A Trip to the OB/GYN 3?
Summary: Return of the Grissom Clan. 2nd story in the TRIP Series.
The appt at the doctor's office and what the doctor reveals.
Title: A Trip to the OB/GYN
Author: tcrowe
Pairing: Sara/Gil
Genre: Romance/Humour
Rating: PG-13 or T
A/N: Thoughts will be done in Bold Italic.Signing will be shown as/Calm down/
Chapter 3: How Many…
Sara's obstetrician and gynecologist were on the same floor, the third floor in office #319. Aaron was holding tightly to his daddy's hand as they walked into the reception area. "Daddy, do we haf to go in? Don't like doctor." Aaron's voice was trembling.
"Hey, Aaron we're keeping Mommy company. We came to find out about the baby, ok? You can sit with me."
"Oh yes my brothers."
Sara had gone to receptionist to check in while Gil continued talking to his son.
Gil was about to tell him again that they didn't know yet whether the new baby would be a boy or a girl when Aaron, now close enough to his father to smell him…"Daddy decomp…bugs…lemons."
"Shhh…Aaron…shhh. If mommy finds out, daddy will be in trouble."
"Aaron, is something wrong? Gil did Aaron say something about lemons?"
By now Gil had his hand clamped over Aaron's mouth. "Gil. What did you do at work today?" Sara was now leaning over the seated Grissom who was holding on to his extremely wiggly son. The lemon smell with that slight other order was very apparent now.
"Ah…ah…well there was a …" Gil chose that moment to remove his hand from Aaron's mouth to tug nervously at his collar. Aaron blurted it out "DECOMP…BUGS…LEMONS!"
The other women and their partners started laughing; Gil blushed a deep crimson and Sara looked exasperated. But before she could say anything, the receptionist called them into the doctor's office.
"Good morning, Sara, Gil and Aaron. So I guess you're here to confirm your home pregnancy test. How far along do you think you might be?"
"At least six weeks I think Michelle. It could be a little longer. Is it too soon for a sonogram?"
"Well, let's take some blood first and do a little checkup. So how is Aaron?"
"More like his Dad everyday, he is picking up Gil's bad habits as well as good. My colleagues call him GC for short; Grissom's Clone. Both Gil and I hope it will be a girl this time. But Aaron is convinced that he will have brothers. Not a brother. He is very adamant about brothers."
"Now that is interesting." The tech brought the blood results back. "Yes Gil, Sara. You are having another child. Let's do an ultrasound. I am going to do extra tests this time around Sara because of your age." Dr. Michelle Lee spread the ultrasound gel on Sara's stomach and began to look at the monitor.
She had earphones on to listen for the heartbeat. As she listened she frowned. Something doesn't sound right; the fetus seems small and malformed oh no. Poor Gil. Poor Sara. "Ah Gil Sara I want to do some other ultrasound tests. I want to do a lateral ultrasound and maybe a 3D ultrasound. Please wait here. I need some to get something."
Gil and Sara looked very worried now. Aaron looked up at his parents and didn't quite understand why they were unhappy. Gil put Aaron down and walked over to hold Sara's hand. He leaned down and kissed her. "Sara, honey, it will be alright…Probably just an equipment malfunction."
"Oh, Gil. I am getting older. Maybe something is wrong with the baby." Her eyes began to glisten with tears. The audio sensor was still attached to Sara's abdomen. Aaron had begun creeping toward the ultrasound machine. He studied it for a minute and reached up and flipped the switch next to what appeared to be a volume control.
Suddenly, the room was filled with the sound of a most peculiar heartbeat which at times seemed strangely amplified and at other times seemed to have too many irregular beats.
Sara and Gil grew alarmed at the sound but Aaron listened with such concentration and focus that both Gil and Sara began to look at his face. He tongue was sticking out partway in that same particular way of his father's when he was concentrating on a puzzle. When Dr. Lee came back into the room with a new larger ultrasound machine and a tech Aaron's face broke into the most delightful grin and he began clapping his hands and doing his little 'I got the answer' jig.
But before his parents could find out what puzzle he solved, Dr. Lee flipped off the switch and began to speak. "Gil and Sara, this is our new 3D sonogram. Frankly, there seems to be an anomaly with the other machine. I need greater resolution to determine what's going on. I can see you are worried except for Aaron. He seems quite delighted about something. Now let's hook you up."
There were several more sensors to attach to Sara's abdomen. A few minutes wait and a color picture of the inside of Sara's uterus stabilized on the screen of the new ultrasound. After some adjustments, a slight smile appeared on Dr. Lee's face.
"Aaron I think you already know what I've just discovered." She bent over and whispered in his ear, "Now don't show your parents but show me with your fingers how many." Aaron giggled as he held up his fingers.
"Sara and Gil, your son has remarkable hearing. I think I should have him on my staff. Now let me show you something." Then Dr. Lee turned the monitor so that it faced the Grissoms. The image was so much clearer than that of the older machine, it was remarkable. "So Aaron, how many?"
"Three brothers…Three brothers…" He squealed.
"Triplets, Michelle" Sara was shocked. "Three…"
"Of course it is much too early to tell the sex but Aaron is correct about the number. He has a very good ear. Remarkable."
At that moment three heads swiveled towards the sound of a large thud.
Michelle hurriedly removed the sensors from Sara's abdomen and let her get up. She rushed over to Gil. Dr. Lee brought over some smelling salts.
"Gil, Gil sweetheart." She began gently slapping his cheeks and rubbing his hands. But Dr. Gilbert Aaron Grissom was down for the count. Dr Lee called the technician over and they managed to maneuver Gil onto the examining table which had been lowered slightly.
Dr. Lee checked him out and aside from a small bump on his forehead. He seemed ok. She didn't think it was a concussion. "Sara, I think Gil has just had an anxiety attack. Does this happen often?"
"No the last time was when he found out about Aaron." Sara smiled. Look who is having a case of nerves. My strong stalwart husband. But triplets…we are going to have to get a bigger house…Three of everything…Now four kids to put through college. She continued to stroke Gil's hand with her own when she felt a small hand tugging on her sleeve.
"Oh Aaron what's wrong?"
"Is Daddy ok? Isn't he happy with new brothers?"
"Well Aaron I think it just a bit overwhelming, too much for your Daddy. You know how much he cares about everything…this is just too much happiness. Do you understand?"
Aaron tilted his head first one way then the other. "Not sure but we take care of Daddy, right."
"Yes my little bugman we will take of our big bugman…Come on Gil wake up…" Mmmm…I know what. She kissed him hard on the lips. Gil's eyelids began to flutter. "Sara…what happened."
"Gil, we are going to have triplets…Gil don't you dare faint on me again. Come on we got to get home and get ready for work. Jenny will be at the house in a couple of hours. I'll drive tonight." With that Sara, Dr. Lee, the tech and Aaron helped Gil sit up and get on his feet.
"Thank you Michelle. Really Gil is happy; he's having a problem adjusting to the news."
"I think the beginning can be very hard on the fathers." Then lowering her voice several decibels she whispered to Sara, "The color sonograms are in the envelope."
"Thank you, Michelle. Thank you." With a final hug the Grissoms joined ranks and with the help of the tech managed to get Gil into the elevator, out to the parking garage and into the shotgun seat of the Denali. Sara buckled Aaron into his car seat, thanked the tech who handed her a small bucket just in case he said. Sara buckled up and drove out of the parking garage towards their home.
00000 Two Hours Later at the Grissom Townhouse 00000
"Gil, are you going to be alright to go to work tonight?" Sara asked as she finished brushing her hair. She had made him take an extended shower with more deodorizing lemons.
At least three times she thought he would loose it. She finally just disrobed and got into the shower and talked soothingly to him and helped him scrub and then toweled him off. She had already brought a clean change of clothes into the bathroom. She showered quickly while he sat with his head in his hands on the toilet seat. "Gil, honey. Do you want me to call in sick for you?"
"No Sara. I'll bring my bucket. I'll just do paperwork tonight. Ok? Better bring the smelling salts though."
There was a quiet knock at the door of the bathroom. "Daddy Mommy. I think Jenny is here."
"Ok Aaron we will be right out…ready Gil"
Gil took a deep breath. "Yeah let's go."
As Gil got the rest of his stuff from the OK Stuff basket.
"Hi Dr. and Mrs. Grissom…I understand-" Sara quickly shook her head. "I'll explain later. We should be home at the usual time. We will call if plans change, Ok."
"Bye Aaron," Sara poked Gil in the ribs, "Say goodbye to your son, Gil"
"Bye little man." Gil walked out to the garage and got in the shotgun seat.
"Gil, you have everything."
"Yes Sara, I'm all set." He even waived his little bucket for Sara. "Let's go."
00000 The Break Room at the Lab 00000
All members of both the Swing and Graveyard shifts were present tonight. Susan had alerted them that the Grissoms had picked up the assignments and were headed towards the break room. They all knew that Sara had gone to the obstetrician this morning. They wanted to know…America wanted to know the results.
Gil stepped through the door his hand joined with Sara's. Full complement tonight. Gil thought.
Gil gathered himself and began. "No use putting this off. Sara and I went to the obstetrician this morning. Yes we are expecting and we are going to have trip…" Sara saw that Gil's eyes were beginning to roll back…"Nick, Warrick help me. Let's put him on the sofa." The three of them managed to keep Gil from collapsing and hitting his head on the break room table.
"Gil's been a little…anxious since we found out the news this morning. Yes we are expecting and we are going to have triplets." A soft whomp signified that Gil had passed out on the sofa.
Suddenly, the room exploded in shouts of congratulations and laughter. How is Gil going to get through the next seven months? Sara thought. With plenty of smelling salts I guess. She started rubbing Gil's back soothingly. With plenty of smelling salts…
TBC