Chapter 35
[This is the moment you've all been waiting for. You think the suspense has been built high enough yet? We'll see.]
Sara walked up behind the tall greying man that stood looking across the room. She slipped her arms around his waist and leaned against his back. "Hey." She whispered softly into his ear.
"Hey." He smiled and turned to wrap his arms around her. "You're looking very beautiful this evening, Miss Sidle."
"Why thank you Doctor Grissom." She blushed and leaned up to kiss him.
Kate walked through the door and smiled. It was nice to see them smiling at such a scary time. They had agreed to go out and do something while it was early evening. It was only a few hours until work and Kate was going to stay with Robin for the night to work on a maths project.
Grissom smiled against Sara's cheek and opened his eyes to see his daughter grinning at them. "Munchkin." He chuckled and pulled away from Sara slightly, but didn't let her go. "Did you get the cokes?"
"Yes dad." She rolled her eyes with a smile and approached them with two large coke containers in each hand.
The room was dark and only slightly crowded. A movie together was Sara's idea to get their minds off things for a few hours. They kept telling themselves that Jake wouldn't be stupid enough to do anything more than sending flowers, cards, chocolates and legal papers. Seeing him wasn't going to happen Sam Grant assured them.
Settling into three seats, they each looked up at the large screen, waiting for the film to start. Sara looked up as Grissom excused himself for a bathroom break. The movie was funny and exciting, just what they needed to get away from reality for a few hours.
Stopping the car as they reached the driveway, Grissom's beeper went off. He leaned across to kiss Sara apologetically and waited for his girls to get out. Seeing Kate run back towards his window, he smiled as she leaned through the open window to kiss him goodnight. "I'll only be two hours max, munchkin."
"I know." She smiled and waved as she ran back up the drive and through the door. Once he was happy that they were safely inside, he shifted the car into drive and pulled back onto the road in the direction of the address he'd been given. It was only a consult on some bugs found at the scene, but it wouldn't take him all night.
Sara had showered and changed into fresh clothes, waiting for Grissom to get home. They still had a few hours before their shift started and a nice relaxing hour or two would be a good start to a long shift ahead. Just as she was making some coffee, there was a knock on the door. Checking her watch as she made her way out of the kitchen, she surmised it to be Robin.
"Hey Rob-" Sara's smile and greeting fled so fast as she went to slam the door at the man that stood on the doorstep, but his foot wedge it's way between the doorframe and door.
"Gonna let me in?" He asked with a sweet and innocent smile.
"I'll call the cops." Sara threatened, trying hard to hide the fear in her voice.
He chuckled lightly and shook his head. "That wouldn't be nice Sara. I'm only visiting." He held patted his jacket and pulled it a little away from his chest to reveal a gun. Sara's fear showed on her face this time and she stepped back as he asked not to cause a scene. "That's better."
"You're not allowed in Vegas, how did you get past the marshals?" She asked as she stepped further away from the door as he stepped into the house and sent the warmth fleeing from her home and heart as he pulled the gun from the waistband of his jeans and branded it at his side while shutting and locking the front door.
"Funny thing happened." He grinned and turned to her. "They didn't even recognise me." He shrugged. "Have I changed that much in 15 years, my love?"
Sara looked away from his so calm and innocent features to think and pleaded with the carpet beneath her. "I have go to work soon. What do you want?" She figured she'd better play nice and try and get him to leave while he was still being nice towards her. Although she fear that Kate would make a sound or an appearance before he was ready to leave. His question reached her ears and she blanched.
"Call Kate?"
"Wha!? No, no way. You're not going anywhere near her." Sara's voice was strong as she stood up straight.
He pursed his lips and shook his head as he took a step towards the hall.
"No, Jake, please. stop." She pleaded in a hushed voice.
He stopped and turned to her and watched as tears started to form in her eyes. "It's been 15 years Sara, haven't you forgiven me?"
"How could I?" She choked out.
"It was all a misunderstanding." He tried to explain.
"You tried to kill me and my baby girl Jake. That was no misunderstanding." Sara's voice wavered as she grasped his arm to pull him away from the direction he was going. "Please leave. It's over Jake, go. You've already broken your court agreement by coming to Vegas, go now and I won't say anything." She wasn't too proud to beg, if it was going to keep him away and out of Kate's life, she'd do anything.
Jake walk away from the hallway to Sara's surprise, but she felt her chest tighten as he settled himself onto the couch and placed his gun on his thigh, but didn't release it from his hand. "I came here to see you and my daughter. To. beg for forgiveness and get back to normal."
"You know that's never going to happen." She told him gently, standing beside the couch, far enough away from him, but too close for her liking.
"I want to see my baby girl Sara, that's all I want." Jake asked with a small smile.
She stared at him a long time before shaking her head. "She's no longer a baby Jake and I'd never put her at risk. Too many people love her and I'd do anything to make sure you never see her." Her voice broke as she spoke vehemently.
He looked down and briefly released the gun to run his thumb over the barrel. He seemed in thought, thinking what his next action might be. Sara didn't like the look that crossed his face when he looked straight ahead and grasped the gun again. When he spoke, his tone sent chills down her spine. "I'm only going to ask one more time. I've been patient this far and you're making this very difficult." He paused and looked straight at her with an angered expression. "Call Kate now and I'll leave."
Sara's lips began to tremble as she battled to keep her stand, but with the gun still in his hand, she was too scared to do anything. Thinking carefully, she wiped at her eyes and cheeks to hide the tears as she spoke. "Put the gun away." At his stern look, she sighed. "I'm not calling her unless that gun is somewhere else. I will not have you hold a gun while you're in the same room." She explained.
Just as Sara made it to Kate's room, her door opened and an excited Kate squealed and laughed as they both jumped. "Mom." Kate laughed and wrapped her arms around her mother, obvious that the shock was both ways. "Dad home yet?"
Taking a calm breath and closing her eyes briefly, she pulled back and smiled as she brushed Kate's hair away from her face. "Not yet munchkin."
"Oh ok, Robin here yet?" She asked hopefully.
Sara smiled and shook her head, taking her hand and leading her towards the living room. "Sorry honey, she'll be here soon."
"Who's that?" Kate asked as she spotted Jake standing by the patio doors.
[This is the moment you've all been waiting for. You think the suspense has been built high enough yet? We'll see.]
Sara walked up behind the tall greying man that stood looking across the room. She slipped her arms around his waist and leaned against his back. "Hey." She whispered softly into his ear.
"Hey." He smiled and turned to wrap his arms around her. "You're looking very beautiful this evening, Miss Sidle."
"Why thank you Doctor Grissom." She blushed and leaned up to kiss him.
Kate walked through the door and smiled. It was nice to see them smiling at such a scary time. They had agreed to go out and do something while it was early evening. It was only a few hours until work and Kate was going to stay with Robin for the night to work on a maths project.
Grissom smiled against Sara's cheek and opened his eyes to see his daughter grinning at them. "Munchkin." He chuckled and pulled away from Sara slightly, but didn't let her go. "Did you get the cokes?"
"Yes dad." She rolled her eyes with a smile and approached them with two large coke containers in each hand.
The room was dark and only slightly crowded. A movie together was Sara's idea to get their minds off things for a few hours. They kept telling themselves that Jake wouldn't be stupid enough to do anything more than sending flowers, cards, chocolates and legal papers. Seeing him wasn't going to happen Sam Grant assured them.
Settling into three seats, they each looked up at the large screen, waiting for the film to start. Sara looked up as Grissom excused himself for a bathroom break. The movie was funny and exciting, just what they needed to get away from reality for a few hours.
Stopping the car as they reached the driveway, Grissom's beeper went off. He leaned across to kiss Sara apologetically and waited for his girls to get out. Seeing Kate run back towards his window, he smiled as she leaned through the open window to kiss him goodnight. "I'll only be two hours max, munchkin."
"I know." She smiled and waved as she ran back up the drive and through the door. Once he was happy that they were safely inside, he shifted the car into drive and pulled back onto the road in the direction of the address he'd been given. It was only a consult on some bugs found at the scene, but it wouldn't take him all night.
Sara had showered and changed into fresh clothes, waiting for Grissom to get home. They still had a few hours before their shift started and a nice relaxing hour or two would be a good start to a long shift ahead. Just as she was making some coffee, there was a knock on the door. Checking her watch as she made her way out of the kitchen, she surmised it to be Robin.
"Hey Rob-" Sara's smile and greeting fled so fast as she went to slam the door at the man that stood on the doorstep, but his foot wedge it's way between the doorframe and door.
"Gonna let me in?" He asked with a sweet and innocent smile.
"I'll call the cops." Sara threatened, trying hard to hide the fear in her voice.
He chuckled lightly and shook his head. "That wouldn't be nice Sara. I'm only visiting." He held patted his jacket and pulled it a little away from his chest to reveal a gun. Sara's fear showed on her face this time and she stepped back as he asked not to cause a scene. "That's better."
"You're not allowed in Vegas, how did you get past the marshals?" She asked as she stepped further away from the door as he stepped into the house and sent the warmth fleeing from her home and heart as he pulled the gun from the waistband of his jeans and branded it at his side while shutting and locking the front door.
"Funny thing happened." He grinned and turned to her. "They didn't even recognise me." He shrugged. "Have I changed that much in 15 years, my love?"
Sara looked away from his so calm and innocent features to think and pleaded with the carpet beneath her. "I have go to work soon. What do you want?" She figured she'd better play nice and try and get him to leave while he was still being nice towards her. Although she fear that Kate would make a sound or an appearance before he was ready to leave. His question reached her ears and she blanched.
"Call Kate?"
"Wha!? No, no way. You're not going anywhere near her." Sara's voice was strong as she stood up straight.
He pursed his lips and shook his head as he took a step towards the hall.
"No, Jake, please. stop." She pleaded in a hushed voice.
He stopped and turned to her and watched as tears started to form in her eyes. "It's been 15 years Sara, haven't you forgiven me?"
"How could I?" She choked out.
"It was all a misunderstanding." He tried to explain.
"You tried to kill me and my baby girl Jake. That was no misunderstanding." Sara's voice wavered as she grasped his arm to pull him away from the direction he was going. "Please leave. It's over Jake, go. You've already broken your court agreement by coming to Vegas, go now and I won't say anything." She wasn't too proud to beg, if it was going to keep him away and out of Kate's life, she'd do anything.
Jake walk away from the hallway to Sara's surprise, but she felt her chest tighten as he settled himself onto the couch and placed his gun on his thigh, but didn't release it from his hand. "I came here to see you and my daughter. To. beg for forgiveness and get back to normal."
"You know that's never going to happen." She told him gently, standing beside the couch, far enough away from him, but too close for her liking.
"I want to see my baby girl Sara, that's all I want." Jake asked with a small smile.
She stared at him a long time before shaking her head. "She's no longer a baby Jake and I'd never put her at risk. Too many people love her and I'd do anything to make sure you never see her." Her voice broke as she spoke vehemently.
He looked down and briefly released the gun to run his thumb over the barrel. He seemed in thought, thinking what his next action might be. Sara didn't like the look that crossed his face when he looked straight ahead and grasped the gun again. When he spoke, his tone sent chills down her spine. "I'm only going to ask one more time. I've been patient this far and you're making this very difficult." He paused and looked straight at her with an angered expression. "Call Kate now and I'll leave."
Sara's lips began to tremble as she battled to keep her stand, but with the gun still in his hand, she was too scared to do anything. Thinking carefully, she wiped at her eyes and cheeks to hide the tears as she spoke. "Put the gun away." At his stern look, she sighed. "I'm not calling her unless that gun is somewhere else. I will not have you hold a gun while you're in the same room." She explained.
Just as Sara made it to Kate's room, her door opened and an excited Kate squealed and laughed as they both jumped. "Mom." Kate laughed and wrapped her arms around her mother, obvious that the shock was both ways. "Dad home yet?"
Taking a calm breath and closing her eyes briefly, she pulled back and smiled as she brushed Kate's hair away from her face. "Not yet munchkin."
"Oh ok, Robin here yet?" She asked hopefully.
Sara smiled and shook her head, taking her hand and leading her towards the living room. "Sorry honey, she'll be here soon."
"Who's that?" Kate asked as she spotted Jake standing by the patio doors.