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Author: Jacquie and Sassy

Beta: SidleChick

Spoilers: Any and all.

Chapter 14

"My name is Sara Sidle. I have an appointment." Sara told the pretty nurse at the reception desk. "Yes, Ms. Sidle, fill this paper work out and we will be with you shortly." Sara walked to where Grissom and Abby were sitting. Her hands were shaking.

Grissom took one of Sara's hands in his, trying to reassure her. he stroked the back of her hand with his thumb.

"Thanks, Gil." She took up the pen and started to fill out the dreaded paperwork. It took a painstaking ten minutes. She turned it back in and sat back down. Waiting. "You are going to come back with me, right?" She asked Grissom.

"Of course I am."

She knew he was. She just had to be sure. Grissom and Sara went in to see the doctor. After answering a few questions, Sara's blood was drawn. She was a pro at giving blood. She made a habit to give blood a few times a year. Her way of giving back. This time however it made her nauseous.

"I don't feel so well." Her face was nearly white

"You don't look well." Grissom frowned and went to find a nurse. They took Sara to a room and made her lie down. The doctor came in soon after.

"Well...you are pregnant Miss Sidle."

She looked at Grissom and smiled. She was over the shock and actually happy. She was having a baby. Grissom's baby. "So how far along, doctor?"

"Six weeks." The doctor reassured her that all the symptoms she was having were completely normal, and wrote out a prescription for an anti-nauseate. He also wrote one for vitamins.

"I take vitamins on a daily basis. Do I keep taking those, plus these? Or just these?" Sara didn't want to do anything to hurt the baby.

"You can take both of these, but make sure you only take one of the anti-nauseates a day," the doctor cautioned Sara.

"OK. When will I be able to schedule a sonogram with my regular doctor back in Vegas?"

"Next month will be sufficient. Have your OB/GYN give us a call and we will send your file." The doctor gave Grissom his card. "Don't hesitate to call me if you have any concerns."

They left the office with smiles on their faces. Sara eye's were shining. "Let's celebrate. Come on. Let's go get a drink."

"As long as you remember, you have to have something non-alcoholic," said Grissom. He gently took Sara's hand in his.

"Totally! Craving an iced tea, if you must know. But you and your mom can have something nice to drink and drink it for me. As long as you don't drink scotch, Gil. I hate it."

"Who me?"

"Mr. Innocent, you know what I am talking about. I kissed you the other night when Brass dropped you off. You tasted like scotch. I just didn't say anything. I was keeping the peace."

Grissom raised his hand. "I promise I'll be good."

"That's all I ask. So where is some place good to go eat, Abby? I'm hungry."

"Come on. There's a really good seafood place down the block."

"Shrimp! Here we come!" Sara took Grissom's arm and Abby's and said, "So any one have any ideas on baby names? It's a girl. I just know it."

"I've always liked the name Lila," said Abby.

"I love Ruth. I know it is old fashioned, but I had a friend growing up named Ruth. What about you, Grissom?"

"Ruth is pretty," Grissom admitted.

"Don't humor, Gil Grissom. I am not fragile. I won't get mad. So tell me one that you like? We have time to decide for sure. I just feel that it's a girl. Could be a boy, you know."

"I know... I think I need to think about it some more..."

"Ok. See I didn't go all maniac and freak out." Sara smiled at him. She was only trying to get him to lighten up. They went and ate at the Seafood Shack and got stuffed crab and shrimp. They headed home after eating their fill. "So what do you do on a lazy day here in Marina Del Ray, Abby?"

"We usually just enjoy some nice cold drinks on the porch. Sometimes we play games like Scrabble."

"Scrabble. I love scrabble. Bet I can beat you, Grissom! Remember that case with the Logos tournament? You forgot vixen." Sara smiled at the memory.

"I don't know, Sar...I'm pretty good at the game." Grissom countered.

"Game on."

"Just because I am old, doesn't mean that I can't kick ass at Scrabble." Abby interjected. "So bring it you two"

"It'll be brought."

"So Grissom, you've been listening to Warrick play those video games with Nick again, huh? I always wondered where you got your vocabulary from." Sara teased as they set out the Scrabble game. "I'll take score. I am the number whiz."

"Whatever you say, my lady." Grissom couldn't help chuckling at Sara's comment about being influenced by Warrick and Nick.

"If only you had gotten a little of Warrick's style and Nick's sway with the ladies, then this could have happened years ago." They had settled into the game by then. Grissom didn't comment...he didn't comment because he knew that Sara had a point.

The game was over an hour later. Abby came out the victor. Grissom and Sara spent to much time trying to come up with crazy words to realize that the points weren't adding up the way they needed them too.

"I win and with that I will say good night. I am tired. See you kids in the morning." With that Abby retired to bed.

"How are you feeling?" Grissom asked Sara. "Do you need me to make you some tea?"

"Nah. Tea will only keep me up and I need to rest. Sleeping for two remember. I could take cold beer if you mom has one."

"Root beer, sweetie.." Grissom gently told her as he walked over to the refrigerator.

"Grissom, I was just pulling your chain, Love. You know that I know better than to drink. We had this discussion already tonight. Let's go to bed."

"Okay."

Sara headed up the stairs with Grissom in tow. She was holding his hand. She stopped halfway up the stairs and turned to him. She kissed him nearly breathless. Grissom's eyes were still closed when the kiss broke. He gave her an affectionate smile. "Let's get you into bed, sweetheart."

"You took the words right out of my mouth, Dr. Grissom."

Grissom arched an eyebrow at Sara. They continued up the stairs and into their room. Sara started undressing as soon as the door shut. She removed item of clothing after item of clothing in a teasing manner. Waiting to see if Grissom would take the bait. Grissom gently picked her up and put her on the bed.

"Gilbert, would you mind undoing my bra for me?" Sara teased.

Grissom pressed a kiss to Sara's shoulder as he gently undid the clasp.

"So, Dr. Grissom, you wanna make me squeal? Momma can't hear us." She knew that she was going over board with this but couldn't stop. She was having way to much fun. Grissom had his reservations, since Sara was pregnant. He told her so.

"You don't wanna make love to me because I am pregnant?" Sara stood up almost knocking him off the bed. "Pregnant woman have sex all the time!"

"I don't want to hurt the baby..or you."

"You won't. Didn't you hear the doctor? He said go about life as usual. If he had meant no sex, then he would have said NO SEX! I can't believe you." She got up, pulled on a shirt, went to the bathroom, and slammed the door.

Grissom sighed. He went and stood in front of the bathroom door. Sara was to upset to cry. She was mad. Grissom didn't want to make love to her, and that hurt.

"I'm sorry, Sara..." he said. I..I'm scared."

"But not sorry enough to open that door and screw my brains out on the bathroom floor, are you?" Sara knew she was being irrational but couldn't help it.

Grissom opened the door. He wordlessly picked her up and put her back on the bed. He removed his clothes and covered her with his body.

"I need you, Sara...please?" he whispered as he kissed her neck. "Please.."

Sara kissed him hard. Touched him hard. She knew that she needed to slow down and be easy, but was to upset and wanted him to much. "Gil, now. please."

He obliged her, but started easy and slow. Gradually, he went faster. Sara kept up the pace as she rocked her body to meet his. "Almost there, Gil. Don't stop."

Grissom pushed her until she came. He came shortly after. Sara cried silently as he came into her. She knew he only made love to her because he was scared he would hurt her more by not doing it than doing it. "I'm sorry, Gil."

"Don't worry about it, sweetheart," he murmured softly in her ear as he stroked her hair. "Sleep."

"No. We have to talk about this. I'm sorry that I basically said your fears were crap. I just felt like maybe I was the plague, and you didn't want me anymore. Sorry, Grissom. I need to work on talking things through instead of always locking myself in the bathroom and throwing a temper tantrum. I am going to be a mother. It is time for me to grow up."

"You're going to be a great mother, sweetheart," Grissom told her. He kissed her cheek.

"Now, Love, anything you want to talk about? Now is as good a time as any." She pulled the covers up to her chin and snuggled down into him for warmth. Making love always chilled her.

"I just...I want to be a good father...but I don't know what I'm doing." He sighed into her.

"Me either. I've never done this before. Never wanted to, until now. I know you will be a good daddy. Look how you are with Nick. Yeah. You are friends with the rest of the team and love them, but there is something different with Nick. I saw it when he was kidnapped and when we were trying to get him out. I saw how you were with him. So you are already half way there, Love."

"But it's different with you," Grissom insisted. "I've been wanting this for longer than I can remember."

"Grissom, why did it take us this long to get here?"

"I have no idea, baby," Grissom murmured. "No idea at all."

"Me neither. Let's just promise each other this. From now on, we stay together. We fight for it all. Ok?"

"Okay." He kissed her. "Sleep, sweetheart. I got you."

"No. Promise me. We have to do this for this baby's sake." She took his hand and placed in on her naked belly. "For him or her. Promise me."

"I am never leaving you and the baby. You're my whole world, Sara."

"Ok. I love you. Sweet dreams, Love. Sleep tight and keep those little bed bugs on your side of the bed. Understand?" she playfully nipped at his chest.

"Perfectly."

" Good. Now go to sleep. I think your mom mentioned something about getting up early to go somewhere, so we need to sleep." Sara kissed his lips softly.

"Mom's always going somewhere."

"Yeah and we're going with her." Sara said as she pulled him closer. "No whining either, Mister, or you get no more treats."

Grissom chuckled softly as he kissed Sara's neck.

"Night, Grissom." She said in an almost whisper, before falling asleep wrapped in his arms.

A/N: Feedback. There isn't much left of this story so please let us know if you want the rest. Won't hold it hostage though. We will continue to post for those that read but don't review--Sassy and Jacquie.