A/N: Thanks so much for all the reviews! I had a little writer's block on this one, not sure where I wanted to go with it. In the end I pushed through and like where it went! Please let me know what you think!
A/N 2: No Beta so any mistakes are mine. I hope there aren't too many but toward the end there might be a few, I'm pretty tired but I wanted to get this out as soon as possible! If I find too many I will just repost later, but in the mean time, please enjoy!
P.S. I realize I'm rambling and I think this is pretty clear, but just to make sure, italicized parts are flashbacks of Sara and Grissom.
The day started out as normal as any other; Grissom had gotten up early to shower and get dressed before Sara had to wake up for work. It had become a routine of sorts ever since Sara had first got pregnant all those years ago.
After showering and getting ready for the day, Grissom would return to bed and slowly wake Sara. He would start by softly stroking her hair; his hand would continue its slow movement to her cheek where his fingers would gently graze her skin. By this time, Sara would more than likely be awake, however; she would lay still and let Grissom continue his morning rituals.
After kissing her forehead, Grissom would whisper that he loves her in her ear. He would then be greeted by her sparkling brown eyes and a loving kiss. After lying in bed for a few minutes Sara would retreat to the bathroom to start getting for work while Grissom would head down the hall. After waking Julia, he would go down to the kitchen to start breakfast.
Sara would come down first, and help Grissom finish getting breakfast ready. It was in those short stolen moments that they kept their relationship fresh. Whether it was just a small touch while exchanging a utensil, or a quiet look between them that told the other exactly what they were thinking. Sara and Grissom both relied on those small moments throughout the years.
Julia would come down just before the food was ready and take her seat at the table. Grissom would serve breakfast and Sara would get the drinks. Small talk would be made and the morning paper would be read. All in all it was a nice routine that they had come to accept throughout the years.
This day however, things would go a little differently after breakfast. Usually, Sara would just drop Julia off at school on her way to work, but today the whole family was headed to the doctors.
"What time is your appointment?" Grissom asked before sliding the pineapple off his fork and into his mouth.
"Uh, it's at 9. They said I should be there around 8:30 though, paper work and stuff I guess." Julia replied while keeping her eyes on her plate.
They hadn't talked the "situation" much in the last day in a half. She knew her parents were disappointed in her, they had told her as much. She had messed around. She knew what she was doing, but she did it anyways.
Her mom had warned her of what could happen when she started dating; but hey, what did parents know? It's not like hers were the most socially inept people in the world anyways.
"Yeah, there was a ton of paper work." Sara chimed in, "we'd better get going then."
Twenty minutes later the three of them walked through the front doors of the doctor's office and headed straight for the receptionist's desk.
Sara was the one to speak to the secretary, "hi, we're here for an appointment."
"Name please?"
"Julia Grissom," Sara answered.
"Okay Julia, I'm just going to…"
Sara interrupted the woman, "oh, no um, I'm Sara. This," she pointed to Julia, "is Julia."
"Oh, my apologies, to both of you," smiled the secretary. She then faced Julia and said, "Then I'm just going to have you fill out this paper work and return it when you're finished. What time is the scheduled appointment?"
"9," Julia responded.
"Good plenty of time," she said with another smile.
She must be used to young girls coming in for appointments, Sara thought.
Julia took the paperwork and a pen then proceeded to cross the waiting room with her parents.
While Julia started her paper work, her parents remained quiet. Grissom linked his fingers through Sara's and gave her hand a small squeeze; she automatically returned the gesture and offered him a tight smile.
Grissom took his seat next to Sara on the cold plastic chair. He linked his fingers through Sara's and gave her hand a small squeeze; she automatically returned the gesture and flashed her bright "Sara Smile."
He had never been in this situation before. He wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do. Was he supposed to help Sara with the paper work? He wasn't even sure if he was allowed to talk at a voice above a whisper. Since he had nothing better to do he decided on one of his favorite activities, people watching.
There was a young couple a few seats down from them; he would guess about 23 or 24. They looked excited so he assumed it was their first child. He wondered what he and Sara looked like to them. An old man with a younger beautiful woman, they probably thought of him as a pervert. He really didn't care.
He turned his attention across the room to the other couple; they appeared to both be in their early to mid forties. They didn't have any paper work to fill out so he could safely guess that this wasn't their first child. By the look on the man's face he could assume that the reason they were here was probably an "accident."
The man across the room looked up and smiled at Grissom. He smiled back and then continued to look around the room. The walls were filled with pictures of babies at various ages, and the far corner contained a few small toys.
Toys.
Grissom hadn't thought about toys. Sure he knew they would eventually need to get toys; they would need to get clothes and furniture too. It was there that it hit him, an actual child that he and Sara would have to care for—together—just the two of them and a baby.
Sara must have noticed a change in his demeanor because she gently squeezed his hand again. When he looked into her eyes he realized that she was just as nervous and scared as he was.
"Don't worry Gil, we will be fine," she said a voice just above a whisper.
"As long as I have you with me sweetheart, I have no doubt."
"You do to have doubt," she teased, "you just don't have as much doubt as you would if I weren't in this with you." He smiled. "But then of course, if I wasn't in this with you, well, you obviously wouldn't be here. Would you now?"
"That my dear, is correct," he replied while subconsciously rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb.
Sara seemed to be thinking about something and then suddenly asked, "Did you realize that I said the word "you" seven times in those last two sentences?"
He laughed. "No sweetheart I didn't notice. Only "you" would notice something like that," he joked, earning him a playful slap on the arm.
"Sara Grissom?"
Grissom looked at Sara and started to stand up, "That's us," he smiled.
"Indeed it is."
"Julia Grissom?"
"You want us to come with you?" Sara asked.
"Would you…please? I'm kinda nervous. I think it just hit me you know, an actual child that I have to care for. Like…a baby," Julia said quietly.
Sara and Grissom both smiled at her words, they knew exactly what she was talking about.
The appointment didn't take long, so they were back on the road by 10:30. "We're just going to drop you off at school, is that okay?" Grissom asked.
"Uh, yeah that's fine," Julia said.
When they pulled up outside of the school Julia made no move to get out. Sara turned around in the front seat to look at her daughter, "Hey, you going to go in?"
"Yeah, I um…" her words trailed off as Sara noticed a tear start to roll down her cheek.
"What's wrong honey?" Sara voice was full of concern.
"It's nothing. I just…well want to thank you."
"We…" Sara stopped after seeing Julia shake her head.
"No, I mean really thank you. You guys have been so, so…"
"Understanding?" Grissom said.
Julia smiled and said, "Well I was going to say "cool about all of this, but I guess understanding would work better. I just don't think I would be able to handle something like this if you guys weren't there for me, you know?"
"We know honey. Look, we understand this isn't the deal situation you wanted to be in a month before you turn 17, but it IS the situation you are in so we will help you deal with it. As bad as this may sound Julia, things like this happen all the time. Nobody thinks it will happen to them; everyone knows the risks, but they do it anyway. I am just glad that you felt comfortable enough to come to your father and I about this like an adult. You chose to handle this in a very mature way, and I for one appreciate it. Coming to us the way you did allowed us to be able to "be cool about it." Most young women your age would have freaked out and chose a different option."
Julia had a flowing stream of tears down her cheeks by this point, but Sara pressed on, "We had reason to be upset and disappointed right away, but what kind of parents would be if we just a banded you? We are trying to show you a good example of how to deal with things you never thought possible. You understand that, right?" Sara asked.
"Yeah, I think I do."
"Good," Grissom said. Just know that we are here for you sweetheart. With this, and anything else that happens throughout your life, we are here for you."
Julia unbuckled her seat belt and lunged for the driver's seat. Kissing her dad on the cheek and throwing her arms around his neck she said, "thanks dad; for everything. I love you."
"I love you too sweetheart." He replied.
"And you," she said turning to Sara, "I hope I'm half the mom you are someday! I love you so much."
"Oh honey, I love you too." Sara choked out before tears of her own traveled down her face. Sara hugged her daughter tight and whispered, "I love you too."
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'm going to try and get one out tomorrow, not sure if that will happen I have quite a bit of homework so please bare with me! Please review and let me know what you think! Thanks so much!
