Title: Double Trouble Birthday Surprise
By: Zodiac32
Pairing: Nick/Greg
Rating: G
Summary: Greg doesn't like celebrating his birthday, but Nick has a couple little surprises in store for him anyway. This is just a fluffy little present for Twins' 21st birthday! Ficlet.

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"Happy birthday, Greggo!"

It was the first thing Greg heard when he stepped through the front door and into his and Nick's townhouse. He was tired, had just worked a double and all the Level 1 CSI really wanted to do was sleep; not to mention, he really wasn't into celebrating his birthday anymore.

"Nicky, I told you, I didn't feel like doing anything for my birthday this year. Turning thirty-two isn't really something worth celebrating. You should know, Mr. Magoo." Greg smirked at his partner.

"Ha-ha. Thirty-two was a good year for me, as I recall. Never knew you gave such awesome lapdances up until that particular birthday party." The mischievous, dark haired Texan smiled at Greg and held out his hand to lead the younger man further into the living room. "Anyway, just shut up and close your eyes. I got ya somethin'."

Greg sighed but did as he was told, already having spotted the tasty looking chocolate cake with double-fudgey chocolate frosting and white lettering, that had obviously been scribbled in a hurry, which read, "Over the Hill Already!".

"So, if I'm over the hill, you're already down the other side, right?" Greg teased. When it came to birthdays, he and Nick couldn't help but to go all out to rib each other; even though either was far from being old.

The grinning birthday boy considered pestering his lover some more, just to make things even for Nick's earlier teasing, when he heard a small noise coming from directly in front of him. The air had changed suddenly and Greg knew his partner and his present were standing before him. With his eyes still closed and mouth slightly open, Greg listened closely for the distinct noise to sound again.

"Well... open your eyes already!" Nick laughed, and as the sheaths of Greg's eyelids lifted away from hypnotic mahogany orbs, the Texan couldn't hold back a toothy smile. "Surprise."

And suddenly, those hypnotic, mahogany colored orbs lit up like Nick couldn't believe. He watched as Greg took in the sight of two small, gray and white striped tabby kittens, big blue eyes shining and around their necks sat big, red bows. The younger man giggled as the one kitten's little pink ears twitched back and forth and it's mouth emitted a quiet 'mew'.

"Oh, Nicky..." Greg started, taking a kitten from Nick's left hand and cuddling it to his chest. He smiled when the tiny cat started kicking at the bow playfully with it's feet.

"I remember you telling me you always had a cat or two, when you were a kid. Then the neighbors found these little guys abandoned under their porch and asked if we'd want 'em." The older man smiled and petted the feline's soft fur. "I couldn't turn them away. Just look at that face."

"You don't even like cats."

"Not really, but I love you. And you love cats. It's simple algebra." Nick winked. "I think I could get used to these little scamps runnin' around. They're gonna be hellions, ya know?"

The blonde's lips broke out into a wide grin as he said, "Yeah, they'll take after me."

The two men leaned in for a quick kiss and the kittens between them meowed once more, drawing them from their moment and making Nick chuckle. "So, what are you gonna name 'em?"

Greg thought for a minute, eyeing the small bundle of fur in his hands again before giving a nod of finality. "Well, they're twins so... Zack and Cody, of course. Double trouble."

Nick grinned and set a strong arm around his partner's waist, leading the new happy family to sit on the couch.

"You are so weird, G. But it shouldn't surprise me we'd have cats named after Disney channel characters." he said and placed a lingering kiss to Greg's waiting lips. "Happy birthday, baby."

The elated, new Daddy smiled, "Mm... and suddenly, turning thirty-two just got a little more exciting."

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A/N: Happy 21st you two! You're legally old enough to drink and gamble and everything now. Haha! Hope you liked the ficlet. I was gonna have Greg name the kittens Luke and Noah, but then I was like "Nah, that doesn't sound right." XD Anyway, for those of you who don't know, Zack and Cody are from 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' on the Disney channel, and they're twins who get into trouble every episode. It's cute... for a Disney show. And I figured it would go nicely here. Get it? heh-heh.

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