Always thinking of you.

[trishj]

Chapter 14

The next morning over breakfast Gil and Sara talked over what, if anything, they should do about what Sara found out.
  They both decided it best not to say anything.  He was more determined not to be alone with her, after finding this out he did not want her to misinterpret anything he said or did.
 ?Are you sure that is what you read?? Gil asked.  ?Yes,? she said.  ?When I read that some other woman loves my husband I pay attention to it.?
  Gil smiled, ?I may just have to remind you every once in a while.?  She looked at him, ?Excuse me?? 
 ?Well every so often a night like last night would be great,? he said.  Sara hit him, ?You are a dirty old man.?  ?And you are a sexy lady,? he said pulling her close to him and kissing her.
 ?Sara,? he said looking into her eyes, ?Never.  Never doubt that I love you and only you.?   Sara smiled at him, ?I know it is just sometimes ? especially when it comes to ?..?
 Gil laughed at her, ?You are so cute.?  Sara knew that Gil loved her but she wondered if she would ever feel comfortable when it came to Heather.

  Sara is now just starting her ninth month, the pregnancy was coming along right on schedule.  Sara has been confined to the lab since her 4th month.
 Malinda and Jason have been keeping Catherine updated on Lindsay, Catherine had gone to Florida twice and spent some time with her.
 Sara was in Gil?s office when the phone rang, ?Grissom?s office? she said.  ?This is Mrs. Olsen, I am trying to get in touch with Catherine Willows,? Malinda said.  ?I tried her cell but no answer.?
 ?Hello Mrs. Olsen, this is Sara.  We spoke before.  Catherine?s phone quit and we had to issue her a different one.  The number to that one is 555 - 0921.  How is Lindsay??
  ?Lindsay is why I need to contact her,? Malinda said.
 ?She just walked in the door,? Sara said motioning for Catherine.  Sara handed her the phone then left to give her some privacy.
  Catherine came out of the office, ?Where is Gil??  ?Out in the field,? Sara said.  ?What?s up??
   ?Malinda said that Lindsay was in a minor accident,  she is alright but they may need to take the baby if they can?t get the bleeding stopped.  They have a ticket waiting for me at the airport.  I called Warrick and he is getting me a bag together, I just need to tell Gil.? 
?You go to your daughter, I will tell Gil for you,? Sara said hugging her.  ?Give Lindsay my best.?
 Catherine took off out the back door as Gil came in the front.  ?Where is she off to?? he asked.  Sara filled him in.  ?I hope everything is alright,? he said.                                         

[GSRLOVER34]

Great chapter!

Hope Lindsey and the baby will be ok.

[Billyjorja]

Lovely chapter.  Sara, don't worry he loves you.

Trish

[trishj]

Chapter 15

The next evening a very tired Catherine called Sara.
 ?They had to take  the baby but she is fine,? Catherine said.  ?Lindsay?? Sara asked.  ?She is going to be alright,? Catherine said.
 ?The doctor told her there was no reason why she could not have a child of her own when she was ready.?
 ?I am so glad things worked out,? Sara said.  Catherine said she wanted to stay in Florida until Lindsay was cleared to come back to Vegas.
  ?The doctor said it would only be a couple of days.?  Gil, who was listening on the extension, told her it would not be a problem. 
?Thanks,? Catherine said, ?I need to call Warrick.?
 Sara hung up, ?That Lindsay is something else,? she said.  Gil just nodded.
 ?You know Warrick told me he was going to ask Catherine to marry him,? Gil told her.  Sara laughed, ?It is about time.  They have only been living together for the last 2 years.? 
 Gil kissed her, ?I need to get going.  Don?t want to be late for work.? 
?I know you need to go,? she said, ?But do you think you can stay home tonight??  ?We are short handed what with you and Catherine both out,? he said but there was something in her voice.
 ?Are you alright?? he asked.  ?I?m fine,? she said smiling at him.  ?I just believe your son and daughter have decided to pick an inconvenient time to be born.?
 Gil looked at her.  ?I have been having light contractions all day,? she said.  ?I did not want to bother you but they are getting stronger.?
 ?Shouldn?t you be in the hospital?? he asked.  ?That was going to be my next suggestion,? she said as a contraction hit.
 In the car on the way to the hospital Gil called a very upset Ecklie and told him what was going on.
 ?How pissed was he?? Sara asked.  ?No more them normal,? Gil said chuckling.
 He called Warrick and told him he was to take shift that night and that Conrad ?graciously? loaned him two people from swing to help out.
 Gil stood next to Sara as she delivered the babies, he was positive he had never witnessed anything more beautiful in his life.
 The nurse handed him his daughter as Sara held his son, for the first time in his life Gilbert Grissom was speechless.
 ?Well daddy,? the nurse said.  Gil looked from his daughter to his son, ?They are nothing short of a miracle.? 
He bent down and kissed Sara, ?I love you.  Thank you.?
 He knew thanking her for having his child may sound strange but he just did not know what else to say.
 ?Thank you for loving me and for giving me these precious little ones.?  Sara smiled.
 The nurse said, ?I think momma needs to get some rest.  The little ones will spend the night in the nursery tonight.?
 She took Elizabeth from Gil as another nurse took Ryan.
 ?You should go and get some rest too,? the nurse said as she started to leave.  Gil sat next to Sara, ?I think I will stay right here.?
 ?I thought you might,? the nurse said smiling at him.  ?That chair reclines and there is an extra pillow and blanket in the closet.?
 It took no time for the new mom and dad to fall asleep.           

[GSRLOVER34]

Great chapter!

So nice for her to finally have the twins.

[Billyjorja]

Knew he would stay with her.

Great chapter.

Trish

[trishj]

Chapter 16

Sara and the babies stayed in the hospital for two days, Gil was there as much as he could be.
  The weekend after Elizabeth and Ryan were born Gil and Sara hosted a dinner to introduce them.
 By this time Lindsay and Catherine were back.  All throughout dinner people talked and asked Lindsay questions about Florida.
  She brought pictures of the baby back with her.  ?Aunt Malinda and Uncle Jason named her Dawn Marie.
 DAWN because the sun was just coming up when she was born and MARIE is my middle name.? 
?The three of them decided that Dawn will know the truth about her birth when she is older,? Catherine said.
 ?But for now I am just Cousin Lindsay,? Lindsay said.
 ?Are you ok with that?? Greg asked.  ?Yes,? she said.  ?I know I can?t raise a child.  She will grow up in a loving home.? 
?And Malinda and Jason have made Lindsay Dawn?s guardian if anything happens to them,? Catherine said.
 ?How about those little ones,? Lindsay said trying to get the focus off her. 
?Sara and Gil are bringing them down now,? Warrick said.  He no sooner finished speaking when Gil and Sara appeared in the living room.
 ?Aunts and Uncles,? Sara said, ?Ryan Paul and Elizabeth Laura Grissom.?
 ?They are beautiful,? Lindsay said.  All the others agreed as they gathered around the babies.
 ?There is not a doubt who they look like,? Nick said.
 Elizabeth, or Ladybug as her daddy called her, looked just like him.  She had her daddy?s piercing blue eyes.
 Ryan, who daddy called Bug, looked like his mother.  He had her dark brown eyes.
 ?When do you get them tested?? Catherine asked.  ?Tomorrow,? Sara said. 
?The audiologist said they normally wait but because of Gils history she wants it done right away.? 
?Will you have to wait for the results?? Lindsay asked.  ?No,? Gil said.  ?Dr Hudson said she will know right away.? 
?That is good,? Warrick said.  ?That way something can be done if one of the babies?..? he let it end right there.  Everyone knew Gil?s greatest fear in fathering a child was that he passed on his hearing problem. 
?I have done a lot of research,? Sara said.  ?There is a long list of things that can be done.?  ?I thought Dr. Hudson was going to run the test as soon as they were born?? Doc said.
 ?She was,? Sara told them, ?But she had a death in the family and had to go back east.?  The rest of the day was spent eating and talking and fussing over the babies.
 The evening with the babies tucked in their cribs a very exhausted Sara snuggled next to her husband.
  He pulled her close to him.  She giggled, ?I can only remember one other time I was this exhausted.?
  ?Me too,? Gil said.  He smiled as he remembered how amorous their love making was just before she told him about Heathers notation in her diary. 

[Billyjorja]

Hope the babies have not any hearing problems.

Great chapter.

Trish

[trishj]

Chapter 17

?Me too,? she said smiling, ?But I was exhausted for a totally different reason.?
 Gil kissed her,  ?Times like that will have to put on hold for a while.?
  ?Will that bother you?? she asked. ?I love you,? he said.
 ?Do you know what I love most about you??   ?No,? she said. 
?Everything,? he said tenderly kissing her. 
?We will make love when we can,? he said.  ?But for now, just holding you close to me is satisfying enough,? he pulled her closer to him.
 ?Now let?s get some sleep before those two decide to wake up.?  Sara lay her head on his shoulder and fell right off to sleep. 
Gil lay with his eyes open, he tried to sleep but could not.  His mind was to full of questions.
  How was he going to be able to take care two babies at his age - would either of then have his problem (that one bothered him most) - but the number one question was how could he be lucky to have this beautiful woman as his wife and not one but two beautiful babies.
  None of that mattered to him, he had her and she was his, everything else would fall in place.
  He closed his eyes and just drifted off to sleep when he heard a soft cry come over the baby monitor.  He quickly got up before the crying woke Sara.
  He slipped on a robe and went into the nursery.
  ?Now what one of you two are awake this hour of the night?? he said.
  His question was quickly answered when Elizabeth fussed again.
  ?Daddy?s little  Ladybug,? he said.  Gil picked her up, ?Now just what is your problem??
  He smiled as he checked her diaper, ?OH a wet bottom.?
 As he changed her he talked to her.  ?Let me tell you a secret,? he said.
  ?Daddy finds himself in a place where he is not used to being.  Scared.  I am trying to be strong for Momma but she is not listening so I can tell you the truth.?
 He walked to a small refrigerator, got out a bottle warmed it and sat in one of the rockers and started to feed her.
 ?There are so many things I worry about.?  He proceeded to unburden all his fears, from him being an ?older parent? to his hearing problem.
  Everything little fear that swan around in his head.  Then he finished by saying, ?Now don?t you tell your Momma.  We don?t want her to be worried.?
  Then he whispered, ?I will make it as long as I have your Momma next to me.?
   What he did not know was that him getting out of bed woke Sara, she had heard it all. 
?I am not going anywhere love,? she said.
 Elizabeth fell off to sleep, Gil laid her back in her crib and went back to bed. 
When he lay back down Sara cuddled close to him, ?I love you.?  They both fell sleep.               

[GSRLOVER34]

Great chapters!

Grissom will do just fine.

[Billyjorja]

Lovely chapter.

Daddy will cope, they always do.

Trish

[trishj]

Have one last chapter to this one.  It is not quite  finished yet, should have it up this evening.  I want to thank all of you who have read and left replies on this and my other story's.  I enjoy writting them, they are the escape from reality that I need to help me keep my sanity.

[GSRLOVER34]

Thanks for sharing all of your stories with us, I really enjoy reading them. Keep them coming!

[trishj]

Chapter 18

The next morning is the twins appointment with Dr. Hudson, Gil wanted to be with Sara for the evaluation but could not get away from the crime scene.
 Lindsay, who has been very helpful with the twins, agreed to go with her.  ?Mr. Grissom said he will be here as soon as he can,? Lindsay said as she hung up the phone.  Sara nodded her head.
 When Gil got to the doctors office Lindsay was standing by the car holding Elizabeth.  ?You need to go to Mrs. Grissom,? Lindsay said.
 Gil went into the doctors office, Sara was holding Ryan and crying.  Gil did not have to ask, he knew.
 ?How bad?? he asked.  ?Total loss,? the doctor said.  Gil put his arms around Sara and his son, ?I am so sorry.?
 Sara half smiled at him, ?We both knew it could happen.?
 ?What about Elizabeth?? he asked.  ?She is fine,? the doctor said.
 More tests were ordered to determine the best course of action.
  After all the tests were done Gil and Sara were once again in the doctors office.  It was decided that Ryan would receive bilateral cochlear implants when he turned 9 months olds. 
In the mean time a verity of hearing aides would be used to help stimulate the auditory nerve.
  Sara has not said anything all the way home.  At the  house Gil thanks Lindsay for keeping the twins.
  ?Please say something,? he says to Sara.  ?I knew it could happen,? she said,  ?I just never believe it would.?
 Gil pulled her into his arms, ?Ryan will be fine and so will we.?
 She kissed him, ?We can overcome anything as long as we have each other and our love.?
    The twins are a month old now and Sara can return to work.  Sara has been talking to Gil about child care.
 ?Hon,? he said.  ?I have been thinking.?  Sara smiled, ?You always think.?
 Gil smiled back.  ?I want to resign.  I have been doing some research, there are a lot of things I can do from home.  I want to take care of the twins.  I want to be the one who takes care of my children.?
 Sara?s mouth fell open, she had never expected that.  ?Gil, are you sure?? she asked.  ?Yes,? he said.  ?No one is more qualified to take care of Ryan then me.?
                          TWO YEARS LATER
Gil had resigned shortly after Sara started to work.
 He has written several books on entomology and is in the process of writing one on hearing loss in infants and what can be done.
  Ryan surgery was very successful.   Although he still goes to therapy he can hear and his speech is improving.
  The team as assembled at the Grissom?s for the twins birthday.
 Lindsay married a young man she meant at collage last year and she has proudly announced that she is expecting.
 Catherine and Warrick married just after the twins were born.  Catherine took over as supervisor.
 Warrick resigned to take up a life long dream, to raise dogs to be trained as helper dogs.
 Greg resigned after he wrote his book about old time Vegas and spends most of his time on publishing tours.
 Sara was promoted to day shift supervisor.
 Nick is now swing supervisor, he and Sophia married last year.
  In the kitchen Catherine was helping Sara get things ready for the party. 
?To be honest with you I did not think he could do it,? she said to Sara.  ?I mean who would have ever thought that Gilbert Grissom would be a stay at home dad.?
  Sara laughed.  ?I was not sure how it would work out either,? she said.  ?But he has been unbelievable.  I honestly think he still feels guilty about Ryan.?
  Catherine looked at Sara, ?You both knew it could happen.?  ?That is what I tell him every day,? she said.
 Gil came into the kitchen, ?Coals are ready,? he said kissing Sara.
 Catherine grabbed a tray and walked outside.
  ?Gil,? she asked, ?Do you wish things were different?  That we never married??
  ?Absolutely not,? he said.  ?You have made me the happiest man in the world.  I can?t image my life without you, Ladybug and Bug in it.?
 ?I love you,? she said.
  Gil felt a tug  on his pants leg, he looked down and seen Ryan.  Ryan had his mothers smile and eyes. 
 Ryan looked at his dad and smiled, ?I love you, Daddy.?         

[Butterfly114]

trishj, very nice story, especially the happy ending for Bug