Sara opened her eyes and looked over to her sleeping child, whose hand was still clamped around Sara's index finger.
Gil was asleep on the couch in the corner closest to Sara's bed; Actually, that's not where it had originally been. He had moved it there after the doctors and nurses had left.
She smiled as Elizabeth kicked her legs in her sleep; This was one active baby.
But suddenly the child started screaming at the top of her little lungs.
Gil jumped up from the couch, not entirely sure what was going on.
"Sar, what the hell is wrong with her?" He asked over the loud shrieking.
Sara shrugged. If she had known she would have taken care of it by now.
"Hand her to me," Sara ordered.
Catherine had taught her how to hold a baby, but of course, it had only been a baby doll.
Gil obediently rushed to the small bed and lifted Elizabeth out, making sure one hand was supporting her neck and head, while the other was holding her back.
He looked lovingly at the child for a moment then handed her to Sara.
She repeated what Gil had done and nestled the baby against her chest.
"Hey, Liz, it's okay," She cooed. "Baby, it's okay. Momma's got you."
After nearly five minutes of gently rocking her back and forth whilst saying soothing things, Elizabeth stopped screaming and simply began cooing back.
Sara exhaled sharply but continued talking to the small child.
"Hey Liz. Momma's got you. No need to cry," She softly said.
Then without removing her eyes from Elizabeth, she said to Gil, "Will you please go get a nurse? Preferably the one named Wendy, if you can; She was really nice to me."
Gil nodded and ran out of the room, hanging a sharp right to go to the nurses station.
"Grissom!" He heard someone call.
He spun around to find Catherine walking briskly behind him.
"Where the hell have you been? I talked to a few doctors but they all said I couldn't see you or Sara. What's wrong?" She asked as she noticed he was breathing hard.
Gil placed one hand on the nearby wall to steady himself and took a few panting breaths.
"Sara had the baby!" He finally exclaimed.
"Oh my God! Where is she? Can I see them?"
Gil took off walking again with Catherine in hot pursuit.
"I have to find a nurse; Sara needs one for something but she didn't say what. I'll take you to them once I find a nurse," He replied.
A nurse of the same height as Gil exited the nurse's station and greeted him with a smile.
"Mr. Grissom! I was just coming to check on Sara; Is everything okay?"
Gil's eyes darted to the nametag on the woman's uniform; It read 'Wendy'.
"Sara asked me to come and find you; I don't know if something's wrong or if she needs something."
Wendy was still smiling as the trio walked back towards Sara's room.
"Okay. Who's this?" She asked, motioning to Catherine.
Catherine sighed.
"Sorry. Should've introduced myself. I'm Catherine, a friend of Sara and Gil's."
Wendy nodded absent-mindedly as they walked into Sara's room; She was still talking quietly to Elizabeth with a huge smile on her face.
"Hi you two! Sara, is something wrong? Gil told me you asked him to come get me," Wendy asked as she looked at the small baby in her mother's arms.
Gil walked over to the couch and sat down, instantly feeling tired; He wanted to hold Elizabeth extremely badly, but he was afraid he would drop her.
"Well, I think Liz might be hungry," Sara answered as she looked up for the first time and noticed Catherine. "Cath! Hi! Come look at her; She's so perfect!"
Catherine moved over to the bed and upon seeing the baby, she smiled.
"Sara, she's beautiful. Looks just like you," She replied as she gently touched Elizabeth's foot.
Gil nodded as he laid down on the couch and closed his eyes; He didn't know why he was so tired.
"Okay Sara, I think you're right about her being hungry," Wendy finally said. "Just a moment."
She walked over to the counter and pulled a small bottle out of the cupboard above the sink, added some water and put it in the microwave.
Silence filled the room but a few seconds later the timer went off on the microwave.
Catherine gave Sara a quick hug, the best one she could without squishing the infant, then joined Gil on the couch.
The two watched intently as Wendy showed Sara how to feed Elizabeth.
A smile spread on Gil's face as Sara accepted the bottle and did exactly as Wendy had instructed.
"So how's the proud father?" Catherine asked as she playfully punched Gil in the forearm.
"Happier than ever."
