AN: Thanks for the continued support, even through the rough times & chapters, here is the next chapter, and a good turning point.

Warning; Implied/Suggestive adult behavior

Chapter 11: Let the healing begin

One Week later

(William and Bella residence)

After hearing a knock on the door, making Buddy bark, Bella started petting him to calm him down as she shared a look with William, and he asked. "You ready?"

Bella nodded after taking a breath. "Yeah."

He nodded in return before he stood up and headed for the door, and once he got there, he opened it to see his sisters there, and after a small smile, Katie stepped forward first and gave him a hug, and after taking a breath, he wrapped his arms around her in return while sharing a look with Isabella.

Wanting to tell his siblings about what happened rather than let his parents do it, they invited them over for dinner and a possible sleepover, if it was something they wanted to do, and even though he knew his parents didn't tell them anything, he could tell that Isabella, with the way she was looking at him right now, already knew, not that he was surprised.

After Katie and William pulled apart, she walked into the house to give Bella a hug as Isabella stepped up to her brother and they shared a hug, while both of them tried to keep their emotions together.

Once they pulled back, Isabella stepped inside the house while William closed the door.

When it clicked shut, he turned around to look at his wife and sisters, and after taking a breath, William spoke softly. "I guess you're wounding why we invited you here this evening?"

Katie, who was in Isabella's arms, asked softly. "Normally I wouldn't question it, but I have a really bad feeling it's not for the best of reasons."

She felt her parents hiding something all week, and when she saw Isabella, she got the same vibe from her as well.

William walked towards the coffee table and sat down, tears already showing up in his eyes, making Katie more worried than she already was. Then after he felt Isabella's hand on her shoulder, he placed his hand on top of it before taking another breath and replying. "It's not, but we don't want to hide it from you."

Katie moved forward, took her brother's hand and whispered. "Whatever it is, we are here for you."

He sniffled with a nod. "I know."

After a moments pause, William finally told his sisters what had happened.

(Grissom residence)

Cuddled on the couch with a movie on the TV, which they weren't really paying attention to with their thoughts and emotions all over the place, then he cleared his throat and asked softly. "What do you want for dinner?"

She sighed as she shook her head. "I'm not that hungry."

He ran a hand up and down her arm as he answered. "I know, honey. I'm not really either, but we should at least eat something."

She nodded. "Ok, how about something easy, grilled cheese sandwiches?"

He kissed the top of her head. "Alright, coming right up."

She moved from his embrace so he could get up and head towards the kitchen so he could start dinner.

(Later that evening)

(William and Bella residence)

When everybody was calm enough to eat dinner, they also made something simple before they settled in the living room to watch a few family themed/good feel movies, needing something to make them feel a little joy at the moment.

Once it was time to get ready for bed, which Katie asked if she could sleep with Bella, and they accepted it, while Isabella took their father's childhood room and William was out on the couch, Buddy keeping him company.

At one point during the night both William and Isabella ended up in the kitchen, and they smiled shyly as he asked. "Couldn't sleep?" She shook her head, then he took a breath and said. "Actually, that's kind of a good thing right now, it will give me a chance to ask what is going on with you, and Katie for that matter."

Isabella asked with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

He sighed as he sat down at the round kitchen table. "Please Isabella, you don't think I see Katie a little sadder than usual? And it's more than what I shared with her earlier, something is up with her."

She nodded as she sat down across from her brother while he lifted up his water bottle to have a drink. "It turns out while we weren't looking, Andrew and her started to have feelings for one another, very strong ones at that." William spat out his water the minute he heard that and looked at her wide-eyed, causing Isabella to chuckle a little, her first real chuckle in about a week. "Yeah, I felt like that too." Then she took a breath, telling him why she wasn't happy. "But, she ended things before it could start, she's not ready for them to be a couple."

After processing that shocking news, he nodded in understanding on where her youngest sister was coming from, even though he was sadden for her that things aren't how she would like them at the moment, then he asked his question. "Now you, what's going on with you?"

While she still didn't want to hide her pregnancy from her brother anymore, telling him now, especially after what's going on with him, felt wrong, and since she could afford a little more time before she couldn't hide it anymore, she shook her head. "William, I'm..."

But he cuts her off. "No, don't say you're fine. I feel something is going on, so what is it?" She looked down at the table and he moved his hand and placed it on top of hers while speaking softly. "Whatever it is you can tell me."

Isabella shook her head a second later as she slipped her hand out of his. "I can't, not now. It's the wrong time."

As she stood up from the chair to go to the fridge, William stood up from his chair and turned to look at her. "If you think you're protecting me on whatever is you're not saying, it's not gong to work, because all I do is think that it's something worse each time the thought comes..."

Not able to take it anymore, she turned around and stopped his rambling, with two words. "I'm Pregnant! OK, is that what you wanted to hear?" Then with tears in her eyes, she repeated, more softly this time. "I'm pregnant."

(Grissom residence)

When Sara and Grissom retreated to their room later that evening, they started getting ready for bed, then something happened that made Sara take a pause and really think things through on what could possibly be going on with her husband.

Now, it wasn't uncommon for either of them to change in the bathroom, especially if they were already going to be in there doing their other nightly routines. But lately, which she just thought of this, Grissom would start to unbutton his shirt in front of her then make an excuse and head to the bathroom to change clothes, which was what happened just a few seconds ago, making her gasp when she realized she hadn't even seen him without his shirt off since he came home from the hospital, so she walked up to the closed door and knocked. "Griss, can I come in?"

He cleared his throat. "I'll be out in a min..."

But she cuts him off, almost pleading. "Please?"

He took a breath. "Ok."

The door opened a second later and she walked in, seeing him standing in front of the mirror still in clothes from the day, then she asked softly as she walked up to him.
"It's because of what happened, isn't it?"

Knowing what she was talking about, he looked down with a short nod, so she ran her hand across his shoulders before turning him around, lifting his chin back up and cupped his cheek with a smile. "Do you know one of the things that I love the most about our relationship?"

He cleared his throat before asking softly. "What?"

"The way we love one another goes beyond physical appearance, you've always told me that you loved me no matter what I looked like."

He nodded as he took her hand in his and brought it up to his mouth and kissed it. "And I meant that."

She nodded with a smile and love in her eyes. "I know that. But I have admit I felt a little unsure of that until I became pregnant for the first time, especially during my later months. The way that you loved me, looked at me, touched me, never felt different than any other times before. In fact, I felt it go much deeper, if that is even possible. I became more sure of how special our love for one another truly was. And I hope you know, after all of this time, no matter what happens with or to your body that I will still love you." She slipped her hand out of his and placed it on his shirt covered chest. "I love you even more now, because you survived. I rather see you alive, breathing with a scar than not see you at all." She started to sniffle as she finished, finally releasing the guilt she had. "And I'm so sorry, I might as well have been the person to have put you in that hospital."

Grissom gasped, finally seeing the guilt she was showing before he brings his wife in his arms and kissed the top of her head, now it was his turn to reassure her. "No, you didn't, it wasn't your fault, honey."

"But I...

He cuts her off. "I could have gotten the ice sooner...Before we even left for the ceremony...I could have gone somewhere else...If I would have left the beach sooner... If I wouldn't have made that extra stop. There were so many things I could have done differently that day." He took a breath before finishing. "But remember, I survived because I knew what I was fighting for. I beat whatever odds was against me because I wasn't ready to say goodbye."

Sara sniffled as she pulled back from his arms, then he cupped her cheek and ran his thumb up and down it as she whispered with a watery smile. "Good, because I'm not ready to say goodbye either."

(William and Bella residence)

William stood there for several minutes in shock, it felt like nothing in his body was working, then finally he cleared his throat and asked while shaking his head slightly. "Is my hearing screwing up again, or did I just hear you say you were pregnant?"

She sniffled. "You heard me right, I said I am pregnant."

He sat down in his chair, running his hand down his face as he replied with a sigh. "That's what I thought."

Isabella walked up to her brother and asked. "You ok?"

He let out a breath and nodded. "Yeah, just give me a moment here." She nodded while sitting back down in her spot from earlier, then he looked over at her and said, still in shock. "You, Pregnant?"

She nodded again with tears in her eyes. "And I'm sorry you're finding out now, I didn't want to..."

He places his hand on top of hers as he spoke softly. "It's ok, I guess if I didn't want to know I shouldn't have poked around like that, and I must admit that of all things that was going around in my head on what it could have been, all things considered, this was the least tragic." She nodded in understanding while he continued after clearing his throat. "Now, first things first, are you ok?"

She gave him a little smile. "Yeah, I know my life is changing in a way I wasn't prepared for yet, but yeah, I really am."

Seeing the happiness in his sister's eyes, made him a little happy for her, then he asked in a more serious tone. "And the man who put you in this situation?"

Hearing how that sounded, she spoke after clearing her throat. "William, don't say it like that, you and I both know it takes two people. We were there together, we both made a choice, and whether is was right or wrong in that moment, we are now facing the consequences of our actions. I don't want you to put this all on him."

Seeing how she was defending him and the tone she was using, he asked with a raised eyebrow. "So, you do know him?"

She gave her brother a hard look. "Come on, you really have to ask me that? Of course I know him, you really think I'm one of those girls who will jump into bed with a complete stranger, especially for their first time?"

He cleared his throat and shook his head. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."

She cuts him off as she squeezed his hand. "It's ok, I'm sure your brain is on overdrive right now."

He took a moment before asking. "And how is he with this?"

Now Isabella had a smile on her face as she placed her free hand on her stomach, remembering her conversation with the father of her child last week, and replied. "He maybe in shock, like our parents and Katie, but he said he's on board. He's with me every step of the way."

Seeing the honesty, William nodded with a smile. "Good, or else I would've had words with him. By the way, who is the father?"

Isabella shook her head as she slipped her hand out of his and stood up to get some water this time. "Confidential right now."

He turned around in his chair with a raised eyebrow as he asked. "Why? What do you have to hide?" Then he couldn't help but smirk a little. "Is it Andrew?" She gave him a glare as she picked up an apple out of the bowl that was on the kitchen counter and tossed it at him, which he caught it with a chuckle before raising his hand up in surrender. "Ok, so it's not Andrew, and I must say I'm relieved, considering the whole Katie situation, because that's drama we don't need."

She took a breath with a nod. "Completely agreed."

Then he stood up and walked up to her while asking. "Mom and Dad?"

She took another breath. "Like I said, shocked, but behind me too." Then she asked in concern. "And you?"

He stopped in front of her and replied with emotion. "Still in process mode, but know that I am here for you, no matter what you need. Right now, this is about making sure you two are ok."

Then she started to have tears in her eyes. "What about Bella? I don't want to hurt her, but I can only hide this for so long before it becomes obvious."

Before he could reply, they hear Bella's voice. "Hide what before what becomes obvious?"

Both William and Isabella gasped as they looked towards the doorway to see Bella standing there, and William started to speak. "Honey..."

But his wife cuts him off as she looked towards Isabella and spoke softly. "That you're pregnant?" They looked at her wide-eyed, and she nodded her head towards Isabella's hand, which was on her stomach as she moved her thumb up and down it, a move she had done multiple times during the short time she was pregnant.

Isabella moved her hand instantly, not aware she was actually doing it, and whispered softly with tears in her eyes. "I'm sor..."

Bella cuts off her sister-in law as she walked up to her. "It's ok." She then cupped her cheek as she continued softly. "I know despite the timing, in more ways than one, this is good news, and I don't want you to hide that joy on account of me. A child is a blessing, and he or she should be cherished to the fullest, which is exactly what we are going to do, ok?" Isabella slowly nodded with a few sniffles while Bella looked back at her husband. "Ok?" He nodded with tears in his eyes as well and he walked up closer to his wife and placed a hand on the small of her back before Bella asked with a watery smile as she looked towards her sister in-law again. "Now, can I touch? I know I won't be able to feel anything, but..."

Isabella cuts her off with a smile as she takes her sister in-law's hand and placed it on her stomach. "It's ok."

William's hand joined a second later, then he took a breath and shook his head before saying with a small smirk. "Damn, where has the time gone? When did we become adults with adult problems."

They all chuckled softly, thankful, even it was for a moment, when they didn't have to worry about anything.

(Grissom residence)

After all the tears were off her cheeks, Sara took her husband's hand and walked them back into the bedroom, stopping them at his side of the bed, then with their hearts racing, she moved her fingers to the buttons of his shirt while looking into his eyes, and after a short hesitation, he nodded with acceptance in his.

She smiled softly at him as she started undo the buttons, and once they were completely undone, she slid her hands up his chest, making him shiver slightly, then when she felt the part of his chest that had a different feel to it than it had in the past, because of his new scar, he almost looked fearful, but she just gave him a reassuring smile as she moved her hands up further so she could slide his shirt off from the shoulders.

When he was finally shirtless, Sara's attention and hand went to his scar, and while it wasn't that huge, it was slightly longer than what she expected it to be. But at the end of day, like she told him, she rather see him breathing with a scar than not alive at all.

She mentally shook her head before she leaned down and kissed it, causing him to close his eyes, and after a second kiss, he felt her tears against his skin, so he opened his eyes and lifted her chin up before cupping her cheek with a smile as he whispered, reassuring her again. "It's not your fault honey, and I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere any time soon."

She took a breath and nodded with a watery smile, then after wiping the remaining tears off her cheeks again, they started kissing, things becoming more passionate each second.

After pulling back breathlessly, Sara whispered. "Griss?"

He was kissing her neck when he replied. "Yeah?"

"I've missed you."

Knowing how she meant that, he closed his eyes and spoke with emotion. "I've missed you too."

She lifts his head up and cupped his cheek with her eyes now filled with passion. "Isn't there something we can do about that?"

He smiled brightly as he moved her closer again before whispering. "Your wish is my command."

When their lips touched again, all they thought about was their love for one another.

Afterwards, with the sheet up to his waist while Sara had hers up to her chest, they were laying on their sides while Sara placed her hand on his chest and ran her thumb up and down it, a new obsession when it came to his body she figured she won't get tired of anytime soon, then she smiled a few moments later, causing him to ask. "What?"

She cleared her throat before answering. "You remember what I said about grey hair?"

He took a breath before speaking softly. "Yes."

She then smirked as she moved her hand up to his short, white hair and ran her fingers through it, still soft as ever. "Although, it's whiter these days." He sighed even more deeply, making her laugh as she moved closer to him so she could whisper in his ear, reassuring him on how she still felt about his hair color. "Still sexy as hell in my humble opinion."

He closed his eyes as she kissed his ear, then his cheek, and as she was going for his neck, even though he moved his head to the side to give her better access, he took a breath as he wrapped his arm around her waist. "You were going somewhere with this?"

She pulls back and looks down at his scar and continued. "Well, I was just going to say your scar can be as sexy as hell too."

He raised an eyebrow as he asked with passion. "Oh really?" She nodded, then smiled a little wider as he moved so he was above her again, causing her to lay back down on her back, while he asked again. "And from 1 to 10 what would you say it is?"

She chuckled as she ran her hands up his chest before wrapping her arms around his neck and bringing him down closer to her. "Oh babe, it goes beyond that, it breaks the ..."

She was cut off when his lip touched hers, not that she was complaining, both now pouring every once into it.

Before things got too passionate this time around, he pulls back, causing her to open her eyes and look at him with worry, but he smiles and whispered with emotion. "I love you. I hope you really know that, and I'm sorry if I made you doubt it, even for a second."

With a watery smile, she whispered. "I know you are, and I love you too, no matter what."

He lowers himself down again before their lips touched again, both ready to make up for lost time.

AN: More to come soon, and the revelation I'm sure you all have been waiting for. Thanks for reading and please review.