Chapter 8
Ups and Downs
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Rating: M
Grissom sat in his office going over paperwork as usual. He paused to check his watch. He sighed, only five minutes had passed since the last time he checked it.
"What's wrong, time not moving fast enough for you?"
He looked up as Catherine strolled in and sat down in a chair in front of his desk. "Well actually I'm hoping that it would move a little faster. Got a big morning you know."
"Oh right. It's the big day. Are you excited?"
"Excited, nervous, and absolutely terrified."
"Don't worry Gil. When you finally get a look at the baby everything changes. It's very special. I remember when I had my first ultrasound with Lindsey. Of course Eddie wasn't there but hey it didn't take anything from the moment."
Grissom was smiling at Catherine when he notice a figure standing at the door. His smile grew as he realized who it was. Sara stood leaning against the door jam. Her belly protruding with there 12 week old baby.
"Hey, are you ready yet? We need to be early you know."
Catherine got up to leave and stopped next to Sara and said, "Don't forget to get us pictures."
Sara smiled as Grissom put on his jacket and approached her. "I'm ready. Lets go." and he gave her a kiss.
With everyone in the LVPD knowing about their relationship, Grissom felt like a little smooch every now and then wouldn't hurt. And they walked out of the Lab into the morning light hand in hand. He opened the passenger door as Sara got in the Denali. He walked around, climbed in and started the engine. Sara reached over and put her hand on his arm. She could tell he was nervous.
"Gil, it's gonna be fine. I'm anxious too, we'll see our baby for the first time. Although she'll probably look like a big kidney bean." she said smiling.
Grissom turned his head sharply and looked at her. "She. How do you know the baby is going to be a girl? And yes I'm slightly prepared for what it will look like." And he drove out of the parking lot.
As they waited Grissom was not showing his excited state as Sara was smiling non stop. Then he heard the nurse call their name. Sara jumped up and grabbed Grissom's hand. He looked up and smiled.
The nurse first took them to a scale where Sara was to be weighed. Before she got on she looked at Grissom and said, "Do you mind?"
He just smiled and looked away. Then they were taken to a room to sit and wait for Sara's doctor. Sara hopped up on the exam table. Grissom sat down in the chair and twirled his thumbs. Not a word was spoken, then sat in their own quiet excitement.
The door opened and the doctor came in. She was in her mid thirties with sandy blonde hair. "Hello Sara, how are you doing today?"
"I'm nurvous accually. Oh, Dr. Hathaway meet my husband Gil Grissom."
He stood to shake her hand, "Hello, I'm sorry that I haven't met you sooner."
"That's alright Mr. Grissom. Sara has explained to me what your job expect of you two. And just so you know I am already explaining to Sara about stress and what it could mean to her pregnancy."
"Just Grissom please. And I am sure you have. I'll need reinforcements for that part. She can be quite stubborn." he said and glanced at Sara.
She gave him a glare that could melt glaciers.
"Alright, how about we take a look at your baby?" Dr. Hathaway said. "Sara just lay back and try to relax." She positioned Sara back on the table and raised up her shirt. As she turned to get some gel she powered up the ultrasound. "This will be a little chilly."she said as she squeezed a glob of gel on her belly.
Grissom stood up next the table and took Sara's hand. She squeezed in return and sighed. They both looked at her stomach as the doctor used the wand to swirl around the gel on her belly. After she took the baby's measurements she said, "Ok. Here is your baby." And turned the screen around so they could see. She then turned up the volume.
Tears were in Sara's eyes as she reached out and touched the screen. Grissom stood proud and listened to the baby's heart beat. Both were speachless. The doctor just smiled, "I'll give you a picture to keep and show your friends."
"Thank you." was all Sara could say at the moment, as the doctor handed her some paper towels to wipe the gel off of her stomach.
She left briefly then returned with the picture. "Here you go. Now Sara, your at 12 weeks so you need to start trying to take it somewhat easy at work. When your boss tells you to go home instead of working a double shift, please listen. The more stress you put on yourself now could cause for a premature birth. And we wouldn't want that."
Sara turned to Grissom who just raised his eye brows and look sincerely at her. "Just listen to the doctor, and your supervisor." He said smirking.
That night Sara strolled into the break room with a big grin on her face. Catherine was the first to speak up. "So... how did it go?"
Sara sighed and said, "It went fine. Oh and here's the picture." She handed over a copy of the baby's first picture. Nick, Greg, and Warrick gathered around Catherine and oohhed and aawwed over the baby.
Catherine got up and walked over to the bulletin board. She wrote, 'The little Grissom' on the bottom and stuck it to the board. Sara smiled with pride.
The weeks drug on like always. Every now and then Sara argued with Grissom about what she could and couldn't do. Sometimes he let her win but tonight she wasn't going to win. She was getting mad because she had to take Greg to a B&E.
"Come on Gil, a B&E you have got to be kidding me." she got up to protest. Since he hadn't handed out the rest of the assignments everyone was stuck where they were and forced to watch to thunderstorm turn into a well developed tornado.
"Sara, Greg has yet to process a B&E. And since you are good at sniffing out when people are lying I figured he could learn some things from you."
"Bullshit Grissom! You just want to keep me from another DB cause the last one I worked was a little stressful on me. Or is it because I'm 18 weeks pregnant."
"Yes, you did get emotionally involved in your last case. And you were stressed." His voice rising a few more octives.
"I'm fine now." She snapped back.
"You've hardly ate anything the last 3 days. It's not good for you or the baby."
"Well 'we" are fine, and I wish you would stop this over protective thing you are going through and be fair with me when handing out assignments."
"Damn it Sara!" Grissom yelled and slammed his fist into the table. Everyone sitting at the table jumped back. Then Sara realized she had pushed him over the edge. "Will you fucking shut up and listen to me. I paired you with Greg on a B&E because he has never been on one. Are you following me?"
She just nodded
"Good, and because he's never worked one and you have a nack for sniffing out people who are lying I wanted him to learn from you. Still with me?"
Again she nodded.
"And yes, I am being protective. Forgive me for being a caring husband and father. But I can't help it. Jesus Christ Sara. What the hell did you think you were going to accomplish by arguing with me?" His voice getting softer.
She sat down and responded, "I don't know. I'm sorry."
"Well I think you also owe Greg and everyone in here an apology."
She looked at Grissom then everyone else. They looked at her with their own sorry look as she apologized. Catherine knew that her out burst was nothing but raging hormones and felt sorry for her.
Grissom contiued, "Ok, now Nick you have a home invasion. Catherine go with him Brass says that the wife was raped. Warrick you can finish up your paper work from the other night then your on stand-by. That's all I've got." And with that he turned and stormed back to his office.
Catherine was the first to speak. "Sara it's ok. I know how easy it is to fly off the handle when your pregnant."
Sara just looked at her hands. "Thats not going to matter to him Cat. I made him mad. I don't think I've ever seem him that mad before, have you?"
"Honestly, no."
Everyone agreed. Sara just slumped in her chair and sighed heavily. "Ok Greg lets get going. I have a feeling it's going to be a long night."
And with that they all got up and left.
Grissom was tearing himself apart in his office. He had no idea what she was thinking when she decided to go off on him.
"Hey Gil, slow night?"
"Obviously it is in the morgue." he said sarcastically.
"Sara getting under your skin?"
"Al, did your wife ever just loose her temper for the smallest reason. I mean full fledged gonna kill you mad."
"Wow. I mean Sara was that mad."
"Yeah and in front of everyone I got mad back. I have the bruised knuckles to prove it." he said showing Doc his hand.
"Ouch. I bet it hurts hun? You should let me take an x-ray of it. It could be broken."
"You never answered my question."
"Oh well lets walk down to the morgue and I'll tell you." Doc said getting up.
Down in the morgue Grissom and Doc Robbins talked while waiting for the x-ray to print.
"Well lets put it this way Gil, I know you know that Sara's hormones are changing constantly. She'll have ups and downs. And they will all be targeted at you no matter who's listening. Once she nears her 8th month they will be nearly non existent. In a perfect world. Don't worry you will live through it. Unless you intend on picking fights with immovable objects."
"Yeah but there are things that we fight about that are about the smallest things, like tonight, and it pisses me off something fierce. Normally I'm good at controlling my anger but she knows how to push my buttons." he said laughing.
"Gil, don't worry too much. I'm sure that she is more sorry than you. My wife always begged for my forgiveness after our fights. I understood but a pregnant woman's emotions are running on high octane fuel. Hang in there. Now lets have a look at these." He placed the x-ray on the viewer and turned it on. "Yep, you broke your hand. In 2 spots. What the hell did you hit Gil?"
"The solid oak table in the break room."
"Well I am going to have to cast it or your hand won't heal right if you are able to move it normally."
Later that night Grissom sat in his office cursing himself for hitting the table. He could barely write let alone hold a pen. He looked up when he felt his body's radar go off. There she was standing at the door. She spoke as she walked in.
"Hi."
"Hi."
"Is it..."
"Broken. Yeah, in 2 places. Doc Robbins put a cast on it so it would heal properly."
"Look, I'm sorry for going off earlier. I guess I just thought that you were holding me back. But after the fact when there wasn't much for cases I realized that I was wrong."
Wow Doc was right Grissom thought to himself. "Sara, look I understand. And I should not have yelled back. But there are times when I'm stressed and can loose my temper when provoked."
Sara walked around his desk and swung his chair around so he faced her. She leaned in and kissed him gently at first then slipped her tongue in his mouth. He moaned in to her mouth and let her continue her assault on him. She slowly crawled into his lap and moved her mouth to his neck and ears. Grissom's head fell back and he moaned turning his head towards the door just as Catherine came in.
"I'm glad to see you kiss and make up, but don't be breaking any more bones." she said as she laid a file on his desk then left closing the door behind her.
Sara never missed a beat with the interruption. And she slid down onto her knees and undid his pants. Grissom stopped her.
"Sara we can't do this here."
"Don't worry this won't take long." and she kept her hands moving towards their destination.
While Catherine was leaving Brass was going to go in and talk to Grissom. Catherine told him that he had better just stand guard for a few.
Sara freed Grissom's straining erection from the confides of his pants and quickly placed he mouth over him.
"Oh God." was all Grissom could muster when he tried to speak. Sara kept using her mouth and hand to please him. Moving agonizing slow then speeding up. She used her tongue and teased the head while her hand pumped over him roughly. Grissom threw his head back and let out a loud moan. She knew he was close, and returned her mouth keeping up the frantic pace. Feeling his stomach tighten she knew he was ready.
"Ohhhh...Aghhhhh"
And he came hard while Sara swallowed all he gave. She licked him dry as he handed her a Kleenex to clean him up. She cleaned him and fastened his pants then leaned up to kiss him. He opened his mouth in anticipation tasting himself on her would never get old.
"I forgive you." Grissom said as she stood up.
"I figured it was the least I could do since I made you break your hand."
Then she walked over and before she opened the door to leave she turned to him, "I'm going home early. I'll see you later." She blew him a kiss then opened the door and walked out.
Brass was right there said his goodbye to her then poked his head in the office. "Is it safe?"
Grissom didn't answer. Just glared over his glasses.
"Yeah I heard you had an argument with a table." Brass joked as he sat down.
"Well everything's fine now. My hand feels better and Sara and I are better."
"Yeah, I heard you. Oh I mean I hear ya."
"Jim...never mind." he said as he looked up at the clock. 10 minutes till the end of shift. "Are you done for the day?"
"As done as I'm going to be."
"Good, you want a drink?" Grissom asked pulling a full bottle of scotch and 2 tumblers from his desk drawer.
Two hours later Sara awoke to a cold bed. She looked and noticed that Grissom hadn't even been home yet. There were no signs of him at all. She began to worry and called Catherine.
"Hey, have you seen Grissom?"
"Well the last time I saw him he was sitting in his office with Brass. I think Nick is still at the lab. Why don't you try him?"
"Ok thanks Cat." She hung up and dialed Nick.
"Stokes"
"Hey Nicky, have you seen Gil?"
"I think he's in his office. Why?"
"I just haven't heard from him for a few hours. Say, could you check on him for me?"
"Sure I'm about to leave anyway."
"Thanks Nick." She hung up and went to take a shower.
Nick walked from the locker room to Grissom's office. The door was open slightly and he slipped in. Brass and Grissom had their heads on the desk and Nick thought they had fallen asleep until he noticed an empty and partially full bottle of scotch. Then he realized that they were passed out drunk. He stepped back and thought Sara was going to kill Grissom this time. And what was he going to do with 2 passed out grown men?
I'll update soon. I know where I want to go with this it's getting there thats the challenge.