Chapter 8
Grissom went into work early that night. He finished reading the paper and cleared away the breakfast things before he went to bed. He couldn't stand waiting for Sara to tell Kate. It was killing him. Sara had barely said anything to him in two days. He worked with her, but they hadn't spoken any more about telling Kate. Grissom felt his heart was going to break in two when Kate asked him if he and Sara were arguing. They weren't, but they weren't talking either.
Nick looked up from his file and saw Grissom walk past the break room in a daze. He looked at his watch and noticed the time. It was still an hour before shift. Closing the file, he followed him. Keeping a few steps behind, Nick watched as Grissom kept his head down. They circled the lab once and when they arrived back at his office, he knocked and let himself in.
"Hey Griss."
"Hi Nicky. You need something?"
Nick heard the tiredness in his friends voice and started worrying. Sitting down, Nick leaned against the desk. "You know you can talk to me right?" Grissom nodded. "You want to talk about it?"
Grissom looked at his long time friend and contemplated on telling him. Breaking the stare, he looked down at his desk. "Sara wants to tell Kate."
Nick leaned back in his chair. "About what?"
"Jake." The name got easy to say, but it tasted bitter on his tongue.
Nick looked at Grissom like he'd lost his head. "Why would she do that?"
Grissom sighed and leaned his head into one hand. "She hasn't really told me why, but I think it's because she thinks Kate should know."
"I wouldn't want my kid to know." Nick said a little to honestly. "But I've never been in a position to think about it." He added.
Grissom rubbed his eyes beneath his glasses. "What will she say Nick? What will I do if she doesn't want to know me anymore?" He asked with a deep low voice.
Nick looked at his friend with concern. "You think Kate wouldn't want to know you if she knew about her real dad?"
"How did you feel when Sara and me got together?" Grissom asked.
"I can't remember exactly, but I was happy. Jake was never a good husband, but Sara loved him." Nick scratched his ear when Grissom closed his eyes and turned his chair to look out the window. "But Sara loves you now. You two raised Kate and you are happy with the life you've both built. What's going to change that?"
Grissom let out a ragged breath. "I loved them then and I love them now, but back then it was different. Jake was hurting them both. I had to do something. I couldn't let Kate grow up to Jake's abuse and I couldn't let Sara be." He sighed and rubbed his ears. "Shift started Nick. Let's go." He changed the subject quickly as unwanted images started to flow through his head.
Nick nodded and followed him towards the break room. "We all stood by you then and we always will. We knew Jake as well. They were married for 3 years."
"You don't think I know that?" Grissom turned to Nick and snapped. "I remember what it was like Nick. I can't forget it. I split a family up because I fell in love with the one person who didn't love me back." Grissom turned and walked away.
Grissom went into work early that night. He finished reading the paper and cleared away the breakfast things before he went to bed. He couldn't stand waiting for Sara to tell Kate. It was killing him. Sara had barely said anything to him in two days. He worked with her, but they hadn't spoken any more about telling Kate. Grissom felt his heart was going to break in two when Kate asked him if he and Sara were arguing. They weren't, but they weren't talking either.
Nick looked up from his file and saw Grissom walk past the break room in a daze. He looked at his watch and noticed the time. It was still an hour before shift. Closing the file, he followed him. Keeping a few steps behind, Nick watched as Grissom kept his head down. They circled the lab once and when they arrived back at his office, he knocked and let himself in.
"Hey Griss."
"Hi Nicky. You need something?"
Nick heard the tiredness in his friends voice and started worrying. Sitting down, Nick leaned against the desk. "You know you can talk to me right?" Grissom nodded. "You want to talk about it?"
Grissom looked at his long time friend and contemplated on telling him. Breaking the stare, he looked down at his desk. "Sara wants to tell Kate."
Nick leaned back in his chair. "About what?"
"Jake." The name got easy to say, but it tasted bitter on his tongue.
Nick looked at Grissom like he'd lost his head. "Why would she do that?"
Grissom sighed and leaned his head into one hand. "She hasn't really told me why, but I think it's because she thinks Kate should know."
"I wouldn't want my kid to know." Nick said a little to honestly. "But I've never been in a position to think about it." He added.
Grissom rubbed his eyes beneath his glasses. "What will she say Nick? What will I do if she doesn't want to know me anymore?" He asked with a deep low voice.
Nick looked at his friend with concern. "You think Kate wouldn't want to know you if she knew about her real dad?"
"How did you feel when Sara and me got together?" Grissom asked.
"I can't remember exactly, but I was happy. Jake was never a good husband, but Sara loved him." Nick scratched his ear when Grissom closed his eyes and turned his chair to look out the window. "But Sara loves you now. You two raised Kate and you are happy with the life you've both built. What's going to change that?"
Grissom let out a ragged breath. "I loved them then and I love them now, but back then it was different. Jake was hurting them both. I had to do something. I couldn't let Kate grow up to Jake's abuse and I couldn't let Sara be." He sighed and rubbed his ears. "Shift started Nick. Let's go." He changed the subject quickly as unwanted images started to flow through his head.
Nick nodded and followed him towards the break room. "We all stood by you then and we always will. We knew Jake as well. They were married for 3 years."
"You don't think I know that?" Grissom turned to Nick and snapped. "I remember what it was like Nick. I can't forget it. I split a family up because I fell in love with the one person who didn't love me back." Grissom turned and walked away.