Grissom sat down at his desk; he was partly relieved to be back at work for another shift, just being away from Sara made him calm down. He wasn't on a case and he was busy shifting through boring paperwork but he felt glad about it, he needed the time to think. Sara unbeknown to him was sitting on the floor below him working on a murder case, which was about to change for the worst.
Sara sat at the lab desk trying to get a match to the fingerprints that she had found on the young female victim. Nick walked in through the door and sat down next to her
"Hey Sar, I got the autopsy results back"
"Good, anything special?" Sara questioned without looking up
"Yeah big time info; the deceased was carrying a 6-week old foetus"
Sara quickly looked up, staring at him her smile gone.
"She died from stomach injuries…that means.." She said pausing slightly
"She was probably bashed so that the baby would die; most probably an unplanned pregnancy." Nick answered back "Doc, gave me the foetus to do DNA tests."
He held up the bottle to show her. Inside laid the saddest thing that Sara had ever seen, a poor defenceless, tiny foetus in a bottle. The mother had been bashed so that the child would die. Sara lost focus of Nick as she got up from her chair pulled on her jacket and walked out of there as fast as she could, outside to the car park. There she stood for ten minutes looking at the black sky surrounded by the cities lights, trying to get that horrible picture from her mind. As she stood trying to control her emotions, Nick walked out from the building and stood next to her. They stood there for awhile nobody saying anything, until Nick finally broke the ice.
"Sar, what's up?"
Sara didn't answer she just stood staring up at the sky
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it" Nick said "I guess I'll go inside" he laid his hand on her shoulder before saying "I hope you're okay" and walking back across the car park to the lab. He was almost at the door when Sara called,
"Nick, wait" he turned around "Can I talk to you for a sec?"
"Sure" he said walking back towards her "What's up?"
"I'm sorry for running off and everything," Sara began her eyes looking at the ground "but that foetus reminded me of…. Nick I'm, pregnant." She muttered it apologetically not daring to look up at his obviously stunned face.
Nick whistled
"Wow Sara I knew something was up but I didn't expect that. Ummm…if you don't mind me asking…who to?"
Sara felt the tears silently flow down her cheeks "Grissom" she said simply. They were quiet for a few moments while Nick took in the news.
"Nick?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I'm in love with him."
Nick sat down on the gutter, Sara sat next to him.
"I always knew there was something special between you and Grissom" he said "But I admit... I never expected this."
Sara nodded her head "Whenever I'm around him I feel different, I feel happy, even though before he wouldn't even give me a chance. Its like we were destined to meet, we could give each other so much if he just lets it happen."
Nick nodded knowingly; he knew what it felt like to be in love.
"So you keeping the baby?" he said looking into her teary eyes
"Yeah" she said with a small smile "I'm looking forward to it"
He stood up and helped Sara to her feet
"Good" he pulled her into a friendly hug "you'd make a great mom"
"Thanks Nick" she said laughing slightly, then with a look of determination she continued "let's catch the bastard who did this to that lady…and her child".
Grissom was looking at the other side of the room where Sara was, he couldn't help thinking about how beautiful she was, she had these gorgeous eyes and her smile was a sparkling happy smile, she was laughing and waving at him. All too soon her face changed, she looked angry, very angry. Grissom was startled what was wrong with her? What was making her so mad?
"Gil, Gil…GIL!"
She called across the room trying to get his attention. He shook his head in frustration. What did she want? She began to scream louder and louder.
"WHERE'S THE BABY GIL? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AFTER IT! WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?" Her screaming reached a hysterical crescendo.
The frightening scene swirled before his eyes; Grissom woke up with a start. He put his glasses on and got up as fast as he could. He pulled on a shirt and started pacing the room thoughts rushing through his head. 'What if I'm a bad father?' he thought desperately, 'What if my child hates me? How do I look after a baby?' Grissom sat down heavily on the bed. He lent over to his bedside table and pulled out the phone book, flicking through the pages; finally he reached the category for baby caring courses. Flicking down he found a suitable one. He dialled in the numbers and waited for someone to pick up
"Good morning Sommerset Hospital, Karen speaking"
"Hi I was wondering if I could book a baby course"
"Sure if I could have your details please…"
Ten minutes later he had booked a course, his fears momentarily subsided. He sat down on the sofa and couldn't help resisting as a fantasy scene flashed across his mind. He had a beautiful baby in his arms, Sara was standing next to him smiling, laughing and crying at the same time. He imagined the warmth of the baby in his arms and the Sara's warm hand on his shoulder. "If only…" he muttered softly.
