Chapter 26
Author's note: I don't own CSI but I do love to play with them! It's the sincerest form of flattery. And for the record, I don't own the song "So Caught Up in You" recorded by the awesome band 38 special. But it's the perfect song for Grissom and Sara.
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And so we come to the end. Please indulge me one moment before finishing the tale.
I want to thank each of you who have read and have reviewed this story. Some of you have been with this from the start, some joined recently, and some will read only as a completed work. No matter which you are, you have really made me feel like a member of this community, and for that I am grateful. For those who have sent constructive feedback, my thanks go to you, as each comment helps me in trying to get better at this hobby that I have grown to love.
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And special thanks go to my friend Jeanette who challenged me to take Jerri on to the next part of the story. I hope this story made you happy!
And now…. The conclusion:
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Meanwhile:
Sara had been sitting at the dinette table. This steel and glass table with four steel and white padded chairs was one of the few furniture items that had come over from her apartment. How ironic, she thought, that I'm going to die here on my dinette. It was the first "grown up" piece of furniture she had bought when she moved to Vegas. She loved it and felt it was part of her history.
Strange, she never really got attached to things. Growing up as a foster child, she had to learn how to build memories without things to hold on to.
One problem with the dinette was that the wrought iron flowers on the back of the chair had come loose. It was something she had meant to get fixed, but hadn't gotten around to it.
Sitting there, duct taped with her hands behind her back, feeling like all hope had gone, it suddenly dawned on her that she was truly pregnant with child of the only man she had ever loved. Her heart swelled and she gathered her wits, wiggling her body to sit higher up in the chair, and began to rub the duct tape bonds against the frayed edge of the wrought iron chair.
She was surprised how quickly she was able to notch the tape bonds.
She tried to keep her movements small to keep from drawing Jerri's attention. She had cut the bonds about half-way when she heard Grissom's voice bellow through the phone that he was on his way in.
He was stopped at the door by the metal chain lock that prevented the door from opening fully. He stuck his head as far in as he could to assess the situation. Sara thought he looked a bit like Jack Nicholson in the shining when he stuck his head through the hole in the door.
"Don't try to come in here," Jerri yelled, "I WILL kill her."
"Jerri," Grissom said calmly, "Nick has told us what a good person you are and how he is sure you didn't intentionally hurt anyone."
"He doesn't know."
"He does know, he is an excellent judge of character and I know he would not be involved with someone who he thought was evil or mean," Grissom explained.
As they were talking through the crack in the door, Sara got closer to releasing the bonds that held her arms.
"Jerri, I don't know what happened with Janice Grant, or with your father, but I can tell you, harming Sara will not help your case!"
"Sara is bad," Jerri replied, "She's trying to trap you into marriage. I could see it in your eyes, how you needed me to help free you."
"Sara is someone I have loved for over 5 years, Jerri. She would never try to trap me," he explained.
"You are a Doctor and she is going to take advantage of you," Grissom could see Jerri quickly becoming Geraldine. He needed to do something before she became unreachable.
"Jerri, Sara is pregnant, with my child, I can't let you hurt either one of them."
Geraldine had arrived with this statement.
"She is trying to trap you!" Geraldine screamed, turning back towards Sara, eyes full of hatred and spitting as she spoke.
But she was unable to complete her pivot. As she began to turn, a large bottle of red wine made a direct connection with her head, knocking her out cold on the floor.
Sara ran to the door and opened the chain lock. Grissom held her, stroking her hair and kissing her with all his might.
"Sh, Sara, it's over," he said trying to calm her down. But even with his strong arms around her, she felt her knees collapse under her as the room went black.
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She woke up at Desert Palms with Grissom sitting by her bedside, holding her hand. He looked exhausted, like he had not slept or showered for days.
Sara looked around her and noticed that she had been hooked up to a fetal monitor. Her heart sank.
"Oh God, please Gil, tell me that the baby is ok?" she begged.
"Yes, honey, she is fine," he answered, smiling.
"Oh thank God…. She?" Sara asked. "Its too early to tell the sex of the baby."
"I know, but I can't call the baby IT, so I'm calling the baby "her" until we know for sure," he stroked her hair as he continued, "Because it would make me the happiest man in the world to have a daughter who is just like you."
"Who are you and what have you done with Gilbert Grissom?" she asked, smiling.
His heart melted. He had truly found his paradise, right here, wherever she was.
"How did you know about the baby?" she asked. "I hadn't told you yet! You didn't answer your phone when I called you."
"Catherine told me."
She looked puzzled. "I didn't tell Catherine."
"She found the book and pamphlets in the passenger seat of your car."
"She knows?" Sara asked. "Is she ok with everything? Is she mad at us?"
"No, she's fine," he answered, "She's a little miffed at me, but she'll forgive me."
"And you?" she asked, "Are you ok with it? Its quite a shock."
"Yes, it was a shock," he admitted, "But in a good way, like winning the lottery."
"I missed a birth control shot. I never miss them. But I did and I didn't know what was going to happen and that I'd be having sex and that I would …."
He leaned over and kissed her lips, "Your over talking again dear."
She smiled. "As long as you are as happy as I am…"
"I've never been happier before in my life Sara. You have completed the puzzle. I know what I was missing now. You."
They sat quietly, watching the fetal heart monitor, loving their child.
"Did they get Jerri?" she asked.
"Yes, dear, someone hit her pretty hard on the head so she couldn't run away."
"She's sick, Gil, I know from the time we spent together, she's sick," Sara explained. "It was like there were two people in her one body, and Jerri wasn't so bad. But when Geraldine came out, it was frightening."
"As it turns out, she was involved in her father's death, and perhaps her step mother, but that hasn't been proven yet. She will be taken care of by the Doctors first and then she will face an appropriate sentence for someone in her situation," he explained. "She won't be back to Nevada for a long time."
A knock at the door interrupted the conversation.
They were joined by Brass, Catherine, Nick and Greg. All very happy to see that Sara was awake and talking. They were also very happy to see that Grissom was by her side, holding her hand.
Grissom smiled at the group that had come to support them. It had been a long time coming, but he liked the new man he was becoming. It was hard for him to verbalize feelings, but he knew that he would learn. He had so much life ahead of him. And the best part of it was that he got to share it with Sara, their baby, and such great friends.
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Three months later:
"How does it look?" Sara asked, "I'm not used to having something so tight around the tummy."
"Its not the dress, Sara, it's the tummy," Catherine replied. "And you look beautiful."
Sara looked in the mirror and admired her 4-month pregnant tummy, draped in a stunning lace bridal gown.
"I never thought that this would be me," she admitted to Catherine, "I never thought I was "that" girl."
"I'm glad you found this side of you," Catherine said, "You and Gil are perfect for each other, you balance each other."
"I know."
"You knew all the way along, didn't you?" Catherine asked.
"Yes," she replied.
Jim Brass knocked at the door. "Are you ready Cookie?" he asked Sara.
"I've never been more ready for anything!" she replied.
"Let's do this then," Jim said, offering her his arm.
They stepped out of the vestibule, and walked down the carpeted aisle to the front of the small church, where Dr. Gilbert Grissom stood, flanked by Nick and Greg. The minute Sara and Jim appeared through the door, Gil's breath was taken away, stunned by the beauty of his bride.
Jim Brass proudly gave the bride away.
And when the minister pronounced them husband and wife, a loud roar of approval came from the crowd gathered to witness the wedding.
As the group moved to the church's reception hall, Grissom and Sara took a moment to themselves.
"You are stunning," he told her, placing his hand on her tummy, adding "both of you."
She smiled at him, that beautiful, radiant Sara smile.
"Sara, if we don't go in now, I won't be held responsible for what I do next."
They walked in to a round of applause from their guests.
The music began to play, and Grissom grabbed his wife by the waist and whisked her to the dance floor.
"Gil, I thought you couldn't dance?" she said, surprised by his actions.
"I wouldn't miss this dance for anything. My two favorite girls on the happiest day of my life," he said as he kissed her and whispered in her ear "Thanks for knowing what to do "about this.""
And they danced through their first song….
"It took so long to change my mind, I thought that love was a game
I played around enough to find , No two are ever the same
You made me realized the love I missed
So hot! Love I couldn't quite resist
When it's right the light just comes shining through.
So caught up in you, little girl, You're the one that's got me down on my knees
So caught up in you, little girl, That I never want to get myself free
And baby it's true, You're the one who caught me, baby you taught me
How good it could be"
The End
BTW, in case you were interested the baby was a girl and she was named Alayna Catherine Grissom.
A/N Thank you all for your support! See you again soon. :o)