Disclaimer: Don't own the main Character

Summary: Follow Gil Grissom's life starting from a brief moment of his first day on earth. What up's and down's will he go through? Who will come and go in his life? Who will be beside him? Please read and find out.

AN: This story will have some references on what happened in the series when we get further along in the story but for the most part it has my own twist to it, which makes it a little AU. Hope you will enjoy it and please be patient as the story unfolds.

AN #2: In the beginning there will be some time jumps to move the story along.

Title: The life of Gil Grissom
Rating: T for later chapters
Genre: Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Friendship, Tragedy
Time-line: Starts very Pre-CSI but moves up some of the season (1-7) with my own twist.
Spoilers: Subtle references from Various episodes
Warnings: Implied/suggestive adult situations, little language and violence, minor Character Deaths
Main Parings: GSR (Eventually), Grillows (Friendship ONLY)
Minor Parings: Grissom/OC's (past), Catherine/OC but Eventually Catherine/Nick
Other Characters: Warrick, Greg, A few OC's,

The life of Gil Grissom

Chapter 1: Gilbert Arthur Grissom

August 17, 1956

It was the middle of the night and a storm was raging outside the hospital in Santa Monica California but the occupants in the room wasn't paying attention to it because they were finally blessed with a little boy with blue eyes and a mixture of both of them and their attention went to him.

The boy's 25-year-old mother, who was around 5'5, slim, had short dark curly hair and brown eyes was smiling down at the little guy in her arms, very thankful for the gift that her and her husband had received today, not only because they had tried for so many years for this first child but they had found out it was more than likely going to be their only child.

They were a little heartbroken when they got the news but one look at their newborn son they felt more blessed than they ever thought was possible and would cherish every moment they could with him.

Her husband of 7 years, who was tall, had short curly light brown hair, blue eyes and a little broader than her was sitting down in a chair next to the bed watching the two most precious things he had in his life.

He had met his wife in a library when she was 18 and he was 28, and he still remembers when he sat down at the same table as her and tried to talk to her then thought that she was ignoring him because she didn't even acknowledge his presence. However, he quickly found out there was something unique about her and there was a reason why she wouldn't say hi back when she wasn't looking at him.

He smiles while he continued to watch his family then moves his hand from his lap and tapped his wife on the arm, she looked up from her son to look at her smiling husband and he starts to use sign language. 'Perfect isn't he?' She smiled with a nod then looked back down.

When he had successfully gotten her attention that faithful day and found out she became deaf at a very young age by a genetic disorder called Otosclerosis, she tried pushing him away because she didn't want to become a burden in his life.
But he wasn't going to go away that easily because he fell in love with her from that first smile and the first time she communicated using her hands, and no one was going to make him walk away, and not once did he regret that decision.

Even after they were married and they found out that it would take a miracle to have a baby he stuck by her, and now watching his newborn son with his wife he will continue to be thankful every day of his life.

As his thoughts come back to the present he noticed she was getting a sad look on her face while running her finger on the outside of his left ear and he knew that look, she was afraid he might get the hereditary disease that she had gotten.

He gets up off the chair, walks over to the bed, slowly puts his hand on her shoulder to get her attention and when she was looking at him he signs. 'He is going to be fine, honey.' She gives him a look that clearly said. 'How do you know?' He smiles that cute half-smile that she loves and continued. 'Because as his parents we are going to teach him the speaking and the sign language world so he will be prepared if it happens.'

She nodded while she looked back down at her son then brings him up to her lips and kissed his forehead then looks at her husband and holds him out, as if asking if he wanted to hold him, he smiles while sitting down next to her and she transfers their son into his arms.

When he was comfortable they look at each other then she signs. 'I just don't want him to be different.'

He smiles at her again and spoke while making sure she can read his lips. "Our son will be different and special in a lot of ways, especially because he has a mother like you which I find that there is absolutely nothing wrong with that." She smiles a shy smile and he continues with butterflies in his stomach after she looks back at his lips. "And if he does go deaf then I am going to love him just as much as I love him now because he is a part of you."

She wipes a tear away at his sweet words then signs again. 'I love you, Arthur Grissom.'

Arthur replies back. "I love you too, Betty Grissom."

She smiles, puts her hand on his bearded cheek then leans toward him and kisses him softly on the lips. As they pulled back a few seconds later their son started to cry.

Arthur looked down at his son and tried to sooth him but after a few seconds when he didn't stop he looked at his wife's worried face. She couldn't hear their son but she definitely could see from his face that he wasn't happy so she holds out her arms. Arthur smiles again and transfers their son back to her arms and a few seconds later he quitted right down.

Arthur shakes his head as she looks up from their son again then raised an eyebrow as if to say 'what?' He smiles and signs. 'I see who our little Gilbert will adore as he gets older.' She smiles at the mention of their son's name then looks back down, she couldn't get enough of looking at him.

Arthur gets comfortable on the bed again then puts his arm around Betty's shoulders and she puts her head on his shoulder then he moves his free hand over to his son's tiny hands and plays with them as he looks at him in silence for a few minutes then speaks, and even though Betty couldn't hear him she knew what he was saying because she felt the same way.

"You are something special little man and there won't be a day that goes by that I won't remind you. We are going to make sure you have the best possible childhood that we can give you and when the time comes buddy, I hope you find a woman who will love you for who you are. I know at times you'll be stubborn because you get that from us, sorry about that one." He stops for a second then smiled and continued. "And at times you'll want to deal with your problems yourself but when you find the 'one' and who you'll finally let in, you hold on to her, ok Gilbert?"

He brings his wife closer to him, kisses her temple and as they continued to look at him they had beaming smiles because once again they are thankful every second to have their son, Gilbert Arthur Grissom, in their lives.

AN: Sorry if it was too short the chapters will get longer as we move along. Interested in more? Want to see where life take him? Please review.