Chapter 7

"That would be?" Sara asked.

Sara sipped her tea, trying not to scream out "NOT YOUR MOTHER".

"I will stay home and take care of her," Gil said.

Sara about dropped her glass, "What?"

Gil smiled, "I have been thinking a lot myself. I want to retire from CSI. I have so many other things I want to do, there is that book I have been wanting to write and the bee colony I have been trying to get started and I have always wanted a vegetable garden. All that I can do from home and still take care of our little one."

Sara could hardly believe her ears, she knew he had been doing a lot of soul searching as far as the job went, but to volunteer to be a stay at home dad.

Then he smiled, "I can't think of anyone better to raise our little lady then her dad."

Sara smiled, "Little man."

Gil laughed, "OK, our little one."

"You really do want to have a child then," Sara asked.

"Most defiantly," Gil said, pulling her close to him, "You want to start now?"

Sara chuckled, "I would love to but….."

"But?" Gil said, running his hand up and down her back.

"But it will take time because I have been on my pill for years," Sara said, "And we have a job to get too. Not to mention you wanted to talk to Ecklie," Sara said, easing away from Gil before she could no longer control the fire that was starting to build in her.

Gil chuckled, "Yes my love. I'll see Conrad today."

"I'll call Dr. Davis and schedule a geological exam to make sure everything is alright," Sara told him, grabbing an apple and heading out the door, "Coming?"

Gil smiled, "I wish is was."

Knowing that the "coming" Gil was referring to was not the same one she was just made her chuckle and shake her head, "Later love."

Grissom walked into Ecklie's office, "You got a minute?"

"No, but take a seat anyway," Conrad told him.

"I wanted to talk to you about something," Gil said.

"I hope like hell it is you getting your back side out in the field where you belong," Ecklie said.

"Two weeks," Grissom said, "But that's not what I wanted to talk to you about."

"I don't have time," Ecklie said, "I'm late for a meeting with the sheriff."

Grissom nodded, stood and walked away.

"More then one way to do this," Gil said, walking into his office.

Gil went to his computer and started to type out his resignation. Gil then printed copies of it and sent them to the proper offices, including one to Ecklie. The letter said his resignation would be official in three months, Gil figured that would give them plenty of time to find his replacement.

Sara stuck her head in his door, "Lunch?"

"Right behind you," Gil said.

At the dinner Gil gave Sara a copy of his letter.

"Great," Sara said, "My appointment is for the day after tomorrow."

"Can I come with you?" Gil asked.

"Of course," Sara said, smiling.

As Gil and Sara were eating their lunch Ecklie had finished his meeting, Judy stopped him and handed him a stack of mail, including the letter from Grissom. Ecklie sat at his desk, opened the letter and read it.

"What the hell," he yelled.

Picking up his phone he called Grissom.

Gil answered the call and said, "I'll be there shortly."

Sara smiled, "Ecklie read the letter."

Gil nodded.

"I thought I felt the ground shake," Sara said smiling, "You should get back."

"I should and will finish my lunch," Gil told her.

Grissom knocked on Ecklie's door, Conrad was sitting at his desk, the sheriff stood beside him.

"Care to explain this?" Ecklie asked.

"No," Gil said, "I believe it is self-explanatory."

"Your quitting? Your giving up everything you've worked for? Why?" the sheriff wanted to know.

Grissom smiled, "I don't HAVE to tell you. I just have to submit my letter of resignation and I have."

"I hope she's worth it," Ecklie said.

Grissom looked at him, "What?"

"You think I don't hear things? You think the ladies around her don't talk? I have heard about you and Sara," Conrad said.

"Sara is only a part of it," Gil said, "There are just so many other things I want to do with my life."

"Will she be resigning too?" Conrad asked.

"No," Grissom told him, "Sara has no such plans."

Grissom decided it best not to say anything about therapy talk right now.

"I see," Ecklie said.

"Catherine is more then qualified to run the shift and as I stated in my letter, I will still be available to help out if you need me," Grissom said.

Ecklie looked at the sheriff then at Grissom, "Fine."

Grissom took that as a sign to leave, and he did.

Word spread like wildfire around the lab, it took no time for everyone to know that Grissom would be leaving.

"I've recommended you take shift," Gil told Catherine, "I hope he does, your good at what you do."

"Thanks Grissom," Catherine said. Then she smiled, "I just can't picture the bug man as a stay at home dad."

Grissom just smiled, "A couple of years ago I couldn't either. But now there is nothing I would rather do."

"You could have her for me," Sara jokingly said.

That brought a laugh from everyone.

"Actually I'm looking forward to becoming pregnant," Sara said, "It's something I have always wanted to do."

"What does the other Mrs. Grissom have to say about it?" Nick asked.

Gil laughed, "We haven't told her."

Two days later Sara was given a clean bill of health, she had just finished her packet of pills, her doctor had said it may take a while for her to become pregnant so she should not be alarmed if it didn't happen right away.

Later that evening Sara walked over to where Gil was sitting, taking his hand she said, "Shall we?"

Gil smiled, "You don't have to ask me twice."

Sara thought that, with two weeks until the wedding, they were safe to start now after all the doctor said it could take a while.