I Do Not Own CSI

"Helluva way to spend our first anniversary," Gil said softly as he lied in the hospital bed awaiting his surgery.

"Well, it wasn't what I had in mind, but we can always go celebrate in a week. We'll just be a little late," Sara replied, leaning over the rail, stroking her husband's face.

"I love you, you know that."

"Well, I hoped," Gil joked as Sara lightly smacked his chest with a smile. Catching her hand in his, Gil brought her hand, palm up to his lips so he could place a kiss there.

"I love you, too."

"Mr. Grissom, are you ready," the nurse asked.

"I guess."

"You'll be fine, I promise," Sara said, kissing him on the lips.

"See you in a couple hours."

"I love you," Gil said as they wheeled him out, never seeing the tears spring to Sara's eyes.

"Sara," Marie said, coming into the room a minute later.

"Oh, hi, Marie," Sara said as she quickly wiped her tears away.

"Oh, honey, come here," Marie said, embracing her and letting her cry.

"He'll be fine, his hearing will be fine," Marie cooed as Sara nodded against her shoulder before stepping back.

"I'm just scared. I want him to be able to hear. I want him to hear our children laugh and cry. I want him to know what's happening everywhere, so that when he's at a crime scene he has all his senses on high alert. I want him to be able to hear me, not to forget my voice."

"I know, Sara, I know. I don't want him to live his life like I had to. I've dealt with being deaf for many years, but I haven't heard Gil's voice since he was a boy, I don't know what it sounds like. I have no idea what you sound like other than Gil's description of your voice."

"Gil described my voice?"

"I needed to know what you sounded like."

"What did he say?"

"That you had a Californian accent, but your voice was smokier, huskier, sensual. After he told me that, the next time I saw you I put what Gil told me and compared it to you, and it just seemed to fit you."

"I just want him to be able to hear," Sara sighed as tears came back to her eyes.

"Damn pregnancy hormones!"

"He'll be fine, Sara. You just need a little faith and to hope and wish for the best.

Now clear those tears away, and focus on the positive, like this new baby that's coming."

"Yeah, wasn't that a surprise."

"You wanted more though, right?"

"Eventually, but we wanted to wait until the boys were a bit older, give us a little time in between."

"That makes sense. Are you going to find out the sex this time?"

"Honestly, I have no idea. Gil and I have been so focused on making sure there's nothing wrong with this pregnancy that we haven't thought about it."

"Why would something be wrong, Sara," Marie asked as Sara ducked her head.

"Sara?"

"We had a scare just after we found out. I, ah, fainted at a scene and was rushed to the hospital. I was bleeding a bit. But it stopped, I'm ok, this baby is ok," Sara said, assuring Marie that everything was indeed ok.

"You're sure?"

"We're sure. If we weren't, we wouldn't have given you that picture."

"That made my day, you know that. I think that was one of my best Mothers' Day ever."

"Well, I'm glad you had a good day. I was nauseous through most of it."

Two and a half hours later

"Mrs. Grissom," the doctor said, coming out of the operating room.

"Yes, is he ok, did everything go alright?"

"It went better than alright. I think Gil's hearing will improve significantly. We just brought him back into his room. He's not awake yet but should be shortly. He's going to be a little groggy and out of it when he comes to."

"Are there any post-op things that I should know?"

"Yes. He's going to be pretty dizzy for the next couple days and he will most likely have a headache the size of Mount Rushmore. He's also going to have ringing in his ears for a couple days as well. He may have a metallic taste in his mouth as well, but all those symptoms should go away within a couple days. He shouldn't get his ears wet until the ringing has stopped."

"Can we see him," Sara asked.

"Sure, I'll take you two back. Like I said, he's going to be a little confused and he won't be able to hear anything," she said, leading the two women into the room where Gil lay, eyes closed, somewhat pale, with bandages covering his ears.

"Oh god, I hate the side effects of pregnancy," Sara said, quickly leaning down to where the garbage can was, loosing her lunch.

"Sara," Marie said, pulling her hair back, rubbing her back.

"Here, Sara, rinse with this," the doctor said, giving her some water.

"Thank you, I'm sorry."

"Don't be, I have three kids. I know what pregnancy does to a woman. Are you ok?"

"Better now, thank you," Sara said as the doctor smiled and left.

"Are you stealing the show over there," Gil said hoarsely, waking up to see his wife heaving.

"Never," Sara signed, straightening up. "Are you ok?"

"I'm ok, ringing in my ears."

"That's normal," Marie signed.

"When can I go home?"

"Soon, as soon as the anesthesia has worn off."

"Hey," Catherine said as Gil and Sara walked through the front door.

"Everything go ok?"

"Better," Sara said with a smile, helping to take off Gil's shoes. The walk from the car to inside the house was draining his energy.

"Can he hear, Sara?"

"Not for a couple days. Where are the boys?"

"Upstairs with Warrick, he's trying to change their diapers."

"You realize they're squirming like crazy right now."

"I told him to call if he needed help. He was determined to do it on his own."

"How long has he been at it," Gil asked, watching their lips, catching most of the conversation.

"About twenty minutes."

"That's mean," Gil muttered as he slowly made his way upstairs.

"I'm just going to sleep for a little while, visit with Catherine."

"Just relax."

"I will."

"How's it going, Rick," Gil asked, stepping in the room.

"This is harder than it looks."

"You're going to have to look at me when you talk, Warrick, I can't hear."

"Sorry, Griss, I just said this is hard."

"With two squirming babies it is," Gil said, taking Garrett out of his seat to change him beside Warrick.

"Change him, he's easier. Sara says he takes after me, kind of mellow, not so demanding. Where Samuel, he demands attention."

"Like Sara."

"Exactly!"

"When you're changing them, you have to talk to them, or give them a toy, to keep them occupied," Gil said, taking a small bear and giving it to Samuel, Warrick following.

"Now, that they're occupied, you change, and hurry because that toy will only keep their attention for a minute or so, right buddy," Gil said, getting a smile from Samuel.

"How are you feeling about being a dad?"

"A little freaked, but happy. I'm going to have a kid, who would have thought."

"You'll be a great dad, Warrick," Gil said, covering up Samuel as he wiped his son down.

"Oh and Rick, be sure to cover th…." Gil was going to point out to cover Garrett up before he peed all over Warrick.

"Hopefully you'll have a girl," Gil snorted.

"Don't worry it happened to me twice, then I learned that the hard way, too. There, all clean, think you can handle the rest?"

"Thanks Grissom, ever the teacher," Warrick said as he finished up changing Garrett as Gil smiled and left the room, ready for his much needed sleep.

TBC

Gotta love changing babies when there starting to move, lol, i swear thats a workout in itself, lol

again, thanks for the reviews

Enjoy, i may post one more chapter tonight once i get home from work

Katie