Meanwhile…

Lindsey bumps into Greg as he runs into the fingerprinting lab. "What do you have there Speedy Gonzales?"

"Another letter from James, this time delivered to Lady Heather. She went to see Sara at the hospital and gave it to me. We can compare the fingerprints we can compare the fingerprints on this to the other one."

"I know that Lady Heather's prints are in the system but who else handled it?

"Her mailman, whose prints are in the system due to his job."

"Greg, we should take it to trace instead. We already know it is from him as it has the lettering and he asked Heather to help him out doing things to Sara and Gris."

Greg looks at Lindsey and walks over to trace, "I know you are worried about them Linds, but Sara is like a sister to me."

"Sara is like an aunt while Grissom is like the uncle I hate to disappoint."

"You can never disappoint anyone of us, Lindsey."

"Thank you, Greg." Lindsey goes back to work.

"I remember feeling like you after I became a CSI, Lindsey." Greg gets a distant look in his eyes, "I still remember when I was fairly new to being a CSI. I was underneath a car when human soup fell in my mouth. Sara handed me a rag to wipe what I could off, and said 'Grissom would be proud.'" Lindsey laughs, "I proceeded to say that he would have tasted that on purpose."

The duo process the letter looking for trace. When they can't find any they head to find Nick.

…...Days later…..

"Gilbert, I can get to the wheelchair myself." Sara sits in the chair, "You know that I am only complying with this stupid policy to make you happy."

"I know that dear." Both Kierra and Selena walk into the room.

"Have you two made sure all the paperwork has been signed?" Selena asks.

"Yes, we signed it all and we have a car waiting to drive us home since Gil here," Sara points to Grissom, has barely left my side since I came here." Grissom continues to push her out of the hospital to Catherine's waiting vehicle. The two women on hospital staff head back inside. Sara gets off the wheelchair swatting away Grissom's hand trying to help her.

"Before we head back do one or both of you need to pop off to the store?" Catherine asks as she gets the car out of park. Sara looks at Grissom who shrugs trying not to let on a surprise for Sara.

"Gil," Sara says as her voice changes into a different ocative knowing he has something up his sleeve, "I know you better than I know myself. What are you planning?" Catherine turns on the radio trying to get Sara to drop the subject. "Catherine, you know something."

"WHat?" Catherine hiccoughs, "I have been busy in the lab I have no idea what he has planned."

"Really Catherine Willows, the former work-wife of the man I love."

"Oh look," Grissom interjects, "we are almost there."

Sara looks out her window, "No we're not." She stares at Grissom, "Gilbert Arthur Grissom tell me what is going on right this moment."

"Honey, you will love what I have planned," he leans in to kiss her forehead, "I promise."

"You will pay if I don't Gil." Sara leans back in her seat crossing her arms grumpily for the rest of the ride. Catherine pulls up to the drive of her friend's condo glad that everyone parked a distance away to keep Sara's surprise on she hopes Lindsey has not told the rest of their team the youngest woman's secret yet. The three of them get out of the car with Catherine and Grissom getting the few things from the hospital out of the trunk.

As Sara walks into the darkened space and turns off the alarm she fails to notice an arm flicking on a light and hears people shout, "Surprise," she looks to see a blue banner that says 'Welcome Home'. Grissom comes up behind her as Catherine sneaks around them. Grissom's arms sneak around Sara's waist.

"Welcome home my dear."

"Gris, stop hogging her, you get to hug her for the rest of your lives," Nick says coming, "she's my family too. I love her as much as my sisters." Grissom goes to the kitchen letting everyone get some time with Sara.

Twenty minutes later Grissom walks into the front room hearing Sara's laugh he doesn't want to say anything as Lindsey looks up, "Great, food is ready I am ravioness." Sara looks at Grissom quirking an eyebrow as saying 'see'.

"I have many vegetarian options for Sara, and for the omnivores a few meat options." He sets down the platters separating meat from the veggie. He looks around at the people who love Sara.

Lindsey stands up and clears her throat, "I have an announcement to make," she sees Sara's big smile and surprised that Sara already knows. "Jared and I are pregnant." Sara is the first to get up to congratulate Lindsey.

"I am so happy for you. If you ever want the kid to see the ocean when they are old enough Gil and I would be happy to let the two of you get a break."

"Thank you, Sara."

"Now as I love you like a daughter," Nick says after he gives Lindsey a hug, "I can give him the father talk."

"Nicky I bet you by over a year," Greg says.

After Brass hugs Lindsey, "I am going to be like a grandfather to your child." Morgan, Hodges, Mandy, Wendy all congratulate her.

"Lindsey if you are anything like your mom, you are going to be a fabulous mom."

"Except I won't show them dead bodies before they are a teenager."

"I can't believe you remember that Lindsey, I felt like a horrible mother for doing that."

"Mom, I was being a brat during that time. You were doing the best you could." Lindsey sits down, "Sara, Grissom I have a question to ask the two of you. Zac is ok with what I am going to ask. I was wondering if the two of you could be my kids' godparents." Sara takes Grissom's hands.

"Are you sure?" Sara is shocked that Lindsey would want her and Grissom as godparents and not one of her friends that are closer to her in age.

"Of course I am, this child will need to know to never give up on love and all about bugs. What better way than you two." Lindsey looks at the woman who didn't get along with her mom for a few years after she joined the team. "Sara, when I was having difficulties as a teen with my mom and grandma, all I had to do was call you even if you were on a date with Grissom; you would stop and talk to me and remind me how much they loved me." Lindsey and Sara sat down, "you also knew to treat me like whatever my age was."

"Thank you, Lindsey, for asking us." Sara hugs Lindsey, "I would love to be the godmother, Gil, what do you feel like being a godfather?"

"I would love that Lindsey." A smile that most everyone doesn't remember seeing since before Warrick was killed graces Grissom's face.

"Wow, is that a Grissom smile and not a grimace?" Greg jokes.

"Gregory." Sara starts to say, "Gil does smile a lot, I know not everyone realizes that." Grissom leans on the arm of the chair and kisses Sara on her forehead and gives Lindsey a hug.

"The two of you deserve so much more, I heard stories on how you were with kids." Sara and Grissom start to have a silent conversation as everyone watches on. "Stop it, you two are acting like an old married couple."

"Lindsey," Brass speaks up, "they have always been like this."

"Hey," the commented couple say in unison, "we have not always been like that."

"Yes, you have." Catherine looks straight at them, "I remember one of the first cases I worked with the two of you; you jelled better than all of us after even working two to three years."

"We had a connection from the moment we met in San Francisco."

"We know Sara, we remember how Gris thought that was the start of your relationship."

"Greg, we had a friendship before I came to Vegas."

"As of now we are short of help, so I am bringing in Sara Sidle to give us a hand."

"Sara Sidle."

"Whose that."

"She's a CSI out of San Francisco. She's a friend of mine. Someone I trust, she's gonna handle our internal investigation. I wanna keep this in house, and I don't want IA involved."

"I thought it was only Sara that basically recorded everything I said, Nick." Everyone laughs.

"Gris, you should've seen your face when you told us you were bringing her in, also it wasn't just you had put in their words, Catherine and Warrick also was talking."

"Gil, just admit it, you handpicked me."

"Of course, I did, I knew from our emails that we are brilliant and loved being a CSI. I was first attracted to your mind." At that moment there was a banging on the door, all those still in Law Enforcement took out their guns.

"Sara, Gil, Brass make sure you stay behind us," cautioned Catherine. "Greg, you go check the door, Lindsey you stay as close to them as you can."

"Mom, I can help out."

"Lindsey Mae Willows, you will stay put. Right now I am your mother and a future grandmother. I am protecting the two of you." Lindsey plops down on the couch as Sara puts her arm around the young woman.

"Lindsey, we all love you and have a need to protect you," Grissom sits on the other side of her, "I can remember when you were kidnapped and how your mom reacted. I knew nothing of what happened to her before, Sara did."

"I did, but your mom was scared out of her wits and blamed your grandfather for it all."

"I know she did, she had a rocky relationship with him."

"That was probably due to me, whenever his name came up in a case I took her off it, because of Sam being related to your mom. The first time I found out that Sam was your grandad was after the lab explosion, and here I was worried about Greg and Sara being hit by it."

"You grabbed my hand and called me honey when you found me sitting on the curb." Sara and Grissom get Lindsey to the ground as they hear more shouting as they both try to cover her.

"Get out of here, my sister lives here." Grissom sees Sara tense before raising her head and moves her legs, he grabs her hand and mouths 'no'. "I have the right to be here and you cops aren't."

"Drop the gun, you already have kidnapping under your belt, if you shoot a police officer that will add years to your sentence."

"Do you think I care, Catherine Willows? That's right I know your name, and I know your daughter must be here too. Where is the young woman?" James sneers at everyone, "also where is my sister and Gil Grissom. He is the reason that my sister didn't want to be around me." What James does not notice is that a bald man is behind him with a gun aimed at the back of his head.

"This is the sheriff, put down your gun right now James."

"Really, the man who tried to make my little sister a Lab Director. She is a Sidle, and Sidles shouldn't trust the cops. We were raised to not tell the cops anything." Mandy draws her gun getting in front of the doorway leading to Grissom, Sara and Lindsey. "Isn't Jimmy Boy no longer a cop? Why does he still have a gun?"

"I still have my permit to carry my piece. I love your sister like my own daughter. You should know that I protect her all that I can." While this is going on Morgan has gone out the back door to call for backup.

"This Charlie 3 Brody, we have suspect in the Sara Sidle and other crimes James Sidle at 1623 West Las Vegas Boulevard. Suspect has a gun and is threatening to shoot CSIs, Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, Mandy Webster, Wendy Simms, David Hodges, Greg Sanders, former Captain James Brass, and Sheriff Ecklie has him at gunpoint."

"Charlie 3 Brody, backup is on it way, they are a few minutes out." Morgan goes through a gate to meet the cops out front."

"Morgan," a 6' tall African American male with a goatee, named Detective Crawford steps out first followed by a female with long flowing blonde hair. "Morgan," Det. Crawford states, "how is the situation?"

"I haven't been in since I radio for backup." Everyone steps closer to the house.

Crawford takes a bullhorn out and speaks into it, "James Sidle, come out with your hands up, we have the house surrounded. You already have hurt your sister and your mom in the past few days. If you stop now and come out your sister may forgive you."

"Who called the cops?" James yells waving his gun like a mad man. "Was it the man my sister has shacked up with?" He tries to start to move past everyone, but Greg gets in front of him.

"You WILL NOT get any closer to Sara."

"I have the right to be as close to her as possible, I am her brother."

"You hurt her, you put her in the hospital." Greg snears, "you may share her DNA, but a brother- a loving brother wouldn't purposely hurt his sister. Everyone here loves her like a sister, a daughter, an aunt, or in one person's case a mate."

"Stop there, you will not hurt her again," Nick shoves the gun closer to James. "Leave now, and surrender to the police."

"I will not surrender to you or to anyone else who won't let me see my sister."