I Do Not Own CSI
"Are you ready for this," James asked as he came into the small room where Sara and Maddie were putting on the finishing touches.
"I think she is. What do you think, James, doesn't Sara look beautiful," she said as Sara got up and turned around to face her brother with a bright smile. Her long, white, silk dress hugged all her curves and the v-neck dipped just low enough for a small amount of cleavage to be shown. Her hair was pulled back in a small up do with loose tendrils of ringlets hanging down.
"You look gorgeous, Sara, absolutely gorgeous. You're going to take Gil's breath away."
"I think that's the affect I wanted."
"So, answer my question, are you ready for this?"
"I, oh god, I think I'm going to be sick," Sara said, running for the bathroom.
"Hey, hey, relax, breath, is this nerves or the other thing I'm not allowed to talk about yet," he asked quietly as Maddie went to get a bottle of water.
"Morning sickness, the last couple day's it's been hitting just after noon."
"Here, Sara," Maddie said, handing her the bottle of water.
"I don't think I have ever seen you get sick, those nerves must be getting the better of you today, huh?"
"I guess," Sara said, taking the bottle of water and rinsing her mouth.
"Ok, give me two minutes to pee and brush my teeth and we can get this show on the road."
"That's what I wanted to hear," James said, closing the door behind him.
"Sara, stop shaking," James said as he held her hand, the doors were yet to be opened
"It's just nerves, I don't like the whole public speaking thing."
"You'll do fine, just focus on Gil and speak from your heart."
"Thank you for doing this, big brother, I love you."
"I love you, too, baby sister," James said, kissing the side of her head as the doors opened. Sara then focused all her attention at the man at the altar.
"How bad are your hands shaking, Gil" Jim asked with a smile as the two stood at the front of the crowd.
"They're not shaking."
"Bull, you haven't taken them out of your pockets for the last ten minutes. I can tell you're fidgeting."
"It's just nerves, once Sara is here with me I'll be ok."
"You both will," Jim said as the doors opened to reveal Sara and James at the end of the aisle. Hearing a gasp from Gil, Jim turned and whispered,
"You really are one lucky son of a gun. Don't you ever forget that."
"This is it, no turning back," James whispered to Sara as the two walked down the short aisle.
"Don't plan on it."
"Good," he whispered as they reached the altar.
"Who here gives this woman to this man," the Justice of the Peace asked.
"I do. Take care of her Gil, don't ever hurt her."
"I won't," he said, never taking his eyes off of Sara as they joined their hands.
"Friends, family, we are gathered here today to join Gilbert Arthur Grissom and Sara Elizabeth Sidle in holy matrimony, if there is any reason why these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace."
Getting no response from the small crowd, he continued. The sign language interrupter was signing along for Marie.
"Gil and Sara are here today to show to the world that they are committing to one another for all eternity. Gil and Sara have also decided to forgo the traditional vows to recite their own, so Gil anytime you're ready you can go ahead."
Taking a deep breath and tightening his hold on Sara's hands he spoke, his eyes shining with joy.
"When I first sat down and actually started to write my vows I had a hard time. How do I put into words how much I love you, want you and need you in my life?
"I searched through books looking for a poem, verse, or sonnet that would describe how much you mean to me and found nothing, so there I was again stuck as to how I put my love for you into words," he continued as tears started to form in Sara's eyes.
"So instead of quoting an old poem, I thought I would just say what I felt. You, Sara, are my life. I knew the minute we met that my world was going to be turned upside down and I couldn't be happier in knowing you were the one who was going to change it, all for the better.
"When I look into your eyes, Sara, I see my future, my home, and I know that the love you see in my eyes I see reflected back in yours, and that thought keeps me smiling all day," Gil said as Sara and the few women in the crowd started to wipe their eyes.
"Elizabeth Barrett Browning said, 'How do I love thee, let me count the ways' and all I can say is that I'm finding out just how many different ways there are to love you. And I hope I never stop discovering them," Gil finished with a smile, as Sara beamed at him, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes. Reaching up, Gil lightly brushed them away.
"Sara, you can go ahead."
"I told myself I wasn't going to cry, looks like that didn't work," Sara started, getting a few chuckles out of the crowd.
"I still remember the day we met like it was yesterday. The lecture, coffee, dinner, and I remember sitting across from you while we ate, entranced. You were so passionate about your job. I couldn't help but wonder if you could be that passionate about me.
"And I knew, after our first date that that was a very real possibility, and that made me feel like I was on top of the world. And to this day I still feel like I'm sitting there, I don't think I have ever come down.
"You know my past, what my brother and I went through and you never shied away from me like other people have. You have comforted me when I needed a shoulder to lean on, made me laugh until my stomach hurt, made me smile when I'm angry, and have loved me since that first day we met and that means more to me than you'll ever know.
"Gil, you are my life, my best friend and my soul mate. You are apart of me and I'm never letting you go. I… love….you," she said the last bit through a happy sob.
"Now that the vows have been said, we can do the rings. Gil, you're first," he said as Gil took the ring.
"Repeat after me; with this ring I thee wed"
"With this ring, I thee wed," Gil said as he slid the ring onto Sara's finger.
"Sara, same for you. With this ring I thee wed"
"With this ring, I thee wed," She said with a large smile.
"By the power vested in me by the state of Nevada, I now pronounce you man and wife. Gil, you may kiss your bride."
"Hi, Mrs. Grissom," Gil whispered as the two gravitated close.
"Hi, Mr. Grissom," Sara was able to get out before their lips touched. Eyes closed, Sara's arm around his neck and Gil smiling into the kiss, the two never noticed the camera flashes going off in the background as they lost themselves in one another.
TBC
Ahhhhh, those vows took me longer to write then i thought they would so i hoped everyone enjoyed them!
only a couple more chapters until the big reveal, lol, as some ppl have called marie finding out about the babies, so keep on reading
thank you for all the reviews
Katie
P.S. only three more days until CSI is back, four if you count today, who's getting really excited, LOL