One week later, Grissom had once again been subjected to a slow change in hormone dosage and everyone was suffering through the adjustment; though Sara still took the brunt of it. Everyone on the team had been repared for what they should expect. Now that he asn't receiving the female hormones normally present during pregnancy to protect the fetus, "labor" would begin quickly due to the body's need to rid itself of foreign organisms. Grissom would have intense pain centered around teh area where teh baby resided. Once Gil went into labor, it wouldn't take long to get teh baby out safely. Gil and Sara still kept detailed journals. Sara had taken the time to drive the several boxes to the lab. She also acquired the notes taken by their friends. Dr. Metz was pleasantly surprised by the bonus and looked forward to the weeks of reading he now had to do. He promised that everyone could have their journals back when he was through collecting his data. Three days after decreasing again down from two shots to one shot per day, the pain started. Although he had been warned that it would be intense, this was far worse than he imagined. Gil was quickly brought to his knees in a vain attempt to ease the pain. He was doing his best to curl into a fetal position and keep the tears in. He was trying to call Sara and find a focus point. Dr. Metz had told him to do this and breathe very slowly in order to take his mind off the pain. Grissom was in his office when Ecklie found him on the floor. He was struggling to call Sara; the pain making it too hard to concentrate on scrolling down to her number.
"Need help?" Ecklie took the phone without waiting for an answer. He wanted very much to be sarcastic, but instead went for sympathetic. He scrolled down to Sara's number and pressed the talk button.
"Grissom." Sara had answered distractedly.
"Sara, this is Ecklie. Where are you?"
"I'm still at my scene. Is everything alright?" Sara was curious as to why Ecklie was calling her. She also picked up on the urgency with which he asked his question.
"No, it's not. I'm calling an ambulance for Gil." Sara had hung up immediately. Ecklie had calmly called 911 and then helped get Grissom off the floor.
At the scene, Sara had begun shouting instructions to Nick and packed up her kit quickly. She was thankful that Nick was at the scene with her so he could take care of the evidence.
"Where's the fire?" Sophia had asked when Sara came rushing out of the house. Sara wasn't stopping, so Sophia started to run after her.
"It's Gil. Ecklie just called. I'll call with details." Sara shouted and drove away with the lights on to avoid traffic jams. She pulled out her phone and called Doc Robbins.
"Robbins."
"Hey, it's Sara. Could you keep an eye on Gil, please? I think labor started. I'm on my way."
"Sure. Where is he?"
"Somewhere with Ecklie. An ambulance s on it's way."
"Alright, I'll go find him."
"Thanks. I've got to call his doctor. Bye." Sara hung up and immediately called Dr. Metz. He assured her he was on his way to the hospital and would have everything set up by the time they arrived. She arrived at the lab as the paramedics were wheeling Gil out on a stretcher. He was breathing hard. Doc Robbins and Ecklie were following close behind and consequently leading the pack of lab personnel. Sara threw the car in park and locked it from the remote key chain as she tore through the parking lot as fast as her legs could carry her.
"GIL!" He reached for her hand. She climbed in after thanking Ecklie for his help.
Dr. Metz confirmed labor and gave instructions to prepare for delivery. Gil was changed and given an IV. Ten minutes later, the anesthesiologist came in to administer the epidural which aided in calming him down. She kissed him gently and called Catherine to let her know what was going on; knowing that the other woman would spread the word efficiently. She bought a disposable camera and dressed in the scrubs the nurse had given her. Her excitement was almost as powerful as the pain Grissom was feeling; almost. Each contraction brought her back to reality. The epidural had not yet taken full effect and with the more powerful contractions, he gripped her hand in a vice.
"I'm never ... doing this ... again." He told her through deep breathing. Dr. Metz had heard this and gave a boost on the epidural. He checked that the baby was still doing alright. Thankfully, the heartbeat remained steady.
It didn't take much longer before Grissom was completely mellow.
"This is niiiice." Grissom said out of the blue. It was at this point that Grissom was wheeled into the delivery room and given a local anesthetic. He was feeling no pain.
"This is really nice. I love you." Sara almost giggled at his drunken tone.
Worry started to settle in Grissom's mind as he was being strapped down to the table. His only comfort was having Sara by his head and holding his hand and kissing his temple through her mask.
"Gil, can you feel this?" Dr. Metz had asked while gently poking Gil's stomach with a scalpel.
"Feel what?"
"Never mind. You'll feel some tugging. Also, we are videotaping the delivery. Is it safe to assume that you want a copy?" Sara eagerly nodded and noticed that Gil was too.
"I thought so. Sara, are you going to watch?"
"Yes." So saying, she stood up but kept hold of Gil's hand. The curtain had been lowered a bit for her to see easier. She watched Dr. Metz ease the scalpel into her husband and a nurse follow close behind in order to mop up the blood escaping from his body.
"This is so surreal. It's amazing." Sara commented to herself quietly and had to hold back tears. Dr. Metz had his hands inside of Gil and freed the baby from the confines of his body.
"Congratulations, you have a daughter." He told them and held her up for Sara and Gil to see. He allowed Sara to come around the curtain to cut the cord. She returned to Grissom's side only for a moment. She pressed her forehead to his and let their tears mingle.
"We have a daughter." She stated the obvious with awe in her voice.
"Camera." He choked out. He was too overcome with emotion to say much else. There would be time for that later. Sara sprung into action taking pictures of her little girl. She watched the nurse confidently handle the baby to weigh her and measure her.
"She's a healthy nine pounds and three ounces. She's twenty one inches long. A tiny diaper was put on and then she was placed in Sara's arms all swaddled up. Only then did she stop crying. A nurse took the camera and captured the moment on film. Sara walked over to Gil and sat down so he could see her as well.
"Gil, she's beautiful." He nodded through his tears. The nurse stepped up to take her away.
"I am going to clean her up and give her a bath. Mrs. Grissom, you can come if you want to." Sara nodded all while trying to comprehend that she was now a mommy and Gil was a daddy.
"Sara." Gil beckoned her over. The nurse nodded and without words told Sara that she would wait by the door. Dr. Metz was busy with the other nurse cleaning and stitching his abdomen. Sara took her chair next to his face.
"I love you. Thank you … for making this possible." He choked out very softly.
"I love you too. Thank you for making me a mommy." Sara leaned her forehead against his again and pressed a kiss to his cheek through her mask. She squeezed his hand.
"I'll see you in a little bit, okay?" He nodded and watched her leave with their daughter. He was patched up and wheeled to his recovery room where fatigue finally claimed him.
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Sara watched the nurse bathe her daughter and perform a series of tests on her reflexes. She stepped away for just a minute or so to call Catherine.
"Willows."
"I'm a mommy!"
"Congratulations! Boy or girl? How big?"
"I'm so happy. She is nine pounds, three ounces and twenty one inches of beautiful."
"Whoa. She's a big baby. I can't wait to see her."
"Pass the word, but don't let anyone come over until after shift so Gil can get some rest. I'll make sure he's awake by then."
"Will do. See you soon."
"Bye." Sara hung up and took a few more pictures. The nurse walked them back to Gil's room; pausing to check the hospital bracelets of all three of them. Gil was sleeping and so the nurse(Karen) handed Sara the baby.
"Here, she needs to eat and I don't think your husband was planning to breast feed." Sara chuckled and shook her head.
"He could, someone gave him a breast pump at the baby shower." Karen softly chuckled along with Sara before leaving them alone to bond. Sara lightly hummed to her as she had done before. There were days that she would press her mouth to Gil's belly and hum while he was asleep. She hoped it was as comforting to her daughter as it was to her.
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Catherine was in the lab when Sara called and knew that the team knew she was talking to Sara. She held up her hand and dialed a number.
"Brass."
"Spread the word that baby girl Grissom has arrived at just over nine pounds and twenty-one inches."
"I will. Does she have a name yet?" Brass asked.
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A/N: Sorry! I couldn't resist leaving you on a small cliffhanger. Well, the wait is over and the baby arrived safe and healthy. The next chapter will be the last for this story. I am getting ready to decide what story I want to post next.
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