GRISSOM POV
I looked toward the elevators see none other than Lady Heather. I pretend not to notice anything. Oh shit, there's Heather. This won't be pretty. Maybe I can avoid her. Ah, the floor is…
"Gil, is that you?" Shit!
"Hello Heather. I reply calmly. Keep holding Sara's hand. It's tense. Keep calm; keep calm.
"I'm well. I haven't seen you for a while. I have been wanting to thank you for your help on Zoë's case." She says. Duh, I've been avoiding women.
"I've been busy. No thanks are needed; it's part of the job." This needs to end now! I watch Heather's eyes drift toward Sara's midsection.
"I see you've been busy. Care to introduce me?" No. Go away.
"Sara, this is Heather. Heather, this is my fiancée Sara." I say this proudly and wrap my arm around her waist. Don't say anything please?! Sara shakes her hand politely, but says nothing.
"Ah, Gil, she's just as lovely as you've described her." Shit!
"Would you excuse us, we have an appointment." Sara finally says and turns away to head for the stairs instead. Oh no, Sara's pissed and is leaving. Got to catch her!
"Sorry Heather, I need to go." I say and take off after Sara.
"Sara, wait!" Please stop.
"No." Damn those long legs.
"Honey, let me explain; please?" How am I going to get out of this? She stops so suddenly that I almost crash into her. Oh, crap, I'm not that young anymore; don't stop so fast. She turns to face me.
"You talked to her about me?"
"We didn't exactly talk…Sara! Wait! Let me explain." Dammit, she's off and running again.
"You disgust me at the moment."
"I'm sorry can you please just let me explain?" She stops again and moves toward me. Her eyes are angry. I'm in deep shit Oh, hello wall.
"Explain; now." She demands.
"We did talk. She's very intuitive; she knew there was a woman already in possession of my heart, though I never once said your name. One thing led to another and it was your name I called out in passion; not hers. In the morning, she coerced it out of me. I've been to her house several times since, just to talk." Please don't be mad anymore; calling out your name should be a compliment.
"About me?" She asked. She's still angry.
"It was never my intention, but somehow she always brought you into it. As I said, she's very intuitive." I say calmly and it's the truth.
"I don't know whether I should be flattered or pissed off. It hurts, Gil. How many people knew about your feelings for me before I did?" She asked and I find myself leaving the wall now that the tables are turning a little.
"What makes you think that?" I ask. She makes no move to back down, but she's not as in control as she would like me to think she is.
"Dr. Lurie. I was there. I heard it all." She tells me. You weren't supposed to hear that. Don't get angry at her. Remember, you're still in the dog house as far as she's concerned. I'm blaming the extra anger on pregnancy hormones. I need to answer her question.
"Brass knew and Catherine suspected. Why were you at that interrogation?"
"I was worried about you. This case consumed you. I wanted to know why. I saw her Gil. I looked at her face in the morgue when I was collecting her toe prints." She swipes at a stray tear before I can even lift my hand to do it for her. I am warmed by the thought that he was worried about me during that case. I am such an ass.
"Honey, I am sorry. I love you. What can I do?" Please don't say break up.
"After this appointment, we are going back to your place and we are going to talk. I don't want any more secrets between us." YES! I can do that. I want to do that.
"Agreed, may I hold your hand again?" She slides her hand into mine and I marvel at ho soft her skin is.
"Thank you." I know that I have been partially forgiven. She's right. We do need to have a nice long talk. She said nothing further as she leads the way to her doctor's office.
SARA POV-CONVERSATION REPEAT HERE.
"Gil, is that you?" I hear a strange voice. Who the hell is she?
"Heather, how are you?" Geez, Gil, hold my hand any tighter and I'll need a cast for it.
"I'm well. I haven't seen you around for a while. I have been wanting to thank you for your help on Zoë's case." She says. He's still going there?!
"I've been busy. No thanks are needed. It's part of the job."
"I see that you've been busy. Care to introduce me?" Don't look at my stomach!
"Sara, this is Heather. Heather, this is my fiancée, Sara." There is pride in his voice. He wraps an arm around my waist when I move to shake her hand. Possessive much?
"...you've described her, Gil" I tune back into the conversation. He's talking about me; with her? Hell no, I'm out of here.
"Excuse us we have an appointment." I turn and head for the stairs as fast as my legs will carry me.
"Sara, wait!"
"No."
"Honey, please?" He's out of breath; bless my long legs. He wants to talk? Fine, let's talk.
"You talked to her about me?"
"Well, we didn't exactly talk." Yuck! Such a pig. I turn and leave again.
"Honey, please; let me explain." Oh, this better be good. My sudden turn and advancement backs him into a wall.
"Explain, now."
"We did talk. She's very intuitive; she knew there was a woman already in possession of my heart, though I never once said your name. One thing led to another and it was your name I called out in passion; not hers. In the morning, she coerced it out of me. I've been back several times since, just to talk." He explains. Hmmm, my name and her body. How do I react to that?
"About me?"
"It was never my intention, but as I said somehow she always brought you into it. As I said, she's very intuitive." He tells me. How the hell am I supposed to react to this?
"I don't know whether to be flattered or pissed. It hurts Gil. How many people knew about your feelings before I did?" Oh crap. I went too far. I hope he doesn't catch that little slip up.
"What makes you think that?" He's off the wall, but I'm determined not to back down.
"Dr. Lurie. I was there. I heard it all." Yep, broke my heart that day too.
"Brass knew and Catherine suspected. Why were you there?" I can sense that he's a little angry about me being there, but there's nothing I can do about it. It's in the past. It's time for me to be honest too.
"I was worried about you. This case consumed you. I wanted to know why. I saw her Gil. I looked at her face in the morgue when I was collecting her toe prints." And the resemblance was eerie. Damn my hormones! Don't cry now!
"Honey, I'm sorry. I love you. What can I do?" You're forgiven!
"After this appointment, we are going back to your place and we are going to talk. I don't want any more secrets between us." I tell him in more of a commanding tone than a suggestive one. It's something we need to do. I want to know more about him and I will also share more of me.
"Agreed. May I hold your hand?" God, you are so cute. I wordlessly slip my hand into his.
"Thank you." Ok, we're seriously late for our appointment. I lead Gil, back towards the elevators.
HEATHER POV SOME CONVERSATION REPEATING AGAIN
Is that who I think it is?
"Gil, is that you?" Nice try, I know you saw me.
"Heather; how are you?" He asks. I'm going to make you sweat in front of your lady friend here.
"I'm well. I haven't seen you for a while. I've been wanting to thank you for your help on Zoë's case."
"I've been busy. No thanks are needed; it's part of the job." My eyes naturally drift toward the swollen mid section of the mysterious woman. She is smart. I make her angry.
"I see that you've been busy. Care to introduce me?" His hand has moved to her waist; possessing her. It has to be…
"Sara, this is Heather. Heather, this is my fiancée, Sara." Fiancée? I'm impressed. She's very quiet. It's either anger or she's trying to figure out the connection between me and Gil. I'm feeling generous today, so I'll help her out.
"Ah, Gil, she's just as lovely as you've described her." I watch Sara. Anger fills her eyes. He hasn't told her about me yet. Underneath that cool exterior is one pissed off mother-to-be.
"Excuse us. We have an appointment." She finally says and walks away. She's tall and confident. I can see how she has clutched Gil's heart so easily.
"Good-bye Heather." Impressive. If she's worth chasing, then you better tell her everything. The elevator chose that moment to arrive and I enter it to go to my own appointment. I predict to myself that I won't be seeing Gil Grissom for a while.
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A/N: The next chapter will cover the doctor's appointment and we will find out the baby's sex. What do you think it will be? Thank you all for the reviews so far and I do hope that they continue. I love to read them! There are a few more surprises before the baby is born. Stay tuned.
Have a great day everyone! Kelly
