My sister's fiance brought big cuban cigars for himself, his foster dad and his mom's fiance. I would've got one, but I can't stand the smell of cigars nor the taste. So I said I would be satisfied with a cigarette. I called and texted so many people after the birth, I was outside for about 20 - 25 minutes! I had to put in the weight of my little neice, considering this is dedicated to her... hee hee hee
Oh! And this was after Sam Braun's death, so he isn't included in this story. Nor is Brass. I forgot about him, and when I tried to write him in somewhere it didn't fit. So let's all imagine he was in L.A seeing Ellie... that's it... I know you got a good imagination!
ENJOY!
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I walk out of the hospital and I call Grissom first
"Sara, is she here?" he asks excitedly
"She is! She is so beautiful, Gris! 10:12pm, 5 pounds 15 and a half ounces" I say beaming
"Hold on, Sara"
"THEY HAD THE BABY, GUYS! 10:12 TONIGHT AND SHE'S 5 POUNDS 15 AND A HALF OUNCES!" I hear Grissom announce and I laugh
"Great! Let's get outta here!" I hear Greg say in the background
"Awesome! Warrick, you got the cigars?" I hear Nick ask
"Only the best!" Warrick replies
"Sara! We'll be there soon!" Grissom says coming back on the phone
"Can't wait!"
"Congratulations to the three of you"
"Thanks, Gris. See you soon!"
I dial Nancy's number, knowing Lily is waiting at Nancy's for the news
"Sara?" Nancy answers
"SHE'S HERE NANCE!!" I say, excitedly
"SPILL THE BEANS, SARA! GIVE ME THE STATS!"
"Jeremy! Your Aunt Catherine gave birth!" I hear Lily yell to Jeremy
"Ok" he replies, typical teenage boys
"She was born 10:12 tonight and she's 5 pounds 15 and a half ounces"
"Aww! That's small! Let me tell, Mom" Nancy says and I hear her repeating it to Lily
"Ok, Sara. We'll be there as soon as possible. How's Catherine, by the way?"
"Oh, she was awesome and is doing great!" I say, tears filling my eyes again at the thought of how much I love Catherine.
"That's good! Tell her we say congratulations, and we'll be there as soon as possible"
"Will do! Bye!" I say hanging up and running back into the hospital
They had taken Elizabeth away to the nursery to monitor her before we can have her. So Catherine, Lindsay and I just sit around talking about how excited and happy we were that Elizabeth was finally here.
"Knock, knock!" I hear Greg say at the door
I turn around and beam at the guys standing at the doorway
"Stop standing there, idiots and come in!" I say, laughing
Greg gives me a hug "Congratulations!"
"Thanks, Greggo" I say beaming before Greg goes to hug Catherine congratulating her
"Sara! Little Sis! Congratulations!"
"Thanks, Nick!"
"How does it feel to be a mom, now?"
"Surreal and intoxicating" I say before releasing Nick in the rib-cracking hug he gave me
"I can believe it!" he says, before turning to Catherine
"Sara, I can't believe you're a Mom! And you said you're not good with kids" Warrick smiles whilst giving me a hug
"Neither can I. And I'm not good with kids. Only my kids," I smile "Lindsay and Elizabeth"
"Sure, sure. You're a liar. You're great with kids, and you're going to be as an exceptional mom to Elizabeth as you are to Lindsay"
"Thanks, Warrick"
Last but not least is Grissom. And he has this huge smile on his lips
"Gris, I can't believe this!"
"I know. Incredible feeling, isn't it?"
"The most amazing feeling ever!"
"I always knew you would be a Mom. But you had to believe in yourself, so telling you that wouldn't have been of much use."
"No, it wouldn't have. I would've told you, you were insane."
Grissom smiles at me, before giving me a hug.
"Go see Catherine, I think she's waiting for you" I whisper in his ear
"Yeah. Ok" he says
5 minutes later, and Nancy, Lily and Jeremy arrive. And the room is full of family. I take a look around not believing that all these people are my family. Growing up with a family with no love and pain is how I thought a family was supposed to be. Now, I know that is not how a family should be. A family should be like the family I see in this room. Full of love, there for each other through the good and bad times and never giving up on each other even when we say harsh words to each other. It's called unconditional love. And that's the family I have before me.
Greg pulls me from my thoughts
"Time to smoke the cigars, Sara! Let's go!"
"Ok"
I turn to Catherine "I'll be back. We got the cigars to smoke to celebrate the birth."
"Ok, don't be too long honey"
"I won't. Love you." I say giving her a kiss
We walk out of the hospital, and Warrick gets out the box of cigars and hands us all one in our little circle.
Warrick hands me the Zippo "Mom first." I light my cigar, and pass it to Greg, who then passes it to Grissom, then handed to Warrick and Nick last.
"To Elizabeth" Greg says holding his cigar up
"To Elizabeth!" we say in unison holding our cigars up and taking a drag on our cigars.
We stand around smoking our cigars with the occasional passer-by congratulating us. The boys go ahead and tell stories about different baby stories they've experienced. After our cigars are finished we go back into the hospital.
The guys and Catherine's family ask when they're going to be able to see Elizabeth and Catherine informs us that they're not going to be able to see Elizabeth that night as the nurses just want immediate family for the first night. So after finding out visiting hours, last hugs and promises of being there first thing in the morning, everybody leaves allowing Catherine, Lindsay and I to be alone, looking at each other beaming looking forward to the years to come
Doesn't this make you so happy? Or giddy? Ha ha! I'm not going to stop until you say you're happy!
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