Chapter 25
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Gil and Sara looked at each other. The message light on the answering machine was blinking.
"One of us should check it." Gil said finally.
They were still staring at the blinking light when Samantha walked into the room.
"What's going on? There is a message on the machine guys – you gonna check it?"
They didn't appear to hear Samantha so she walked over to the machine and pressed play.
"This is Doctor Chancellor your tests came back – we need to talk. Call me please"
Samantha looked at her father and Sara in horror. "What is going on you two. Why is there a doctor calling about tests? Are you all right?"
Gil and Sara looked at each other. They hadn't even told Samantha about this impending and hopeful child…
But she figured it out. "Doctor Chancellor… isn't she a gynecologist? Her number is in the health clinic at my school…" she backed away.
"You two are not gonna.. I mean you two - don't tell me!" Samantha began to babble.
"Samantha, I want a baby with Sara. I never got a chance to see you grow up. Don't you understand how important it is to me to see a child's first steps, hear a first word…and before you say anything. I never knew about you until that day your mom dropped you off. I swear on my father's grave!" Gil said.
"You're too old to care for an infant! The child will be 18 and graduating from High school and you'll be like 70! How uncool is that" Samantha said with vengeance.
This is not going very well. Gil thought.
"Samantha, you are being a little selfish" Sara told her. "Go to your room and your father will be there to talk to you about your behaviour"
"You can't tell me what to do. I'm a college girl. I have to go to my team meeting. Kimberly is picking me up"
Gil stopped her. "You are not going to the team meeting tonight young lady, you are going to your room. I will be there to speak to you about your behaviour." He told her.
Samantha turned on her heels, and in true 13 year old fashion, stormed upstairs, stamping her feet all the way.
Sara and Gil sighed. "It's going to be a long nine months if we do conceive." Sara said.
Gil nodded and went to talk to his daughter while Sara made the call to the doctor.
Gil went up to Samantha's room to find her packing. "Where do you think you're going young lady."
"I'm moving to the dorms. Kimberley told Krystal she could move to the dorms and I am moving with her."
"You do not have my permission to live in the dorms at UNLV Samantha" said Gil.
"I emancipated myself from mom and I can emancipate myself from you. You are being unreasonable" Samantha said and continued packing.
Gil couldn't believe what he was hearing. All this tantrum because Gil and Sara were trying to have a baby….
"Why are you truly against Sara and I conceiving a child?"
Samantha did not reply, just continued packing.
"Samantha Jane Grissom, stop packing and look at me right this minute!" Gil said raising his voice.
When he used her full name Samantha stopped. "If you have a kid, you'll stop paying attention to me. You'll stop funding my education. I know how much a baby costs Dad some of the girls at school have a baby. I don't want you to ignore me once a new baby arrives. The baby will get my room and I will be on the couch. I'll fail my classes and blame you for my drug use" Samantha continued to babble on about her fears.
"First of all, Samantha, you are going to be taken care of through university and longer if you want. You will not be ignored nor will the baby get your room, causing you to be on the couch. You will not fail courses and as far as drug use goes – you even touch the stuff and you'll be in deep trouble! If we conceive a baby and we are lacking room, we will move to another home where both you and the baby will have your own rooms. Samantha you are my daughter I love you!" he told her adamantly.
Sara knocked gingerly on the door. "Gil we have to talk"
"We're not done talking Samantha, I need to talk to Sara now. Put your things away and we'll talk later."
Samantha nodded and put away what she had thrown in to suitcases.
When they were alone, with the door closed Gil addressed Sara. "What is the verdict"
"The test came back inconclusive. The doctor stated we can keep trying but who knows if we will ever be able to conceive. OR we could hire a surrogate"
"That costs a lot of money" Gil said.
"We could ask Catherine" Sara suggested.
Gil looked at her. "That is a loaded question to ask Catherine"
"I know, but Catherine wouldn't screw us over, we know her and would draw up a legal contract or maybe we wouldn't even have to do that if we trust her the way we do. You've known her for over 20 years" Sara said.
"Ok we will pose the question to Catherine. If she says yes. We'll take my sperm and your eggs and implant them in her body. I hope she says yes."
The next day at work. There was only two cases so Grissom gave them to Nick and Warrick. Greg was backing up Nick. That left Sara, Gil and Catherine in the break room.
"I have paperwork to do, I'd better do it or Ecklie will have my ass" Catherine said.
Sara nudged Gil who took a deep breath. "Cath, we've known each other for over 20 years. Sara and I have a huge favour to ask of you?"
Catherine looked the two of them dead in the eye. "You want me to be a surrogate for your child"
Gil and Sara looked at each other and then at Catherine. "How did you know?"
"I'm psychic, besides Sofia told me she saw you two at the gynecologists office"
"So will you be a surrogate for us. We would ask if we didn't really care and trust you" Sara said.
Catherine looked at her colleagues. "I'll do it, but how are we gonna tell not only Ecklie – but what am I going to tell Lindsey?"
"Tell her the truth that you're carrying a child for me and Sara"
"Oh Gil, by the way Lindsey said she saw Samantha and Krystal at UNLV and they were doing something very suspicious to one of the teachers vehicles." Catherine said.
Catherine did not know that Hannah West taught a course at UNLV.
"Hannah West!" Sara seethed.
"She's in jail Sara" Catherine laughed. "it seems strange that you think she teaches at UNLV still when she is in jail for murder.
"No she's not in jail Catherine, she is teaching at UNLV." Sara said and pulled out Samantha's schedule which had the teachers names listed.
Gil and Sara exchanged looks. "We'll have to talk to the girls and mention it to Kimberley too. Anyway Catherine, you going to do it?"
"Yes I'll carry your baby. Gil, Sara I'd be honored" she said and smiled.
Sara called the gynecologist to set up an appointment for implantation. They scheduled it for the following Friday morning.