Three to Tango
Chapter Ten: Lightening Crashes
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Lightening crashes
A new mother cries
This moment she's been waiting for
The angel open's her eyes
Pale blue colored iris
Presents the circle
Puts the glory out to hide
Live: Lightening Crashes
Greg decided to take Sara out for lunch since Nick had to work a double. They were sitting at the table at The Olive Garden enjoying their salad and breadsticks while waiting for their meals to come.
"So how is the lab functioning without me there?" Sara asked
"Well, no one can replace you Sara"
She smiled, "Thanks Greg"
"Although we still have a very pregnant and hormonal Catherine. What'd you two do tag team on when to get pregnant?"
"Hey, mine was an accident!" Sara said
"Yeah, that's what Catherine said" Greg mumbled
Sara raised an eyebrow in confusion, "excuse me?"
"I wish they would bring more bread" Greg quickly covered
"Okay…whatever"
Sara looks at the table and sees that they still have bread. She shakes her head. Greg notices this and quickly changes the subject.
"So got any names picked out?"
"Well, I'm still debating on girl names. Hank and I couldn't agree on any"
"What about boy names?"
"We agreed on Nathanial Ryan"
"Nathanial Ryan Pedigrew" Greg said then paused, "I like that"
Sara was about to respond but instead she grimaced and Greg got a worried look on his face.
"Sara, you okay?"
"Yeah, I think so"
"You sure?"
"My back hurts a lot and I've got some cramping but my doctor said that was normal"
"Okay" Greg replied hesitantly
Their food arrived moments later and they began eating.
"Shit" Sara said about ten minutes later
"What?" Greg asked
"My water just broke"
Greg immediately stood up and began to panic. "Oh my god! Oh my god! Call the police! Call the police!" he said loudly, attracting the other restaurant patrons nearby them.
"Police? Greg calm down. I just need to get to the hospital" Sara said sternly but calmly through her contractions.
"Hospital, right" Greg said, quickly throwing two twenties on the table to cover their meal and helping Sara out of the chair.
Greg guided Sara towards the entrance, muttering to himself, "calm down. Calm down. I have to do this with Catherine in three months"
Sara immediately stopped, "Excuse me" she gasped "Oh my god! You're the father!"
Greg pushed her into walking again to the door, "keep that to yourself Sara, okay?" Greg helped her get into his car and he went around to the driver side.
"A woman in labor is not responsible for what she says" Sara said as Greg go
Greg groaned, he needed to warn Catherine before Sara blabbed.
Sara groaned, "Greg, call Nick"
"Right, Nick. Gotta call him" Greg said grabbing his phone. He pressed the speed dial for Nick and waited for an answer.
"Hey Nick, its Greg. Sara's in labor. Yeah, we're heading there now. Okay see you there"
Greg closed the phone and pulled out of the spot and began driving towards the hospital. "He's at the lab, he's gonna tell Griss and meet us there"
"Greg, once we get there, don't forget to let everyone else know" Sara reminded him.
Greg only nodded and proceeded to the hospital. He could hear Sara take quick breaths, trying to ease some of the pain.
"We're almost there Sara, just hold on"
Sara tried to smile but a contraction decided to come at that moment.
"Oh, this hurts" she cried, tears began streaming down her face.
Greg turned the car into the hospital parking lot and parked in front of the ER. He quickly helped Sara out and led her inside.
Greg walked up to the nurse's station.
"My friend's having a baby" he said pointing to Sara.
The nurse smiled and called for a wheelchair, "are you the father?"
Greg shook his head no.
The nurse nodded. Before she could say anything, Nick rushed in. he noticed Sara and Greg. Sara was being helped into a wheelchair.
"I'm with her" Nick told the nurse and stood beside Sara. He took her hand, "I got here as soon as I could"
"You're fine" she replied, "I'm glad you're here"
Nick kissed the top of her hand, "I wouldn't be anywhere else"
The nurse took Sara and Nick to an exam room. The doctor came and did a quick evaluation to see how far along Sara was. She was only dilated to three centimeters so they had a bed saved for her in Labor & Delivery.
Meanwhile Greg had called the rest of the team to let them know of Sara's labor. Catherine was the first to arrive.
"How is she?" Catherine asked as she approached Greg.
"She's doing well. She's in pain but Nick's with her" Greg explained
Catherine nodded, "you did good Greg"
"Um, Cath there's something you need to know"
Catherine's face turned pale, "is there something wrong with the baby?"
"No, no, nothing like that"
"Than what?"
"I…um…I kind of slipped to Sara about us and in her condition I think she's gonna blab"
"We'll worry about that later" Catherine replied. "Besides they have no evidence and the testimony of a hormonal pregnant woman that's in labor. I told Eddie all kinds of crap when I was in labor with Lindsey and no one listened to me"
This comment seemed to satisfy Greg. They watched as Grissom and Warrick joined them.
"Any word yet?" Warrick asked
"Not yet" Greg answered
A couple of hours later the gang was in Sara's room keeping her company. Catherine was sitting in a chair near the bed. Nick was sitting down on the opposite side and was stroking Sara's hair and occasionally feeding her ice chips.
"How long is this gonna take?" Sara whined
"Labor can take a while. You should try to get some sleep while you can" Catherine informed her.
Sara rolled onto her side facing Catherine; Nick began to rub her back. The gang began to whisper quietly allowing Sara the chance to rest.
"Where's Linds?" Warrick asked Catherine
"She's at my mom's. She's mad because I wouldn't let her go over to her friend's house. It's a school night and I want her home"
"She'll get over it" Greg said
"I just have to hear her complain about it for a few days"
Sara started to stir. She rolled onto her back; her contractions were getting a lot worse.
"Nicky, could you please get me some water?" Sara asked.
"Sure, sweetie." Nick stood up and got some water fro her. He handed her the cup and helped her take a drink.
"Thanks" she said. Her face suddenly paled and she gripped onto her bed sheets. She started crying harder, "this hurts so bad."
Nick grabbed her hand and held it, "it's okay, just breathe."
A nurse came in to check on Sara, "let's see how you're doing." She lifted up the sheet to check how dilated Sara was. She put the sheet back down and smiled. "It's time; I'll go get Dr. Ross"
"We should probably give you some space" Grissom said.
"Yeah. Good luck Sara" Warrick said
Greg helped Catherine out of her chair. "Make us proud Sar." Catherine told her.
The gang walked out of the room as Dr. Ross came in. "Hello. I'm Doug Ross. I'm covering for Dr. Johnson; she had a family emergency, so I'll be delivering your baby"
"Hello"
"So, Sara, you ready to have a baby?" Dr. Ross asked as he prepared.
Sara took a deep breath and nodded. The nurse rejoined Dr. Ross and soon Sara was pushing.
"Keep going Sara" Dr. Ross encouraged "You're doing a great job!"
Sara's hair was matted down to her head. She had a death grip on Nick's hand; he actually thought she might break it if she squeezed any harder.
"Okay Sara, I need you to give me one more big push"
Sara pushed as hard as she could.
"You're baby's coming. I can see the head. One more big push"
"You just said that!" Sara yelled through the pain.
Doug chuckled, "yeah, but you still need to push. We've got to get the head out"
Sara growled and squeezed Nick's hand even hard. Nick was pretty sure he heard a bone crack. Sara screamed while pushing.
"The head's out" Dr. Ross said. Soon the shoulders followed and before they knew it Dr. Ross was holding the baby up for them to see.
"Congratulations it's a girl!"
Sara fell back onto the bed, exhausted but happy. 'Hank was right' she thought.
The baby's cries were heard throughout the room. The nurse cleaned her and handed her over to Sara.
Sara began to cry tears of joy as she took her daughter in her arms.
"She's so beautiful" Sara whispered
"Just like her mother" Nick whispered back
Sara glanced up at Nick and smiled, "thank you Nick, for everything"
The gang came in later to check on Sara and to see the new baby. They were arguing over who would get to hold her first.
"I'm her favorite uncle" Warrick said "so I should hold her first."
"Favorite uncle my ass! I'm her favorite. Hand her over" Greg demanded.
"You're both wrong. I'm her grandfather" Grissom informed them.
The gang gazed at him with confusion written on their faces.
"What? I walked Sara down the aisle. She's like a daughter to me. So that's my grandbaby" Grissom said.
"You guys are fighting over her and you don't even know her name" Nick said.
"Well? Tell us!" Greg demanded.
"We would like you to meet Savannah Rose Pedigrew" Sara proudly told them.
The gang awed. "I think Savannah would like to visit her aunt Catherine" Sara said.
Catherine smiled and gently took Savannah from Sara's arms.
"Hey there Savannah." Catherine said "I'm your aunt."
Catherine sat down holding the tiny baby in her arms. She couldn't wait to have hers.
"My turn! My turn!" Greg said waving his hands.
Catherine sighed and handed Savannah over to Greg, "Poor baby"
"Hey!" Greg said "Don't listen to them Savannah, they're just jealous."
Sara noticed the smile on Greg's face. "So Greg, are you ready to be a daddy?"
Greg's face shot up and he glanced over at Catherine then shot Sara a glare, all which did not go unnoticed by Nick.
"Wait a minute. Are you telling me… damn Hank was right!" Nick said.
"Okay. Okay, it's true. Catherine and I are having a baby boy in a couple of months."
"That's great Greg" Warrick said "Now hand over Savannah, you're going to have a baby of your own soon"
Greg gave Savannah over to Warrick.
"Hey there cutie" Warrick told Savannah. He smiled and had a strange thought. "Hey Greg, you're son might date Savannah"
"No daughter of mine is going to date until she's thirty" Nick immediately replied causing Sara to shoot him a glance marred with confusion while the other shared knowing looks with one another.
Grissom made his way to Warrick holding out his arms.
"I don't need a hug Griss" Warrick told him.
"You're not getting one. I want Savannah now hand her over"
Warrick sighed and eventually handed Savannah over to Grissom.
"Hello my sunshine. I'm your honorary grandfather" he told her "I'm going to spoil you rotten, give you lots of chocolate and then hand you back to your parents as soon as the sugar kicks in"
"Thanks a lot Griss. I appreciate it" Sara stated "can I have my baby back now?"
Grissom hands Savannah back over to her mother and tells Sara that he is very proud of her. The gang decided to leave giving Sara and Nick sometime alone. They said their goodbyes and left the room. Nick took Savannah from Sara and put the baby in the bassinet.
"Hey Sara, I just want you to know I'm very proud of you" Nick told her.
She smiled, "thanks, you didn't do so bad yourself." She glanced at his hand, "how's your hand?"
"Its fine" he answered. He walked over to his jacket and pulled out a piece of paper. "Sara this is for you"
Sara stared at Nick, "what is it?"
"It's a letter from Hank. The day at the hospital he asked me to write this for you. He wanted me to give it to you when the baby was born. He had me write one for Savannah too."
Nick walked over to Sara and handed the letter to her. "I'm going to go get some coffee and something to eat so you have some privacy"
Sara nodded. She held the letter to her chest until Nick left the room. She then stared at it for a moment. She was almost too afraid to open it. She took a deep breath, opened the letter and began reading.
My Dearest Sara,
I'm sorry I can't be with you on this special day. You have just left the room and a part of me left with you. Nick is writing this for me. I want you to know how much I love you. I was blessed the moment you came back into my life. You came right when I needed you the most. We shared so many wonderful memories together. You gave my life new meaning and gave me a greater purpose. I was so honored when you became my wife. I'm thrilled that you are bringing our child into the world. I just wish I could be there with the both of you. You are going to be a wonderful mother, always remember this.
I am reminded of our wedding as Nick writes this, what the minister read to us:
Love is patient. Love is kind
Love is not jealous or boastful;
It is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
It does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends; as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophecy is imperfect;
But when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood.
So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Please remember that I will always love you. I will always be with you. But please do not close your heart off to love. You are a beautiful person with an amazing heart. I know you will find love again and I want you to find love again.
Love Forever
Hank
Tears were streaming down Sara's face as she finished the letter. She laid down, rolled onto her side, clutched the letter and continued to cry.
AN: Missy and I cried when we wrote this "letter" and I just made it longer and more sad (he he I'm evil. I want you to cry).
Also, Missy and I don't own ER or the character of Doug Ross (cause if we did he would have never left the show. He he).
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