A/N: go go go GO. I must do this chapter! Over 100 reviews, by the way, which makes you guys the awesomest people EVER. Ever, ever, ever, EVER. (This is what happens when I have an entire bag of mini snickers JUST BECAUSE I CAN.) I'm leaving for Japan in eight days, so I'll try to get out a big long chapter before I go, but don't expect anything because I a) have no work ethic and b) have the attention span of an ADD patient on speed and coffee.

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Chapter Six

No words.

There were simply no words for Sara to say at that moment. Will you marry me? he'd asked. Would she? Could she? The simplest answer was yes and no. Yes, she would if she could, but she couldn't so she wouldn't.

The life in his blue eyes, the intense gaze on his face, the general feeling of love he projected, Sara had never seen that before. She'd seen guarded Grissom, an angry Grissom, vague Grissom, but never this almost childlike and innocent, sweet Grissom. But none of that changed that she simply could not say yes.

"No." She breathed out, trying her hardest not to cry.

Unlike Sara's face when she'd asked him out, Grissom's bore no trace of anger, resignation, or intent dislike. His was pure hurt.

"Why not?" He whispered, his blue eyes glassy with tears.

Sara choked back the yes she wanted to give him, forced herself to hold it together. "Because." She replied, trying to steady herself. "I just can't."

"Why not, Sara? We'll always love each other and that's all there is to it."

"No, that's not all there is to it." Sara swiped at the tears on her cheeks. "You have to go, Grissom. I – I'll see you tomorrow at school."

"Sara –" Grissom tried once more, but she was already pushing him out the door. He stared at the solid piece of wood separating himself and Sara, then stared at the ground, dejectedly. "But I love you." He whispered, bewildered. "I love you."

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"Lily." Sara's voice broke as she tried to steel herself against the inevitable onslaught of tears. "Lily, I've made my decision."

The brunette appeared next to Sara's bed. "I'm so sorry Sara, we never expected for any of this to happen. You were just supposed to make him fall in love with you. You weren't supposed to get pregnant or have him ask you to marry him. I don't know what went wrong." Lily heaved a sigh. "I guess you just can't predict with love."

"Take me home." Sara bit her lip to keep from bursting into tears again. "Let me go back to 2005. Erase all the pain and suffering I've caused, please."

Lily worried her bottom lip. "Are you sure, Sara? When you get back, you only have two weeks to decide. After that, you can't ever go back. So, this is what you want?"

"Yes."

"Okay." Lily held out her hand. "Let's go back to 2005."

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Grissom handed out assignments calmly, as though he had not a care in the world. "Has anyone seen Sara?" He asked his shift.

Nobody knew. His old shift had been reinstated after Nick's near-death experience and they would be his best bet for finding out why Sara was missing.

Just as he was preparing to call her cell, Sara flew in the door. "So sorry I'm late." She took in a deep breath. "This baby girl is healthy and ready to go. Who wants to see pictures?"

The entire team gathered around Sara as she handed out ultrasound pictures. "So, it's definitely a girl?" Catherine asked interestedly. "I bet Lindsey will help baby sit if you need."

"Really?" Sara asked hopefully. "That would be great."

"You know, one of these days you're going to have to tell somebody who the father is." Nick teased. "Otherwise she'll grow up thinking it was some sort of immaculate conception."

"Who says it wasn't?" Sara gave him a toothy grin, the kind she'd used to reserve for Grissom alone. "No, the father doesn't want kids. It was…it's difficult to explain. But you all better be there to greet this baby girl. Warrick, she'll have your piano skills, Nick, your handsome good looks and good manners and excellent sports ability, Cath, your ever perfect fashion sense and Brass' wit. And of course, my brains." Grissom, as well as the rest of the team, noticed that she said absolutely nothing about the baby carrying any of Grissom's traits.

"Well, I for one am going to spoil that little girl rotten." Brass sipped from his coffee cup. "Hell will host the Winter Olympics before Ellie speaks to me, so I've got to be a good grandfather to this one."

Sara blushed. "This is going to be the happiest kid in Vegas. I wish her daddy knew how perfect she's going to be." At this, she shot him a venomous glare.

"Yeah Gil." The rest of the team chorused. "The father."

Gil sat up, sweating and panting. This was a new dream. Ordinarily, there were a few dreams where Sara floated away, some where they were happy, a few x-rated dreams, but never were they about her being pregnant and never were they this detailed. I'm going crazy. He shook his head and reached for his cell phone to call Sara, but instantly put it back on the nightstand. She would definitely worry if he called her up at noon.

Taking a deep breath, Grissom laid back down on his bed and stared at the ceiling, as though it would present the answer to him. Though it remained as blank as it had been before, Grissom slowly drifted off to sleep again.

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"Why is he so stubborn?" Lily fumed, pacing the cloud. "He is the most stubborn man I've ever met!"

Lily's best friend, Emily, nodded empathetically. "I know, Lil, but you have to give him time. He's never done anything quickly. She'll bring him around."

"How can you be so sure?" Lily threw her hands up in the air. "Everything has gone to Hades! She's pregnant, Em, that changes everything."

Emily did a double-take. "Pregnant? Whoa, Lil, that is messy."

"Agh!" Lily stomped her foot. "And she came back early. Three months and she chose to leave! She would have stayed too, if he hadn't proposed! Boy, when they screw up, they screw up big!"

"Okay, calm down. You'll fix this. You always fix these things."

Lily folded her arms and adopted a sour expression. "I swear to God, if he wasn't –"

"But he is, Lil." Emily reminded her patiently. "And even if he is the most frustrating man in the world, you can't change who or what he is."

"It doesn't make him any less frustrating!" Lily snapped.

"I know." Emily soothed. "Come on, let's see how things are going."

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"Sara." Judy breathlessly caught up with her. "Hey, some girl named Lily left this for you." Judy shrugged. "She said it was important."

"Thanks, Judy." Sara accepted the manila envelope and ducked into the AV lab. Why is Lily sending me stuff? Quickly, she emptied the envelope. Inside was a set of six photos. Sara pored over them. The first one was of her and Grissom, just talking, but looking completely in love. Sara flipped to the next photo. Grissom as a baby. Next. Grissom as a five year old, holding out a spider to the camera proudly. Next. Grissom at ten, standing next to his ant farm colony, gripping his blue first place ribbon. Next. Grissom in his gown and cap, holding up his high school diploma. Next. Grissom's graduation from Berkely, when he got his PhD. Next. This photo took Sara's breath away. There she was, holding a video camera, which was pointed at Grissom and a three year old girl. The girl had curly brown hair, a big gap-toothed smile, and sparkling blue eyes. Her arms were around Grissom, and Grissom was staring at her with an expression of utter adoration.

What was this? Sara stared at the photo for a few more minutes, focusing on each aspect. Grissom didn't seem any older than he looked today, Sara was wearing her favorite top, but a pair of jeans that she didn't recognize. And – was that a bump beneath her top?

Sara frantically glanced down at her stomach. Of course you haven't started to show yet, Sara. You've been pregnant less than two weeks. Most women wouldn't even know by now. Still, she placed her hand over her stomach just to be sure.

She focused on the photo again, this time looking at the little girl. Blue eyes, gap between the front teeth... oh my God, this is our baby! I'd recognize Grissom's eyes anywhere! And that smile. Sara couldn't place it, but that smile was more than just hers.

Oh. My. God. Sara turned to Archie's computer and slapped the photo onto a scanner. A few seconds later, the photo was fully uploaded. She opened a program that allowed CSI to age or de-age people. Sara ran the photo through a few filters, resizing the chin, the nose, and the ears, then let the program do the rest. Twelve years. She clicked the go button.

Holy crap. That's Lily.

Lily is our daughter.

A/N: You know, I should probably stop doing those crappy, clichéd cliffhangers. :sighs and shrugs: ohhhhhhh well. SO MUCH CHOCOLATE FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS RIGHT NOW. My blood chocolate level is probably like, .1 I'M LEGALLY DRUNK ON CHOCOLATE. Does this mean I have to go to chocolate rehab? Wow…I sound like a moron. ANYWAY. Keep reviewing. You have no idea how much I love getting reviews. And I was paging through the reviews section on YTDAW and somebody recommended this story. I almost cried.

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