I Do not own CSI. I Really Really want to own William Petersen though
"Sara" Gil yelled from downstairs
"What time did you say your mother would be here?"
"Any time now Gil. Why are you so nervous?" Sara said while coming down the stairs and standing in front of Gil.
"I've never really met past girlfriends mothers before. What happens if your mother doesn't like me? What are we going to do then? I really want her to like me." Gil said rambling and Sara started to laugh.
"Honey" Sara stared by wrapping her arms around his neck
"My mother is going to like you, she will probably love you. She has to like you. She has no choice in the matter. If she wants a relationship with me she is going to have to have one with you as well. Were married, we come as a package deal now. Plus I told her all about you when I was in Frisco, even showed her your picture. She told me and I quote "He is very handsome Sara, as long as he makes you happy I am sure we will hit it off. All I want is your happiness"
"She really said that?"
"Yes Gilbert, she really said that" Sara finished by giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"Now go get changed so that when her taxi shows up we will be ready" Sara said while slapping his butt while he was walking upstairs to the bedroom
Ten minutes later the doorbell was ringing
"I'll get it honey. You just keep cooking over there" Sara yelled as she was walking towards the door. As she opened it she saw a tall slender woman there, long brown hair with some grey poking through. As the woman looked up she smiled
"Sara"
"Hi mom." Sara said smiling "Here let me grab you bags and you can follow me inside"
As Sara grabbed her bags Laura shyly followed Sara inside there wonderful home
"Sara your house looks lovely. It also smells lovely too, what's cooking?"
"Gil's in the kitchen cooking his veggie pasta. He can't leave the stove at the minute; if you leave while that's cooking it will burn fast"
"That's ok dear. But I am really excited to meet your husband. You have told me so much about him I feel like I know him already" Laura stated
"Come on, I will take you to one of the guest room upstairs and we can put your bags away and then you can meet my husband. And just to let you know he's a little nervous about meeting you so please go easy on the questions ok" Sara said as she put the bags into one of the spare bedrooms."
"Well I'm a little nervous to Sara so I think we will be ok. How many rooms do you have in this house?" asked Laura amazed at the beautiful house and following Sara downstairs
"We have a master bedroom and two spare bedrooms; we have a small office down the hall that we share that is packed wall to wall with books, like the bookshelves downstairs. We have our own bathroom in our room plus one up here and a smaller one downstairs. I am going to have to show you the back yard after to. It's huge, and it's great for Hank"
"Hank" asked Laura
"Hank is our dog, when you meet be prepared to be pumbled, He's about ninety pounds of muscle but he thinks he's a little lap dog" Sara said while chuckling and opening the back door to the huge backyard.
"Wow Sara, this place is gorgeous. How did you afford it all? Sorry none of my business"
"No it's ok. When we bought this house it was a dump. But the property had a lot of potential. You should have seen how high the grass was. We had to go over it twice with the lawnmower. The pool lining was ripped and gross. Inside wasn't much better. The house smelled like cat pee and the carpets were trash. Basically it needed to be completely redone. This house was a steal. We bought at really really cheap price. It had been on the market for two years so the value of the house just kept going down. It took about two weeks of discussion between us before we decided that we could fix it up, or have decorators come fix it for us when we didn't have time. So we took it. We lived at Gil's condo as we were redecorating the house. It took about half a year before we moved our stuff in here but it was well worth the time" Sara finished
"Hank" she yelled
"Come here boy" as soon as the boxer heard Sara he took off for her, ready to jump her as soon as he saw her.
"Down boy" she said as he came up to her. The dog sat on its haunches while he got a pat on the head.
"Mom this is Hank, Hank this is mom. Just hold out your hand first. I know he looks big but he's really a big teddy bear" Sara stated as Laura held out her hand for the dog to sniff and then lick. Laura patted him on the head and down his back and soon the dog was rolling over wanting his tummy rubbed
"See I told ya, big softy"
"Come on let's go inside so you and Gil can finally meet face to face"
"Ok, I'm right behind you"
As soon as they walked into the dining room they saw plates set and warm garlic bread on the table with a big bowl of pasta in the middle. Two seconds later Gil came out with a bottle of wine in his hand. Brown eyes met Blue. Laura held up her hand first.
"You must be Gil, Sara has said so much about you"
"You as well" Gil said shaking her hand
"It's nice to meet you Laura"
"You as well"
"Shall we eat" he said to the two women. Looking at Sara and then Laura noticing how similar they looked. Each had long brown hair and eyes. Both tall and slender and they each had that nervous smile on there faces
"You're going to love this pasta mom. It was a recipe from Gil's mother secret stash. I swear it's the best pasta you will ever try" She said while taking a heaping spoonful onto her plate. Laura followed suit. As soon as everyone had a plateful everyone was digging in
"Oh my, Sara I think I am going to have to agree with you on this. Gil this is fantastic. It's so creamy and the vegetables are so fresh. I guess it also helps that I am starving."
"Well eat up, there's plenty" Gil said pleased that everything seemed to be going good so far.
"So what were you two talking about while I was in there slaving over a hot stove" Gil asked
"Sara was telling me about the house and how you fixed it up."
"Yeah this place was a dump when we first walked through it. I think the realtor jumped for joy when we told him we were going to buy this house. No one wanted it but we saw the potential in it and took a chance that luckily worked out for us."
"It sure did. It's a beautiful home"
"Thank you" Gil said as he sipped his wine
"Can I ask you two a question, you don't have to answer if you don't want to and I may be completely over the bounds with it but I am really curious" Laura asked while crossing her fingers under the table
"Sure, I guess" Said Sara waiting for an uncomfortable question
"Well you have so much room here, are you two planning on having kids"
Please say yes she thought, I would love a grandchild.
As Laura was thinking Sara silently asked Gil if he was alright with telling her mother there plans. At his nod Sara started
"Mom" Laura looked up
"We bought this house on the pre-tense of adding to our family. We are actually trying now, we both decided that the time was right now so were hoping to have a baby one day." Sara finished while grabbing Gil's hand and squeezing
"Sara I am so happy for you. So happy. You have managed to find a lovely husband who can cook, always a plus in my book Gil. You have a job that helps people, and friends that you have told me about that are more like family to you. You have managed to find happiness and have built a wonderful life for yourself. I am proud of you. After everything that happened as a child I was always afraid you life would be different. But you changed that, you didn't let the death and abuse tear you down for too long. I am so happy you found me and we have managed to rebuild our relationship somewhat. Hopefully one day we will be close like a mother and daughter should be" Laura said with tears in her eyes.
Sara got up and went around the table and embraced her mother while Gil looked on with a tear on his eye.
"One day mom, one day we will have that relationship. That is a promise" Sara said into her mother's ear.
"Ok enough crying" Sara said smiling "Let's finish this so we can get to dessert. That's always the best part"
"If dessert is anything like dinner was I can't wait" Replied Laura as Gil got up and got the strawberry cheesecake from the kitchen.
"Why don't we eat dessert in the living room" suggested Gil
"Sounds good" Sara and Laura followed Gil into the living room with Hank on there tail. Laura settled in on the side of the couch with Sara on the other side. Gil went to his lazy' boy.
"Oh God Gil, this is heavenly. You're going to have to give me this recipe before I leave." Laura replied while devouring her dessert. Sara was doing the exact same thing. Gil just patiently ate his cheesecake.
"Are you sure about babysitting Hank and the house while were at the hotel for a few days?" Sara asked Laura
"Yes Sara, it's no problem really. Hank seems to like me and this way I don't have to worry about spending money on a hotel and you don't have to worry about Hank. I want you two to have a wonderful belated honeymoon. Relax, get a message, and make love. That's what honeymoons are for" Laura added
"We just wanted to make sure you were alright with it Laura" Gil said
"But I think we will enjoy out honeymoon right Sara" Gil said winking at the end
"Yes Honey"
"What time do the festivities start tomorrow Sara?" Laura asked
"Were supposed to be there around 5:00. People are going to start showing up shortly after and Catherine wants us there early so we can make a grand entrance and greet people later. You are going to meet the team tomorrow." Sara said
"Tell me about them Sara, I would like to know what I'm getting myself into" Said Laura
"There good guys, they have always had my back. Nick, Warrick and Greg are like brothers to me. Cath, well she is like the sister I never had. She likes to meddle in people's business but she is harmless. Doc and Dave are both gentle people. They will never say a harmful work about anyone. And Jim. Jim is like a father to me. He was more of one then my real dad ever was. He helped me get through a lot of tough times, including everything that happened after Natalie. He was always making sure I was ok. When he got shot a couple years back I visited him in the hospital every day, he was never alone. I think you will like him mom. He told me he was looking forward to meeting you" Finished Sara
"They sound like good people Sara. I would be happy to meet them"
For the next few minutes the room fell into silence. But not an uncomfortable one.
"Can I ask you some questions mom?" Sara said a little apprehensively
"You can ask me anything Sara"
"I know you don't like talking about your family or Dad's family but I need to ask you some questions about them"
"What kind of questions" Laura said a little uncomfortably
"Just some health questions. I have no idea what my family medical history is. I don't know why dad's father and mother died. I don't even know how your parents died. I have no knowledge of illness in the family. Hell I don't even know if you are or have been sick or on any meds. If Gil and I want to have a baby I would really like to know what I may be passing down to it. Gil's mother died of old age but she had osterolocis. But there is treatment for that now these days. And his Dad died of a heart attack. But I still have no clue on my part and I really need to know" Sara said looking into her mothers eye's
"Well" Laura started "I think I can help you out. As far as I know I am as healthy as an ox. No meds and I have had no problems in the past. As for your father, other then him being a drunk, he was healthy. Your father's father though, he was obese. Very over weight. I think he was diabetic but I'm pretty sure that was because of his weight. His mother died of natural causes. I believe she was 82 when she died. On my side we are a pretty healthy bunch as far as I know. Both of my parents died in there early 80's. Each of natural causes. Although my father did have a heart attack when he was about 60. But after that he was put on some medication to help and he lived for another 20 years.
I think I should let you know this part though Sara."
"What"
"If you and Gil want a baby you should prepare yourself for more then one"
"What, I'm not following here"
"I was a twin. My sister died when she was a baby. We were born premature and I was the only one to survive. When I was pregnant with you brother, he was also a twin. There were complications when they were born and the cord had wrapped around his neck. I guess his twin had died before I had even given birth. I also know that you grandmother was a twin. I'm not sure what happened to her, I do believe she died of natural causes at the age of 84. But I think you should know that multiple births run in the family" Laura finished to a now shocked Sara and Gil who had there mouths open, no words coming out
"I hope I just didn't deter your plans on a child Sara, I just thought a warning would be nice, I know it was a shock for me when I found out that I was carrying twins"
"Umm, I don't know what to say right at this moment. I am a little shocked but I don't think that will deter our plans. We could have a single birth or we could have four, although I doubt that would happen, but I would be happy. We can't predict the future and we can't be scared of it, if we were there would be no more babies in this world. And if me and Gil were scared of the future we wouldn't try to have one either." Sara finished
"Although I am a little nervous at the prospect of more then one at a time Sara is right. We have seen to many things on this job to make us want to not have kids, but it's the vision that out child could change the world or even a life that makes us want to take a chance on having a child together. And if there was more then one, I just think of it as more of Sara in this world." Gil said to the now teary eyed Sara and a smiling Laura
After that big revelation of family history the three lapsed into a comfortable conversation until Gil had to get ready for work and excused himself.
"Does working during the night ever bother you Sara?"
"Sometimes. Nightshift is the busiest of the night and we tend to get the most brutal cases. It also sucks that you sleep during the day. Everything get's a little messed up sometimes. But I don't think I would change it. At least not yet. I love my team and working with them. I didn't mind working swing but they weren't my guys. I think working with the team is the brightest spot of working grave." Sara said as she grabbed a photo of the team to show her mother.
"This is the team. That picture was taken after the annual softball game. Grave vs. Day's. We always kick ass. That year we won 15-4. I don't think we have let Day's win in over 9 years." Sara added
"You look like family"
"We are family" Sara said
"Ok, as soon as my shift is done I will be home. The guys all want to get out as soon as possible as well. Day's knows to be in on time so they can take over all cases. So as soon as I'm home I can shower, eat and then sleep until I have to get ready for the party."
"Sounds good" Sara said while walking towards the door with Gil
"Call me before you leave and I'll start breakfast so you don't have to worry about cooking when you come home.
Be safe tonight ok, and I'll see you in the morning"
"I always am Mrs. Grissom." Gil said while getting into his car
"I love you" He said while rolling down the window
"Love you more" She said as he started the car
"See you in the morning" He called out as Sara waved him goodbye
"You two are sweet together Sara" Laura said after witnessing the exchange.
"Thank you mom"
"I think I am going to turn in for the night. Feel free to stay up and watch TV or snoop around a bit but I am tired and I want to be able to stay awake tomorrow night"
"I think I'll head in as well" Laura said while following Sara upstairs
"Oh I forgot to tell you, we have a hair appointment tomorrow afternoon with Catherine and her daughter at this little place I found. It's the same place I got my hair done when I married Gil back in October. It's basically a bunch of older women but they do a really good job."
"Ok, wake me up in the morning and I can help you with breakfast ok"
"Sure. Goodnight mom"
"Goodnight Sara"
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Ugggg, I'm up" Sara said hitting the alarm clock.
"Shower then breakfast" she sighed closing her eyes and snuggling back into bed. That was until she heard Hank start to whine, wanting to be let outside.
"Ok Ok I'm up, I'll let you out and then I'll have a shower" she said to herself while throwing the cover off of her and getting up to let Hank outside. She opened the door and felt the brisk spring air hit her face. 'Well that will wake you up' she thought. Sara truged back inside, started the coffee and hopped into the shower. Twenty minutes later Sara was knocking at her mother's door.
"Mom"
"Come in Sara. I'm awake"
"Good morning, did you sleep alright?"
"Beautifully actually. The bed in here is nice"
"I know that bed was in my old apartment, slept on it for a long time. The bathroom down the hall has a shower in it if you want one; I am going to start breakfast ok"
"I think I will, save me from doing it later with my hair done. I'll be down in 20 minutes or so ok"
"Take your time" Sara said while heading down into the kitchen.
'HMMMM, what to make, not eggs, mmm, French toast sounds good' she thought and started to get together the ingredients for French toast. A few minutes later the phone was ringing
"Hello Gilbert"
"Hey honey"
"Shut it guys" Gil said on the other end of the line
"What was that about?"
"Just the guys giving me goofy faces for calling you honey"
"Are they still there?"
"Yeah"
"Put me on spearkphone"
"Ok Sara you're on"
"Hey guys"
"Hey Sara, excited for the party tonight"
"Yes Greg. But I want to let you know that you better leave my husband alone or you're going to have to deal with a pissed off Sara, got it"
"Yes mam. No more teasing" Replied Nick
"Ok it's just me again; I'm leaving now so I'll be home in about an hour I have a quick errand to run"
"What kind of errand Gil"
"It's a surprise, you will find out tonight"
"Ok breakfast will be waiting"
"Bye Sara"
"Bye babe"
"Hey Griss what kind of surprise do you have planned for Sara?" Asked a curious Warrick
"I called a couple of her friends in from San Francisco to see if they would come out. It just happens that her three girl friends and her one guy friend can take time off work and come out for tonight as long as there back by Sunday night. There all CSI's out there. I have to make a quick run to the airport and pick them up; there flight should be landing right about now"
"Sara is going to be surprised Griss"
"That's the point Nick. See you guys later" waved Grissom
Twenty minutes later Grissom was pulling up to the airport looking for four of Sara's friends.
"Grissom" Someone yelled "Grissom, Grissom, over here" yelled someone else.
Grissom soon found them waved and walked towards them.
"Hey guys, I'm so glad you could make it. This is going to make Sara's night"
"Were happy to come Gil" Said John "It will be god to see her even though we just saw her a couple moths ago"
"Grissom we were stoked that you called us out to come, us three girls have never been to Vegas and even though were only here until tomorrow afternoon we can still see a few of the sights and gamble a little bit before the party starts." Said a happy charlotte
"I'm with char on this" Said Beth "I want to go see the fountain"
"Oh, we have to go see some of the strip to" said Michelle
"So where am I dropping you off at?" asked Gil grabbing some bags
"We got our rooms booked at Mandalay Bay where the party is so I guess there right guys" Said Michelle
"Let's go then shall we" said Gil putting the bags in the car
An hour and twenty minutes after leaving the lab Gil was finally home. Gil yawned as he opened the front door.
"Hey honey" Sara said while looking up from the paper"
"Good morning Gil" Said Laura also reading a section of the paper"
"Hi Laura, Hey honey" Gil said as he kissed the top of Sara's head
"Your breakfast is in the oven keeping warm. Eat Shower and then go to bed. You look like you could use the sleep"
"MMM smells good" as Gil pulled out the French toast
"I am tired, it was a long shift. Wasn't all that interesting just paper work. My eyes are tired.
Oh I meant to tell you that Ecklie decided to be a good guy and put the team on call for the night. Day and Swing shift are going to cover for night shift but if anything big comes in someone is being called in. Ronnie is also joining swing today to give them an extra hand"
"That's great Gil" exclaimed Sara "Now we can have a real party without a time limit on the fun for the guys. What about the techs?"
"Some of them still have to come in but Mandy, Wendy, Hodges, Bobby and Archie can all stay" Gil said finishing his breakfast.
"Go shower and then go to bed. Your alarm is set for 3:30. Me and mom should be back around 4:00 or so, ok, so go before you fall over"
"I'm gone" Gil said as he bent down to give Sara a kiss and head up the stairs
By 2:30 Sara and Laura were headed out the door to the hairdresser and by 2:45 they were waiting outside the shop waiting for Catherine and Lindsay.
"There they are mom" Sara said as Cath pulled into the parking space beside Sara
"Don't be nervous, there friendly ok"
"I trust you Sara" replied Laura
"Where on earth did you find this place Sara?" Asked Catherine
"The day I got married Cath. Trust me ok. The women are funny and they do a good job"
"Ok I trust you. You must be Sara's mom Laura. "Catherine said extending her hand. "I'm Catherine and this is my daughter Lindsay"
"Nice to meet you Catherine and Lindsay, Sara has told me a lot about you" Laura replied while shaking Catherine and Lindsay's hand
"I hope all good things" Catherine said smiling at Sara
"Don't worry Cath, it was all good. Should we go in now?"
"I guess" replied Lindsay looking at the salon hesitantly
"Don't worry Linds; just tell them what you want ok" Said Sara
"Ok, let's go"
An hour later they were all walking out of the salon with there hair done up. Sara had it in ringlets on top of her head like the day she and Gil got married and Lindsay also opted for curls except hers were all long loose ones. Cath had her's straightened and pulled back with wisps' hanging down. Laura had her long hair pulled half up with some added volume.
"Wow Sara, they did an awesome job, and the women in there are classic. All gossip mongers." Exclaimed Cath
"Yeah Sara I really love my hair, exactly how I wanted. Thanks for taking us here"
Said Lindsay
"See I know where to get my hair done. And I love the women in there, but only in small increments, they could get a little much everyday"
"I hear ya Sara. OK were going to go. We will see you in a little over an hour. Lindsay and I have to finish getting ready, right Linds"
"Right mom, see you guys later"
"Bye guys, see you tonight"
"Bye Ladies" said Laura. Cath and Lindsay just waved from the car
"So, what do you think mom"
"I think you have wonderful friends Sara" Laura said while giving her arm a squeeze.
"Thank you for being here, it means a lot" Sara said quickly and giving her mother a hug which surprised Laura. She stood still for a second but then returned the embrace.
"Come on let's go finish getting ready for tonight"
OK so that's chapter 10, wow, I wasn't sure if I would get this far, but I'm still going.
I wanted to have this chapter the party but went a different route. I wanted Laura there and I wanted to have Gil meet her before the party.
The description of the house is almost exactly like my brothers. He bought an acre lot with a pool and it was a dump. The grass really had to be mowed twice because it was so tall. Luckily everyone in my family are pretty handy and we managed to fix up the house pretty good so that my brother his wife and 3 boys could move in. The only difference was it took a little longer to remodel, but he also redecorated a lot more.
Chapter 11 will be the party. I am starting to write it already. And I found there song. I think it's perfect for them.
I am also starting to set up Sara's pregnancy. No she is not pregnant yet but she will be soon. I have a great idea for when they will conceive. It will be based around the one year anniversary of her abduction for which I have an awesome idea for.
Please keep reading and reviewing.