Ok, so now that "Gum Drops" has aired, I would like to first say that it was very well done. BUT, I am really disappointed, as I am sure all GSR shippers are, that Grissom did not end up in the episode, and that scene we were all waiting in desperate anticipation for never happened. All I can say now is, I really hope that they work it into another episode to come.

A big thank you goes out to Buffygirl52789 who keeps coming back to this story, and anyone else who has added it to their favourites list, or put it on alert. I write for you guys! Thank you, L

And now, back to the story…

"Is it alright if I go in?" he asked the doctor quietly, not taking his eyes off of Sara.

She nodded, and he slowly opened the door. It shut behind him as he entered, but he didn't walk very far into the room, trying to judge what her reaction would be. Had they told her he was coming? They must have, or they wouldn't have brought him back here.

She looked so fragile lying on the bed, with all the IV's stuck in her. He heard the heart monitors and realized that one was the baby's.

She gazed at him silently, standing there in the doorway. He looked apprehensive, no, he looked scared. There was something in his eyes, something she had seen only a few times before; fear. Fear and worry. He looked flight worn, his clothes slightly creased, with bags under his eyes. He must have come from shift, which meant he hadn't slept in awhile.

"Sara?" he almost whispered, breaking the stillness in the room.

"Hi," she answered, just as quietly.

He moved slowly, cautiously forward.

"Are you, are you alright?" he said awkwardly.

"They say I'll be ok, it's just going to take some time."

He didn't answer. He didn't know how to bring up the topic that they both knew they had to talk about. She spoke first, hesitantly;

"Grissom, um, we need to talk…"

He nodded slightly.

"I found out something tonight, something you should probably know…" She paused, glancing down at her stomach, and placing her hands on it instinctively. "I'm…pregnant."

She couldn't look at him, couldn't bear to face his reaction, not wanting another rejection, she continued;

"I understand if you want nothing to do with the baby. I'll stay in Chicago and raise it, I think we'll be able to make it…" she sniffed, and hated the tears that were forming in her eyes. "You don't even have to stay now. I know you probably came just because you were the only one they could reach…"

"Sara stop," he interrupted.

She looked up to meet his gaze, and now she saw something else in his eyes. Pain.

"I knew…knew about the baby. The doctor told me on the phone. I had no idea you didn't know you were pregnant. I was afraid you were keeping it from me…"

She opened her mouth to talk, but he continued.

"Sara, I would never abandon you or the baby. I want to be part of this new life…and I want to be part of your life, again…If you'll let me. You never gave me a chance to explain myself before you left, but now I realize, there wasn't much to explain. I was so stupid to treat you that way, so foolish to let you go. Sara, what I did was wrong and I apologize. No one deserves to be treated the way I treated you. It's me who should understand if you never want to see me again. And I didn't come just because they called me, but because I care a great deal about you. Can you ever forgive me?"

To be continued…

I felt bad leaving you guys hanging till next week for another chapter, so here you go.

Now I have to go to bed so I don't fall asleep on the guard chair tomorrow. L