A/N: Sorry it's been soooooo long! I've been trying to write, I really have but I either have a lot of homework and studying to do, or I0m suffering from huge writer's block… I promise to try and update soon.

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On the drive home, the two students were quiet; each lost deep in thought.

"uh…Robbie? We're here…" said Stephanie as she parked outside the Grissom's home.

"Oh, uh, thanks. You want to come inside?" asked Robbie unsure as to what to do.

"Um…I…I really should get going...I have an exam tomorrow so…"

"Oh yea, uh, well if you need anything, call me, my cell will be on…anything" he kissed her gently on the lips "ok?"

Smiling she nodded "Ok…"

"Honey?" called Sara at her husband's office door after shift.

"Yea?" he almost whispered from the inside.

"Uh…Greg told me you'd be in here…" she stepped in slowly closing the door behind her to keep the room as dark as possible.

"Yea…I…it's the same guy Sara! She was 10. How could he…I…and we can't find him!"

"Hey…" soothed Sara crouching next to him as he lay on the couch "you'll get him, and when you do, he'll get what's coming to him"

"But until we do…he's out there and he's escalating…this time…I…the girl…I couldn't help thinking…if…"

Knowing what her husband was thinking, Sara cut in, "Gil…Charlie's safe, we'd never let anything happen to her, Robbie's with her all night long and we're with her during the day…"

"I just….she's a child, Sara… and so were these….uh…"

"Let's go home, Gil…come on…I told Catherine I was taking you home early, she'll make sure everything gets done. Come on"

After a short nod, Gil got up and, taking his wife's hand and wincing at the pain in his head, followed her out to their car.

Considering it was four in the morning, it wasn't much of a surprise that the house was completely quiet. So, not wanting to wake anyone, Gil and Sara grabbed something quick to eat and went straight to bed where they fell asleep in each other's arms.

It wasn't until 7:30 that Sara was forced to get up by her son's call from the door.

"Shh, Colin. Let Daddy sleep" she said picking him up and walking downstairs to the kitchen.

In the Kitchen, Sara fixed her 4 year old son some breakfast and sat down next to him.

"Mommy?" asked the boy looking up at Sara

"Yea?"

"Can I have some of the good cereal?" he asked looking at his bowl of cornflakes "you know, the ones that taste good? Please…"

Sara knew how much her son hated the healthy ones she had bought and, feeling sorry for the boy's pleading eyes, gave in. After all, she was a bit of a health freak.

"Ok…but just this once…" she replied reaching for the Cheerios.

As she poured the ring-shaped breakfast for her son, Sara saw Robbie enter the kitchen looking incredibly sleepy.

"Morning" he said rubbing and eye

"morning" replied Sara smiling as she looked at the clock on the wall "hey, you're usually up earlier. Are you not going to school today?" she asked.

"Oh…uh…I'm going in later, I have to talk to my Dad first… Actually, could you be there too?" he asked

"Uh…sure, if Gil doesn't mind…"

"It's just…I may need someone to calm him down…"

"Uh…should I be worried?"

Not wanting to lie, Robbie simply replied "We'll talk about it later, ok?"

With that, and with a banana in his hand, he left back to his room after passing a hand through his little brother's hair.

It was only two hours later that Gil finally walked into the living room. The kids had long since been taken to school by Sara who was now sitting on the couch reading one of her favourite books.

"Hey honey" she said looking up at her husband.

"Morning" he said smiling at her as he walked into the kitchen to get some coffee.

Once he had showered and gotten dressed, he met Sara back in the living room where Robbie was now also waiting.

"Uh…dad…" he said thinking of how to break the news "I…uh…have something to tell you and Sara…uh"

Looking at his wife who shrugged, Gil said "ok…"

"Well…you know I've been going out with Stephanie for a while and we're pretty serious…and…uh…well…"

Feeling nervous, Sara asked "what is it?"

"Uh…last night, I took Stephanie out to dinner and…uh…she told me she had something to tell me…I…um…dad, Stephanie's pregnant…."

Silence.

About thirty seconds later, Gil finally looked to Sara who looked just as shocked.

"um…I…How could…"

Noticing the first signs of anger from her husband, Sara tried to calm him down.

"Gil…"

"How could you be so irresponsible?!" he asked his son

"I…"

"I thought you were different to all those punks out there. I thought you knew what you wanted! You have a brilliant future ahead of you and you ruin it like this?"

"Ruin it?! I didn't ruin anything! Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't see having a child as a bad thing! Sure, I'm going to have to adjust, but I'm going to keep going on my path! I can't believe you!"

"You can't believe me? You want me to support you? You want me to support you being irresponsible? You're 18, Robbie! You're not old enough to be anyone's father!"

"I don't need to hear this! I'm an adult…"

"By law! Doesn't mean you actually are one! I thought you were, but apparently you aren't!"

Disregarding the last thin his father had said, Robbie continued "I'm an adult and don't need to take this! I'm leaving!"

"Where are you going?" asked Sara who had been sitting on that couch, silently while the two men shouted.

"School!"

With that, he left and slammed the door.

"Can you believe him?" asked Gil looking back at his wife "I can't…"

"Gil, there's no point getting mad over this. You can't do anything. I agree that he was irresponsible, but as his dad, the only thing you can do is be supportive" she said in a calm tone that Gil found slightly annoying.

"I'm not angry!" he almost shouted "I'm disappointed! He had such a bright future!"

"and you heard him… he's going to keep studying. If it were any other boy, I wouldn't believe him, but I believe Robbie will manage"

"I just…"

As she saw her husband resign, Sara smiled and asked "where's your pulse at now?"

Smiling back, Gil replied "I just want what's best for him"

"Then support him, Gil" she said.

When he took a deep breath and nodded, she kissed him lightly on the lips and suggested they go for a walk.

TBC

Well, Robbie really is in a sticky situation :P ... I'll try to post the next chapter as soon as I possibly can.

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