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Teens & Tribulations

Chapter 4

It took them all afternoon to organize Jason and Kassie's belongings. They only took home what they would immediately need. Jason helped Grissom unload and carry the boxes into his and Kassie's rooms. Sara helped Kassie unpack and put her things away.

Grissom decided that it was just a coincidence that he and Sara had just purchased their new home a month ago. The house was fairly large, but didn't cost them an arm and a leg. It allowed for room for the children they were planning on having, yet also for them to each have a private area. There were 2 bedrooms and one bath upstairs, and one master bedroom and two baths down stairs. Sara claimed the den for her private area, while Grissom's bugs occupied the finished basement. There was one small room that neither of them had decided on what to do with. For now it was a storage room.

Sara was tired and decided to order a pizza for dinner. Both Jason and Kassie voiced their enthusiasm over the idea. Grissom was amazed at how both of the children had taken to such a large change in stride. He was even shocked at himself, because he was enjoying the idea of having the two of them around. As for Sara, well her maternal instincts went into orbit the instant Kassie was in her arms that first night.

They all chatted over small stuff while they devoured the pizzas.

"Gil, do you have to go to the lab tonight? Please say no, you have been up all day." Sara asked.

"No, it's my night off." Just as he finished his sentence the phone rang.

Sara looked at him and he pursed his lips as his picked up his cell phone.

"Grissom."

"Yes...Ok..." he checked his watch, "...Give me half an hour."

He shut his phone as Sara shook her head and headed to their bedroom.

"Jason, would you clean this up for me?"

"Sure."

"Thanks. Excuse me."

He followed to where Sara had retreated. "Honey,..."

"Gil, put your foot down. It's your night off for crying out loud. You have been up all day and the night before working. You haven't slept in 24 hours."

"I'm just going to collect some insects off a DB found in the woods. That's all, then I'm coming right back home. I promise."

Sara chewed on his promise for a minute. "Fine."

He walked up and gently placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I'll be back as soon as I can."

Grissom left and Sara returned to help Jason and Kassie finish cleaning up.

Later that night Grissom quietly slipped into the house. He entered the security code on the pad inside the door, and made his way through the darkness to his bedroom. He stripped down to his boxers and slid under the covers to curl up against Sara's warm back. In an instant he realized she was naked under the sheets. Grissom slowly placed little kisses along the back of her shoulder blades, leaving a trail of moisture as he made his way up to the side of her neck. He sucked in her earlobe as Sara moaned and began to roll over.

"I'm still mad at you." her voice was a sleepy whisper.

"I know, can I make it up to you?"

"Mmm. What did you have in mind?"

She rolled over onto her back as Grissom pulled the sheet down to expose her breasts. Grissom put his mouth to use as Sara's hands roamed over his back as he worked.

"This is a good start. But it's going to take more than this to get me to forgive you."

Grissom's mouth moved to her neck. He knew it was her most vulnerable spot. She moaned loudly as he continued his manipulations over her skin. In the process she helped him shed his boxers and he positioned himself between her legs.

"I need to raise my hips, remember?"

"Don't think about it, remember?" He smirked at her.

And then he slowly made love to her. The thought of conceiving a baby was, for the moment, lost in their passion.

Sara woke the next morning in Grissom's strong grip. She carefully eased out of his grip, she knew he was exhausted and tried not to disturb him. After putting on her robe, she made her way to the kitchen.

Jason and Kassie were already up and making breakfast.

"What's this?"

"We decided to make you guys breakfast to show our appreciation for opening your home to us."

"Jason, that's sweet but you don't have to."

"It's nothing. Where is Gil?"

"He got home late. So let's be quiet so he can get some rest."

Kassie smiled and nodded. She set the table while Jason finished preparing breakfast. The three of them ate and tried to keep their voices down.

"What's that noise?" Jason asked.

"What noise?"

"I hear a weird noise. Can't you hear it?"

Sara concentrated.

"It's Gil's phone. Find it."

Jason and Sara jumped from the table frantically looking for the concealed phone. Jason found it first and answered it.

"Dr. Grissom's phone...Who is this?...I'm sorry, but I'm not entitled to release that information." Sara laughed at Jason's response. "May I ask who you are?"

"This is Catherine Willows. Why are you answering Gil's phone?"

"Cause he's sleeping."

Sara walked up and took the phone from him. "Hello."

"Sara, who was that?"

"Jason. Long story. What can I do for you?"

"Well I wanted to know if Gil was coming to work tonight. I need to go with Lindsey on some kind of overnight trip."

"Yes, he'll be there. He's sleeping right now, but I'll let him know."

"Thanks Sara. See you later."

She hung up and shook her head at Jason.

"What was that? 'I'm not entitled to release that information.'"

"I thought it was an educated response. Makes me sound smart." He stood tall and puffed his chest.

"You are smart."

They all turned to see Grissom standing in the kitchen.

"Why don't you eat then go back to bed Gil?"

He shook his head.

"Can't, I have to take Jason to meet with the DA this morning."

"Fine." her voice carried the same tone as it did the night before.

He didn't respond, but retreated back to their room to change clothes. Sara joined him several minutes later. She refused to look or even speak to him.

"Sara, why don't you bring Kassie along? Then we can plead our case to Child Services about keeping the kids."

She looked up and her face was full of hope. "Thank you."

They spent longer than expected with the DA. Sara insisted that they go over the forms approving of the fact that they were taking care of the kids. The four were heading out when Kassie tugged at Grissom's pant leg. He looked down and she extended her arms up towards him.

Grissom smiled and bent down to pick her up. She laid her head on his shoulders and quickly fell asleep. When they finally made it home, Grissom carried Kassie to her room and laid her down. He made his way down stairs to inform Sara that he was going to try and rest before shift.

Sara was busy in the kitchen when she saw Jason reading over the forms they had brought home. She sat down next to him.

"Can I help you with something?"

"Yeah, I guess I'm not understanding this."

"Well, in a nutshell, it just says that you are on probation for 4 years. Any kind of trouble you get into, and they will lock you up. You can't get your drivers license until you are 18, but once you turn 21, it's all erased from your record."

"What about this stuff, with me and Kassie?"

"Now that just informs Child Services that you guys are under our care, like a foster home for a few weeks."

"And after those weeks pass?"

"The two of you will be put up for adoption."

"And we have to leave."

Sara didn't answer. She looked back down at the papers not wanting to reveal the delicate situation.

"I don't want to leave. Kassie doesn't either. I have never seen her this happy." The tears began to well in his eyes as he stood suddenly and ran up the stairs to his bed room.

Sara sighed, reorganized the papers, and filed them away. She went about cleaning up in the living room. Kassie had coloring books scattered across the coffee table. As she was stacking them in a neat pile when a torn out page fell to the ground. Sara picked it up, and her heart broke as she looked at it. The picture was of a family, a mom, dad, brother, sister, and a dog. Kassie had colored it to the best of her ability, but it was what the little girl had added that made her chest ache. On the picture of the dad, Kassie had attempted to draw a bug on his shoulder, she gave the mom dark hair like she had, and drew pants on her over the initial dress that was on the picture. Over each person's head was a letter. Sara knew she couldn't spell, but it was obvious that Jason had helped her. The letters were; G,S,J,K. Sara knew what they stood for, and now she was on a mission to convince Grissom to adopt these kids.

TBC

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