Chapter 19

Gil slept through the alarm, what was unusual for him. Sara had turned it off and took a shower. "Darling," she said kissing him, "If you want to go with me to the doctors you need to get up."

Gil stirred. "Yeah," he said rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"I was tempted to let you sleep," Sara told him.

"I was so worried last night," Gil said pulling Sara close to him and kissing her. "I don't know what I would have done if I would have lost you," Gil told Sara not wanting to let her go.

Sara smiled, "Come on, let's go see our babies."

At the doctors office Sara told him about her ordeal last night. It had rained and Sara had slipped in a mud puddle, "My husband being the worry wart he is wanted things checked out," Sara said smiling at Gil.

"Let's take a look," the doctor said applying the jel. The sonogram showed two healthy babies, Gil could not stop grinning. "Everything is fine," the doctor said. "You are four months now, you can stay in the field until you are five, but I would be happier if you got out now. After that you need to stay in the lab."

Looking at Gil he said, "Mr. Grissom, you need to make sure she contacts her supervisor and lets him know. I also think her case loads should be the lighter ones. I can write a note to him if it is necessary"

Gil smiled, "You just did." The doctor did not know that Gil was her supervisor until now.

"Make an appointment for next month, after that I want to see you twice a month until you start your eighth, then I want to see you once a week," the doctor told her.

They walked to the car, Gil was still looking at the photo from the sonogram and smiling. "I think she looks like you, "he said. Sara just giggled.

"I think we should frame the pictures," Gil said. Sara smiled. "We do need to get a baby books and have this copied, put one in each book," Gil said.

"GILBERT!" Sara screamed, "Look where you are walking." Gil had been so wrapped up in the picture and the thought of baby books that he had stepped into the street, a car missed him by a few feet.

At shift that night Gil explained to the rest of the team what the doctor told him, "So as of tonight I will be limiting her cases." Everyone agreed with Gil.

"Ok, so let's get started. Gil was handing out assignments when Ecklie came in, seeing Sara he said, "How did things go with the doctor?" Sara assured Ecklie everything was fine. "Can we have a few minutes in my office?" Conrad asked Gil.

As they were leaving Ecklie touched Sara's arm, "I am glad you are alright."

Sara was waiting in Gil's office while Gil and Conrad talked. A little later Gil came out," Everything ok?" Sara asked. "Yes," Gil said.

After shift Sara was in the break room waiting for Gil to finish up some paper work. Helen Woods came in, "Mrs. Grissom, I am so sorry for what I said before about you and Mr. Ecklie. I had no idea."

Sara told her it was alright.

"It is just that ..... Well when he came back from San Francisco you were all he ever talked about. And just now, what he told Dr. Grissom."

"What did he tell Gil?" Sara asked. Miss Woods was known as 'Ma Bell and Western Union' around the lab.

"I 'accidentally' over heard them," she said. "Mr. Ecklie was telling Dr. Grissom how lucky he was to have you. He also said that you are a very special lady and that Dr. Grissom had better make sure he takes good care of you. Then he told Dr. Grissom to make sure that you have only the easy cases until after the babies are born."

Miss Woods apologized again then left. Sara could not figure Ecklie out, not that long ago he was mad because Gil did not send her on a certain case and now he is telling Gil to make it easy for her.

"Some things are to forever stay a mystery," Sara said.

Ecklie seemed a little different, no one but Gil, Sara and Helen knew why. There were no more complaining when Gil assigned the ladies the lighter cases, nothing was said the few times Sara felt tired and either did not come in or asked to leave early. Ecklie even told Gil that he could barrow from swing shift anytime he needed someone.

Gil knew Sara loved him but his skin still crawled each time Ecklie and Sara were alone and this was not something that was going unnoticed by Sara.

A plan soon started to form in her head, the next night they would both be off and she was going to do something special for her husband.

Just as the sun was setting the next evening Sara walked up behind Gil, putting her arms around him she said, "Let's take a drive."

"Where?" he asked, heading for the door. "Trust me," Sara said, as she placed a blindfold on him.

Sara took his hand and led the way to the passenger's side of their car, each question Gil asked she only answered with a "Shhhh."

Gil could tell they were not heading into town, it was to quiet. After a while Sara stopped the car. She took his hand and led him a little way from the car.

"Ok," Sara said, "Take it off." Gil removed his blindfold to discover they were out in the middle of no mans land no houses, no noise, no traffic nothing but the clear sky and sounds of nature. Sara pointed to a blanket she had laid on the ground. Sara had brought wine and fruit and bread and cheeses with them. After they ate Gil lay back and watched the even sky, Sara snuggled close to him with her head on his shoulder, and neither said a word. Sara rose up, "Look," she whispered. Gil's eyes followed where she was pointing. "It's beautiful," she said, Sara had seen a shooting star. Gil kissed her tenderly, "Not as beautiful as you."