OMG I had like 10+ reviews for the last chapter. That is amazing. Thank you so much for all of them. And yes Triplets! Lol. Your reaction to that was funny as hell. Well now on with the trial, and please don't forget to review again at the end. Also thank you, one of the reviewers (I am sorry I cannot get onto my internet at the moment to find your name), who told me it is not called an ultrasound stick, but an ultrasound wand.
I'm so sorry for the late update; I have rewritten this chapter 7 times now. It was so hard to get all the details in. The first 6 were horrific beyond, words and this one isn't much better lol. Anyway sorry for the late update.
Chapter 14
"Triplets, did you just say triplets"? Sara asked looking between Dr Cullen, Grissom and the new doctor, who she believed to be called Dr Matthew's based on his name tag.
"Yes Mam, Triplets" Dr Cullen replied.
Sara looked at Gil, and Gil just stared back. Gil couldn't make out whether she was happy or not. Sara had been having trouble trying to bring her head around the possibility that 1 baby was Ecklie's, but 3. Sara turned her head back to the screen.
"Are they all okay" Sara asked.
"From what I can see they are all a healthy size for their age".
Sara then remembered something. If the babies were younger than two weeks old which was when the attack had happened then the babies would be Gil's. She crossed her fingers and asked the million dollar question. "How old are they"?
"From my measurements I am going to say that they are nearly 3 weeks old"
Sara's heart sank and Gil saw this.
"Honey its okay. I have already told you that I am going to stand by you. I do not care if our children aren't mine genetically, I already love them and I will be the best dad I can to them". Gil said now holding Sara's hand.
"Thank You Gil" Sara said lifting his hand to her lips and kissing it.
"Would you like a picture" the Doctor asked.
"Yes please" Sara asked.
"How much would it be to have 5 printed off"? Sara asked.
"5"? Gil asked.
"One for me, one for you, one for the lab when we tell them. And then I want to send one to my mom and brother"
"Your mom and brother?"
Sara realised then that the doctors were in the room.
"I'll tell you at home Gil"
"Okay then" Gil said.
"It will be $15 for 5 prints" Dr Cullen said.
"Can we have the 5 please?"
"Yes sure" Dr Cullen said."I'll just go and get them for you"
Dr Cullen pressed the print button on the keypad and exited the room.
"Can you pass me a paper towel again please Gil" Sara asked reaching out for one.
"There you go" Gil replied as he handed her a handful of paper towels.
"Thank You" Sara said as she wiped the jelly off her belly for the second time.
"How to you feel about having 3 babies"? Gil asked while they were alone.
"I was scared at first, but I know that you will be there for me, so I don't care now. I'm happy. The only thing that I am going to worry about now is the trial, and then after that we can concentrate on getting baby things ready" Sara replied and was now collecting her items from around the room.
Dr Cullen then re-entered. "There you go Miss Sidle, 5 prints. And that will be $15.
"Thank You" Sara said as she took the photos and reached into her bag to get the money.
"I'll get these" Gil said stopping Sara and taking the money out of his wallet.
"Thank You" Sara said.
"Thank You Sir" Dr Cullen Said. "I'll send you another appointment in the post, due to the fact that you are involved a multiple pregnancy then you will need an examination ever month at the beginning of the pregnancy and then more often when you get further along"
"Okay Dr. Thank you for your help"
"I'm just doing my job"
"Thank you again. Bye" Sara said as she left.
"See you in a few weeks for a check-up" Dr Cullen called as she shut the door behind her.
Sara and Gil climbed into the car a few minutes later after Sara had signed her medical Bill to her insurance. (Is that right? I'm English not American so Medical care is free on the NHS)
"Why do you want to give you mom and brother a picture"? Gil asked once they pulled out of the parking lot.
"I just think they have a right to know. I do not hate my mom for doing what she did; my dad deserved what he got. My brother and I aren't exactly close and I only speak to him once a year but he's still my brother, and they both deserve to know that they are going to be a grandmother and an Uncle" Sara said.
10th August was finally here. It had been a rough few days in the house. Sara was still getting morning sick, but Gil had actually caught her looking at the ultrasound picture a few times a smiling at it. So at least he knew she was happy.
"Sara are you ready to go" Gil called upstairs.
"Kind of" Sara shouted back. "I'm ready physically but not mentally" She continued as she appeared at the top of the stairs.
"It's okay Sara. Think of it this way. Tonight Ecklie will be behind bars. He will never hurt you again. No Jury is going to set him free".
"Okay then. Let's just get going, I want to get this over with. I have also made a decision, if he gets sent down can we go for a meal with the lab. I want to tell them about the blobs".
'The Blobs' had become Sara and Gil's nicknames for the triplets as that is all they were on the ultrasound; black blobs.
"I think that is a great idea" Gil said honestly before kissing Sara on the forehead, and rubbing Sara's stomach. "I love you"
"I love you too"
10 minutes later Sara and Gil were in the car and making their way to the court house to meet Catherine and the rest of them. The case was due to start at 1:00pm on the dot. Sara and Gil arrived at 12:15pm to see Catherine standing at the door talking to Nick and Brass.
"Hey guys" Gil said pulling Sara along next to him.
"Hey" Nick, Brass and Catherine said together.
"Shall we go inside now we are all here? We are in court room 12B, and we need to be seated by 12:45pm in order to have a prompt start"
"Okay" Sara said.
"You will be at the back of the room out of sight from Ecklie" Catherine said to Sara.
"Okay" Sara repeated again as they walked towards the court room.
The next thing Sara knew she was sitting in a secluded area in the court room out of sight from the docks.
"All rise" Said a voice from the front of the room.
Everyone in the courtroom stood up as the judge entered.
"Please be seated" the judge said. Again everyone seated.
"We are here today to judge Conrad Ecklie and decide on a verdict of Guilty or not guilty. Can the suspect please take to the stand" The judge asked.
Sara's heart stopped. She saw her rapist walking towards the stand dressed in a black suit.
"Please state your full name" the judge said.
"Conrad Ecklie" Ecklie said into the mic.
"Conrad Ecklie, you have been placed under arrest on suspicion of the rape of one miss, Sara Sidle. How do you plead to these allegations?" The judge said.
"Guilty" Ecklie said.
There was a murmur of shock throughout the whole court room. Gil saw Sara wipe her eyes and knew she was crying softly so held her hand and put his other arm around her.
"As you have pleaded guilty you will have 2 years taken off your sentence, which means you will spend 25 years in prison for your crimes (No idea if that is right, but that is what I would give him). However, you have no chance of bail, your name will be inputted into the sex offenders register and when you get out you will not be allowed within 100 metres of Sara Sidle, if you breach this, you will be straight back into prison. Do you understand?" The judge asked.
Ecklie stayed quiet as if the reality of his crimes were sinking in.
"Do you understand" the judge shouted at him.
"Yes" Ecklie said.
"Officers take him to the cells" The judge said.
"Hang on one second" Someone asked. Sara realised it was her lawyer Miss Hale.
"Yes" The judge asked.
"How come Ecklie's fingerprints and DNA weren't in the system. He was a cop they should have been".
The judge looked very curious, it was apparent he hadn't thought of that.
"Ecklie, care to explain" The judge asked turning to look at him.
"Fine no point in lying is there. I blackmailed and threatened a stupid woman in a department of my lab and got her to delete my DNA, and fingerprints from the system" Ecklie said.
"So you interfered with federal property" the judge asked.
Ecklie nodded.
"Well in that case I think an extra 10 years to your sentence are in order, for messing my police property". The judge said.
Sara heard Catherine and Nick snigger but try to hide it with a cough. She had to smile at that. Ecklie just looked dumbfounded.
"So Conrad Ecklie, you are now sentenced to a total of 35 years in prison without bail. Take him away" The judge sad for the final time, before the officers dragged him off.
"SHE DESERVED IT THE LITTLE SLUT, SHE WAS BEGGING FOR IT, NO CLOTHES ON, AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE IT WAS THE BEST SEX I EVER HAD, AMAZING." Sara heard it all and started sobbing even harder. I was apparent that the officers had managed to get him out of the court room due to the lack of silence in the room.
"Sara its okay honey. It's over, he is never going to bother us again, and you're free of him" Gil said kneeling in front of her.
"I know, I just didn't need to hear what he just said" Sara said calming her sobs.
"Shall we go celebrate and drop a bombshell on our colleagues" Gil asked looking towards to door where the team were waiting for them in order to give them some privacy.
Sara looked at them and smiled while placing her hand on her belly. "Yes" She said laughing.
Gil laughed and took Sara's hand while they both stood up.
"Hey guy's, are you OK" Nick asked.
"Yes I'm great now, he got what he deserved. Do you want to come to a celebratory meal with us, we have some news for you" Sara asked.
The whole team looked around at one another before agreeing. "Where do you want to go"? Catherine asked.
"I don't really mind, you guys can decide". Sara said.
"McDonalds?" Greg said hopeful. Everyone laughed.
"Maybe not there Greg" Sara said still laughing.
"There's a new little restaurant that just opened in Henderson, it has got really great reviews" Nick suggested.
"I know the one you mean and that sounds great" Sara said.
"Shall we meet there in about 1 hour then, I really don't want to go dressed in my court clothes" Nick said. Everyone agreed.
"An hour sounds great" Sara said. "Meet you there"
1 hour later Sara and Gil pulled into the restaurant to be welcomed by the rest of the group. Sara had changed into a midnight blue cocktail dress and Gil had changed into a different suit, with a tie that matched Sara's dress.
"You look amazing" Gil whispered before he got out of the car. Sara smiled not really knowing how to respond and opened the car door.
"Hey, WOW" Greg said. "You look HAWT" Everyone burst out laughing again.
"Well thank you Greg" Sara said.
"Your table is ready" a waiter said as he came to the door.
"Thank You" Brass said, as they all entered the restaurant.
Sara, Grissom, Nick, Greg, Warrick (yes he's still alive!), Catherine, Dr Albert Robbins and Brass all took a seat at the table.
"Here are you menus, I'll be back over in a few minutes to take your order" the waiter said as he passed everyone a menu.
"Thank You" Everyone said and smiled at him.
"I like the sound of the vegetable soup with the fresh fruit on the side" Sara said.
"You hate vegetable soup" Grissom said quietly.
"Well it's what the blobs want" Sara said quietly so only he could here.
"Oh" Grissom said smirking.
"I think I am going to have the soup surprise with chips" Gil said.
"Yeah me too" Nick, Brass and Warrick said.
"What about you two" Grissom asked Catherine and Greg.
"I'm going to have the tomato soup with fresh fruit and vegetable" Catherine Said.
"Why are we all having soup" Sara said laughing.
"Well I'm not" Greg stated. Everyone groaned they knew Greg's idea of a meal.
"I'm going to have the cheeseburger with chips, and fruit on the side" Greg said.
"In other words a heart attack on a plate" Warrick said.
Everyone laughed again.
"Is everyone ready to order" The waiter asked as he came back.
"Urm, yes I think so" Grissom said.
Everyone placed there order.
"What drink would you like" The waiter asked.
"I think we will have the bottle of your finest red wine" Gil said putting the menu down. Sara kicked Gil under the table. Gil realised his mistake, she was pregnant she couldn't drink it. "And can we also have glass of cola each before our meal" Grissom asked.
"Is that okay with everyone" Everyone nodded.
"No" Greg said. "I want 7up"
"Of course you do" Grissom said sarcastically.
"So tats 6 cola's and 1 7up" the waiter said.
"Yes thanks" Grissom said.
"You're meal will be out shortly" the waiter said before walking away back to the kitchens.
"What was the news you wanted to tell us anyway" Warrick asked.
Sara looked at Gil. Gil shrugged and smiled.
"Oh My God, You're engaged aren't you" Catherine screamed.
"What, No" Sara said.
Catherine sank into her seat unimpressed.
"Well what is it" Nick asked.
Gil nodded at Sara and Sara turned to get the ultrasound out of her bag. She smiled at it, before placing it on the table. The team just stared at it gormlessly before looking up at Sara and Gil at the same time as one another still with their mouths wide open. "You're pregnant" Catherine whispered.
Sara just nodded. "WOW, Congratulations" Greg said.
"Thank You. But there's more" Sara said
"More?" Dr Al asked.
"Look at the picture again" Grissom said.
They all leaned in closer to look.
"It can't be" Catherine Said.
"It is" Nick said.
"What"? Greg asked bewildered.
"Triplets" Everyone but Greg said.
"Triplets?" Greg asked shocked.
"Yes our three little blobs" Sara said snuggling into Grissom.
"How far along are you"? Catherine asked excited.
"3 and half weeks now" Sara said.
"3 and a half weeks, but wouldn't that make them..." Catherine trailed off.
"Make them what?" Greg asked.
"Greg you're so thick" Warrick said. Brass and Nick chuckled at Warrick' quote.
"There is a 50% chance that they are Ecklie's" Sara said. "But we have already discussed this, they are our children and we are going to look after them no matter what. Also, we won't be able to tell whether they are identical or fraternal triplets, so if they are fraternal there is a chance that Gil might be a father to one, none or all of them."
"But we really don't care if they are mine or not, they are my children now anyway." Gil said.
"Awwwwww, yon guys are so cute" Greg said.
"Greg, can you do me a favour please" Catherine asked.
"Sure" Greg replied.
"Zippit" Catherine said in one fluid motion.
Greg sank back and everyone smiled.
"So you two are going to be parents to triplets" Al said.
"Looks like it" Sara said smiling.
"Oh the joys of parenting, the dirty nappies, the sleepless nights, the bathing, the breast feeding, the clothes, the washing. And you get to do it times 3" Catherine said rather joyfully. Everyone laughed again.
"Thanks Catherine" Grissom said.
"I don't know about you, but I haven't laughed so much in ages" Sara said.
"Me neither" Warrick said.
"Is that our meal" Greg asked looking at the kitchens.
"It must be" Sara said.
"Well anyone congratulations you two, you deserve it" Catherine said.
"Yeah, congratulations" Everyone said together.
What did you think? The trial in my opinion sucked. I really couldn't get it to work. Ecklie had already admitted he had done it so I couldn't have him plead 'not guilty' which I realised after I wrote it the first time. I 'm sorry it sucked Can all of you please review again; the reviews last time were amazing! Thank You.
I'm going to start the next chapter now! So it should be up by Saturday!