A Fairytale Romance...sort of
Chapter Six:
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing...damn! I'll keep checking e-bay.
Summary: Sara's been extremely moody lately, and she finally snaps, pushing Grissom away. Will she be able to get him back or not? GSR
A/N: This isn't beta-ed, blah, blah, blah. Oh, and this was a personal challenge from StokesSidle.
Sara watched in horror as the doctors surrounded her silent, unmoving newborn. She was hyperventilating, asking Gil questions she knew he did not know. She repeated the questions, 'What's wrong with her?', 'What happened?', 'Why isn't she breathing or moving?', and 'How is she?' over and over and over again. Her husband was trying to keep calm for her sake, but was getting frustrated with Sara's constant questions. He held her hand tightly and said, "Honey, I, I don't know...just stop asking questions, okay? Just let the doctors do their job."
Tears were pouring down Sara's cheeks as her stomach coiled and twisted in fear. Her heart fell heavy and shredded as she looked at their daughter, who still was not moving. She prayed a heart-felt prayer that God would let her baby live and be safe. Grissom never took his eyes off of the baby, but never left his wife's side, either. The doctors were working quickly and frantically, rubbing her back and belly trying to get Savannah to breathe. They were also trying to suction out the blood and mucus from her nasal cavities and throat in an attempt to revive her.
"Come on, baby," said a nurse who was rubbing the baby's back. "I know you can breathe...I know you want to meet your Mommy and Daddy, because they want to meet you. Come on sweetheart, you need to breathe."
Sara was still hyperventilating, and Grissom decided he should calm his wife down. He gently rubbed her shoulder, and said, "Hon, calm down. Please Sara; just take a deep breath in, and a deep breath out."
Sara took a long inhale of air, and exhaled. She repeated this until she had stopped freaking out. Now, only silent tears fell down her cheeks and sobs every now and then racked her body. Grissom pulled her into a tight hug, knowing that Savannah was still not breathing after all this time. His mind registered that it was way too long and she should be breathing by now. He looked at the clock, and was surprised that it hadn't even been a minute, even though it felt like ten.
Sara cried into his shoulder and he breathed in the coconut scent of her hair. He looked back over at the table, and he could have sworn he saw his daughter's arm move. He continued looking, and sure enough, she started moving. He pulled away from Sara, who was still crying, and pointed to their daughter.
"Sara, honey look!" he whispered into her ear.
Sara looked over her shoulder and saw that their baby was kicking and flailing her arms. Then she heard the most beautiful, heart-warming, relieving sound ever; her baby's scream. Savannah let out a deafening squawk of annoyance, and continued to cry. Her face was turning pinker and finally red from the exertion. Sara had tears of joy pouring down her face as Doctor Bennett walked over with her baby.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!" Sara whispered over and over again as she stared into her daughter's beautiful face. "Gil, look at her...she's perfect!"
"Just like you," he whispered, his own tears falling down his cheeks.
"She's got your thick, curly hair," said Sara, and then gasped when her daughter cracked her eyes open to taste the light.
"And she's got bright brown eyes like you," Grissom whispered, stroking his daughter's cheek gently. "She's going to grow up to be a beautiful woman some day."
"Gil, she's not even an hour old...I don't want her to grow up too fast," Sara said with a smile.
Hr nodded and kissed her gently on the mouth. The doctor was observing the new family with a grin in her face. She was so glad that they were able to get the infant breathing when they had. If it took any longer, the baby could have either had permanent brain damage or even worse, she could have died. Olivia walked up to the couple and said, "I need to take her for a few moments so I can get her measurements, okay?"
After a bit of coaxing, Sara reluctantly handed over her daughter. Grissom walked to the scale with the doctor so his baby would not be alone, and because Sara made him. The doctor lifted the girl onto the scale and said, "Eight pounds, twelve ounces. And she is...twenty-one and a half inches long. Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Grissom."
After performing all of the other necessary exams and tests, they wrapped up the baby and handed her back over to the new mother. Sara held on to her newborn as if she could disappear any moment. Sara relaxed against the uncomfortable pillows as she cradled Savannah. Grissom snaked his arm around Sara's shoulders as he looked into his baby's face. A nurse walked into the room and said, "We are ready to move you to a different room Mrs. Grissom."
They wheeled her to a different room, and said, "Would you like us to take Savannah to the nursery?"
"We were told that we were allowed to keep her here in the room with us," said Grissom as he saw his wife unconsciously hold onto Savannah a little tighter. The nurse nodded and said, "I just offered just in case you wanted to get some sleep. But, yes, you may keep her here...I'll get a crib for you."
The nurse walked out of the room and reappeared moments later with a crib. She set in beside the hospital bed and left the family in peace. After a few moments of cuddling with her daughter, Sara finally handed her to Gil. He kissed her gently before placed her into the crib. Savannah was already asleep, and the couple watched the infant sleep peacefully. Sara sighed and relaxed in her husband's comforting arms. Other than the fact that she was extremely sore, Sara was in heaven.
"Sara, I'm sorry for leaving you like that," Gil said after a few silent minutes. "I just...your comment hurt. I don't know how someone could harm something so beautiful and innocent...it hurt that you even thought that I would or could do something like that to our baby."
"I know, and I'm sorry...I was just freaking out that day," Sara said guiltily. "I was having stronger Braxton-Hicks and knew that today might be the day."
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked, shocked. "If you would've told me, I wouldn't have left you like that."
"I was scared," said Sara as tears welled up into her eyes. "I didn't think I would be a good mother or that I would love her as much as a normal mother would. But when I didn't hear her crying when she came out, I was terrified. Then when you told me what happened, I – I just...I've never been as scared in my life! I don't ever wanna feel that ever again...I love her so much, even though I just met her."
Grissom smiled softly, but it disappeared when he saw the tears. He wiped them away and said, "Hey, what's the matter?"
"I just can't stop it from running through my head," she whispered, sniffling. "What if they hadn't been able to revive her? What is they hadn't been able to breathe? I don't know what I would have done if she would've died."
"Hey, don't think about it!" he scolded her firmly. "She's here and alive...if you want proof, touch her. She's warm to the touch, and she can move...she's okay."
Sara laughed at herself as she wiped away the tears. She gazed at her daughter and then hugged Grissom tightly. She kissed him hard on the lips and said, "Thank you...I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here. I can't believe I nearly walked away from you seven months ago...I'm glad I got some sense knocked into me. You and Savannah are my life...I wouldn't trade you guys for anything."
A/N 2: Okay, happy ending for all...wait, this isn't the last chapter. Well, the baby made it, so that's happy, right? I'm only going to have one or two more chapters. Review to let me know what you thought...even if it's a flame, I won't be offended. If you think it sucks, don't sugar coat it, TELL ME!!