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Chapter 4: A closed case?

Later that afternoon

When it was time for Megan's plane to arrive at the airport, the siblings and Alexis were the ones that headed there to pick her up, and once they saw her walking their way with her husband they smiled as Megan rushed to the group, stopping when she was standing in front of the youngest sibling.

Ethan smiled at his older sister with a smile, but they both knew it wasn't his brightest, which she understood as she brought him in her arms. "Hi, brother."

He hugged her back as he replied with emotion. "Hi, sister. I'm so sorry I missed your big day."

He still felt bad about missing his sister's wedding, but he didn't feel right leaving his comatose wife. Plus, at that time he was still obsessed with finding the man who put her that way that, so he didn't feel like going anywhere just incase a new lead would come up, or better yet, if she would have woken up.

Megan sniffled. "I understand. I'm just glad I get to see you now."

"Me too." Then they pulled back as he smiled again. "And we have time to catch up."

"Sounds good."

As Megan was hugging Bailey then Alexis, they had a little small talk on how everybody was doing, then when she stood in front of her twin brother, and as they looked at one another, he didn't now why, but he couldn't help but feel something was up with her.

Megan knew that if she looked away he would really know something was up because out of the siblings he could read her like no other, so instead of looking away, she just brought him in her arms, but while he hugged her, he whispered. "Everything ok?"

Megan nodded with a smile and tears in her eyes. "Yeah." They pulled back while she sniffled. "I'm just glad that I get to be here, I think I needed this more than I realized."

The siblings smiled as Alexis spoke. "We need to make sure we get a little girl time too."

After Bailey second that and Megan nodded in agreement, the group started walking toward the baggage claim to get the rest of the bags.

Once the group made it to the parents house it was an emotional reunion between the youngest daughter and parents, and after they all settled in the house, it didn't take much time before it was filled with laughter, despite the underline sadness they had for the youngest sibling.

Eventually the kids went upstairs while the grownups continued to catch up, then at one point during the evening, Ethan went upstairs to check on them, and when he was walking back down the stairs, he saw his parents and siblings with their spouses talking and laughing, which as much as he wanted to go back and join in the fun, watching them only made him think who wasn't here, something he tired to push away since he's been here so he didn't ruin the reunion, but now it just made his heart ache, so instead of walking toward them, he started heading toward the kitchen after stepping off the last step of the stairs, but stopped when Bailey asked. "Ethan, you ok?"

He gave them a slight smile with a nod. "Yeah, I'll be right back."

They just nodded as he turned back around and continued his route to the kitchen before walking to the fridge to grab a water bottle, and after he opened it, he took a big drink before he set the bottle down on the counter, then looked down at his ring and started to move it around his finger as his thoughts once again took him to the past, this time the night that changed the direction of his and his kids life.

Flashback

2 years ago

Ethan stood in the doorway to the their bedroom and watched his wife of almost three years finish getting ready for an evening out with a few of her friends that were visiting, and he couldn't help but say. "It's no contest, you'll be the most beautiful one there."

She smiled as she clipped her watch on before turning around to look at her man, who was walking her way. "I think you're a little biased."

He shrugged his shoulders as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Maybe a little, but it doesn't change the facts."

With her eyes twinkling, she smiled a little bigger while she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Have I told you how much I love you today?"

"You have, but I don't mind hearing it again."

She removed one of her arms and cupped his clean-shaven cheek, a look she loved the most from him, while she whispered as she leaned closer to him. "I love you."

They kissed softly on the lips before they put their foreheads together as he whispered. "I love you too."

They kissed again, but when his lips moved to her neck, she reluctantly pulled away as she spoke with her heart racing from the contact. "Don't start something we can't finish because if I don't leave now, I won't be going. Then you'll have to explain to my friends why I didn't make it."

He smiled with his lips still on her neck, then he pulled back and with a twinkle in eyes. "Later, then?"

She nodded with a smile. "You got it."

After one more kiss, they released one another before she turned her attention back to the top of the dresser, and as he was sitting down at the end of the bed, she sighed. "Damn."

"What's wrong?"

She looked at him with her phone in her hands. "My phone isn't all the way charged."

Normally she always made sure her phone was fully charged, but she was a little distracted today because her son was sick, so her attention was to him while making sure their 2 year old wouldn't get sick too.

"You want to take mine?"

She thought about it, then shook her head. "Nah, I should be fine, I'll only be gone for a couple of hours, but if anything does come up and you can't reach me you have the number to the restaurant just in case."

She walked to the bed to grab her purse, and he took one of her hands with a smile. "Everything will be fine, just enjoy tonight, you deserve to have a good time without any worries."

In addition to being a wife, a mother of two now, and still working at the diner part time, she started to go back to college so she could get her medical degree, which she did with the full support of Ethan behind her because he just wanted her continue with the dream she had on becoming a nurse before her plans got detoured.

It wasn't easy, but with two determined people who wanted to make it work, which they expected nothing less, they were really putting everything they had in getting the life that they wanted.

She just smiled, and after they shared one more kiss, she pulled back. "I'm going to say goodnight to the kids, then I'm out of here. I'll see you later."

"See you later, babe."

After one more smile, he watched her walk out of the room, not knowing that in a few hours his whole world was about to change.

Hours later

While the kids were in their rooms asleep, Ethan was sitting on the couch doing a crossword puzzle when there was a knock on the apartment door.

He placed the expert level crossword puzzle book on the end table along with the pen and his glasses, which he only needed when he was reading things, before standing up, then after arriving at the door, he opened it.

At first he smiled at the person standing there. "Hi, Aunt Catherine, I wasn't expec..." Then he trailed off when he noticed she wasn't really smiling back, making his heart race as he asked. "What's wrong?"

She cleared her throat before she responded. "You need to go to the hospital, Nick is there waiting to explain it to you."

He gasped as he nodded, then after grabbing his cell phone, wallet and car keys, he was out of the apartment without a second glance, knowing his Aunt will take good care of the kids while he was out.

Trying not to speed his way to the hospital so he didn't end up there as a patient, he got there as quickly and safely as he could before parking in the parking lot and rushing toward the building.

Once he was in, he looked to the left and saw his Uncle Nick sitting in the chairs with his head down, so he walked over toward him, then when he was close enough he asked while his heart was racing even more than it had been. "Uncle Nick, what happened?"

Nick looked up when he heard Ethan's voice, then he stood up. "It appeared she had a flat tire, and while she was trying to fix it another vehicle hit her. Based on the skid marks, it looked like the driver tried to swerve out of the way, but was too late and she didn't have time to move."

He shook his head, couldn't believe this as he asked. "Why didn't she just call for help?"

"We found her phone in the passenger seat and it was dead."

He turned around and closed his eyes. "Damn, I should have insisted she take my phone..."

He trails off while mentally beating himself up when Nick's phone started ringing, so after he answered it, he said a few words before hanging up.

Ethan turned around to look at his Uncle and asked. "Was that about the case?"

"It was, they found a hand print on the side of the vehicle, and the place of it suggested he used it to help himself stand up."

He gasped with wide-eyes. "So, he got out of the vehicle, then just drove away?"

"It appears so, and before you ask it wasn't him that called it in, a couple came across the accident not long after."

Ethan's eyes filled with tears. "Is she going to be ok?"

Nick looked at him with as much sympathy as he could while he placed his hand on the young man's shoulder. "I don't know, man. When they got to her there was a faint heartbeat, so let's hope."

Just as Ethan nodded they both hear. "Mr. Grissom."

Ethan turned around to look at the doctor, who looked to be about his wife's age, average build, around 6'0 with short dark hair and brown eyes, and nodded. "Yes that's me, is my wife going to be ok?"

There was a pause that seemed to last forever in Ethan's mind before the doctor finally spoke. "I'm sorry, but medically we've done all we could, your wife has slipped into a coma, it's all on her at this point."

Trying really hard to control his emotions, he asked quietly. "For how long?"

"Cases like this are very tricky, it could be hours, days, weeks, months, even years, and possible never, which is something you need to take into consideration when..."

Ethan cuts him off. "She'll wake up again, and there is nothing you can say that will change that."

The doctor was about to speak, but Nick knew no matter what he said, Ethan wasn't going to listen to it and be even more agitated, so he spoke before the other man could. "Can he see her?"

The doctor turned his attention towards Nick with a nod. "Of course, I'll get a nurse to show you the way." Then he turned his attention back to Ethan. "Just have me paged if you have any more questions."

Ethan just nodded while Nick spoke. "Thank you, doctor."

He nodded before walking away while Ethan looked at Nick with sadness, which broke Nick's heart. "I can't lose her, Uncle Nick."

Nick just nodded as he brought the young man into his arms for hug, wishing he could take his hurt away, knowing exactly how he would feel if this happened to his wife.

A few seconds later their moment was interrupted when there was another voice. "Mr. Grissom." Ethan sniffled as he pulled back from Nick's arms before turning around and looking the nurse, and she gave him a slight smile as she continued. "I'm Tiffany Green the head nurse, I'm here to take you to your wife."

Ethan nodded before looking back at Nick, who gave him a slight smile. "You go, I'll be here if you want."

"Thank you, if I can't have my parents here, I'm glad you are."

"Anytime, man."

After one more nod, Ethan fallowed the middle-aged, long, dark haired, 5'8, woman, and if he would have looked back at Nick, he would have noticed he was on his phone calling Sara and Grissom.

End of Flashback

Just as he closed his eyes, feeling the emotion coming through him, he felt a presence in the room, so he spoke. "I'm doing the best I can, but I miss her so much, dad."

Grissom sighed as he walked further in the room. "I know you do, son."

Then Ethan sniffled as his father got closer to him. "The doctor's still say there is no change. What do I do? Is it time to let her go? Or do I keep waiting for a miracle?"

Grissom had to admit that he didn't envy his son's situation one bit because the thought of letting the woman he love go would cut him deeper than any other pain he's ever felt. But then he couldn't help but think: will all the waiting be worth it in the end, is he setting himself up for something that could never happen?

He knew that no matter what he said to his son, it wouldn't make him feel better,
so he did the only thing he could think of in that moment that would give him a little more comfort, and that was wrapping his arms around his son the minute he was close enough.

Ethan finally let a few tears down as he held on to his dad, once again thankful for the little comfort he was offering.

Before any more words were said, they heard Bailey's voice from the living room. "Oh my god!"

Father and son pulled back, looked at one another in confusion, then just as they turned so they could walk toward the kitchen door, Bailey came in with a smile as she was putting her phone back in her pocket. "We have him."

Ethan shook his head, still confused. "Who?"

Bailey walked up to her brother, and cupped his cheek as she repeated. "Him."

A second later while looking into his sister's eyes, he gasped as his eyes grew wide. "No way."

Bailey nodded with a smile as tears came into her eyes. "He was in a bar fight, then he assaulted a police officer, so when they ran his prints in the system, they matched the suspect you've been looking for. We have the man responsible for putting Alicia in the hospital."

His voice started to cracked, despite wanting to find him, he couldn't deny that a small part of him thought that that he wouldn't. "I can't believe this."

She hugged her brother as she whispered. "Well, believe it, buddy, it's happening."

He nodded as he hugged her back, then as they were pulling back, he asked. "Can I see him?"

She nodded again with another smile. "Yes, I asked Jason to hold off on officially booking him until you did."

After 10 years, Captain Cooper finally left the LVPD, and for the last 5 years Jason Williams have taken that spot, much to the relief of the CSI's and most of the detectives.

It wasn't that he let them do anything they wanted, he just didn't run things as tight as Captain Cooper did.

"Thank you."

"Of course."

Ethan then looked at his father, and he just smiled with a nod. "It's ok, we got the kids."

Ethan smiled. "Thanks dad."

After another nod, Ethan and Bailey walked out of the kitchen with Grissom following them.

When they got in the living room, Arthur asked with curiosity, which the whole room was too because one minute they saw Bailey excited while on the phone then the next she was running toward the kitchen. "What's going on?"

Ethan answered him. "The man responsible for putting Alicia in the hospital is in jail here, so I'm going there."

They all smiled with wide-eyes as Arthur immediately gets up from the couch. "Oh, I'm coming too." Then he looked back at his wife, who was sitting on the end of the couch. "Honey?"

Alexis smiled with a nod. "Go ahead."

Travis then looked at his wife. "You want to go too?"

Megan looked at his siblings, then nodded with a smile as she stood up. "Why not, when someone messes with one Grissom sibling, the others rally behind."

The family nodded with smiles, and after around of goodbyes, the siblings walked out of the house while everybody thought this was very good news.

They knew it wouldn't make Ethan fully happy, but finally putting the case behind him after so long will help him heal a little more.

Once the siblings arrived at the station, they headed toward the observation room to look at the man responsible, and when they did, they saw he looked to be a few years older than the Grissom twins, average build with short brown hair and hazel eyes, making Arthur speak. "I don't really know how to explain this, but I was expecting someone different, like the hotshot type."

They all had to admit they agreed with him, so they nodded as the door opened to the observation room before they heard a voice that was more like a smirk. "I guess I shouldn't be too surprised to see all the Grissom siblings here."

They turned around and smiled at Jason as Bailey spoke. "Someone messes with one Grissom, you get them all."

Jason nodded with a smile, then he cleared his throat and handed Bailey a folder. "Here is his background and other information, I figured something could be in there worth noting."

Bailey nodded as she took the folder. "Thank you."

Jason nodded as Ethan looked towards the window so he could look at the suspect again as he asked. "Do you have anything, Bailey?"

A few seconds later Bailey spoke. "He was promoted to partner in the law firm he was working the same night of the accident." A second later, she continued after looking at another page. "Oh, and I see he was the youngest to ever be promoted a partner in the history of that firm."

Ethan narrowed his eyes as he spoke while walking towards the door. "So, he was out drinking and partying it up before he got behind the wheel, and getting that promotion explains why he just drove away without calling it in, he didn't want to risk losing it, just great."

They watched their youngest brother walk out of the room then seconds later they saw him walk into the interrogation room.

The suspect looked towards Ethan the moment he walked into the room, and Ethan started to speak. "You know you hurt two kids, right?"

For someone who was a good lawyer just got a little rattled as he started speaking. "I, uh, I don't know what you're talking about, I didn't touch any kids."

Ethan narrowed his eyes as he walked up to the table, making the suspect move so his back as now against the chair. "Oh, you most certainly did, because of your recklessness, a daughter has been without a mother for two years, a son who couldn't enjoy his eight grade graduation to the fullest because his mother wasn't there to witness it." He cleared his throat, trying not to let this guy witness a vulnerable moment. "And a husband who has felt lost without his other half."

This time he let his anger get to him and he slammed his hand on the table, making everyone who was witnessing the scene and the suspect jump as he continued in a hard tone. "So, explain to me why you got to continue on living your life while a family has been missing a part of theirs."

Everybody half expected him to try and deny what he had done, but the suspect nodded with tears in his eyes. "You're right, I was very reckless that night, I did it and I'm so sorry, I never..."

Ethan cuts him off. "You're sorry, so what exactly am I suppose to do with that? Is it going to magically bring back time?"

Before he could get really upset, the door to the interrogation room opened and Jason's voice was heard. "You get what you need?"

He just didn't want the young man to do anything he'll regret later.

Ethan took a breath as he stood up straight and nodded. "Just about, I want to know why jeopardize everything now? In all likelihood you could have continued on with your life without ever getting caught, so why land yourself here and risk that?" The suspect looked into Ethan's eyes before he looked down at his hands, making Ethan nod with a slight smile. "I see, you couldn't take the guilt anymore." He then took a breath, ready to be away from this man, so he started walking toward the door. "He's all yours now Captain Williams."

As Jason was helping the suspect up, he asked Ethan just as he opened the door. "Did she die?"

Ethan looked back at him and asked. "Would it make you feel better knowing?"
After he nodded with a pleaded look, Ethan just shook his head and walked out of the room without another word, and once he met his siblings out on the hall, they gave him smiles and hugs.

When Ethan pulled back from his brother's hug, he spoke. "Thank you guys for being here."

Bailey placed her hand on his shoulder while replying. "Of course, like what Megan said, one sibling gets messed with, the others will rally behind."

Just as he nodded, they watched Jason walk the suspect down the hall so he could place him in jail until he was transferred to San Diego.

The Grissom siblings watched until they were out of sight, then Ethan spoke, feeling a little weight has been lifted off his shoulder. "I'm ready to go."

Bailey and Arthur nodded in agreement, but Megan spoke. "Actually guys, I'm not ready yet, I'll met you guys back there."

They looked a little concerned as Bailey asked. "You ok?"

She nodded with a smile. "Yeah, I just want to have a little time to myself."

"Ok." Then Bailey pulled her vehicle keys out of her pocket and handed them to her. "Here, we'll take a cab back to the house."

"You sure?"

"Yes, there is one of you and three of us, I'll feel better if you have the vehicle."

Megan smiled while she took the keys from her sister. "Ok, thank you."

Bailey nodded with a smile, and after she patted her sister's shoulder she started walking away with Ethan following her.

Megan watched them before looking at her twin brother, who was still standing there looking at her with worry, so she smiled. "I'm ok."

He shook his head and placed his hand on her shoulder. "Since picking you up at the airport I feel that something is going on with you, is it Travis? Because I'm sensing a little tension betw..."

Megan cuts him off. "We're fine, I promise."

Since finding out about the baby they hadn't had time to really talk about it, so there was a little tension between them, but with no one else knowing the news yet, she couldn't tell him what was really going on, not yet, anyways.

He sighed and nodded, knowing he wasn't going to get much more out of her, then he spoke. "Ok, but know that you can talk to me if you need to."

"I know, and I appreciate it."

He brings his sister in to his arms while whispering. "Anytime, you maybe the older one, but I'll always have your back."

She nodded as they pulled back, knowing that too, and after a smile, Arthur started following the other two siblings.

Megan took a breath before walking out of the building too.

Once she was in the vehicle, she just drove around town with no destination in mind, but then before she knew it, she had parked the vehicle in the parking lot of a very familiar ice cream shop.

She smiled as she got out, having a sudden craving for ice cream.

When she walked into the building, she stood in the short line, and it wasn't very long after that when she heard a voice she wasn't expecting, which made her heart unexpectedly skip a few beats.

"Chocolate chip cookie dough, right?"

She looked to the right just to confirm on who it was, then she smiled as she said.

"Hi, Kyle."

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