Sara blinked her eyes a few times; Gil and Catherine were asleep in the hospital chairs, looking very uncomfortable.
She sighed.
She was so anxious for Sara Elizabeth to be born.
A rap came from the door followed by Dr. Tiverson entering the silent room.
"Sara," He whispered, "I have to tell you something."
Sara nodded absent mindedly.
"Go ahead," She replied.
Dr. Tiverson walked over to her bed.
"Sara, I'm afraid the medicine we gave you isn't helping. You're eight centimeters dilated."
She smiled; Finally, she wouldn't look like a blimp anymore!
The doctor smiled back.
"Once you reach ten centimeters, we'll have to deliver the baby."
"Time to wake Gil up," She whispered to herself.
She carefully pulled one of the many pillows out from behind her head and after aiming, she tossed it at him.
His eyes shot open and after waking up, he took his place on the edge of the bed.
"Hey Sar."
She smiled from ear to ear.
"She's definitely on her way!" She announced.
Gil smiled back.
He felt as if his heart was going to burst out of his chest; He gave Sara a peck on the cheek.
"Gil, I want you and Catherine to go out into the waiting room," She murmured.
A confused look crossed his smiling face.
"Why?"
"Well, you are old fashioned, right? That means you have to wait in the waiting room!"
Gil reluctantly stood up; He really didn't want to leave her alone.
Before waking Catherine, he grasped Sara's hand in his and gave it a quick kiss.
"Cath, wake up."
Without waiting for an answer, he pulled Catherine to her feet and somehow managed to get outside of the room.
Sara exhaled loudly before smiling at her swollen belly.
In The Waiting Room
Gil dumped Catherine's sleeping body into an empty chair and sat down in the one next to her.
He couldn't believe Sara Elizabeth was going to be born; Most likely sometime within the hour!
"What's wrong, Gil?" Catherine asked, her eyes still closed.
"I thought you were asleep."
With much effort, Catherine managed to sit up.
She rubbed her eyes and looked around the empty room. Where was Sara?
"Gil, what are we doing out here? And where the hell can I get some coffee?"
Gil sunk down in his seat.
"Sara is going to have to deliver the baby and she asked us to wait out here, even though I wanted to be in the delivery room with her. Coffee's over there," He replied pointing to the coffee machine on a nearby desk.
Catherine unhurriedly walked over to the desk and fixed herself a cup of coffee.
A doctor emerged from the direction of Sara's room; Was something going on?
"Mr. Grissom?"
Gil nodded.
"We've taken Sara to the delivery room. We'll take good care of her and a nurse will let you know when the baby is born," The doctor shared, then rushed back in the direction he had come from.
Catherine sat back down in her chair.
"This coffee is so good. It's so much better than that shit at the lab!"
"Cath I'm going to go for a little walk. I'll be back in a bit."
He pushed open a door leading to the outside; A cold breeze hit his face, but he didn't care.
Nothing could spoil his happiness.
He sat down on the only bench in sight and sighed.
He was more excited than he had ever been.
Their daughter was going to be healthy; He couldn't wait to hold her and talk to her.
He shuddered as the wind blew again; He couldn't remember the last time it had been this cold in Vegas.
This time he was able to stand up.
He walked back into the hospital feeling much happier than when he had gone out.
Turning the corner to the waiting room, he saw Catherine was asleep again.
As he sat down, a doctor slowly approached Gil.
"Mr. Grissom, you have a daughter."