Chapter 25

Gil had finished his shower and was dressing for work as Sara came out of the bathroom. He looked over at her and smiled, and then he took a few steps toward her.

"Don't even think about it Gilbert Grissom," she told him. "We don't have enough time."

"Then maybe you should not come in here with just a towel on," Gil told her. "You know how hard it is for me to keep my hands off you."

Before Sara could say anything Gil was standing in front of her, his arms around her and the towel on the floor.

Gil started kissing her neck as he ran his hand up and down her back. Sara was having a hard time resisting him, he knew just what to do to break down her defenses. His kiss was becoming more passionate.

"Gilbert," Sara said just barely above a whisper.

"Yes," Gil moaned, his manhood already starting to respond to the kisses he had given her.

"Please," was her reply, "Stop."

Gil looked at her, this was the first time she had ever asked him to STOP.

"Are you alright?" Gil asked more concerned then upset.

"I am fine," Sara said, regaining control. Then she realized how hurt he looked. "Darling, you know I love you and you know just how much I enjoy being with you in that special way," she told him tenderly stroking his cheek. "But we are already running late and we have to make that stop before we get to the lab."

Gil smiled at her, "You are right. But you owe me."

"Promise," Sara told him.

"All right," Gil said, "I'll hold you to that. Now I am getting out of here. I can't be responsible for my actions if I stay in here with you much longer." He gently kissed her and turned to leave.

"Gil," Sara said, "Thank you." "You are welcome, but I am not sure for what?" Gil told her completely confused.

"For stopping when I asked you too," Sara said in response to the confused look on her husbands face.

"You know I would never force myself on you," he told her. "I know," Sara told Gil, "now scram so I can dress."

Gil went to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water and he took a big drink of it. Sara came in the kitchen, reached in front of him and grabbed one herself. Gil kissed her cheek, "Even dressed you still turn me on."

"That is because you're a horny old man," Sara said smiling at him.

Gil and Sara got into the car, stopped at Catherine and Warrick's and dropped of the things they needed to give them then headed off for the lab.

Walking into the break room Nick looked at them then at his watch, "5 minutes late."

Gil raised his eyebrow, "I think I have a decomp tonight."

"Did I say 5 minutes LATE? I meant 5 minutes early," Nick said.

Everyone laughed. Nick and Greg had a car jacking. Gil and Sara had a sexual assault, the victim was in the hospital. Gil was talking to the doctor while Sara was talking to the victim. The doctor told Gil the lady had been raped and severely beaten.

"Who called you?" the lady asked.

"The doctor did," Sara told her. "No," the lady said, as she started to cry. "Please, I will be in trouble."

By this time Gil had walked in, the lady turned to her side she would not say anything else. Sara walked over to Gil "I think you better leave."

Gil nodded and left, he stood just out of her sight but where he could still hear.

"It is ok Grace," Sara said. She looked back at Sara. "How will you be in trouble?" Sara asked. "Do you know who did this to you?" Grace nodded her head. "Who?" Sara asked. "Joe. But you can't arrest him. It was my fault." "How is it your fault?" Sara asked. "I told him NO - STOP," Grace said.

"You have a right to say no," was Sara's reply. "You don't understand," Grace said," Joe is my husband. He came home from work, kissed me and started to unhook my bra. I asked him to stop, told him I had a headache. He got mad and did this."

Sara looked at her, "Grace, rape is rape. Your husband has to stop if you say stop."

Gil heard everything, he called Brass. Sara walked out of Grace's room after collecting evidence and picking up the rape kit. Sara stopped and looked at Gil, "I love you."

Brass picked up the husband and was questioning Joe. "Why am I here?" Joe asked. Brass told him he was being charged with assault and rape. He insisted he raped no one, it was then that Brass told him it was his wife.

"My wife? Are you out of your mind? A man can't rape his wife," Joe said laughing, "That's why you marry them so you can put it to them when ever you want, they have no say in it. I mean, that's what a wife is for - right? Sex and house work."

Brass didn't answer him. "Well it's true, right," Joe said again. Jim looked at him, "NO means NO. No matter who it is that is saying it." Jim then told the officer to take Joe to booking.

After shift Gil was sitting on the bed reading. Sara came from the bathroom, once again in just a towel. She stood in front of him, took the book from his hand.

Letting the towel fall to the floor she bent down and kissed him, "I always keep my promises."

Chapter 26

Sara was lying next to Gil, wrapped in his arms. She let out a deep sigh.

"Hon," Gil asked, "what is wrong?" "I was thinking about Grace," Sara said. "Why do men do it?"

"I would guess because they think that a man owns his wife's body and she has no right to tell him NO," Gil told her kissing the top of her head.

"I am so glad I did not marry a "normal" man," Sara said giggling. "A wife can say NO to her husband just the same as any woman can to any man. I guess Joe is learning that now," Gil told her.

"I hope they throw the book at him," she said, "Did you see her?" Gil said he had.

Sara snuggled a little closer to him, Gil picked up her hand and kissed it.

A little latter she was sleeping, Gil lay awake for a while, he was thinking about Grace and the beating she had taken. He was also thinking about earlier when she asked him to 'stop', and then he cussed at himself as he thought how close he came to ignoring her and taking her anyway.

"I'll not do that again," Gil told himself "No means no, it doesn't mean WHY DON'T YOU TRY IT ANYWAY."

Gil's phone ringing woke him up, it was Brass.

"It is to early to go in," he told himself.

"Grissom," Gil said. "Gil, Catherine asked me to call you. She had to bring Warrick back to the hospital," Jim said. "Is he ok?" Gil asked. "I think so, she wanted you to know," Jim told Gil. "Thanks," Gil said.

Sara opened her eyes, "Work?" "No. Warrick had to go back to the hospital." Sara got up. "Where you going?" Gil asked.

"You want to go don't you? Get your butt up and dressed," Sara said smiling.

At the hospital Sara found Catherine, she said that Warrick had coughed and spit up a small amount of blood.

"The doctor has to redo the tape around his ribs. He is going to be alright."

"Do you need a ride home?" Gil asked.

"No thanks. I can drive now, but thanks for the offer."

"How is Lindsay?" Gil wanted to know.

"She is fine. She has been seeing a rape councilor. She is taking it a lot better then I thought she would," Catherine told them. Catherine also reminded Gil that she will be released and ready to come back to work in three days.

"Great," Sara said, "We miss you."

Warrick came out into the waiting room. "You going to make it?" Sara asked.

"Yeah, the bandage had loosened up," he said.

Latter that evening Greg and Beth, Warrick and Catherine and Lily all sat down to dinner with Beth's uncle. "Sam was right," Walt said to Catherine. "You are a beautiful lady. Almost as pretty as your Mom."

Lily blushed. Catherine looked at her mom then at Walt, "Can there be something going on there," she wondered.

By now everyone knew there WAS something going on between Greg and Beth. Ever since the day they spent with her uncle they have been together. Greg had even taken Beth to Nick and Sophia's wedding. It was no surprise to anyone when they announced their engagement. It was Catherine's first day back, Ecklie said that either Frank or Beth would have to go back to their regular shift. Frank was more then willing to go back, he never could get used to graves.

Nick and Catherine had a home invasion. Greg and Beth had a body in the dumpster. Sara and Gil had a drive by. Evidence was collected and processed. Nick and Catherine's case was wrapped up. Greg and Beth's would take a little longer and so would Gil and Sara's. The team said their good-byes and went home.

At the house Catherine went to the kitchen and sat next to Warrick. "So how did it go?" he asked. Catherine told him everything. "I think you are getting a sever case of cabin fever," she told him.

"I have a sever case of missing my wife," Warrick told Catherine as he took her hand and they headed for bed.

Gil and Sara had gone to bed. "You sleepy?" Gil asked. "A little," Sara said, "Why?"

"Oh I was just thinking," he said as he undone the top two buttons on her pajama's.

"I like your line of thinking," Sara said smiling as she undressed.

Gil could not get over how beautiful and desirable Sara was, even at 4 months along he still could not get enough of her.

Chapter 27

Two months have passed, Sara is in her 6th month and Catherine has started her 5th.

Sara's pregnancy was progressing well and Catherine found out she is having a boy. They have decided to name him JACOB ADAM.

Nick has been teasing Warrick about the babies initials JAB. "I bet he will be a boxer," Nick would say.

A month ago Nick and Sophia announced that they too were expecting. That was right around the time that Greg and Beth were married.

Lily and Beth's Uncle Walt have been spending a lot of time together. "Mom seems to attract the 'gangsters'," Catherine would joke.

Sara is now confined to the lab and hating every minute of it. Gil jokes with her about not driving the lab rats crazy. Hodges made the statement one time that "This month it is just Sara. Next month we will have Sara and Catherine BOTH. Heaven help us."

Frank and Beth were both back on graves again, Frank is finding graves a lot better because he has been seeing a young lady who works in the coroner's office.

Frank and Nick were working a murder/suicide. Beth and Greg had a lady found dead in her neighbor's garage. Catherine and Warrick had a robbery at one of the bars. Gil went to the park to check out a very large ant hill that really was a body covered in ants.

In the park Gil ran into Brass. "How is married life treating you?" Gil asked Jim. "Let's just say that things are a lot better with Annie then they were with my ex." "This way to the 'ant hill'," Jim said walking toward an area thick with underbrush.

Gil collected the evidence, being careful with the ants. Then he took some pictures and told Dave he was done and could bring the body in.

Gil brought the evidence back and finished processing it.

On their way home Sara said, "You are never going to guess what I overheard?"

"Do tell," Gil said to Sara.

"I was running some evidence from trace to DNA and overheard Ecklie. His phone was on speaker, he was making a date - with a lady."

"Good for Conrad," Gil said, "Maybe he will get some and stop driving the rest of us crazy."

"You men," Sara said trying to sound sarcastic, "You think sex will cure anything."

"It dose for me," Gil told her smiling at her.

"Oh I see," Sara said, "Just what is it you need cured?"

Gil was thinking - "Let's just say that I am suffering from 'I need my wife'."