Title: Like Sunshine and rain
Author: Stacy L.A. Stronach
Fandoms: NCIS/CSI:NY
Pairings: Gil/Warrick pre-slash & Warrick/Tina & implied Grissom/Lady Heather
Fandom: CSI: Vegas
Characters: Gil Grissom, Warrick Brown
Prompt: 006 Hours
Word Count: 638
Rating: G/FRC
Series: My Gal Sadie, Part 4, Chapter 1
Spoilers: General spoilers for S5 but I think it's common knowledge now. Anyhow. Vague warnings for vague spoilers.
Warning: death of secondary character
Author's Notes: Part of the "My Gal Sadie" series; part 3; My Gal Sadie is more vignettes/ficlets rather than longer stories. The first few are pre-slash but we'll get slashy, eventually. Series will be posted in sequential order.
In my universe, CSI ended about 10 minutes before the end of S6. Gil|Sara never happened. Yes, my powers of denial are strong.
Summary: This starts about a year after Warrick got married. Warrick becomes a father but tragedy strikes! *gasp*

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"Joy and pain
Like sunshine and rain."
"Joy and Pain" by Rob Base


Warrick Brown looks at his watch, again, before leaning forward in the chair, head in hands. It has been two hours since his daughter was born. Two hours since Tina has been rushed into surgery to try and control her bleeding…and they haven't come out to update him yet. Warrick feels the tears welling up in his eyes; he can't lose Tina, not now. After his initial doubts about his marriage, he's come to love her, not a deep, passionate love, but love, none the less. She's the mother of his child, he can't lose her.

"Mr. Brown?"

Warrick jumps up, looking at the nurse who is holding his daughter. "Do you—Tina?"

She shakes her head. "No, I'm sorry, I haven't heard anything," she says. "I brought your daughter out, I thought you might like to hold her?"

He feels like yelling at her, asking her why on earth she thinks he'd want to hold the child who may have killed his wife. Instead, he keeps his anger down, and holds his shaking hands out to take her…and when he looks at her sweet face and into her green eyes, the same bright shade as his own, Warrick feels his anger fall away completely. He cuddles her close to his body, amazed at her perfection, from the thin tufts of dark curly hair on her head to her oh-so-tiny fingers. Leaning down, Warrick kisses her forehead, whispering, "Oh, baby girl, I hope your Mama is okay."

"Warrick?"

He looks up in surprise when he hears Gil Grissom's voice. "Gil? What—"

"Nick told me you'd called and what had happened. I wanted to come down and see how you were doing. Do you know anything about Tina, yet?" he asks.

Warrick shook his head. "No, they haven't told me anything yet."

"Hopefully we'll have some news, soon," Gil says quietly. He reaches out, pushing the blanket aside so he can see the baby. "She's beautiful, Warrick. She has your eyes," Gil says, looking at Warrick.

"Yeah, she's gorgeous," he manages.

"Did you have a name picked out?"

Warrick nods. "Yes, Sadie Elizabeth, after out moms."

"Nice names."

Before Gil can say anything else, they hear someone clear his throat. "Mr. Brown?" he asks.

"Yes?" Warrick looks at the man and knows it's the doctor. He can tell from the look on the man's face what his news is. "God, no," he whispers.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Brown, but your wife didn't make it. We did everything we could for her, but she'd lost too much blood," he says. "I'm sorry."

Warrick drops into the nearest chair and Gil reaches out and takes Sadie from Warrick, cradling her in his arms. He looks at the doctor. "Can you get a nurse to take Sadie back to the nursery, please?"

"Of course," the doctor says, looking glad to leave.

Gil sits down next to Warrick, shifting Sadie so she's in one arm and he slides the other around Warrick's shoulders. "I'm sorry," he whispers, not knowing what else to say; words are so inadequate at times. He just holds onto Warrick, offering what comfort he can.

When the nurse comes over, Gil hands Sadie to her. She looks at Warrick, "I'm sorry your wife didn't make it, Mr. Brown," she says quietly. "We'll take care of your daughter."

"Her name is Sadie," Gil says. As soon as the nurse is gone, Gil looks at Warrick and the pain he sees in his eyes and on his face, takes his breath away. "Oh, Warrick," he says. When Warrick leans against him, arm wrapping around Gil, his face pressing against Gil's shoulder, he wraps his arms around Warrick's shaking body. Leaning his cheek against the top of Warrick's head, Gil whispers, "I'm here for you. I'll always be here for you."

~~the end

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