A New Addition

Pairing: Nick and Sara

The team celebrates Sara's birthday at California Pizza Kitchen.

A/N: This chapter contains bizarre food combinations or pregnant woman cravings. Consider yourselves warned!

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.

Happy Birthday, Sara!

"Sara, don't put chocolate sauce on your pizza!" Nick said in disgust. "I can't believe you sweet talked our waiter into giving you a cup of that sauce. I don't care if it's your birthday and you're about seven and a half months pregnant, I am telling him to take it away."

"Nick, I am at that point during the pregnancy that I am craving a lot of weird things," Sara defended herself. "I can't help it! No, I am not blaming Abigail for this."

"Shut up, the two of you," Catherine chuckled. "Nicky, you should know better than to piss off your pregnant wife. Sara, I can sympathize with your cravings, I have been there. I had eaten pickles, mint chip ice cream and black olives when I was pregnant with Lindsey. However, do you have put chocolate sauce on your vegetarian pizza with Japanese eggplant in a public place?"

"Can't we change the damn subject?" Warrick asked with a whine in his voice. "Please no more talking about food unless our waiter takes our dessert order."

There was silence as theirusedplates and silverware were taken away. Their table was cleaned. The waiter passed around the menus for the dessert list. Sara knew when she received hers what she wanted. Nick looked at her and sweetly smiled at her for the first time since they brought out the entrées. He was debating whether to share Sara's dessert or order one something a maybe split it with some of his colleagues. The waiter returned to take their dessert orders. Nick whispered to the waiter a reminder that it's Sara's birthday. The waiter whispered that the celebration has been taken care of.

"Sara, how has the lab been treating you?" Greg asked. "I know that you would rather be with Nick in the field."

"It's been treating me okay," Sara said while rolling her eyes. "Hodges is extremely annoying. I've had to give him a few good swats in his hand for touching my belly. Mia has become a very great friend. Greg, you know that Grissom makes Nick stay in the lab three times a week so we can be together during the shift."

"I'll give that weasel a piece of my mind," Nick said. "I won't hurt him, but I will give him a lecture about touching pregnant women's bellies."

"Nick, I'll deal with Hodges," Sara said. "That is if he ever touches my stomach again before I go on maternity leave."

"Sara, you're going on maternity leave in three days," Grissom said. "Hodges won't have time to mess with your stomach again. That is unless Nick decides to bring you in for a visit before Abigail is born."

"If that happens," Nick chuckled. "I will make sure that Hodges has a lot of work to do. Maybe someone should give him the day off when Sara visits."

Before anyone could add anything to the conversation, their waiter served them the desserts. Nick managed to get Grissom, Catherine and Lindsey to share a brownie sundae with him. Greg had a white chocolate strawberry cheese. Warrick ordered a tiramisu. Sara had a chocolate soufflé cake, but without ice cream that Nick would be willing to finish if she couldn't. The waiter put a candle on top of it and put it in front of Sara.

"Today's is Sara's birthday," their waiter said. "We are going sing some birthday wishes for her ."

He was joined by some of the wait staff and they sang a song for Sara that was a parody from some song. When they finished, Sara blew out the candle, her husband and the rest of the team applauded. She removed the candle off the cake and started to eat it. Everyone else ate their desserts.

"Sara, do you think you can handle eating the entire cake?" Nick asked.

"Nick, if it's without the ice cream," Sara said. "I can eat the whole darn thing."

"Sara, last year I had to finish it off for you because it was too rich," Nick said. "I love you dearly, but sometimes you can be a lousy liar."

"Nick, I am pregnant," Sara said. "I think the pregnancy hormones will help me prove you wrong."

Nick just shook his head and chuckled. He had taken a few more bites of the brownie sundae before Grissom, Lindsey and Catherine ate the dessert without leaving a crumb. He didn't even pay attention to Sara while he was eating part of his dessert. When he looked at Sara, he saw the dessert place was void of the chocolate soufflé cake and some of the vanilla sauce. He wondered if Abigail helped her motherdevour that dessert.

The waiter came by again and took some of the plates and the bowl away. He came back and took away the glasses, empty Pellegrino bottles and silverware.

"How did you like your dessert?" he asked.

"That chocolate soufflé cake is delicious as always," Sara smiled.

"Yeah, everything was great," Nick said debating whether to tell the waiter that Sara ate he pizza with chocolate sauce or not. He decided that mum's the word since he didn't want to deal with the wrath of his pregnant wife.

"Do you want the check now or could I get you some coffee, tea or anything else?" he asked.

Warrick looked around the table and got some subtle head shaking from everyone indicating no.

"Nothing else, thanks," Warrick reported. "Can we have the check, please?"

"Sure, I will have it out to you right away," he said with a smile and walked away.

A few moments later, he returned with the check in its holder and gave it to Warrick. After the waiter left them to tend to other customers, Nick took the holder from his friend. Warrick immediately grabbed it back from the expectant father.

"Nick, let me pay for lunch," Warrick said.

"Sara is my wife and soon-to-be mother of Abigail," Nick protested. "I want to pay."

"Nick, you have a lot of opportunities to treat her to a meal out," Warrick attempted to reason with Nick. "Let one of us treat her before she goes on maternity leave, please. Besides, you are spoiling her too much!"

Nick couldn't help but chuckle at Warrick's comments. He decided that no matter how far the argument between him and Warrick would go, he wasn't going to win it.

"Sure, you can pay for our meal," Nick said.

"Thank you," Warrick smiled as he placed a credit card in the holder.

The waiter materialized a few seconds later and took the holder containing Warrick's credit card and the copy of the check. He returned a few moments later to give Warrick his card and the transaction slip to sign. Warrick took his card and put it back in his wallet, sign the slip, put the white copy in the card holder and took the yellow one for his records.

They left the restaurant in single file. Catherine went home with Lindsey and Grissom. Warrick went to speak to the DA about a case that he worked on. Greg debated whether to go to the lab early or to the nearest record store. Nick and Sara went to the nearest Starbucks for coffee and relaxation.

"Sara, I want to apologize for what I said in the restaurant," Nick said. "I should've been more respectful to your weird craving. I have witnessed what my sisters went through during the third trimesters of their pregnancies. I ought to know better than to be disrespectful."

"Nick, don't worry about it," Sara said. "I can't believe I ate a vegetarian pizza with Japanese eggplant and chocolate sauce. I would never consider eating those things together when I wasn't pregnant."

"It's normal, Sara," Nick said. "We have our support system to turn to if we are clueless or need to talk about pregnancy related issues."

"I love you, Nick," Sara said. "Abigail Melanie loves her daddy."

"I love you, too, Sara," Nick said. "Daddy also loves his little girl."

TBC