A/N: Well I hope you enjoy this chapter, please review and tell me what you think of the story so far.

Sara awoke to an extreme pain in her abdomen. "Ow," she said and tried to ignore it. When the pain returned ten minutes later she gave up and shook Grissom. "Gil, wake up," she said just loud enough that she thought he would wake up. When he didn't she raised her voice. "Get up!" she said and flipped him over.

"I'm up, I'm up," he said. "What's wrong," he said upon seeing the serious look on her face.

"I hurt. I can't explain it, it's just… ow!" she grabbed her belly and clenched her jaw as another jolt of pain went through her.

"We're going to the hospital," he said tossing her a shirt and slipping some clothes on.

They drove the whole way going 70, Sara in the front seat lying down.

"I can't be in labor, it's too early for that." She realized that it was true on many levels. They hadn't even bought anything or changed the second bedroom into a nursery yet. And she also had a full two months left of the pregnancy.

"We aren't ready for this baby," she said and looked up at him.

"I know, honey. I'll tell you what; we'll go shopping tomorrow and hire decorators for the nursery."

She got another pain and didn't respond right away, which caused Grissom to press harder on the gas pedal. "You okay?"

"Yeh, but I have a better idea," she said through her teeth. "Let's decorate the nursery ourselves, maybe the gang can come over and help, you know make a day out of it."

They pulled up to the emergency entrance and Grissom got out of the car and scooped Sara out of her seat.

"I can walk, you know," she said but he paid no attention and carried her in.


Grissom paced outside the room and startled when the doctor opened the door and stepped partway out. "You can come back in now," the doctor said.

Grissom whirled past him to Sara. "You all right?" he asked her.

Instead of Sara answering the doctor spoke up, "It appears she had false contractions, known as Braxton Hicks. They are pretty common, and most likely caused by stress. I've recommended a lot of bed rest and no work until the baby comes."

At that last comment Sara rolled her eyes behind the doctors back, Grissom smiled and hid a smile at her attitude.

"Alright, thanks doctor."

"You can check out whenever," he said and left without so much as a smile.

"Who put a stick up his ass?" Sara said once the door latched shut.

He just smiled and shook his head. "You gave me a scare there you know." He gave her a kiss and cupped his hand around her cheek, brushing hair out of her face. "Wanna go shopping?"

"Now?" she said, eyes wide

"Oh, sorry I forgot, are you tired?"

"No, but I thought you said tomorrow," She said.

"I don't have to work tonight, so today might be better if you're up for it that is."

"That sounds like a challenge." She laughed. "Besides, whatever that pill was he gave me stopped the contractions, so I'm fine." She jumped off the bed. "You know what else we haven't done yet?"

"What's that?" He wrapped an arm around her and checked her out of the hospital.

"We haven't even thought about names."

"What kind of name were you thinking of?" he asked.

"Something unique." They both got into the car and silently thought of all the possibilities.

Since they had decided to be surprised about the sex of the baby they had to come up with boy and girl names. "Nothing goes with Grissom," she said after mentally crossing out Natasha, Norah, and Jason.

"Sara does." He smiled.

"Yeh, funny how that works." She'd never been the type of girl to doodle her first name with the last name of the boy she liked when she was younger, like other girls in her class would do, but she had to admit that writing Sara Grissom always put a smile on her face. It just looked so perfect to her.

"We'll think of something," he reassured her.

They continued brainstorming until they reached Babies "R" Us out on Rainbow Boulevard.

"I've got to pee, I'll meet you inside, 'kay?" Sara said and dashed to the store before he hada chance to respond.

He got out of the car, grabbed a cart and headed to the bathrooms. To his surprise she was already done. "That was quick," he said and looked over at what she was starring at.

A beautiful mobile balanced by multicolored butterflies and teardrop shaped clear gems. Sara reached up and spun the top bar a little. The butterflies looked as though they were flying around the three gems in the middle.

He could tell by how mesmerized she was by it that she loved it, so he grabbed a box behind the display and placed it in the cart.


They walked around the store hand in hand for about three hours, picking up paint, wall stickers, a white bedroom set carved with a leaf pattern, diapers, and everything in between. They left the majority of clothes to buy after the baby came and only selected a few outfits.

"Man, I'm wiped," Sara said as they headed to the register.

"At Least we got everything we needed." He laughed as he looked at the cart and realized that 'needed' wasn't really the right word for all they had gotten.


"I know you said you didn't really want a baby shower or anything, but I have a little confession," Grissom said to Sara on their way home.

No response from her. 'Oh great,' he thought. 'Just when I'm going to tell her she falls asleep.' He found her hand and gave it a squeeze. 'She is going to kill me.'

She had told him a week or so ago when he mentioned something that she didn't particularly want one, but he assumed it was because she didn't know who to invite. He and Catherine had been planning one for her ever since, though it was looking more and more like a regular party everyday. He hated doing it behind her back but the way he figured she would either be really happy or really pissed. He crossed his fingers and hoped that it wasn't going to be the later.

TBC