AN: Warning: Implied/Suggestive adult behavior. Thank you all for the reviews. In fact, thank you for now making this the most reviewed story I've written. Here is the next chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 37: Worth the wait
Six weeks later
With a smile on his face, Grissom raised up his champagne glass while speaking. "To Catherine and Nick, congratulations on the new engagement."
After asking and getting an approval from Lindsey, Nick had asked Catherine to marry him a few days ago, and knowing her daughter was fully on board with it, she happily accepted without hesitation.
Now tonight they were finally celebrating the wonderful news, a gathering that was long overdue.
Everybody smiled while they raised up their glasses, repeating here, here before they all took sips of their drinks, and while Grissom was finishing his sip, he observed the newly engaged couple.
Nick had wrapped his arm around Catherine's shoulder and brought her closer to him, kissing her temple before she turned to him with a look that showed just how happy she was, a look that was reciprocated in his eyes. He never thought that he would ever be this happy, and it only wasn't because of Catherine, Lindsey meant everything to him too. He knew he'll never be her real father, nothing could change that, but if he can be as close to one as possible, he'll take it. He loved both Willows women very much, and soon he'll be part of their family.
Grissom's observing the couple was interrupted when Sara wrapped an arm around his waist as she whispered. "They look so happy. I don't think I've ever seen Nick look like that before."
Grissom smiled as he moved his free arm back, and wrapped it around her shoulders with a nod. "I know, and I think with the exception of the day Lindsey came into this world, Catherine hasn't either."
They continued to watch them for a few minutes, then after kissing Sara's head, they released one another to mingle with other people.
Which at one point while they were mingling, Sara couldn't help but notice Grissom and Bailey talking about something across the room, or more like whispering about something that ended with a smile and nod by the pair, so that got her curious on what was going on.
After the family made it home, and had a little family time, Sara announced that it was time to get the twins ready for bed, but before Sara could get off the couch with her little ones in both of her arms, Bailey got up from her seat by the chessboard table and walked up to her. "It's ok mom, I got it. In fact, from this point on tonight, don't worry about anything."
Sara asked as Bailey grabbed her brother. "What's going on?"
Bailey smiled. "Nothing. It's ok to relax mom." Before Sara could speak again, Bailey had walked with her brother in her arms up the stairs.
Sara looked at her husband a second later as he picked up his youngest daughter. "Whatever is going on with you two, you guys were planning it earlier, weren't you?"
He smiled as he cupped her cheek with his free hand. "You'll find out soon enough. Now give me about 10 minutes then you can come up." Sara was about to open her mouth to speak, but he places his finger to her lips. "Please honey, no more questions."
Sara paused before she nodded while folding her arms over her chest with a little pout. "You know telling me not to ask questions is like asking a basketball player not to shoot a basket."
His smirk deepened. "Of all the people in the world, I know that more than anybody." Her pout deepened as he continued with a pleading look in his eyes. "But please let me do this without spilling the beans."
With his pleading look still in place, Sara knew that she wasn't going to win this one, so she nodded with a smile slowly tugging on her lips. "Ok, so 10 minutes?"
He paused. "Uh...make it 15." After a sigh from her, knowing the extra time was more torture, he grabbed her left hand and kissed her ring finger before finishing. "It will be worth it, I promise."
After another nod from her, and a kiss on her hand from him, he released it and started walking away, then as he started going up the stairs, Sara smirked. "It better be."
He looked over at her with a returned smirk. "Oh, believe me it will."
Even though he had that smirk on his face, the look in his eyes made her heart skip a beat and a pleasant shiver run down her spine before he turned his head to see where he was going so he could go up the stairs safely with his precious daughter in his arms.
When it was just her in the living room, she took a breath as she grabbed a magazine that was on the end table by the couch before she looked at it, but it couldn't hold her interest long because she kept thinking on what her husband was up to.
She mentally shook her head as she placed the magazine back down before getting up and walking to the kitchen to get some water, sipping it slowly once she did. But it didn't matter how slow she was sipping it, there was no way she was going to sip it for 15 minutes, so after she drained the rest, she washed the glass and placed it back in the cupboard before walking out of the kitchen and the upstairs to see her kids.
Once she made it to the nursery, she stopped in the opened doorway and saw Bailey making a bed on the floor next to the right wall of the room. "What are you doing?"
Bailey looked at her mother with a smile. "Well since the twins are my responsibility tonight, and just in case I fall asleep if they start crying, I'll be right here so they could wake me up first."
Sara nodded in understanding before asking. "Are they asleep yet?" After Bailey shook her head no, she asked again with a smirk. "So can I at least visit with them, or is that not allowed."
Bailey chuckled a little with the shake of her head. "Well the last time I check you are their mother, so go ahead."
Sara smiled with a nod as she walked toward the cribs while Bailey shook her head with a smile as she walked out of the room to get her book from her room.
When she got back to the doorway, she stopped and watched her mother before hearing her ask them, even though she knew she wouldn't get an answer back. "So do you guys know what your daddy is up to?"
Bailey chuckled again a few seconds later when all Sara was met with was silence that was expected as she walked to her made-up bed before sitting down. "You just don't give up, do you?"
Sara smiled as she looked away from the cribs to look at her oldest. "Who do you think you got that from? It isn't in our nature."
Bailey gave her a little smile, almost sad, because of everything she thought of that happened in her life as commented. "No matter how impossible it seems."
Sara gave her daughter a sympathy look with a small smile. "Exactly." Then she goes back to looking at her babies while Bailey watched her for a few more seconds before looking at the book she had grabbed.
After the right amount of minutes went by, Sara kissed her children before walking out of the room, cracking it behind her, before turning to the left so she could walk to the end of the hall, where the master bedroom was, then knocked lightly since the door was closed.
A few seconds later the door opened with a smiling Grissom on the other side.
She smiled back before asking. "So is it safe to come in?"
He smiled a little bigger as he took her hand. "Yes dear, come on in."
When she was in the room, which the door was closed the moment she was, she noticed nothing was different, but she kept her mouth shut since he was walking her toward the bathroom door that was closed. Then once they were in front of it, he moved so he was now behind her before reaching his hand to the doorknob to open it.
After the room came in view, she gasped a little when she saw a few candles lit in their glass holders, and the two person jet bathtub was filled with bubbles.
When she finally found her voice, and despite the romantic setting he created, she couldn't help but smirk while turning her head over her shoulder to look at him. "Are you trying to tell me something? Because I already had a shower today."
He smiled as he tapped his finger on her nose. "I know that, but this bath is for you to relax." Then he smirked back. "But if you don't want it, I guess I can enjoy it myself."
Before he could move, she took his hand and stopped him, then turned around so she was now looking at him with a smile. "Well I can't let it go to waste, now can I?" As he shook his head, she cupped his clean-shaven cheek with a passionate look in her eyes. "But it would be better if you were to join."
He nodded with a smile. "Gladly."
She gave him another smile as she pulled him into the room, the door shutting behind them.
30 minutes later
The bathroom door opened with Sara and Grissom wrapped in their towels after they had a relaxing time talking while just being with one another, and she also got a surprise when he gave her a massage. His wonderful hands worked out the kinks in her body from her shoulders to her legs and feet, so her wait was definitely worth it.
It was also the quietest 30 minutes they had in a while, and as much as they loved being parents, they really enjoyed it and soaked in as much of it as they could.
As they walked in the bedroom hand in hand, Sara spoke with a smile. "Thank you for the bath, it was amazing, and well worth the wait."
He smiled while he moved so he was now behind her as he wrapped his arms around her waist, then after kissing her bare shoulder, making her close her eyes in the process, he softly whispered in her ear. "Are you sure it wasn't the massage?"
She cleared her throat as the emotions were flowing through her from the tone of his voice to the kiss, before speaking softly. "That goes without saying." She turned around before wrapping her arms around his neck with a smile while he kept his arms around her. "I did love that, but you know what I love more?" He raised an eyebrow as she continued in a whisper. "Your kisses, and I'm kind of going through a withdrawal here."
He smiled as he leaned toward her. "Well we can't have that, can we?"
As she was shaking her head, his lips touched hers, which it was soft at first before it grew passionate, then she gasped against his mouth and held on to his neck a little tighter a second later when he had picked her up bridal style before walking them toward the bed.
Once he made it there, they only pulled away long enough for him to lay her down gently and for him to move above her.
A few minutes later, he pulls back from her lips and started kissing her neck, so she moved her head to give him better access. Then when his lips touched her collarbone, he started moving it along her shoulder as she started speaking breathlessly. "Man, I've missed this."
He lightly kissed her shoulder again before speaking against her skin. "Me too, honey."
One more light kiss to her neck, then he pulled back to look into her eyes, which were just as passionate as his, and not mistaking what was about to happen. But no matter how much he wanted to continue and knew she wanted too, he wanted/needed the consent. "But we can sto..."
She places his a finger to his lips. "You know I want this too. It is time, way over it really."
He gave her a little smile as she smiled back while bringing his head back down to her lips. "That my dear I can't argue with." He pecks her on the lips softly before whispering against them. "I love you so much."
She whispered against his lips. "I love you too, with everything in me."
After one more peck, they started deepening their kisses again as she moved her fingers up and down his bare back, enjoying the feeling of his skin under her fingertips while enjoying the other wonderful sensations running through her as she lost herself in his gentle touch, his deep but soft kisses, and his all consuming and passionate but tender love.
AN: Hope you enjoyed it. More to come, and it will answer some ones question. Find out what happens next as we are coming close to the ending. Please review.