"Are you sure you don't want any help?" asked Sara leaning around from where she had been placed on the sofa.

"I'm sure," replied Grissom shouting through the closed kitchen door.

"Fine" mumbled Sara while flicking at the TV. She had been picked up and placed on the seat by Grissom after interfering in his 'special' dinner and had now been banished form the kitchen.

"I'm hungry," shouted Sara tying to annoy him into coming out.

"Well it makes a change" replied Grissom "junior must feel like eating" he added banging pots around.

"How much longer?" called Sara turning the TV off.

"Five minutes" shouted Grissom fumbling with is lighter. The whole room was in darkness except the two candles he had just lit at the table.

"Come in" shouted Grissom knowing Sara was stood the other side of the door listing, part of him wanted to go and open it to see if she tumbled in like on a cartoon.

"Wow" Sara's moth practically hung open as she walked in. "you have a table cloth" she commented as Grissom pulled the chair out for her to sit on.

"This is beautiful," said Sara and for a minute Grissom thought she was going to cry but she quickly regained her composure.

"Well I may not be good with words but my romantic gestures are improving" smiled Grissom heading over to the oven.

"It's wonderful" emphasised Sara.

"You may not say that when you see the food, there was going to be a starter but it went wrong so instead we have vegetarian spaghetti Bolognese" he said placing it in front of her and smiling.

"My favourite "grinned Sara as Grissom sat down opposite her.

"So no objections form junior," he questioned as she tucked in.

"No seems to have taken a liking to food" she replied stuffing more in her mouth.

"Well I'm pleased you approve and you've got our appetite back" he added starting on his laughing to himself as Sara who seemed to have developed more of a appetite than she ever had.

Twenty minutes later and they had finished the first course.

"Desert is ice cream" he smiled taking the plate away as Sara stood up. "Sit down this is my treat" he said practically forcing her back into her chair she was not about to ruin his plan now. He scooped out two lots of ice cream then pulled a ring box out his pocket he opened it and laid it in the ice cream.

"Desert" he beamed putting the bowl in front of Sara and sitting down.

Sara's face was one of pure astonishment and for a second Grissom thought maybe this wasn't the right time to propose.

"Is that…….a engagement ring" stammered Sara staring at bowl as if it had started talking to her. Grissom rose from his chair and quite to Sara's surprise got down on one knee next to her and took her hand.

"Sara you know how sometimes I need a push to say things, well this I don't will you marry me"

Sara was completely stunned she jut sat no blinking not moving in fact Grissom couldn't work out if she was even breathing anymore which was making his hands sweat a lot on hers.

Gil Grissom had just proposed something she would never have imagined in her wildest dreams and she was just sat there. 'Say something' he brain screamed at her but she seemed to have lost all control of her body.

"Sara" questioned Grissom as tears began falling down her face.

"I didn't mean to upset you please don't cry you don't have to if it's too soon" he let go of her hand and put it up to her face brushing it against her cheek wiping away the tears.

"Yes" words suddenly came back to Sara.

"Yes you'll marry m?" questioned Grissom now unsure of what she was answering.

"Yes"-said Sara taking his hand and smiling "I want to marry you"

Grissom pulled her so suddenly into a hug the chair gave way and she fell on top of him lying on the kitchen floor with his pregnant fiancé in his arms was the happiest Grissom had ever been.

"Were going to get married," confirmed Sara getting up looking in a state of shock and pulling her ring out the ice cream.

"Yes we are" smiled Grissom taking the ring form her and placing it on her ring finger.

"I never thought you'd ask" smiled Sara

"For a minute neither did I" replied Grissom

"You know were going to be a married couple with a kid not much time for ourselves" said Sara was an evil grin.

"Well we better make the most of it, there's only twelve hours until our shift" he smiled wrapping one arm round Sara's waist and the other round her legs lifting her effortlessly and carrying her towards the bedroom.

"Their late" exclaimed Greg looking at his watch

"The sex capades must be in overtime," commented Catherine

"TMI" replied Nick pouring a coffee.

"Here they come" shouted Greg pointing down the corridor "oh take you time saunter we've only been her ten minutes" he remarked.

"Maybe it's the ring holding Sara down," suggested Catherine having found keeping quite about the fact she knew Grissom was going to prose for the past ten minutes almost imposable.

"What ring?" asked Nick staring.

"The one on her wedding ring finger with the big diamond" said Catherine squinting.

"You could see that from back there?" asked Warrick

"Women notice these things, I'll have to have a bigger one of course" smiled Catherine as Warrick suddenly found his hand interesting as Nick laughed at him

"How are we going to tell the just blurt it out?" Sara asked Grissom gripping so tightly onto his hand that is was turning white.

"Well Cath already knows your pregnant so there's a good chance they already know" replied Grissom "their big I'm sure they can handle it" the truth was he was nervous but hiding it better than Sara.

"God lets just get it over with been nervous is starting to make me feel ill" said Sara taking a deep breath before walking in.

"Nice rock" grinned Nick.

"Man that's some ice," added. Warrick

"Congratulations" smiled Catherine leaping up and hugging Sara and Grissom making him back off into the doorway.

"Hey what's going on" asked Brass appearing in the doorway.

"Grissom and Sara are getting married" Warrick informed him while shaking hands with Grissom as Nick hugged Sara followed by Greg who practically leapt on her.

"Finally got the courage" smiled Greg shaking Grissom's hand.

"Well I was brought up to believe once you got girl pregnant you married her," said Grissom causing silence in the room and a look of shock on Sara's face.

"It seemed like a good idea," said Grissom not sure if she was angry or not.

"Your pregnant?" asked Greg stunned Nick knocked over his coffee in shock then swore as it burnt his hand.

"Oh hello there I'm uncle Greggo," shouted Greg at Sara's abdomen as everyone hugged her again.

"Ok calm down Greg there's still about eight months" smiled Sara as Brass hugged her.

"Well, well, Gil Grissom getting married and becoming a father who would have thought it?" laughed Brass

"We should celebrate, there's not cases and I think there' some champagne hidden in the store cupboard" smiled Catherine getting up.

"Hang on you haven't' congratulated them" said Warrick looking at her

"Women know these things" smiled Cath

"Well I think it's time to party," said Cath returning and passing a bottle of champagne to Grissom who popped the cork to sending bubbles everywhere.

TBC ……..