Title: The Baby

Author: Alexandria

Pairing: Sara and Warrick

Rating: PG- May Change in later chapters.

POV: Sara

Spoiler: Forever

Author Notes: This came out of no where. I am blaming this entirely on boredom. And Jeanine, that picture just calls my attention every time I look at it.

Author Note's 2: AU/Romance, there may be more to this in the future.

Chapter One

There are times, even after 7 years on this job, when I still can not believe the things that people are capable of. A mother, allowing her trouble daughter and boy friend to kill themselves. Then to top it off leaving her daughter for dead in the middle of the desert, when she didn't want to die, when she had changed her mind, was just disturbing. The soft cooing beside me drags my attention away from the spot where the mother had been. Seeing Warrick there with the baby in his arms causes me to smile, and my thoughts too stray for a moment. He is standing there, staring with disbelief at the doorway as I had been. I watch as his attention to is drawn to the baby he is holding. Absently fixing the yellow cap, and buttons on her jumper. He meets my eyes and shakes his head slowly, in disbelief.

"Can you believe that?"

"Not if I wouldn't have seen it." I smile as he looks back at the baby, his eyes taking in the little girl in his arms for the first time. He smiled as the baby reached for his collar, wrapping her fingers around the fold. I can't seem to stop smiling as Warrick gently rocks the small infant, his attention focusing on her completely. "I was so worried that she was in the fridge. I don't know what I would have done if she had been." I watch him as he nods.

"You want to hold her?" He must see the flash of panic in my eyes before I manage to look away. "Have you ever held a baby Sara?"

"No," I tell him honestly, he doesn't tease me, just smiles. He adjusts the baby, handing her towards me, helping me get her settled into my arms.

"You got her?" His voice is soft in my ear, sending shivers done my spine. I turn to look at him, smiling as I reply.

"Yeah, I think so."

"Good. Come on, lets go outside. Call DCF."

I look up from bouncing the small girl on my lap, seeing him still on the phone with the department. He sighs, hanging up, coming over to where I am sitting on the passenger side of the truck.

"What's up?"

"They say they don't have any available agents until tomorrow."

"What are we supposed to do with her until then?"

"I don't know. Lets get back to the lab, we can ask Grissom when we get there."

"What about items, you know. For the baby..." he pauses before giving me a wide smile, his eyes lighting up with pride.

"Good thought, come on."

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I see Grissom look up from his paperwork, seeing us standing in the door way. "What is going on?"

"We have a little bit of a problem."

"Why do you have an infant?" Finally noticing the small bundle in my arms.

"DCF won't come and get her."

"Until when?" He asked with a small sigh.

"Tomorrow, at the earliest."

"Alright, find some place to put her." I smile slightly, turning to leave Warrick to explain what happened. Smiling at the glare he sends my way.

Catherine was the first to corner me, moving to take the baby. "Hey there baby. What are you doing here?"

"DCF is running behind." Catherine nodded as she replied.

"Oh, well, we will take good care of you until they come to get you." I watch as Catherine goes to leave the room, still with the baby.

"Where are you going?"

"Grissom asked me to come and get her, thought that you would want to hand her off." I go over, taking back custody of the small girl. Both annoyed at her, and Grissom.

"You don't just hand off babies." I see the smile on her lips at my tone, though soft not to startle the baby, even I can here the edge to it. "Tell Grissom...'

"Oh no, I don't think so. You have a problem with Grissom, you take it up with him. I am staying out from in between you two. I'll have a talk with him myself."

"Fine, That is all that I am saying." I turn from her, trying to locate the bottle, not remembering where I put the damn thing.

"You're a natural Sare, you are going to be a wonderful mother."

"Now, now, one step at a time."

"Yeah, like a man." I smile slightly, remembering Warrick's eyes back in that house, as he watched the baby, looking down away from Catherine. Trying to pass off that I want to watch the baby. "You have a man? Sara Sidle you little devil, you've been holding out on me."

"I have done no such thing. You haven't asked."

"That's because you didn't even give off that vibe."

"So..." I trail off.

"So... who is it?"

"It's no one."

"Like hell it is. I'll get it out of you."