There are silly things, unimportant moments of your past that you thought you had left, long interred in the back of your mind. But suddenly as you face this…thing, they're all you can think about. They're the only thing you can think about and all the sudden you realize that sometimes the small things are the most important.
I remember walking through these halls. I can remember hearing murmurs and whispers. It was the lab grapevine. I was always a subject in it. Who would sleep with me first? Grissom won that before the pool even started. Who would I go on a date with first? Greg tried very hard to win that one. And, most importantly, the Why did I move here one. Most said I moved here for Grissom. They were right. I remember realizing that the grapevine was correct most the time. It was unimportant back then. It was now.
I walked nervously past the receptionist area. Kara holding my hand tightly, walked slightly behind me. Her head couldn't turn faster, as she tried to take in everything she saw. She had the same curiosity as I did when I was young. I made my way slowly through the halls, making sure my baby wouldn't break her neck from turning her head too fast. Whispers followed me to the break room. They all wanted to know one thing; why Sara Sidle, the woman who didn't get along at all with young kids, had a little girl in tow.
Sara ignored all the comments about her daughter. She sat on a couch in the break room, pulling the girl close.
"Kara, when some friends of mine come, will you stay with them for awhile?"
"Sure, can I play with the big machines?"
"We'll see. I'll try and work it out." I told her, laughing. She was so going to get along with Greggo.
Right on cue, the gang walked in, arguing as usual.
"I'm telling you Greg, there is no way she's going to give you her number." Catherine said, bursting Greg's bubble.
"You don't know that."
"I have a good…" Nick trailed off. His eyes met with mine and then with Kara's. Everyone's did.
"Sar, who's the cutie?" Warrick asked, completely confused.
"This is Kara. Kara, this is Nick, Greg, Warrick, and Catherine." I introduced her to them, pointing to each of them as I said their names.
"Hey Kara," they all said not at all in unison.
Kara smiled. She was more than eager to meet new people. Especially, since they were friends of her new mom.
"Greggo, can you take Kara and show her how to use some of the equipment and stuff. She wants to see it work."
"Uhh, sure Sara."
"Sweet, thanks I'll be back in a moment, I just have to take care of something real quick. Don't let Ecklie catch you. Have fun Kara."
I left, but not before I heard Nick ask the question.
"Kara, how do you know Sara?" I heard him ask faintly. Well, that didn't take long. Soon the whole lab will know about her before I could get to Grissom. I stopped to hear what she said.
"She's my mom."
Mom, it was word I never thought I'd enjoy hearing so much. I was the mother of a girl, whose father I didn't know she existed.
I kept walking in the direction of Grissom's office. I heard the words Sara and mother in the same sentence somewhere ahead of me. Man, the grapevine worked fast. I sped up, hoping to out run the news. I needed to tell Grissom first. I didn't make it. I saw Hodges whispering to Grissom in his office. He looked up to me with unreadable, blue eyes. Hodges was such a kiss ass.
A/N Okay, so i decided that the best readers in the world deserved another chapter. Hope you like. I know it's short. RRR, Read, Review and Review again!!!