Chapter Twenty-two
Tears streamed down Lilly's face, which was buried in her hands. Pregnant, her? No it couldn't be true. Her hands trembled as they drifted down and clutched her stomach. This wasn't right, there was NOT a baby growing inside of her! She could hear her mother crying, and saw her father simply standing there looking grim and heartbroken. And why shouldn't he be? His daughter, his only child, was pregnant by rape! It was a fate that no parent wished upon their child.
What made the news worse was the fact that they didn't even know who the father was. Grissom had yet to come and tell Lilly who had abducted her. The doctor had banned the CSIs from Lilly's hospital room because he did not want them causing her too much stress.
"The only question is," Dr. Coughman continued once he thought he had the family's attention, "whether or not Lilly wants to go through with the pregnancy."
"Are you suggesting my daughter have an abortion?" Tom said harshly, glaring at the doctor.
"I'm only saying that it's an option." Doctor Coughman said gently.
"My daughter is NOT having an abortion!" Mr. Carter yelled.
"I think we should leave this up to Lilly." The doctor said turning to the young woman.
"I...I'm not going to kill my..." Lilly paused, she had almost said 'my baby', but admitting it was hers would make it all too real. It would make it the truth. She drew a deep calming breath and started over; "I am not going to kill the baby."
"That's all well and good in words Miss Carter," Doctor Coughman said, "but in the future, will you really want a reminder of what happened to you?"
"Lilly said she's not going to have an abortion Doctor, and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't question her wishes." Mr. Carter said in a low harsh growl. Fire blazed in his eyes and he looked as if he would kill the doctor at any moment.
"Mr. Carter, be reasonable."
"She said no."
"But if you would just hear me out."
"Both of you stop it!" Vivian yelled, breaking her silence, "please, just stop. Can't you see what you're doing to Lilly?"
The two men stopped their arguing and looked over to where Lilly had her head buried in her mother's shoulder, her body racked with large sobs.
"Nurse!" Doctor Coughman called into the hall, "We need some help in here." a nurse hurried in with a syringe filled with some kind of relaxation drug which she pumped into Lilly's IV. Immediately her body went lax and her sobs quieted as she fell into a deep sleep.
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Stalking the hallways of the crime lab like a caged lion, Greg waited for any news on Lilly. The doctor had banned him from seeing her because of the reaction she'd had when she saw him. Greg still couldn't understand it. Why was she so frightened of him? Sure she'd been raped and all, but she knew him, trusted him, loved him. Lilly knew that he would never do anything to hurt her, so why was she so scared?
"Greg we need to talk." Greg turned and stood face to face with Grissom who had a scowl on his face.
"Ah...okay." Greg said, slightly afraid at what Grissom wanted to talk about. He followed the stern older man to his office and took the offered seat.
"The hospital just called," Grissom said as he settled himself into his own chair, "They've given me the heads up to question Lilly."
"What does that have to do with me?" Greg asked.
"Greg, I know you've heard that Lilly is...pregnant. I just want you to know that there is a very high chance that she's not going to get rid of the baby." Grissom said looking straight into Greg's eyes.
"I know that Grissom," Greg said with a sigh, "so could you just get to the point of whatever this little meeting is for?"
"I just wanted to warn you that Lilly won't be the same girl we used to know. She's been through a lot and is going to suffer the consequences of Scott Kennedy's actions for the rest of her life."
"You mean she's always going to hate the sight of me?"
"No, but it might take her awhile to trust you again."
"I understand."
"Good. Now if you'll excuse me I need to get to the hospital." Grissom stood and placed a comforting hand Greg's shoulder before heading out. Greg stayed where he was, running over everything in his mind. He knew Lilly would object to an abortion, but would she give the baby up for adoption? Greg didn't know. Lilly could be hard to understand at times. She might decide to keep the child as her own, she might not. If she did, then Greg would constantly have a reminder of the nightmare they had both gone through, he wasn't sure he could handle that. He wasn't sure Lilly could handle it, no matter how strong she tried to be.
A tear slipped down his cheek and Greg wiped it away, annoyed. Never in all his life had he cried so much. If he ever doubted his love for Lilly, all he had to do was look to his tears for the answer. No one EVER had affected Greg as much as that young woman. From the day when she first walked in, her smile wide and eyes shining, Greg had known she was special. He had known that she was different. His heart had thundered in his chest when his eyes had first met hers.
Now as he sat there thinking about her, Greg knew that it would all be okay. No matter what happened with Lilly, he would always love her. If she chose to keep the baby, he would be a father to it, loving it as if it was his own.
"Look at me." he thought, "I've already got us married. I really am in love." He shook his head and returned to work, his mind still on the idea of him and Lilly married. It was such a sweet image that he didn't want to forget it.
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She touched her stomach gingerly with the tip of her fingers, as if she could extract the child by simply wishing it gone. Doctor Coughman had made small indications that Lilly might want to have an abortion, but that was out of the question. Lilly's family was deeply religious and so was Lilly. She had read her Bible cover to cover and knew hat abortion was wrong. It was murder. But God had never been raped. He had never known what it was like to have a heavy body atop you, taking away what you cherished most. God had never had to deal with the knowledge that there was a child inside you, fathered by a man whose face you had never seen.
All Lilly knew was the sound of his voice, lustful and gravely, and the feel of his hands. She could remember thinking that he had surgeon's hands. They were slim, with long thin fingers, soft and smooth, but rough and harsh at the same time.
Watching the rise and fall of her abdomen through the hospital gown. Lilly knew she had a decision to make. Having an abortion was not an option, but the thought stayed in the back of her mind. The only other choices she had were adoption, or keeping the child herself. Lilly's mind went over every possible solution, but knew that whatever decision she made would be with her the rest of her life.
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Okay y'all, I've got about four more chapters to go before I finish this story. So PLEASE review so that I can reach my goal of one hundred reviews. I'm about twenty-two reviews away, so please review. Well, I hope you liked the chapter. See y'all in chapter twenty-three.
Tears streamed down Lilly's face, which was buried in her hands. Pregnant, her? No it couldn't be true. Her hands trembled as they drifted down and clutched her stomach. This wasn't right, there was NOT a baby growing inside of her! She could hear her mother crying, and saw her father simply standing there looking grim and heartbroken. And why shouldn't he be? His daughter, his only child, was pregnant by rape! It was a fate that no parent wished upon their child.
What made the news worse was the fact that they didn't even know who the father was. Grissom had yet to come and tell Lilly who had abducted her. The doctor had banned the CSIs from Lilly's hospital room because he did not want them causing her too much stress.
"The only question is," Dr. Coughman continued once he thought he had the family's attention, "whether or not Lilly wants to go through with the pregnancy."
"Are you suggesting my daughter have an abortion?" Tom said harshly, glaring at the doctor.
"I'm only saying that it's an option." Doctor Coughman said gently.
"My daughter is NOT having an abortion!" Mr. Carter yelled.
"I think we should leave this up to Lilly." The doctor said turning to the young woman.
"I...I'm not going to kill my..." Lilly paused, she had almost said 'my baby', but admitting it was hers would make it all too real. It would make it the truth. She drew a deep calming breath and started over; "I am not going to kill the baby."
"That's all well and good in words Miss Carter," Doctor Coughman said, "but in the future, will you really want a reminder of what happened to you?"
"Lilly said she's not going to have an abortion Doctor, and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't question her wishes." Mr. Carter said in a low harsh growl. Fire blazed in his eyes and he looked as if he would kill the doctor at any moment.
"Mr. Carter, be reasonable."
"She said no."
"But if you would just hear me out."
"Both of you stop it!" Vivian yelled, breaking her silence, "please, just stop. Can't you see what you're doing to Lilly?"
The two men stopped their arguing and looked over to where Lilly had her head buried in her mother's shoulder, her body racked with large sobs.
"Nurse!" Doctor Coughman called into the hall, "We need some help in here." a nurse hurried in with a syringe filled with some kind of relaxation drug which she pumped into Lilly's IV. Immediately her body went lax and her sobs quieted as she fell into a deep sleep.
~*~*~
Stalking the hallways of the crime lab like a caged lion, Greg waited for any news on Lilly. The doctor had banned him from seeing her because of the reaction she'd had when she saw him. Greg still couldn't understand it. Why was she so frightened of him? Sure she'd been raped and all, but she knew him, trusted him, loved him. Lilly knew that he would never do anything to hurt her, so why was she so scared?
"Greg we need to talk." Greg turned and stood face to face with Grissom who had a scowl on his face.
"Ah...okay." Greg said, slightly afraid at what Grissom wanted to talk about. He followed the stern older man to his office and took the offered seat.
"The hospital just called," Grissom said as he settled himself into his own chair, "They've given me the heads up to question Lilly."
"What does that have to do with me?" Greg asked.
"Greg, I know you've heard that Lilly is...pregnant. I just want you to know that there is a very high chance that she's not going to get rid of the baby." Grissom said looking straight into Greg's eyes.
"I know that Grissom," Greg said with a sigh, "so could you just get to the point of whatever this little meeting is for?"
"I just wanted to warn you that Lilly won't be the same girl we used to know. She's been through a lot and is going to suffer the consequences of Scott Kennedy's actions for the rest of her life."
"You mean she's always going to hate the sight of me?"
"No, but it might take her awhile to trust you again."
"I understand."
"Good. Now if you'll excuse me I need to get to the hospital." Grissom stood and placed a comforting hand Greg's shoulder before heading out. Greg stayed where he was, running over everything in his mind. He knew Lilly would object to an abortion, but would she give the baby up for adoption? Greg didn't know. Lilly could be hard to understand at times. She might decide to keep the child as her own, she might not. If she did, then Greg would constantly have a reminder of the nightmare they had both gone through, he wasn't sure he could handle that. He wasn't sure Lilly could handle it, no matter how strong she tried to be.
A tear slipped down his cheek and Greg wiped it away, annoyed. Never in all his life had he cried so much. If he ever doubted his love for Lilly, all he had to do was look to his tears for the answer. No one EVER had affected Greg as much as that young woman. From the day when she first walked in, her smile wide and eyes shining, Greg had known she was special. He had known that she was different. His heart had thundered in his chest when his eyes had first met hers.
Now as he sat there thinking about her, Greg knew that it would all be okay. No matter what happened with Lilly, he would always love her. If she chose to keep the baby, he would be a father to it, loving it as if it was his own.
"Look at me." he thought, "I've already got us married. I really am in love." He shook his head and returned to work, his mind still on the idea of him and Lilly married. It was such a sweet image that he didn't want to forget it.
~*~*~
She touched her stomach gingerly with the tip of her fingers, as if she could extract the child by simply wishing it gone. Doctor Coughman had made small indications that Lilly might want to have an abortion, but that was out of the question. Lilly's family was deeply religious and so was Lilly. She had read her Bible cover to cover and knew hat abortion was wrong. It was murder. But God had never been raped. He had never known what it was like to have a heavy body atop you, taking away what you cherished most. God had never had to deal with the knowledge that there was a child inside you, fathered by a man whose face you had never seen.
All Lilly knew was the sound of his voice, lustful and gravely, and the feel of his hands. She could remember thinking that he had surgeon's hands. They were slim, with long thin fingers, soft and smooth, but rough and harsh at the same time.
Watching the rise and fall of her abdomen through the hospital gown. Lilly knew she had a decision to make. Having an abortion was not an option, but the thought stayed in the back of her mind. The only other choices she had were adoption, or keeping the child herself. Lilly's mind went over every possible solution, but knew that whatever decision she made would be with her the rest of her life.
~*~*~
Okay y'all, I've got about four more chapters to go before I finish this story. So PLEASE review so that I can reach my goal of one hundred reviews. I'm about twenty-two reviews away, so please review. Well, I hope you liked the chapter. See y'all in chapter twenty-three.