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Chapter 14: Welcome to the family

March 7, 2033

Sitting up in the hospital bed with her boyfriend sitting next to her while their baby girl was in her arms, Isabella smiled at her at parents, who was looking at her with tears in their eyes. "Mommy, daddy, I would like you to meet your granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth Grissom-Walker." Sara and Grissom shared surprised looks before Sara asked softly. "Me?"

Isabella nodded with a sniffle. "Like there would be anybody else. You're my hero, I love you, do you like it?"

Sara walked closer to her daughter with a chuckle/sob. "Like it? I'm so honored, thank you."

Isabella looked down at her daughter and kissed her forehead before whispering. "Ok, little one, you are going to be met by your namesake/grandma."

When little Sarah was placed in Sara's arms, a new love washed over her, and she sniffled as she looked down with a smile. "Hey you, I'm your grandma." She chuckled as she looked at her husband. "I'm a grandma." He nodded with a smile as he placed a hand on the small of her back while she looked down at her granddaughter again, telling her how much she's already loved and protected, then after a few more moments, even though she wasn't ready to let her go, she knew how much Grissom was looking forward to his moment with his first grandchild, so she bent down and kissed her forehead again, whispering. "Ok little one, there is someone else you have to meet, your grandpa."

Grissom's heart fluttered at the word as he said with a smile and tears in her eyes. "I'm a grandpa." They all smiled as the little girl was placed in his arms, and like Sara's feeling, he felt it too, maybe even a little more when he noticed she looked a lot like Isabella when she was born, so there was a very good chance she was in fact a little Sarah and her name was perfect.

After William parked the vehicle in the hospital parking lot, Bella turned around in her seat and handed Katie the flowers before speaking with a smile. "You go ahead."

Katie nodded with a smile in return while she took the flowers from her sister-in law, then she got out of the vehicle and rushed towards the entrance, and when they saw her go in, they looked at one another before Bella shook her head with a chuckle. "Ok, you need to stop looking like that."

He took her hand while asking. "Like what? Like I'm on top of the whole world right now?"

"Yes, or your parents will know, then your sisters will too, and I don't want to steal Isabella's thunder, this is her moment."

He sighed as he removed his hand from hers and placed it on her stomach while speaking softly. "I'm sorry, I can't help it, this has to be one of the best days of my life."

Bella chuckled again as she placed her hand on top of his. "I've heard that one before." Before William could respond she continued. "Thinking about it now, your birthday has been pretty special through the years, I mean more special than it already is because it was the day you were born."

William took a moment to think about it, at four years old, he not only received his first pet, but his first puppy, Max, his sixth birthday, his first birthday with the woman who ended up becoming his wife, jump to last year's birthday, he received his second puppy, Buddy and got a house, now this birthday, he not only gets to share this day with his niece but earlier this morning his wife told him he's going to be a father.

He then smiled with a nod and a small chuckle. "I guess you're right." Then he took a breath and whispered with emotion. "Thank you, I love you so much."

She cups his cheek as she whispered with emotion herself. "You're welcome. Thank you for sticking it out with me, I love you too."

"Always."

He leaned over and they shared a sweet kiss, then after kissing her forehead, he pulled back and they shared a smile before he took a breath and asked. "Ready?"

She chuckled, seeing his eyes sparkle again. "I guess as ready as we'll ever be, let's just try and not take away your sister's thunder."

As they got out of the vehicle, he replied. "Yes ma'am."

After the elevator opened on the correct floor of the hospital, Katie stepped out with a smile, however her smile died down a little as her heart started racing when she saw who was standing close to the door to the room she needed in, which his back was towards her but she could tell by the voice who it was and that he was on the phone. "I'm going to spend a little time here to meet my goddaughter, then I'll pick up around 5, yeah it's a..." Andrew trails off as he turned around, seeing Katie in front of him, then he cleared his throat and finished the conversation. "Talk to you later, bye, Jessica." Once the call ended, Andrew spoke softly. "Katie..."

But she cuts him off, trying to be strong. "No, you have nothing to apologize for, this is what is suppose to happen." She gave him a small smile and finished. "Have fun on your date." She then walked into the room before he could say another word, and he sighed while closing his eyes.

There was no denying that he still had feelings for her, but what else could he do if she keeps denying them, eventually he knows he is going to have to let her go, and he thought he was taking the first step tonight with his first date in a long time.

When Katie had walked into the room, Sara asked in concern. "Where is your brother and Bella?"

Katie shrugged with a smile. "They said to go ahead without me." She then smirked. "My guess the honeymoon phase is back on."

Sara sighed as she replied softly. "With things being rough for them for awhile, I'm glad."

As they nodded in agreement, Katie handed the flowers to Jason before Grissom, who still had little Sarah in his arms, looked down at his granddaughter before whispering. "Now little one, here is someone else that's special, your Aunt Katie."

Once the little girl was in her arms, she leaned down and kissed her forehead, whispering. "Hi little girl, I'm your Aunt Katie, and I'm going to be the best aunt possible."

Moments later the door opened, and in came Bella and William, and after a greeting with Sara and Grissom, Grissom cleared his throat before speaking. "We shouldn't have this many people in here, so your mom and I will be in the cafeteria getting something to eat."

The Grissom siblings nodded while Jason stood up from his spot next to his girlfriend and asked after clearing his throat. "Do you mind if I join you?"

After they shook their heads, Jason and Isabella looked at one another, and she asked. "Is everything ok?"

He nodded with a smile as he cupped her cheek. "Yeah, have a moment with your siblings, I'll be back soon."

"OK. Love you."

"Love you too."

After a quick kiss on the lips, he walked up to his daughter, which Katie still had a hold of her, and kissed her head before whispering. "Daddy will be right back honey, I love you so much."

He kissed her one more time before walking out of the room with Sara and Grissom.

While Bella and William were greeting his sister, Katie was finishing up her first greeting with her niece, then when William walked towards them, he looked back at his wife and asked. "You want to hold her next?"

Bella shook her head with a smile. "It's ok babe, I'll get my turn after you."

William nodded with a smile before Katie transferred little Sarah into her uncle's arms, and after he did the usual greet, he goes to sit down in the chair, Katie sitting next to them a second later, as he spoke with love of all the things he was going to teach her, and happy that they were sharing a birthday, making Bella chuckle as she watched her husband. "I'm not getting a turn anytime soon, am I?"

Isabella chuckled as she watched her brother just melt as he was talking to his niece, making her heart flutter with pride, then she shook her head as she looked at her sister-in law. "Nope, so you might as well take a seat." Bella nodded as she took the third and last chair and scooted it closer to the bed, as Isabella asked. "Are you ok?"

Bella tried to hid her shock/surprise as she asked. "Yeah, why?"

Isabella looked at her, trying to get a read on her. "I don't know, you seem to be glowing."

Bella chuckled it off. "Maybe you're looking at me through new 'mother's' eyes, you're undoubtedly happy so everybody else must be too."

Isabella chuckled with a nod. "Maybe you're right." As Bella nodded, Isabella became a little more serious. "But you two are ok, right?"

Bella placed a hand on her sister-in law's hand while giving the younger woman a reassuring look. "I can honestly say we've never been happier."

Seeing the truth, Isabella nodded. "Ok." She then sighed. "But, I must admit I was worried there for a bit."

"I know, but your brother has been wonderful through our rough time, he's been patient, supportive, loving, and I honestly don't know how I got so lucky with him."

She smirked as she watched her siblings with her daughter. "Blame dad on that one." Bella chuckled with a nod, then Isabella sighed in content as she whispered. "He's going to make an amazing father one day."

Bella also sighed in content, while inside she was smiling, knowing that one day will be sooner than she thought while replying with a nod. "I know, he will be."

When Andrew walked into the room about 15 minutes later, Katie mentioned about having less people in the room before leaving it, which they all knew she was using that as an excuse to walk out, so while Bella was sitting next to her husband, Andrew gave Isabella a hug, and she asked. "Did something happen? I felt she was a little more tense than usual before she walked out of the room."

He sighed. "She heard me set up a date." When Isabella and William was giving him an intense look, he sighed again. "I don't want to hurt her, but what else am I suppose to do?"

William, who finally let his wife hold baby Sarah, stood up and walked towards Andrew, which he started to look tense as the older man came closer to him, which William noticed and started to chuckle. "Relax man, I'm not going to rough up my niece's godfather."

Andrew took a breath with a nod before Isabella spoke, her look a little softer the more she said. "Nor should you do that anyways, he has a right to be happy." Andrew smiled while William looked at his sister with a raised eyebrow, making her sigh as she continued. "You know I love Katie, and I want her to be happy too.
But she made her choice, and Andrew shouldn't have to put his life on hold, waiting to see if she'll change her mind."

William nodded with a sigh, knowing his sister was right, even though another part of him was torn because his younger sister was involved in this. "I know, sorry man."

"It's ok, just know that if there was even an ounce of doubt in her mind that she made the wrong decision, I'll wait for her, she just has to say the word."

Before they could speak, Bella's voice was heard. "Come here godfather, someone here wants to meet you."

Andrew smiled as he spoke. "I'm next." Then he headed towards Bella and his goddaughter.

William and Isabella share a look, knowing they have some valuable information that could change their sister's, even Andrew's, life.

Later that night

Once everybody reluctantly left, since they wanted more time with the newest member of the family but knew they had to eventually leave, Jason got his turn to hold his daughter, and after spending a little time with her, he noticed Isabella was getting sleepy, which he didn't blame her one bit, and actually surprised she had lasted this long, but before she did, he smiled at his little girl. "Alright little one, I need you to go to your mommy while I ask her a very important question."

After her little girl was in her arms, Isabella asked with curiosity. "What's going on?"

Jason looked at his girlfriend and daughter, his family, before smiling at them. "Being with you two everyday is what I want more than anything, waking up to you every morning has been a dream come true, and I want more of that for the rest of my life." Isabella was about to speak, but he continued. "When I got hurt that changed the course of my life, I felt lost and all I wanted to do was hide away, but then your parents came to my hospital room and wouldn't allow it, you guys, particularly you, saw that I was worth something more than what met the eye."

Isabella nodded with tears in her eyes. "That's because you are, especially to our little girl."

He nodded with a sniffle before he finished. "I thought getting hurt was the worst thing that could have happened to me, but it turns out it was the best thing that could have happened, because it lead me to this moment, and while I admit our timing could have been better, I don't regret it, I don't regret her, not for a second. I love both of you and I want to spend the rest of my life showing you that I am that man that you see with your beautiful brown eyes. (He then gets down on his knee, making Isabella look at him with wide eyes before he opened the box, showing her a simple ring, knowing she didn't like flashy) So, with that said, will you do me the greatest honor of becoming my wife?"

When they officially got together Jason wanted to propose sooner, but Isabella felt like he was doing it because she was pregnant, no matter how much he tried to tell her it wasn't, but that's not how she wanted to get married, so she told him they have to get to know one another better, then when enough time had passed, and he still felt like marriage was something he wanted to do, he could ask, which what she didn't know was that earlier, when he went with Sara and Grissom to the cafeteria, he asked them for her hand in marriage, which they said yes, wanting their daughter to be happy, and seeing that she was with him.

Isabella sniffled as she asked. "Are you sure?"

He nodded with a smile. "You told me that you didn't want to get married just because you got pregnant. Well, what do you see now, how do you feel?"

No hesitation, she replied. "I see that you're really serious about this, about us, and feel that we can have this amazing life together." He started to smile wider before Isabella looked down at her little girl and asked softly. "What do you think, baby?" After a moment, feeling she had the approval of her daughter, she looked at the man she loved with tears in her eyes. "I would love to be your wife."

Once he slipped the ring on her finger, he stood up and cupped her cheek before whispering with emotion. "I love you, so much. Thank you."

"No, thank you, and I love you too."

He leaned down and they shared a kiss, then after he pulled back, he sits next to her again and placed a hand on his daughter's chest and whispered. "I love you too, honey, and we are going to give you the best life possible."

Isabella sighed in content as she whispered. "Yes we are."

After leaving the hospital, William and Bella met his parents and Katie at a pizza restaurant so they could have dinner together, then after their meal, and while Bella was using the restroom and their parents were standing in the check-out line, William and Katie had a moment to themselves.

William took the last sip of his drink before looking at his sister, who was just looking down at her empty cup, and spoke. "You know I heard some interesting news about Andrew earlier."

She nodded with a sigh. "I know, he's going on a date."

William shook his head with a smile. "No, he still wants to be with you, and willing to wait."

Katie felt a shock run through her body, hearing that, then she looked at her brother and shook her head. "I told him I didn't want him to do that."

William then smirked. "Well, when you really love someone, you can't help but wait. I mean look at mom, she waited how many years for dad?"

Katie nodded with a small smile. "I get what you're saying, and I love him, I really do. I can see a bright, loving future with him with a marriage and kids." She then shook her head with tears in her eyes. "But, I'm not ready for us, and I refuse to let him stop his life until I am. He deserves to be happy, no matter how hard it is to see him with someone else, I just need time to get use to it, and maybe I will now that he's trying his hand at dating."

William sighed, feeling for his sister, while placing his hand on top of hers. "I never want you to do something you're not ready for, and I'm sorry if what I said upset you, I just want you to be happy."

They get up from their seats when they saw Bella and their parents walking their way, then they get into a hug while she spoke softly. "You didn't upset me, and I know I'll get there eventually, I promise."

"I love you Katie, and if you need me at anytime, I'm there, day or night."

She nodded with a smile as they pulled back. "I know that too, and I love you too."

As he smiled with a nod, Grissom asked. "Everything ok?"

William nodded with another smile. "Yep, just having a little sibling moment."

After Katie just nodded with a smile of her own, the small group walked out of the restaurant, and after saying goodbye to William and Bella, Sara, Grissom and Katie got into Grissom's vehicle before he drove them home, but not much longer after they got there, Katie left the house to go spend some time with her best friend Emily, leaving Sara and Grissom with an empty house, so they decided to cap off the night with some homemade desert and champagne to celebrate the new milestone they reached today.

Sitting up in bed, holding up their champagne glasses, Grissom spoke with a beaming smile. "Well, 'grandma', welcome to grand-parenthood."

She chuckled as she clinked her glass with his. "You too, 'grandpa'" Once they took their sip, she asked. "So, how does it feel?"

Grissom cleared his throat as he looked down at his glass before he spoke with emotion. "I thought fatherhood would have been just out of my reach, but to become one step above that is a miracle." When he looked at her, she cupped his cheek with a smile as he asked. "You?"

She nodded, also feeling up with emotion. "Amazing, and I only hope/wish for more grandchildren to come."

He chuckled with a nod. "More the merrier I say."

She pursed her lips as she lifted her glass back up to her lips. "You bet."

While she lowered her glass back down, her husband was still looking at her, and she was about to ask, but he spoke with a hint of passion in his tone. "You're right."

"About?"

"You told me a few years ago that when I officially become a grandpa, I would be the sexiest grandpa out there, but that title, my dear, goes to you."

She smirked as she moved closer to him. "So, I'm the sexiest grandpa out there?'

He chuckled while she straddled his waist. "You know what I mean."

She drank the rest of her champagne, and as she handed him the glass, she nodded with a smile. "I do, and I standby with what I said about you too."

He finished the rest of his champagne, and after placing the glasses on his end table, he shares a look with his wife as their eyes began to show passion in them before she placed her fingers on the buttons of his shirt and starts unbuttoning them.

When she reaches the last one, she pushes the sides further apart before she leaned down and kissed his scar, making him close his eyes, and when she started to move her lips up to his neck, he placed his hands on her arms and pushed her back so they could look at one another again, seeing the love/passion/acceptance in each other's eyes, he cupped her cheek and brings her down so their lips could touch, the desire between them growing each second.

AN: A few more to come. Thanks for reading, and please review.