A New Addition

Pairing: Nick and Sara

Meanwhile Nick and Sara are in Dallas, their colleagues are creating a sweet surprise for them. Today, the Stokes see the final result of the spare bedroom makeover.

Disclaimer: I don't own Nick, Sara or any other CSI character. I do own Nick and Sara's families and any other non-CSI character.

The Baby Girl's New Bedroom

Warrick, Greg, Brass and Grissom were moving Lindsey's old crib into the empty bedroom of Nick and Sara's apartment after reassembling it. Catherine was kind enough to donate her daughter's baby furniture for Baby Girl Stokes' new bedroom. The color of the furniture was a perfect complement to the light purple walls with an English garden and butterfly motif.

"Does anyone know what time Nick and Sara's flight arrives?" Warrick asked in a near panic.

"Sara called me last night and told me that their flight will arrive at 5:45 pm," Catherine said. "I just hope they love what we did."

"They wanted this for the baby," Grissom said. "We are surprising them with this while they were in Dallas celebrating Nick's parents' Golden Anniversary. So far, it looks beautiful and I am sure Little Princess will be happy sleeping in this room."

"Shit!" Warrick said under his breath after looking at his watch.

"Hey, Warrick, what's your hurry?" Greg asked.

"I have to get to McCarran to pick up Nick and Sara," Warrick said. "I should have left half an hour ago."

"Go, we only have to put away the cans of paint and throw away the used plastic liners," Grissom said. "I don't want Nick and Sara to come home to a mess we made while preparing their daughter's room."

Warrick smiled and left his friends' apartment for the airport. Grissom and Brass immediately started with the clean up.

"Who is that smiling little girl looking like Sara in that photo?" Greg asked looking at some old photos Nick and Sara had hanging on the walls. "What about the little boy with a smirk resembling Nick in this one?"

"Greg, you can be such an idiot at times," Catherine said sharply pointing to the photos in question. "That little girl is Sara when she was about six years old. That's Nick when he was five years old. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised if their daughter has a little bit of Nick and Sara in her. She will still be beautiful if she looks like either one of them."

"I agree with that," Greg smiled.

"Greg, Catherine, are you going to help us clean this mess or not?" Grissom shouted.

"Let's get going," Catherine said to Greg. "Warrick, Nick and Sara could be here at any given moment. The sooner we are done, the more prepared we are to surprise the Stokes."

Catherine and Greg joined Grissom and Brass in cleaning the baby's new room. Greg immediately took some of the plastic lining used to protect the carpet and windows from paint spatter and put it in a large garbage bag. Catherine slowly and gently removed the tape that was put where the top of the wall met with the ceiling so the ceiling didn't get messed up with paint. Grissom just took the cans of paint, went to his car and put them in the backseat. He returned to help a struggling Greg with throwing out the lining. Brass did a final inspection to see if there was anything left behind that shouldn't be there.

An hour an half later, Warrick arrived with Nick and Sara. The couple was blindfolded and somewhat pissed. He hadone hand each of them to guide them so they wouldn't bump into anything.

"Warrick, what the hell is wrong with you?" Nick said with anger. "Why do you have us blindfolded?"

"I don't like this one bit," Sara protested. "I am almost six months pregnant and I don't want to run into a wall and go into premature labor."

"I am not letting that happen," Warrick said. "We have a little surprise for you. We are sure you will love it."

"Man, I don't like surprises like this," Nick whined. "Get the stupid fucking blindfolds off us, please."

"No, I can't do that until I get you to the place of the surprise," Warrick chuckled.

"Just get us there," Sara said harshly.

A few moments later, Warrick guided them to the room that will soon be their daughter's. He released his gentle grip on them.

"Are you ready to see what we have done?" Warrick asked.

"Just get on with it," Nick insisted.

Warrick removed the blindfolds off his friends and waited for the reaction.

"Wow, this is so beautiful!" Sara shouted with happiness. "Little Princess will feel at home sleeping here."

Grissom, Brass, Catherine and Greg joined Warrick in observing the reactions of the expectant couple.

"This is perfect," Nick said with a tear falling down his face. "This is exactly what we wanted for our daughter!"

"Hey, I was the one that designed it," Warrick said. "Grissom, Brass, Catherine and Greg just put the concept on the walls. You know that Catherine donated Lindsey's baby furniture so you don't have to buy a whole new set."

"Thanks, Catherine," Sara smiled.

"Let's give Nick and Sara some time alone to look at the room," Brass said. "We'll are going to hang out in the living room."

"No problem," Nick said.

Sara walked around the room to have a closer look. The images of the vibrant colored flowers brought her back to Kew Gardens in London. There were butterflies of various colors and sizes all around the walls. Although the furniture was about thirteen years old, it was still in mint condition and was a perfect complement to the room's motif. She felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and hands touching her pregnant stomach.

"Do you really love what they did?" Nick whispered into her ear.

"Yes, I love it," Sara whispered back. "They did a wonderful job considering they weren't art majors. What do you think of the room?"

"I think it is the perfect room for our baby girl," Nick smiled.

They spent the next few moments embracing and kissing each other. Greg entered Little Princess' future room and cleared his throat to get their attention.

"How are you doing?" he asked. "What do you really think of the room?"

"We are both fine," Sara said. "We really love this room for our Little Princess."

"While you were having some time alone," Greg said. "Brass was talking to us about getting together for dinner at that Japanese restaurant you love so much."

"Greg, we just got back from Dallas," Nick said attempting to suppress a yawn. "Sara and I are both tired and want to get some rest. I hope that we could go tomorrow."

"Tomorrowwould beawesome," Greg smiled.

"Greg, tell Warrick that we left our suitcase and garment bag in his car," Sara said. "I am not sure if he wants to bring them in or Nick could get them himself."

"I'll tell him," Greg said. "I will also bring them to your room."

"Thanks, Greggo," Nick said.

Fifteen minutes later, Greg brought in the luggage to Nick and Sara's bedroom. He wanted to open the suitcase to see what was in there. He showed great restraint because Nick would probably kill him for invading his and Sara's privacy. He left the room and met with the rest of the group. Brass gave Grissom, Catherine, Greg and Warrick a hint that it was time for them to go and let Nick and Sara have their place back.

"Let's order Italian," Nick said after their amateur interior decorators finally left.

"You read my mind," Sara smiled as she looked for the menu of their favorite Italian restaurant besides the Olive Garden. "However, can we wait an hour? I want some quality time with you."

"Sara, dinner can wait," Nick beamed. "I also want to spend some time with you alone."

"I love you, Nicky," Sara said.

"I love you, Sara," Nick said. "Mommy and Daddy love you Little Princess and you love us."

TBC