A/N: This is mostly background, so not so much S/C interaction going on. But there will be later.

A/N2: Thoughts are in 'thoughts' – just so you know.

Spoilers: See chapter 2.

Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own CSI, I wish I did though, 'cause then I could spend my days just looking at those two fine ladies… Just look… Nothing else… And I'm being totally serious here…

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Chapter three

"What's Kim doing here?" Sofia asked. "She said she didn't have time to go out with us. Said she had to pick up her kid at her mother's house."

"Look like she picked her up." Catherine commented dryly.

"Yeah." Sara said absentmindedly while watching the two women walking towards their table. When they reached their destination Kimberly gave a small wave to them.

"Hi guys."

"What are you doing here?" Sofia asked. "I thought you were going to spend time with your kid?" She looked at Kim questioningly.

Sara was about to say something when she felt a hand on her shoulder, looking up she locked eyes with Veronica, who silently shook her head for her to stay quiet.

"No." Kimberly paused. "Actually I was just picking her up from my mother's house, so I could get her back to her Mommy." She pointed at Veronica with a thumb.

"Her Mommy?" Brass asked.

"Yeah." Kim sat down on a vacant chair. "You know, the woman who gave birth to her."

"But I thought it was your kid?" Sofia needed a little more clarification.

"Well, we had her together, but…" Kimberly didn't finish the sentence.

"But nothing." Veronica took over when she saw no indication that the other would finish the sentence. "We are her parents. Apparently not together anymore, but we are her parents." She looked at her daughter sitting securely on her left arm. "You wanna just sit with Mama for a little while, Jules? I just gotta go get another cup of coffee." She asked the little girl who nodded shyly. Lowering her she put her on Kim's lap and turned towards the kitchen.

The little girl buried her face in her Mama's shirt after looking around the table.

"She's a little shy around people she doesn't know." Kim apologized looking down at her daughter lovingly.

"She didn't get that from her mother." Catherine commented.

"Which one?" Sofia snickered, earning a glare from Brass. She slapped him lightly on the arm. "Come on, can't you take a joke?" She looked at Kimberly. "Why didn't you just tell us? What's the whole secret thing about?"

"Yeah. What's that all about?" Catherine said smiling.

Kimberly looked up, first looking at Sofia then Catherine. She addressed the latter first.

"Don't even act like you didn't know!" She said to the older blonde. "You should be backing me up here."

"It's much more fun to see you squirm." Catherine offered as an explanation accompanied by a big smile.

Kimberly turned her attention back to Sofia and was about to explain when the other woman beat her to it.

"She knew and I didn't?" Sofia asked incredulously. "What's wrong with this picture? I thought I was the partner here."

"Look, it just didn't come up, ok?"

"Didn't come up?" Sofia looked as if her eyes were about to pop out of the sockets. "You know you're gonna do better than that!"

The boys kept quiet during this conversation, knowing better than to get between two women about to have a fight. Besides they all wanted to know the ending of this new revelation.

"Ok." Kimberly sighed slightly moving the little girl into a more comfortable position. "I just didn't want to be the stereotypical cop. You know the one where people smile politely then point at you behind your bag and whisper about the butch dyke cop, big bad-a…"

"Baby with ears on your lap." A gentle voice interrupted her as a cup of coffee was placed in front of her. Veronica lifted the girl from her lap and up into her own arms. "You don't have to be shy, Jules. These guys work with Mama, and I'm sure that they are all really nice." She caressed the little girls chin.

"Well, if you don't want to have a label put on you, how come Catherine knows and I don't?" Sofia asked wanting to get to the bottom of this problem.

"Hey!" Catherine said.

"No offence Catherine, but I do work closer with her than you do."

"Catherine knows because my mother's house is near her house. My mother sits for Lindsay when Catherine's in a jam. That's why." She wanted to explain further, but she was interrupted by a low chuckle. She looked around to find the source. "What?" She asked her wife, who had sat back down next to Sara.

"Nothing." Was all she managed to get out concentrating hard trying not to laugh out loud. Feeling Sara's shoulder bobbing up and down next to her didn't make it any easier. She turned towards the tall brunette who was also trying hard to contain her laughter. "Stop it, Sass!" She whispered. And as on cue they both starting laughing hard.

They people around the table looked at them as if they had both grown a second head simultaneously. Firstly they weren't used to seeing Sara so carefree and secondly this whole conversation was not a laughing matter. Both Kimberly and Sofia were starting to get a little pissed.

"What?" Kimberly demanded again.

The tone of voice got Veronica to sober up again and she stopped laughing drying the tears from her eyes. She looked up at her wife and was about to say something. But the look on her face was just too priceless and she broke down laughing again, bringing Sara right along with her. The little girl didn't like the bobbing of her mother's legs, so she crawled over to Catherine and buried her face in her shirt.

Nick was the first to break, he just couldn't seem to stop his lips from forming a smile and from thereon he was lost. His low chuckles soon broke into laughter and Warrick followed shortly after. After that there was no going back and soon the whole table was laughing except for Sofia and Kimberly, who, instead, was shooting death glares around the table.

After laughing for a full fifteen minutes Veronica and Sara finally tried to sober up. Laying her head on the table, Sara addressed her old friend.

"God, Foxy. You're killing me." She let out a final little chuckle.

"Don't blame me!" Foxy defended herself. "She started this." She pointed at Kim.

"What?" Kim spat out, but she only achieved another burst of giggles from her wife. "Would you please tell what I'm doing that's so funny? I really don't see it. I'm coming out to my co-workers here, what's so funny about that?" She said in the sternest voice she could muster up.

"Sorry, hon." Veronica offered wiping her eyes once again. "It's just…" She took a deep breath to steady herself. "It's just such a small world."

"What?" Kimberly looked at her dumbfounded. "You've been laughing for fifteen minutes because it's a small world?"

"Well yeah. First I meet Sass for the first time in over ten years. Then I find out that my brother is dating one of her co-workers' sister. Then it turns out that you kinda work with her as well. Then I find out that you haven't told anyone about me, except for said co-worker, whose daughter my mother-in-law baby sits from time to time." She looked up at Kimberly as her smile grew wider and wider. "Please don't tell me there's more. I don't think I can take any more."

"I've met your daughter before." Sara offered.

"What? Where?" She asked surprised laughter evident in her voice.

"At Catherine's." Sara explained. "I dropped off something she forgot at work and she was baby-sitting."

"Ok. Excuse me!" Veronica got up from her chair and bolted towards the bathroom; her shoulders hopping up and down with laughter.

"It'll take her a while to get back." Benjamin said. "Once she gets started like this, she just can't stop. And she hasn't done it in a while, so it'll probably take her at least half an hour." He smiled at the others and then looked at Kim. "Remember that time when she had to lock herself in the bedroom for the entire day?"

"Yes." Kimberly answered smiling a bit at the memory.

"Now she has hardly laughed for the last four months." Benjamin said. "I have to work hard to even get her to smile. Any idea why that is?"

"I'm not in the mood for this now Benjamin." Kimberly sighed.

"Ok. Fine." He said getting up. "But when you are ready, you might just be a little too late."

"Baby with ears on my lap." Catherine said to both of them.

"Sorry." Ben offered. "It was nice meeting all of you, but I better get back to work."

He left the table and the rest sat in silence for a couple of minutes. Just when it was about to get uncomfortable a voice interrupted it.

"I left her four months ago." Kim sighed. "We're on a break." She looked around at all of them. "I know that's what you all wanted to know!"

There were a few murmured okays and a couple of nods before they lapsed into silence again. After a few minutes conversations started up gradually again. Nick, Warrick and Greg started discussing the latest ps2 games, Sofia, Brass and Sara talked about a case they had just solved and Catherine talked quietly with the little girl sitting on her lap.

"Sorry guys." Veronica came up to them again. "I think I scared a couple of ladies in there." She pointed at the bathroom. She grabbed her purse, took out a card and wrote something on the back. She gave the card to Sara. "You better give me a call, missy." She said. "Or The Tickle Monster will come and find you!" She winked at her.

"I'll make sure to call then." Sara said smiling.

"Good." She leaned in over Catherine and lifted up the little girl. "Thanks Catherine. Hope she didn't bother you too much.

"No problem." Catherine said. "Reminds me of when Lindsay was that age."

"Well, we better get going." Veronica shifted her daughter so she faced the table. "Can you wave goodbye?" She asked her and the little girl waved and all of them waved back. "That's good. Kiss Mama goodbye." The little girl leaned down and gave Kimberly a kiss.

"Bye Mama."

"Bye Julie. See you Monday." Kimberly waved up at her daughter.

"Ok, now Uncle Ben." She looked around the table. "Where's Ben?" She asked.

"Uh. He went back there somewhere." Sara offered pointing towards the kitchen.

"Ok, thanks." Veronica backed up a bit. "Nice meeting you guys. Bye."

The rest of the table offered their goodbyes and Veronica went to search for her brother. They talked a little longer enjoying the last of their coffees. But after a little while Sara got up.

"Well, I better get going too; I have some sleep to catch up on."

"I think I'll join you." Catherine said getting up as well.

"Uh." Was all Sara managed to say but her mind was going into overdrive. 'You won't get much sleep if you join me.' "Greg gave me a lift here. You think you could give me a ride?" 'A ride? Eloquent Sara!'

"Sure." Catherine had already started walking away from the table. "You coming?" She asked as Sara was still standing at the table.

"Huh?" 'Coming? I wish!' Sometimes Sara just wanted to shut down her brain and work on autopilot. "Yeah. See you tonight guys." She waved and followed Catherine. 'Swish swush, swish swush. Left right, left right. Nice ass, great ass, fabulous ass. Legs to die for. Going all the way… Door!' Yes autopilot sounded just fine.