Disclaimer: I don't own the main Characters.
Summary: Life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect it, and the Grissom family is about to be thrown one their way, with Sara eventually finding something out. Will what she finds out change their lives forever? Also, the Grissom family aren't the only ones who will be dealing with life's curveballs. Find out inside what happens next. 5th in Starting Over series.
AN: Since this is a series, you might be confused on what's going on, so reading the others might be a good idea.
Title: When you least expect it
Genre: Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Tragedy, Family, Friendship
Rating: T
Spoilers: Sort of (Don't want to give away the twist)
Time-line: Three days after last story ended
Warnings: Minor Character death(s), Implied/Suggestive adult behavior
Main Parings: GSR
Minor Parings: Carly/Brett, YoBling (Catherine/Warrick)
Other Characters: William Grissom, The families other kids, OC's
Series Order: Starting Over, Going to Miami, Where to go from here?, More than meets the eye
Chapter 1: 3 days later
As shift was winding down, Sara and Carly were in the break room when both of their phones made a dinging noise, indicating it was a text message, so they each checked their phones and said. "Catherine." at the same time, making the rest of their team members all say 'oooh' as if they were headed to the principles office, causing Sara and Carly shake their heads with a chuckle as they got up from their seats before heading out of the room.
When they stepped into the elevator, Carly asked. "You have any idea what Catherine wants to see us about?"
Sara shook her head. "None." Then she smiled as she asked, changing the subject. "So, I guess I don't have to ask how your weekend went?"
Carly gets the biggest smile on her face as she looked down at the golden wedding band on her finger, even after three days she wasn't use to it being there, but she loved it and what it represents. "It was probably the most romantic three days of my life."
Sara nodded in understanding before commenting. "And I think it's nice you guys are waiting to have your honeymoon so you can share it with the 'kids' this summer."
"Yeah we agreed we wanted our first full family vacation this summer, and thought what better way than on our honeymoon. After all this union affects them as well, even if they aren't living at 'home' anymore."
"True, and I can tell you had one happy daughter on your hands."
Carly replied as they walked out of the elevator. "Most definitely, it has always been a dream of hers that her parents get married, so I'm glad her father and I got to fulfill that dream of hers."
Sara nodded with a smile as they reached Catherine's office, which she was just finishing up a phone conversation as she waved them inside. "Yes that's right, thank you."
Catherine hung up the phone as the two women sat in the seats in front of her desk, then Sara asked. "So, what's up?" She then smirked. "Why did we get called into the 'principles' office?"
Catherine chuckled slightly before replying. "It's nothing bad I assure you. Or at least I don't think it is." The two women nodded before Catherine continued. "There is a conference down in San Diego this weekend, and I've elected the three of us to go." Before either one could speak, Catherine continued. "And anticipating your questions..." She looked at Carly first. "I had already talked to your husband, and he has given me permission to take his wife for the weekend." Before Catherine continued, she noticed Carly's face lighting up, so she smirked. "Was it the word husband or wife?"
Carly shyly commented. "How about Both."
Both Catherine and Sara chuckled before Sara commented. "No need to get embarrassed, I know exactly how you feel."
Catherine then replied. "Yeah, she still gets that dreamy look on her face when Gil is referred to as her husband."
Sara then raised an eyebrow as she countered. "And you don't with Warrick?"
Catherine chuckled with a nod. "Ok you got me, maybe we are a bunch of saps who still love our husbands very much." They chuckled again before Catherine cleared her throat and continued. "Anyways, getting back on track here." She then looked at Sara. "And your husband as well has accepted for me to take you out of town for the weekend." Before Sara could ask, Catherine finished. "Which leaves the work issue, I know, but I have a solution for that, Brett has agreed to be director for the weekend, I pulled a few strings and asked Andrea to come back to the day shift on Friday and Saturday, which she had no problem with, and Gil had offered to come in on Sunday for a few hours while William has his playdate with Rick and Elizabeth."
When she was done, Sara commented. "I guess you have thought of everything."
Catherine nodded before asking. "So, you girls in?"
Before they accepted, Carly asked. "Not that I'm not happy with your offer, but why all three of us?"
"Mostly because, when was the last time the three of us hung out without husbands or kids around?"
They didn't even have to think of that long before Sara replied. "Uh, I would say never."
Catherine smiled with another nod. "Exactly, so what better time to do this than before baby #2 comes along and your honeymoon."
Sara and Carly looked at one another, then Carly nodded with a smile before looking at Catherine. "Ok, I'm in."
Sara nodded with a smile a moment later. "Sure, count me in too."
Catherine nodded with a smile. "Excellent, I'm sure we are going to have a great time."
They nodded before Carly commented while her and Sara were standing. "Now we'll just have to get through..."
She stopped suddenly and placed her hand on the arm of her chair to steady herself and the other hand went to her forehead, causing the other women to look at her with concern as Sara asked while placing a hand on her shoulder. "Carly?"
Once the dizzy spell went away, Carly smiled and replied. "I'm ok, I must have gotten up too fast."
"You sure?"
Carly nodded again while Sara removed her hand slowly. "Yeah, I'll be fine, Sara, don't worry about it."
She gave the women one more reassuring smile before walking out of the office, and Sara followed behind after her and Catherine shared an uncertain look.
Three days later (The night before their trip)
In her thin strap, red nighty, Catherine was in the bathroom, finishing up her nightly routine and putting what she didn't need anymore in her travel bag, while Warrick, who was shirtless with just his boxers on, stopped in the doorway of the bathroom, looked at his wife in silence for a few seconds before walking in the room and wrapping his arms around her. "So, tell me again why you are taking my supervisor, and our second hand-woman with you?"
Catherine smirked as she looked at him through the window. "I see, this is about them leaving?"
He chuckled before whispering softly. "You know very well I'll miss you like crazy."
She sighed in content as he kissed her cheek while moving down to her shoulder, then she spoke softly. "One of us needed to go to the conference, so I thought why not the three of us. When was the last time it was just the three of us?"
His response was the same as Sara's before he asked softly. "You miss your one on one time with Calleigh, don't you?"
"Not only that, but with Sara and I turning a good corner in our friendship, finally. I think it would be nice to get to know her outside of the lab, and Carly for that matter too." She then turned in his arms and wrapped hers around his neck, smirking again with love in her eyes. "Think of it this way, you'll be supervisor for three whole days."
Warrick smiled with a nod. "Yeah, I like that part."
Catherine chuckled as she moved her hand to cup his stubble cheek. "I figured you would."
He sighed before continuing. "I guess until Sunday, when Grissom..."
Catherine shook her head. "Nope, you'll still be boss. He wanted me to tell you that he's only working if he needs to pitch in. Otherwise he's observing. He wants to see you in action."
Warrick gets a proud look on his face before he spoke in a somewhat disappointed tone. "Aww man, so no decomps for him?"
She chuckled again before replying. "Just remember babe, he may not be able to give you the 'punishment' task from a case anymore, but he is our neighbor and you know if he really wanted to he'll find away to ruin our 'moment' time."
Warrick chuckled this time with a nod. "You have a point there, honey. I'll behave."
Catherine's smile and words turned suggestive. "Now with the kids asleep, is it time for one of our 'moments?"
Not even a hesitation, Warrick picks her up bridle style, while she wrapped her arms around his neck and he spoke low. "You being gone for three days and two nights, you better believe it."
The bathroom light was turned off before Warrick walked them through the bedroom door and headed for their bed.
Once Brett and Carly had finished their nightly routine, they were getting into bed while Carly said. "Thanks again for dinner."
Brett nodded with a smile at first then he got a little concerned as he took her hand. "Are you sure you had enough to eat?"
Carly waved off her husband's concern, making her heart flutter thinking of him as that, before replying. "Yeah, I guess my stomach wasn't feeling it tonight."
Brett than sighed. "Maybe you shouldn't go tomo..."
Carly cuts him off with a smile. "I'll be fine, I promise." Then she smirked. "Which by the way, now that you brought it up, I can't believe you would allow Catherine to take me away from you when we haven't even been married a week yet, are you trying to tell me something?"
Brett chuckled while squeezing his wife's hand before looking at her with love. "I just know how much you want to get to know Catherine, and would like to continue building your friendship with Sara. Having those friendships mean a lot to you, and I don't want to keep you away from them just because we are married now." He then moved his hand to cup her cheek as he continued. "Besides, we got plenty of time to still be in our honeymoon phase, what's three days?"
She looked at him with so much love as she whispered with tears in her eyes. "I love you so much, I never thought that I could end up with..."
Brett cuts her off as he wipe her tears away. "That's something you never have to think about anymore, we are here, we made it, and I'm going to spend the rest of my life making sure you don't ever doubt your choice on being with me."
Carly smiled as she took his hand from her cheek and kissed his wedding band before whispering. "I don't think I would ever second guess or ever doubt that I made the right choice on spending the rest of my life with you."
Brett sees the love and confidence, and his eyes reflected that back towards her while they moved towards one another, and once their lips touched and it became passionate.
They pulled back a few moments later before he asked. "You want to?"
She smiled a she moved so she was sitting on his lap while whispering suggestively. "Yes please, after all, we are still in our honeymoon phase."
He smile in return around before they lips touched a second later.
Grissom was sitting up in bed, reading, when Sara walked in the room, so he looked up from his book as Sara shut the door. "You were in his room a little longer than usual."
Sara nodded with a sigh. "Yeah, he wanted a little more story time, and I didn't have the heart to stop."
Grissom raised an eyebrow as he asked in concern. "Sara?"
She sighed again, this time a little sadly. "You should have seen his face when he asked if I had to go." Grissom placed his book and glasses on his nightstand and moved the blankets to get out of bed as Sara continued after shaking her head. "Which technically I don't have to." Grissom tires to cut her off, but she continued before he could. "Since William's been born we haven't spent a night apart."
He stops in front of her and replied softy. "Eventually that's going to happen."
She nodded. "I know, but it doesn't have to happen this weekend..."
This time Grissom was successful on cutting her off as he cupped her cheek. "Honey, I know you want to go, I saw your face when you told me you accepted Catherine's offer."
She looked a him shyly. "As much as I love my boys and spending time with them. I was actually looking forward to getting away for a few days."
Grissom looked at her with nothing but love and understanding. "There you go. You are allowed to have your own time without feeling guilty about it. William will be fine, I promise."
Sara nodded before sighing again. "I know you're right." She then smirked a little as she ran her hand over her stomach while looking into his eyes. "Just wait until this little girl gives you that look, and see how resistant you are."
He smiled as he moved his hand up and ran his thumb over her eyes, causing her to close them as he whispered. "Those beautiful brown eyes looking at me." He then moved his hand down to her lips and swiped his thumb along the bottom of it as he continued. "With that smile." She smiled shyly again as he finished. "And that gap between her teeth, yeah I'm imagining it right now, and it looks like a triple threat, so I guess I better start building up the resistance now."
She wrapped her arms around his neck as she asked. "Yeah, and how do you suggest you do that?"
He sighed a second later, causing her to chuckle before he spoke with a smile. "I don't know, if you ever find a way with William, let me know." She chuckled again while he placed his hand on her stomach and ran his thumb up and down her cheek. "I just know that we can't make our children happy all the time, no matter how hard it is to say 'no' to them."
She nodded before she spoke again. "And you realize the longest we've spent apart was your sabbatical."
He sighed this time as he replied. "The longest three weeks of my life, don't remind me, so the weekend should be a piece of cake, right?"
"Maybe, but know no matter how much I'm looking forward to this trip, I'll still miss you very much."
He nodded then replied with emotion as he ran his thumb up and down her stomach. "Me too, and make sure you tell our little girl that I'm thinking about her always."
In that moment she realized that with her leaving, she had no choice but to take their unborn daughter with her, and she knew how much he loved talking to her at night and in the morning, and giving her 'kisses', so she asked in concern. "Are you sure you want me to go, because I can sta..."
Grissom shakes his head with a chuckle. "Now, I'm doing it. I'm sorry honey, I'll be fine."
She then looked at him with nothing but love and understanding. "You have nothing to apologize for, I love how you are with her, even before she's born, so I understand how you feel, and yes she'll know how much her daddy loves her even when he can't be around."
He smiled with bright eyes, and after they shared a few sweet kisses, they pulled back, then as they were walking towards their own sides of the bed, she asked. "Are you going to have something planed that you two can do this weekend?"
Grissom nodded as they slipped under the covers. "Actually I was thinking about going to mom's on Saturday for the day."
She smiled. "They would love seeing one another, tell her I 'said' hi."
"I will."
After they kissed a few more times, they pull back and he whispered. "I love you."
"I love you too, babe."
They kiss again, pouring everything they could in it, and when they pulled back again, they looked into each other's eyes and she nodded with a smile, he smiled in return before moving down to her stomach and kissing it a few times, telling his daughter how much he loved her. He then pulled back and looked at his wife again while she cupped his cheek and ran her thumb up and down it as he moved to capture her lips with his again, this time with more passion than the other times tonight, leading them to the point of no return.
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*And don't worry, all will be revealed from the hints of last story*