Chapter 11

At the house they let GG and Hank out for a run. "Daddy," Tabby said. "What is it , Butterfly?" he asked. "Can I have a kitten? Pleaseeee!"

"A kitten?" Sara said. "You already have a puppy." "I know, but I want a kitten," she said looking at Gil with her big sad 'puppy dog' eyes.

Before Sara could say NO Gil said, "Yes, Butterfly, we can get you a kitten." "YEAH!!!!" she yelled as she ran after GG.

Sara looked at Gil, "GILBERT GRISSOM!" "What?" he said. "She has a puppy, a goldfish, a beta, a turtle, a hamster and a bird. Now you are getting her a KITTEN."

"I should have said 'NO' ?" he said. "But you know I can't refuse her."

Sara shook her head. Gil pulled her close to him, "I can't refuse YOU either." He kissed her. "YUCKY!" Tabby said, "Mommy and Daddy kissing."

Gil picked her up and kissed her too. "Better," she said, "I like daddy and Butterfly kisses."

Sara told them she was laying down for a while. Gil took Tabby to the animal shelter so she could adopt a kitten.

Kathie, the lady in charge of the shelter, showed then the cats. Tabby walked around looking at all the cats. "They are BIG. I want a kitten."

Kathie smiled, "This way. We have two right over here, they are sisters. They are 8 weeks old, their mommy was hit by a car, we were able to rescue them. The momma cat was hurt, we were able to make her better but she can't take care of her babies, they are looking for someone who can."

"Daddy, can I have them BOTH? You would not want to keep them apart?"

Gil knew Sara would have said no but - well the 'puppy dog' look melted his heart. "Of course," he said, "we can't break up the sisters."

Tabby hugged him, "I love you Daddy."

Tabatha seen two more very small kittens, "They are tiny?"

"Yes," Kathie said, "Their mommy is very sick, she can not nurse then so we are bottle feeding them."

"Poor babies," Tabby said. "They are only 3 days old," Kathie said. "It is time to feed them, would you like to help?" Tabby said yes.

She sat on a stool and held the kitten and feed it some warm kitten formula.

"They are brothers," Kathie said. "I am going to have a baby brother or sister," Tabby told her. "Mommy said the doctor can not tell what one yet."

Quickly Gil said, "No, Butterfly. The brothers are to small to adopt." He knew she would want them too.

"Can I come back and help?" she asked. "Maybe," Gil told her.

At the house Tabby ran to Sara and showed her the kittens.

"They are sisters, I named them Coco (she held up a light brown colored one) and Cookie (holding up the other, it was light brown with a few darker brown spots)."

Sara looked at Gil, he just shrugged his shoulders. "And Mommy, there was the cutest tiny tiny baby brothers. I gave them a bottle!"

"I told her NO," Gil said quickly.

"Miss Kathie said they were to small," Tabby said.

"Did Daddy get everything you needed?" Sara asked. "Yes Mommy," she said taking things out of a bag and naming them as she did, "We have kitten food and kitten toys and some stuff for them to poop and pee in. Oh yes, food dishes too."

"If DADDY keeps letting you have pets we will need a bigger house," Sara said smiling at Gil.

Tabby took the kittens to her room. "Gil, I don't know about you," Sara said. She tried to make her tone harsh, but the look in her eyes told a different story.

"Yeah, but you love me," he said as he kissed her, "Yes, I do," she said.

Sara and Gil were once again sitting in the exam room. Dr. Green had finished and said all was fine, except Sara had lost 6 pounds. He told her, "I don't want you to gain to much weight but you should not lose either."

He was looking at the sonogram when he told them that the baby was laying so he could tell them the gender. Sara said, "Yes."

The doctor turned the screen, "You are having a boy."

Sara told Gil, "I really wanted a boy. I know every man wants a son."

"All I want is a healthy child and for you to be ok," he said.

"You are 3 months now," Dr. Green said, "let me see you in 2 months. After that every month."

After they picked up Tabby she said, "Am I having a brother or sister?" Before she had told Sara she really wanted a sister.

"A brother," Sara said.

"Well," Tabby said, "that is ok. The next one can be a sister."

Gil looked at Sara, total shock on his face. Sara just shrugged her shoulders, "Butterfly, why do you think there will be a 'next one'?"

"Joey has a sister and now his Mommy is going to have a new baby," she told them.

"Well," Sara said smiling, "one baby at a time." Tabby laughed and ran off to play with her new kittens.

"One baby at a time?" Gil said. Sara did not say anything, she just kissed him.

At the lab that night Sara was showing Catherine the sonogram pictures.

"He is beautiful," Catherine said.

"Nothing personal," Nick said, "but I think it looks like a blob." Warrick agreed with him.

"MEN!" Catherine and Sara both said.

Gil walked in, "Now what have you two done to lower their opinion of the male sex?"

"Nick just said the picture looks like a blob," Warrick said. "Oh," Gil said, "now I see." He laughed and passed out assignments, he thought it best to keep the ladies separate from the fella's so he put Catherine and Sara on a murder/suicide. Warrick and Nick got an arson.

"I guess I will never understand women," Nick said. "That is for sure," added Warrick.

On their way home Sara looked at Gil. "Do you think he is a blob?" she asked.

Gil really did think he looked like a blob, but he knew better them to say so.

"No love," He is the most beautiful baby boy I have ever seen." She smiled and so did he.

"I hate fibbing to her," he said to himself, "but I don't want her crying either." So he decided that a little white lie was better then a very upset wife. They both slept soundly that night.