A/N la la la, I continue to write and stuff. Not mine, whatevs. Therefore,
read on.
Chapter octo: My Girl (no duh, Smokey Robinson, Motown, if you don't know this one, I sneer at you.)
Catherine's eyes widened and her jaw went slightly slack, but to her credit, her mouth didn't actually open.
"You're marrying dad?" Julia stared at Catherine.
"You're his daughter?" The words finally flew out of Catherine's mouth. She quickly covered her mouth. "I'm sorry, that came out wrong."
"No, it's fine. He didn't know until about two years ago. My husband found out who my dad was for our wedding." Julia smiled warmly. "Well, it's about time dad found someone. He's a real catch, you know." Julia winked. "Anyway, dad, Jack just wanted to thank you for the crib you got Elizabeth. She loves it."
"Great. Girls are so hard to shop for." He quipped.
"Hey!" Both Julia and Catherine whacked him on the arm.
"Ow!" Grissom rubbed his arms and laughed. The two women laughed, loosening the tension.
"Dad, Ms. Willows, why don't we go out for coffee?" Julia offered.
The three went to the diner just down the street and found a table. "So, Julia, tell me about Elizabeth. How's she doing?" He turned to Catherine. "Elizabeth is Julia's daughter."
"I guessed." Catherine smiled.
"Liz is great." Julia took a bite of her hamburger. "She said her first word!"
"That's exciting. What was it?"
"Girl. She was pointing to herself when she said it. It was adorable."
"I'll bet it was. Hey Cath, what was Lindsey's first word?"
"You have a daughter, Ms. Willows?" Julia raised her eyebrows.
"Catherine, please. Her name is Lindsey. Her first word was 'no.' Lindsey heard me and Eddie 'talking' a lot. Eddie was my ex-husband. We fought a lot before we got divorced." She explained to Julia.
"That sucks." Julia said sympathetically. "So, you guys are going to get married, huh? That's great. You must be very special Catherine. Dad's pretty shy around women. What made him do it?"
Catherine and Grissom exchanged a glance. Finally Catherine bit the bullet. "I'm pregnant with twins."
"Twins?" Julia choked on her water. "That's great. Elizabeth will have some companionship."
"Huh?" Grissom knew very well that his daughter lived in Seattle, which was a very long time to drive for a play date.
"Jack wants to move to Vegas. He wants Elizabeth to grow up with her whole family and he wants someone to watch out for me." She made a face.
"What?" Grissom's head whipped around. "Is Jack leaving you? Why does he need somebody to watch out for you?"
It was Julia's turn to look uncomfortable. "Well, since Jack's parents live in Carlton which is only a ten-minute drive out of Vegas, and you live here, he wants to move here."
"You didn't answer my question." Grissom returned sharply. "What's going on Julie?"
"Jack's sick. He's got a brain tumor. The operation is so risky, there's a ninety-seven percent chance of failure and if they don't remove it he'll die. Jack's always wanted to live in Vegas, so I said that we ought to do it now." Julia's eyes filled with tears. "I can't believe Lizzie is going to grow up without her dad."
"Oh my God, Julia, that's terrible." Grissom wrapped his arms around Julia. "What are you going to do?"
"Jack thinks we should go for the operation, since it seems hopeless anyway. And one of the best doctors in this field lives right outside of Vegas, so..." She trailed off. "I guess you'll be seeing a lot more of your favorite daughter."
"Oh Julia, if you need anything, just tell me, okay?" Grissom took his daughter's hand
"What are we going to do?" Julia seemed hopeless.
Chapter octo: My Girl (no duh, Smokey Robinson, Motown, if you don't know this one, I sneer at you.)
Catherine's eyes widened and her jaw went slightly slack, but to her credit, her mouth didn't actually open.
"You're marrying dad?" Julia stared at Catherine.
"You're his daughter?" The words finally flew out of Catherine's mouth. She quickly covered her mouth. "I'm sorry, that came out wrong."
"No, it's fine. He didn't know until about two years ago. My husband found out who my dad was for our wedding." Julia smiled warmly. "Well, it's about time dad found someone. He's a real catch, you know." Julia winked. "Anyway, dad, Jack just wanted to thank you for the crib you got Elizabeth. She loves it."
"Great. Girls are so hard to shop for." He quipped.
"Hey!" Both Julia and Catherine whacked him on the arm.
"Ow!" Grissom rubbed his arms and laughed. The two women laughed, loosening the tension.
"Dad, Ms. Willows, why don't we go out for coffee?" Julia offered.
The three went to the diner just down the street and found a table. "So, Julia, tell me about Elizabeth. How's she doing?" He turned to Catherine. "Elizabeth is Julia's daughter."
"I guessed." Catherine smiled.
"Liz is great." Julia took a bite of her hamburger. "She said her first word!"
"That's exciting. What was it?"
"Girl. She was pointing to herself when she said it. It was adorable."
"I'll bet it was. Hey Cath, what was Lindsey's first word?"
"You have a daughter, Ms. Willows?" Julia raised her eyebrows.
"Catherine, please. Her name is Lindsey. Her first word was 'no.' Lindsey heard me and Eddie 'talking' a lot. Eddie was my ex-husband. We fought a lot before we got divorced." She explained to Julia.
"That sucks." Julia said sympathetically. "So, you guys are going to get married, huh? That's great. You must be very special Catherine. Dad's pretty shy around women. What made him do it?"
Catherine and Grissom exchanged a glance. Finally Catherine bit the bullet. "I'm pregnant with twins."
"Twins?" Julia choked on her water. "That's great. Elizabeth will have some companionship."
"Huh?" Grissom knew very well that his daughter lived in Seattle, which was a very long time to drive for a play date.
"Jack wants to move to Vegas. He wants Elizabeth to grow up with her whole family and he wants someone to watch out for me." She made a face.
"What?" Grissom's head whipped around. "Is Jack leaving you? Why does he need somebody to watch out for you?"
It was Julia's turn to look uncomfortable. "Well, since Jack's parents live in Carlton which is only a ten-minute drive out of Vegas, and you live here, he wants to move here."
"You didn't answer my question." Grissom returned sharply. "What's going on Julie?"
"Jack's sick. He's got a brain tumor. The operation is so risky, there's a ninety-seven percent chance of failure and if they don't remove it he'll die. Jack's always wanted to live in Vegas, so I said that we ought to do it now." Julia's eyes filled with tears. "I can't believe Lizzie is going to grow up without her dad."
"Oh my God, Julia, that's terrible." Grissom wrapped his arms around Julia. "What are you going to do?"
"Jack thinks we should go for the operation, since it seems hopeless anyway. And one of the best doctors in this field lives right outside of Vegas, so..." She trailed off. "I guess you'll be seeing a lot more of your favorite daughter."
"Oh Julia, if you need anything, just tell me, okay?" Grissom took his daughter's hand
"What are we going to do?" Julia seemed hopeless.