The next day Sara woke to find a cold patch spread across one side of the bed.
"Hey" she smiled stretching her arms out to find there was no one there before she remembered he'd left. She looked over at the clock, only an hour before shift.
She really didn't' want to get out of bed which was strange because it was work. Slowly she dragged herself up with the covers still attached she wondered down to the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later and she was sat in the kitchen staring at two pieces if toast that she couldn't face eating. She didn't feel ill she just didn't want to eat so she decided she may as well go to work early, not which anyone would notice the difference she was always at work early, unless her and Grissom had other things to do.
Catherine arrived at work at nine Sara was slumped in the break room stirring coffee with one hand simultaneously adding sugar onto the table with the other, this was a sight usually only seen after several double shifts but as she hadn't been in yesterday that wasn't the case. Maybe she was still sick.
"Sara" called Catherine as she went in so not to startle her.
"Hey" smiled Sara turning and realising she had been pouring sugar onto the table she wiped it off with one hand hoping Cath hadn't noticed.
"You better?" asked Catherine eyeing her up and down.
"Fine" replied shoving the coffee to one side; suddenly it didn't seem so appetising.
"Hello" smiled Greg walking in the familiar sent of his blue Hawaiian coffee following him.
"Nice to have you back" smiled Greg.
"Pining for Grissom yet" added Warrick who had just joined them.
"I can mange," replied Sara shapely although she wasn't sure why, she missed him more than she realised.
"Right when Nick graces us with his presence I'll get on with assignments" said Catherine as a very hassled looking Nicky ran in.
"Sorry car broke taxi late" he rattled of.
"Right well you have a homicide in Henderson with Warrick. Greg Sara we have a decomp"
"Yegh" said Greg with mock enthusiasm.
Sara simply got up and headed for the car.
"Maybe we should take a valium" said Greg as Cath just smiled at him.
After a twenty minute journey of Greg talking none stop they arrived at the scene a small house with offices stood outside told them that the smell must be pretty bad because no one wanted to be near it.
"Brass" called Catherine seeing the detective.
"Hi. Vic's inside. A boy probably only eight years old"
"No parents" asked Catherine cutting in.
"Were looking. Neighbour says this is a holiday home. A old couple own it, I'm working on names but the neighbour did say they often saw a boy around when they came thought he was a grandchild"
"How longs he been in there?" asked Sara.
"You'll have to ask David he's in there," said Brass holding his arm out. Greg was first inside
"Not too bad" he announced referring to the smell.
"Oh wonderful" sighed Sara twisting her face up trying to ignore the fact her stomach seemed to want to revolt.
"Hey David" smiled Sara seeing him crouched down next to what could still be made out as a boy.
"He's been her about four months but the heat and enclosed space caused decomposition to speed up"
"Whoa" said Catherine coming in and smiling at David.
"We better check missing persons, if the parents didn't do this then their going to be looking for their son"
"And if they did they probably don't' care" said Sara as Catherine shot her a look, great this was going to be a fun case.
"Sara work the perimeter, Greg hallway and surrounding rooms, I'll do the cupboard and this room," announced Catherine looking at where David had moved the body from the cupboard.
"Fine" said Sara grabbing her kit and marching outside, glad to be away from the smell.
One hour later and they had finished processing when Brass turned up.
"Found the grandparents," he announced "they live in Chicago use this house in winter bring their grandson Liam Quickfall with them. Get this they haven't seen him for five months had a argument with their daughter about her boyfriend and they left."
"We believe them?" asked Sara dropping her kit on the floor.
"They were so cut up I'm inclined to"
"So we need the parents," said Greg.
"Well we need to process this first, Sara you with us?" asked Catherine noticing Sara had started starring of into space.
"She's probably thinking about Grissom," said Greg patting her on the shoulder so she came back to reality.
"I'm fine" was Sara's response, she hadn't' been listening to a word that was been said after a wave of nausea rolled over her.
"That's' good to know" laughed Greg getting in the car.
"Come on Sara he'll be back tomorrow!" cried Greg as Catherine walked over to her.
"You sure your 'fine'?" asked Catherine
"Yes" snapped Sara "and I can handle this case you don't need to baby-sit me and put me outside" she stormed of and going to the back of the car leaving Catherine confused since she hadn't argued when Cath sent her outside.
The journey back was spent mostly in silence. By the time they arrived back at the lab Sara felt guilty for snapping at Catherine, she didn't' even know why she did it.
"Hey Cath" called Sara following her into the locker room. "I'm sorry I shouted" she said her voice showing how upset she was.
"That's ok, look I was only worried about you"
"I know," said Sara her eyes filling with tears.
"Hey" Catherine got up and put her arm around "what's wrong?" she asked sitting Sara down.
"I don't' know, I don't know why I keep getting upset" she said wiping at her face angrily.
Catherine wasn't really to sure what to do now, seeing Sara sidle cry wasn't something she was used to, luckily she didn't have to think because all of a sudden Sara's face paled and she bolted form where she was sat to the sink. The next thing Cath heard was Sara empty what little she had eaten into the sink.
"Hey" Catherine came over and rubbed her back until she was finished "I though you were better, god getting all emotional and been sick, anyone would think you were pregnant"
It was supposed to be a joke and cheer Sara up, but Catherine felt her body tense and saw Sara's knuckles go white griping onto the sink as she mentally calculated when her last period was.
"Oh" was Sara's only response as she realised she was over two weeks late.
TBC…… please review I guess you already worked out what was coming but hope you still liked it!