Finally figured out were I wanted this one to go, hope you have not forgotten the story and hope you all like this newest chapter.
Chapter 6
Three months later Ryan and Tya were married, after a brief honeymoon, a wedding gift from her parents, they moved into the basement apartment in Gil and Sara?s place.
Catherine stopped by for coffee with Sara, they were talking when Tya came into the kitchen in her nighty and robe.
?Hi Mom,? she said kissing her.
Then to Sara she said, ?I forgot to get creamer.? Sara smiled, ?Help yourself. There is an extra one in the refrigerator.?
She kissed them both and headed back down stairs, Catherine had tears in her eyes.
?I know just what you mean,? Sara said. Even though Catherine had not said a word Sara knew she was still thinking of Tya as a small girl, Sara had pictured Ryan as a small child too.
?We have to think of them as the responsible adults they have become,? Sara said.
?I know, ?Catherine said, ?Just before they were married Tya was doing research on line about the best birth control so she could talk to Missy about it during her appointment.?
Tears filled Catherine?s eyes, ?My baby is grown up.? They both sighed.
?Anyway,? Catherine said trying to regain control of her emotions, ?How are things going with Beth and Isaac??
?Great,? Sara said, ?They have been seeing a lot of each other.? A tear fell from Sara?s eye, ?I may just lose this one too.?
Catherine hugged her, ?They grow up way to fast.? They both laughed.
?Speaking of ?growing up to fast?,? Catherine said, ?I heard from Lindsay. She is pregnant.? ?That is so wonderful,? Sara said.
?Oh that?s not the best part,? Catherine said, ?Their tour in Germany is up, they are coming home.? ?Fantastic,? Sara said.
Lindsay had married an Air Force mechanic shortly after she graduated, they already had three children.
?I am so excited,? Catherine said. ?About what?? Gil asked coming in the back door. Sara filled him in.
?Congratulations Granny,? Gil said.
?What have you two been crying over?? he asked. Sara looked at him, ?What makes you think we were crying over anything?? ?Strawberry cream coffee cake,? he said. Sara laughed.
She and Catherine always shared a strawberry cream coffee cake whenever they had any ?serious girl talk?.
Catherine laughed, ?We are getting to predictable. I have to run, see you all later.?
Sara filled Gil in on their ?girl talk?. Gil smiled, ?We can take care of the ?empty nest? syndrome.?
Sara?s eyes bulged wide open, ?We are way to old for a baby.? Gil pulled her close to him and whispered, ?Perhaps, but not to old to pretend we are trying to make one.? Sara laughed.
?Seriously,? he said grabbing the last piece of coffee cake and a cup of coffee, ?I have been thinking.? ?About?? she asked grabbing a cup of coffee and joining him.
?We have a four bedroom house and only two of them are filled,? then he smiled, ?If Isaac has his way soon three of them will be empty.? Sara?s eyes started to water again, ?Not my baby too.?
Gil giggled and held her, ?That is what I was thinking about and NO I don?t mean a baby. I love mine but I just could not handle that all over again.? Sara happily agreed.
?I was thinking about adoption or foster care,? he said. Sara smiled, ?Yes. Older children that not one seems to want. I know all to well how hard it is to place older children. Let?s check into it?
Gil smiled, stood up and walked to his desk, handing her some papers he said, ?I already have.?
?We still have so much love we can give a child,? Sara said. ?I know,? he said. ?I think Warrick and Catherine should think about it too,? Sara said knowing it would help fill the void in Catherin?s life.
?Where do you think I got the idea?? Gil said.
It turned out that Warrick had considered the same thing, he had found a brother and sister, they were from a mixed marriage and both in their mid - teens. The agency was having a hard time placing them.
?Rick is going to talk to Catherine tonight,? Gil said, ?The home where Camisha and Daryl are now can no longer keep them. Mrs. Stevens, the CPS worker assigned to them was wondering if Rick and Cath could take them in for a while.?
?That is what gave you the idea,? Sara said. ?That and this,? he said handing her a piece of paper.
Mrs. Stevens was also the worker for a 14 year old girl who has been deaf since birth.
?Mrs. Stevens told me Kathie is a handful. She has been in several homes, never stays in one very long,? Gil said.
?A big pain in the backside,? Sara said. Gil laughed, ?Sounds like another foster child I have heard a lot about.?
Sara threw her arms around him, ?Yes. Let?s do it.?
