CSI: A New Family
First chapter of a new CSI story, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or its characters.
Chapter 1
Twenty year old Kareem Yusuf was on his lunch break at work. He smiled as he reflected on his life; just six months ago; he got married to his long term girlfriend Tonya Stokes. He still remembered the first time they had met; on holiday in Texas. He had been separated from his parents and ambushed by a gang of racists who began attacking him due to his African-American heritage as well as him being Muslim. Tonya and her family had intervened and scared the gang off, saving him. After the holiday was over Kareem and his family had returned to their new home in Las Vegas and he had gone to the local school; only to find himself in the same class as Tonya and her brother Sam. Kareem had joined Tonya, Sam and their friends not long after that, doing his best to control his feelings for Tonya, although he suspected Sam knew; being the protective brother he was. He had got to know the other members of the group; Sharon Kennedy and her boyfriend Yuri Korzhakov; Holly Grissom and her boyfriend Alex Metaxas and Sharon's younger sister Susan. His feelings for Tonya finally came to out when he threw himself in front of a speeding car to save her. He had survived and they had ended up dating; at the same time Sam also found a girlfriend, Rachel Greene. Finally, two years after that, after much drama in all their lives, Susan found a boyfriend, Lavrenti Dzhugashvili.
Now, two years after that, everyone was happily married except Susan and Lavrenti who were still dating, deciding to hold off on marriage for now. Three of the couples now had children, Sharon and Yuri had three year old twins, Ivan and Anya; Alex and Holly had their four year old daughter Athena and Sam and Rachel had their now two year old son Mark. Kareem smiled wider as he remembered all this and wondered what lay before them all.
'What will come first?' He thought. 'Susan and Lavrenti getting married, or Tonya and I having a child of our own?'
He had to admit, he liked the idea of him and Tonya having a child of their own; as scary as it seemed he actually liked the thought of becoming a father. Tonya shared this view, he had asked her about it and she had confirmed that she hoped to have a child soon too. He hoped that it was just a matter of time. When his lunch break ended he immediately headed back to work; he was still however thinking about the possibilities of being a father and about having a son or daughter.
His thoughts continued as he got to work. 'I can't decide really; I wouldn't mind either way, having a daughter or a son; I'd love them just the same.'
He wondered what Tonya thought about having a daughter or a son; finally deciding to ask her when he got home from work; so he resumed his focus and continued with his job.
Later in the evening, across town, in an apartment building, a crime scene had been established. An entire apartment had been taped off; officers were all in position and finally the CSI team arrived. They reached the scene where Captain Jim Brass was waiting for them.
"Alright, what do we have?" Grissom asked as he peered into the apartment.
Brass consulted his notebook as he explained. "A college professor, political science, by the name of Angus Wallace, he was found shot in his own apartment, looks like there was struggle."
Catherine reacted to the name and shook her head. "Name sounds familiar."
"Really, how so?" Sara asked.
"Not sure, just know I've heard it before." Catherine replied.
While Catherine continued to think over this; the team got to work analysing the scene and collecting any evidence they discovered. Meanwhile Brass questioned the victim's family, hoping for any clues. Once the body was taken away and the CSIs were certain they had gathered all the evidence they could, they prepared to leave. Brass approached them.
"Nothing from the family, no leads, they couldn't tell if he was being threatened or not." He told them.
They all nodded then Catherine revealed. "I know how I heard the name before; he was Ed's college tutor."
Edward 'Ed' Kennedy was Catherine's son in law, married to her daughter Lindsey and the father of Sharon and Susan. This wasn't the first time he had been connected to one of their cases; however they knew he might have information that could be useful so decided to go and talk to him after running the evidence at the lab.
Meanwhile, finally finished work for the day; Kareem was on his way home. His mind was back on the subject he had been thinking about during lunch break. The thought of being a father; as he drove he pondered the likelihood of such a thing happening.
'Tonya and I have been very…active, in that way. It should really just be a matter of time I guess.'
As he thought that he finally pulled into the driveway and parked his car. He then got out of the car, locked it and headed inside. Tonya was already home from work and waiting for him; she smiled as he entered and greeted him with a kiss, which he eagerly returned.
"How was your day?" She asked when they finally parted.
"Good." He replied. "How about you?"
She smiled and replied. "Good too, very good actually."
Kareem smiled at that and nodded. They headed through to the living room where Kareem removed his shoes and sank back on the sofa with a relaxed sigh. As much as he enjoyed it, his job could be tiring sometimes. Tonya smiled wider at her husband and then, suddenly, Kareem found his wishes coming true.
"Kareem, there's something important I have to tell you." She said quickly.
He looked at her, confused. "What is it?"
She bit her lip and then explained. "It's happened; just what we've been talking about…I'm pregnant."
Those words eclipsed everything else for Kareem as he once again, kissed her, joy filling his heart.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.