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Four Months Pregnant

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A week and a half after Sara had given Grissom her two-week notice, Nick had asked her to come into work and talk to Grissom. Even though she had told Nick she would stay, she still hadn't told Grissom. Catherine had come to Sara asking about her resignation, and also told her how Grissom had reacted about the whole situation. She didn't tell Sara every little detail, but she told her enough. Sara decided she was going to wait until the last possible moment to tell Grissom that she had reconsidered.

"Déjà vu" Sara mumbled as she and Nick walked into the locker room.

"What?" Nick asked.

"Déjà vu." She repeated with a slight frown. "We just did this a week ago. Granted it wasn't for the same reason, but still… I don't want to talk to him, Nick"

"You have to tell him eventually. You don't want to lose your job for good, do you?"

"Would that be such a bad thing?" Sara asked as she sat down on the bench in the middle of the room and opened her locker.

"Sara-"

"No, Nick. The lab has run just fine the past few months when I haven't been here every day. And this past week and a half, I haven't been here at all, and it's still standing. I'm obviously not needed here" As she spoke, Sara began taking down the pictures that hung in her locker.

"We've been through this already, Sar. You are needed here. If not by the whole entire lab, then at least by me." Nick sat down next to her, and took the pictures from her hands. There were a few of the whole night shift that were taken at various parties and get-togethers. And then there was on of the two of them standing underneath mistletoe, looking completely embarrassed.

Sara let out a heavy sigh. "Fine. I'll stay for you."

"No you won't." Nick countered.

Sara raised a curious eyebrow.

"You're staying because you love this job too damn much"

A small smile tugged at the corners of Sara's mouth. Nick was right, and there was nothing she could say to prove it otherwise.

"You ready?" Nick asked, placing the pictures back in her locker and reaching for her hand.

"I suppose I don't have a choice."

"You sure don't!" Nick said pulling her into and standing position.

Sara leaned into Nick's open arms and buried her face in his chest. "Thank you" she mumbled into the soft material of his navy blue shirt.

"Let's go" he said, dropping his hand to rest on the small of her back, as he led her out of the locker room and down the hall to the break room.

Only Catherine and Warrick were in the break room when they arrived. Sara breathed a sigh of relief as she sat down on the couch. Nick joined her a few moments later with two cups of coffee.

Catherine turned to the pair with a nervous expression on her face. "Good to see you here, Sara. Grissom's on his way."

"Girl, you can't leave." Warrick said suddenly.

"War-"

"We'll all help you. We'll do anything to keep you here. And so what if Grissom is being an ass? It is Grissom after all. He's horrible with people. Please stay" he pleaded.

"I am" Sara said simply.

Warrick jumped up from his seat and rushed to wrap Sara in a warm embrace. He kissed her lightly on the cheek, earning glares from both Nick and Catherine, before returning to his seat at the table in the middle of the room.

A few minutes passed before Grissom entered the room with assignments. "Warrick, Catherine, 419 over in Summerlin. Nick, you're with me- Sara?" Grissom lost all train of thought concerning work when he saw the brunette sitting on the couch with Nick.

Warrick and Catherine stood, and took the assignment slip from Grissom. They quietly headed out of the break room and down the hall to the locker room to grab their kits, and head out.

"Hi Grissom" Sara said quietly, not moving from the couch.

"I'm gonna head out on that assignment." Nick said giving Sara an encouraging look. He reached for her hand, and gave it a small squeeze before standing to leave.

"I'll meet you there" Grissom said handing him the assignment slip.

For a few minutes, Grissom and Sara just stared at each other, neither knowing what to say, or where to begin.

It was Grissom who spoke first. "Sara, I'm so sorry for the way I reacted. It was totally uncalled for and childish."

"I know" she said quietly.

"I don't want you to leave" He slowly walked over to the couch and sat down next to her.

"I'm not leaving, Grissom. Thanks to Nick."

"Good"

Another couple of silent minutes rolled by before either of them said anything more.

"Why did you react like that anyway?" Sara asked. "I thought you'd be happy for me. I finally have an outlet from work. You're the one who's told me I need to get out more and do more non-work-related things."

"I don't know. I am happy for you, as long as you are happy." Grissom explained.

"I am… now."

"Now?"

"Well, I'm sure Catherine told you that this wasn't planned at all. And neither Nick nor I took the news well. We got into a few fights. One put me in the hospital." Sara explained.

"Yeah. Catherine told me. Sara, why Nick?" Grissom wondered.

"He was there."

"What?"

"I just needed to feel loved. And he made me feel that way. We had a rough month or so after we found out, but we're getting better now. I'm living with him now, too." Sara stared down at her folded hands that were lying in her lap.

"You deserve someone better" Grissom confessed.

"What did you just say?" Sara asked, surprised.

"Nick. He just doesn't have a good reputation. You need someone better than him."

"I can't believe you just said that!" Sara shouted, standing up abruptly "Nick is a good man, and you know that! So what if he has a past. We all do! At least he's trying his hardest. Without him, I wouldn't even be here right now."

"Sara, I'm sorry. I just care about you so much. And you know I suck with people. I'm sorry." Grissom stood up as well.

""I think you need to apologize to Nick." Sara said her voice calmer now than it was just a few moments ago.

"Sara"

She spun around to find Nick standing in the doorway, a surprised expression on his face.

"Nick, how long have you been there?" Grissom asked.

"Long enough" he answered.

"Well, Nick, I am sorry for the way I treated both of you. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. And I should stay out of your lives, and let you be adults and live them yourselves."

"Thank you" Nick said quietly.

"I thought you left" Grissom said.

"I did. False alarm" Nick explained, his gaze fixed on Sara's unmoving form.

"Well, I have paperwork to do. I'm glad you're staying with us, Sara. And I am happy for you. Both of you." Grissom quickly exited the room to give the two soon-to-be parents some space.

Sara slumped back down on the couch and held her head in her hands, resting her elbows on her knees.

"Sara" Nick said softly, sitting down next to her, and gently massaging her back.

She could feel an onslaught of tears making its way down her cheeks as she leaned back into Nick's embrace, covering her face with her hands, so no one could see her crying. Nick simply wrapped his arms around her body and rocked her back and forth slightly.

A few minutes later, Sara's sobs had subsided. She hadn't moved from Nick's arms yet, though. She felt safe there. This feeling was one of the main reasons she went to him in the first place. No matter how bad she was feeling, being in his arms always seemed to make all the pain go away for just a little while, which was sometimes, just enough.

"Sara?" His soft voice broke her thoughts.

"Yeah?"

"Did you mean what you said to Grissom about me?" Nick asked tentatively.

Sara sat up slowly and turned her body so she was facing him. "Of course I meant it."

Nick reached his hand up to her face slowly and wiped away a few remaining tears.

"I wouldn't lie about something like that" she added.

"I know."

"Why'd you ask then?"

"I guess I just had to make sure…" Nick offered.

"Nick, I will never lie to you"

"And I'll never lie to you, Sara" He rested his hands on her shoulders, gently kneading her muscles with his fingertips.

"I think I'm falling in love with you, Nick"

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      TBC

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Well, I hope you're all still with me. This chapter seemed kinda slow or something to me, but it was just some stuff that needed to happen.

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