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A/N – Sorry for the delay in posting everyone, no excuse but have been very busy! Thank you so very much for all your kind and wonderful reviews & support, I really do appreciate them/it, keep them coming!. My usual apologies again for not having the time to reply to them. Story is beta'd by myself so any remaining mistakes are all mine, so I apologize in advance. R & R Enjoy!
Fall Out Boy – Chapter 21 Important Phone calls
Gil's instinctual kiss to the top of her head, was followed by him gently relaxing his embrace around her, they'd been like that for nearly ten minutes, neither wanting to end the long overdue close contact, but the home phone was ringing.
Pulling away slowly Sara looked up at him giving him one of her soft tender smiles "That was nice" she almost whispered shyly.
"Yes it was" Gil agreed contentedly, loath to have to let her go now after it feeling so right and comforting to him to finally have her in his arms "But unfortunately I need to get that. It could be important" he said indicating to the continued ringing.
Letting her step away from him, his hand trailed down her arm clasping her hand, he gave it a soft squeeze before letting it go and stepping over towards the telephone on the wall.
Grabbing it up quickly he answered with his usual 'Grissom' as Sara retook her seat at the table.
Gil's eyes shot over to Sara as the caller spoke "Hello it's Mrs Wilson from child services, we spoke at the hospital in Warm Springs".
"Yes I remember. What can I do for you Mrs Wilson" he replied as Sara heard his loud enough for her to hear reply, and meet his gaze worriedly.
"As I stated previously to you. Our protocol dictates that we need to carry out a residency check on where Kye has been placed, to see if the accommodation is suitably appropriate for a child to be staying in and cared for. As I understand at this moment in time Miss Sidle and Kye are residing with yourself. Is that correct?".
"Yes, that is correct" Gil answered walking over to the table and seating himself across from Sara again
"May I ask the reason why they are staying with you, and not staying at Miss Sidles home" Mrs Wilson asked, a smugness to her manner catching Gil's ears.
Deciding to not be too awkward or antagonizing with her, after all they would probably have to deal with the woman over a lengthy period of time to come, and making things more troublesome than they already were would be futile, Gil answered freely.
"Miss Sidle's apartment has only a single bedroom, her land lord also does not allow animals as agreed in her tenancy contract. So in order for Kye to be reunited with his dog and have his own bedroom, I offered up my home" he said, then added determinedly "And services to both Kye and Sara for however long they shall need them".
Gil reached over to grasp Sara's hand in his reassuringly, as her gaze flicked over towards the couch to see if Kye was still watching the TV and not hearing the call.
"Oh. That seems to be a very kind gesture on your part Mr Grissom. So am I to assume that you will be taking on an active role, and responsibility for taking care of Kye also?" She tentatively asked.
Hesitating slightly, he wanted to give her his 'don't assume anything' line, but with her actually putting him on the spot now about his intentions in all this, it had caught him off guard a little, so he needed a few moments before answering "Yes. That would be my plan Mrs Wilson" he said frowning a little, then added cautiously Why? Will that be a problem".
Gil caught Sara's eyes as she too frowned a little at his last reply, hoping there wouldn't be even more problems created for them, the very thought of her now thinking in the terms of 'Them' not just 'her' facing what was ahead of them, gave her much more confidence to be able to succeed in her quest to look after Kye.
"Well I cant really see any major problems arising at this present time, with Miss Sidle being Kye's primary care provider, providing your residence is deemed appropriate for the boy" Mr Wilson said, quietly pleased that this man was willing to offer up support, guidance and care for Kye, but the unusual fact that he and Miss Sidle were obviously not a couple, but acted almost like one had her intrigued, more so with the latest details received.
With a gathered breath she continued "But we will need you to fill out all the necessary forms to become a state registered child services care provider, plus you will need to undergo assessment, government background checks and all the other necessary requirements from my department in order to be eventually granted full care provider status, like Miss Sidle will".
Letting out the breath he hadn't been aware he'd been holding, Gil nodded slightly at Sara with a little smile before speaking again "That's fine with me. Sara and I both have very respectable reputations, and impeccable past records. So whenever you want to come over and inspect the house and everything else would be okay with us" Gil finished confidently, giving Sara's hand a soft squeeze.
"Would tomorrow afternoon be a good time for me to come? I can bring the majority of the paperwork with me then, so we can get things started for you" She asked politely.
"I'll ask Sara" he replied covering the mouth piece with his hand.
"Honey, Is it okay for Mrs Wilson to come by tomorrow to inspect the house and bring some stuff?" Gil asked Sara "Some time In the afternoon" he added at seeing her nod of approval "Four okay with you?".
"Any time is okay with me" Sara said returning his smile.
Uncovering the mouth piece Gil relayed what was a good time for Mrs Wilson to call, they then said their goodbyes.
Gil explained more of the conversation Sara had missed out on, they chatted a while until an unexpected yawn escaped from him, which he tried to cover gracefully.
Sara insisted he go get some sleep before they planned to go over to her place to collect her things later, she suggested her and Kye would take the dogs out for a walk while he would be sleeping.
Reluctantly Gil stood taking her advice, yes the tiredness from the last couple of days was now catching up with him to the point where he could no longer hide it, nor ignore it.
Getting himself off to bed, following his normal bedtime rituals, he eventually collapsed into his large bed as he heard Kye's shower end, he was just hovering on falling to sleep when he heard the two dogs happily yap excitedly, then the front door open and close.
Within seconds of his home being plunged back into total quietness once more, he slipped off into his much needed sleep.
Five hours later he was abruptly wakened by his cell phone ringing on his night stand, reaching over Gil at first thought it was his alarm, but after hitting the button on the top of the clock, and the sound continuing he realized it was his phone.
Groaning in protest, he sat up whilst reaching for the infernal thing that had intruded his wonderful dream of him about to make love to Sara "Grissom" he answered a little more sharply than normal.
"Well hello to you too grumpy" Catherine chided with her own tone.
Letting out a deep sigh Gil rubbed at his eyes as he spoke "What is it Catherine? Couldn't it wait until I got into work tonight?" he said irritably.
"Touchy some" she shot back, then changed her tact remembering the nature of the call to him "When can you get into the lab Gil?" she asked him.
"Why? Is there a problem" he replied swinging his legs out of bed & flinging back the bed covers.
Hesitating briefly, Catherine then spoke "Well not an emergency, but we do have a rather delicate situation that has arisen, that you really need to be aware of ASAP" she said cryptically.
"Oh. Can you at least give me any details to what this pertains?" Gil asked with a deep frown as he made his way to his en-suite bathroom.
Wincing a little Catherine replied "Well actually Gil........... I'd rather show you when you can get into the lab. It's not really a subject that we should discuss over the phone" she intoned, hoping he'd let it drop until she could speak face to face with him in his office.
Shaking his head and wanting to get off the phone to relieve his bladder he spoke "Okay. Can you give me a couple of hours", I really need to take care of something before I can get to the lab" he said shuffling his feet bursting to go.
"Yeah no problem, just page me when you get to your office Gil" Catherine said before saying goodbye and ending the call.
Gil set about his normal waking routine with a bit of a rush, eager to get over to Sara's to get her stuff, then to the lab to find out what Catherine could possible have to tell him that she couldn't over the phone.
A/N – I Hope the chapter was okay for you all, even though the surprises are not coming until the next chapter, after I said they would be in this one. I needed to set things up first with this one in order to lead to where I want to go with this story. There is much more to come yet, more twists, turns and all the different new relationship developments Gil/Kye, Gil/Sara, Gil/Sara/Kye, Kye and the team etc. So please bare with me while the story unfolds at the pace I prefer to set out for our geek couple. Next post mid week going by the amount of work I have scheduled, sooner if I can!
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