Chapter 45
[It's a short chapter, but I HAD to give you something before the flame mail came in demanding another chapter. Well, here it is and I'm glad you're enjoying it. Sorry if some chapters aren't betaed, I do try to check them before posting.]
Sara could feel his eyes on her once again and a cold shiver past through her. Her mind would play torturous games with his head before her thoughts would drift to happy times. Thinking about anything other than Jake was happier. She still couldn't believe what was happening. She had promised Grissom that she'd never leave him. She had told him she loved him and only him. But now she was away from him, she felt like she was betraying him even though she had no control.
She was worried about Kate and how she was going to think about Jake if he decided to go all buddy and pal on them. It was only going to end in tears and violence. She had seen it in her nightmares. Her brain wouldn't let Jake go. She wanted him out of her life forever; all guarantees that they'd never see him again and she could love Grissom and Kate without looking over her shoulder.
They had discussed marriage for years, but it never got to the actual question. If Grissom asked, she'd say yes and he knew that. The love they shared was beyond marriage.
Children was another discussion and one they were both for, but what the other's never knew, was that they 'had tried' for a baby, it just never happened. Nature just wasn't ready for another. If they had to wait, they have been waiting for many years, but with no regrets. Kate was always there and they loved her more than anything.
Grissom never once mentioned Kate being Jake's biological father, because, to him, Kate was his. Sara had said as much since she was born.
Sara would never think of Jake as Kate's father because of the way she was conceived. Grissom knew that day she came in late with bruises on her arms. It was a recurrence that Jake would have his way and Sara was victim to his abuse. She didn't know where to go or what to do. She thinks back now and think of how stupid she was, but Grissom keeps telling her that she didn't know he was always there for her because he was too scared to show his feelings.
One day after another late arrival and bruises, Grissom changed, changed and tried to take Sara from the horror, but she refused. That didn't stop him, because he finally knew what he wanted and that meant he couldn't stand by and what her dissolve into nothing under Jake's abuse.
He acted on his feelings and even though it took time and pain, he freed her. She had so much love for him and after a decaying marriage, she got out, after many tries, and got her life back with the one man she truly loved.
~*^*^*~
"Not much going on with the car. It's got a few links to Sara and Jake, but no Kate. A blanket was found in the back and empty packets of food were scattered in the foot wells. Jake's a messy eater." Robin smiled. "Also, there was an envelope." She held it out to Grissom.
Grissom stared at Robin before focusing his eyes on the envelope. He pulled on some gloves and tentatively took it from her. It was sealed and had his name on the front. "Sent the prints-"
"Done, just waiting on you so it can go to QD." Robin informed him, waiting patiently by his side.
Catherine and Nick stood at the end of Grissom's desk to watch him open the envelope with care. Catherine watched him struggle briefly with one hand, but he managed just fine to break the seal and pull the letter from it's confines.
'Grissom, this may surprise you, but I'm trying to help.'
Reading the first line, his heart kicked up a beat.
'Kate and Sara are save with me here. I'll wait as long as I have to before you fine us. Jake is my brother and have to understand that I'm not doing this for just him, it's for Sara and Kate. Jake needs help. That help is you. By now, you know where we're heading.
I don't want to go to prison and am helping Jake in protest. He's my older brother and knows how to push me. I can't stop it and my only hope is you. You have to help him and help your family. Gavin'
Grissom held the letter out for Robin and stared at his desk before removing his glasses and standing. "Look's like the beach house is the place."
Nick pulled out his cell phone and dialled Garrett. "Got a definite from the Sheriff?" Nodding at Catherine and Grissom, he said a few more words before hanging up.
"Let's go." Catherine said as grabbed Grissom's jacket. "It's a long trip. You should try and sleep, Gil." She suggested.
He nodded and followed them out. Robin took the envelope and letter to QD to confirm prints and log it as evidence. Anything and everything that had been involved in the case was logged and ready for the DA, they only needed to find Kate and Sara to arrest Jake. It shouldn't be long now before they find them and bring them home.
~*^*^*~
Grissom tried to sleep, but the nightmares wouldn't stop. His rest was constantly interrupted with bumps from the road, corners and talking between Nick and Catherine, dreams of Kate as a baby or when she had her first birthday, even when she spoke her first word and how confused and unsure he was about it. But the approval from Sara and more from Kate's outstretched arms, warmed his heart and allowed him to accept it.
It wasn't Kate he'd accepted, that was a given when he first laid eyes on her, it was that fact that they both wanted him. Both Sara and Kate took him in and accepted his love. He returned the love with everything he had and he became the man he'd always wanted to be. More emotional, more open and more confident with his feelings for Sara. All those grew with each day, month and the many years, to be a family.
~*^*^*~
Gavin sat on the hood of the car as he watched Jake take Sara up to the house. Kate sat in the car with the doors lock with Jake's instructions to be good and wait for him to come back. Gavin knew what was going on and wasn't too worried about Sara at the moment. Jake had stopped drinking and wasn't too incapacitated to lash out. Although he was still concerned for all their safety, he had to wait and make sure Jake wasn't onto him.
"What's going to happen to us?"
Gavin heard Kate's voice from the car. He slid of the hood and approached, watching sadly as she scooted away from the open window slightly. "Hopefully, nothing."
"When can Mum and me go home?"
Sighing, he looked over his shoulder to check on Jake. "To Jake, you are home. This is your new place."
Kate nodded slowly and dropped her head to her bend knees as she held her legs to her chest. "I want my daddy." She whispered.
Gavin looked back at her and crouched in front of the window. "I know sweetie, but you know your mom's not going to let Jake do anything to you. Neither will I." He added, trying not to give anything away. He didn't want her to get into trouble if she said something to Jake by accident.
[It's a short chapter, but I HAD to give you something before the flame mail came in demanding another chapter. Well, here it is and I'm glad you're enjoying it. Sorry if some chapters aren't betaed, I do try to check them before posting.]
Sara could feel his eyes on her once again and a cold shiver past through her. Her mind would play torturous games with his head before her thoughts would drift to happy times. Thinking about anything other than Jake was happier. She still couldn't believe what was happening. She had promised Grissom that she'd never leave him. She had told him she loved him and only him. But now she was away from him, she felt like she was betraying him even though she had no control.
She was worried about Kate and how she was going to think about Jake if he decided to go all buddy and pal on them. It was only going to end in tears and violence. She had seen it in her nightmares. Her brain wouldn't let Jake go. She wanted him out of her life forever; all guarantees that they'd never see him again and she could love Grissom and Kate without looking over her shoulder.
They had discussed marriage for years, but it never got to the actual question. If Grissom asked, she'd say yes and he knew that. The love they shared was beyond marriage.
Children was another discussion and one they were both for, but what the other's never knew, was that they 'had tried' for a baby, it just never happened. Nature just wasn't ready for another. If they had to wait, they have been waiting for many years, but with no regrets. Kate was always there and they loved her more than anything.
Grissom never once mentioned Kate being Jake's biological father, because, to him, Kate was his. Sara had said as much since she was born.
Sara would never think of Jake as Kate's father because of the way she was conceived. Grissom knew that day she came in late with bruises on her arms. It was a recurrence that Jake would have his way and Sara was victim to his abuse. She didn't know where to go or what to do. She thinks back now and think of how stupid she was, but Grissom keeps telling her that she didn't know he was always there for her because he was too scared to show his feelings.
One day after another late arrival and bruises, Grissom changed, changed and tried to take Sara from the horror, but she refused. That didn't stop him, because he finally knew what he wanted and that meant he couldn't stand by and what her dissolve into nothing under Jake's abuse.
He acted on his feelings and even though it took time and pain, he freed her. She had so much love for him and after a decaying marriage, she got out, after many tries, and got her life back with the one man she truly loved.
~*^*^*~
"Not much going on with the car. It's got a few links to Sara and Jake, but no Kate. A blanket was found in the back and empty packets of food were scattered in the foot wells. Jake's a messy eater." Robin smiled. "Also, there was an envelope." She held it out to Grissom.
Grissom stared at Robin before focusing his eyes on the envelope. He pulled on some gloves and tentatively took it from her. It was sealed and had his name on the front. "Sent the prints-"
"Done, just waiting on you so it can go to QD." Robin informed him, waiting patiently by his side.
Catherine and Nick stood at the end of Grissom's desk to watch him open the envelope with care. Catherine watched him struggle briefly with one hand, but he managed just fine to break the seal and pull the letter from it's confines.
'Grissom, this may surprise you, but I'm trying to help.'
Reading the first line, his heart kicked up a beat.
'Kate and Sara are save with me here. I'll wait as long as I have to before you fine us. Jake is my brother and have to understand that I'm not doing this for just him, it's for Sara and Kate. Jake needs help. That help is you. By now, you know where we're heading.
I don't want to go to prison and am helping Jake in protest. He's my older brother and knows how to push me. I can't stop it and my only hope is you. You have to help him and help your family. Gavin'
Grissom held the letter out for Robin and stared at his desk before removing his glasses and standing. "Look's like the beach house is the place."
Nick pulled out his cell phone and dialled Garrett. "Got a definite from the Sheriff?" Nodding at Catherine and Grissom, he said a few more words before hanging up.
"Let's go." Catherine said as grabbed Grissom's jacket. "It's a long trip. You should try and sleep, Gil." She suggested.
He nodded and followed them out. Robin took the envelope and letter to QD to confirm prints and log it as evidence. Anything and everything that had been involved in the case was logged and ready for the DA, they only needed to find Kate and Sara to arrest Jake. It shouldn't be long now before they find them and bring them home.
~*^*^*~
Grissom tried to sleep, but the nightmares wouldn't stop. His rest was constantly interrupted with bumps from the road, corners and talking between Nick and Catherine, dreams of Kate as a baby or when she had her first birthday, even when she spoke her first word and how confused and unsure he was about it. But the approval from Sara and more from Kate's outstretched arms, warmed his heart and allowed him to accept it.
It wasn't Kate he'd accepted, that was a given when he first laid eyes on her, it was that fact that they both wanted him. Both Sara and Kate took him in and accepted his love. He returned the love with everything he had and he became the man he'd always wanted to be. More emotional, more open and more confident with his feelings for Sara. All those grew with each day, month and the many years, to be a family.
~*^*^*~
Gavin sat on the hood of the car as he watched Jake take Sara up to the house. Kate sat in the car with the doors lock with Jake's instructions to be good and wait for him to come back. Gavin knew what was going on and wasn't too worried about Sara at the moment. Jake had stopped drinking and wasn't too incapacitated to lash out. Although he was still concerned for all their safety, he had to wait and make sure Jake wasn't onto him.
"What's going to happen to us?"
Gavin heard Kate's voice from the car. He slid of the hood and approached, watching sadly as she scooted away from the open window slightly. "Hopefully, nothing."
"When can Mum and me go home?"
Sighing, he looked over his shoulder to check on Jake. "To Jake, you are home. This is your new place."
Kate nodded slowly and dropped her head to her bend knees as she held her legs to her chest. "I want my daddy." She whispered.
Gavin looked back at her and crouched in front of the window. "I know sweetie, but you know your mom's not going to let Jake do anything to you. Neither will I." He added, trying not to give anything away. He didn't want her to get into trouble if she said something to Jake by accident.