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A/N – Thanks for all your great reviews, they inspire me to keep on writing. Please keep them coming. My usual apologies again for not having the time to reply to them, I am so busy with everything right now with moving home. I will be moving on the 25th of the month, so this will be my last post until the beginning of July, and I will also be offline for at least ten days. During my offline time I am hoping to get a few chapters written and in the bag so to speak. If I can get net access via our library to upload chapters I will do. On another note the rating for the story will be moving up to 'M' very shortly so make sure you add the story to your alerts so you don't have trouble finding the story! 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 34 You Jerk
Forty minutes later, a whispered 'Sara' was spoken within the confines of the office.
Lifting her head up from reading the book, she looked over at Gil who was rubbing at his eyes to clear the sleep from them "hey, you okay?" she asked quietly.
Shifting his position slightly in the comfy chair, while pacing his hand back on Kye's back and trying not to disturb the sleeping child, he shyly smiled at being caught out napping, as he replied to her "Yeah....Sorry I nodded off there".
Recognizing his slight embarrassment at falling asleep on her, and at work, she smiled warmly at him "You needed it after the last few nights.......Catch some more, we don't have to be anywhere for another couple of hours yet, I'm okay here reading" Sara suggested.
Locking his gaze with hers and seeing the sincerity in her suggestion, Gil just shook his head perceptibly before speaking "No, there's no need. But thank you. I feel much better for the short nap" he said with a soft smile "Besides we need to be thinking of getting some lunch soon" he said glancing at his office clock.
Closing, then placing the book on the desk, Sara stood up stretching her back and arms "Your right" she said then let out a low groan as something in her back clicked uncomfortably.
Hearing the groan and seeing her barely hidden wince, knowing that she most likely had lots of built up tension in her body from the last couple of days, Gil decided he would offer her a back massage this evening when they were back at home, with Kye tucked up in bed.
He'd also offer to draw her up a bath in his on-suit bath rooms huge tub, which he barely used, if everything went well with the massage.
Being so occupied with taking care of Kye during his night terror bouts, then dealing with other things like making calls and stuff, or cooking for his two house guests, he'd primarily neglected to take as much care of Sara as he had wished to do so.
Although he did still reminded her about taking her meds and replaced the dressing on her hand for her automatically, having now settled into some what of a basic kind of routine of living together, but still he didn't feel it was enough after his promise of support and help.
In fact Sara seemed to have been the one taking care of him, always asking if he was okay, if he wanted her to take over with comforting Kye in the middle of the night, arranging pillows and bedding when he had the boy in his lap as he sat up on the bed consoling him.
They had also had very little time to themselves, to develop a more intimate romantic kind of relationship so far, but the regaining of their former friendship, and opening up to each other slowly, removing all the walls they had both erected over the past few years were beginning to fall now, as they spent more domestic time together.
It would take a much longer time for them both to overcome their deep seated insecurities, but the efforts to overcome them were beginning to show gradually, their personal worries and fears, Gil felt they would address as the opportunity or need arose in the future.
They were now on the same wavelength, some understandings had been reached between them now, and he fully intended to take the time to spend alone with her, getting to know more about Sara, letting her get to know the 'Real Gil' that no on knew, that he had feared letting be known, as Heather had once stated.
Shit! I haven't told her yet!
Recalling his very brief liaison with the dominatrix, brought him right back to remembering that he had still to tell Sara about his relationship with Kye's mother.
God! I need to tell her very soon before someone else lets it slip. But how the hell is she going to react to the fact that I dated a co-worker before she came here, but wouldn't date her? Gil thought as his eyes widened slightly.
Tonight.....I'll do it tonight...I have too, or she'll be hurt finding out some other way.
No putting it off any longer.
No more procrastinating......It hasn't gotten me anywhere, where Sara's concerned in the past.
Why put off until tomorrow, what I can deal with today........Yeah! Right! Like that's been applicable to me in the past apart from work, science and bugs.
So tonight it is, that I bite the bullet and tell.......
A throat clearing, had Gil snapping out of his own thoughts as he met her eyes "Sorry honey. I kinda zoned out there didn't I" he said sheepishly, finding that he automatically felt comfortable using endearments with her now.
Chuckling at him briefly Sara stepped around the desk holding her arms out "So lunch? Want me to take him now?" she asked indicating to Kye.
Realizing Sara probably didn't want Kye to sleep for too long, or he wouldn't sleep later on at night when he needed too, Gil sat up in the chair ready to hand the boy off to Sara, as he spoke quietly "Hey little man, you gonna wake up for us now" he said running his hand through the child's mop of unruly hair, trying to arouse him.
Sara leaned in rubbing Kye's back a little briskly to help awaken him "Come on sweetheart we need to get you some lunch" she said raising her voice a touch higher than Gil's.
Kye stirred smacking his lips together and shifting his head around on Gil's chest, leaving a wet trail of dribbled saliva across his shirt.
"Not hungry" he mumbled opening his eyes, then shutting them as he made himself comfortable again.
"Come on Kye. We hate to do this, but you really need to eat, okay buddy" Gil said sitting forwards a bit so Kye couldn't get too comfortable again.
Opening his eyes and then rubbing them, but not making any effort to move, Kye looked up at Sara's soft gaze "Do you remember me mentioning going to see Dr Shields today sweetheart..Well, we all need to get some lunch before we go there" she said feeling a little awful at not letting him sleep on.
Seeing that they weren't making much progress, Gil thought of something to use as an incentive for the boy that he knew would spark interest, plus take his mind of his doctors visit after the fact.
"Tell you what buddy...After we have had lunch and visited Dr Shields, how about you help me feed all the bugs back at home?" he asked "Would you........".
Gil was interrupted by Kye sitting up abruptly and pulling back, wide eyed to look at him excitedly "Really!?" he said in total amazement.
Both adults now swapped a brief glance, Sara rolled her eyes, before Gil spoke up again "Yep. You gonna be okay with handling live crickets though" Gil teased at seeing the boy so happy.
"Yeahhhhhhhhhh" Kye said animatedly, searching Gil's face for any doubt he was lying, but not seeing any he turned to Sara "Can I have a burger please?" he asked, ready to get on with the rest of his day as he let her pull him up into her arms.
Sara noted the significance of Kye actually having asked for something for the very first time, which made her feel happy that he was comfortable enough with Gil and her to be able to do this.
Earlier today, Sara having previously thought it would possibly be a step back in Kye's settling in period with the interview at PD, now seemed to have been a positive step forward for them all, Gil and his bugs the major contributor to the fact, had her smiling and relaxing a little for the first time in days.
"Sure you can sweetheart" She said giving Kye's temple a light kiss, before passing her hand through his messy curls.
"So we ready to go eat then?" Gil said standing up next to them, getting lost in the happy moment as he brushed a quick kiss against Sara's cheek, then flashing her a smirk.
Four hours later they'd eaten lunch, watching Kye devour and polish off a cheese burger and fries with a soda, his first completely eaten meal in days, which had both adults relaxing that bit more than earlier, all seemed to be going well so far today, better than anticipated.
The appointment with Dr Shields, or rather Cassy as she preferred them to call her by, had been rough on Kye, when he crawled into Grissom's lap and refused to even look at the woman for half an hour, totally ignoring her gentle questions.
Cassy an expert in this kind of expected behavior had probed slowly and gently, using the session to get to know the boy and the adults taking care of him, before letting Kye off the hook for now, but giving Sara some interesting pointers on how to deal with the nightmares, while Gil waited in reception.
Sara had booked another session for in two days time, promising to keep some notes of any unusual or disturbing behavior of Kye's in a type of diary, and how they were dealing with them.
After saying a friendly good bye to Cassy and her secretary, the three had headed back out to the car ready to set off home, Kye now being led by his tiny hand in Gil's huge one, as a man entering the practice rushed in the door knocking over the child, and almost toppling the adult holding his hand.
"Oooooomph" the guy called out as he stumbled over the child on the floor, whilst trying not to step on him, as he made contact with the side of the boys father.
"Owwwwwwwww!" Kye said immediately, as he curled up into a protective ball on the floor.
"What the F......!" simultaneously Gil almost cursed out, forgetting about being in Kye's presence, as he grabbed onto the door frame to stop himself hitting the deck.
"Kye!" Sara had called out frantically at the same time as the others.
Steadying himself whilst looking at Kye on the ground wrapped in a tight ball, rubbing the back of his head in some degree of pain, Gil shot his head around to look at the clumsy, bad mannered man with a glare "You jerk! Can't you just watch where your......." the rest of his words stuck in his throat, as he locked eyes with the man, his anger now turning to shock, worry and anticipated conflict.
Sara was on the floor now, pulling Kye up into her arms checking his head for injuries, when she noticed the sudden silence.
Looking up, she took in the jerks uniform, then as her eyes traveled north and rested on his face, all she could say was "Hank?".
A/N – Yep it is a while since I have left you all on a cliffhanger, or popped in a twist and it was cheeky of me not to warn you of it, but hey, we all like surprises huh? Plus I did give you a a little hint that I hadn't forgotten about Hank in a previous chapter. I will also be bringing Grissom's mother into the story at some point, The Heather and Hank talks will take place along with the case continuing, I haven't forgotten about it! We will also see a more definite shift in the GSR relationship, and maybe even a little bit of smut for those of you who have been waiting patiently for it in the next chapter. I will try to post again ASAP so you don't have to wait to long.
How many chapters did I predict in the beginning?Oh it is going to be a lot more I can assure you!
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