Chapter Fourteen: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
The next couple of days were a blur of Nick and Lydia, Lydia and Nick. Nick eventually couldn't play hooky anymore and had to go to work. And of course Grissom made Nick work the day Lydia had her first sonogram. Lydia understood and she didn't want Nick to loose his job, especially because he loved it and was good at it.
Lydia went to her doctor's appointment where she was covered in a thick blue jelly on her tummy. Lydia watched the nurse as she slowly moved a mouse-like instrument over Lydia's belly.
"Watch the screen," the nurse said with a smile.
Lydia obeyed and watched the TV-like screen. A picture appeared.
"Say 'hello' to your baby, Mom," the nurse said.
Lydia just smiled. She was speechless. What could she say? It was one of those moments in life that was one of the happiest and left one breathless.
"Would you like to know the gender?" The nurse broke the silence.
"No, thank you," Lydia quickly responded. She wanted to know, but Nick wanted to be surprised. For a girl's name Lydia picked Abigail and for boy's Nick picked Jonathon.
Nick and Lydia were excited about having a baby and couldn't wait. The only problem was telling their parents. Lydia was dreading it.
The nurse brought up the baby's heart bear. Lydia smiled to herself as she listened to the repetitive beat. The nurse printed pictures out of the baby with its height and weight at two months. The nurse wiped the jelly off and sent Lydia away.
As Lydia drove to the station she couldn't help but think about the tiny life inhabiting her body. She walked into the station attacked by many well wishers with the word "congratulations." Lydia smiled and thanked them. She walked down the hall to be greeted by an enthusiastic Lindsey and an unhappy Catherine.
"Lydy!" Lindsey yelled.
"Hi, Linds," Lydia smiled.
"Let me see." Catherine walked over and looked at her left hand. "Nick has good taste." Catherine smiled.
"Did he put rose petals on the floor and bed?" Lindsey asked.
"Yes," answered Lydia.
"That was my idea!" Lindsey said proudly.
Lydia laughed and turned around to see Nick accompanied by Greg and Warrick.
"Lydia!" Greg yelled, running down the hall.
"Hi, Greg," Lydia said.
Nick and Warrick joined the group as Greg pat Lydia's belly.
"Hi, sweets," Nick said and kissed her forehead.
"Hi," she smiled.
"How are we feeling?" Warrick asked.
"Okay," Lydia responded, as she was still being pet by Greg.
"Greg, I don't think she came to be felt up by you," Warrick said.
Lydia laughed and Nick cracked a smile.
"I was just saying 'hi' to it." An embarrassed Greg stood up.
"You mean the baby," Nick said.
"It is an 'it,'" Greg said.
"The baby," Nick corrected.
"It."
"The baby."
"It."
"The baby."
"Guys," Catherine interrupted.
"The baby has ears, too," Lindsey said.
They stopped arguing and Lydia reached in her purse and handed Nick the sonogram picture. Lydia smiled.
Nick's face was priceless. He looked so proud.
"Thanks," he said.
"You're welcome," she responded.
"Oh. By the way, Lydia," Greg said, "Your fiancée was much needed the last few days on this case and if-"
Nick and Warrick cut him off. "Shut up, Greg."
Lydia smiled. "Greg, you're just jealous Nick got some action last night and you didn't." Lydia turned and left an embarrassed Nick, shocked Warrick and surprised Greg behind.
Lydia, Catherine, and Lindsey left the trio of guys and continued walking.
"Lydy, can I hang out with you?" Lindsey whined.
"Sure," Lydia smiled.
Catherine thanked Lydia and left the two alone.
"Want to go shopping?" Lydia asked.
The next couple of days were a blur of Nick and Lydia, Lydia and Nick. Nick eventually couldn't play hooky anymore and had to go to work. And of course Grissom made Nick work the day Lydia had her first sonogram. Lydia understood and she didn't want Nick to loose his job, especially because he loved it and was good at it.
Lydia went to her doctor's appointment where she was covered in a thick blue jelly on her tummy. Lydia watched the nurse as she slowly moved a mouse-like instrument over Lydia's belly.
"Watch the screen," the nurse said with a smile.
Lydia obeyed and watched the TV-like screen. A picture appeared.
"Say 'hello' to your baby, Mom," the nurse said.
Lydia just smiled. She was speechless. What could she say? It was one of those moments in life that was one of the happiest and left one breathless.
"Would you like to know the gender?" The nurse broke the silence.
"No, thank you," Lydia quickly responded. She wanted to know, but Nick wanted to be surprised. For a girl's name Lydia picked Abigail and for boy's Nick picked Jonathon.
Nick and Lydia were excited about having a baby and couldn't wait. The only problem was telling their parents. Lydia was dreading it.
The nurse brought up the baby's heart bear. Lydia smiled to herself as she listened to the repetitive beat. The nurse printed pictures out of the baby with its height and weight at two months. The nurse wiped the jelly off and sent Lydia away.
As Lydia drove to the station she couldn't help but think about the tiny life inhabiting her body. She walked into the station attacked by many well wishers with the word "congratulations." Lydia smiled and thanked them. She walked down the hall to be greeted by an enthusiastic Lindsey and an unhappy Catherine.
"Lydy!" Lindsey yelled.
"Hi, Linds," Lydia smiled.
"Let me see." Catherine walked over and looked at her left hand. "Nick has good taste." Catherine smiled.
"Did he put rose petals on the floor and bed?" Lindsey asked.
"Yes," answered Lydia.
"That was my idea!" Lindsey said proudly.
Lydia laughed and turned around to see Nick accompanied by Greg and Warrick.
"Lydia!" Greg yelled, running down the hall.
"Hi, Greg," Lydia said.
Nick and Warrick joined the group as Greg pat Lydia's belly.
"Hi, sweets," Nick said and kissed her forehead.
"Hi," she smiled.
"How are we feeling?" Warrick asked.
"Okay," Lydia responded, as she was still being pet by Greg.
"Greg, I don't think she came to be felt up by you," Warrick said.
Lydia laughed and Nick cracked a smile.
"I was just saying 'hi' to it." An embarrassed Greg stood up.
"You mean the baby," Nick said.
"It is an 'it,'" Greg said.
"The baby," Nick corrected.
"It."
"The baby."
"It."
"The baby."
"Guys," Catherine interrupted.
"The baby has ears, too," Lindsey said.
They stopped arguing and Lydia reached in her purse and handed Nick the sonogram picture. Lydia smiled.
Nick's face was priceless. He looked so proud.
"Thanks," he said.
"You're welcome," she responded.
"Oh. By the way, Lydia," Greg said, "Your fiancée was much needed the last few days on this case and if-"
Nick and Warrick cut him off. "Shut up, Greg."
Lydia smiled. "Greg, you're just jealous Nick got some action last night and you didn't." Lydia turned and left an embarrassed Nick, shocked Warrick and surprised Greg behind.
Lydia, Catherine, and Lindsey left the trio of guys and continued walking.
"Lydy, can I hang out with you?" Lindsey whined.
"Sure," Lydia smiled.
Catherine thanked Lydia and left the two alone.
"Want to go shopping?" Lydia asked.