Well, I'm back to update this story! Yay! The next few chapters will probably be just a bunch of fluffiness. Ya know, the good stuff! Haha! Enjoy!

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"Are you all ready to go?" Warrick asked Catherine. "I just signed your release papers."

Catherine looked around her hospital room one more time, before turning to her friend, and smiling. "Yeah, I'm ready. Did you call my sister?"

Warrick nodded. "I talked to Lindsey. She's worried about you, but I told her you'd be home soon."

"Thanks."

"You've got a great little girl, you know?"

Catherine smiled. "I know. And when that guy… When he was on top of me…"

Warrick quickly wiped the tears away from her cheeks. "Hey, you're fine."

"I know… But what if-?"

"We can't ask the 'what if? Questions, Cath. You can't think like that, and you should know better." Warrick held his arms open to her, and she slowly made her way over to him.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled against his chest.

"Don't be. I was scared, too. When Nick called me, I thought-"

"Hey," Catherine said with a hint of warning in her voice. "We can't ask the 'what if?' questions," she repeated his earlier statement.

Warrick chuckled. "Smartass."

"Okay, let's go say good bye to Nick and Sara, and then get out of here."

"Yes ma'am," Warrick complied, and led her out of the room and down the hall a ways before they got to Sara's hospital room.

"They're asleep," Catherine pointed out after they entered the room quietly.

"Well, they've both been through a lot," Warrick pointed out in a whisper.

"Yeah, they have," Catherine agreed. "Should we wake them up?"

"We could just leave a note. I don't want to disturb them."

"Too late for that, bro." Nick turned his head and gazed up at his two friends.

Catherine winced. "Sorry, Nicky."

"It's okay," Nick responded as he carefully untangled himself from Sara's embrace. "Let's go out in the hall so we don't wake Sara."

The three of them stepped out into the hallway, and once the door was shut completely, Catherine wrapped her arms around Nick's neck. "I'm so sorry, Nicky."

Catherine rubbed her back soothingly, and whispered "Don't worry about it, Cath. We're fine. All of us are fine."

"I know, but-"

"Hey," Warrick interrupted. "Remember what we said about the 'what if's?"

Catherine pulled away from Nick and smiled. "Sorry. How is she doing?"

"She woke up about an hour or so ago. I told her about everything. She asked about you, Catherine. And then we both fell asleep," Nick explained. "Did you guys even realize that today is Thanksgiving?"

Catherine and Warrick exchanged a shocked glance.

"Yeah, I had completely forgotten until I was trying to figure out how far along Sara was and when the baby was conceived. I have so much to be thankful for," he said, adding that last part in a quiet whisper.

Warrick placed his hand on Nick's shoulder. "Everything is going to be okay."

Nick wiped a tear away from his cheek, and smiled. "Yeah. I know."

"Hey it looks like Sara's waking up," Catherine pointed out, looking over Nick's shoulder.

The three of them entered Sara's room again, Nick taking his place by her side, while Catherine and Warrick stood at the foot of the bed.

"Hey guys," Sara greeted, her voice scratchy.

Nick helped her into a sitting position, careful of her ribs, and shoulder. "They just wanted to come and see you before they left."

"Thanks," Sara said, smiling.

"How are you feeling, kiddo?" Catherine asked, trying not to cry. She and Sara had gotten off to a very rough start, but ever since Sara had called her and asked for her to come get her from the hospital, they had begun to mend the fences. And now the woman before had saved Catherine from only God knows what, and she knew that no matter what she did, it'd never be enough to repay her.

"My shoulder hurts a bit, and it hurts to take deep breaths, but I'll be fine," Sara answered. "How are you feeling?"

"We were just worried about you," Catherine responded, choking back a sob.

Sara sat up and tried to hide the tears that were threatening to cascade down her cheeks. "Cath-"

"I'm so sorry," Catherine blurted out, cutting her off.

"Catherine, it's not your fault, okay? Please don't blame yourself," Sara pleaded with a steady voice, as Nick reached for her hand.

Warrick placed his hands on Catherine's shoulders, and pulled her body against his.  "Come on, Cath, let's go see Lindsey."

The four friends exchanged 'good byes' and Nick and Sara watched as Catherine and Warrick walked, hand in hand down the hall. Nick turned his attention back to Sara who had a far-off look in her eyes. "Hey," he said gently. "Are you okay?"

Sara chuckled sarcastically. "I'm perfect," she added.

Nick sat down on the bed next to Sara, and held her hand in between both of his. "Everything is fine, Sara. I don't know how many times we have to tell you that."

"I know, but-"

"There are no 'buts' about it, Sara."

"When do I get to go home?" Sara asked, changing the subject.

"In another day or so. It depends on how you progress," Nick answered her.

"I hate hospitals."

"I know you do, and so do I, but it won't be so bad. I promise."

Nick lay down next to Sara and wrapped his arms around her body protectively. Sara snuggled into his embrace, and sighed happily. After a few minutes of comfortable silence, she spoke up quietly. "Nick?"

"Yeah?"

"Have you thought of what you want to name our baby?"

Nick smiled and kissed the top of her head. "A little," he answered.

"I have."

"I know," Nick chuckled. "Do you still have the list?"

"I keep it with me all the time, just in case I think of a name while I'm at work or at the grocery store," Sara confessed quietly.

Nick laughed again.

"What's so funny?" Sara asked, looking up at him.

"Nothing."

"Then why are you laughing?"

Nick leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Because you're so cute," he answered.

"Whatever," Sara replied with a smile.

"You are!" Nick insisted.

Sara leaned in and kissed him, softly. "Nick, I love you."

"I love you, too."

Sara laid her head back down on the pillow, and closed her eyes. "I hope it's a girl," she confessed.

"A girl? Why not a boy?" Nick asked, innocently.

"I don't know. I just want a girl," Sara answered. "Do you remember the Collins' quadruple? It was my first year in Vegas."

"Yeah, I remember. How could I forget?"

"Do you remember little Brenda Collins?" Sara asked.

Nick smiled. "I sure do. You put up such a fit when Grissom told you to stay with her."

Sara chuckled. "Yeah, I did. But in the end, I was really glad he had done it. That poor girl had been through so much. I could never imagine what she must have been thinking."

"I know."

"When we were in the hospital and the social services worker came and wanted to take her away from me, Brenda just held onto my back pocket. She didn't want me to leave her. I don't think I'd ever had someone to young look up to me the way she did. I can still remember the way her big blue eyes sparkled."

Nick kissed her forehead again. "I don't care if it's a boy or a girl, Sara. I only care that we are going to have a baby. Together."

"Me too."

After a few moments of silence, Sara gasped, and sat up as best she could.

Nick, who had started to drift towards the land of sleep, sat up as well, worry evident all over his face. "Sara? What's wrong? Are you okay? What happened? Is it the baby? Is she okay?"

Sara put her hand on Nick's arm to silence him. "No, Nick. She just started kicking. I don't think I've ever felt her kick that hard before. It just surprised me is all."

"Oh. You scared me," Nick said, breathing a sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry. Do you want to feel her?"

"I don't want to hurt her," Nick said timidly.

Sara laughed. "You won't. I promise. Here." She gently took his hand and placed it on her abdomen, moving it around slowly until she found their child. "Do you feel that?"

Nick nodded with a smile. "That's our baby?"

"Yeah. That's our baby," Sara confirmed.

"Wow."

"I know."

"Does she hurt you?" Nick wondered.

"Not usually. I think she might just be hungry, and you know how food is in this place."

Nick lay back down, and Sara leaned back into his embrace, neither of them removing their hands from Sara's abdomen. After only a few minutes both of them were fast asleep with smiles pasted across their faces.

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      TBC

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Sorry it's not much, but I will have more for you soon enough. I already have ideas for the next few chapters, so it shouldn't be too terribly long until I get those up. Please read and review.