Three years. That was how long it had been since Natalia Boa Vista had left the Miami-Dade Crime Lab and moved to Sacramento. She had left everything behind, including the one man who loved her unconditionally.

Eric Delko still hadn't gotten over the fact that the love of his life left him. And for what, he didn't know. She had simply written him a letter telling him to stay away, and that she would always love him. He couldn't believe that she wasn't coming back. Everyday he sat in the lab and watched for her to come running out of the elevator and into his arms. Her beautiful, golden brown hair and light brown eyes that he missed so much.

It had been about four months after their pregnancy scare that she had left. After discovering that they weren't going to be parents, Eric had hoped that they might be able to work something out. It hadn't.

And now, three years after Natalia Boa Vista had left him, Eric sat in the trace lab trying to identify a particle he had found on the victim's clothing when his beeper went off. It was Horatio. Eric pulled out his cell phone and called him.

"Horatio." Was the reply Eric received.

"Hey, you beeped?" Eric said.

"Yes, Mr. Delko, please meet me and the other CSI's in the conference room ASAP." Eric's boss told him.

"All right, H." he said, then hung up.

As Eric got closer to the conference room, he sniffed the air. There was a familiar smell in the air. It was of lavender and lilies. Eric wondered to himself why that smell was so familiar. When he opened the door, he knew why he smelled such a familiar scent.

There, in the flesh and bone, was Miss Natalia Boa Vista. Eric thought he might suffocate. He hadn't seen her face for three whole years. Seeing her now made his heart work overtime.

"Hey, Eric." She said, smiling.

"H-hey, Natalia." He stuttered, as he sat down on the opposite end of the table.

"Ok everyone, you all remember Miss Boa Vista. She's decided to come back and work for us." Horatio said. Eric was even more surprised. "And I'm sure that you'll all help her get used to working here again, am I correct?" Ryan, Calliegh, Valera and Alexx nodded. "Then everyone get back to work." He said.

Eric walked out of the conference room and almost got ran over by a little girl and boy.

"Whoa, be careful there, sweetie…" but when Eric Delko looked at the little children, his heart stopped. Standing right there in front of him was a young girl and boy about three or four years old who had dark brown hair and light brown eyes. When they smiled at him, Eric's stopped heart began to melt. There was something about these children. He couldn't put his finger on it, but he just knew that she was something special. When they squealed, he knew why.

"Mommy!"

Eric watched as the little kids ran straight for Natalia. At first Eric was simply astonished that Natalia had a child, let alone two. But then he understood.

They were about three or four years old. Natalia had only left three years ago. Unless she met a guy straight away in Sacramento, and if Eric's mind wasn't playing tricks on him, these were his children. Evidentially, Eric wasn't the only one to notice. Soon, the entire CSI team was watching the little children.

"Emma, Tony." Natalia said nervously. She had noticed that everyone was watching her. "I thought I told you to wait for mommy in the break room."

"But mommy, we were bored. We wanted to see you. You said we could see daddy." The little boy said.

Everyone froze at those last six words the young boy said. Eric started getting angry. Those children were most definitely his children, and he wanted answers. As Natalia shooed her children into the break room, Eric began walking briskly after her.

"Natalia!" He yelled. She froze. "Natalia, I only have one question for you." He said.

"What's that?" she said coldly, turning around to face him.

"Are they mine?" he asked her, moving so he was only inches from her face.

"What?" she yelled.

"Those children. Are. They. Mine." He repeated, pointing into the break room where the kids were currently coloring.

"What do you think, Eric? Do you think I got over you within a week? Eric, they'll be three in five months. Do the math." Natalia told him, then stormed off into the break room. She then gathered her kids. As she walked past him in the hall, she said, "Biologically, they're yours. Legally, they're yours. However, it'll take a while for them to get used to you. See you tomorrow." Then she got into the elevator.

Eric couldn't believe it. He had children. Twins. A little boy and girl. Even more, Natalia had kept them from him for almost three years. One thing was for sure, he was going to be involved in his children's lives.