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Chapter 4: Her heroes

When help came about 20 minutes later, he made sure they got into an ambulance safety before getting into their vehicle and following the ambulance to the hospital. He would have liked to ride with them, but they needed the vehicle.

Once he got there, he stood around the waiting area until the doctor came out and asked for a Mr. Grissom.

Grissom looked at the doctor and he had a smile on his face. "Both are in perfect health." Grissom did a sigh of relief as he continued. "The medics said that you delivered the baby yourself?" Grissom nodded. "Are you a doctor?"

Grissom smiled. "Yeah, but with a PhD."

He chuckled and replied. "Well maybe you might think about changing it to an MD." He does a small shake of the head and the doctor chuckled again, then continued. "Well congratulations anyway. They need a little rest, but I don't see any problems for them staying no longer than tomorrow afternoon."

Grissom held out his hand and said. "Thank you, doctor."

The young, blond-haired, brown-eyed man shook Grissom's hand as he replied. "You're welcome, but you and your wife did most of the work, you two are some team."

Grissom smiled as he released the doctor's hand. "I would have to agree with you there, sir."

The doctor smiled with a nod, then after he told him what room to go to and how to get there, he left Grissom alone.

After another sigh of relief that everything worked out, he headed for Sara's room.

When he got there, he opened the door quietly, then stepped into the room where he saw their baby in a clear baby hospital bed and Sara laying in her bed with her head turned so she was watching their daughter.

As he was walking up to the bed, she turned her head and saw him walking their way, so she gave him a tired smile.

He smiled back as he sat down in the chair next to the bed, then said. "You should be resting."

Quietly, she responded. "I wanted to see you before I did." She uses her left hand to cup his cheek and ask. "How are you doing?"

He took her hand and kissed it before asking. "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

"Well I think you did something amazing too and I wanted to know how you felt."

He took a breath and kissed her hand again. "I think I can count delivering our daughter as one of the scariest moments of my life because I was so afraid something could go wrong." She looked at him with love and trust in her eyes as he continued. "But it was also an amazing feeling brining her out into this world." He stopped for a few seconds as tears started to come to his eyes. "Bringing her out to see you. I will never, for as long as I live, forget the look of joy on your face as I handed her to you, or the feeling I felt when I heard her first cry and felt her first breath on the palm of my hands. It was truly amazing Sara." She smiled as a tear came down her cheek along with his, then he released her hand and stood up from his chair as she moved over.

When he sat down next to her, he wrapped his arm around his wife, kissed her temple and continued. "But I am sorry."

She looked up at him and asked. "For what?"

"I never should have brought you here this close to your due date."

She shook her head. "We talked about this, plus there was no way of knowing she was going to be an early arrival." Before he could talk, she continued after a smirk. "But I guess considering who her parents are, we should have anticipated that she more than likely could've been."

He did a small chuckle, then shook his head and replied. "Well regardless, it won't happen again, I promise."

They never talked about a second child, so Sara was a little shocked at his comment. "Again? You want there to be an again?"

He took a moment, then he smiled. "Yeah, if you want to, I'm open to the idea."

She smiled with love in her eyes, then spoke as she slipped her hand into his. "I'm open to the idea too."

Yeah, she could think of a lot of negatives on wanting to be pregnant again, but there was a few positives too, so she wouldn't mind giving her husband another child and her daughter a sibling, maybe a son/brother next time.

She mentally smiled at that thought and he smiled at her with love in his eyes before leaning her way so they could peck each other on the lips.

When they pulled back, he saw that her eyes were getting heavier, so he said. "Why don't we talk about this another time, you should get some sleep."

She nodded. "Don't forget to call the team."

"Don't worry, I'll call them, you just sleep."

She closed her eyes as she whispered. "I love you, Griss."

He kissed her forehead and whispered. "I love you too, Sara."

Not long after, she was sound asleep, and after he kissed her on the head, he got up off the bed while making sure he gently moved her before walking to the other side so he could see his daughter sleeping. He looked down at his angel, falling in love with her all over again after every breath he sees her take. "And I especially love you little one, you've already given us so much joy and love in our lives."

After watching her for a few minutes, he looks over at the bed to watch Sara for couple of minutes, then he walks toward the door before walking out of the room, letting the door close behind him.

When he made it back outside for some fresh air, he pulled out his phone and dialed Warrick's number, knowing he was awake for shift.

A few rings later he hears. "Brown."

"Hey Warrick."

"Hi Griss, this is a little surprising, what can I do for you?"

"I just thought I would call and tell you that my daughter is born."

It was silent for a few seconds, then he smiled and replied. "A daughter?"

"Yes." Grissom was still beaming as he heard Warrick yell to the team about the news and he heard them cheering and saying congratulations.

When they calmed down, Warrick got back on the phone. "Where are you guys at? Did you make it home?"

"No we are still in Big Bear."

"Well somebody decided to come early, didn't she?" Then he smirked. "But I guess look at her parents."

Grissom chuckled. "Sara said the same thing."

Warrick chuckled in return before asking. "So do you need anything?"

"Nope, we're good, we'll be home sometime tomorrow night. Like I said I just thought I would call to tell you."

"Thanks, I'll tell Catherine when I get off work."

"Ok, Thanks Warrick."

"No problem."

"I'll let you get back to work, talk to you later."

"You got it, bye Griss and congratulations again."

"Thank you, bye Warrick."

After they hung up, he puts his phone back in his pocket as he heads back inside.

When he made it back into Sara's room, he walked over to where his daughter was sleeping and covered her up, then walked back to the chair next to Sara's bed and sat down. He looked at both girls and sighed in content, happy that they were safe and sound and that everything worked out in the end.


Two days later

After the Grissom family made it home they relaxed as a family for the rest of that evening, then during the next day they called the gang and told them to come over so they could meet the newest addition, which everybody agreed to come over.

A few hours later people started to show up, but their little one was still taking a nap so they had to wait for her to wake up, which about 10 minutes after everybody showed up, they heard crying come from the baby monitor.

Grissom smiled, which was one of his big smiles, then said. "I'll be right back with the guest of honor."

They nodded with smiles, and as he walked out of the living room, Catherine speaks toward Sara. "That man is just head over heals for her, isn't he?"

Sara smiled. "You have no idea, Their bond is already so strong, and it's more than just a father/daughter thing." She looked at them all as she finished. "He felt her first breath." They looked at her confused, so Sara asked. "He didn't tell you he delivered her?" They shook their heads while changing their look to amazed, then they all looked at him as he walked into the room with the guest of honor in his arms.

He saw the look on their faces, then he saw Sara's smile, so he asked with a little confusion. "What's going on?"

The gang smiled as Catherine replied. "It seems you are that little girl's hero."

He looked at Sara and asked. "You didn't tell them, did you?"

Sara speaks as she walked up to him. "Why not? It's the truth."

He nodded as he looked down at the little girl in his arms, then when he looked at her, he replied. "Yeah, but you wouldn't have been in that situation if I wouldn't have..."

Sara puts her finger to his and replied. "You don't have to feel guilty anymore, everything worked out. Besides we've already talked about this, twice in fact."

They gang watched his eyes sparkle with a vulnerability that they knew he only gets when he's looking at Sara, and now probably at the little girl too. He nodded with a small smile, then he looked up at the gang and replied. "Thanks guys, but I think the real hero is Sara, she's the one that brought our little butterfly into this world."

Sara looked down with a smile as the gang smiled and chuckled, knowing those two were one of a kind, they never liked to take credit for themselves, then Catherine cleared her throat and asked. "So do we got a name for this little butterfly?"

Grissom smiled and Sara looked up at the gang as he replied. "Of course. Everybody this is Michelle Grissom." Then he walks up to Catherine first and continued. "And Michelle this is your Aunt Catherine." After Grissom transferred Michelle into Catherine's arms, he stepped back when he felt that his daughter was ok, then he wrapped his arm around Sara's shoulder and they both watched the gang get acquainted with their daughter, happy she seemed to be ok with them.


Later that night

After a few hours of the gang visiting them, which Michelle was a big hit, they all went home, then as Grissom was cleaning up, Sara was feeding and putting their little one to sleep.

When Grissom got done cleaning and locking up, he walked to the nursery and he smiled as he stood in the doorway while watching Sara stand by Michelle's crib, looking down. He took a moment to admire them before walking up behind her.

Once he was close to her, he wraps his arms around her and looks over her shoulder, and Sara smiled as she places her hands over his. After he kissed her cheek they just stood there watching her for a few minutes in silence, then she whispered. "Ready for bed?"

He nodded as he released her, then he moved closer to the crib, leaned down and whispered. "I love you butterfly, sleep tight."

After one more long look at her, Sara took his hand in hers and walked them out of the room.

As they were walking into the bedroom, Sara speaks. "The team asked when I was coming back."

He asked While they were getting ready for bed. "Not for a few more weeks, right?" Sara nodded as he continued. "Are you ready to go back?"

As they were turning the covers down on the bed, she answered. "Yeah, I'm kind of torn though. I miss the team, but I'll miss our little one too when I go back."

When they got under the covers, they laid down, but turned toward one another so they were face to face and he responded. "I know how you feel. I'll miss her when I go back to work too." She nodded as she looked down, then he places his hand over hers and asked. "Have you thought about staying home with her full-time?"

She looked up at him. "You mean quit the lab?" He nodded, then she continued after a sigh. "I would be lying if I said that thought didn't cross my mind a few times during my pregnancy and a little after she was born, but as much as I would love to stay with her everyday of the week, I need to work. Being a mom and a wife isn't all that I am, even though I've only been one less than a year and the other barely three days, I'm sure of it."

Grissom looks at her with understanding and as he cups her, he replied with sincerity. "Ok, I respect your decision. I just want you to do whatever makes you happy."

She smiled with love in her eyes. "You guys make me very happy, I just want the job aspect of it too."

He looks at her with love in his eyes too, then as he leaned closer to her, he whispered. "I understand." After a few pecks on the lips, he pulls back and continued. "Alright, so for the next few weeks our job is to look into daycare for those mornings you work doubles."

She nodded in agreement, then as he was laying down on his back and she was moving closer to him so she could lay on his chest, she asked. "Have you ever thought of being a stay at home dad?"

He smiled as he wraps his arms around her shoulders. "I thought about it a few times and I figured out that we could do it financially since I had enough money saved up from before we got together, and as much as I would also love to stay with her everyday of the week, I need to work too. It's been in my blood for a long time."

She ran her hand along his chest before placing the palm of her hand over his heart. "I understand, I just hope she understands that we love her very much."

He replied as he places his free hand over hers. "She'll know everyday of her life that we love her more than anything, it's just that work is important to us too."

She smiled with a nod as she slipped her fingers through his, then after a yawn, she commented. "We better get some shut-eye."

He yawned too before replying. "You're right, I love you Sara."

She snuggled into him before responding. "I love you too, goodnight."

He kissed her on the head before closing his eyes and she followed soon after, both knowing their little one will be waking them up soon, but considering the alternative, they wouldn't have it any other way.


AN: Hope it was ok. Next chapter: Sara goes back to work, how will her first day be? I guess you'll find. Please review.