Catherine walks into the room again. Hot rollers in her hair, a sweat suit covering her.

She looks at the ring on her finger again. So extravagant, a three stone, three platinum bands, chips covering the outer two, engraved: To my dearest, Forever. Lindsey comes over to her in her blue striped bridesmaid dress," Hey how's he doing?"

"Better than you."

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"Damn," Lindsey smiles at her mother," You want me to finish your hair?"

"Would you?"

"Sit down and do your make up okay," Catherine sits down and starts on her makeup as Lindsey starts pulling out the curls. As Catherine finishes her makeup Lindsey sprays the last curl. She pulls them back, leaving a few around Catherines face, and pins them," Where's the tiara?"

"In a box in the duffle," she rummages in the duffle and pulls out a jewlery box.

Opening it up she pulls out a vintage tiara," Where did you get this?"

"It was your great great grandmothers when the family actually had money," she lets out a laugh. The tiara was covered in diamond, sapphire, and aquamarine stones worth now approx. $13,000. Lindsey places it in her mothers hair," Perfect," she pulls the veil out and lays it on the vanity. Catherine looks up at her," Go get your uncle Jim"

"Okay," Lindsey walks off and comes back a few minutes later with Brass," I was summoned by the bride"

"I need a strong guy that I can trust seeing me in little clothing," she stands up and holds the corsette up," I need you to tie my corsette"

"Okay," Catherine unzips the jacket and Lindsey rolls her eyes," Quit being so dramatic"

"Fine," Catherine throws the jacket across the room and then the shirt follows it. She quickly slips on the corsette fastening the strings loosely then pulls off her pants over her long legs tossing them to the shirt and jacket," Jim you still alive?"

"I am not sure"

"Well can you tie me?"

"Uhhhh yeah," he unties the strings and pulls them tight," Tighter," he pulls them tighter," Tighter," even more tighter," Tie them," he ties the strings," You still breathing?"

"Yeah," she turns around and smiles at him," Thanks"

"No problem," he leaves and Catherine grabs her dress off of the hangar. She slips it over her curves and Lindsey buttons up the back. Catherine puts the krenlin on under the skirt. Lindsey slips the lace veil into her hair and then fastens the also lace train to the dress. She slips on a pair of elbow long demi gloves, white lace.(Duh) Catherine slips a locket around her neck and smiles at Lindsey," Why don't you go out to where everyone is I'll be out in a few minutes"

"You sure?"

"Yeah"

"Okay but if you don't show don't expect to wake up tomorrow"

"I'll be out in a few"

"Okay," Lindsey leaves and Catherine looks at herself in the mirror. She pulls a square of gauze off of her back and smiles at the butterfly underneath. She had told everyone it was a accident she had she'd be fine. The left wing trailed off and wound into a band on her arm with a heart on the end. It was for Gil like many of her tattoos, but the others were for him this one was to show everyone to know how much she loved him.

She slips her shoes on and walks out. The doors to the main church are closed and everyone is lined up. Sam is standing in the back talking to her mom. She swore there was something going on between them but now she wasn't worried. She walks over to them and lays a hand on Sams shoulder. He stops talking and turns around looking at her. She smiles at him," What'd ya think?"

"Amazing absolutely amazing"

"Don't cry," she wipes the tears from his eyes," I'll be fine"

"That's what you said last night"

"I will promise," he pulls her into a hug and she wraps her arms around him," I love you you know that?"

"I know I love you too," she pulls back and smiles at Sam and her mom," Thanks for being here"

"Always honey"

"Well this has to be a record 40 years old and getting married at least in our family"

"Yeah," the music starts and Catherine smiles fully for the first time in a long time. The bridesmaids were wearing tri shade, blue, striped dresses. And the groomsmen were wearing cream pants, jackets, and ties, with baby blue shirts. Walking down the isle, arms linked, there were 6 pairs. She watches her 5 year old niece and 7 year old nepew walk down the isle in the same outfits as the bridesmaids and groomsmen. The music changes and Sam slips his arm into hers," Let's go," Sam stands on one side her mom on the other and she holds a boquet of white lillies tied together with blue and white ribbon. They walk slowly down the isle everyone looking at them. Gils jaw drops as he looks at her. They reach the front and Sam clears her face of the tears and kisses both of her cheeks," You are the most important thing in the world to me

"Be good okay"

"Okay," they sit down and Catherine smiles at Gil, who is sporting a traditional black tux," Close your mouth"

"Sorry," he smiles at her and they turn to the preist," Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God to join together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony; which is an honourable estate, instituted of God in Paradise, and into which holy estate these two persons present come now to be joined. Therefore if any man can shew any just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. "Being assured that your love and your choice of each other as lifelong companions are in God's will and that you have your families' blessings. I now ask. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"

"Her mother and I do," Sam places her hand in Gils and sits back down," Gil are you ready to enter into this marriage with Catherine, believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?"

"I am"

"Catherine are you ready to enter into this marriage with Gil, believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?"

"I am"

"Catherine, please face Gil, and hold his hands, palms up, so you may see the gift that they are to you," she takes his hands and smiles," These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and vibrant with love, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as he promises to love you all the days of his life. These are the hands that will work along side yours, as together you build your future, as you laugh and cry, as you share your innermost secrets and dreams. These are the hands you will place with expectant joy against your stomach, until he too, feels his child stir within you. These are the hands that look so large and strong, yet will be so gentle as he holds your baby for the first time. These are the hands that will work long hours for you and your new family. These are that hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes: tears of sorrow and tears of joy. These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and hold you when fear or grief wrack your mind. These are the hands that will tenderly lift your chin and brush your cheek as they raise your face to look into his eyes: eyes that are filled completely with his overwhelming love and desire for you.

"Gil, please hold Catherines hands, palms up, where you may see the gift that they are to you," he rolls her hands so they are palms up and he holds them," These are the hands of your best friend, smooth, young and carefree, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as she pledges her love and commitment to you all the days of her life. These are the hands that will hold each child in tender love, soothing them through illness and hurt, supporting and encouraging them along the way, and knowing when it is time to let go. These are the hands that will massage tension from you neck and back in the evenings after you've both had a long hard day. These are the hands that will hold you tight as you struggle through difficult times. These are the hands that will comfort you when you are sick, or console you when you are grieving. They are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness. These are the hands that will hold you in joy and excitement and hope, each time she tells you that you are to have another child, that together you have created a new life. These are the hands that will give you support as she encourages you to chase down your dreams. Together as a team, everything you wish for can be realized.

"Gil do you take Catherine to be your lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in joyfulness and in sorrow, for richer or poorer, do you promise to love her, to honor and cherish her, and to be to her in all things a good and faithful husband as long as you both shall live?"

"I do"

"Catherine do you take Gil to be your lawfully wedded husband to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in joyfulness and in sorrow, for richer or poorer, do you promise to love him, to honor and cherish him, and to be to him in all things a good and faithful wife as long as you both shall live?"

"I do"

"The rings," Gil takes Catherines ring from Brass and Catherine takes Gils ring from Nancy. They hand them to the priest," Traditionally, the marking of the passage to tile status of husband and wife is marked by the exchange of rings. These rings are a symbol of the unbroken circle of love. Love freely given has no beginning and no end, no giver and no receiver for each is the giver and each is the receiver. May these rings always remind you of the vows you have taken.

"Gil repeat after me. "With this ring I thee wed with my heart, body, soul, mind, and my eternal love"

"With this ring I thee wed with my heart, body, soul, mind, and my eternal love....you are my butterfly," a tear slips out of her eye as he slides the ring onto her finger,"

Catherine repeat after me. "With this ring I thee wed with my heart, body, soul, mind, and my eternal love"

"With this ring I thee wed with my heart, body, soul, mind, and my eternal love.....you are everything to me," she slides the ring onto his finger and a smile breaks out on her face as he kisses her knuckles," The candle represents the joining together of two individuals to live together as one in spirit. Gil and Catherine, the candle yet to be lit, represents the new family which is being created today. Gil and Catherine are leaving their families to make a new life together," together they light the candle. Catherine, Gil, Brass, and Nancy sign the certificate that the priest is holding," Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other. You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose. In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose. Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife.

In someways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage. Catherine and Gil, I would ask that where ever you make your home in the future - whether it be a large and elegant home - or a small and graceful one - that you both pick one very special location for roses; so that on each anniversary of this truly wonderful occasion you both may take a rose to that spot both as a recommitment to your marriage - and a recommitment that THIS will be a marriage based upon love. In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt by who we most love. It might be difficult some time to words to say "I am sorry" or "I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you simply can not find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words. That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this rose for the words which can not be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today. Catherine and Gil, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage shall endure," Catherine takes the one red rose out of her boquet and as she hands it to Gil she runs it down the side of his neck. He smiles and takes it out of her hand softly. He pulls her rose out of his jacket pocket and softly runs it down the center line of her face before she pulls it into her hand smelling it," What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder. Forasmuch as Gil and Catherine have consented together in holy matrimony, and have witnessed the same before God and this company and have pledged their love and loyalty to each other, and have declared the same by the joining and the giving of rings and roses, I, therefore, by the authority of the state, pronounce that they are husband and wife, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. You may now kiss the bride," he holds her close as he kisses her thouroughly.

Pulling back she smiles," I now present to you Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Michael Grissom," everyone in the church stands and start clapping. They walk out of the church and Catherine laughs at the overly decorated limo out front. Behind them a cage of butterflies is released and Catherine kisses Gil again. Lindsey comes over and Catherine smiles at her," Here baby we got this for you," Gil hands her a jewlery box and she opens it," What is it"

"Well it's a family medallion. I figured since we're starting a new family we'd give you something to symbolize that"

"Thank you," she clips it around her neck and hugs Gil. He lifts her up and he feels her tears on his neck," Lindsey honey what's wrong"

"Thank you for everything. You make mommy and me really happy"

"That's what I'm here for baby girl," he kisses her forehead and someone snaps a picture. Catherine smiles," Come on bug boy let's go," he slides Lindsey onto his hip and they get into the limo.

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After packing everything up at the dining hall at the Tangiers and enduring a car ride that took 20 minutes with 3 orgasams. Catherine Grissom was tired. She looks over at Gil and props herself up on her elbow," I love you you know that?"

"I'd hope so," he props himself up and looks into her eyes," Cath baby what's wrong,"

a tear falls out of her eye and he holds her close," Baby what's wrong?"

"Nothing nothing. For once in my life I'm really happy," she lets out a sigh as he unconsiously strokes her breast. Stopping his movements she moves his hand down to her stomach and covers it," Make love to me?"

"Don't ever feel you need to ask," he positions them so he's hovering over her," Just do it don't take your time," she murmmurs before claiming his lips. He pulls her hips up to his as he enters her," Gil," she lets out a loud groan and he starts moving slowly, getting faster with each thrust. Her back arches after awhile and she cries out his name as he does hers. Laying on the bed the sheets already tangled around their body he kisses her lips," For 20 years I have wanted to do that....you don't know how much you mean to me Cath. If something ever happened to you I wouldn't know what to do"

"Same here baby. Same here," she takes his hand and moves it to her chest where her heart lies beneath," This is where you are okay. You, Linds, and our baby, when it's born. Don't ever forget that"

"Baby, what baby?"

"Our baby that's going to be here in 41/2 months"

"You're........"

"41/2 months pregnant with a baby girl. I've been waiting to tell you for awhile. I could never find a right time to tell you"

"How long?"

"Bout 5 weeks. I wanted when I told you to be special"

"We're having a baby?"

"Yep baby girl," she smiles and kisses him again," I'm not showing yet so can we put off telling everyone for a bit?"

"Sure babe," he smiles and she moves to lay on top of him," I love you Mr. Grissom"

"I love you too Mrs. Grissom," he kisses her and they fall asleep.

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Approx. 5 months later

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"Where the hell have you been," Catherine yells at her husband just walking into the delivery room," I accidentaly left my phone and pager in the truck. I didn't get your message until about 4 hours after you left it," he puts the blue scrubs on and sits down next to Catherine," How you feeling baby?"

"Like hell fucking pain meds suck ass"

"I'm so sorry honey," he wipes a few strands of sweaty hair off her face. Her doctor walks in and smiles at Gil," So you finally made it?"

"Yeah pager and cell in the truck, quad"

"Ouch.

"Okay Catherine how you feeling?"

"How the hell do you think I'm feeling I need a goddamn anisthetic. But no I can't fucking have one"

"You feel the need to push?"

"Yeah it's really bad," the doctor checks her over," Okay 10 cm. I want you to...."

"Start pushing at the begining of a contraction and hold for 10 seconds"

"Exactly. Okay when ever you're ready," Gil grabs Catherines hand and slides his arm behind her lower back helping her into a sitting position. She bears down screaming,"

Okay give me a few small pushes," she pushes and grips onto Gils hand," Okay heads almost out one more big push," he slips his arm around her back and she bears down screaming from the pain. The head slides through and Catherine stops and Gil kisses her forehead. The doctor suctions the nose and mouth and removes the cord from around the neck," You wanna see the baby's head?"

"Mmhm," Gil peers over her leg and smiles at the baby's head with a load of dark brown hair. She looks at him and he smiles," You're doin' great honey she looks just like you except for the hair"

"Just a couple more pushes Catherine," she nods a couple times and bears down again screams escaping her mouth. The doctor helps the shoulders out and Catherine stops," I just need one more push and you'll be done," she bears down clutching Gils hand and she cries out, a wave washing over her as the baby's body is born. The doctor lays her on Catherines stomach," Say hello to your new baby girl," she wraps her in a blanket and Catherine takes her," Oh my god"

"Gil do you wanna cut the cord," he nods and clips the cord. Soon Catherines placenta is birthed and her doctor smiles," You did great. The placentas fine, no tears from the birth. Do you want the nurses to clean her up or just nurse her now?"

"The nurses can take her," she hands her new baby girl over to the nurse and Catherine smiles at Gil," She's perfect"

"Yeah," kissing her the baby's wails fill the room. Catherine starts crying and Gil wipes her tears away," It'll be okay," she smiles and takes his hand looking into his eyes," Thank you"

"For what"

"For everything," the nurse hands her the baby now wraped in a blanket, clothes on her body, and a cap covering her head. Her healthy lungs wailing," What do you wanna name her"

"Adalaine Reanna Lynn Grissom," Catherine gives Adalaine her breast and Gil strokes her forehead," I couldn't have asked for anything different"

"Me neither"

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