Chapter 10
~*~ Another Two Months Later (pregnancy - 4 months) ~*~
"Good Morning Nick," Sara kissed his cheek. She sat and took his hand and placed it over her stomache, "This is our baby... Nick." Sara felt for the first time the baby kick. "Ohh my God! I felt that, it was the first time... I have noone to tell!"
Nick's eyes's seemed to flicker for a moment. A minute later, his brow furrowed slightly, but only for a second.
"Nick?" Sara looked at him and felt the baby kick harder.
Nick could hear Sara's voice, and he wanted to call out to her but couldn't get the words to come out, so he tried moving his hand. He was too weak, so started small, lifting one finger off the bed and laying it back down.
Sara felt the baby kick for a third time, "That's not normal..."Sara said to the room.
Nick inched his hand closer to the the edge of the bed where he thought Sara to be from her voice. He tried to speak again but only managed a small throated sound, but he knew that would be enough.
"Nick! Nurse! Doctor... someone..." Sara called and leaned over Nick best she could. "Hunny?"
"Excuse me Mrs Stokes.. Mr Stokes? Can you hear me? Just nod... don't speak...." The young Doctor asked Nick.
Nick tried to move his head, but it felt too heavy. Instead, his lifted his hand off the bed and then felt it fall back down.
"Good, umm, Mrs Stokes please wait outside..." The young doctor said again mistaking Sara for Nick's wife.
Nick was confused. He wasn't quite sure what had happened to him or what was going on around him. All he knew was that he had to wake up.
Sara went outside and over to the phone, "Gil Grissom please, thank you... Gil, get to the hospital now...." Sara hung up and waited... again.
~*~
Catherine was walking towards the DNA lab to pay Greg a visit, when she heard a small commotion in Grissom's office
"Cath, Warrick Greg, lets go!" Grissom called running to the exit.
"Gil what's going on?!" Cath asked. Scared that something bad had happened.
"Nick... he's awake."
"what?" Cath's face lit up. "well let's get moving..." She ran out the door and jumped in the Tahoe.
Sara waited for the others and saw them walked towards her. "Hi guys, Doctors still in..."
"what happened? what did he do? is he ok?" Cath fired questions by her.
"I don't know Catherine!! I DON'T KNOW!" Sara shouted, she was clearly frustrated.
"Ok, calm down! Here's the doctor now." Grissom said, trying to act as the peacekeeper
"Hows nick Doctor?" Sara asked
The doctor walked out of the room and looked at the expectant group of people now gathered around. "Well, Nick's vitals have increased, he made a few movements, and I think it's safe to say that he's come out of his coma." The doctor smiled at them all. "Now while he may not be able to respond verbally yet, he can hear and understand you... So You can go in and wisit him now... I'l be by later to check on him again."
Sara rushed past him and walked in, "Nick!" She ran over and hugged him.
"We'll leave it for a bit guys." Grisom said and sat down.
Nick furrowed his brow and felt his eyes flutter open. his vision was blurred for a moment. After it had focused he looked up and saw the most beautiful sight in front of him. Sara.
"Nick..." Sara smiled and kissed his forehead, "Ohh Nick. I have so much to say..." Sara looked at her stomach...
Nick moved his head slightly to the side and eyed Sara's swollen stomache and furrowed his brow. He lifted his hand towards her.
"And no Nick Stokes it's not another mans, it's yours..."She samiled and placed his hand on her stomach, "He kicked and you woke up, the first kick is when you started waking up..." Sara cried.
Nick smiled weakly and squeezed her hand to comfort her.
"I was looking at names and found out the sex and I'll stop talking!" She smiled.
Nick smiled at her and slightly nodded, trying to tell her to go on. He had missed out on so much and wanted to catch up.
"Well, you'll be a dad in about five months, to a baby boy. And I kinda have been living at yours because I got thrown out..."
Nick smiled at her. He hadn't realized the time that had passed. He'd be a dad in 5 months... the thought was unreal, but he was happy anyway.
"Sorry hunny, I'm just so happy your awake..." Sara kissed his forehead. "Right you wanna ask something or say something... I mean I was on a rammble and I'm so happy you are awake!"
Nick shook his head and opened his mouth to speak. "I love you" he tried to say, but it only came out in a ragged whisper. His voice needed time as he hadn't spoken in 4 months.
"Sorry, here." She poured some water in a glass and helped Nick drink it. "Ouch." Sara held her stomach.
Nick's eyebrows shot up and he moved his hand towards her.
The doctor walked into the room, interrupting the moment. "Mrs. Stokes? I'm sorry to interrupt, but i just need to get Nick's clipboard." He gave her a warm smile and took the clipboard off the end of the bed. He nodded to them and excused himself again.
"This son of yours is a kicker... a sore kicker at that..." She smiled, "Here feel."
Nick moved his hand to her stomach and felt his baby kick. A grin immediately appeared on his face.
The door opened again reveling the team plus Greg walking in with balloons and cards. "NICK!" they all smiled.
Greg walked over to Nick's bedside immediately and smiled at his friend. "It's about time you woke up... We missed you buddy."
"Thats the smartest thing Greg's said..ever!" Grissom smiled and saw Nick's hand resting on Sara's stomach.
"Hey man, congrads on the baby boy... opps... you knew the sex didn't you?" Warrick frowned.
Nick smiled and nodded.
Catherine grinned. "oohh Nicky... I'm so glad your ok... you had us worried for a while there"
sarasidle_csi: "As soon as your well, we'll celebrate..." Grissom smiled, "Glad your ok Nicky."
"When are you getting out?" Warrick smiled.
Nick shrugged and spotted the doctor in the door way.
"I think i can answer that..." He smiled.The doctor walked inside the room and looked at the group. "Nick... Where it's been 4 months you'll need time to reabilitate. So there is a plan at the hospital for you to go through. It will take about 3-4 weeks and I'd like to you remain at the hospital for the first two so we can monitor you progress"
"I have to wait two weeks?" Sara looked at the doctor.
"Well if Nick shows more improvement within the first week, he may be able to go home early."
The doctor took a seat and looked between Sara and Nick. "The plan consists of visits with a speech therapist and a physiotherapist. Four months is a long time to go without movement and speaking."
Sara grinned, "Woohoo. Ouch!"
"Well that means no more discovery channel Mr. Stokes... that'll make you ever more of a couch potato!" Sara smiled.
The doctor chuckled and stood up. "If you don't mind, i have to go and make the arrangement, and I'll come back later.."
"Thank you Doctor," Grissom smiled, "So Nick you'll be back at work in 4 weeks..." He grinned teasing Nick. "As you won't be watching the discovery channel..."
~*~
The officer walked into the prison, "Crane visitor, your brother."
Chad had hid his eyes behind dark glasses as he walked through the dimly lit halls until he reached the room. He watched as an officer opened the door and led him to the booth. He took and seat and picked up the telephone.
Nigel looked up and walked out. He sat in the small plastic seat. He then smiled at the man infront of him. "Hello 'brother?'"
Chad smiled. "Hello... it's been a while"
"Yup, I heard he's in a coma."
"Well here's some news for you... He woke up today..." Chad frowned.
"He what!? I thought you sorted it... Damn it..."
"I'm sorry.. I was sure everything had been taken care of 4 months ago.. and then when he lived, I figured if he stayed in a coma... it's be good enough.."
"What about the CSIs... any leads on your id... what about Nick, did he know you, have you got the report?" Nigel frowned, obviously annoyed.
"Well... I think they found an old year book with us in it.... and as for Nick, he knew my first name, that's all..." Chad sighed and handed Nigel the report folder.
Nigel looked about casually and watched the guard past, "These pictures of aunt Nancy are great..." The guard looked at the first four photos of an old woman and her family and let Nigel have it. "They check everything since you said to Sara about me..." He frowned. "When's he going home?" Nigel asked.
"Between 2-4 weeks... depending on his progress"
"Right, watch for a bit longer... anything else?" Nigel asked clearly bored.
"Not that I can think of at the moment." Chad stood up and replaced his glasses. "oh wait- there is one thing... They're having a baby..." Chad added and left the room.
Nigel watched Chad leave and smiled. The guard walked up to him, "Come on Crane, Mr Grissom is here to see you... and Detective Brass too."
Crane looked at the guard, "Fun for me, may I put my pictures away?" The guard nodded and Nigel smiled.
.... Continued in 11 ....
~*~ Another Two Months Later (pregnancy - 4 months) ~*~
"Good Morning Nick," Sara kissed his cheek. She sat and took his hand and placed it over her stomache, "This is our baby... Nick." Sara felt for the first time the baby kick. "Ohh my God! I felt that, it was the first time... I have noone to tell!"
Nick's eyes's seemed to flicker for a moment. A minute later, his brow furrowed slightly, but only for a second.
"Nick?" Sara looked at him and felt the baby kick harder.
Nick could hear Sara's voice, and he wanted to call out to her but couldn't get the words to come out, so he tried moving his hand. He was too weak, so started small, lifting one finger off the bed and laying it back down.
Sara felt the baby kick for a third time, "That's not normal..."Sara said to the room.
Nick inched his hand closer to the the edge of the bed where he thought Sara to be from her voice. He tried to speak again but only managed a small throated sound, but he knew that would be enough.
"Nick! Nurse! Doctor... someone..." Sara called and leaned over Nick best she could. "Hunny?"
"Excuse me Mrs Stokes.. Mr Stokes? Can you hear me? Just nod... don't speak...." The young Doctor asked Nick.
Nick tried to move his head, but it felt too heavy. Instead, his lifted his hand off the bed and then felt it fall back down.
"Good, umm, Mrs Stokes please wait outside..." The young doctor said again mistaking Sara for Nick's wife.
Nick was confused. He wasn't quite sure what had happened to him or what was going on around him. All he knew was that he had to wake up.
Sara went outside and over to the phone, "Gil Grissom please, thank you... Gil, get to the hospital now...." Sara hung up and waited... again.
~*~
Catherine was walking towards the DNA lab to pay Greg a visit, when she heard a small commotion in Grissom's office
"Cath, Warrick Greg, lets go!" Grissom called running to the exit.
"Gil what's going on?!" Cath asked. Scared that something bad had happened.
"Nick... he's awake."
"what?" Cath's face lit up. "well let's get moving..." She ran out the door and jumped in the Tahoe.
Sara waited for the others and saw them walked towards her. "Hi guys, Doctors still in..."
"what happened? what did he do? is he ok?" Cath fired questions by her.
"I don't know Catherine!! I DON'T KNOW!" Sara shouted, she was clearly frustrated.
"Ok, calm down! Here's the doctor now." Grissom said, trying to act as the peacekeeper
"Hows nick Doctor?" Sara asked
The doctor walked out of the room and looked at the expectant group of people now gathered around. "Well, Nick's vitals have increased, he made a few movements, and I think it's safe to say that he's come out of his coma." The doctor smiled at them all. "Now while he may not be able to respond verbally yet, he can hear and understand you... So You can go in and wisit him now... I'l be by later to check on him again."
Sara rushed past him and walked in, "Nick!" She ran over and hugged him.
"We'll leave it for a bit guys." Grisom said and sat down.
Nick furrowed his brow and felt his eyes flutter open. his vision was blurred for a moment. After it had focused he looked up and saw the most beautiful sight in front of him. Sara.
"Nick..." Sara smiled and kissed his forehead, "Ohh Nick. I have so much to say..." Sara looked at her stomach...
Nick moved his head slightly to the side and eyed Sara's swollen stomache and furrowed his brow. He lifted his hand towards her.
"And no Nick Stokes it's not another mans, it's yours..."She samiled and placed his hand on her stomach, "He kicked and you woke up, the first kick is when you started waking up..." Sara cried.
Nick smiled weakly and squeezed her hand to comfort her.
"I was looking at names and found out the sex and I'll stop talking!" She smiled.
Nick smiled at her and slightly nodded, trying to tell her to go on. He had missed out on so much and wanted to catch up.
"Well, you'll be a dad in about five months, to a baby boy. And I kinda have been living at yours because I got thrown out..."
Nick smiled at her. He hadn't realized the time that had passed. He'd be a dad in 5 months... the thought was unreal, but he was happy anyway.
"Sorry hunny, I'm just so happy your awake..." Sara kissed his forehead. "Right you wanna ask something or say something... I mean I was on a rammble and I'm so happy you are awake!"
Nick shook his head and opened his mouth to speak. "I love you" he tried to say, but it only came out in a ragged whisper. His voice needed time as he hadn't spoken in 4 months.
"Sorry, here." She poured some water in a glass and helped Nick drink it. "Ouch." Sara held her stomach.
Nick's eyebrows shot up and he moved his hand towards her.
The doctor walked into the room, interrupting the moment. "Mrs. Stokes? I'm sorry to interrupt, but i just need to get Nick's clipboard." He gave her a warm smile and took the clipboard off the end of the bed. He nodded to them and excused himself again.
"This son of yours is a kicker... a sore kicker at that..." She smiled, "Here feel."
Nick moved his hand to her stomach and felt his baby kick. A grin immediately appeared on his face.
The door opened again reveling the team plus Greg walking in with balloons and cards. "NICK!" they all smiled.
Greg walked over to Nick's bedside immediately and smiled at his friend. "It's about time you woke up... We missed you buddy."
"Thats the smartest thing Greg's said..ever!" Grissom smiled and saw Nick's hand resting on Sara's stomach.
"Hey man, congrads on the baby boy... opps... you knew the sex didn't you?" Warrick frowned.
Nick smiled and nodded.
Catherine grinned. "oohh Nicky... I'm so glad your ok... you had us worried for a while there"
sarasidle_csi: "As soon as your well, we'll celebrate..." Grissom smiled, "Glad your ok Nicky."
"When are you getting out?" Warrick smiled.
Nick shrugged and spotted the doctor in the door way.
"I think i can answer that..." He smiled.The doctor walked inside the room and looked at the group. "Nick... Where it's been 4 months you'll need time to reabilitate. So there is a plan at the hospital for you to go through. It will take about 3-4 weeks and I'd like to you remain at the hospital for the first two so we can monitor you progress"
"I have to wait two weeks?" Sara looked at the doctor.
"Well if Nick shows more improvement within the first week, he may be able to go home early."
The doctor took a seat and looked between Sara and Nick. "The plan consists of visits with a speech therapist and a physiotherapist. Four months is a long time to go without movement and speaking."
Sara grinned, "Woohoo. Ouch!"
"Well that means no more discovery channel Mr. Stokes... that'll make you ever more of a couch potato!" Sara smiled.
The doctor chuckled and stood up. "If you don't mind, i have to go and make the arrangement, and I'll come back later.."
"Thank you Doctor," Grissom smiled, "So Nick you'll be back at work in 4 weeks..." He grinned teasing Nick. "As you won't be watching the discovery channel..."
~*~
The officer walked into the prison, "Crane visitor, your brother."
Chad had hid his eyes behind dark glasses as he walked through the dimly lit halls until he reached the room. He watched as an officer opened the door and led him to the booth. He took and seat and picked up the telephone.
Nigel looked up and walked out. He sat in the small plastic seat. He then smiled at the man infront of him. "Hello 'brother?'"
Chad smiled. "Hello... it's been a while"
"Yup, I heard he's in a coma."
"Well here's some news for you... He woke up today..." Chad frowned.
"He what!? I thought you sorted it... Damn it..."
"I'm sorry.. I was sure everything had been taken care of 4 months ago.. and then when he lived, I figured if he stayed in a coma... it's be good enough.."
"What about the CSIs... any leads on your id... what about Nick, did he know you, have you got the report?" Nigel frowned, obviously annoyed.
"Well... I think they found an old year book with us in it.... and as for Nick, he knew my first name, that's all..." Chad sighed and handed Nigel the report folder.
Nigel looked about casually and watched the guard past, "These pictures of aunt Nancy are great..." The guard looked at the first four photos of an old woman and her family and let Nigel have it. "They check everything since you said to Sara about me..." He frowned. "When's he going home?" Nigel asked.
"Between 2-4 weeks... depending on his progress"
"Right, watch for a bit longer... anything else?" Nigel asked clearly bored.
"Not that I can think of at the moment." Chad stood up and replaced his glasses. "oh wait- there is one thing... They're having a baby..." Chad added and left the room.
Nigel watched Chad leave and smiled. The guard walked up to him, "Come on Crane, Mr Grissom is here to see you... and Detective Brass too."
Crane looked at the guard, "Fun for me, may I put my pictures away?" The guard nodded and Nigel smiled.
.... Continued in 11 ....