Ok, I said I would up date sooner, and I didn't. Well I guess it's only been 5 days, so that's not bad. Much thanks to Just Thinking. Because of her it might be a while before my next update. Making some serious changes we are. And thegreatbluespoon, because she's been on her death bed the past week, she's been absolutely no help, except for letting me verbally abuse her. Thanks dear.

Teens & Tribulations

Chapter 12

The first few weeks rolled by fairly smoothly. The kids were doing well in school, things were going good at the lab. Ecklie was staying clear of Grissom, and that put him in a better mood. Sara still wasn't pregnant as the infection returned, so she and Grissom were back on antibiotics, and again they had to be abstinent for a few weeks. It wasn't hard for them as things at the lab began to get hectic.

Sara was the only one at there when the kids would get home from school. The only thing she determined was keeping her sane was the stories Kassie told her every afternoon when she got home from school.

Happily ever after was about to get its first test. Grissom was pulling two doubles back to back with only a few hours of sleep in between. He was well into his second double when Brass poked his head in.

"Hey, grab your kit." was all he said before he walked away.

Grissom sighed in an attempt to release his frustration. He was soon standing next to Brass in front of the large familiar house as Brass rang the door bell.

The door opened and Grissom held his breath.

"Detective, Dr. Grissom. Thank you for coming." the woman said as she stepped back and allowed them to pass with two other officers. "Follow me."

Brass looked at Grissom whose face was unreadable. "You alright?"

"Yeah. Fine." Grissom responded coldly.

They made their way to the back of the house then to where an indoor pool lay. A woman's body was at the bottom of the pool.

"Why isn't she floating?" Grissom asked.

The woman answered, "The cleaning system was on for a few hours during the day. I turned it off when I found her, but I think she is stuck."

"So you discovered the body?" Brass asked.

"Yes."

She moved closer to Grissom as they looked into the pool. Grissom looked over at the woman slightly and took a half a step away from her. She noticed his motion and smiled.

It took some time but once they finally had the body removed, it was taken back to the morgue by David. Only Brass and Grissom remained to finish up processing. Grissom didn't speak more than necessary to the woman until they were preparing to leave themselves.

"Well there's nothing more I can do here, we'll be in touch." Grissom said.

"Will I see you again? It's been a while."

Brass smiled and headed for the door but didn't walk through it. He wanted to make sure Grissom didn't fall for the woman's spells again.

They faced each other as Grissom's exhaustion was taking a toll on his perception, as the woman cupped his face in her hands and she leaned in to kiss him. The sudden sensation of her soft lips hypnotized Grissom for a few moments. Brass looked at the floor and tried to curb his anger. The sound of Grissom's voice caused him to raise his head.

"Heather stop." Grissom said as he pulled her hands from his face. "I can't do this."

She nodded. "It's your coworker isn't it? The brunette?"

"She's my wife. This isn't going to happen. Not now, not ever." Grissom said firmly. "Good bye Heather." He then walked over to the door and noticed the look he was getting from Brass. "I don't want to hear it." he said as he walked through the door and went straight to the car.

Brass got in behind the wheel and hesitated. "Look Gil..."

"Don't." Grissom sternly interrupted.

"Well I'm gonna. You have a great thing going at home, a beautiful wife, two great kids, don't screw that up."

"Why did you bring me here?"

"Two reasons. One, you are the only one who is comfortable around her, and two, you are a great friend Gil, but if I ever hear of you cheating on Sara, I will personally kill you."

Grissom's exhaustion and anger was getting the best of him. "So you brought me here to see if I would stray from my marriage with Sara? How dare you Jim. You should know me better than that."

Their voices were getting louder and louder in the car. Fortunately the drive back to the lab was short, but they didn't stop there as they continued to yell at each other in the parking lot, but they weren't the only one's around as their anger won over logic.

"Gil, I know you and Heather have a past. I thought it was just an itch you needed to scratch every now and then. I assumed you were friends, but deep down there was something more wasn't there?"

"My business with Heather is nobody's business but my own! It's in the past and it's over!" Grissom yelled back causing the tendons in his neck to surface.

"Past my ass! You stand there and do nothing while she kisses you, come on, I may have been born at night, but I wasn't born last night!" Brass shot back.

Grissom was about to respond when he noticed Catherine and Sara standing in the background behind Brass. Jim turned to see the two women standing there and cursed under his breath. Sara's eyes filled with tears as she and Catherine overheard the entire argument. Catherine looked over at Sara just as she ran into the lab.

"Sara!" Grissom hollered after her, but she didn't stop. He turned back to face Brass.

"Gil, I'm sorry." Brass said solemnly.

"It's a little fucking late for that!" Grissom said as he stormed into the lab to search for Sara.

Grissom searched every possible place he could think of, but he couldn't find her. He tried her cell phone even though he knew she wouldn't answer it. Finally he gave up looking and stormed to his office. The entire lab kept their noses buried in their work when they saw him storming around. He slammed the door so hard behind him the glass shattered.

"Son of a bitch!" Grissom yelled.

Catherine stood at the far end of the hallway watching him. Nick approached her as she stared at Grissom's office.

"Hey, Cath, have you seen Griss, I need to ask him a question?"

"Now's not a good time Nicky. He's in a very bad mood."

"I'll let Warrick and Greg know." Nick said as he continued to go about his business.

Catherine sucked in a breath and began to make the walk to his office. She tried to avoid the broken glass as she opened the door.

"Go away Catherine." Grissom quickly shot out.

"No." She said simply.

"This is not your concern, so I don't want to hear it."

She sat down in front of his desk thankful it was there between them. "Well I'm going to talk." Grissom sighed and tried to continue working as Catherine continued. "Let her calm down before you try to explain what happened. Brass said it was all Heather. Gil, people make mistakes, it was just a little kiss. Did you kiss her back?"

Grissom shook his head without looking up, he was afraid to open his mouth afraid as his anger peaked.

"Gil, you're exhausted, you've been working very hard these past few weeks, and I don't mean to pry, but Sara said you guys still can't get pregnant." Grissom raised his head to bore his laser blue eyes into Catherine. "Stop and look at what's in front of you, not here at the lab, but at home because that's what matters." Catherine stood and left.

Grissom continued to stare into the space Catherine once occupied. In an instant he decided to head home.

Sara arrived home and went directly into the bedroom. She couldn't stop the tears from streaking her face as she recalled the words Brass said to Grissom. A knock came at the door and she tried to calm herself.

"Come in."

Jason slowly opened the door and crept in. "Are you ok?"

"I will be." Sara said simply trying to hide her tears.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"It's just one of those things that couples go through."

"Did you and Gil have a fight?" Jason asked calmly.

"No, it was just a misunderstanding." Sara said as Jason sat on the bed next to her.

"I'm sorry. The only thing I can say is that I hope you can work this out, because you two are the best parents I have ever had."

Tears reformed in Sara's eyes at Jason's confession. She leaned over and hugged him. "Thank you." she said as he hugged her back.

Jason stood and left Sara sitting in the bed. He was walking to the stairs and noticed Grissom sitting on the couch nursing a glass of scotch in the dark. With a sigh Jason continued on his trek towards his room.

Grissom watched Jason as he emerged from the hall, and go upstairs. He knew that Jason had been talking to Sara. After a moment he looked back to his drink and decided it was now or never.

Sara was preparing to take a shower when she heard a knock at the bedroom door. She was expecting Jason, so she put on her robe and opened the door to see Grissom standing there.

"You don't need to knock to come into your own bedroom." She said coldly.

"Sara, all I can say is I'm sorry. I was emotionally tired and vulnerable, and she knew it. She didn't know we were married. I didn't kiss her back, but I didn't stop her either." Sara turned and walked back to the bathroom as Grissom shut the door and followed her. "Sara, please listen." She stopped before walking through the bathroom door. "What do you want to know?"

Sara turned to face him. "Why?"

Grissom hung his head. "I don't know why."

"Unacceptable."

"Sara, I love you. I don't love Heather. She's just a friend." he paused thinking of what to say next. "I made a mistake. I should have stopped her, but I didn't. I don't know why, I was so tired that I didn't realize what was happening until it was too late. All I can do is ask you to forgive me. I would never be unfaithful to you, I love you too much." Grissom dropped to his knees and placed his hands on her waist and drew her closer. He placed his forehead against her flat stomach.

Sara's hands held his head against her as her tears fell once again as her emotions got the best of her. "I forgive you." she choked out though her tears.

Grissom looked up, his eyes filled with tears of their own. He slowly undid the front of her robe and kissed her stomach. Sara let out a small giggle and he looked back up to her.

"You haven't shaved in a few days and it tickles."

Grissom smiled and pulled her robe open to completely expose her to him. He stood and cupped her face with his hands. "I love you." He then leaned in and kissed her with all of the love and passion that he possessed for her.

Sara wrapped her arms around him as she let him guide her to their bed. She slowly undressed him as he kissed her neck. Grissom pushed the robe off her shoulders and let it fall to the floor. He laid her down on the bed and settled himself gently on top of her. Her eyes remained closed as he kissed her from her collar bone to her mouth.

"Look into my eyes." He said softly.

She opened them and saw the red fire of his passion behind the blue. Grissom slowly entered her and the sensation was too much for Sara as her head fell back against the pillow and her mouth let out a pleasurable moan. He slowly made love to her drawing out their passion and pleasure until it was just too much for either of them, and they released themselves. They drifted to sleep and remained wrapped in each others arms until the morning light tried to pry into the room.

Well there we have it. I'm getting a lot of people wanting to know when Sara gets preggers. Well, all I have to say is, CHILL OUT. Just be patient and review, cause I like them

TDCSI