I Do Not Own CSI

"Hello," Maddie said, answering the phone. It had been a week since Gil and Nick had shown up in San Francisco to bring her back to Vegas. And for the last half hour Maddie had been alone with both babies while Gil slept and Sara ran to the store to grab a few groceries and a little me time.

"Hello," Maddie said again when there was no answer on the other end of the line, just heavy breathing.

"Hello, look if this is a telemarketer you're starting to creep me out," Maddie said, hanging up the phone.

"Don't ever become a telemarketer you two, they are very annoying sometimes," Maddie cooed to the two wide awake babies that were watching her from their swings.

"So, Samuel, feel like smiling yet," Maddie asked, stroking his cheek and only getting the same half grin that he's been giving for awhile now.

"Ok, in your own time, I get it," Maddie said as she heard the front door open.

"Maddie?"

"Who's there?"

"It's just James," he said, coming into the kitchen.

"Oh, hey."

"How you doing? Sara called me a couple days ago and filled me in," James said, squeezing her arm gently.

"Yeah, not the highest point in my life, getting beat up."

"It wasn't your fault."

"So everyone keeps telling me."

"Maddie, you couldn't have prevented this. Don't blame yourself for it."

"But maybe if I had just gone along with what Jacob wanted he never would have done this."

"And what would have happened the next time you disagreed with what he wanted," Sara said from the kitchen doorway, over hearing the conversation.

"Maddie, Jacob is what CSI's call an abuser. He would have eventually taken away everything you held dear and taken away your independence, your freedom, your family and your friends until you were completely alone."

"You don't know that for sure?"

"Maddie, why are you defending him?"

"I'm not, I'm just, I don't know what I'm doing," she sighed as she sat at the counter.

"You know what he did was wrong, right," James asked.

"I do, but I loved him, you know. I just can't turn that love off like a light switch," she said, sighing in defeat.

"We know that," Sara said, squeezing Maddie's hand.

"And we know that it's going to take time for you to get over him. Just know that we're all here for you, Gil, me, James, even Nick has been asking about you. I think he has a crush on you."

"Really," Maddie asked with a blush.

"Really," Sara said smiling.

"Tell you what, Gil should be getting up shortly, why don't we call around and see who wants to go out for dinner?"

"I don't know, Sara. I look like a punching bag."

"Don't worry, I have make-up and whatever we don't cover no one will say anything about. Plus, it would be nice for Gil and me to get out of the house with the boys for a little bit," Sara said, picking up the phone.

"Come on, buddy, smile for Daddy," Gil asked, as Samuel lay on Gil's bent legs. Garrett was being held by Marie who sat across from him, waiting for Sara and Maddie to finish upstairs before they went out for dinner.

"He'll smile when he's ready, Gil," Marie said, watching the pair.

"I know, I just want to be here to witness it."

"There will be lots of firsts, Gil. I missed your first smile, but your father had a smile on his face for a week after you gave him the first smile. I mean, all I did was push you out of my body, you couldn't have saved it for me?"

"It's not like I could control it, Mom, I was only a couple months old," Gil said with a chuckle as he looked down to Samuel who looked up at him and smiled back; his first gummy baby smile.

"Well, look at that! You think it's funny, too, huh," Gil cooed at his smiling son, smiling even wider when his son's smile never let up.

"Hey Sara, Samuel is smiling," Gil called as he heard her coming down the stairs.

"Really?"

"Yeah, come see," he said as Sara came over quickly to see her son.

"Oh baby," Sara cooed as Gil passed him over. Samuel was still smiling as he was passed to his mom.

"Well, look at you, you handsome man. You and your brother look just like your daddy when you smile. We're going to have to get some pictures of our smiling boys together, Gil."

"I know."

"Marie, give Gil Garrett, I'll go get a camera. You two work on making them smile. We'll get a family shot," Maddie said, going to get the camera that was always sitting on the table in the hallway.

"Are they both smiling, yet," Maddie asked as she grabbed the camera.

"Yes, hurry," Gil called with his own smile as he and Sara sat on the couch, bouncing the boys and making them both smile. Their little eyes were crinkling with happiness.

"Ok, I got it, turn em' around, let's capture the moment," she said, aiming the camera.

"Say 'cheese'."

"CHEESE," Sara and Gil both said as the flash went off.

"Did you get it," Marie asked.

"I got it, everyone's smiling."

"Let me see," Sara asked as the camera was handed over. The picture on the screen made her heart melt. Sara and Gil both sat on the couch with a baby in their arms, smiling at bright as day.

"I'm framing this."

"And I want a copy," Marie said.

"Ditto on that," Maddie said.

"'Bout time you guys showed up," Jim said from the large table where the team, and James and Jeremy all sat.

"Sorry guys, we got caught up in baby smiles," Sara said, apologizing as Maddie and Marie grabbed empty chairs. Maddie's spot was beside Nick while Marie sat beside Jim.

"Baby smiles," Greg asked.

"Gil got Samuel to smile today. And then we had to get pictures."

"Please tell me you brought some," Catherine asked as Sara handed the camera over before taking Garrett out of his car seat while Gil got Samuel.

"That's adorable," Catherine said, smiling at the close up of Samuel's face. He was smiling, his mouth wide and his chubby cheeks showing off how happy he was.

"Oh my," Catherine cooed over Garrett's photo. He was lying on his back on the ground, his eyes lighting up his face as he smiled at the camera.

"They've changed, Samuel's eyes are looking like yours now, Sara," Catherine said as she flipped to the next picture making Catherine's heart melt at the sight.

"Catherine," Gil asked.

"I love this picture," Catherine said as she turned the camera around to show the gang, making Gil blush and Sara smile.

On it was a picture of Gil sleeping on the bed with both of his boys curled into his arm, Gil's hand protectively holding them close.

"Me, too, Catherine," Sara agreed.

"Ok, can we order now," Gil said, trying to get the attention off of him.

TBC

I love pictures of parents and there babies when there sleeping! Can't you just picture Gil sleeping on the bed with two tiny babies and Sara sneaking in a taking a photo?

Thank you for all the reviews, i am going to post again tonight, i am going to start trying to double post, i can't promise anything but i will try!

Thanks again

Katie