"GIL" shouted Sara from the kitchen causing him to drop the small ring box down the back of the table.

"Damn" he began fumbling trying to reach it when Sara walked in.

"Hey you lost something?" she asked walking over.

"No, nothing" said Grissom practically grabbing her and leading her out the room, hiding something from a investigator was going to harder than he thought.

"Are you sure your ok your acting strange" asked Sara eyeing him up and down.

"I'm fine, you're the one whose not"

"Grissom I'm fine, I'm pregnant and if you're going to treat me like a doll for the next nine months…" Grissom interrupted her before she started rambling.

"I'm not treating you like a doll but forgive me if I'm slightly concerned about the fact I came home to find you passed out on the floor. Now I thought I'd make dinner tonight, something special to celebrate" smiled Grissom as the doorbell rang.

"Hey there" grinned Catherine hugging Sara as she came in and then hugging Grissom making him uncomfortable.

"How's the dad to be?" she grinned, "Oh Lindsey made you this" Catherine held up a piece of paper with a rather round person drawn on the front. "Apparently that's you" said Catherine with a slight smirk to Sara.

"Well tell Lindsey thank you…. I think," said Sara taking the picture.

"I'll leave you to talk," said Grissom seizing the opportunity to go rescue his ring.

"So how did he take it?" asked Catherine once he was out the room.

"Surprisingly well, better than me actually. Well he didn't faint," said Sara turning slightly red.

"Gil Grissom the proud father to be" said Catherine laughing, "who would have thought it. I've got loads of Lindsey old tings in the garage so if you need anything"

"Well at the minute just a library to house the parenting books he's brought"

"Reading and doing are to different things, trust me when you've tried everything the book to stop you child from crying you'll find burning the book very helpful, makes you feel better and fire entertains the baby"

"I can't help but wonder why Lindsey didn't more scared," mocked Sara

"Seriously if you need anything just call me. Has he started the following you around as if you're a specimen to be studied yet?"

"No. Will he?" asked Sara slightly concerned.

"Eventually" replied Catherine laughing at the panic in Sara's face.

"He's acting weird through. Disappeared this morning while I was on the phone. Found him a couple of minutes ago with his arm down the back of the table" she said raising one eyebrow.

Cath couldn't help but smile knowing why he was acting strange

"Cath it's not funny," said Sara slapping her arm.

"No sorry" said Cath snorting as she did "it's just the idea of Gil Grissom buried in baby grows brings a interesting image to mind.

"It brings one of sheer panic to mine. I man were not exactly…how do I say normal" said Sara as Cath smiled "I mean this poor child going to be brought up on bugs and crime books, it will be lucky if it ever makes a friend"

with that Cath burst into laughter.

"Sorry but I don't think you could ask for better parents, their not even born yet and your worrying about them making friends, asides for the fact they'll be Einstein and will never get away with anything, they will have two parent who love them, even if they show it in a unusual way" smiled Cath "actually the idea of Grissom comforting a crying baby is quite interesting, how's he doing looking after you?"

"Cath I don' need looking after!"

"You won't be saying that when your throwing up most of the day, your back hurts your ankles are swollen and it's all you can do to waddle to the bathroom"

"Thanks you Cath that didn't paint a horrific image in my mind"

"Just add Grissom following you around saying how in the book it says morning sickness should have stopped by now"

"Eddie"

"He thought that I was making a big thing out of throwing up all ay long"

"Could we maybe change the subject?" asked Sara turning an uneasy shade of white.

"You ok?" before Sara could answer Grissom appeared in the room looking flustered but with a huge grin on his face.

"Well if Cath's going to keep you company I'll go out and get something's for our meal later"

"Meal?" questioned Sara.

"To celebrate," answered Grissom getting the car keys. Sara remembered and nodded

"Ok bye" smiled Sara as he came over to kiss her before he left to the company of Catherine

"His physical contact barrier seems to have gone down" she smiled then lowed her gaze to Sara's stomach "a lot".

"Ok stop that"

"What?"

"Starring your going to make it obvious to everyone"

"I think you can do that yourself, you turn green at the mention of food"

"I don't"

"Steak"

"Ok shut up" protested Sara" I'm vegetarian so that doesn't count"

"So how far along are you?" asked Catherine scanning up and down "look if I don't' get the gossip Lindsey going to kill me"

"I don't know I'm going for a scan next Thursday but I don't think it can be that long"

"Oh get a picture"

"Catherine you wont be bale to see anything"

"So I'm a mother I get exited by these things"

"Your not the type of person I had down for starring at a blurring image and crying"

"I'm not that bad, but I'm going to have a friend who's a mother to talk to"

"Oh god, I'm going to spend the rest of my life discussing which school they should go to with you"

"Funny" snarled Cath hitting her arm "if you want any practise you can borrow Lindsey"

"She's thirteen"

"Well teenagers trust me you need to practise"

"Aren't you supposed to be at work" asked Sara looking at the clock

"The boss's away which means I'm in charge"

"Doesn't that mean set a example"?

"No" Catherine looked defeated "fine I'm going" smiled Cath getting up

"Don't tell anyone"

"I'm not that bad"

"I know how you and Hodges can be once you get a piece of gossip"

"I'm ignoring you," said Catherine putting her coat on "take care of yourself and next time well talk about something other than babies"

"How about what you and Warrick were up to in the locker room that involved towels"

With that Catherine walked straight into the doorframe on her way out.

"Hodges has good gossip" smiled Sara as Cath turned beetroot and made a run for the car before interrogation started.

TBC……