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Chapter 36: A Grissom for life

Next day

(A few hours before noon)

A very proud, but an extremely exhausted Gilbert Grissom was standing in an elevator with a tall Styrofoam cup of coffee in one hand while running his other hand down his face when the doors opened and he heard a voice. "How is the new father feeling?"

Grissom removed his hand from his face and smiled. "Even better now that you are here." Ashley smiled in return as she stepped into the elevator and shared a hug with her father, then he sighed while holding her. "It's good to see you, it feels like it's been forever."

Ashley sighed in content, feeling like she was home, before speaking with another smile. "You are going to always say that, aren't you?"

He kissed the top of her head as she pulled out of his arms but stood to the side of him with her arm around him. "Yes, because it's the truth." There was a slight pause before he asked. "So, did everything go ok?" She nodded and bit her lip, making Grissom ask with a raised eyebrow. "What? Is there something I need to know?"

She took a breath before answering. "We talked, and I mean really talked, something we should have done years ago. It wasn't easy for either of us, but I think it's a turning point for us."

Grissom nodded and softly said. "I'm glad." Even though he wanted Ashley to repair things with Daniel, he did feel a little uncertain about something.

And Ashley could hear it a mile away, so she chuckled. "Oh my gosh, you're jealous."

Grissom looked at her like she was crazy. "I am not."

Ashley nodded again with another chuckle. "You so are."

Grissom took a sip of his coffee and spoke as they walked out of the elevator. "It isn't that I'm jealous. I'm glad you two are repairing your relationship, I just..."

Ashley cuts him off as she stopped them before cupping his cheek with loving eyes that only a child can give to their parent. "Remember all those times when you would tell me I'm your daughter no matter what?" After he nodded, she continued with a smirk, but was completely serious. "Well, you're my father no matter what. What you've done for me and how I feel towards you isn't going to go away just because I had a turning point with him." She took a breath and finished as she removed her hand from his cheek. "And I think my mom would want this."

Deep down knowing she was right, he nodded in return. "I think she would too."
He sighed and finished. "And I'm sorry, I don't want you to feel that you're doing something wrong, because honestly you really doing something right, and I am proud of you for finding the courage to do that."

Ashley smiled, happy to get his approval, then she finished. "Ok, just as you know I am a Grissom for life, I got papers to prove it, so you ain't getting rid of me that fast."

Grissom beamed as he replied. "Good, because I'm not letting you go that fast either."

They chuckled, then she shook her head and finished. "Ok, time to transfer my gushiness to someone else, where is my brother?"

Still beaming, he turned around and walked the few doors down before knocking, just incase it was feeding time for his son.

A second later they hear Sara's voice. "Come in."

Grissom opened the door, seeing their son being held by Sara, and he smiled as he said. "Someone is here to see our little guy."

Sara nodded with a smile, but after Grissom walked in and Ashley appeared in the doorway, Sara's smile grew. "Hi, honey."

Ashley beamed as she replied. "Hi, Sara." Then she looked at the little guy in Sara's arms and she just about gushed as she walked up to the bed. "Oh my god, he's so cute."

The parents chuckled with a nod, then Sara asked. "You want to hold him?"

Ashley smiled with a nod. "Of course, if it's alright."

Sara nodded, but before she transferred him, she kissed him softly on the forehead and whispered. "Ok Tyler, you are going to be meeting your sister now, so how about you make a very good impression."

A few people have seen their newest 'family' member already, but he didn't take too kindly to it when they wanted to hold him, only calm when his parents, particularly his mother, was holding him.

Once Tyler was in his sister's arms, there was a little fussiness, but after Ashley was standing up straight, while he was cradled in her arms, she spoke softly to him, he started to calm down, while Sara and Grissom looked on very impressed. Then Sara looked at Grissom with a raised eyebrow, and he gave her a look that said 'don't go there.' He knew he had to get use to viewing her more as an adult, and as great as it would be to have another generation here, he was not ready to see her a mother yet. Sara nodded with a smile that said she was just playing with him and took his hand while they watched in awe as brother and sister were bonding.

"Hi, little man, I'm you're older sister, and incase no one had told you yet, you have the best mom and dad in the world."

After a couple of minutes, and while Ashley was holding Tyler, she couldn't help but tease her father, so she looked over at Sara and said. "Sara."

"Yeah?"

"You should really talk to your husband about being jealous."

Grissom mentally groaned, he should have known Ashley was going to tell Sara, and he could see the teasing a mile away.

"Oh, and what could he be jealous about this time?"

Grissom looked at her with a raised eyebrow as he said with a smile. "Excuse me, you make it sound like jealousy is a regular occurrence with me."

They chuckled before Ashley spoke. "He just found out he has to share me."

Sara looked shocked. "Oh, are you and Marc?"

Knowing what Sara was saying, Ashley shook her head with a smile. "No, not in that way. Did he tell you I could have seen Daniel last night?"

She nodded, then a second later she realized what could have happened. "So, you two finally talked?"

"Yeah, and well, crying and yelling, mostly from me, and I know it's going to take more than one talk, but it was a really good start."

Sara nodded, then she couldn't help but look at her husband with a smirk. "Oh honey, you should be ashamed of yourself thinking you were going to lose your daughter, and besides, you said last night that you wanted this to happen."

They started chuckled again, and he rolled his eyes as he replied. "Ok, you two had your fun, can this not be pick on 'Grissom' day, please?"

They smiled as Ashley nodded. "I'm sorry dad, but I had to do it. It's been awhile for us, hasn't it Sara?"

Sara nodded with a smile in return. "Yes it has, and honestly I kind of missed it."

Ashley smirked with a nod. "Me too."

Even though Grissom just got picked on by his daughter and wife, it was great seeing them in the same room again, and it was even better when his son was there too.

Next Morning

After Sara was checked out of the hospital yesterday, the four of them spent a lot time together at the apartment, they just couldn't get enough of baby Tyler, then one of the times that Tyler was asleep the three of them was going to watch a movie together, but when Grissom went to check on Ashley, since she wanted to change into something more comfortable, she was sound asleep in her bed, so Sara and Grissom decided that's what they should be doing too.

Now it was another morning, and while Grissom was sitting at the kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee and working on a crossword puzzle, Ashley, who was wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt with her hair up in a messy bun, walked into the kitchen with a smile. "Good Morning."

Grissom watched her walk to the counter to pour her own coffee as he replied. "Morning." Before looking back down at the puzzle.

Once Ashley had her coffee mug, she walked to the kitchen table and sat down with her right foot on the chair so she could hold the mug on top of her knee as she replied. "I'm sorry I fell asleep last night."

Grissom waved it off as he looked at her with a smile. "It's ok, for one, it looked like you needed it, which after the day you had the night before and the morning, I couldn't blame you, and two, we needed it too. But hopefully we'll get that movie in tonight."

Ashley nodded with a smile. "Sure." She watched him fill out two answers before she spoke again. "Dad."

Still looking down at his puzzle, he replied. "MMM."

"How come you didn't convert my room into the baby's yet?" When he didn't look up at her, knowing she would know by just looking in his eyes, which in the end it didn't matter whether he looked at her or not, she knew. "You thought if you kept it the same that I would back here." She took a breath and finished. "Yeah, I promised I would visit, but it's not going to be enough to where Tyler always has to sleep in your guy's room. Besides, eventually you'll want him to have his own room, right? So why wait? And if you're waiting for my approval, you have it. Anything for that little guy."

When he looked up again, he saw nothing but a smile on her face and acceptance in her eyes, making him smile as he placed his hand on top of hers. "Have I told you how much I love you?"

Ashley chuckled with a nod. "Yes, about a billion times, but who's counting." He chuckled back as he removed his hand.

They were talking about plans for the room that they could run by Sara, when Sara walked into the room with Tyler, and she asked. "What's going on?"

Before they responded, Ashley held out her arms for her baby brother, and once he was secularly there, Ashley spoke. "Oh we are just talking about things you might like to put in my room, or should I say, Tyler's room now."

Sara looked a little shocked and said. "Ash..."

But she cuts her off with a smile. "It's time. Things can't always stay the same, change is inevitable." Then she smirked. "Besides, I know where the couch is when I come and visit."

Sara smiled before asking. "You sure?"

"I am." Then she looked down at her little brother, his blue eyes, their father's eyes, looking right at her, and she smiled. "Anything for you little man, you know how much I love you."

Two Days later

Ashley spent two more days with her family, and one of them was spent getting rid of some things in her room to make it Tyler's, then after an emotional goodbye at the airport, the family of three went back to the apartment so they could continue to rest and just spend time with their baby boy.

Now it was bedtime, but it seemed that Tyler became attached to Ashley quicker than they expected, so they were having a tough time settling him down, and while Sara was looking for something that Ashley might have left behind that had her scent on it, hoping that would work, Grissom was rocking his fussy little one while trying to speak quietly to him. "I know little man, I miss her too, but she will come and visit, I know that for a fact. You want to know why? Because you are so wrapped around her little finger. She loves you so much."

As he bent down and kissed his head, which he was still fussing, Sara walked into the room with a smile. "You know she isn't the only finger he's wrapped around."

Grissom smiled with his blue eyes sparkling. "I can't lie about that."

She walked up to her men, and held out one of Ashley's shirts that she had been wearing earlier, with a smile. "I don't know if she meant to leave it or not, but let's hope it works, or it is going to be a long in-between visits."

He chuckled, then nodded his head before he replied with confidence. "I know Ash, she is a very careful packer, sometimes she even has a list, so if it's here, then she definitely left it on purpose."

She smirked. "Sounds like someone else I know, wonder where she got that from?"

Grissom mocked glare with a smile. "Ha, ha, very funny."

Sara places the shirt on her son's chest, and after a few more fussy moments, he began to quiet down as his feet and arms moved while he snuggled into his father's arms and closed his eyes.

They sighed in relief, then after a few minutes of admiring their little boy, Grissom stood up and walked him to his crib, and after gently placing him down and making the sure the shirt was close to him, they covered him with his new baby blanket as Sara whispered how much she loved him before Grissom did the same.

They smiled at each other, then she took his hand and started heading towards the door, but stopped just as they were walking out, and Sara picked up a snow globe that was on the dresser and looked at him. "Hey, when did you get her a Paris one?"

It had the Eiffel tower inside it, and Grissom shook his head and took it from her. "I haven't."

They smiled at one another, knowing now it was a gift from Ashley, before Sara spoke. "I guess we know the first thing to tell him about his sister, she loved snow globes."

Grissom chuckled as he places the snow globe back on the dresser, then replied as they continued to walk out of the door. "And that she loves him."

"Well yeah, that goes without saying."

They get out in hall then he cupped her cheek, whispering with emotion. "And you know how much I love you too. How proud I am of you for bringing our little man into this world."

Sara sniffled with a nod. "That goes without saying too, but thank you. I love you too."

They kissed softly before pulling back, then after one more look towards their son, Grissom turned out the light and cracked the door before they headed to their room for some rest themselves, knowing it will only be a short while before they'll be back up, but also knew their little miracle was totally worth all the waking up they had to do.

AN: Hope you enjoyed it. Next chapter will have a slight Time jump. Thanks for reading and please review.