Chapter 4

Sara quickly decided that heaven it self couldn't be better then lying in his arms. Gil completely satisfied her needs, and not only her sexual needs. He was everything she ever needed he was her friend, her lover and all she needed to make her life complete. How could life be better?

Sara had been at the lab for a little over six months, she was fitting in perfectly.

It was early shift and Gil was just starting to hand out the assignments when Jim Brass came in the office, "Hey guys, I need a few minutes with Grissom alone."

"Wait in the break room please," Gil said.

"What's going on?" Sara asked Warrick, "Jim had a very worried look on his face."

"I really don't know," he replied.

A little latter Brass came out and Gil motioned the others to come back. Sara stopped Brass in the hall, "What's going on?"

"There has .... Oh nothing!" Jim said walking away. Sara wasn't convinced. Heading toward Gil's office she bumped into Nick. "Come on, we are together," he said.

"Yeah, give me a minute," Sara said not stopping. She went to Gil's office and shut the door. "What was that all about?" she demanded to know.

"Nothing," he said, "You go with Nick and I will see you when you get back."

"Nothing! Grissom what the hell is going on? Brass looked like he'd seen a ghost, and after he left he looked even worse. I'm NOT going anywhere until you tell me what that was all about," Sara sat down.

"It is no big thing," Gil said. "A few years ago a man was but in prison, mainly on my testimony, he vowed to get back at me. Brass just learned he has been released. Jim seems to think he will carry out his threat."

Sara looked at him, "And you call this NOTHING!"

"Darling, he would not be foolish enough to try anything," Gil said, "Now please get your sexy behind out of here so I can get to work. You are to much of a distraction."

She left and caught but with Nick, "So?" he asked. She told him everything.

"I remember that case," Nick said. "The guy was a butcher, he cut up some fella as a favor for a bookie he owed money too. Because he didn't do the actual killing and the fact that he testified against the bookie he only got .... I think it was 6 or 8 years."

"So why is he so pissed at Gil?" Sara asked.

"It was Grissom who figured things out. Because of the conviction he lost his shop and his wife divorced him," Nick told her.

"Jim seems to think that the man will still come after Gil," Sara said, "but he isn't worried."

Sara tried not to think about it but it preoccupied her mind, she made silly mistakes and was more in the way then a help.

"Why don't you take this stuff back to the lab," Nick said, "I'll finish up here."

"Yeah ok," Sara said. She went to the lab and went straight to Gil's office.

"Hey, you're back early," Gil said as he seen her standing in the doorway. "Let me guess, you were concerned about the threat and could not concentrate on your job so Nick sent you back?" Gil said smiling.

"How did you know? Did Nick call?" Sara asked.

"No, it seems like the rolls are reversed from a few months ago when someone I know and love deeply confronted a young man who was holding a gun," Gil said with a hint of a chuckle in his voice.

"Oh. I see," was all Sara could say.

"What ever happened with that guy?" Gil asked.

"Billy? Because of the information he gave the officers on the drugs and gang activity and the fact that I testified on his behalf, he just got probation. He has a steady job now and is taking night classes," Sara told him.

Gil smiled at her, "Come on worry wart, lets go home."

"I need to stop and drop this stuff off," Sara said.

"I'll meet you in the car," Gil said. He went to the parking garage; Gil was about half way to the car when a man came out from behind a van, "Grissom."

Gil turned, "I was told you were out."

"Get in the van," the man said, "I have some unfinished business to take care of." The man opened the door and motioned for Gil to get in.

"No," Gil said.

The man pulled a gun.

"If you are going to kill me then just do it and get it over with," Gil said

"Have it your way," the man said. He pulled the hammer back and pointed the barrel at Gil's head. Gil closed his eyes pictured Sara's face, "I love you Sara," Gil said almost in a whisper. Gil heard what sounded like a body hitting the floor, opening his eyes he seen the man on the ground and a young man on top of him.

Gil quickly retrieved the gun, the young man got up. Grissom pointed the weapon at the man. Looking at the newcomer he said, "Thanks."

"Sure thing, Mr. Grissom," the newcomer said.

Gil called Brass and was about to say something to the young man when Sara came out.

"Billy?" she said.

"I always repay my debts Miss Sidle," Billy said.

Brass arrested the man; Gil filled Jim in on what had happened.

"How dose this young man fit in?" Jim asked.

"Billy Peters sir," the young man said, "I came over here to thank Miss Sidle for everything she had done for me. I seen what was going on, course I didn't have a gun I just ran and tackled him."

Sara hugged Billy, ''Thank you so much."

At the house Gil was waiting for an 'I told you so' from Sara but she did not say anything. As a matter of fact she had not said anything the whole way home.

"I know you are upset," Gil said, "I just wish you would chew me out if you are going to."

Sara looked at him; tears were in her eyes, "All I could think of was you getting yourself killed and me having to raise our child by my self."

"I guess I did ..…" he stopped, what she said just hit him. "Our child?" he said.

Sara just looked at him and ran to the bedroom, slamming the door behind her. Gil went after her; sitting on the bed next to her he gently stroked her hair. "Sara, please."

"I am late, about two weeks. I took one of those home pregnancy tests and it was positive. This is not the way I wanted to tell you."

Gil stood and looked at her, and then he started to walk away.

"Gil? I am sorry, I was being careful. I know we had not talked about children. What do you want me to do?"

He turned and looked at her, "Marry me." "What?" she said.

He took something from his top drawer and walked back to her.

"What I am trying to say is .... You know I had reservations for dinner tomorrow. I had planed to give you this." He showed her a box, inside was a diamond engagement ring.

"Sara, you are what has been missing in my life. I can't image my life with out you in it. Will you marry me?"

"Yes. Oh yes my love," she said as he slipped the ring on her finger. "The baby?" she asked. "Can only complete our family," Gil said, pulling her into his arms.