Chapter 11
~*~ 3-4 Weeks later (pregnancy - about 5 months) ~*~
Sara smiled as she saw Warrick and Nick walked to the door.
"So how does it feel Nick?" Warrick asked.
"Good to be home... and back to normal.." Nick commented,
"I mean about being a dad..." Warrick grinned.
"a dad... i still can't believe it... it's amazing..." Nick ran a hand through his hair and set his suitcase on the front step.
"I can't believe you and Sara are having a baby... it's weird." Warrick grinned.
"Not as weird as when you're the dad..." Nick chuckled and picked his bag up again. Warrick chuckled. "Can you get the door for me for me?" Nick asked. Smiling Warrick opened the door letting nick go first.
"WELCOME HOME!!!!" Everyone in the front room shouted.
Nick dropped his suitcase on the floor and grinned. "guys... this is... wow... thanks!" He walked into the room and gave Sara a kiss.
"Welcome home Nicky." Sara kissed Nick, and then the baby kicked, "I swear he does that for you to notice him..."
"Hey buddy... i haven't forgotten about you." Nick said to Sara's tummy, kissing it gently.
Warrick laughed, "Aww Nick, thats SO cute..." he said in a womans voice.
"Shut up man..." Nick joked and rolled his eyes.
"Nice to see you Nick..." Grissom smiled. He popped open the champagne. "Glasses?"
Greg slipped out of the room and returned moments later holding a large cake, with 'Welcome Home Nick!' written on top. "Ta Da!" He announced.
Sara gave Gil the glassses and grabbed herself a water.
Nick looked at the cake and champane, smiling. "Jeez guys.. you really missed me?"
"of course we did..." Catherine playfully slapped his arm.
"Me most." Sara smiled then looked at her tummy, "Sorry US most."
"Well so you guys thought of names?" Warrick asked as he waited for Nick to cut his cake.
"UNCLE NICK!" Lynsey shouted and ran to see Nick.
Nick found a knife and walked over to the cake and made the first slice. "Well I was doing some thinking... and-" Nick was cut off by the young girl. "Lynsey!" Nick put the knife down and hugged her. "Hey..."
"Did you see the size of Sara!? Is it yours, I think you'd make the best parents... minus my mom in that ofcourse.... What is his name? I like Bart, or homer."
Nick laughed. "Yes, yes... and we haven't decided yet..."
Gil smiled, "Let Nick cut the cake Lynsey,"
"So you were thinking of Warrick right? You wanna call him Warrick!" Warrick smiled.
"of course..." Nick kidded. He walked over to the cake and cut the pieces.
"No you want to call it Gil." Grissom said getting a look from people, "WHat? I want to be in the name too!"
Nick was surprised, but pleased. "I'll think about it..."
"Hey what about me?!" Greg piped up
Nick laughed. "Sara... our son is going to have one LONG name..."
"Guys, no... what do you think babe?" Sara kissed Nick's cheek.
"I still have to think about it... I definately have ideas..." Nick smiled
"Well while your thinking.. how about some cake?" Catherine motioned towards the cake.
Sara handed out plates, "What names were you thinking of Nick?" She asked rubbing her stomach,
Nick started putting pieces of cake on the plates and thought for a moment. "Well I was thinking about Logan, Michael, Thomas, Andrew, Bradley...." Nick smiled. "That's just to name a few..."
Sara looked at him, "Ohh." She frowned and started on her second piece of cake.
"What is it? what names were you thinking about?"
"Umm I hadn't, so anyway, what have you been up to Cath?"
"Sara? are you ok?" Nick asked, confused about her comments.
Warrick looked at everyone, and ate his cake.
"I'm fine." She forced a smile, "Really."
Catherine looked at the group. "We're going to go sit outside... i mean, it's really nice out and everything.." Catherine tugged on Gil's arm and moved everyone out of the room.
Gil Warrick and Greg followed her out. Lynsey followed, "Mommy wait!"
"Sara... what is it? Tell me please..." Nick said, after they had all left
"Nothing." Sara said standing up and looking at everyone outisde.
"Sara..." Nick sighed, walking up behind her.
"Nick I just... Everyone seems to be baby talk every where, but me. I haven't thought of a single name. I haven't had time." Sara wiped her face.
"oh... Sara. you've had a lot on your mind with the baby and me and everything, but now that I'm home, we can sit down sometime and think of some together..."
"Okay. Now come make me feel better..." Sara smiled feeling a little silly.
Nick grinned and wrapped his arms around her, making her face him, before leaning in and kissing her. "I love you Sara..."
"I love you too Nick." Sara kissed back happily. "So DAD shall we go see to everyone?"
"we shall...Mum" Nick took her hand and walked outside to greet the rest of the group. "Hey guys..."
"You guys sort it out?" Gil smiled and picked up Lynsey.
"Yep... just been a hectic few weeks..." Nick said simply
They all smiled and sat watching Greg, Warrick and Lynsey play basketball. Gil, like always, watched over them and always would.
~*~ One Month Later ~*~
Sara sat up in the bed, she glanced at the clock is read 12:30pm. "Where did he go?" She wondered and got up.
Nick had walked out to the bathroom and pulled out a few bottles of pills and set them on the counter. one for his headache, and the other for his insomnia. He placed one of each in his hand and ran the water. Popping the pills in his mouth, he took a drink of water and swallowed.
"Nick?" Sara called rubbing her stomach, "I'm starving..." She walked into the kitchen, "Ohhh food..."
Nick heard Sara's footsteps and walked out of the room. "Sara?" He walked to kitchen, and sure enough, found her in the fridge. He could help but smile, and stifle a laugh.
"You laughing at me?" She called from in the fridge.
"um.. no... but with your eating habits now, I think we spend more money on food than gas." Nick joked. "But i still love you..."
"Good. Nick make me pancakes... pwease." She smiled.
"ok... anything special in it this time?" Nick grimaced, remembering her asking for pickles in her pancakes once. he had to made another batch just for himself after.
"Umm raspberrys..." She smiled and went counter. "You think we should go food shopping later? I mean we have none..."
"because you ate it all... I think i've lost 10 pounds already." Nick joked again, pulling the raspberries out of the fridge.
"Hey... I'm eating for your son here mate..." Sara frowned as she doodled on a paper.
"i'm kiddding..." Nick held his hands up in defence. He turned and started to make the raspberry pancakes.
"Scott Stokes... Danny Stokes... Joey Stokes... David Stokes... hmmm." Sara said to herself.
Nick chuckled. "why don't you make a list off all your names and mine... then we can discuss them over breakfast."
"Hmm? What? ohh well I haven't thought of any..."
"what about those four?"
"I was umm reading." She frowned hiding the paper.
Nick raised his eyebrows and went back to the pancakes. "Ok hun, your breakfast is ready." Nick piled the four pancakes on Sara plate and laid them on the kitchen table.
Sara poured syrup over the stack and started to eat it, "mmmmm Nicky, these are lovely."
"Thank You." Nick started to clean up the mess he made and noticed the paper Sara left on the counter. He picked it up and started to read the names, stopping at a certain one. Sara Stokes. Nick grinned at it
Sara didn't notice and went to get dressed, "You'll clean up and then we'll go to supermarket..."
"Yes Ma'am... you're the boss." Nick fake saluted to her and stared cleaning up.
Sara walked out and saw Nick had a grin on his face. "Nick, what are you smiling at?"
"oh nothing..." Nick said. He walked by her and handed her the small piece of paper. the name, Sara Stokes, had been circled.
"Ohh I umm, I ummm I mean, are we going?" Sara asked blushing and grabbing her shoes.
Nick kissed her cheek. "Yes.. we are going."
"Good..." Sara waited for Nick and as they left she smiled to herself, *I definately think Sara Stokes.*
~*~
"ummmm I think the chocolate ones." Sara smiled.
"ok..." Nick picked up two. Sara looked down the isle and saw a father and his son laughing together, she smiled.
Nick followed her gaze and smiled as well. "Only 3 months left..."
"I know..." She smiled, "We almost done... theres a baby shop in the mall across the road ya know..." Sara looked at Nick.
"ok.. i just need to pick up a few more things and then we'll run over there." Nick pushed the cart down another aisle and then to the check-out.
The cashier smiled at Nick and Sara, "That's $75.91 thank you...."
He took out his card and paid for it, before grabbing the bags and heading outside. "OK ... so to the baby shop!"
Nick opened the car door for Sara and drove across the street and to the mall, finding a parking space. He jumped out and opened the door again for Sara and helped her out
"Ohh Nick cribs... prams, ohh ohh..." Sara looked at everything.
Nick smiled as Sara tugged on his arm. "How about diapers! we're gonna need plenty.."
"Uh huh..." Sara picked up the clothes and little slippers.
"Hello Sir, can I help?" Asked the young woman.
"We were just browsing really... but maybe you could help us out. We're new at this.."
"Gladly, boy or girl?"
"Boy.." Nick smiled as he passed some sleepers and turned to the young woman
"Well let me show you what we have...." The woman smiled and showed Nick and Sara to the different departments.
~*~
Sara watched Nick bulid the baby cabinet they had bought hours before, the room was already painted, all that was needed was furniture. "Hey you... some soda."
Nick turned around and smiled. "Thanks... that's be great." Nick wiped his forehead
Sara looked at Nick's top, it clung to him in all the right places... her eyes trailed down him and beck up.
Nick grinned at her and sipped his drink. "well miss Sidle... i think I'm going to take a break, wanna join me?"
"I think I will Mr Stokes..." Sara smiled.
~*~He had just been another face in the crowd, so to speak. With sunglasses and a cap on, he shielded his identity as he watched from a far. They had walked outside and sat together, and he stayed hidden, watching them. He opened his bag and pulled out his binoculars, looking across the street. A few people passed by behind him, and he quickly pretended to be bird watching. As soon as they walked away, he took out his digital camera and snapped a few photos. "Well well well... isn't this lovely?" He commented to himself, replacing his gear in his knapsack and walked away. "don't get too comfortable... this is far from over..." he laughed to himself.~*~
Sara shivered that night and curled up next to Nick, she wanted to stay there forever.
Nick took her hand and walked out of the room. Nick wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. He had still been awake due to his insomnia and looked over at the clock. He kissed Sara's forehead and slipped out of the bed again. He headed to the bathroom and took out his pills, swallowing two. He splashed some water on his face and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of warm milk, something that had always helped him sleep.
Sara walked into into the kitchen, "Hey you..."
"Hey what are you doing up? should you still be sleeping?"
"Hungry..."
Nick rolled his eyes ans smiled. "as usual"
"Hey not my fault... mmmm chocolate fudge... Okay come on hunny, bed..." Sara smiled with her chocolate bar and her man.
"haha... ok." Nick took his glass of warm milk in one hand, and took Sara's hand in the other.
.... Continued in 12 ....
~*~ 3-4 Weeks later (pregnancy - about 5 months) ~*~
Sara smiled as she saw Warrick and Nick walked to the door.
"So how does it feel Nick?" Warrick asked.
"Good to be home... and back to normal.." Nick commented,
"I mean about being a dad..." Warrick grinned.
"a dad... i still can't believe it... it's amazing..." Nick ran a hand through his hair and set his suitcase on the front step.
"I can't believe you and Sara are having a baby... it's weird." Warrick grinned.
"Not as weird as when you're the dad..." Nick chuckled and picked his bag up again. Warrick chuckled. "Can you get the door for me for me?" Nick asked. Smiling Warrick opened the door letting nick go first.
"WELCOME HOME!!!!" Everyone in the front room shouted.
Nick dropped his suitcase on the floor and grinned. "guys... this is... wow... thanks!" He walked into the room and gave Sara a kiss.
"Welcome home Nicky." Sara kissed Nick, and then the baby kicked, "I swear he does that for you to notice him..."
"Hey buddy... i haven't forgotten about you." Nick said to Sara's tummy, kissing it gently.
Warrick laughed, "Aww Nick, thats SO cute..." he said in a womans voice.
"Shut up man..." Nick joked and rolled his eyes.
"Nice to see you Nick..." Grissom smiled. He popped open the champagne. "Glasses?"
Greg slipped out of the room and returned moments later holding a large cake, with 'Welcome Home Nick!' written on top. "Ta Da!" He announced.
Sara gave Gil the glassses and grabbed herself a water.
Nick looked at the cake and champane, smiling. "Jeez guys.. you really missed me?"
"of course we did..." Catherine playfully slapped his arm.
"Me most." Sara smiled then looked at her tummy, "Sorry US most."
"Well so you guys thought of names?" Warrick asked as he waited for Nick to cut his cake.
"UNCLE NICK!" Lynsey shouted and ran to see Nick.
Nick found a knife and walked over to the cake and made the first slice. "Well I was doing some thinking... and-" Nick was cut off by the young girl. "Lynsey!" Nick put the knife down and hugged her. "Hey..."
"Did you see the size of Sara!? Is it yours, I think you'd make the best parents... minus my mom in that ofcourse.... What is his name? I like Bart, or homer."
Nick laughed. "Yes, yes... and we haven't decided yet..."
Gil smiled, "Let Nick cut the cake Lynsey,"
"So you were thinking of Warrick right? You wanna call him Warrick!" Warrick smiled.
"of course..." Nick kidded. He walked over to the cake and cut the pieces.
"No you want to call it Gil." Grissom said getting a look from people, "WHat? I want to be in the name too!"
Nick was surprised, but pleased. "I'll think about it..."
"Hey what about me?!" Greg piped up
Nick laughed. "Sara... our son is going to have one LONG name..."
"Guys, no... what do you think babe?" Sara kissed Nick's cheek.
"I still have to think about it... I definately have ideas..." Nick smiled
"Well while your thinking.. how about some cake?" Catherine motioned towards the cake.
Sara handed out plates, "What names were you thinking of Nick?" She asked rubbing her stomach,
Nick started putting pieces of cake on the plates and thought for a moment. "Well I was thinking about Logan, Michael, Thomas, Andrew, Bradley...." Nick smiled. "That's just to name a few..."
Sara looked at him, "Ohh." She frowned and started on her second piece of cake.
"What is it? what names were you thinking about?"
"Umm I hadn't, so anyway, what have you been up to Cath?"
"Sara? are you ok?" Nick asked, confused about her comments.
Warrick looked at everyone, and ate his cake.
"I'm fine." She forced a smile, "Really."
Catherine looked at the group. "We're going to go sit outside... i mean, it's really nice out and everything.." Catherine tugged on Gil's arm and moved everyone out of the room.
Gil Warrick and Greg followed her out. Lynsey followed, "Mommy wait!"
"Sara... what is it? Tell me please..." Nick said, after they had all left
"Nothing." Sara said standing up and looking at everyone outisde.
"Sara..." Nick sighed, walking up behind her.
"Nick I just... Everyone seems to be baby talk every where, but me. I haven't thought of a single name. I haven't had time." Sara wiped her face.
"oh... Sara. you've had a lot on your mind with the baby and me and everything, but now that I'm home, we can sit down sometime and think of some together..."
"Okay. Now come make me feel better..." Sara smiled feeling a little silly.
Nick grinned and wrapped his arms around her, making her face him, before leaning in and kissing her. "I love you Sara..."
"I love you too Nick." Sara kissed back happily. "So DAD shall we go see to everyone?"
"we shall...Mum" Nick took her hand and walked outside to greet the rest of the group. "Hey guys..."
"You guys sort it out?" Gil smiled and picked up Lynsey.
"Yep... just been a hectic few weeks..." Nick said simply
They all smiled and sat watching Greg, Warrick and Lynsey play basketball. Gil, like always, watched over them and always would.
~*~ One Month Later ~*~
Sara sat up in the bed, she glanced at the clock is read 12:30pm. "Where did he go?" She wondered and got up.
Nick had walked out to the bathroom and pulled out a few bottles of pills and set them on the counter. one for his headache, and the other for his insomnia. He placed one of each in his hand and ran the water. Popping the pills in his mouth, he took a drink of water and swallowed.
"Nick?" Sara called rubbing her stomach, "I'm starving..." She walked into the kitchen, "Ohhh food..."
Nick heard Sara's footsteps and walked out of the room. "Sara?" He walked to kitchen, and sure enough, found her in the fridge. He could help but smile, and stifle a laugh.
"You laughing at me?" She called from in the fridge.
"um.. no... but with your eating habits now, I think we spend more money on food than gas." Nick joked. "But i still love you..."
"Good. Nick make me pancakes... pwease." She smiled.
"ok... anything special in it this time?" Nick grimaced, remembering her asking for pickles in her pancakes once. he had to made another batch just for himself after.
"Umm raspberrys..." She smiled and went counter. "You think we should go food shopping later? I mean we have none..."
"because you ate it all... I think i've lost 10 pounds already." Nick joked again, pulling the raspberries out of the fridge.
"Hey... I'm eating for your son here mate..." Sara frowned as she doodled on a paper.
"i'm kiddding..." Nick held his hands up in defence. He turned and started to make the raspberry pancakes.
"Scott Stokes... Danny Stokes... Joey Stokes... David Stokes... hmmm." Sara said to herself.
Nick chuckled. "why don't you make a list off all your names and mine... then we can discuss them over breakfast."
"Hmm? What? ohh well I haven't thought of any..."
"what about those four?"
"I was umm reading." She frowned hiding the paper.
Nick raised his eyebrows and went back to the pancakes. "Ok hun, your breakfast is ready." Nick piled the four pancakes on Sara plate and laid them on the kitchen table.
Sara poured syrup over the stack and started to eat it, "mmmmm Nicky, these are lovely."
"Thank You." Nick started to clean up the mess he made and noticed the paper Sara left on the counter. He picked it up and started to read the names, stopping at a certain one. Sara Stokes. Nick grinned at it
Sara didn't notice and went to get dressed, "You'll clean up and then we'll go to supermarket..."
"Yes Ma'am... you're the boss." Nick fake saluted to her and stared cleaning up.
Sara walked out and saw Nick had a grin on his face. "Nick, what are you smiling at?"
"oh nothing..." Nick said. He walked by her and handed her the small piece of paper. the name, Sara Stokes, had been circled.
"Ohh I umm, I ummm I mean, are we going?" Sara asked blushing and grabbing her shoes.
Nick kissed her cheek. "Yes.. we are going."
"Good..." Sara waited for Nick and as they left she smiled to herself, *I definately think Sara Stokes.*
~*~
"ummmm I think the chocolate ones." Sara smiled.
"ok..." Nick picked up two. Sara looked down the isle and saw a father and his son laughing together, she smiled.
Nick followed her gaze and smiled as well. "Only 3 months left..."
"I know..." She smiled, "We almost done... theres a baby shop in the mall across the road ya know..." Sara looked at Nick.
"ok.. i just need to pick up a few more things and then we'll run over there." Nick pushed the cart down another aisle and then to the check-out.
The cashier smiled at Nick and Sara, "That's $75.91 thank you...."
He took out his card and paid for it, before grabbing the bags and heading outside. "OK ... so to the baby shop!"
Nick opened the car door for Sara and drove across the street and to the mall, finding a parking space. He jumped out and opened the door again for Sara and helped her out
"Ohh Nick cribs... prams, ohh ohh..." Sara looked at everything.
Nick smiled as Sara tugged on his arm. "How about diapers! we're gonna need plenty.."
"Uh huh..." Sara picked up the clothes and little slippers.
"Hello Sir, can I help?" Asked the young woman.
"We were just browsing really... but maybe you could help us out. We're new at this.."
"Gladly, boy or girl?"
"Boy.." Nick smiled as he passed some sleepers and turned to the young woman
"Well let me show you what we have...." The woman smiled and showed Nick and Sara to the different departments.
~*~
Sara watched Nick bulid the baby cabinet they had bought hours before, the room was already painted, all that was needed was furniture. "Hey you... some soda."
Nick turned around and smiled. "Thanks... that's be great." Nick wiped his forehead
Sara looked at Nick's top, it clung to him in all the right places... her eyes trailed down him and beck up.
Nick grinned at her and sipped his drink. "well miss Sidle... i think I'm going to take a break, wanna join me?"
"I think I will Mr Stokes..." Sara smiled.
~*~He had just been another face in the crowd, so to speak. With sunglasses and a cap on, he shielded his identity as he watched from a far. They had walked outside and sat together, and he stayed hidden, watching them. He opened his bag and pulled out his binoculars, looking across the street. A few people passed by behind him, and he quickly pretended to be bird watching. As soon as they walked away, he took out his digital camera and snapped a few photos. "Well well well... isn't this lovely?" He commented to himself, replacing his gear in his knapsack and walked away. "don't get too comfortable... this is far from over..." he laughed to himself.~*~
Sara shivered that night and curled up next to Nick, she wanted to stay there forever.
Nick took her hand and walked out of the room. Nick wrapped an arm around her and pulled her close. He had still been awake due to his insomnia and looked over at the clock. He kissed Sara's forehead and slipped out of the bed again. He headed to the bathroom and took out his pills, swallowing two. He splashed some water on his face and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of warm milk, something that had always helped him sleep.
Sara walked into into the kitchen, "Hey you..."
"Hey what are you doing up? should you still be sleeping?"
"Hungry..."
Nick rolled his eyes ans smiled. "as usual"
"Hey not my fault... mmmm chocolate fudge... Okay come on hunny, bed..." Sara smiled with her chocolate bar and her man.
"haha... ok." Nick took his glass of warm milk in one hand, and took Sara's hand in the other.
.... Continued in 12 ....