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Chapter 9: Her past meeting the Future
Next Morning
When it was time for Arthur's appointment, Sara, Grissom, Arthur and Bailey left the house, while Mrs. Grissom stayed behind with the rest of the kids. Then when they got there, where Sam was waiting out in the parking lot, they walked inside, checked in and waited.
About 10 minutes later it was time for Arthur to go in, but since only his parents could go with him until he was under sedation, Bailey had to say goodbye in the waiting area, so while she was sitting down in the chair, she brought her younger brother in a hug and kissed his temple while he wrapped his arms around her neck.
They pulled back a few seconds later, and she signs. 'I love you, always, and I'll see you when you get done.'
He nodded with a smile before signing back. 'Love you too.'
After another smile, he stands in front of Sam, and with him not knowing much about sign language, which he knew he'll be learning it more now regardless of the outcome of Arthur's surgery, looked at Bailey.
She smiled and nodded. "It's ok, say something and I'll translate."
Feeling relieved, he nodded before looking at Arthur again. "Good luck, buddy."
Arthur looked to his sister since he wasn't that great at reading lips yet, where she translated what Sam had said, then he smiled, and instead of talking he signed something back towards Sam, making the family laugh before Bailey translated what he had said. "He says don't worry, he's got this."
Sam chuckled as he raised his thumb up, making Arthur smile as he wraps his arms around him, which kind of surprised him but he reciprocated the hug before they pulled back. Then after one more smile, he started walking with his parents, while Sam placed his arm over Bailey's shoulders and brought her to him as close as he could with the arm of the chair in the way.
When they made it into the room, and Arthur was ready to be sedated once everything was set up, he looked at his parents scared, despite his earlier declaration of confidence. Sara then cupped her son's cheek as Grissom signed over her shoulder as she spoke so Arthur knew what she was saying. "We'll be here when you wake up, and we love you so much, ok?"
Arthur nodded as he held up his little hand. 'Love you.'
They smiled with nods while trying to hold their tears in their eyes so he wouldn't see them, then after Sara leaned down and kissed his head, she moved to the side to let Grissom do the same, and once he pulled back, father and son looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds while he ran his thumb up and down his cheek before he looked at the nurse and nodded his head, telling her it was ok now.
Once he was under and the doctor had assured them he'll do everything he can, Sara and Grissom left the room hand in hand, and only when they were out in the hall did they let a few of their tears go down while they held one another.
After few minutes, they pull back before they each wiped one another's tears off their cheeks as he spoke. "He's going to pull through this."
Sara nodded with confidence. "He will."
He smiled back, and after a peck on the lips, he cleared his throat before speaking. "Now, let's continue to show our brave front, and think happy thoughts."
"Alright."
After one more smile, he took her hand and squeezed it before they started walking back toward the waiting area, where they saw Lindsey and Blake sitting with Sam and Bailey.
They had barley sat down when a seventh person walked into the waiting area and said. "Hi."
Sara, Grissom, Lindsey, Blake and Bailey, which she gasped, all looked toward the right the minute they heard the voice. Sam only looked to the right after he heard Bailey gasp, and as he was thinking who this could be, Bailey had stood up from her spot next to Sam, still looking a little shocked at the person who had walked in. "Garrick, what are you doing here? How did you know?"
The 5'8, above average build, blond-haired, blue-eyed, man cleared his throat and said. "It turns out it's a small world; my new Captain, Captain Murray is friends with your mom, and I kind of heard him talking about what was going on." Garrick then looked at Sara. "I'm sorry if I'm intru..."
Sara cuts him off while shaking her head. "It's ok. It's nice to see again, even if the circumstances aren't ideal."
Garrick nodded before looking at Bailey again. "I can leave if..."
But she cuts him off as she walked up to him and gave him a hug, which his arms immediately went around her. "No it's ok, stay. I'm sure he would love to see you when his surgery is done."
Garrick nodded as they pulled back from the hug. "Alright, I'll stay."
She gave him a little smile, then after she cleared her throat, she turned to right and said. "You remember Lindsey and Blake, right?"
They stood up and shook his hand as they acknowledged one another, then as Bailey turned to Sam, Sam had stood up to stand next to Bailey, and he was very tempted to do the typical thing and place his hand on her shoulder or small of her back to let this other guy know exactly who he was to Bailey, but mentally shook that thought away because he really had nothing to prove. He knew she chose him, and he got the girl by being himself, so no point in turning into somebody he wasn't.
Before Bailey could introduce the guys, Sam stuck his hand out toward Garrick. "Sam Miller."
Garrick took the other man's hand with a polite smile. "Garrick Peters."
When they release hands, there were a few awkward moments before Sara started engaging him in a conversation about life in Boston while Bailey and Sam sat down.
As the waiting area became silent, Bailey had moved her hand to Sam's and slipped her fingers through his. It may have surprised him a little, considering who was sitting across from them, but he wasn't complaining. But then a few seconds later, Garrick, who had seen the action, cleared his throat before asking as he stood up. "Anybody want something to drink?"
After the majority of them said 'no thank', he started walking down the hall to the left of them before turning the corner, where the vending machines were, which not long after Garrick had walked away, Bailey slipped her hand out of Sam's and followed him, and Sam watched her the whole way.
A few seconds later, Grissom stood up from his seat as he watched Sam, then he sat down in Bailey's seat before speaking to him quietly. "I know how much your instincts are telling you to follow her, but in this case don't listen to them because remember she chose you. She just wants to make sure he's ok as a friend." Grissom paused, and before Sam could speak, he continued with a smile. "And if you are about ask me how I can be sure of that, it's because she has a big heart like her mother. She cares about how other people feel...Not that I don't, but she can show it better, so just remember her heart lies with you, and from what I can tell, from the second you two met, so you have nothing to worry about."
After fully absorbing everything he said, Sam nodded with a small smile. "I understand sir."
Grissom nodded in return as he got up from the seat and walked back over to his wife before sitting down next to her, then she took his hand and laid her head on his shoulder with a smile, proud of his advice.
When Bailey caught up with Garrick, she said. "Garrick, I..."
But Garrick turned around shaking his head. "No it's ok. I knew it was going to eventually happen." He then sighed. "I guess I just didn't expect it be this soon after we ended."
Bailey shook her head. "Me neither. We saw one another in San Diego while my family and I were visiting my Uncle Nick and Aunt Catherine, and things just felt..."
As she trailed off, Garrick continued. "Right?" After Bailey nodded, he spoke again. "So, he's the one? And you did know him before, didn't you?"
Bailey nodded again. "Yes to both questions."
Trying to put up a brave front, he cleared his throat before speaking. "Well, then I guess congratulations are in order."
But knowing him, she knew he was fighting what he was really feeling, so she placed her hand on his shoulder and asked. "Garrick..."
But he cuts her off. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Which by saying that, I'm not saying that getting over you will be the easiest thing I ever did in my life, but that's my problem not yours, alright?" As Bailey nodded with a few tears in her eyes, he cups her cheek as he continued. "Just be happy, that's what you can do for me."
After he wiped a few tears away, he brings her in his arms for a hug, which she hugged him back while whispering. "There will be a day that you'll find her, and forget that there ever was a Bailey Grissom in your life, I just know you will."
He would like to think that what she said would come true, but he doubted there will ever be a woman to make him fully forget her because whether she knew it or not, a part of her will always be with him.
When Bailey and Garrick came back to the waiting area, Bailey took her spot next to Sam before slipping her hand back into his, and giving him a little smile. He gave her a smile back while holding on to her hand, which their hands were clasped through out the rest of the wait, and it felt like the longest wait of their lives.
They all got up when they saw the doctor walk into the waiting area, then once he stopped and looked at Sara and Grissom, he spoke. "He came through the surgery with no problems, but we'll know more about the success of it in the upcoming weeks."
They nodded in understanding as Sara asked. "Can we see him?"
The doctor nodded with a smile. "Of course, he's still out of it, but he should be coming back very soon, and please only family though."
Before the doctor could turn to leave, Bailey spoke. "Technically they all are family in one way or another."
He smiled with another nod. "I understand, then how about just parents and siblings for right now?"
After they once again nodded in understanding, the doctor walked away with Sara, Grissom and Bailey following him.
When it was just Lindsey, Blake, Sam and Garrick in the waiting area, Blake looked at the other two guys. "So, do we need to put you two in separate corners?"
Lindsey does a small chuckle while Garrick shook his head before looking at Sam. "I'm good, you?"
Sam nodded. "I'm fine." Then he sat back down in his chair before everybody else did too.
Once everybody was settled, the feeling was a little tense but no more than it was while everybody was waiting on the news about Arthur.
Not long after Bailey, Sara and Grissom made it into the room, Arthur started to wake up with bandages on his ears, and once he was fully awake, they noticed he was very happy to see them, then Grissom signed. 'You feeling ok, buddy?'
After he told them with sign language how he was feeling, Grissom said it was all normal, then the little boy signed. 'Can I go home?'
Sara cupped his cheek as Grissom signed what Sara said. 'Very soon, sweetie.'
'Ok, and can we get ice cream before we do go home?'
The parents chuckled as Bailey said with a smile. "Yep, he's going to be just fine."
They smiled as Grissom signed again. 'Sure we can.'
Arthur than nodded with another smile on his face, very happy about that, while the family just watched over him with smiles still on their faces, happy they could make him happy and that there weren't any complications with the surgery.
AN: More to come. Please review.
