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A/N – Thank you so very much to those of you that left a review for the last chapter. My usual apologies again for not having the time to reply to them all, I am using the time to keep on writing the story! Also thank you to all those of you who are also reading the story, but too shy to leave a review, and new readers just coming on board. Warning:A little hint of some mild smut in this chapter! Story is beta'd by myself so any remaining mistakes are all mine, so I apologize in advance. R & R Enjoy!
Fall Out Boy – Chapter 13 Catching a few hours rest
Grissom let himself into his home, and dropped his briefcase, keys and wallet onto to table by the front door, glancing over the large open room he could see Sara sat looking rather uncomfortable on his old brown leather couch with Kye in her lap.
"Hi" He simply said in greeting, but inside his head he'd lovingly called out 'Hi honey I'm home. I missed you', although cliché to him, up until now he'd never wanted to use the phrase, but with her it felt right to him to want to say it. Gil let out a sort of resigned sigh, I'll be one damned lucky guy if ever I get the chance to do that after our past, he thought.
The two dogs were no where to be seen, as he approached the couch and Sara turned to him "Hey. I Wasn't expecting you back for a while yet. The dogs are lazing in the sun out in the yard, they were getting a bit too boisterous in here getting friendly with each other, so I let them out" Sara said with a mild grin.
"Yeah that's okay" observing Kye wrapped around her, head buried, with her arm gently soothing his back, Gil knew that the boy must have either felt a little insecure or may have been upset again, so tilted his head silently raising his eyebrow in question at Sara.
Sara just shook her head and mouthed 'I'll tell you later' to him with with a frown.
Placing his hand gently on Kye's head as a sign of comfort, but feeling the boys immediate flinch, he quickly pulled it away as if burnt by the action "Do you want a coffee or a juice, I'm getting myself one?" he asked hiding his emotions behind his façade, at the reaction of Kye, as he backed away towards the kitchen area.
"Please. A coffee would be good right now" she called over the back of the couch to him.
Ten minutes later he brought in a small tray with two coffees and and a small bottle of apple juice placing it on the table, he handed Sara hers, and offered Kye his, but the boy only shook his head while keeping his face hidden.
Taking the matching old worn ,single leather arm chair with his own drink, Gil took a couple of sips then put the cup on the floor, then sat back to relax in the chair as he slipped off his shoes "When do you want to go and collect you car and things?" he asked Sara in a softer tone than he normally used at work.
Leaning forward to place her cup on the table she then looked at him, he looked extremely tired now, making her wonder when he had last slept. She knew it must have been well over a full day now, as she herself had only caught a couple of hours herself on the ride back to Vegas.
"It can wait until the morning if you want to go ahead and get some sleep for tonight's shift" she offered, then saw him sit up again as if to protest "Really, I have a change of cloths in my overnight bag, shower stuff......And urmmm, I could always sleep in this" Sara said indicating to her t shirt.
Gil looked thoughtful for a few seconds as if making a decision, then stood taking his still almost full cup with him to the kitchen and dropping it in the sink "I wont be a moment" he said walking off to his bedroom and disappearing inside.
Sara just shrugged and presumed he was satisfied with her offer to delay collecting her stuff, so went back to rubbing Kye's back letting the quietness of the house surround them.
Whilst in his bedroom Grissom quickly threw open his closet to take a look through the rack of cloths there, undecided which one to pick out as he flicked the hangers aside, he eventually settled on one of his three high end, crisp white cotton shirts, that he only wore for special occasions.
Pulling it off the hanger and striding towards the door, he hesitated before opening it, holding up the shirt again for him to see and make a final decision, shaking his head a little he opened the door wide and strode out into the living room determined once more.
He saw Sara was looking down at Kye as he draped the shirt over the back of the couch near her head "Urm,.....You can use this to sleep in Sara......So you can take a shower and......And not.....Not have to sleep in cloths you've been wearing for a while now" Grissom felt slight heat in his face and neck as he turned his gaze away from meeting her's "Sorry if I.....I didn't mean" he fumbled with his words, realizing she may take his offer the wrong way, and possibly think he was implying she smelled or something.
He sighed heavily at the sheer frustration of trying to do the right thing for her, trying to be caring, thoughtful and helpful, but messing up his deliver of his words to possibly offend her unintentionally, as per usual.
Noticing Grissom's dilemma, his usual awkward manner that he portrayed at times when they were together, Sara caught on to what was most likely bothering him, so decided to halt his explanation to her.
"Thank you, that's very kind of you. And I would love to get a shower later" she said with a soft smile as he he met her eyes now.
Smiling a little shyly now, inside he was secretly thrilled at the sudden and unexpected male pride he felt at the thought of this beautiful woman wanting to wear his cloths.
That thought rapidly turned to a more erotic image in his mind of her laying in his shirt, unbuttoned halfway, sleeves rolled up, probably naked underneath and sprawled out on the bed moaning his given name in her dreams.
Feeling his heartbeat speed up, then the stirrings in his groin area, he decided a speedy retreat was needed ASAP, so spoke up "I'll get off to bed now. I'll make us some dinner when I wake around eight. Is that okay with you both?" Grissom asked as he turned to walk away hiding his growing arousal.
"Yes, and we'll keep the noise down too" Sara answered frowning a little at his retreating form.
"Okay. If you need anything just help yourself or give me a shout" he called over his shoulder just before disappearing into his bedroom.
Safely in his bedroom with his back leaning against the door in relief of not being caught out, he could feel the pressure of his trousers against his arousal, as his breathing increased.
This only brought the erotic images back into his minds eye with startling clarity and force, deciding to indulge himself, rather than chastise himself for his weakness, her, as usual, he stripped off his cloths quickly and made towards his shower.
This day he would be definitely taking matters into his own hands, the huge ego boost at the prospect of her wearing one of his best shirts for bed, cranked up his libido more than other days.
Glancing over towards his bedroom door to check the coast was clear, then reaching up with her hand, Sara pulled the shirt over towards her face and deeply inhaled.
Clean cotton, hint of detergent, and although not worn by him since being obviously cleaned, there was just the faint aroma of Grissom's own personal body scent, a smell she would know anywhere, that always overwhelmed and intoxicated her, whenever he was close.
Smiling widely, she let out a low excited girly chuckle, one very few people had, had the pleasure of hearing, then she positioned the shirt back in it's original position ready for her shower later, after he left for the lab again.
Hugging Kye a little tighter and scrunching her face up happily as she hid it in the mop of his brown hair, she managed to contained the the huge ego boost to her morale at his huge compliment to let her use his shirt, as she heard the pipes in the house signal the use of the shower in his room.
Some four hours later after amusing themselves with watching some national geographic documentaries, letting the dogs back in, and reading, a refreshed and relaxed looking Grissom strode out into the living room with a happy greeting "Hey. Everything okay?".
Kye who had been sitting on the opposite side of the couch leaning on the arm engrossed in the TV, looked up at him then scooted quickly over to Sara's lap sitting with his back facing Grissom.
Frowning at the action, and a little hurt that the boy still seemed nervous in his presence mostly, Grissom went to the kitchen and flicked on the coffee pot to give Kye some space to get to know him on his own terms, without crowding him.
Gil was a bit disappointed that Kye still didn't seem to be warming to him, even after the brief interaction they'd had earlier in the day with the shared love of dogs.
But Gil conceded that it was still early days yet, after such a traumatic experience for such a small child, he needed the time to adjust to being ripped out of familiar surroundings, settling in to a new one, dealing with his emotions at having lost his primary parent, a valuable and familiar source of love and comfort, in such a violent way.
Opening the fridge to look at it's contents, Gil thought of what was yet to come for this little angelic looking child, an interview in the coming days or weeks, to try to gain information on what had happened in his home, re-homing, having to attend some kind of new educational facility, making new friends, basically starting right from scratch.
Letting out a long disheartened sigh, he glanced over to the person of his intensely sad thoughts, seeing only the very top of the thick brown mass of hair, as Sara talked in hushed tones to him offering him, her reassurance.
A/N – I hope you all enjoyed this short chapter in the story, and are still eager for more, and just to let you know this chapter was a real pain for me to write, as everything got messed up, and I had to redo it again. You may notice that I swap between using 'Gil' and 'Grissom' in the chapters, hopefully this is to show how personal a situation, or person is with him, or he feels with that person/situation. Eventually the rating will go up for this story when I finally have the geeks together as a couple, ready to embark on sexual intimacy, but there will be some hints and minor smut in the lead up to that point further into the story. Next chapter probably wont be posted before Friday, sooner if I can!
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