I think it was the strangest Thanksgiving I've ever had. Catherine and I
just looked at each other and laughed as Nick, Greg, Warrick, Grissom, and
Lindsey ran off to the store to buy me a couple of pregnancy tests. I mean
everyone knew how much Nick and I were trying to have another baby, I think
they were just anxious to find out if the reason my Thanksgiving dinner had
made a reappearance was because my morning sickness had kicked in or if I
just had a flu bug. Oh, that and Nick and I were leaving in a few days for
LA.
When they returned, the guys all looked at me expectantly, ok, no pun
intended there. I took the tests into the bathroom and followed the
instructions. I have never felt that much pressure in my entire life. I
left the test strips on the counter and sat down on the couch next to Nick.
He put his arm around my shoulder and I glanced around the room at
everyone. No one said a word as we all sat there and waited to see what
those tests strips said.
After the allotted few minutes had transpired, Nick and I went to look at them together. I was too nervous to look at them and Nick didn't want to look at them until I was ready. I picked them up without looking at them and held them at my side. I'm not sure how long we were in the bathroom.
"I can't look, Nick. What if we're not pregnant?" I looked up at him and I'm sure I looked scared. I held the test strips in my hand, but couldn't bring myself to look at them. I was worried. I mean, we'd been trying for a couple of months to get pregnant, but when we got pregnant with Austin we weren't even trying and it was the one time we hadn't used any protection. I knew my period was late, but there were at least half a dozen reasons why that could happen. Only one of which was pregnancy.
Nick chuckled. He cupped my face in his hands. "Sara, if we're not, we'll just keep trying. Not that we need an excuse to, because I love making love to you, but eventually, we'll have another baby. Remember, we were just going to let nature take it's course" He leaned in and kissed me tenderly.
I started crying. I knew he was right. I never knew how much I wanted to be a mom until I became one. I never knew I could love another person instantly as much as I love Austin. And now, I was so afraid to look at those stupid tests strips in case I wasn't pregnant. I wanted another baby so desperately and I know that Nick did too. We loved Austin so much and we wanted him to have a brother or sister. Nick started crying too. I have the most incredible husband on the planet and I love him so much.
Nick's tears mingled with mine and still neither of us could bring ourselves to look at the test strips to see what they said.
I cupped his face with my free hand and leaned up to kiss him again. I murmured against his lips. "I love you so much, Nick Stokes. I am so glad I married you."
There was a hitch in Nick's voice as we broke the kiss. "Oh, Sara, I love you so much. I am so thankful for you." He sniffled and tears freely flowed down his face.
I reached up to wipe his tears with the back of my hand. He reached over and cupped my face again, brushing my tears with his thumbs. He leaned in and kissed me again.
As we broke the kiss I sniffled. "I guess we should look, huh?"
He nodded sniffling and smiling. He took my hand in his and gave it a squeeze.
I held up the strips for both of us to see.
Tears began streaming down both of our faces again. Nick pulled me against him, cradling my head with the palm of his hand as I broke into sobs. I pulled away and he leaned down and kissed me. His lips tasted salty from the tears.
I think the others must have wondered what was taking so long, and since we hadn't closed the bathroom door, Warrick knocked. The door opened and I'm sure he had to wonder what the results were. There were Nick and I tears running down our faces kissing each other for all we were worth.
Warrick knocked on the door again a little louder and Nick and I broke apart. I wiped the tears from my face and held onto Nick's hand as we walked out of the bathroom together. Nick wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.
The other faces in the room were etched with concern and no one said a word as they anticipated what we had to say. I mean here we were with puffy red eyes, tears still falling. Neither of us could stop the tears that continued running down our faces. I squeezed Nick's hand and he looked into the faces of our friends.
Catherine looked crestfallen as she held Austin. I think she was about to cry. No one else moved or said a word. Warrick just stood there, perplexed. Greg looked at the floor and Grissom looked uncertain.
Lindsey just kept looking at everyone's expressions. Finally, she broke the silence. "What did they say?"
Through tears, Nick put his arm around my shoulder and finally managed to say, "Two test strips don't lie. We're having another baby."
Nick and I started crying again and our friend surrounded us offering congratulations and hugs. I could not have had a better Thanksgiving.
After the allotted few minutes had transpired, Nick and I went to look at them together. I was too nervous to look at them and Nick didn't want to look at them until I was ready. I picked them up without looking at them and held them at my side. I'm not sure how long we were in the bathroom.
"I can't look, Nick. What if we're not pregnant?" I looked up at him and I'm sure I looked scared. I held the test strips in my hand, but couldn't bring myself to look at them. I was worried. I mean, we'd been trying for a couple of months to get pregnant, but when we got pregnant with Austin we weren't even trying and it was the one time we hadn't used any protection. I knew my period was late, but there were at least half a dozen reasons why that could happen. Only one of which was pregnancy.
Nick chuckled. He cupped my face in his hands. "Sara, if we're not, we'll just keep trying. Not that we need an excuse to, because I love making love to you, but eventually, we'll have another baby. Remember, we were just going to let nature take it's course" He leaned in and kissed me tenderly.
I started crying. I knew he was right. I never knew how much I wanted to be a mom until I became one. I never knew I could love another person instantly as much as I love Austin. And now, I was so afraid to look at those stupid tests strips in case I wasn't pregnant. I wanted another baby so desperately and I know that Nick did too. We loved Austin so much and we wanted him to have a brother or sister. Nick started crying too. I have the most incredible husband on the planet and I love him so much.
Nick's tears mingled with mine and still neither of us could bring ourselves to look at the test strips to see what they said.
I cupped his face with my free hand and leaned up to kiss him again. I murmured against his lips. "I love you so much, Nick Stokes. I am so glad I married you."
There was a hitch in Nick's voice as we broke the kiss. "Oh, Sara, I love you so much. I am so thankful for you." He sniffled and tears freely flowed down his face.
I reached up to wipe his tears with the back of my hand. He reached over and cupped my face again, brushing my tears with his thumbs. He leaned in and kissed me again.
As we broke the kiss I sniffled. "I guess we should look, huh?"
He nodded sniffling and smiling. He took my hand in his and gave it a squeeze.
I held up the strips for both of us to see.
Tears began streaming down both of our faces again. Nick pulled me against him, cradling my head with the palm of his hand as I broke into sobs. I pulled away and he leaned down and kissed me. His lips tasted salty from the tears.
I think the others must have wondered what was taking so long, and since we hadn't closed the bathroom door, Warrick knocked. The door opened and I'm sure he had to wonder what the results were. There were Nick and I tears running down our faces kissing each other for all we were worth.
Warrick knocked on the door again a little louder and Nick and I broke apart. I wiped the tears from my face and held onto Nick's hand as we walked out of the bathroom together. Nick wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.
The other faces in the room were etched with concern and no one said a word as they anticipated what we had to say. I mean here we were with puffy red eyes, tears still falling. Neither of us could stop the tears that continued running down our faces. I squeezed Nick's hand and he looked into the faces of our friends.
Catherine looked crestfallen as she held Austin. I think she was about to cry. No one else moved or said a word. Warrick just stood there, perplexed. Greg looked at the floor and Grissom looked uncertain.
Lindsey just kept looking at everyone's expressions. Finally, she broke the silence. "What did they say?"
Through tears, Nick put his arm around my shoulder and finally managed to say, "Two test strips don't lie. We're having another baby."
Nick and I started crying again and our friend surrounded us offering congratulations and hugs. I could not have had a better Thanksgiving.
