Chapter 21

* ~ Sara and Catherine about a week later ~ *

Sara and Catherine were meeting for lunch. Of course Catherine was late, as usual, so Sara ordered her food. "Hey Sara, sorry I'm late."

"It's OK, but I ordered with out you, I'm starving!" Sara said just as her food arrived. "Goody!" Her meal was a giant burger topped with cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, ham, and lettuce, and fries on the side. She took a big bite of it and sighed happily.

"Sar, I thought you were a vegetarian?" Catherine asked as she watched the younger woman chow down on three different kinds of meat.

"I am a vegetarian" Sara replied in between bites.

"OK" Catherine said in confusion. "But you realizes you're eating a burger, with bacon and ham?" As Catherine said this Sara brought her hand up to her mouth.

"Oh god, I think I'm gonna be sick!" She whispered as she got up and ran to the bathroom. Catherine soon followed. She entered just in time to hear Sara throwing up what was left in her stomach.

"You OK in there?" Catherine asked.

"No," Sara sobbed. "I just ate poor innocent animals! How can I be OK?"

"Actually I just wanted to know how you were doing physically. Are you under a lot of stress or…could you be pregnant?" Sara's eyes shot up and looked at Catherine just before she threw up again. "OK, well that's enough food. Let's go get you a home pregnancy test." Catherine said as she helped Sara off of the floor.

"Oh god. What am I gonna do?" Sara was shaking. She had never been more nervous in her life, and she hadn't even taken the test yet.

"Well first we're gonna find out if you are pregnant, and then you're gonna tell Nick." Catherine stated matter of factly as they walked out of the diner. Sara was silent the rest of the way to the drug store and to Catherine's house. Catherine handed Sara the box and pointed to the bathroom. A few minutes later Sara emerged from the bathroom. Same dumbstruck look on her face as before. "Well? What did it say?" Catherine asked nervously.

"I…I…I'm going to have a baby." Tears began to cascade down Sara's cheeks, as Catherine brought her into a hug.

"Oh hunny why are you crying?"

"I don't know, I was just thinking. How many chickens didn't get to live because they were made into eggs." Catherine let go of Sara and looked at her in confusion.

"Chickens?" Sara nodded.

"Oh god." Was all she said before she ran to throw up again. She came back out a few minutes later. "OK it's official, there is nothing left in my stomach to come up, except for my stomach. Which I need." Catherine chuckled.

"So your OK with being pregnant?" Sara nodded.

"As long as Nick is."

"OK, well we've got work to do so let's get back to CSI and don't forget to tell Nick and then Grissom, because you'll confined to the lab at about 6 months." Sara groaned.

"Well let's go" They drove back to CSI, Catherine sharing stories of when Lindsey was a baby. They were about to walk into the breakroom when Sara stopped.

"What's wrong?" Catherine asked.

"Could you just send Nick to the locker room, alone, and make sure no one else goes in there?"

"Sure" Catherine disappeared into the breakroom as Sara went to the locker room to wait for Nick. She sat down on one of the benches and waited for him.

"Hey Sara, what's going on? Are you all right?" Nick asked as he gave her a quick kiss. She couldn't help it tears began to flow out of her eyes. "Baby what's wrong?" He asked as she started to sob as his choice of words. She didn't say anything. She just smiled and took his hand in hers. She kissed his palm and placed it on her flat stomach. And smiled at him with the brightest smile ever. He cocked his head to one side. He knew what she meant. "When?" He asked as he brought her into a hug.

"Today. You're OK with this?" She asked.

"Of course I am! I'm going to be a daddy!" He laughed. "Come on let's go tell the team. He took her hand and led her to the breakroom where they announced their news. Sara just looked at Catherine and winked. They were both showered with hugs and congratulations.

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A/N: Next chap, Sara AND Nick dealing with Sara's pregnancy. This is going to be so much fun!