AN: Thanks for the reviews, here is the next chapter. Warning: A few questionable words.

Chapter 10: Another Surprise

Not much was said going to the hospital, but Sara did witness Brett and Carly holding hands in the back seat while his thumb moved along her knuckles in a soothing motion, trying to keep her as calm the best she could be under the circumstances, making her heart break for both of them, knowing their situation just became more complicated.

Once she stopped at the front of the hospital, she told them she'll find a place to park and meet them inside, so after they nodded, they got out of the vehicle, rushed inside and was heading towards the reception desk, but before they could speak to the head nurse, they hear a young male's voice behind them. "Dad?"

They turn around and see BJ standing there next to Courtney, and both gasped and as they rushed to the teenagers, and as Carly cupped the young woman's cheek and asked if she was really ok before bringing her in her arms, Brett sees his other son being rushed in on a gurney, his heart breaking while he saw the doctors coming up to him, checking in with the paramedics on his condition, so he went up to them and started talking to the doctors, saying he was the father and had asked to be informed, so after the doctor nodded and walked away with his patient, BJ sniffled before speaking softly. "Dad, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for it to happen."

Brett turned around and walked up to his oldest son and brought him in his arms with tears in his eyes as he ran a hand up down the young man's back. "It's ok, son."

Courtney finally spoke, softly though. "He was trying to save me." She paused for a second before finally admitting out-loud where she came from. "My brother, was trying to save me."

For as long as she could remember, she knew Carly was her biological mom, but was told that she couldn't tell anyone because she wanted to protect her.

Carly went through a rough time after leaving Los Angeles, particularly after her daughter was born. She went into a deep depression, turning to alcohol, and it got so bad that she didn't trust herself to be a mom, so she asked her sister to take care of her. But the only way she would do that is if she gave up her rights so she could raise her how she saw fit, so wanting the best life for her daughter, she did it.

She would eventually get help with the depression and hasn't touched any type of alcoholic drink in fifteen years, but it been hard staying in Seattle, watching her sister raise her daughter, so she knew she couldn't. But she also didn't want to be completely across the country either, so when she found out Vegas was looking for new CSI's, she took her chances there, sending money, and visiting when she could, but always, with no exceptions, on February 22, Courtney's birthday.

Courtney had eye contact with Carly, and she nodded with a smile, telling her it's ok, before she looked over at Brett, and he smiled in return before pulling back to look at his son, then he took a breath and said. "Son, I know you have so many questions, and I'll..."

BJ cuts him off with a nod. "Yeah I do, but the important thing is that I know now, and I wasn't going to let anything happen." He then looked at his younger half-sister by a month and finished. "To my little sister, even if I was protecting her from our own brother." He then looked at his father again. "I just wish it never had to happen, especially like that."

Brett nodded as he brought his arms around his son again, and Carly spoke looking at her daughter's cut on her forehead. "We should get that checked out."

Before anybody could say anything, a woman's voice, who was Brett's age with sandy blond hair, hazel eyes, around the same height and weight as Sara, was heard. "What the hell is going on, why is one of my sons in the emergency room?" She then looked over at Carly and glared. "And what the hell is she doing here?" Before another word was said, Courtney turned around to look at the other woman, and it was no surprise on who her mother was, and those eyes that were staring back at her was very familiar too, which it didn't take more than a second to realize where she got them from,, she's known her ex-husband since she was 20 years old, she knew those eyes anywhere, her oldest son has those eyes, so she looked at her ex and started coming after him. "You bastard, I knew it. I knew you slept with her."

She was going to push at him, but BJ stepped in front of his mother to protect his father, and shook his head. "Mom, no! I can't stand by and watch you treat him like crap anymore." He knew he was crossing a line, but after the unexpected day he had, everything just came out. "And after everything I know now, it isn't a wonder he found comfort with someone else."

His mother looked at him wide-eyes as Brett gasped and said softly. "BJ..."

BJ cuts him off while looking back at his father with regret. "I'm sorry, ok, I really am, but as far as I could remember she's blamed you for everything that went wrong. The only time I've ever seen you two close and showing any type of tenderness toward one another was when I was sick for two years." He took a breath and finished while looking at his mother. "And I'm sorry for what I said mom, but all of this anger and bitterness has got to stop. I thought when you two finally decided to divorce things would get better. Yes, what happened between them happened, but there isn't anything you can do about it and now that I know that I have a sister, I will protect her, just like I did today, so if you want to go after dad, my sister or her mother, remember you'll have to go through me first, and you wouldn't hurt your own son, would you?"

When Sara finally walked into the hospital, she looked at the group and felt the tension right away, but before she could say anything, the doctor who had been with Martin, cleared his throat and said. "Mr. Bolden."

Brett turned around to look at the doctor and cleared his throat. "Yes." Then he pointed towards his ex. "This is Maggie Fisher, Martin's mother."

He nodded in greeting before clearing his throat and speaking again. "He lost a lot blood."

Knowing where the doctor was going with his next words, BJ spoke while shaking his head. "I can't donate."

Courtney then spoke. "But I can, can't I?"

The doctor looked at the young woman and asked. "And you are?"

"His half-sister. I mean you can at least see if our blood is compatible, right?"

It wasn't Carly who said the next words, but Brett with concern in his eyes, even though he was torn on asking. "Are you sure, Courtney?"

Courtney looked at his father with tears in her eyes. "Despite what he did and/or was going to do to me, he is still my brother, your son, right?, And if I happen to be the only one who can save him, and I didn't, I could never live with myself, or look you in the eye ever again."

Brett just nodded, feeling up with so much emotion for what his daughter was willing to do, while BJ asked her. "Can I come with you?"

Courtney nodded with a smile "I would really like that."

BJ smiled with a nod before the two teenagers followed the doctor, and when they were out of sight, Maggie spoke towards Carly after clearing her throat. "Your daughter is an amazing young woman."

Carly spoke after clearing her throat. "I wish I can take credit on how she turned out, but yes she is."

Then she started going the same direction as the teenagers went while Sara followed her until they reached the window to the room the teenagers were in, and after a few moments of silence, Carly took a breath and spoke softly. "I guess you probably regret saying you have my back now, huh?"

Sara looked over at her and shook her head. "I stand by with what I said. I'll never turn my back on you."

Carly had tears in her eyes with a nod as she spoke while looking at her. "I swear Sara what happened between Brett and I was one night." Sara nodded in understanding while she continued. "I know it wasn't right, and he did too, but I was leaving town, walking away from a man I fell harder for than I ever had before in my life, and I just wanted to carry a memory on what it felt like to be loved by him." She took a breath before continuing. "I just ended up carrying more than a memory, something I didn't think would happen. And I don't mean that in a naïve kind of way, we all know it only takes once, but we also know the chances of that actually happening."

"True."

"When I found out I was pregnant I was shocked, and determined to bring a healthy baby into this world, a baby I fell in love with the minute I saw my first ultrasound. I followed the doctors instructions to a 'T', I did everything I humanly possible could for her, she was my whole world."

Carly paused for a second before telling her the rest of the of her story, and when she was done, Sara spoke softly. "Now I know why February 22 means so much to you."

Carly nodded with a smile. "Yes, of all the days I wanted off, that was the most important one."

Sara smiled with tears. "And you never missed it." Carly sniffled with another nod before Sara asked after clearing her throat. "So, what happened when Brett found out, when did he find out?"

Carly looked through the window to see a doctor looking at the gash on her daughter's forehead while speaking. "When Courtney was 10, and him finding out was kind of by accident. Robin took the family down here to see Ryan (Their brother), and while her, Courtney and Ryan were at the store, Brett ran into Robin, actually thinking it was me, and one look at Courtney, he could tell who her father was. He got a hold of me that night, the first night we talked in 10 years, which I was expecting a huge blowup, but it never came." Carly smiled warmly as she finished. "He was so understanding on why I couldn't tell him, wanting to do what he could on the financial side of things, knowing that's all he could do for the time being. I know it tore him up that was the only role he could be apart of, but we did the best we could under the circumstances. The situation may have never been perfect for any of us, but I always made sure she knew how much she was loved by her biological parents."

Sara smiled as she placed her hand on the other woman's shoulder. "I saw the way she looks at you two, she knows, and I saw how you two look at her, how you look at one another. Things may have not been perfect then, but what you guys do now is what matters."

Carly nodded with a smile. "I know."

Sara smiled in return while removing her hand before asking, something that's been on her mind for awhile now. "So, you moving here really wasn't only for your brother?"

Carly shook her head with a smile. "When I found out that UCLA was on top of Courtney's college choices, I was already getting a plan ready to come back here. But as you know, my plan was moved up a few years earlier than expected."

Sara nodded before asking again. "And the dinner you wanted us to have Sunday?"

"You guys would have been formally introduced to Courtney. Now that she would be here, I never wanted to hide who she was."

Sara took a breath before finishing. "Well, just so you know Grissom saw her yesterday, and when he told me, we did have questions."

Carly couldn't help but smirk a little. "And now I guess they were answered."

Sara chuckled a little with a nod. "Pretty much. At least for me they were."

Carly nodded in understanding before taking a breath and replying. "Tell him Sara, it's ok."

"You sure?"

She nodded again with a smile. "Yeah, I know it's my secret, but I don't want you to keep anything from him, especially something this big."

"OK, I'll tell him."

After a small pause, Carly spoke again. "I know you still have a case to finish up, but can you ask questions tomorrow?"

"Yeah, you guys have been through enough right now. And will you let me know how things go here?"

"Of course, thank you Sara, for everything."

Sara brings the other woman in her arms for a hug and whispered. "You are a good person, don't ever forget that."

"Thank you again."

After they pulled back, they share one more small smile before Sara started to walk away, heading for the exit of the building.

As she got to her vehicle, her phone starts to ring, so she pulled it from her pocket and answered without looking at who was calling. "Grissom."

The caller's voice came through her phone a second later. "Have I ever told you that I love hearing that name coming from you?"

She smiled as she got into her vehicle. "I believe every time I respond with it, and have I told you how much I love saying that name?"

When they got married she secretly always wanted to answer the phone using his name, but since they weren't CSI's anymore at the time it never happened, so when she became a CSI again, the first phone call she got was Grissom, and she got her wish of answering it using his name while Grissom got the wish of hearing it.

"Every time I ask." Her smile got a little wider before he cleared his throat and got a little more serious, the reason he was calling her. "I uh, I heard something interesting this morning at school."

"Oh, and what is it?"

"That a student went missing."

She cleared her throat before replying. "It's true Griss."

"What!? Did your CSI's take the case?"

"Yes, and I took over after finding something out."

"What do you mean, what did you find?"

"Before I tell you, are you sitting down?"

"Yeah, why, what's wrong?"

There was a pause before she continued. "You were right to have suspicions about the young woman who you saw yesterday. It turns out she's not Carly's niece, she's her daughter." When there was a long silence after that revelation, Sara asked in worry. "Griss, you still there, are you ok?"

"Uh yeah, I just, I don't... well, I don't know what to say, I'm speechless right now."

"I know how you feel."

There was a slight pause again before he cleared his throat and asked. "And I bet I don't even have to ask who the father is, do I?"

She smiled and shook her head, even though he couldn't see her, before replying with a smirk. "Once a CSI, always a CSI."

He chuckled slightly before asking in concern. "Is everything ok? Did you find her?"

"Yes, but it's not exactly that simple, so I'll have to tell you the rest later tonight. I have to get back to the lab."

"OK, my break is almost done anyways, I'll see you tonight. Love you, be safe."

"I love you too, and always."

After they hung up, Sara placed her phone in the cup holder, started the vehicle before driving through the parking lot and out on the street so she could get back to the lab and check on her team.

After shift

Once she dismissed her team in the break room and poured her some tea, she went back to her office to do some paperwork, and she has to admit, that while she enjoyed being the boss, the one aspect of it that she didn't like was the paperwork, which she never liked that part of the job when she had less to do, so she always knew it was going to get worse being higher up the ranks. But unlike her husband, whom she loved with all her heart, she didn't procrastinate on getting it done.

After a few hours, she was almost done when there was a knock on her office door, which kind of surprised her a little since she knew none of her team members were still at the lab, but she still told the person to come in.

The door opened a second later, revealing the Sheriff, who was in his mid-50's with very short blond hair, brown eyes, around 6'0 and a little above average build.

Sara looked at little shocked that he would be here, and she stood up. "Sheriff."

The Sheriff, also known as Dennis Green, smiled as he shook his head. "It's ok, you may be seated." Sara nodded as she sat back down, and he continued to speak as he walked to right chair that was in front of her desk. "I bet you are wondering why I am here?"

She nodded again with a smile. "Yes sir, that thought did cross my mind."

Normally when the Sheriff came to the lab he usual dealt with the director.

"Well, it turns out that this lab currently doesn't have a director, you see Mr. Bolden came to my office early this morning and told me that he is resigning immediately, and do you know who's name he put on the top of the list for his replacement?"

"No, sir."

"Yours." Sara had to admit she was a little shocked, so she didn't respond right away, and he continued, taking advantage of the silence. "And I saw your file, impressive. I can see why you would be up top."

Sara finally spoke after clearing her throat. "Wow, I'm a little shocked right now, and thank you for the compliment, but being the lab director is something I never thought I would want to be."

"Well, maybe you should start rethinking that, Mrs. Grissom." As he was standing up, but before she could speak again, he finished. "The fact remains we need one now though, so why not try it out for a few weeks, and if you still feel that way, we can discuss your replacement."

Knowing he did have a point, Sara nodded. "Ok, sir."

He nodded with a smile. "Thank you, I'll keep in touch."

After one more nod, the Sheriff walked out of her office, leaving Sara still in shock, a feeling she's felt all day for various different reasons, then she took a breath and closed the file she was currently looking at, knowing she wouldn't be able to concentrate on it now, and honestly, she just wanted to go home to her family.

When Sara walked into the house, William, who was sitting on the floor while her husband was on the couch, stood up with his blue eyes bright as he ran to his mother. "Mommy!"

Sara smiled as she closed the door before picking up her little man and gave a him a hug. "Oh little one, I love you so much."

He smiled as he replied. "uve you too, mommy."

They held one another for a few minutes before she sets him down, and as he goes back to the spot he had been in before his mother came home, Grissom wrapped his arms Sara and whispered. "You doing ok?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I'll tell you all about it later, and man do I have a lot to share."

He just smiled and held her close while whispering. "And I'll be there to hear it all."

She sighed in content as she remained in her husband's arms, the best place to be, especially after the day she had.

They held one another for a few minutes in silence before he asked after kissing her forehead. "What would you like to eat for dinner?"

Before she could reply, William did. "Daddy's Mac N' Cheese!"

They chuckled before Sara spoke towards her little man. "If it was up to you it will always be Daddy's Mac N' Cheese!"

He gives her a 'duh' look, like his answer should have been pretty obvious to her, before replying. "I 'uve it mommy!"

She smiled with a nod. "I know baby." Then she looked at her husband with the smile still on her face. "I guess your Mac N' Cheese."

William clapped and cheered. "Yeah!"

The parents chuckled before Grissom kissed her forehead again. "You got it."

When he pulled back from her, he walked up to his son and picked him up. "How about helping me little man."

He wrapped his arms around his father's neck with a nod and smile. "Ok, daddy."

Grissom kissed his son's forehead before walking them out of the room while Sara sat down the couch with a sigh, and after sitting there for about 15 minutes, her phone starts to ring, so she picks it up and answered. "Grissom."

"Hey Sara, it's me."

"Hi Carly, you guys ok?"

"Yeah, Martin's going to pull through."

"I'm glad. I know what he did was..."

Carly cuts her off. "I know, you don't have to explain. This is a very unique, complicated situation."

Carly sighed before Sara spoke. "If you ever need to talk I'm here, Carly. Never forget that."

"I won't, and thanks again."

"You're welcome. I'll see you in the morning."

"Yeah, have a good night."

"You too."

After Carly, who was sitting outside the hospital on a bench, took the phone from her ear and sighed before Brett spoke from the side of her. "Are you ok?"

Carly turned her head to the right and shrugged. "Honestly, I don't know."

Brett sighed as he sat down next to her. "It feels like it's been days since we woke up this morning."

"Yeah it does."

Brett looked down at the ground and continued. "Carly, I'll understand if you don't..."

She cuts him off as she placed her hand on top of his. "Brett, despite what happened today, I still love you and I still want a future with you."

Brett looked into her eyes with tears in his as he asked. "Yeah?"

Carly nodded with tears in her eyes. "Yeah, but I think we need to..."

Brett cuts her off with a nod, knowing what she was going to say. "Slow things down. Let everybody get use to one another before we throw them another curveball in their lives."

Carly nodded again. "Yeah." She then sighed before asking. "Do you even know how he found out about Courtney?"

He shook his head. "Not a 100% sure, but I had been thinking about it. The boys helped me move out of the house, so maybe he saw the pictures I had of her and the letters she sent me.
I thought I had them hidden, but I guess not hidden enough." He sighed again before continuing. "I'm so sorry Carly, I blame myself for this one, maybe I should have told them sooner and things could have turned out so much differently, but I didn't know what would have happened if they ended up telling their mother until the time was right."

She looked at him with sympathy as she spoke softly. "There was no way you could have foreseen this happening, and judging by Maggie's attitude earlier, I can see why you felt that way." Carly sighed before finishing. "But what's done is done, and the only thing we can do is try and move past it."

He squeezed her hand and replied with determination. "And I want to, Carly. I don't want to lose you."

Carly had tears in her eyes as she nodded her head. "I don't either, especially when we are this close to having everything I ever wanted."

He slipped his hand from under hers before wrapping his arms around her while she wrapped her arms around him for a warm embrace.

When Sara removed her phone from her ear, she sighed as she looked down at it before Grissom spoke from the doorway. "Everything ok?"

Sara looked up from her phone with a nod and small smile. "Yeah."

"Something you'll tell me later?"

Sara chuckled as she stood up with a nod. "Yep, it's on the list."

He smiled as he held out his hand. "Dinner is just about done."

She slipped her hand into his, saying. "Excellent." Before they headed for the kitchen so they could have a nice family dinner.

AN: More to come and decisions to make. Thanks for reading and please review.