Mrs. Grissom

Author: Moggie

Rating: PG-13 Category: Angst, Romance Spoilers: Maybe Season 1,2 &3, just to be safe. Summary: Grissom's mother visits and stirs things up. Disclaimer: I do not under any circumstances, own CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Notes: I don't know much about Grissom's mother and I don't think many others do either, so I'm playing by ear and making certain things up for the story.

Three years ago, she visited her son at his place of work. Three years ago, she met Catherine Willows and Doc Robbins. Maybe by coincidence, Warrick Brown and Nick Stokes were elsewhere when she visited. Although her visit was short, she got to see where her only son works.

Only last month did Gil Grissom contact his mother. The past few months had been busy with high profile cases and not to mention his personal problems. He rang her with one soul purpose and that was only to tell her about his surgery. She knew about the disease, as she has it herself, but Grissom never told her that he was suffering the onset of temporary hearing loss. He explained that he had waited and confessed that he was still coming to terms with his condition.

During that last conversation, Grissom was shocked and is possibly still in shock by his mother's proposal. She decided on the spot that she was going to be in Vegas. This was one month ago and now Grissom was waiting at the airport.

He had taken the morning off. Although he usually stayed behind after shift ended to catch up on paperwork, he decided that he was going to get to the airport and make sure he wasn't late and that his mother arrived without any problems.

The flight calls were booming out of the speakers and being only four weeks since his surgery, he winced at the slight pain in his left ear. The ringing stopped almost immediately, but it still made him shake his head slightly to shift the uncomfortable feeling.

Flicking out his wrist, he revealed his watch. Sighing, he sat back down on one of the waiting chairs in the arrival lounge. He knew that the flight from Las Angeles was going to be late, but he didn't know how long. Just as he was beginning to relax into the chair, his cell phone broke through the loud chatter and flight calls.

Delving into his jacket pocket, he pulled the vibrating and incessant ringing plastic into view and read the display. 'Sara'

Looking up at the gate suddenly, 'Flight 347 from Las Angeles, now arriving, Gate 12, Flight 347 from Las Angeles, now arriving, Gate 12'

Biting his lip nervously, he looked back down at the phone. Flipping it open, he lifted it to his ear. "Grissom."

"Hey." Sara's voice sounded tired and cheerful at the same time.

Grissom leaned forward and pushed his fingers into his brow. "Hi, you need something?" He pulled the phone from his ear and palmed his face at the sound of his voice. He groaned at the cold and heartless tone. Pulling it back, he could hear absolutely nothing. "Sara?" God, please, don't hang up! He pleaded.

Silence followed for a few more seconds, before she breathed heavily into the receiver. "Yeah, erm. sorry. I know you got off early, but. erm. I didn't mean to bother you. It can wait.I'll see you at work." She rambled, obviously catching him at a bad time.

Feeling a warm hand on his shoulder, he jumped and looked up. His blue eyes met with equally blue. He smiled and instinctively closed his phone. He quickly looked down and cursed. "Damnit!" He stared at the phone in his hand and frowned at it.

"Someone important?" The voice asked.

Grissom took a deep breath and pushed the cell into his jacket pocket. He suddenly put on a calm face. "No. Just work." He pulled the older woman into a warm hug. Stepping back so she could see his hands, he looked down at the floor. 'Where are your Bags?' He asked, his hands moving quickly. She smiled and looped her arm through his as they made there way to the baggage conveyer belt.

"I hope you introduce me to this woman you've been telling me about Gil." She smiled at him and looked up at him when she felt him sigh. "What's wrong?"

Grissom stopped and looked at her with a frown. "I think I lost her Mother."

She smiled sadly and pulled him into a hug. "Let's go home and talk about it." He nodded and pulled away.