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Chapter 4: Fears Are Realised

Morgan woke up the next morning to the feeling of soft butterfly kisses going up and down her neck. She turned over with a wide smile to see Greg smiling back at her. He seemed considerably better that morning, but Morgan could still see the hint of sadness and fear which was threatening to overwhelm her husband once more.

"Morning gorgeous" Greg said in a raspy voice.

"Morning" Morgan replied before hungrily kissing her husband's lips.

After a while, Greg pulled away "You know… I was kind of worried I'd wake up this morning and you wouldn't be there" he confessed gloomily. "I thought it would be a note along with your wedding and engagement ring. I slept with my arms around you all night; just to be sure you were there"

Morgan sighed sadly and placed a hand on the side of her husband's face "Greg, I told you last night. I'm not going anywhere."

"You don't have to say that to spare my feelings" Greg said as he sat up, Morgan following. "I wouldn't stop you. You don't deserve to be stuck with a childless loser. You deserve the perfect husband, and the house, and the three kids just like you wanted"

"You deserve all that stuff too" Morgan told him "Except the perfect wife, let's face it, you already have that" she said with a cute smile and Greg laughed.

"I do" he said.

"And I do have the perfect husband" Morgan reassured him "You are not a loser. Please, stop believing I'm going to leave you. I love you so much"

"I love you too" Greg said taking hold of his wife's hand, and never wanting to let go.

"Baby, why didn't you just tell me that you were worried and that you were going to the doctor?" Morgan said as she rubbed Greg's arm soothingly. "You shouldn't have had to go through something awful like that all by yourself"

"I just wanted to protect you" Greg confessed quietly "like I said, I was scared I was going to lose you"

"What is the problem anyway?" Morgan asked concernedly "It's nothing serious is it?"

"No, it's not to do with an illness or anything like that" Greg reassured her "Just a very low count"

"Well, I told you we'd figure something out, and we will" Morgan said. "There are plenty of options. We could try IVF?"

Greg bit his bottom lip "I don't know. It can be very dangerous" he said "For you and the baby. There's only a small per cent chance it would work anyway because of my…problem … and a worrying amount of IVF babies are miscarried or still born, or have abnormalities. And it could cause an anxiety disorder for you. And it could take months…"

"How do you know so much about this stuff?" Morgan asked.

"Because I already looked it up" Greg mumbled "I was desperate to find a way to fix this. But the odds aren't exactly in our favour." He paused for a moment and thought carefully about what he was about to say next "Maybe we'd have a better chance with a sperm donor?"

"No" Morgan immediately said "I'm not carrying any baby unless it's yours. I want this baby to be a part of you, not some random stranger"

Much to Morgan's surprise, Greg let out a sigh of relief "Good, I couldn't stand the thought of you carrying what was technically another man's child. I mean…of course I would be happy that the baby was yours… and of course I would love it with all my heart, but… I think it would kill me to not be able to see characteristics of me within them too. Especially if they ended up like their real father… "

"I wouldn't want that either" Morgan said rubbing a comforting hand up and down Greg's chest. "So… I guess that leaves us with adoption"

Greg considered this for a moment "I would be open to that"

"Yeah" Morgan said with a nod "Me too. There are a lot of kids out there who need loving families. And it would be fair, because it wouldn't be either of ours biologically"

"But that wouldn't mean we'd love it any less" Greg said.

"I think it's definitely something to consider" Morgan said with a smile as she rested her head on Greg's shoulder.

"Just…promise you won't ever leave me" Greg said quietly, with a hint of nervousness in the undertone.

"Cross my heart…" Morgan replied.

"God, I just want to lie in bed with you all day" Greg said resting his head on top of Morgan's.

"Well, it's not like we have anywhere to be until work tonight" Morgan said flirtatiously tiptoeing her fingers up and down Greg's chest.

"I suggest we get comfortable then" Greg said with a smile as their lips locked together.

Greg and Morgan went to work that night in a notably much happier mood then they had been in over the past few weeks, much to the relief of their friends. Sara, Finn and Morgan went out to a house in Henderson for a homicide and Nick, Greg and Russell were at another bank job gone badly.

"Everything okay after the doctors, Greg?" Russell asked as they walked into the scene.

"Yeah, I think everything's going to be okay now" Greg replied with a smile.

Russell was relieved, he'd been very worried by the younger man's strange behaviour lately, but it was nice to see the smile back on Greg's face which could instantly make any shift seem a little less doom and gloom.

"Good, I'm glad" Russell said with a smile as he patted Greg on the back and then went to talk to Brass. Nick and Greg started to photo the bodies.

"So, you seem in a good mood" Nick said with a smile as he took the first photos "What gives?"

"Oh, I'm sorry; did you want me to be miserable for the rest of my life?" Greg replied sarcastically.

"No, of course not. It hurt a lot to see you upset like that. You and Morgan have been through a lot and you deserve to be happy." Nick said honestly.

"Who are you and what have you done with Nick Stokes?" Greg teased. "Or have you really just gone soft in your old age?"

"Man, you wound me" Nick said placing a hand over his heart. "I have been known to be sensitive on occasion" he said firmly. Greg just laughed, and Nick couldn't help but smile. "It's just nice to see that you're back to your old joking self" the Texan said.

"Well, I talked to Morgan last night about…the thing… and she seems okay with it" Greg said cautiously, he didn't want to jinx things.

"Seems okay?" Nick said stopping what he was doing and putting a hand on his hip "You think she's just putting on a front to not make you feel bad?"

Greg stopped what he was doing too to think for a moment "I don't know. I mean I'd like to think as her husband, Morgan could be honest and tell me how she's really feeling but…it's gotta suck for her too. I actually think she was really looking forward to being pregnant."

"Urgh, Why?" Nick grimaced "the sickness, the tiredness, the…other, stuff…"

"I think she was actually thinking more about having me wait on her hand and foot" Greg quipped with a smile "and obviously, the end result of a baby"

"But that's even worse than the pregnancy…"

"Not helping, man" Greg said with an unimpressed look, but then both men started laughing. "Anyway, we talked through other options and we're going to consider adoption…but you can't tell anyone!"

"Wow, really? That's great man!" Nick said with a small smile. "I'm happy for you guys"

"Well, like I said, we're only thinking about it for now" Greg warned "there's a lot of stuff to consider…"

"I know, I know. But I'm just excited at the thought of having another niece or nephew" Nick smiled.

Meanwhile at the other crime scene, Sara and Finn had also noticed the change in Morgan's mood. The younger woman seemed a lot more engaged than she had over the past couple of weeks and appeared to be having much more of a positive out-look on the case.

"So spill, what did Greg buy you to get a smile back on your face?" Finn teased as the two of them rummaged through a pile of documents. "Diamond earrings, nice meal at a restaurant…maybe a hotel room?" she said with a nudge.

Morgan smirked "Greg doesn't have to buy me stuff to make me happy"

"Aww, Honey that's cute, but you've only been married eight months. Sooner or later, you're going to need the stuff" she said with a knowledgeable look.

"Thanks Finn, very reassuring" Morgan replied with a lopsided smile.

"Don't listen to her" Sara said entering the room "Don't listen to anything we tell you about relationships, our marriages didn't exactly turn out so great. But you and Greg are perfect together."

"I will agree with that" Finn said with a smile.

"Well, thanks you guys. I'm just glad we're over this little rough patch now" Morgan said.

"What was up with you two?" Sara asked.

"Erm…It's kinda personal" Morgan replied.

"Oh, this has baby written all over it" Finn said excitedly and Sara laughed.

"No!" Morgan quickly protested… maybe too quickly. "I mean…not yet, at least. The reason Greg and I have been so upset is because we've been trying and failing to get pregnant" Morgan confessed.

"Wow, I didn't even know you guys had been talking about it" Sara said shocked.

"Well, we both agreed there was nothing to say until there was a baby on the way" Morgan explained.

"Wait…if that's why you were sad…and now you're happy…" Sara said.

"Are you pregnant now!?" Finn asked excitedly, placing a hand on Morgan's stomach.

"No!" the youngest CSI giggled "No, but…we're feeling a lot better about it now"

"Oh, well don't worry about it, Morgan. You guys are young!" Finn said "You got plenty of time"

"Yeah well, both Greg and I have known this is what we've wanted for a while now" Morgan said "And we're really excited about the idea of being parents"

"Well you and Greg will make great parents" Sara said.

"You think so?" Morgan asked.

"We know so" Finn said with a reassuring smile.

Greg and Nick were back at the lab now waiting for their evidence to be processed. The pair was sat in the break room drinking coffee, when Nick noticed Greg had become quiet again all of a sudden. It was often psychological that a sudden burst of happiness could be followed by a sudden fall.

"What you thinking about, buddy?" Nick asked as Greg looked into his cup absentmindedly.

"Well… I just keep thinking about how Morgan doesn't seem worried by this" he confessed.

"And that bothers you?" Nick asked confused.

"Well, yeah" Greg shrugged. "I mean, I feel really guilty that this isn't going to happen for us naturally, and that it's my fault…"

"Greg, for the last time, it's not your fault" Nick said firmly "You have no control over this"

"I know, but I can't help the way I feel, Nick" Greg said. "I just think she's bottling stuff up inside and not blaming me for my sake, even though she wants too"

"She loves you!" Nick exclaimed "Why are you insisting on beating yourself down like this?"

"I…it's complicated okay" The younger CSI said running a hand through his hair.

"Well then try me" Nick urged "Come on I'm your best friend, talk to me"

"I… I can't, not now" Greg said getting up from his chair "I'm sorry Nick, I know you're only trying to help, but…I just need to be on my own right now" and with that, the younger CSI left the room, leaving Nick speechless.

Greg needed to get out of the lab and get some fresh air. When Morgan said she would never leave him that morning, the CSI had believed her, because he loved his wife with all his heart. A life without Morgan was not a life Greg could even begin to imagine. He didn't want this to hurt his relationship with Morgan…he would never hurt the beautiful woman.

Greg went out the lab doors and rounded the corner, before freezing at the sight before him. The world slowed as Greg went wide eyed, and he practically felt his heart being smashed into a million pieces. Because there, stood just a few feet in front of him, was Morgan.

And she was kissing with another man.