Chapter 13
It was nearly an hour later that Sara had calmed enough to move from Grissom's lap. He stood up and carefully placed the now sleeping James back in his crib while Sara tried to dry her tears with the edge of the sheet.
"Let me run you a bath, and I'll get you some breakfast while you have a soak we will have you feeling better in no time. Sara's tears threatened to start again.
"Thank you that would be wonderful. " She sniffed just managing to stay in control.
Once Sara was settled in the bath Grissom went to explore the kitchen there was not much food in except the fridge full of dinners, he did find porridge and honey, which he made in the microwave adding a lot more honey than he normally would he remembered reading somewhere that honey was good for women's hormones.
He took the sweet porridge up to the bathroom on a tray with some camomile tea. Sara was laid back in the bath relaxed, but with tears still streaming down her face.
"Do you want some help with your back?" He asked as he balanced the tray on the laundry basket next to the sink. Sara nodded and lent forwards. He lathered some of her shower gel into the sponge and gently massaged her back in circles from top to bottom and side to side, when he had finished he scooped water up in his hands to rinse the soap off. Sara lent back the tears seemed to have stopped flowing for now. "You need to eat." Grissom instructed reaching for the tray. He lifted the mug of tea off and placed it on the side of the bath within Sara's reach as she relaxed back. He carefully took a spoon full of porridge and held it to Sara's lips; she opened her mouth with out thought or comment. He fed her the whole bowl while she soaked in the bath and she drank the tea. Sara remained sitting almost dozing off while Grissom returned the pots to the kitchen.
When he returned to the bathroom she was almost asleep in the now cool water. "Come on out you get." He told her almost lifting her out and wrapping her in a towel. He guided her into her bedroom where she stood and let him dry her and put her back in her pyjamas as if she was a small child. He sat down on the bed and pulled her down into his lap holding her tight again while he rocked her to sleep. It was not until there was a knock at the door that he laid her down with some reluctance and covered her up.
It was a midwife at the door from the local hospital come to check up of Sara and James. Grissom explain what had happened that morning and been reassured that it was normal and not to wake Sara, but she made him get James to be weighed and measured and pocked and prodded. After declaring him to be doing very well she left assuring Grissom that Sara's mood swings would settle down in the next 24-48 hours.
James was happy to fall back to sleep in is fathers arms when the midwife left and Grissom was reluctant to risk disturbing the baby or Sara by moving so he sat watching him sleep.