all!

Stay shiny and love everybody!

~Sweet Jorja (a.k.a. Llittle Kaylee)