Spoilers: None.
A/N: This is the sequel to my first story 'New Home'...it would probably be a good idea to read that first. Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed the 'New Home', i hope you enjoy the sequel, and sorry for the delay in posting!
New Addition
Chapter One
It was now two weeks since Grissom and Sara had announced to their four closest friends that they had been dating for two years, had been living together for six months and had been engaged for almost as long. They had taken great pleasure in inviting the four unsuspecting CSI's to their newly purchased house and teasing them with clues as to their relationship. Now Sara was looking forward to a repeat performance with the latest piece of news they had to share.
"So we've agreed to mess with everyone again about the baby after our wedding?" Sara asked Grissom as they lay in bed reading forensic journals on their only night off together in two weeks.
"Yes Dear." Grissom responded only half listening. Sara had been excited about her plan ever since she thought it up, but Grissom worried it could all go horribly wrong. They were lucky their friends forgave them for keeping the relationship a secret for two years and then playing games with them until they finally worked it out themselves. He was sure they wouldn't be as forgiving a second time.
"Let's just get through tomorrow night and focus on the wedding, I don't want you getting stressed in your condition." Grissom added, much to Sara's annoyance.
Sara knew tomorrow night would be difficult; they were going to tell Ecklie about Sara's change of address, the upcoming nuptials and the baby. She also knew she should focus some energy on the wedding itself, but couldn't help getting excited about her plan. She had so much fun tricking her friends the first time, and this time she had more time to prepare.
The meeting with Ecklie went smoother than expected. He had already known they were in a relationship after working it out for himself several months earlier, so the news that they had bought a house together and were intending to get married didn't come as much of a surprise to the Assistant Director. The news that Sara was pregnant, however, did, but once the initial shock wore off he congratulated the couple with complete sincerity.
With that dealt with the next week was spent getting prepared for the wedding. It was important to both Grissom and Sara that they marry before the baby was born. Neither had a problem with babies being born outside of marriage, but they wanted their child to know it was brought up in a stable and happy marriage from day one. The wedding itself was only a formality in their minds, but they knew they owed it to their friends to have a proper service at least.
Catherine, Warrick, Nick and Greg had only known about the relationship a couple of weeks, and Brass was the only other person besides Ecklie who knew. Brass had been as oblivious as the rest of their friends, until about two months after Sara moved into Grissom's old apartment, when he came round unexpectedly for breakfast and Sara had answered the door in her bathrobe.
Now that Ecklie had been told about the engagement, Grissom and Sara asked their friends to let the news spread throughout the lab. Within a day the entire lab knew the basic details, but thankfully most, Hodges excluded, were polite and discreet when discussing it at work.
The wedding ceremony was held the following week at one of Vegas' quieter wedding chapels, a fair distance from the tackiness of The Strip. Sara wore a simple and elegant white dress and Grissom a smart black tuxedo. Catherine was Sara's maid of honour, and Brass proudly walked Sara down the aisle. Grissom decided the job of best man should go to Greg because he knew how much it would mean to his newest protégé, but ensured Warrick, Nick and Doc Robbins felt as much a part of the ceremony the others.
The wedding was perfect and simple with everyone Grissom and Sara cared about most in attendance. The reception was also a simple affair, held at their home, with only a small number of extra guests. Archie, David, Hodges, Wendy, Mandy, Judy and Mrs Robbins all joined the celebration. There was no cake, no throwing of the bouquet, just a gathering of good friends, with good food, and good wine.
When the last of the guests had left, Grissom went in search of his new bride, finding her resting on the sofa in the living room. As he sat beside her she moved her head to rest against his shoulder and he moved a protective arm gently around her waist.
"Hello Mrs Grissom." He whispered into her hair as he placed small kisses on top of her head.
"Hello Mr Grissom." Sara whispered back as she drifted easily into a sound sleep.
Grissom looked down at his wife and felt something he wasn't sure was possible until he had started dating Sara, he felt complete. Since the very beginning of their relationship he had felt more and more content with every passing day and it was overwhelming when he tried to imagine how he would feel in six months time when he would be holding their tiny baby in his arms.
The newlyweds spent the three days following the wedding relaxing at a cabin by Lake Mead and enjoying the time away from work. It was the longest either of the criminalists had spent with their pagers and mobiles switched off for a very long time. A three-day honeymoon seemed short to all of their friends, who thought them mad for wanting to return to work so quickly. This of course was because none of them knew what little time Sara had left at the Las Vegas crime lab.
From the moment she first found out she was pregnant, Sara had embraced motherhood entirely and decided she wanted to be a fulltime mum. She knew she would eventually miss the work, but in two months she would be on maternity-leave anyway and knew she would never want to leave her baby once he or she had arrived.
Because of years of careful saving by both Grissom and Sara, it was entirely possible that Grissom could also leave his job, but they both knew he would miss it too much. So it was decided that Grissom would hand over almost all supervisory responsibility to Catherine and he would cut down on his hours at the lab by almost half. It was difficult to tell Ecklie about the baby before any of their friends, but they both knew it was important to sort out all work related concerns before the wedding, so they could really enjoy their honeymoon.
That Wednesday, their first day back at work, Grissom and Sara began phase one of Sara's wicked plan. Once the assignments had been handed out and everyone had asked the usual questions, such as how were they finding married life, the couple stood together to address their friends.
"Before you head out to your cases, Sara and I would like to invite you all to dinner at our house this weekend." Grissom began.
"Ecklie convinced days so cover our shift, so you guys can all come over at the same time, Saturday at 8pm, if that's okay with all of you?" Sara continued.
Greg was dumbfounded, "You actually got Ecklie to give us all the same shift off?!"
"I know Ecklie's changed a little recently, but I never expected this!" Added Catherine.
"That sounds great guys, I'll be there." Nick said, remembering the initial invitation.
"Count us in." Warrick added, after looking to Cath for confirmation.
"A night off and a free meal, I'm up for that." Greg responded playfully.
Sara was thrilled. Not only had they convinced Ecklie to grant this little favour, but everyone had agreed to come to dinner. Now it was time for the fun part of phase one of the plan.
"Excellent. The three of us look forward to it." Sara spoke in her most innocent voice, before taking Grissom's hand and leading him out the break room, towards his office.
The break room was left in stunned silence as the four CSI's took I the meaning of Sara's words. It was Greg, as usual, who decided to spell it out, in case anyone wasn't thinking the same as him.
"Is it me, or did that sound suspiciously like Sara was implying she may be…"
"Pregnant." The other three finished for him.
TBC
A/N: Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed chapter one. Please let me know what you think! chapter two to be posted soon.