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Again this is a sequel to One Last Kiss, and should read that before reading this.
Also I kind of jump started a bit in this chapter and Sara is 5 months pregnant!
Recovery- Two Faces
"You ready?" asked Grissom looking towards Sara.
"Yes, let's go!" nodded Sara in agreement, looking over towards the door.
Grissom study Sara for one more second before grasping her hand. They then both stepping on to the threshold and rang the door bell.
'DING DONG!' rang the door bell through the house.
"MOM THEIR HERE!" yelled out Lindsey.
"OK, I'm coming!" cried back Catherine as she emerged from the kitchen into the hallway.
Catherine smoothed out her dress and glanced at herself in the hallway mirror. She looked good. Her hair was wavy and sitting nicely over her shoulders. Her make up looked fresh but not over done. Her green eyes sparked in her new emerald green wrapped dress she got on sale last week. She smiled at her self.
"DING DONG!" rang out the door bell once again.
Catherine took her eyes off her self and towards the door. "COMING!" she yelled.
She jogged a few steps towards the door and opened it.
"Finally," let out a tired sounding Grissom.
"Sorry, I was just finishing dinner," apologized Catherine. "Come in, come in, you guys are the first ones to arrive," she spoke.
Sara stepped in and smiled over at Catherine. Catherine returned the smile.
Once they both were in, Catherine shut the door and turned her attention to her guests.
"Let me take your coats," Catherine gestured.
Grissom slid off his own coat and handed it over to Catherine. Grissom was wearing a navy blue button down dress shirt which was tucked into a pair of black dress pants.
Grissom then helped Sara out of her own coat which looked like to be made out of white cashmere, noted Catherine. The coat slid off Sara's shoulders revealing milky white skin. Grissom handed Catherine over the coat and she took it happily in her arms.
"You look beautiful Sara," spoke Catherine.
Sara blushed at this, "Thanks, you look amazing too!"
Sara was wearing a sapphire strapless dress. It had an empire wait and flowed to her knees showing off the slightest bump. Her hair was held back by a thin silver head band. It matched her shoes. The one's Catherine had saw in the closet.
"You guys can go into the living room, I will just put these in my bedroom and join you," spoke Catherine using her free hand to point to the living room.
They both thanked her and made their way into the room.
Catherine watched them go, she noticed Grissom hand fall on to the small of Sara's back as he lead her into the room.
She then made her way to her bedroom. Just as she placed the coats on the bed the door bell rang.
This time it was Brass and Nick. Catherine took their coats and lead to the living room, where Grissom, Sara and Lindsey were seated. Lindsey was looking out the window eagerly waiting for her friend's mom to come pick her up.
Nick was wearing a white button down dress shirt and black pants, with shiny shoes.
Brass had gone all out and had worn a dark blue pinstriped suit, with a white shirt and a silver tie. He looked very dashing.
It wasn't even five minutes later before the door bell rang again, this time it was Lindsey's friend Michelle. Lindsey was going to go see a movie with her then sleep over at her house.
"MOM, MICHELLE IS HERE I'M GOING!" cried Lindsey.
"OKAY! BE GOOD!" yelled Catherine back to her daughter.
"I WILL!" replied Lindsey as she shut the door.
After the door shut, Sara looked over at Catherine and asked, "So who else is coming?"
"Well there is Greg and Warrick still to show up. And Greg said he might be bringing a date and then I also invited Wendy, Mandy and Sofia. Wendy said she was coming for sure. Mandy on the other hand said she couldn't and as for Sofia, she said she might swing by later for an hour or two," explained Catherine, she then looked around and realized that no one had drinks.
The blonde stood up in a rush and everyone looked up to see what the matter was.
"Oh my god, I forgot to get you all drinks, what does everyone want. I have wine red and white, also beer, water, club soda, coke, sparkling cider!"
"I'll have a glass of white wine," spoke Nick.
"Me too," replied Brass raising a hand.
"Red wine please!" asked Grissom.
"Okay and anything for you Sara?" asked Catherine looking over at Sara.
"Water fine," said Sara rubbing her stomach as she did. Grissom drew an arm around Sara's back and pulled her closer. She turned her head and looked over at Grissom. Their eyes locked. She then smiled and rested her head against his shoulder.
As Catherine was in the kitchen preparing everyone's drinks the door bell rang.
"I GOT IT CATH!" yelled out Nick getting up and walking into the hallway.
"THANKS NICKY!" called Catherine.
Nick opened the door and appeared out to see who was there. "Hey buddy!" greeted Nick.
"Hey," replied Greg, shaking Nick's hand. Nick held open the door as Greg stepped in.
"So where's your date?" asked Nick shutting the door.
"Oh you mean Sadie, she couldn't come, you know work!" explained Greg taking off his coat.
"Sure," replied Nick grinning.
"So where is everyone?" asked Greg looking around.
"In the living room," spoke Nick showing Greg the way.
By the time Catherine arrived back with everyone's drinks, Greg had made him self comfortable on the couch beside Grissom and Sara. Catherine handed out everyone's drinks. "So Greg what can I get you?" asked Catherine looking over at the young man. Who had made an effort to comb back his hair. He was wearing a dark navy suit with a matching tie. "I will have a glass of red wine please," asked Greg.
"Coming up!" Catherine rushed out of the room back into the kitchen.
The door bell rang again, it was Warrick and Wendy. Warrick had come from the lab and was wearing a dark dress shirt and pants and no tie. Wendy was wearing a black cocktail dress and pumps.
After Catherine had gotten everyone drinks. She took a seat on the chair besides Brass and took a sip of her own wine before speaking.
"So you are probably wondering why I invited you all here and made you dress up. Well I wanted to celebrate the engagement of my two good friends Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle!" spoke Catherine. She smiled over at the couple.
Sara looked pissed off and Grissom was grinning.
Sara looked over at her fiancée wondering why he was not saying anything, "Why are you laughing? It's not funny Gil," said Sara pulling away and hitting him square in the chest.
"Ouch," coughed Grissom, looking over at Sara.
"What?" asked Sara. "You knew didn't you?"
"Yah kind of Catherine said something about it," spoke Grissom staring down at his feet. Not wanting to get into anymore trouble then he already was.
"Well, you should have told me," spat Sara crossing her arms, clearly still mad.
"Please don't fight, I didn't mean for you to get upset. I just wanted to do something special for you two, since you been through so much in the pass months," explained Catherine.
"Fine," spoke Sara, arms still crossed.
The group talked and chatted away until dinner was served.
Catherine had made pot roast, with creamy mash potatoes and green beans. There was also a green salad and rolls and tofu for Sara.
Everyone sat down and served themselves to Catherine's dinner. They dug in and commented Catherine on her good work.
After everyone was stuffed they cleared their plates and made their way to the living room for tea, coffee and cake.
In the kitchen Sara, helped Catherine do the dishes and clean up. "Sara you don't have to," spoke Catherine but was cut off.
"No, Cath its okay, I don't mind helping out," explained Sara opening up the dish washer and placing plates in it.
Catherine leaned against the counter and watched Sara load up the dish washer, when a something caught her eye.
"Sara?"
"Yah?"
"Is that a ring I see?"
Sara blushes at this ands looks down at her left hand, "Yah," she says shyly.
"Well let me see!" speaks Catherine, motioning Sara to show her hand.
Sara looks up at Catherine and sighs and sticks out her hand.
Catherine takes Sara's hand in her own and brings it up to eye level, examing the rock that sat on it.
"When did he give you this?" asked Catherine not taking her eyes off of it.
"Um, about when I got my arm cast off," explained Sara.
Catherine stared at the ring for another moment before letting going Sara's hand.
"It's beautiful!" said Catherine smiling over at Sara.
"Thanks,"
After the kitchen was cleaned and the plates were washed, Sara help Catherine bring out the tea, coffee and cake.
Catherine placed the serving tray down on the coffee table, when the door bell rang.
"Oh that must be Sofia and just in time too!" spoke Catherine standing up and making her way to the door.
As Catherine answered the door the rest of the group helped them selves to coffee and cake.
A few moments later Catherine returned with a blonde behind her.
A round of Hellos was exchanged around the room.
"So are you just getting off work?" asked Brass towards Sofia, who had just taken a seat.
"Yah," replied back Sofia. "So what are we celebrating?" she asked noticing everyone was dressed up and she was in her normal dark jeans and white blouse.
"Oh Sara and Grissom's engagement," spoke Greg before any one else could reply.
"Catherine mention something about that, Congratulations by the way you two!" Sofia smiled over at Sara and Grissom.
"Thanks," replied Sara. At the start Sara didn't like Sofia but the two over the years have grown on each other.
"Oh and on the baby too!" chimed in Sofia.
"How far long are you any ways?" asked Warrick.
"20 weeks, 5 months to be exact!" spoke Sara adjusting her position.
"Five months! Have you had an ultra sound yet?" asked Catherine pouring herself a cup of coffee.
"We have our appointment tomorrow," spoke Grissom this time, squeezing Sara's hand.
"Are you nervous?" asked Catherine again. Remembering how scared she was before seeing Lindsey for the first time.
"A bit," whisper Sara.
"Are you going to find out the sex?" asked Wendy in between bites of her cake.
Sara and Grissom both exchanged looks. They've had not really talked about this yet.
"Um….we are still deciding," spoke Grissom.
"Well I think you should!"
"You do?" asked Sara looking over at Greg. Everyone else had turned their attention to the young man.
Greg finished swallowing his coffee before replying.
"Yah I do, because then you don't have to worry about names and such. If you know the sex right away you can figure out a name and you don't have to wait off buying clothes for it," explained Greg.
"He does have a point," nodded Nick in agreement. "When my sister Lucy was first pregnant with her first kid, she didn't found out the sex, so holed out buying things for it until it was born. And then when he finally did arrive, she and her husband Stan were running around town buying all the things they could. Cause they waited.
But when she got pregnant last fall she made sure that she knew the sex of it."
"So what did she have?" asked Warrick
"My sister? Another boy," spoke Nick proudly.
An hour or so later, Sara was snoozing away on Grissom shoulder.
"Is she sleeping?" asked Catherine in a whisper.
"Yah," chuckled Grissom.
"Pregnancy must be kicking in I guess?" spoke Catherine getting up.
"Seems like it," replied Warrick getting up and helping Catherine clean help.
"No Warrick you don't have too," said Catherine noticing Warrick holding four mugs in his hands.
"No but I want too!" Warrick smiled down at Catherine.
A smile creped over her and she blushed.
"Thanks," she muttered.
Once the room was clean the group said their goodbyes, Catherine stood in the door way and watched as Grissom carry a sleeping Sara in his arms down the path way to his car. Where Nick was holding open the door.
Brass waved a finally goodbye before getting to his own car. Greg drove out of the drive way and honked his horn.
Soon her drive way was empty except for her own car. She was about to shut the door when two strong arms wrapped around her waist.
Catherine smiled at this and looked up.
"Hey," spoke Warrick and kissed the side of her neck.
The Next Day!
"Are you nervous?" asked Grissom looking over his magazine over at Sara.
"No of course not!" replied Sara, who was nervously shaking her leg and playing with her engagement ring.
"You are," stated Grissom closing his magazine and turning towards Sara.
"Honestly Gil, I'm not!" agued back Sara looking Grissom straight in the eyes.
Grissom stared back challenging her. They stared at each other, neither blinking until,
"MS, SIDLE."
They both looked up, "The doctor will see you now," spoke a perky blonde nurse from the reception desk.
They both got up out of their seats and made their way to the front of the room. Grissom took Sara hand in his own and gave it a squeeze as the nurse led them out of the room and down a hallway. A hallway they have gone down many times on their visits to Dr. Carson.
But this visit was different and somehow the pictures of babies on the walls were not making Sara nervous any better.
Soon the nurse stopped at a door at the end off the hallway and held it open for them.
"If you just wait in here Dr. Carson will arrive shortly."
Grissom thanked the nurse and lead Sara inside.
The door shut behind them and they stood in silence staring around the small room.
Sara's butterflies worsen as she eyed the ultrasound machine.
Grissom noticed how scared Sara looked, he grabbed holed of her hand and gave it a squeeze.
Sara looked over at him, her brown orbs shined with fear.
"Sara it's going to be okay," spoke Grissom.
At this Grissom kissed Sara softly on the cheek and lead her over to the examination table. Sara sat on the edge of it, while Grissom standed beside her still holding her hand.
Just then the door opened and a familiar blonde woman walked in, "Hello, hello, hello," she says smiling over at Sara and Grissom.
"Hi, Dr. Carson," replied both Sara and Grissom at the same time.
The doctor goes over to the sink on the far side of the room and washes her hands before taking a seat beside Sara.
Sara watches in silence as the doctor, turns on the monitor and taps on the screen. "So are you nervous Sara?" asked Dr. Carson wheeling her chair around to face Sara.
Sara gives a nervous nod, "A bit."
"Everything will be fine, remember you have gone through since before," replied the doctor putting a comforting hand on Sara's knee.
The doctor touch settled Sara's nervous a bit but not all.
"Now Sara if I could get you to lean back for me and lift up your shirt just a bit, we can get this thing on the way," spoke Dr. Carson turning back to the monitor. Making sure everything is a go.
Sara slid her self further on to the table and pushed up her shirt, revealing a slight bump
Sara then lay her head down on the cold leather padding. Dr. Carson turned back to Sara, and gave her a reassuring smile before apply the jelly on her abdomen. "It's a little cold, remember," laughed the doctor.
Sara nods she remembers. Once the jelly is applied, Dr. Carson takes the ultrasound prod and places on Sara stomach.
The screen comes alive and a black and white picture appears. Both Sara and Grissom are transfixed at the image they see of a tiny figure floating. They're baby.
Dr. Carson moved the prod around Sara Stomach pointing out the shoulders and hands as she went along.
She lifted up the prod and places it back down and a tiny little face appeared on the screen. Tears sprang to Sara eyes. The face blinked at them and then lifted it thumb up to its mouth.
"Now do we want to know the sex of the baby?" asked Dr. Carson looking over towards them.
Sara stares up at Grissom. Grissom stares back.
He then gives Sara's hand and a squeeze and turns towards Dr. Carson, "Yes please."
"Okay let's see what I can do," she says turning back to the screen and
moving the prod around. Just then the baby turns its back to them, "I see we have a stubborn little one here," commented the doctor.
Grissom laughed at this, his child was already turning out like its mother.
Dr. Carson moved the prod around, trying to see if she could get the sex when, "Oh my!" she cried.
"WHAT? What is it? What's wrong?" asked Sara panicking leaning up on her elbows.
"Look," spoke Dr. Carson pointing to the screen. Sara eyes study the screen; her mouth fell open at what she saw, Two Faces.
Grissom dropped Sara hand at this and moved closer in to get a better look.
And sure enough there was two faces staring back at him.
Two faces?
What does that mean?
Are Sara and Grissom having twins?
Found out in Chapter 13!
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