The Child's Eyes 28/?
Rating: possible R
Disclaimer: I only own Susan, Katie and little Erik.
Summary: Sara has a secret; will she be able to tell the one man she loves about the child he didn't know he had? Sandle, Nick/Susan and a little Grillows.
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"That's it Sara. Keep pushing." Dr. Pecone instructed, gently guiding the baby the rest of the way from Sara's heaving body. "Congratulations, you have a beautiful baby boy."
Feeling her child slip from her, Sara collapsed on the bed in exhaustion. "Oh god." Before a loud wail had her crying in joy. "Is that him?"
"Yes." Greg whispered, his eyes moving from his screaming child, as the nurses took him to get cleaned up, to looking down to her, tears in his eyes. "And he's adorable."
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Their slight intimacy was pleasantly disrupted as a nurse delivered their little bundle to the couple, a large smile on her face. "You little boy is perfectly healthy."
Taking her baby boy into her arms, Sara couldn't stop the tears that continued to flow. "Oh Greg, look at him."
Even just minutes old, you could tell he was a Sanders; with his already defined nose and pouty lips, little no-name Sanders couldn't look more like his father.
Staring at his son for a few moments, Greg cleared his throat. "Umm what should we name this little guy?" He asked, running a hand against his son's tiny hand.
"I don't know." She smiled, holding her baby closer to her before turning to him. "What was your father's name?"
"Joshua."
"I like that." Smiling down on her gorgeous newborn, she decided. "How 'bout Erik Joshua Sanders?"
"Its perfect."
Watching their little boy rest for a few moments, Greg quietly cleared his throat, not wanting to wake his precious son. "I'm gonna go inform the waiting room.
"Okay." Sara nodded, her eyes glowing like that of a proud mother.
Reluctantly stepping out of the room, Greg couldn't stop the smile from coming to his face. He has a son. A son.
Reaching the waiting room, he stopped as an even larger smile growing on his face at the sight. Grissom and Catherine were curled up together on their own sofa, sound asleep. While Nick, Susan and Katie slept on the only other couch. Nick and Susan rested the same as the Grissom's while his little girl slept in a ball on Susan's lap, a small stuffed toy sandwiched in her arms.
Not being able help himself, he moved over to counter, that held the coffee, and started drumming hard on the linoleum, yelling. "Its time to wake up." He chuckled, watching as everyone growled, groggily waking up.
Katie, being the first to see her father, screeched. "Daddy!" Before jumping off the couch and barreling into his legs. "Baby?"
Just as he was about to answer his little girl, the rest of the adults bombarded him with questions.
"Boy or girl?"
"How much did he or she weigh?"
"How's Sara?"
"When can we see her?"
Placing his hands in the air, he halted there barrage. "Guys chill… it's a boy, with the healthy weight of six pounds three ounces. Sara's fine and if you would stop mauling me I will take you to them."
The group let out a collective sigh, starting to move, when Katie tugged on Greg's pant leg, stopping them. "Daddy?"
Looking down, Greg smiled. "Yes, my little Katie-bear?" Watching her arms raise into the air, he knew what she wanted. Lifting her into his arms, he raised an eye. "Yes, sweetie?"
"Baby now?"
"Yep, do you want to go see him?"
"Yeah." Her eyes grew to saucers as she nodded frantically.
"Okay." Holding her closer to him, Greg guided his friends to his fiancés room. Stepping in through the door, he couldn't stop the grin from coming to his face, seeing Sara coo at their beautiful newborn boy. "Hey, look who I found."
Looking up from her precious son, Sara smiled, finding her adorable daughter in Greg's arms. "Come here sweetie, I want you to meet your new little brother."
With each step toward the bed Greg took, Katie's eyes doubled, a gasp escaping her lips. "He all squishy." She giggled happily as her daddy placed her on the bed next to Sara.
"Just for now, sweetie." She mumbled, running a hand through her curls.
"So what'd you name this little guy?" Catherine interrupted, gazing softly down at the slumbering child.
"Erik Joshua." Sara grinned, finally happy to have her son in her arms.
"Oh that's beautiful." Susan cooed, coming over to the other side of the bed, Nick following suit.
"Yeah." He agreed, pulling her against his chest. "He's adorable."
"Wow, did Nicholas Stokes just say adorable?"
"Shut up."
"Can I hold him?" Everyone in the room turned to the door, stunned at this new voice, except Greg who had a large smile on his face.
"Mom! What are you doing here?"
"I told you I was coming out here… besides when I heard my grandchild was finally making his appearance, I knew I had to get out here fast. Now let me see my grandchildren and meet my future granddaughter."
TBC…..R&R if you want more……….
