Disclaimer: Not mine

A/N: I know I completed "Random Conversations" a long time ago, but when I wrote this I just thought it fitted among those ficlets.

Pairing: N/S

Conversation between Sara and David Hodges

Elevator Rides

Surprisingly, the elevator doors slid open as soon as he had pushed the down button. But that was not the only surprise he got. There she was, sitting on the elevator floor, lost in thoughts or so he thought.

"Are you going to be standing there all evening or are you going to come in."

"Huh?"

He had wanted to ask her if she had finally lost her mind, but his overly intelligent reaction prevented him from doing so, since he knew it would take her less than a second to come up with a very fitting insult. One could say a lot about Sara Sidle but she was one of the sharpest minds in the lab.

Shuffling in, hesitating a bit, he looked down at her, wondering if he should sit down as well, because it felt strange to be staring down at her like that.

"You okay?"

She started a positive answer, but before she could utter the words, her face contorted a bit. While she tried to control her breathing, she gestured downwards.

"My feet are killing me that's all."

It was clearly evident she was in some sort of pain. Noticing panic flashing across his face, she added:

"They are just fake."

"You sure?"

His hand was already reaching towards the alarm button on the control panel.

"Should I get Grissom?"

His voice getting panicky.

"No, why?" She asked looking up at him. Apparently, the pain she had been in subsided a bit.

"Oh right. Should I get Nick?" He tried again.

"I'm okay, really, look." She said while she tried to get up, gravity fighting her all the way.

They arrived at the floor he was supposed to be at. Hesitating slightly, he decided to go ahead and stepped out of the elevator. She had said she was okay, right? And what did he know about delivering babies?

"David." Turning around he looked at her again, still sitting on the elevator floor, having lost the battle with gravity. She had never used his first name.

"Could you stay with me a little while."

He had seen many different Sara Sidles, but never one that seemed scared and vulnerable.

Stepping back into the elevator, he pushed the button which would take them to the basement where he knew Nick would be working and in the meantime he would come up with a different solution to the problem they were currently having. It would be a lot easier if he knew what kind of problem they were having exactly.

"How was it like?"

"How was what like?"

"Having a pet? I never had a pet."

Sadness crossed her face. That was something he was familiar with, he had seen it before when he told her about the disappearance of his hamster.

"It was great. It gave me a sense of responsibility. It made me feel all grown up at the age of 6." The memory brought a smile to his face.

"You should do that more, it suits you."

"What?" He had lost her again.

"Smile."

Blushing, he wondered if it were the hormones talking or if Sara Sidle was actually giving him a compliment.

"Have you picked a name yet?"

"I have decided Nick will not have a say in it. I have vetoed every name he has come up with." She answered sighing deeply, rubbing her abdomen.

"David is a nice name."

"It's a girl."

"Oh."

He was honored she shared that piece of information with him since he knew the other CSIs had been trying to find out the gender for the entire 6 months they knew about Sara's condition. Before he could tell her that, they arrived at the basement.

"I think this is our floor."

Noticing where he had taken her, she smiled and grabbed the hand he was offering to get her up on her feet again.

After thanking him, he saw her disappear in the direction of the garage.

"No, thank you." He whispered in the air.

FIN

A/N: Astralis: yes I know, again it's a girl. It just worked better.