RATING: T for future chapters just in case

SPOILERS: Shouldn't have any but would have to come after Season 6.

DISCLAIMERS: Afraid I don't own either CBS, CSI, any of their affiliates or anything neat and wonderful like them. I wish I did, but I don't so I'm just borrowing them for a little recreation or re-creation depending on where Season 6 takes us.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Reviews appreciated. After reading a number of GSR fics with pregnancies I found this story knocking around in my head. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

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Sara knocked on the door quietly before entering. "Grissom I need you to approve my Leave of Absence."

"What are you running from this time?"

"Nothing I just have some family stuff that needs to be taken care of and can't get it all done on my days off. I'll be back before you know it." Sara flashed a bright smile and he felt better about signing the form. "Thanks Griss."

It was only when he looked closer at the form and noticed that the Family Medical Leave Act box was checked. That worried him, that box was marked for pregnancy and family illness. He couldn't quite ignore the feeling that his world was coming to an end. So when a few days later he needed Sara to decipher some case notes, he'd called her. Grissom set the handset down firmly just managing to control his temper just enough not to slam the phone down.

He'd been trying to reach for hours and couldn't reach her by phone. He'd tried her pager and cell first then finally dialed her home number. He'd been shocked when the message that her home phone had been disconnected started playing. He'd checked the number and redialed it, his concern growing when the message started again. Glancing at his watch he decided it was time to go, maybe he'd drop by her apartment and try and catch her there. Sara's apartment was empty. It looked like she had left without saying goodbye.

He didn't want to be alone after discovering that she was gone so he pulled into the fast food restaurant with little thought. After getting his breakfast he found a seat in the back, where he could watch the couple of children playing in the cage of balls watched by their mothers. He didn't pay much attention to the blonde, it was the brunette that caught and held his attention. She reminded him of Sara and his heart dropped. She'd been right and now it was too late after all.

He couldn't take his eyes off the woman in the light green sundress. She had captured his attention and he waited for her to turn so he could see her face. During the Debbie Marin case he'd kept seeing Sara even though he knew she was fine. Now he wanted to assure himself that he wasn't projecting like that again. It would help if this woman didn't really look that much like Sara. He noticed the signs passing between the girl and her mother and smiled.

I need bathroom Mommy.

Let's go. The woman held out her hand and the little girl grabbed it.

Grissom knew he was seated on the route to the bathroom and couldn't wait to finally get a glimpse of the woman. He pretended to be focused on his newspaper, but was using it as cover. His breath caught as he realized it was Sara walking hand in hand with a little girl. As they passed by his mind kept repeating a single thought. Sara had a little girl who appeared to be six years old with brown curls like Sara and blue eyes like Gil's.