Since I Met You - Chapter 20 - Epilogue
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lizwontcryTitle: Since I Met You - Chapter 20 - Epilogue
Author: Butliz
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: Everything through 7x24
Disclaimer: I so don't own them.
Summary: Sara's mother is sick, and Sara feels like she's finally ready to face the past. But how will that effect her future? A look at Sara and Grissom's past, present and future. As always, thanks to the tireless beta-ness of GSFanatic.
Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19
A/N - Welp, here it is. This is my first epic fanfic, coming in at 58,203 words. I know for some fanfic writers that's, like, nothin', but for me it's a pretty big deal. Thanks for all the feedback, I had a really lovely time writing this. My purpose was to convey why I was so fascinated by this relationship between our two favorite geeks, and I feel like I did that. So, yay! Thanks again to GSFanatic, who gave me great ideas and thoughts and corrections and was just a really awesome beta.
10 years later
When their daughter was 6 years old, they took her to Vinnie's, the pizza place near Berkeley where Grissom proposed to Sara. While she was munching on a piece of cheese pizza, she asked her parents why they named her the way they did.
"Well, Holly was the name of the girl we hired at the lab who didn't make it past the first couple of days she worked for us," Grissom told his daughter.
"Why didn't she make it?" His inquisitive daughter asked.
"Well, a bad man did something bad to her."
"Daddy, come on, you've explained all that stuff to me before! He killed her, right?"
It was true. Grissom and Sara sat their daughter down and told her about the bad things that happened in the world so that she would know what her mommy did every day, and what her daddy used to do every day before he stopped so he could teach and stuff.
"Yes. Yes, the bad man killed Holly. And I brought your mom in to help figure out what happened. So in a way, Holly helped bring us together."
Sara smiled at her husband, and let the thought briefly go through her mind, yeah, it only took 6 years and boom, we were together!
"And Laura, that was your grandmother. Sara's mother died 10 years ago, from cancer. She was very influential in your mother's life, so that's why Laura is your middle name."
"So I'm named after 2 dead ladies?" Holly Laura Grissom-Sidle asked, making that face that never failed to crack her father up.
"Yes, honey, you are," Sara told her. "But they are 2 really good dead ladies."
*************
They were married just a few months after Grissom proposed to Sara in San Francisco. She'd packed her things and went back with him to Vegas. Greg, Catherine, Warrick, Nick, Brass, even Ecklie were all there to welcome her back with open arms. She truly felt loved, more loved then she'd ever felt before.
The wedding was a small one. All the usual people from the lab were in attendance. Grissom's mother was there, and Sara tried her best to communicate with Joanne Grissom with the sign language she'd been trying to teach herself for months. Grissom told her later that his mother was very impressed with her signing skills, but she did accidentally tell his mother that she was wearing a beautiful desk.
They settled into married life with the usual trials and tribulations, but without the same issues they had before. Grissom tried hard not to completely disappear into his world, and he did a good job. He made breakfast for Sara every morning, or afternoon, or night, or whenever it was she'd get home from a long, hard shift. While she was sleeping, he'd teach a class at UNLV or do a little writing. He was working on a book based on all the things he'd seen in his life, and they both knew it was going to be a big hit.
When Sara felt frustrated about things; when she and Grissom just weren’t communicating, she’d take out the letter he wrote her so many years ago. Since then, he’d written her 2 dozen more letters, but the first letter would always be the one that meant the most to her. He struggled to write it, but it was from his heart, and it would always calm her and put her in a better place.
Grissom also re-read Moby Dick. He entered an international chess tournament, held in Norway. He didn't win, but he did come in third. He took Sara to the rain forest, where she spent a week being fascinated by everything she came across.
They bought a small house in Santa Fe, where they would spend a week or two in the summer when it got too hot. In the winter, they'd do a little skiing. It was a nice life they had together, even if they did still struggle to let each other in sometimes. It was an exercise on learning when to be together and when to maintain their alone time, but they were making it work.
3 years after they were married, Sara got pregnant. She wasn't exactly trying, but she wasn't exactly not trying either. Either way, it wasn't a surprise to find out they were having a baby. Grissom surprised her by being completely overjoyed, especially when he found out he was having a daughter.
Holly Laura Grissom-Sidle was born into love. She had 4 uncles right away -- Greg, Brass, Warrick and Nick, and grew up to love all of them. Not to mention her real uncle, Robbie, who came to visit as often as he could. Holly loved when Robbie came to visit because he’d bring Aunt Stacy, and she always brought Holly a special present. Not long after she was born, Ecklie left the lab to take a job in Texas and Catherine took his job. Sara thought long and hard about being the supervisor for the Graveyard shift, but she didn't have it in her to compete with Nick and Warrick. Besides, she had Holly and Grissom to keep her satisfied; she didn't need the stress of the Graveyard position to add to her life. She congratulated Nick heartily when he got the job. A few months later, she switched to Day shift, so she could actually fall asleep with her husband and daughter at the same time. Warrick left the lab completely to be an actual police officer. It wasn't really talked about, but Sara knew it was because he wanted to propose to Catherine. They’d been dating for a year or two and things were going well. Sara was happy they both found the love they deserved.
So the team wasn't quite what it was before, but they still hung out together. They still had the dynamic that made them such an effective team when they were intact. And Grissom loved to have everyone over for Sunday night dinner. He'd make burgers (meatless for Sara, of course) or barbecue or whatever they wanted. It was the highlight of Grissom and Sara's week, and they could tell everyone else also seemed to enjoy it.
Sara loved her life, and she knew she wouldn't have this much happiness if she never got to know her mom before she couldn't get to know her anymore. In the brief time they spent together as Laura's life came to an end, she learned that even though a person makes mistakes in their life, that doesn't mean they have to live with that guilt for the rest of their life. It is possible to move on from guilt, and Sara was glad she managed to learn that at a relatively early age.
When she watched Grissom play with their daughter, she experienced a joy she didn't know was possible. He would read to Sara's stomach when she was pregnant. He'd read science textbooks, nursery rhymes, novels, whatever sounded good at the time. And he was very pleased to discover how much she liked bugs as a toddler. She wasn't scared of ants or ladybugs like some of the other kids were. She was fascinated by them. Sara only rolled her eyes when Grissom read entomology textbooks to her like they were bedtime stories. When Grissom went out of town to do seminars or lectures, he'd take Holly with him as much as he could, and she loved it.
Holly Laura Sidle-Grissom was the product of Gil and Sara's love for each other. After so many years, after so much time lost to gazing at each other fondly but doing nothing about it, they had a daughter, a marriage, and a love for each other that was growing each day. Sara never stopped fighting for the love she knew she wanted. And when she was ready to give up, Gil stepped in and took over from there. Their love was real, real enough for the both of them, and in loving each other they let go of the past that bound them to the way they were. They were no longer the person they saw themselves as; they were now what the other thought they were capable of being. Sara was a beautiful, intelligent woman with legs to die for, and Grissom was a brilliant, sexy man who loved bugs. And they had Holly now. They were a family, and they were complete.
***********
"So why did we come to this place, Daddy?" Holly asked Grissom, taking another bite of pizza. She loved going on trips with her parents. They even taught her how to ski on that pretty mountain in Mexico.
"Because it's me and your mother's 10 year anniversary, sweetie. This is where I asked her to marry me. It's a special place for us."
"Oh. I guess it's a special place for me, too."
Grissom kissed his daughter's nose.
"Yes, it is. You are a very smart lady, you know."
"I know," she said happily. Her parents laughed fondly.
Back at the hotel, Sara and Gil tucked their daughter into bed. She was usually a very active girl, but when she got tired, the girl was tired. She could barely keep her eyes open.
"Goodnight, honey," Grissom told her.
"Goodnight, Daddy. Are we still going to that baseball game this weekend?"
Grissom looked at Sara and smiled in victory. She just groaned. They agreed to take a road trip to Los Angeles, an 8 hour drive, before going back to Vegas so Grissom could watch an Anaheim Angels baseball game. With all the spare time on his hands, one of Grissom's favorite things to do was take in a baseball game. Sara hated baseball and Holly didn't seem to care much about it, either. He was trying to convince the two of them to go to the game with him all week. Sara told him she'd go if Holly agreed to go, too.
"Of course, sweetie. It'll be fun. But since when have you cared about baseball?"
"Since I met you," she mumbled. And then she fell asleep. And started snoring.
Grissom looked at his wife, who was touched to tears. He gathered her in his arms, and they lay down beside their daughter, taking in their life, taking in their love.
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” - Roy Croft -
Author: Butliz
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: Everything through 7x24
Disclaimer: I so don't own them.
Summary: Sara's mother is sick, and Sara feels like she's finally ready to face the past. But how will that effect her future? A look at Sara and Grissom's past, present and future. As always, thanks to the tireless beta-ness of GSFanatic.
Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19
A/N - Welp, here it is. This is my first epic fanfic, coming in at 58,203 words. I know for some fanfic writers that's, like, nothin', but for me it's a pretty big deal. Thanks for all the feedback, I had a really lovely time writing this. My purpose was to convey why I was so fascinated by this relationship between our two favorite geeks, and I feel like I did that. So, yay! Thanks again to GSFanatic, who gave me great ideas and thoughts and corrections and was just a really awesome beta.
10 years later
When their daughter was 6 years old, they took her to Vinnie's, the pizza place near Berkeley where Grissom proposed to Sara. While she was munching on a piece of cheese pizza, she asked her parents why they named her the way they did.
"Well, Holly was the name of the girl we hired at the lab who didn't make it past the first couple of days she worked for us," Grissom told his daughter.
"Why didn't she make it?" His inquisitive daughter asked.
"Well, a bad man did something bad to her."
"Daddy, come on, you've explained all that stuff to me before! He killed her, right?"
It was true. Grissom and Sara sat their daughter down and told her about the bad things that happened in the world so that she would know what her mommy did every day, and what her daddy used to do every day before he stopped so he could teach and stuff.
"Yes. Yes, the bad man killed Holly. And I brought your mom in to help figure out what happened. So in a way, Holly helped bring us together."
Sara smiled at her husband, and let the thought briefly go through her mind, yeah, it only took 6 years and boom, we were together!
"And Laura, that was your grandmother. Sara's mother died 10 years ago, from cancer. She was very influential in your mother's life, so that's why Laura is your middle name."
"So I'm named after 2 dead ladies?" Holly Laura Grissom-Sidle asked, making that face that never failed to crack her father up.
"Yes, honey, you are," Sara told her. "But they are 2 really good dead ladies."
*************
They were married just a few months after Grissom proposed to Sara in San Francisco. She'd packed her things and went back with him to Vegas. Greg, Catherine, Warrick, Nick, Brass, even Ecklie were all there to welcome her back with open arms. She truly felt loved, more loved then she'd ever felt before.
The wedding was a small one. All the usual people from the lab were in attendance. Grissom's mother was there, and Sara tried her best to communicate with Joanne Grissom with the sign language she'd been trying to teach herself for months. Grissom told her later that his mother was very impressed with her signing skills, but she did accidentally tell his mother that she was wearing a beautiful desk.
They settled into married life with the usual trials and tribulations, but without the same issues they had before. Grissom tried hard not to completely disappear into his world, and he did a good job. He made breakfast for Sara every morning, or afternoon, or night, or whenever it was she'd get home from a long, hard shift. While she was sleeping, he'd teach a class at UNLV or do a little writing. He was working on a book based on all the things he'd seen in his life, and they both knew it was going to be a big hit.
When Sara felt frustrated about things; when she and Grissom just weren’t communicating, she’d take out the letter he wrote her so many years ago. Since then, he’d written her 2 dozen more letters, but the first letter would always be the one that meant the most to her. He struggled to write it, but it was from his heart, and it would always calm her and put her in a better place.
Grissom also re-read Moby Dick. He entered an international chess tournament, held in Norway. He didn't win, but he did come in third. He took Sara to the rain forest, where she spent a week being fascinated by everything she came across.
They bought a small house in Santa Fe, where they would spend a week or two in the summer when it got too hot. In the winter, they'd do a little skiing. It was a nice life they had together, even if they did still struggle to let each other in sometimes. It was an exercise on learning when to be together and when to maintain their alone time, but they were making it work.
3 years after they were married, Sara got pregnant. She wasn't exactly trying, but she wasn't exactly not trying either. Either way, it wasn't a surprise to find out they were having a baby. Grissom surprised her by being completely overjoyed, especially when he found out he was having a daughter.
Holly Laura Grissom-Sidle was born into love. She had 4 uncles right away -- Greg, Brass, Warrick and Nick, and grew up to love all of them. Not to mention her real uncle, Robbie, who came to visit as often as he could. Holly loved when Robbie came to visit because he’d bring Aunt Stacy, and she always brought Holly a special present. Not long after she was born, Ecklie left the lab to take a job in Texas and Catherine took his job. Sara thought long and hard about being the supervisor for the Graveyard shift, but she didn't have it in her to compete with Nick and Warrick. Besides, she had Holly and Grissom to keep her satisfied; she didn't need the stress of the Graveyard position to add to her life. She congratulated Nick heartily when he got the job. A few months later, she switched to Day shift, so she could actually fall asleep with her husband and daughter at the same time. Warrick left the lab completely to be an actual police officer. It wasn't really talked about, but Sara knew it was because he wanted to propose to Catherine. They’d been dating for a year or two and things were going well. Sara was happy they both found the love they deserved.
So the team wasn't quite what it was before, but they still hung out together. They still had the dynamic that made them such an effective team when they were intact. And Grissom loved to have everyone over for Sunday night dinner. He'd make burgers (meatless for Sara, of course) or barbecue or whatever they wanted. It was the highlight of Grissom and Sara's week, and they could tell everyone else also seemed to enjoy it.
Sara loved her life, and she knew she wouldn't have this much happiness if she never got to know her mom before she couldn't get to know her anymore. In the brief time they spent together as Laura's life came to an end, she learned that even though a person makes mistakes in their life, that doesn't mean they have to live with that guilt for the rest of their life. It is possible to move on from guilt, and Sara was glad she managed to learn that at a relatively early age.
When she watched Grissom play with their daughter, she experienced a joy she didn't know was possible. He would read to Sara's stomach when she was pregnant. He'd read science textbooks, nursery rhymes, novels, whatever sounded good at the time. And he was very pleased to discover how much she liked bugs as a toddler. She wasn't scared of ants or ladybugs like some of the other kids were. She was fascinated by them. Sara only rolled her eyes when Grissom read entomology textbooks to her like they were bedtime stories. When Grissom went out of town to do seminars or lectures, he'd take Holly with him as much as he could, and she loved it.
Holly Laura Sidle-Grissom was the product of Gil and Sara's love for each other. After so many years, after so much time lost to gazing at each other fondly but doing nothing about it, they had a daughter, a marriage, and a love for each other that was growing each day. Sara never stopped fighting for the love she knew she wanted. And when she was ready to give up, Gil stepped in and took over from there. Their love was real, real enough for the both of them, and in loving each other they let go of the past that bound them to the way they were. They were no longer the person they saw themselves as; they were now what the other thought they were capable of being. Sara was a beautiful, intelligent woman with legs to die for, and Grissom was a brilliant, sexy man who loved bugs. And they had Holly now. They were a family, and they were complete.
***********
"So why did we come to this place, Daddy?" Holly asked Grissom, taking another bite of pizza. She loved going on trips with her parents. They even taught her how to ski on that pretty mountain in Mexico.
"Because it's me and your mother's 10 year anniversary, sweetie. This is where I asked her to marry me. It's a special place for us."
"Oh. I guess it's a special place for me, too."
Grissom kissed his daughter's nose.
"Yes, it is. You are a very smart lady, you know."
"I know," she said happily. Her parents laughed fondly.
Back at the hotel, Sara and Gil tucked their daughter into bed. She was usually a very active girl, but when she got tired, the girl was tired. She could barely keep her eyes open.
"Goodnight, honey," Grissom told her.
"Goodnight, Daddy. Are we still going to that baseball game this weekend?"
Grissom looked at Sara and smiled in victory. She just groaned. They agreed to take a road trip to Los Angeles, an 8 hour drive, before going back to Vegas so Grissom could watch an Anaheim Angels baseball game. With all the spare time on his hands, one of Grissom's favorite things to do was take in a baseball game. Sara hated baseball and Holly didn't seem to care much about it, either. He was trying to convince the two of them to go to the game with him all week. Sara told him she'd go if Holly agreed to go, too.
"Of course, sweetie. It'll be fun. But since when have you cared about baseball?"
"Since I met you," she mumbled. And then she fell asleep. And started snoring.
Grissom looked at his wife, who was touched to tears. He gathered her in his arms, and they lay down beside their daughter, taking in their life, taking in their love.
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” - Roy Croft -
