Chapter 20

Gil smiled and thanked Dr. Ball, there was no way he intended to leave Sara.

"Hon," she said, "I don't see any reason why we need to tell anyone about this. I don't want anyone feeling sorry for me."

"If that is what you want," Gil said, pulling out his phone. "Catherine," Gil said, "I need you to take shift tonight. Sara had to have an emergency appendectomy and I want to stay with her."

"Is she going to be alright?" Catherine asked.

"She'll be fine," Gil said.

"I'll take care of things for you," Catherine said, "Give Sara my best."

Gil kissed Sara, "Taken care of."

Sara caressed his face, "Thanks.

The next evening Gil and Sara were sitting on the porch when Sara turned to Gil, "I want to try again if you do."

"Yes," he said, "I would love a family. At first I wasn't to sure but now I am."

Sara smiled, "I have a follow up appointment with Sharon in a week, I'll talk to her then."

Gil took a couple of days off to be with Sara. He had called a friend of his, who was a doctor, to find out how much time a person who had an appendectomy would have to be off work and much to her objecting, he made her take that amount of time off.

"If you want people to think it was an appendectomy you need to take the right amount of time," Gil told her, "Anyway, you said there were a few thing around the house you wanted to do."

A week later Sara was working on her garden when Gil came home. "How did things go with your appointment?" he asked after giving her a kiss.

"I feel like a pin cushion," Sara said laughing, "Sharon ran some more tests just to make sure everything was alright."

"And?" Gil questioned.

"Everything is fine," Sara told him, "Sharon did say that there is a chance of this happening again, so as soon as I think I am pregnant I should make an appointment to see her. There are some tests she can run to make sure everything is alright."

"Are you sure you still want to go through with this?" Gil asked.

Sara looked at him, "Why would I not want to?"

"You were devastated when this happened, I hated to see you that way," Gil told her.

"I do," Sara said putting her arms around his waist, "I want our child."

"I do too," Gil told her, then he chuckled, "The gang said they hope you are feeling better. Nick said he had his appendix out when he was a kid and it was not fun then. I hope you don't have to have it out for real, what will I tell everyone then?"

Sara laughed, "I had my appendix out when I was 14."

"Then I guess there is no chance of that happening," Gil said smiling, "How about you fix something to eat? I'm half starved."

Sara said, "I think I can do that. You go shower and I'll take care of dinner."

Two weeks later Sara was "cleared" for work. "It's good to have you back," Nick said hugging her, "How you feeling?"

"Great," Sara said, "Was starting to get a case of cabin fever but I'm doing much better now."

No one questioned Gil's explanation for Sara's absence and neither of them brought up the subject of the ectopic pregnancy. "Some things are just none of anyone's business," Sara had told Gil. They had decided to wait the full six months before trying to get pregnant again, Sara was extra careful to take her pills and Gil wore a condom, even though they both thought it felt strange.

Sara had made an appointment with Dr. Ball after the six months were up just to make sure it was safe for her to try to conceive again, Gil was in the middle of an important case and could not go to the appointment with her.

Gil was ready to leave the lab when Judy stopped him, Dr. Grissom, is your cell phone not working?"

Gil shrugged his shoulders, "I honestly have not had time to look, why?"

"Sara called," Judy told him, "She was worried about you. She said she had tried several time to reach you and asked me to tell you she went right home after her doctors appointment. Is anything wrong?"

"Just her yearly checkup," Gil said pulling out his phone, "Thank you." Gil let out a deep roaring laugh, "No wonder the fool thing never rang. I forgot to turn it on."

At the house they both had a chuckle about the phone, "And here I thought I was just having a good day with no calls to pester me. How did things go with your appointment?" Gil asked.

Sara smiled, "Let's just say that you don't have to wear those silly condoms any longer."

Gil took her in his arms and kissed her, "I am so happy."

Sara chuckled, "Because you don't have to wear the condoms?"

"Because we can start out family," Gil said.

Sara's kiss deepened, "Then lets start."

Gil smiled, "I smell. Let me grab a shower."

"I'll be waiting for you," Sara said, caressing his manhood through his trousers.

"Oh baby," Gil moaned, "You know what that does to me."

Sara smiled, "Of course I do, why do you think I do it. Shower."

Gil dried and did not even bother to put anything on, his need for Sara was overwhelming. Some how, knowing they could now try to start a family only made is desire stronger.

Sara chuckled when she saw him, "No foreplay?" she said.

Gil stood by the side of the bed for a minute, admiring the beauty of his wife as she lay naked, waiting for him, "Always," he whispered as he slipped in next to her.

Gil looked into Sara's eyes, filled with love and desire, it was almost as if she to was felling the same as he was, desire heightened at the thought of making a child. Their lips came together, parting slightly to allow the other to enter.

Gil's mouth moved to her nipple, tenderly he pulled one in and sucked. She moaned softly, as her hands found his hard, throbbing manhood. The sensation of her touch caused Gil to groan deeply, loosing that sweet nipple he was tasting.

Sara continued to pump as Gil's mouth found her nipple again and while sucking her inserted two fingers into her folds. Sara's head drew back, panting and gasping for breath all the while still stroking him and smearing those first signs that his release was near as they oozed out rapidly.

Gil moved atop her and entered her, Sara screamed with pleasure as she felt his manhood brush her spot. Gil needed to be in his lovely wife when he came, he needed to feel Sara as she climaxed. Sara was getting so close, he knew he wouldn't last long as he quickened his pumping movements the room was filled with pants and groans and words of love as they climax together.

Six months later - on their first anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. James Brass took Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grissom to Mario's for an evening of dinner and dancing, once more Antonio greeted them at the door and instructed Maria to escort them to "that special table".

"Our wives look especially elegant tonight," Jim said.

Sara snickered, "I doubt I look as beautiful as I did a year ago."

Gil kissed her, "Even more."

Sara had conceived a month after they started trying, a trip to Dr. Balls office confirmed the pregnancy and the fact that "everything was where it belonged". Five months into her pregnancy Sara didn't feel beautiful, she had just given up trying to convince Gil that she was not.

Maria brought champagne to the table. "An anniversary gift from my brother." she said, "The best in the house. Except you Mrs. Grissom, for you some sparkling white grape juice."

Gil thanked her as she poured his drink.

Anne looked at Jim and smiled, he nodded his head. "Maria," Anne said, smiling, "Do you think you have another of those sparkling grape drinks?"

"I do Mrs. Brass," Maria replied, "I did not know you did not drink champagne."

Anne smiled, "Not for the next seven months."

"Anne," Sara squealed, "Your pregnant?"

"Just found out this morning," Jim said, "We thought she had the flu so we went to see the doc."

"Congratulations," Gil said, hugging Anne. Then to Jim he said, "I didn't think you had it in ya."

Jim laughed, "Neither did we. I'm not sure who was more shocked, me or Anne."

Four months later Gil stood by Sara's side as she labored to bring their child into the world, a soft cry announced her arrival. The nurse took the crying child from Sharon's hands and lay her on Sara's chest.

"I have never seen anything so …" Gil could not find the word he was looking for.

"Perfect," Sara said smiling.

Gil bent and kissed his wife, then his daughter. "I have been waiting a long time for you Butterfly," he said.

Sharon chuckled, "Butterfly?"

"When the baby first started to move I told Gil it felt like I had butterflies in my stomach so that was what he started calling the baby."

Sharon finished what needed to be done, "The nurse will be in shortly to get the information for the birth certificate, and I understand you have company."

Jim and Anne along with Henry Williams came in. "She is the most beautiful little lady I have ever seen," Henry said.

"Of course she is," Gil said, "She looks like her mother."

"She is precious," Anne said, "Have you decided on a name?"

"I still want to call her SARA but Mommy objects," Gil said, "So we compromised and settled on ELIZABETH."

"That is such a lovely name," Catherine said, walking in with the rest of the team behind her, "What had you decided on for her middle name.

"LEANN," Gil said, looking over at Henry.

Tears flowed from Henry's eyes, "She would have liked that."

Nick looked at Gil then at Henry, confusion on his face.

Sara smiled, "Leann was Henry's wife's name."

Everyone knew the connection between Henry and Sara.

Two weeks after Elizabeth's first birthday Gil and Sara welcomed their second child, AMY MARIE into the world, two years later, after two more ectopic pregnancy Sara was sitting on their porch, she had just finished nursing their third child, a son they named RYAN HENRY. Gil sat next to her and watched his daughters play in the yard. Ryan's identical twin brother, JAMES ALBERT, started to cry.

Gil walked over to the playpen and picking him up said, "I doubt life can get any better then this."

Sara smiled as she handed Ryan to Gil and took Jimmy, "It's a good thing they are not both hungry at the same time."

Gil looked at his children and smiled, "I guess a broken heart can be mended."

THE END