MissMurder
Lab Technician
Skeletons in the Closet
Summary: What if Sara had a child? How would Grissom react? Will he be able to bond with the child when he realizes he can no longer live without her?
A/N: Probably slightly AU.
Chapter 1
Sara Sidle sat in her apartment watching the child do their homework. She did wonder sometimes. What if things had happened differently?
She was 21 when she gave birth. She had just finished her Bachelors in Physics. Of course she was scared, a young mother always would be. But she wouldn’t have it any other way now. She had a beautiful daughter, with many similarities to her mother. Yet she had the personality of her father.
The child’s father, Sara didn’t wish to remember him. He was gentle, Sara made sure after her childhood that she would never date a man with a possessive demeanour. But, an awful thing occurred that stole his life. She missed him of course she did, he was her daughter’s father. Life had to move on though, and now she had fallen hopelessly in love with her boss.
The girl sat silently, her brow knitted in a deep concentration. Sara smiled; she looked so much like herself. A worry kicked in though.
Not one of her friends knew of the child. Sara didn’t know how to tell them. Catherine Willows was the only team member with a maternal side, and Sara had never once shown to them she had maternal instincts. Every time she had work, she would always have an old friend who knew about the child look after her. This was the only area Sara was unconfident in.
She had tried to tell them, well Catherine, a few times, but never managed to get the words out. She thought that if she did tell her, that their friendship would grow a little bit. Yet, she never did, and the strange thing was, both Catherine and Sara’s daughter’s attended the same school.
The small preteen whizzed around grinned at her mother: “Finished.” She stated happily.
“That’s good. Did you find anything difficult?” Sara asked.
“Nope, everything was easy.”
“Ok then. You can do what you want now, within reason of course.”
“Mom, I’m not that stupid.”
Sara giggled: “I know Olivia.”
Olivia shone the same 1000 watt smile that came from Sara at her, and ran to her bedroom.
Sara sighed and moved to her kitchen. She knew she had dinner to make for Olivia, but also knew she had work in a few hours.
She grabbed her phone and gave a quick call to her friend, Lily Adams. She had been Sara’s friend since preschool and was really the only person who knew about Olivia:
“Hello?” said the woman on the other end on the line.
“Hey Lily, are you able to take Olivia tonight?”
“Yeah of course I can. I love having her over, and c’mon Sara I’m your friend. It’ll be good to have some young blood to teach my husband a lesson.”
Sara laughed: “Uh huh. Well I bring her over in an hour or so. See you then.”
Lily said her goodbye and she hung up. Sara finished cooking her daughter dinner and they sat down to eat.
Olivia seemed to want to bring something up but kept her mouth shut. Her mother noticed this, but knew she had to let Olivia come to her:
“Mom?”
“Yes?”
“You know at the lab, would I be able to visit?”
“Visit for what sweetheart?”
“I don’t know... the science labs? I want to see what they do.”
“Well, I don’t think you’ll be allowed but I could ask for you.” Sara wanted her child to be ambitious, and she certainly was. She knew Olivia loved science, biology mainly, and would want to see the DNA labs.
“Really? Thanks mom.” The excitement in her daughter’s voice made Sara’s heart lurch with happiness.
“I’ll try. I didn’t and am not making any promises.”
“I know.”
Sara wondered how her boss would react if she asked if Olivia could take a tour. Even he, Gil Grissom, didn’t know she had a child. Again, she had tried to tell him, but feared his reaction.
Olivia knew her mother was in love with a man at work. She had seen the photographs scattered around the house. She knew it was her mother’s boss; she wanted to see him in the flesh. She desperately wanted a father, she had never known hers.
Sara had told her that her father was a good man. That she loved him and still did, but now after such a long time without him, it was slightly different. Olivia understood. She knew that life had to move on and that her mother couldn’t put her life on hold.
Sara had given her pictures of her father, which she kept in photo frames and her favourite, the one with him and her mother standing together smiling, under her pillow. She didn’t feel her mother was betraying him by being in love with another man, Sara told her that is what he wanted.
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Grissom and Catherine both noticed Sara’s manner change around this time of year. She seemed in a way depressed, yet coping with it. It was strange. They couldn’t understand what was causing it. Though, they didn’t want to go digging into her personal life either.
They kept a special yet secret watch on her around this time. If either person noticed something going on, they discussed how they should address it. They never spotted Sara in distress however, but still agreed to watch out for her.
Grissom worried about Sara, something was clearly bothering her yet after all he had done to her, she barely trusted him with her secrets anymore. He wished he could change that. He spent hours on end trying to figure out ways to make it up to her, make her trust him again. But each idea he could think of was not enough for her in his mind.
He just surveyed her from afar, trying to formulate a plan. Always around the middle of the year she grew depressed, yet a few months later she perked up a little bit. He knew she was hiding something, only he didn’t know what.
TBC
Summary: What if Sara had a child? How would Grissom react? Will he be able to bond with the child when he realizes he can no longer live without her?
A/N: Probably slightly AU.
Chapter 1
Sara Sidle sat in her apartment watching the child do their homework. She did wonder sometimes. What if things had happened differently?
She was 21 when she gave birth. She had just finished her Bachelors in Physics. Of course she was scared, a young mother always would be. But she wouldn’t have it any other way now. She had a beautiful daughter, with many similarities to her mother. Yet she had the personality of her father.
The child’s father, Sara didn’t wish to remember him. He was gentle, Sara made sure after her childhood that she would never date a man with a possessive demeanour. But, an awful thing occurred that stole his life. She missed him of course she did, he was her daughter’s father. Life had to move on though, and now she had fallen hopelessly in love with her boss.
The girl sat silently, her brow knitted in a deep concentration. Sara smiled; she looked so much like herself. A worry kicked in though.
Not one of her friends knew of the child. Sara didn’t know how to tell them. Catherine Willows was the only team member with a maternal side, and Sara had never once shown to them she had maternal instincts. Every time she had work, she would always have an old friend who knew about the child look after her. This was the only area Sara was unconfident in.
She had tried to tell them, well Catherine, a few times, but never managed to get the words out. She thought that if she did tell her, that their friendship would grow a little bit. Yet, she never did, and the strange thing was, both Catherine and Sara’s daughter’s attended the same school.
The small preteen whizzed around grinned at her mother: “Finished.” She stated happily.
“That’s good. Did you find anything difficult?” Sara asked.
“Nope, everything was easy.”
“Ok then. You can do what you want now, within reason of course.”
“Mom, I’m not that stupid.”
Sara giggled: “I know Olivia.”
Olivia shone the same 1000 watt smile that came from Sara at her, and ran to her bedroom.
Sara sighed and moved to her kitchen. She knew she had dinner to make for Olivia, but also knew she had work in a few hours.
She grabbed her phone and gave a quick call to her friend, Lily Adams. She had been Sara’s friend since preschool and was really the only person who knew about Olivia:
“Hello?” said the woman on the other end on the line.
“Hey Lily, are you able to take Olivia tonight?”
“Yeah of course I can. I love having her over, and c’mon Sara I’m your friend. It’ll be good to have some young blood to teach my husband a lesson.”
Sara laughed: “Uh huh. Well I bring her over in an hour or so. See you then.”
Lily said her goodbye and she hung up. Sara finished cooking her daughter dinner and they sat down to eat.
Olivia seemed to want to bring something up but kept her mouth shut. Her mother noticed this, but knew she had to let Olivia come to her:
“Mom?”
“Yes?”
“You know at the lab, would I be able to visit?”
“Visit for what sweetheart?”
“I don’t know... the science labs? I want to see what they do.”
“Well, I don’t think you’ll be allowed but I could ask for you.” Sara wanted her child to be ambitious, and she certainly was. She knew Olivia loved science, biology mainly, and would want to see the DNA labs.
“Really? Thanks mom.” The excitement in her daughter’s voice made Sara’s heart lurch with happiness.
“I’ll try. I didn’t and am not making any promises.”
“I know.”
Sara wondered how her boss would react if she asked if Olivia could take a tour. Even he, Gil Grissom, didn’t know she had a child. Again, she had tried to tell him, but feared his reaction.
Olivia knew her mother was in love with a man at work. She had seen the photographs scattered around the house. She knew it was her mother’s boss; she wanted to see him in the flesh. She desperately wanted a father, she had never known hers.
Sara had told her that her father was a good man. That she loved him and still did, but now after such a long time without him, it was slightly different. Olivia understood. She knew that life had to move on and that her mother couldn’t put her life on hold.
Sara had given her pictures of her father, which she kept in photo frames and her favourite, the one with him and her mother standing together smiling, under her pillow. She didn’t feel her mother was betraying him by being in love with another man, Sara told her that is what he wanted.
xxxxxxxxx
Grissom and Catherine both noticed Sara’s manner change around this time of year. She seemed in a way depressed, yet coping with it. It was strange. They couldn’t understand what was causing it. Though, they didn’t want to go digging into her personal life either.
They kept a special yet secret watch on her around this time. If either person noticed something going on, they discussed how they should address it. They never spotted Sara in distress however, but still agreed to watch out for her.
Grissom worried about Sara, something was clearly bothering her yet after all he had done to her, she barely trusted him with her secrets anymore. He wished he could change that. He spent hours on end trying to figure out ways to make it up to her, make her trust him again. But each idea he could think of was not enough for her in his mind.
He just surveyed her from afar, trying to formulate a plan. Always around the middle of the year she grew depressed, yet a few months later she perked up a little bit. He knew she was hiding something, only he didn’t know what.
TBC
