Chapter 18

Gil and Sara arrived at Betty's condo, as Gil explained to his mother what happened Sara went to the playpen and picked up Amelia.

"Boo boo?" Amelia said, kissing the bandage on Sara's forehead.

"Yes sweetheart," Sara said, hugging her daughter.

"Daddy," Amelia called, pointing to Sara's head "Mommy's boo boo."

Gil walked over to Sara and started to kiss her forehead.

"Daddy kiss it and make it all better," Gil said.

"NO!" Amelia said, pushing his face away from Sara, "Me kiss Mommy."

Amelia kissed the bandage, "Better?"

Sara smiled, "Yes my love."

Betty walked over to Sara, "Are you sure your all right?"

Sara assured her that everything was fine, just minor cuts and scraps.

"I'm taking my ladies home," Gil signed to Betty.

Betty smiled and said her good byes, "I'll be home tomorrow if you need me."

At the house Gil and Sara sat on the couch while Amelia played on the floor with Hank. Sara sat close to Gil, her head on his shoulder, not saying anything. Gil knew she would talk when she was ready, right now she just needed to absorb everything that had happened that day.

"How about a drink?" Gil asked.

Sara nodded her head, Gil stood and walked to the kitchen to get some tea. On his way there the phone rang.

"I'll get it," he called.

A little later Gil came back into the living room, gave Amelia a juice box, handed Sara her tea then sat next to her again. Sara once more cuddled close to him.

"That was Ecklie," Gil said, "He wanted to make sure you were all right and to remind you that counseling is mandatory after a shooting."

"I know," Sara said, "I'll call the shrink tomorrow and set up an appointment."

Gil chuckled, "I guess Conrad doesn't trust you. He already has the appointment set up for tomorrow at 10. He wants you to pick up Greg, his appointment is for 11. I'll take you if you want me to."

Sara smiled, "I'll be ok, but thanks for offering."

Sara reached for the phone, called Greg and told him she would be there around 9 to pick him up then she walked over to Amelia.

"Bath time little lady," Sara said picking her up.

Gil went to the bathroom - just incase she needed help. He stood in the doorway and smiled. Sara had taken a rubber glove from her kit and slipped it on to protect her hand, then she ran the water in the tub, but in some bubble stuff, undressed Amelia and sat her in the bubble filled tub. Amelia laughed and jabbered to Sara as she washed her.

Amelia picked up a handful of bubbles and but then on her chin, "Daddy."

Sara laughed, and rinsed the bubbles from her chin.

Then Amelia grabbed another handful of bubbles and put then on her head, "Nana."

"You are such a silly girl," Sara said, reaching for a towel.

Amelia slapped at the water, splashing Sara with bubbles, all the while laughing. Sara stood Amelia up, wrapped her in the towel and turned toward the door.

"How long have you been standing there?" she asked Gil.

"For a while," he said, taking Amelia from Sara, "Come on Lady Bug. Lets go find some pj's while Mommy cleans up the mess."

Sara snatched the baby from Gil, "Yes. Let's go get dressed while DADDY cleans the mess."

Gil just smiled.

"Bye," Amelia said, as Sara started toward the nursery.

Gil drained the tub and crabbed a towel to wipe the floor. He knew Sara needed to be with Amelia now. Whenever she had a rough day the only thing that seemed to smooth things out was when Sara was with her daughter.

Gil finished the bathroom then walked to the nursery, he found Sara sitting in the rocking chair that Betty had given them. Sara was humming softly as she rocked the baby. Gil knew he was looking at the most beautiful site in the world, quietly he walked away. A little later Sara found him standing on the porch. She walked up behind him, put her arms around his waist and kissed his back.

"She asleep?" Gil asked.

"Yes," Sara answered.

Gil turned so he was facing her, "I was so scared."

Sara kissed him, "I know. Let's not talk about that now, please."

"Ok," Gil said.

"It's time for us to get some sleep," she said.

Gil called Hank to come inside, locked down the house and followed Sara to their bedroom. Sara had gone into the bathroom and took off the dressing on her shoulder to get a better look at it.

"It's not that bad," she said to Gil.

"No," he said, as he cleaned and redressed it.

Then he removed the one over her eye, cleaned and redressed that one too.

"I think that one may scar," she said.

Gil didn't say anything, he just tenderly removed the one on her hand and took care of that one too.

Gil scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the bed. He pulled the covers back on her side of the bed and lay her down, then he crawled in next to her. Sara nestled close to him, lay her head on his shoulder and let out a sigh.

"What?" he asked.

"I knew I would be sleeping with you tonight," Sara said, referring to the fact that she was going to fly to Washington, "I just never thought the day would start the way it did.

"We need to talk about what happened," Gil said.

"I know," Sara said, touching his cheek, "Tomorrow. I'm sleepy."

Gil kissed her, "Sleep then."

Someplace in the middle of the night Sara's screaming woke Gil.

"Darling," he said, pulling her close to him.

Sara looked over at him, "Bad dream."

"You wanta talk?" he asked.

"Not now," she said, laying back down.

Sara closed her eyes and snuggled close to him, Gil soon fell back to sleep. Sara was not able to fall asleep, she eased her way out of the bed and went to the nursery. Sara smiled, then ran her hand across the baby's cheek.

"I love you," Sara whispered.

Sara sat in the rocker and watched the baby sleep, in a little while she too fell asleep. Gil woke the next morning to a empty bed, he knew just where to go. Gil walked to the nursery and found Sara asleep, he decided not to wake her so he went to the kitchen and started breakfast.

A little later Sara joined him, "Coffee smells good."

"You want to talk?" he asked.

"No," Sara said, picking up her coffee and went outside.

At 8:30 Sara kissed Gil and Amelia good bye and left to pick up Greg. Sara laughed to herself, she knew what questions he would ask and she knew just the answers to give him. Sara did have something to work out, but she was going to work it out herself, she had no intention of sharing anything with anyone but her husband and that would be when she had it straight on her own mind.