Chapter 6
Kate heard the door open. She grabbed her pillow and shook Shannon's shoulder. Shannon grinned and grabbed hers. Tessa, Tammy and Rachel lined up by the door and as a shadow walked passed, Kate and the others charged out the door and started pounding the intruder.
Grissom fell to the floor and chuckled as Kate hit him over the head with her pillow. Tessa and Shannon got there hits in and Tammy grabbed his legs with Rachel's help. Grissom laughed as Kate fell onto his chest and started tickling him. Shannon and Tessa joined in and started poking him in the ribs and sending him into a fit of laughter.
Kate grinned at him as he caught his breath. He pulled her into a hug and tickled her. Kate screamed and giggled. Shannon and Rachel tried to hold him down, but Tammy was too small to hold onto his legs. She jumped onto Shannon's back as she landed on Kate's. Rachel and Tessa both piled onto the heap and screamed out in hysterics.
"Come on!" Sara laughed. "Time for bed."
The girls helped Grissom to his knees and hugged him. "You always pick on me." He groaned.
Kate smiled. "Cause we love you dad." She planted a kiss on his lips and they all ran into the bedroom. "Night dad."
"Goodnight sweetheart." He said softly and pulled himself up. He reached out and steadied himself on the wall. Shaking his head slightly from the dizzy spell, he turned around.
"Your ears?" Sara asked, seeing him struggle for a few seconds. He nodded and walked towards the bathroom. Sara watched him go before looking in on the girls. "You sleeping?" No answer. "Good. Your learning." She chuckled lightly and closed the door.
Sitting down on the bed, she kicked off her shoes and socks. Walking over to the dresser, she pulled out a strappy tank top and flannel shorts. After changing, she climbed into bed. Grissom came in five minutes later and started getting undressed. He hung his jacket in the closet and pulled off his shirt as he kicked his shoes off. Draping his shirt and pants on the chair, he sat on the bed and pulled his socks off. Climbing in beside Sara, he stayed on his back.
Sara looked over at him and could see him thinking about earlier. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to tell Kate, but she couldn't keep it a secret much longer. She would know one day. It may hurt her, but she would know. She might need to know if something ever happened to any of them. Seeing him gaze at the ceiling, pulled at her heart. She could see the sadness in his eyes. The happiness from only a few moments ago, gone.
Kate unintentionally made it harder for him. It will make it harder for her to believe. Sara turned over to stare at the opposite wall as she tried to find the words to tell Kate the truth, but not loose Grissom at the same time. She really needed Catherine right now. She'd be able to help her, but this was only something Sara could do. It was left to her, so Grissom tells her. He doesn't want Kate to know. Sara understands that, but for some reason she can't keep quiet.
Grissom closed his eyes and rubbed his face. His head hurt with all the stuff whirling around his skull. He thought he could live with Kate not knowing he wasn't her real father, but what if she never wanted to see him again? What if she couldn't look at him? What if she wanted to know about her real father and wanted to know where he was? His throat went dry, he tried to wet his lips, but his stomach was in knots. He opened his eyes as he turned to look at Sara. Her back was all he could see.
Pushing the cover away, he swung his legs over the edge and placed them on the floor. He dropped his head into his hands. How could he live with the thought that Kate hated him for taking her away from her real father and splitting her family up when she was too young to remember? He still couldn't live completely in peace with the knowledge. How could he expect Kate too?
Kate heard the door open. She grabbed her pillow and shook Shannon's shoulder. Shannon grinned and grabbed hers. Tessa, Tammy and Rachel lined up by the door and as a shadow walked passed, Kate and the others charged out the door and started pounding the intruder.
Grissom fell to the floor and chuckled as Kate hit him over the head with her pillow. Tessa and Shannon got there hits in and Tammy grabbed his legs with Rachel's help. Grissom laughed as Kate fell onto his chest and started tickling him. Shannon and Tessa joined in and started poking him in the ribs and sending him into a fit of laughter.
Kate grinned at him as he caught his breath. He pulled her into a hug and tickled her. Kate screamed and giggled. Shannon and Rachel tried to hold him down, but Tammy was too small to hold onto his legs. She jumped onto Shannon's back as she landed on Kate's. Rachel and Tessa both piled onto the heap and screamed out in hysterics.
"Come on!" Sara laughed. "Time for bed."
The girls helped Grissom to his knees and hugged him. "You always pick on me." He groaned.
Kate smiled. "Cause we love you dad." She planted a kiss on his lips and they all ran into the bedroom. "Night dad."
"Goodnight sweetheart." He said softly and pulled himself up. He reached out and steadied himself on the wall. Shaking his head slightly from the dizzy spell, he turned around.
"Your ears?" Sara asked, seeing him struggle for a few seconds. He nodded and walked towards the bathroom. Sara watched him go before looking in on the girls. "You sleeping?" No answer. "Good. Your learning." She chuckled lightly and closed the door.
Sitting down on the bed, she kicked off her shoes and socks. Walking over to the dresser, she pulled out a strappy tank top and flannel shorts. After changing, she climbed into bed. Grissom came in five minutes later and started getting undressed. He hung his jacket in the closet and pulled off his shirt as he kicked his shoes off. Draping his shirt and pants on the chair, he sat on the bed and pulled his socks off. Climbing in beside Sara, he stayed on his back.
Sara looked over at him and could see him thinking about earlier. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to tell Kate, but she couldn't keep it a secret much longer. She would know one day. It may hurt her, but she would know. She might need to know if something ever happened to any of them. Seeing him gaze at the ceiling, pulled at her heart. She could see the sadness in his eyes. The happiness from only a few moments ago, gone.
Kate unintentionally made it harder for him. It will make it harder for her to believe. Sara turned over to stare at the opposite wall as she tried to find the words to tell Kate the truth, but not loose Grissom at the same time. She really needed Catherine right now. She'd be able to help her, but this was only something Sara could do. It was left to her, so Grissom tells her. He doesn't want Kate to know. Sara understands that, but for some reason she can't keep quiet.
Grissom closed his eyes and rubbed his face. His head hurt with all the stuff whirling around his skull. He thought he could live with Kate not knowing he wasn't her real father, but what if she never wanted to see him again? What if she couldn't look at him? What if she wanted to know about her real father and wanted to know where he was? His throat went dry, he tried to wet his lips, but his stomach was in knots. He opened his eyes as he turned to look at Sara. Her back was all he could see.
Pushing the cover away, he swung his legs over the edge and placed them on the floor. He dropped his head into his hands. How could he live with the thought that Kate hated him for taking her away from her real father and splitting her family up when she was too young to remember? He still couldn't live completely in peace with the knowledge. How could he expect Kate too?