Chapter 5
Sara stood next to Grissom and leaned against him. Catherine smiled at the near back to normal gesture. "Let's go to my office." He led the way with Catherine following. She saw Grissom grasp Sara's hand and squeezed it as he entered his office.
He sat on the couch with Sara close to him. "What's up?"
Grissom looked at Sara and back at Catherine. "We need some help at home in the morning."
"Ok, anything in particular you need help with?" She asked unsure why he was asking her.
"We have decided to clear out our spare room and we need to box some things up at the same time. Can you help?" He asked looking at his and Sara's entwined fingers.
Catherine looked confused, but she was asked for help and she wasn't going to say no. "Sure, you need War to help too?"
Sara snapped her head up and shook it quickly. "No, Cath just you."
Seeing the pleading in her eyes she smiled and nodded. "Ok."
Grissom leaned back and sighed. "Another thing.erm." He couldn't find the words.
"We need you to keep this to yourself Cath and I know you will, but this is very hard for us." Sara pressed.
"Tell me so I can shake this confused web that just settled on my brain." Catherine said getting strangely concerned.
Leaning against his arm Sara whispered something Catherine couldn't hear. Grissom pulled her closer and looked at Catherine. "Before." He took a deep breath and pushed on. "Before Robbie died." Clearing his throat he rubbed his eyes under his glasses. "We were planning to expand our family." He stopped and glanced up at Catherine to see if she could figure out the rest.
She nodded. "Sara's pregnant?" She asked with a little hope in her voice.
"Yes." Grissom squeezed his fingers tightly around Sara's.
Catherine dropped her eyes to Sara. "How long?"
Sighing and closing her eyes. "About two weeks." Sara replied.
Thinking about this for a minute, Catherine understood their concerns. "I'll be by after breakfast." She turned and left them alone. Closing the door quietly she let a smile form and went to meet up with Warrick.
"You ok?" Sara asked looking into his eyes.
Shaking his head. "I didn't think it was going to be so hard to say it." He admitted.
Turning to straddle his thighs, she rests her head against his. "The doctor said it gets easier, but I have to take a few weeks off to relax." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him.
"Pressure on the system could cause some problems." He quoted the doctors words to her.
Opening her eyes to see his she smiled. "He understands that we need this. I need this."
"I understand too, because I need it as much as you." She nodded and kissed him.
"I gotta go work. My experiments still need recording."
"Come see me later." He pleaded.
Kissing him again, she stood up. "I will." Watching her leave in her current condition worried him slightly.
Only a week after Robbie died, Sara was dizzy and sick. Both knew instantly that she was pregnant, but chose to set it aside for a few days before going to the doctors. The pressure on her body was carefully noted and the doctor advised her to do little and to keep as little stress as possible on her system. They expressed that they would do anything to keep the baby and Sara even agreed to take all the time she needed to be sure she was going to be ok as well as the baby. Grissom was happy, just like the first time, but was more worried about how Sara would cope. They talked about it and discussed what they were doing with Robbie's things.
Boxing most of his room was agreed on, but both were adamant that nothing was to be thrown away. The spare room was going to be painted and some of the furniture was going into storage. Robbie's room was going to be left as it was, but his clothes, toys, books, and baseball bat, glove and ball would be boxed and put in the basement for a while. The models and mobiles were left hanging from the ceiling as neither could come to take them down.
2 Years 2 Weeks Later
'Daddy.'
'Come to me sweetie.' Grissom encouraged crouching down with his arms outstretched.
'Walk to daddy Lou.' Sara called from behind the camera.
Louise Grissom looked up at the camera and crinkled up her nose as she wobbled to he daddy making Sara giggle.
'She doesn't like camera's like her mummy.' Grissom said sweetly as Lou reached his arms and cheered. 'Y-e-a-h, that's my girl.'
Grissom swung his daughter in the air after watching her take her first steps. Sara made the camera shake as she passed it to Lindsey. 'Take this Linds.'
'Ok Aunt Sara.'
Sara walked over to Grissom and Lou and hugged them. 'We'll my little princess.' Grissom cooed as she wiggled in his arms for her mummy. 'Are you hungry?'
At the mention of food Lou smiled widely showing her teeth. 'Bananas and rice pudding for my little girl because she took her first step.' Sara hugged her close.
Grissom held Lou as he leaned around her and kissed Sara briefly. He whistled and a group of people came through the front door. 'Surprise.' He whispered in her ear.
Nick, Elle, Greg, Archie, Bobby, Brass and Warrick cheered as they all piled into the living room. Sara's smiled grew to her eyes as she placed Lou in Catherine's waiting arms. She hugged and kissed each one before turning to Grissom who was watching her from the breakfast bar.
She approached him shaking her head. 'It's as much our day than Lou's. So I got everyone to come.' He said trying to explain as she held a glint in her eyes. 'Sara?' He cocked his head to one side and grinned.
She pushed herself against him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you." She whispered. She looked into his eyes and kissed him slowly.
Breaking to kiss he blushed as everyone looked at them. "I love you too." He said and before he could say anything else an arm and body latched itself to his leg. He looked down and laughed. 'I see your getting use to this new freedom of walking Lou.' He snickered picking her up.
'Cuddle.' She said looking into her mum and dad's eyes. She opened her arms for both and Sara pulled them both in a strong embrace.
'I'm glad you fixed the camera Warrick.' Lindsey said fitting everyone into one frame.
Warrick laughed at her comment and shook his head. 'Well if a certain mother-to-be didn't drop it, then we wouldn't have to send it to Archie to be fixed in the first place.' He teased looping an arm around Catherine.
She grinned and looked up at him as he place a soft hand on her stomach. 'It was an accident.'
'Sure it was Cath, hormones get you every time.' Sara teased.
'Hey stop picking on the pregnant lady would ya.' She smirked as everyone burst out laughing.
Grissom, Brass and Greg grabbed some drinks and handed them out. Nick and Sara caught up with what's been going on and Elle and Lindsey played with Lou while Warrick and Catherine sat on the couch and chatted about the new baby.
Everything was back to normal, but not forgotten. Robbie would never be replaced and he would never be alone. Lou will always know that she had a big brother and she would grow up to learn about the things he did and the stories would always be told so no one would forget, although that was not possible with this close nit family spread between home and work. Lou has so many people who love her and everyone would be there for her, just like there always will be.
Grissom and Sara discussed whether they should have another child, but they decided that planning the future could wait a little longer while they enjoyed every bit of time they could with Lou and bring her up knowing that she will be loved no matter what happens.
THE END
(Drip, Drip.sniffle. I can't believe where that came from, but it was an eye opener for me and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.)
Sara stood next to Grissom and leaned against him. Catherine smiled at the near back to normal gesture. "Let's go to my office." He led the way with Catherine following. She saw Grissom grasp Sara's hand and squeezed it as he entered his office.
He sat on the couch with Sara close to him. "What's up?"
Grissom looked at Sara and back at Catherine. "We need some help at home in the morning."
"Ok, anything in particular you need help with?" She asked unsure why he was asking her.
"We have decided to clear out our spare room and we need to box some things up at the same time. Can you help?" He asked looking at his and Sara's entwined fingers.
Catherine looked confused, but she was asked for help and she wasn't going to say no. "Sure, you need War to help too?"
Sara snapped her head up and shook it quickly. "No, Cath just you."
Seeing the pleading in her eyes she smiled and nodded. "Ok."
Grissom leaned back and sighed. "Another thing.erm." He couldn't find the words.
"We need you to keep this to yourself Cath and I know you will, but this is very hard for us." Sara pressed.
"Tell me so I can shake this confused web that just settled on my brain." Catherine said getting strangely concerned.
Leaning against his arm Sara whispered something Catherine couldn't hear. Grissom pulled her closer and looked at Catherine. "Before." He took a deep breath and pushed on. "Before Robbie died." Clearing his throat he rubbed his eyes under his glasses. "We were planning to expand our family." He stopped and glanced up at Catherine to see if she could figure out the rest.
She nodded. "Sara's pregnant?" She asked with a little hope in her voice.
"Yes." Grissom squeezed his fingers tightly around Sara's.
Catherine dropped her eyes to Sara. "How long?"
Sighing and closing her eyes. "About two weeks." Sara replied.
Thinking about this for a minute, Catherine understood their concerns. "I'll be by after breakfast." She turned and left them alone. Closing the door quietly she let a smile form and went to meet up with Warrick.
"You ok?" Sara asked looking into his eyes.
Shaking his head. "I didn't think it was going to be so hard to say it." He admitted.
Turning to straddle his thighs, she rests her head against his. "The doctor said it gets easier, but I have to take a few weeks off to relax." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to him.
"Pressure on the system could cause some problems." He quoted the doctors words to her.
Opening her eyes to see his she smiled. "He understands that we need this. I need this."
"I understand too, because I need it as much as you." She nodded and kissed him.
"I gotta go work. My experiments still need recording."
"Come see me later." He pleaded.
Kissing him again, she stood up. "I will." Watching her leave in her current condition worried him slightly.
Only a week after Robbie died, Sara was dizzy and sick. Both knew instantly that she was pregnant, but chose to set it aside for a few days before going to the doctors. The pressure on her body was carefully noted and the doctor advised her to do little and to keep as little stress as possible on her system. They expressed that they would do anything to keep the baby and Sara even agreed to take all the time she needed to be sure she was going to be ok as well as the baby. Grissom was happy, just like the first time, but was more worried about how Sara would cope. They talked about it and discussed what they were doing with Robbie's things.
Boxing most of his room was agreed on, but both were adamant that nothing was to be thrown away. The spare room was going to be painted and some of the furniture was going into storage. Robbie's room was going to be left as it was, but his clothes, toys, books, and baseball bat, glove and ball would be boxed and put in the basement for a while. The models and mobiles were left hanging from the ceiling as neither could come to take them down.
2 Years 2 Weeks Later
'Daddy.'
'Come to me sweetie.' Grissom encouraged crouching down with his arms outstretched.
'Walk to daddy Lou.' Sara called from behind the camera.
Louise Grissom looked up at the camera and crinkled up her nose as she wobbled to he daddy making Sara giggle.
'She doesn't like camera's like her mummy.' Grissom said sweetly as Lou reached his arms and cheered. 'Y-e-a-h, that's my girl.'
Grissom swung his daughter in the air after watching her take her first steps. Sara made the camera shake as she passed it to Lindsey. 'Take this Linds.'
'Ok Aunt Sara.'
Sara walked over to Grissom and Lou and hugged them. 'We'll my little princess.' Grissom cooed as she wiggled in his arms for her mummy. 'Are you hungry?'
At the mention of food Lou smiled widely showing her teeth. 'Bananas and rice pudding for my little girl because she took her first step.' Sara hugged her close.
Grissom held Lou as he leaned around her and kissed Sara briefly. He whistled and a group of people came through the front door. 'Surprise.' He whispered in her ear.
Nick, Elle, Greg, Archie, Bobby, Brass and Warrick cheered as they all piled into the living room. Sara's smiled grew to her eyes as she placed Lou in Catherine's waiting arms. She hugged and kissed each one before turning to Grissom who was watching her from the breakfast bar.
She approached him shaking her head. 'It's as much our day than Lou's. So I got everyone to come.' He said trying to explain as she held a glint in her eyes. 'Sara?' He cocked his head to one side and grinned.
She pushed herself against him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you." She whispered. She looked into his eyes and kissed him slowly.
Breaking to kiss he blushed as everyone looked at them. "I love you too." He said and before he could say anything else an arm and body latched itself to his leg. He looked down and laughed. 'I see your getting use to this new freedom of walking Lou.' He snickered picking her up.
'Cuddle.' She said looking into her mum and dad's eyes. She opened her arms for both and Sara pulled them both in a strong embrace.
'I'm glad you fixed the camera Warrick.' Lindsey said fitting everyone into one frame.
Warrick laughed at her comment and shook his head. 'Well if a certain mother-to-be didn't drop it, then we wouldn't have to send it to Archie to be fixed in the first place.' He teased looping an arm around Catherine.
She grinned and looked up at him as he place a soft hand on her stomach. 'It was an accident.'
'Sure it was Cath, hormones get you every time.' Sara teased.
'Hey stop picking on the pregnant lady would ya.' She smirked as everyone burst out laughing.
Grissom, Brass and Greg grabbed some drinks and handed them out. Nick and Sara caught up with what's been going on and Elle and Lindsey played with Lou while Warrick and Catherine sat on the couch and chatted about the new baby.
Everything was back to normal, but not forgotten. Robbie would never be replaced and he would never be alone. Lou will always know that she had a big brother and she would grow up to learn about the things he did and the stories would always be told so no one would forget, although that was not possible with this close nit family spread between home and work. Lou has so many people who love her and everyone would be there for her, just like there always will be.
Grissom and Sara discussed whether they should have another child, but they decided that planning the future could wait a little longer while they enjoyed every bit of time they could with Lou and bring her up knowing that she will be loved no matter what happens.
THE END
(Drip, Drip.sniffle. I can't believe where that came from, but it was an eye opener for me and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.)