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Chapter 13: Parents finding out & A Surprising Request

Christmas, 2032

After getting out of the family mini-van, which was officially Isabella's, Isabella and Jason headed towards the front door of her parents house, but before she could use her key to get in, Jason took her hand and cleared his throat before asking with worry. "So, did they tell you why they wanted to have this family meeting?"

She turned to him and gave him a reassuring smile. "No." Then she fixed his tie with a smirk. "And I don't know why you choose to wear a tie."

While her parents liked that the family dressed up a little during the more special occasions, a suit and tie were very optional.

He ran his hand down the bottom half of his blue tie. "I guess I just wanted to look nice on my last day on earth."

Isabella shook her head with a chuckle. "You don't have to be so dramatic, you'll be fine."

Feeling it was time to tell her parents that Jason was the father of her unborn child, they decided to do that today, and to say that he was extremely nervous was an understatement. He doesn't remember a time he was this nervous before, even playing in the most packed stadiums has never made him feel that way.

He shook his head. "You don't know that, I have a feeling that the interaction with your brother is a cake walk compared to how it would be with your parents, especially your father. They know how to bury a body and not be caught."

She chuckled again before taking his hand. "OK, first off, take a deep breath before you pass out." He did that before she continued with a softer tone. "Then listen, honestly, you can wear the perfect clothes and say the perfect things, but what they'll be looking at most is your actions, and you have very much shown me that you are in this, that at the very least this child is your main priority." He was about to open his mouth, but she continued and finished with another smile. "They just haven't seen that in person yet, well...because of obvious reasons, but if they want proof you've been there for me, I'll get every surveillance tape from the clinic that I can, if I have to."

He smiled. "You would do that, wouldn't you?"

She squeezed her hand with a nod and smile. "You better believe it, you've shown me your loyalty, and I would do the same."

He smiled again with a nod, and as she started to remove her hand from his, he tightened it slightly then cupped her cheek with his other hand and spoke softly. "For the record, both of you are my priority, and if have to prove that to them until my last breath, I will. I love you."

Feeling butterflies in her stomach from his words and the look in his eyes, she replied with a smile. "And I love you."

A moment later, they took a breath and he nodded. "Ok, I think I'm ready."

She smiled again while removing her hand from his. "Don't worry, I'll protect you."

He chuckled as she turned around and put the key in the doorknob to unlock it, and once it was open, they walked inside the house so she could turn the alarm off, then as she placed her shoulder bag on the hanger and her keys on the table by the door, she said loudly. "Mom, dad?"

They hear Sara's voice. "In the kitchen sweetie."

When they walked in the doorway of the kitchen, Sara and Grissom smiled at their daughter, while looking a little curious at Jason, which they knew he was going to be around them today, they just didn't know he was going to be around them this early and with their oldest daughter. But before they could ask the questions that was swimming around in their heads, they hear Katie's voice. "Izzie!" And while their daughters were greeting one another, they hear William and Bella walk into the house, so their questions would have to wait.

About halfway through their meal Sara and Grissom shared a look before he nodded, then Sara cleared her throat and spoke. "As you know there is a reason we had asked you here early, and that reason is to inform you guys that your father has decided to step down as head of the science department while I've decided to cut my hours at the lab."

They all looked at them with worry, but Isabella was the one that asked. "Is everything ok?"

Grissom nodded with a smile as he took his wife's hand. "Our decision to do this is for personal reasons, not health.
We are perfectly fine, and while we are still working, we want to spend more time together, maybe finally stop talking about going go on a few trips, and actually do it."

William, Bella, Isabella, and Jason nodded with smiles while Katie asked her mom. "So, you are still going to be part of the lab, right?"

Sara nodded at her youngest. "Yeah, why?"

Katie cleared her throat and said with a smile. "Well, I guess I can share my news too." They all raised an eyebrow at her while she continued. "I've decided what I want to do with my life after college, I want to be a CSI, and no offense to anybody in that lab, but I was hoping the best, my mom, could train me."

They all smiled while Sara asked, not able to stop the little excitement that ran through her each second. "Are you sure that's what you want to do?"

Katie nodded. "When it comes to my future career, I've never been more surer. And I realize it's not an easy career choice, but I want to do it. I want to make my city, our world a little better." She then smirked. "Besides, someone needs to follow in your footsteps, carry on that Grissom/Sidle name in that lab."

They all chuckled while Sara and Katie get up from their seats before hugging one another, and while in the hug, Sara spoke. "And I would be honored, honey."

Katie smiled with a nod. "Thank you, mom."

"You're welcome."

After they got out of the hug, Grissom spoke with a smile as he wrapped his arms around his youngest. "But before you get to her, I still have to finish what I started with her."

They chuckled again before Katie nodded with a smile. "Absolutely."

William stood up next to hug his sister, but when Isabella did too, much like how William found out about who was the father of her child, her parents found out the same way, which was, she felt a strong kick to her stomach, making her wince while Jason stood up without thinking and placed a hand on her stomach with a worried look and a concerned tone. "You ok?"

Instead of answering, it was so silent everybody could hear a pen drop as all eyes went to Sara and Grissom, then after a moment of shock, Grissom spoke in a hard tone. "Everyone out now, please."

Not wasting anytime, hearing his tone, Katie, Bella, and William all left the room, then Grissom looked at his oldest daughter. "You too."

She started to speak. "Dad..." But she trails off with the look he was giving her, then she nodded before looking at Jason with an apologetic look. "Sorry."

He gave her a reassuring smile and nod. "It's ok."

She nodded before walking out of the room once he removed his hand from her stomach, and when it was just the three of them, he stated to speak. "Mrs. and Dr..."

But Grissom cuts him off in a hard tone as he walked up him. "We brought you into this house, we trusted you with our daughters, how long have you looked at Isabella like that?"

Jason shook his head. "I swear Dr. Grissom, these type of feelings I have for your daughter now only started changing a little over a year ago. Believe me, I tried to push them away by telling myself that I shouldn't have these feeling for her. But, no matter how hard you try, you can't move an..."

Grissom cuts him off, knowing exactly what he was trying to say and had felt the same way towards Sara before he let her in. "Unmovable object."

Jason nodded before he got emotional. "Back then, I never thought this would end up happening, and I hope you trust me enough to know that I would never do anything to hurt your daughter like that."

When Grissom saw the truth in the young man's eyes, he looked relieved, then he continued, but in a more softer tone. "That's my daughter and grandchild out there."

"I know that, sir."

Grissom then continued. "What you and Isabella do as a couple, that's your choice. But my grandchild deserves to have a father who will support him or her, who will be there for any major event that goes on in his or her life. He or she should be the most important person in your life without hesitation, you understand?"

"Yes sir, I understand that, and while I agree with you, I want to point out your grandchild isn't the only important priority in my life, your daughter is too, and if I have to prove that to you until my dying breath I will."

Grissom eyes him for several seconds, knowing how he was during his Junior and Senior year of high school, so he hoped he was still the man he was when he was dating Madison, before asking. "Is that so?"

"Yes, sir."

Grissom then shouted. "Isabella, in here, please."

A second later Isabella walked in the room, and couldn't help but smirk. "Well, least you're still alive."

She lost the smirk a second later at the look her father was still giving her, then he asked. "Has he shown to be trustworthy towards you?"

Isabella walked towards Jason and slipped her hand into his as she replied. "Yes, since I've told him I was pregnant, he has been there every step of the way. I've been making two appointments through the months, one for you guys, and another for him. And I know the timing wasn't perfect, and I'm sorry that things didn't exactly turn out like you've envisioned, but I love him, and he loves us. He really is a good man, which you should know that, you've known him since he was six years old."

Grissom nodded, then with more emotion he looked at Jason. "You're right, I have, and you have proven and shown that you are an honorable man, so I'm going to trust that you'll do right by them. I hope you don't let them, or me, down."

He then held out his hand towards the younger man, and Jason looked almost shocked, but then he cleared his throat and nodded with a smile as he took the older man's hand. "You have my word and promise, sir, they'll be in good hands."

After they release hands, Jason turned his attention to Sara, knowing getting Grissom's approval was just half the battle.

"Mrs. Grissom?"

Seeing the happiness in her daughter's eyes, made Sara feel a little more emotional, then she took a breath and walked up to them. "I have also known you since you were six years old, you were, and became again, one of my son's best friends, and now you two (She waved her hand between the two of them), which I admit, I'm going to have to get use to. But if you treat my babies right, and keep putting a smile on my daughter's face, then you won't hear a word out of me, go it?"

Jason nodded with a smile as he held out his hand. "You got it, Mrs. Grissom."

After they shook hands, Isabella slipped her hand out of Jason's and walked up to her mother and gave her a hug. "Thank you, mom."

Sara just nodded as she hugged her daughter, then when Isabella was hugging her father, she spoke with a little more emotion. "Thank you, daddy."

Grissom cleared his throat with a nod, then as they pulled back, he smirked a little. "So, how did your brother take the news?"

Isabella shyly smiled before she smirked. "Not as calm as you, he almost pushed him out the window." She then continued with a sparkle in his eyes. "And Jason thinks you might find a spot to hide his body."

Sara snickered while Grissom looked at Jason with a raised eyebrow. "Then I guess it gives you something to think about."

While Sara and Isabella spoke in a warning tone. 'Griss, daddy', Jason cleared his throat with a nod. "Yes, sir."

After one more nod, Sara spoke after looking at her watch. "Well, if we want to open presents before meeting everybody, we better get done eating."

As the families started getting bigger through the years they have met at different venues when they were all gathering together, but now they had a permanent place to do these sorts of things because after Eli had signed his first NBA contract, where he was playing for the Los Angeles Clippers, much to the happiness of his parents so he was close to home again, he had purchased and restored a building to help kids who needed a place to go to hang out after school, where they can be involved with sports or other various clubs so they didn't have to turn to gangs to keep them occupied, and Warrick and Catherine were the main 'caregivers' of the building, but other family members have stepped up when they needed more volunteers. Then on special occasions, like on this day, the families would hang out there.

Once the rest of the family came back into the kitchen, they finished their meal as everybody was feeling a littler freer than they had in awhile since all the secrets were out in the open, and since Jason and Isabella didn't have to hide anymore, they were holding hands or he would rub her belly every chance he got so his daughter would know he was right there.

The Grissom and Brown family arrived at the center around the same time, then other families joined not much longer, which not only included the regulars, but Martin and his wife of two years came from Texas to be with them, Robin, her sons, her husband Danny, and their 5 year old adopted daughter from Washington, the Stokes family and the Sanders family from Vegas, Cassandra and her boyfriend from New York, Eli and his girlfriend, Amy, her kids and husband, and the Holdens, Julia, Kelly, her kids and Dr. Travis, her new boyfriend since the marriage between her and Chris was officially over.

Once all the greetings were done, presents started to get exchanged, which of course the kids/toddlers/babies got the majority of them, and that included Isabella since the families knew by now she was pregnant and wanted to get her some baby items.

And with the Grissom family being the only ones who knew what happened with Bella and William, and not wanting to be rude on not opening the gift in front of the families she got it from, Isabella opened them while trying to be as sensitive as she could to her brother and sister in-law, but after about the fifth gift, while trying not to draw too much attention to herself, Bella slipped through the group and headed outside, and right behind her was William.

He wrapped his arms around his wife and whispered softly. "I'm sorry."

She shook her head. "Don't be, this should be a special time for your sister. It is a special time for her." She sighed as she held on to him. "It just kind of...well, you know..."

He nodded and kissed her head. "I know, honey, I know."

After a moment, she sighed again as she continued. "But it's not only that, I think a part of me is starting to feel a little guilty."

He pulls back and asks with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

She bit her lip as she replied softly. "I think I want to try again." He looked at her with wide-eyes as she continued. "I know we weren't exactly trying before, and our little girl was a surprise."

Before she continued, he asked with his eyes watering. "A Girl?"

They weren't far along to know what exactly they were having, but Bella felt in her gut it would have been a girl, so she nodded with tears in her eyes. "I believe we would have had a girl." He nodded, trusting his wife, then sniffled as she continued. "But, I didn't know how much I wanted to be a mom until I got pregnant."

He cupped her cheek and asked. "I understand that, but I thought you had planned to go for your Masters?"

"And it's still a part of my life's goal, and I'll get it eventually, but right now my immediate life goal is to become a mom."

William paused before he asked. "Are you sure?"

She nodded with tears in her eyes. "She'll always have a place in my heart, and a part of me will always think about how her life could have turned out. But, there comes a time when we have to move forward, no matter how hard it is. And I have to, I can't live with this grief anymore, so yes, I'm sure."

There was another pause, and he started to smile with tears in his eyes, feeling how she felt, before nodding. "Ok."

She looked at him with wide-eyes. "Really? I thought I would have to convince you a little more."

He sniffled with a nod. "Yeah, our little girl may have been a littler earlier than planned, but I still had that 'father' feeling, and while a small part of it will never be completely filled, I want to get that feeling back, so if you're ready, than so am I."

With tears in their eyes they kissed one another, then for the first time in awhile, it got a little passionate.

When they finally pulled back, they place their foreheads together and she whispered. "So, how much longer are we planning on staying here?"

He chuckled, then smirked as he pulled back with a raised eyebrow. "What, you want to try now?"

She cupped his cheek with a smile. "Why not?"

He smiled for several seconds before he lost it and whispered. "It's just been..."

He trailed off and she nodded with a sigh as she looked down. "I know, I'm sor..."

But he cuts her off as he lifted her chin back up so she could see his loving a caring eyes. "You never have to apologize for that, you were, we were grieving for the loss of our child, and I would never force you if you weren't ready."

She started to have tears in her eyes as she nodded. "I know, but I bet you didn't expect our first year of marriage to be like that."

"No, I could have never predicted this, but it happened, and to quote my dad, 'I would/could never imagine going through the good and bad times with anybody else.' I love you, for better or worse, that will never change."

While he wiped her tears away, she whispered. "I love you for better or worse too."

Happy to see her love for him through her eyes, he nodded with a smile. "Good." Then he took a breath and said. "And we should at least stay for a little bit longer."

She nodded with a smile. "Ok."

After wiping the remaining tears from her cheek, William held out his hand, and with a smile, she took it before they headed back inside to be with their family.

Once all the presents were opened, there was one more to give out, so before anybody decided to leave, Malcolm and Sara had eye contract from across the room, and she nodded, making him smile with a nod before he walked towards the front of the room, then he whistled to get everybody's attention before he spoke. "Now that I have everybody's attention, can Lindsey Caine come here?"

As everybody, except Carly, had a curious look on their faces, including the woman herself while she headed towards Malcolm, the Grissom 'kids', looked at their mother with a silent question, and Sara nodded with a smile, which they smiled in return as they turned their heads forward, seeing Lindsey finally standing next to Malcolm.

"Ok, what's this about?"

Malcolm smiled as he pulled a gift out of his pocket. "After 17 years of your dedication and loyalty to the Los Angeles crime lab, it's your time."

She raised her eyebrow at the wording and her gift, but took it nonetheless and opened the square box, then after moving the tissue paper aside, she opened the ID badge before gasping with tears in her eyes as she looked at Malcolm, and he nodded with a smile while little Catherine asked. "What is it mommy?"

Lindsey cleared her throat while pulling the badge out of the box before opening it and replying. "It's a CSI badge that says 'Supervisor Lindsey Caine'"

The whole room gasped before turning all their eyes on Sara, including Lindsey, and the older woman nodded with a smile. "Like what Malcolm said, it's your time." She then lifted up her cup and toasted. "To Lindsey, correction, Supervisor Caine!"

As they all toasted to her, Lindsey asked Malcolm, who was looking at her with a smile. "Why not you? You've been there longer."

He shook his head with a chuckle. "I never cared much for paperwork, you know that." He then spoke with a little more seriousness. "Besides, I'm the one that has to have your back, remember."

Lindsey smiled as she walked up to one of her best friends/long time working partner before bringing him in a hug. "That goes both ways, but thank you."

Hugging her back, he replied. "You deserve it, and you're welcome." A moment passed before they pulled back and he said. "Now, your crowd awaits."

They smiled at one another before Lindsey started walking towards her family first while Malcolm went to his, getting a kiss from his wife.

When Lindsey made it to Sara, they share a hug before Lindsey spoke with tears in her eyes. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." She then smirked. "But, don't think you're getting rid of me completely."

Lindsey chuckled while shaking her head. "I would have never thought that, I'll make you proud."

"I know you will, Lindsey."

After one more hug with her, she hugged the rest of the Grissom family before moving onto another group of family members.

15 minutes later

Sara and Grissom were at the snack table when Catherine walked up to them, and after asking why, knowing the CSI in her was still there, Grissom wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders and replied. "Some of it has to do with the fact that I'm also stepping down from being the head of the science department."

Now Catherine looked worried, feeling there had to be a reason he was doing that, this was Grissom after all, a dedicated worker, no matter what he was doing. "Is everything ok?"

Grissom nodded with a smile. "Yes Catherine, everything is fine. We just decided we wanted to spend more time together. I promise there is nothing wrong with us when it comes to our health."

Seeing the truth in their eyes, she nodded with silent sigh of relief before she smiled. "Plus, it will give you more time to be grandparents." They smiled with their sparkling as they looked at their oldest daughter, then Catherine smirked after a moments pause, thinking of something. "So, I guess you lucked out, huh?" They looked at her with curiosity before she finished with another smirk. "You know, I didn't see any earring holes, and he's not the one that rides a motorcycle."

They chuckled with a nod in understanding, remembering the conversation they had while Sara was pregnant with Isabella, before Grissom smirked. "I guess you're right."

Catherine then took a chip, and after taking a bite, she smirked one more time. "Although, you do have another daughter." When they looked at her with wide-eyes, she thanked Sara for Lindsey's promotion and walked away with a chuckle.

They looked at their youngest, who was in a circle with Robin, her sons, daughter and husband, along with Emily and Ryan Jr., then they looked at one another and shook their heads with a smile, confident about their daughter's choice in man, especially when they saw her look towards Andrew, who was looking at her, both with sad/longing looks.

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