I Do Not Own CSI
"We're married," Sara said as she and Gil stuck themselves inside for a little privacy as the caterers moved tables around outside for the small reception.
"That we are. So, how does it feel to be a Grissom?"
"Wonderful," Sara replied softly as her lips once again descended to Gil's.
"Think we could just skip the reception and just start our honeymoon now," Gil asked.
"As much as I would love to, I think your mother and our guests would be a little disappointed that we left."
"But it's our day, we should get to do what we want," Gil said with a slight pout as he traced his hand up and down Sara's back.
"Have I told you how stunning you look today?"
"I believe you have but it's always lovely to hear. And Gil, if you keep up with the hands we're not even going to make it back to the townhouse tonight."
"Sorry, I just want to get you home."
"And in bed," Sara finished with a smile.
"Would that be such a bad thing?"
"Soon, I promise, we have dinner, dance a little bit and then we'll sneak out of here."
"Promise?"
"Promise," Sara finished with another kiss to her husband's lips.
"Ahh Hem," James coughed.
"Worst timing, not even joking anymore," Gil mumbled, causing Sara to smile.
"What's up, James," Sara asked.
"Everything is ready outside. The DJ is all set up, food is ready and the guests are all seated with drinks; we're just waiting on you two now."
"We'll be out in a minute, ok," Sara said before turning her attention back to her husband and placing her lips on his again.
"Five more minutes, you two, then I'm dragging you out," James said, turning around when he only got a muffled response back.
"Ladies and gentleman give a round of applause to Mr and Mrs Gil Grissom," the DJ announced as the two made their way back outside, holding hands and both blushing as the applause roared in the small crowd.
"Finally decided to come up for air," Catherine teased from the one and only table. There sat the entire crew, Mark, Maddie, James and his date, Jeremy, Marie, and Lindsay.
"Well, we thought about just leaving but someone here thought we should make an appearance," Gil said, getting chuckles from the group.
"To the happy couple," James said in a toast as he handed Sara a glass of sparkling juice that could be mistaken for champagne and Gil a glass of the same.
"Kiss, kiss," Lindsay yelled.
"Yeah, kiss, kiss," Catherine added, soon the whole table was chanting 'Kiss Kiss'.
"If we must," Gil said, turning to his wife.
"We have to appease our audience."
"Of course," she replied as lips touched in a very soft and sweet kiss, again never seeing the few camera flashes go off.
"Ok, let's get speeches done before we eat," James announced, looking at Marie so she could start.
"Gil, Sara I couldn't be happier for you both," Marie started, as she stood up with a large smile on her face.
"For a long time I wondered if you would ever get married, Gil. I hoped and prayed someday that you would find the one person that completes you, that makes you happy, could match your intellect and put up with all your little experiments and bugs. Thankfully you found that person in Sara.
"Sara, our first meeting was interesting to say the least, if not a little awkward. But seeing you two together, I knew something had changed in my son. He had never looked at another woman the way he looks at you. Gil, Sara, I love you and I hope, no, I know that you will have a wonderful and beautiful future ahead of you, that maybe one day will include a grandchild or two for me," she finished as Gil and Sara both shook their heads with smiles.
"You just couldn't resist," Gil teased his mother as he signed.
"Sorry, sorry, a mother can only hope," she signed back as Jim stood up to make his speech.
"I'm not one for speeches, especially these kinds of speeches. So this is going to be a little short. Like Marie, Sara and I met under some awkward circumstances with her being half naked at the time," Jim said, making everyone laugh and Gil and Sara blush.
"But after clothes were put back on and Sara invited me to stay and have dinner with them I knew that whatever was going on between them was serious. Mostly because for the week after Sara left Gil couldn't wipe the smirk from his face. The team and I know how hard it is to get Gil to smile, let alone for a week! I wish you two the best, with a happy future and maybe some little Gissom's running around, too."
"See, I'm not the only one who wants you two to have a baby," Marie said with a raised eyebrow as James took the spotlight.
"Sara, my baby sister, the one person I could always count on, I am so happy for you today. You finally got the one thing you always wanted, a happily ever after with someone who loves you for everything you are. And you are a lot of things, Sara, don't you ever forget that.
Unlike Marie and Jim, I met Gil in a comfortable little coffee shop after I demanded to Sara that I meet the man she's been seeing in this weird relationship they were having. To say I was a little surprised when I saw Gil walk in holding my sister's hand would be an understatement. But after the shock wore off and introductions were made and conversation started, I knew by the sparkle in my sister's eye that she had fallen head over heels in love and there wasn't a thing anyone could do to change that.
"Gil, I couldn't think of a better person for my sister to live her life with. You two challenge each other and keep one another strong. Live, laugh, love and you'll be together forever. To Gil and Sara," James said, raising his glass in toast as Maddie, Sara's maid of honour stood.
"Sara, we've been friends since we were seventeen years old. We were both starting at Harvard and both scared out of our wits. So I think I know you pretty well by now, all your quirks and all your obsessions. I don't know if you know this, Gil, but Sara secretly loves to bake. She doesn't do it a whole lot but when she does you'll be begging for more. I know I did."
"You bake," Gil whispered into Sara's ear.
"I have a few secrets you don't know yet."
"Anyway, as I was saying, I have known Sara for awhile now. We've both seen our fair share of boyfriends over the years and a few broken hearts along the way, but we've always been there for one another. Gil, you now have that responsibility of being Sara's shoulder to lean on when she needs it and if you ever hurt her I can guarantee there will be hell to pay, right James."
"You got it Maddie!"
"But seriously, you two are meant to be together. I have never seen two people look at one another the way you two do. Plus, in all the years I have known Sara I have only seen her cry maybe twice. So to see her crying today was a bit of a shock."
"That's the pregnancy hormones" James whispered to Jeremy, not noticing the little ears of Catherine next to him.
"Sara's pregnant," Catherine shouted, shocked, as Gil and Sara's head both snapped to Catherine and James' direction. The sign language translator never missing a beat.
TBC
Gotta love Catherine, she never misses a beat, lol
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