Disclaimer: I don't own the main characters
Summary: After traveling for sometime, Sara and Grissom are back in the states and have settled down in a new city. Also, a friendly face ends up in the same city, bringing them back in to the CSI life, or at least one of them will be in a more permanent role, and eventually they find out there is more than meets the eye when secrets from her past are revealed. 4th in Starting Over series
AN: I'm back and I hope you are ready fore more. :) And as you can tell this is part of a series, so I suggest that if you haven't, and are really confused on what's going on, you should read the first story in the series: 'Starting Over.'
Title: More than meets the eye
Genre: Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort Friendship
Rating: T
Spoilers: None
Time-line: 2 years and 4 months after last story ended
Warnings: Implied/Suggestive behavior, questionable words
Main Parings: GSR
Minor Parings: YoBling (Catherine and Warrick), OC/OC
Other Characters: OC's, Lindsey Willows, Kyle Caine, Other Caine family members
Series Order: Starting Over, Going to Miami, Where to go from here?, More than meets the eye
Chapter 1: Where they ended up?
March, 2010
Standing inside a college classroom, behind a podium, Gilbert Grissom was doing what he does best, outside of being a CSI that is, and that was teaching, a passion of his that never left him, even when being a CSI took most of that time away. Although, in a way, he was still teaching even then since the CSI's had to learn to become one, it just wasn't in a classroom and he was surrounded by the dead than the living.
He took a pause and looked at his watch before looking up at his class again and smiled. "And that shall conclude our lesson for the day, don't forget to turn in your assignments, class dismissed."
The seventeen to twenty-one year olds started packing their things in their bags before they stood up with their assignments, and as they were walking up to the desk to turn in their papers, some of the students would say 'Good lesson today, professor Grissom, or hope to see you again, Professor, or just saying goodbye' And Grissom gave them all polite smiles and nods as he watched them leave the room.
When it was just him, he walked to the desk, closed the file that had the papers in them, picked up the file, placed it in his briefcase, picked up the case and started walking towards the door, then after turning the light out, since this was his last class of the day, he walked out of the room, closed and locked the door before heading towards the campus parking lot.
Once he got to and in his vehicle, he started it before putting it in reverse so he could pull out, and right before he drove off campus, happy to be here, even though currently he wasn't a full time teacher since by the time they arrived in Los Angeles, the teaching spots were filled up, so he got to fill in when needed since the Dean didn't want to miss the opportunity of Gilbert Grissom teaching at the college, which he didn't seem to mind at the moment and enjoyed a little free time, especially because of who he gets to go home to and have that extra time with.
Grissom smiled as he thought about his wife, which made his heart still skip a beat just thinking of Sara as his wife. While the two years before leaving Vegas were ok, these last few years with her have been, hands down, the best years of his life, simple because during that time they traveled to multiple countries, some of it was work related, helping out a few locals here and there on research, a lot of it was not. They got to be freer than they ever been, only making their bond stronger as they were enjoying the world around them.
Grissom paused his thinking for a second and cleared his throat from his emotions before he continued, a simple moment that changed their lives forever, and another reason why he loved going home.
Flashback
Late July, 2009
Grissom was sitting at the table in his and Sara's apartment in Paris, where they have been for several months while he had been guest lecturing at a local college, but now that the job is over, he was thinking about where their next destination would be.
His thoughts get interrupted a few minutes later when the front door opened and he turned his head to look at his wife.
She smiled in return, then after taking her messenger bag off and placed it on the love seat, she pulled a small box out of it, walked up to him and handed it to him.
When he raised an eyebrow at it, she shyly smiled. "Call it an early birthday present."
He chuckled before replying. "You know, that last time you gave me an early birthday present it was only three days early, now you're give me one weeks in advanced. So what, next will be months?"
She chuckled before replying with a smirk. "Just open the present, I think you'll like it." She then continued softly. "Or at least I hope you'll like it."
He took a breath while taking the box from her hands, and as he pulled his pocket knife out of his pocket, he asked. "So, is this another trip destination?"
She smiled shyly again. "I guess you can say that, call it adventure of a lifetime."
He looked at her with curiosity for a second before his concentration went back to the box, and after opening it, he pulled out a baby sized cubs jersey with the custom name 'Grissom' on the back, making Grissom's throat hitch as his heart raced, knowing the implications, before he looked at her with emotion. "Sara?"
Sara nodded with tears in her eyes. "Yes, congratulations, daddy."
He immediately dropped the jersey, landing on the opened box, then after taking his glasses off, he stood up from his seat and took the one step he needed and brought her in his arms, and as they held one another, she sobbed in joy while a couple of tears went down his cheek.
After celebrating their first year of marriage, they officially decided to try for a baby, and while it did take them longer than they had thought, they had never lost hope that one day their family will grow.
Once she calmed down enough so she could speak, she asked. "So, do you like..."
He cuts her off as he pulled back with a tear on his cheek. "No, honey, I love it. Thank you."
She sniffled as she cupped his cheek to wipe his tear away while she whispered. "No, thank you."
Knowing they could go back and forth on the thank yous, Grissom just smiled as he leaned towards her and they share a loving/tender kiss, then after kissing her forehead, he whispered. "I love you."
"I love you too."
He pulled back from her forehead and kneeled down so he was eye-level to her stomach before he placed his hand on it and whispered with emotion. "Hi, I'm your daddy, and I don't know how well I'm going to be at it, but I'll try my best. Just know that you are loved so much already, and I can't wait for you to join our family." He then leaned forward and kissed her stomach with his eyes closed while he wrapped his arms around her waist and she ran her fingers through his hair, both falling in love with their little one each second, and silently vowing that they'll do everything they could for him or her.
End of flashback
Once they found out they were pregnant, their plans changed on where their next trip location was to where they wanted to settle down, and after narrowing it down to three cities, they decided on LA, because not only would they be close to his mom, so she could get to know her grandchild, but he thought it would be nice to teach at UCLA, the first college he went to, if they'll have him. Which as it turned out they did, but once they knew he would only be part time this year, they weren't in that much of a hurry to leave Paris, staying there until a few weeks after her birthday.
After pulling in the apartment complex parking lot, he parked in the assigned place, got out with his briefcase, and after closing and locking the door, he walked in the building, grabbed the mail before taking the elevator up to the fifth floor, and after getting out and walking until he reached halfway down the hall, he turned to the left and unlocked the door before stepping inside, immediately seeing that Sara wasn't in the living room, so he places his briefcase down on the floor and placed the mail on the kitchen counter before heading towards the short hall that would lead him to the two bedrooms and bathroom.
When he got to the first room on the left, the nursery, he stopped in the doorway, and with his heart once again bursting with pride, joy and love, he watched his wife, who was sitting in a rocking chair, holding their two weak old son, causing him to have a flashback.
Flashback
Two weeks ago
With all the strength that Sara had, she gave one last push, and while Grissom was helping her lay back down, the sound of their baby's first cries came into the room before the doctor smiled at them and said. "Congratulations, mom and dad, you have a happy, healthy baby boy."
They couldn't stop the tears the moment he was placed in Sara's arms, and one look from her baby boy, washed away any insecurities that she ever had.
She turned her head to look at Grissom, and he could also see the confidence in her eyes about this next step, so he smiled before lifting her hand up and kissing it softly. "I'm so proud of you honey, you did an amazing job. I love you so much."
She smiled with more tears going down her cheek. "I love you too." He kissed her hand again before their attention went to their new son.
Sara kissed his little head and whispered her love to him.
As Grissom watched them, he couldn't help but fall for his wife all over again.
After a few minutes had passed by, Sara looked at her husband once more and whispered. "Ok, your turn daddy."
He swallowed before asking with emotion. "You sure?"
She nodded with a smile, and after a moment's pause, he nodded before their son was placed in his arms, then he leaned down and kissed his forehead softly before whispering his love as Sara could do nothing but stare at her boys, falling in love with them all over again.
End of Flashback
When Sara felt a presence in the room, she looked up with tears of joy in her eyes before she looked down and whispered. "Look, who is here, sweetie. It's daddy."
Grissom cleared his throat as he walked into the room, where the walls were decorated with a bug/animal theme, and when he got to her, husband and wife share a soft kiss before he kneeled down and lightly kissed his son's forehead, whispering. "Good afternoon, William. I hope you've had a good day with mommy."
AN: Hope you're interested in more. Thanks for reading and please review.