Too Late? Chapter 15: My Best Friend, a csi fanfic

Sorry it's been so long but I was attempting to write another chapter after this one but it really didn't work out. So I guess this is the end of this story. I might write another story to go along with this but I'm not sure yet. Thanks to everyone who has read this piece and reviewed.

The song is My Best Friend by Tim McGraw.

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It was beginning to become uncomfortable for her to sit at a desk with her ever-growing stomach. She smiled as she rested her left hand just below her breasts and felt one of the babies give her a swift kick.

"I swear their going to be soccer players with all this kicking their doing," she said aloud.

Just then Greg walked in. "How's my favorite pregnant CSI doing today?" he asked, placing a hand on Sara's stomach. He too received a hard kick. "Damn, they been doing this a lot?" he asked.

"Yeah, it's starting to get a bit annoying actually."

"When are they finally coming out?"

"If I don't go into labor then I'm having a c- section in two weeks. Grissom wanted me to have them naturally and I told him I was not going to push out two babies.

"Catherine told me that she had Lindsey naturally and said it hurt like hell. I don't care if I am sore for a few weeks, I'd feel much better and that means that Grissom can change the diapers while I'm on painkillers."

Greg laughed. "You've got this all figured out, don't you?"

"Oh yeah, I mean, I've had almost 7 months to think about this. I just can't believe we're having twins."

"Yeah, but now you can dress them alike and their birthdays will be on the same days so that means one party."

"True, but twins." She smiled and rubbed her stomach covered by a white button up shirt, she was also wearing maternity jeans.

"Are you going to breast feed?" he asked shyly.

Sara smiled as Greg blushed. "For a while, you know, see how it goes. I'll have a few months off and I think Gil will take a few weeks off too."

"I'm sure Day Shift will be thrilled, I'm going to call them in all the time. I mean, since you're not out there it's tough, but will two CSIs gone it's going to be really hard."

"Come on Greg! I've been doing everyone's paperwork for the past 6 months! You guys have been going home early!"

He smiled. "I know, I know! I'm just joking with you. Chill out."

"Yeah yeah yeah. You just like being mean-," she stopped suddenly.

"Sara, what's wrong?" Greg asked, concerned as Sara grabbed her stomach.

She took a few deep breaths and then looked back up at Greg. "I think it's time," she said between breaths.

"Do what?"

"It's time, I'm having a contraction," she explained, standing up. "Call Grissom, he's at a scene in Henderson with Catherine. Call Day and Swing Shifts in; tell them that we're going to need them to cover Grissom and Catherine's case. Warrick and Nick are in the break room, get them."

Sara was already walking to the door. "Are you going to drive?" she asked calmly.

Greg was still in a shock, his mouth hung open.

"Warrick! Nick!" Sara called. "I need you!"

Nick and Warrick let out loud groans as they got up off the couch and made their way down the hall.

"What is it now, Sara?" Warrick asked.

"It's time," she announced proudly.

"Really?" Nick asked.

"Yeah, come on, I've go to get to Desert Palm." She led the way out of the room.

"I'll call Griss!" Greg yelled, running after the three of them.

You're more than a lover
There could never be another
To make me feel the way you do
Oh we just get closer
I fall in love all over
Everytime I look at you
I don't know where I'd be
Without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend
You're my best friend, oh yeah

Grissom and Catherine came running into the emergency room, both out of breath from their long run from the car. Grissom found out where Sara was at and he and Catherine raced up two flights of stairs because the elevator was backed up.

They finally reached Sara's room, both fearing they were the ones who needed the doctor.

"God! I haven't run like that since the marathon last year!" Catherine panted.

"I haven't run like that since collage," Grissom managed to get out.

"Are you two here for Mrs. Grissom?" a young woman in orange scrubs asked.

"Yes," Catherine panted. "How did you know?"

"Your guns, Ma'm. Three men came in with her from the LVPD Crime Lab and were all carrying weapons with the same identification tags your wearing," she pointed out.

"Very observant," Grissom said. "You could work for us."

The young woman smiled, she couldn't be a day over 22. "Mrs. Grissom is in curtain 3, she's being prepped for her c-section. You can both go and sit with her; she'll be going into surgery in 20 minutes. Two people can be with her during the operation, you'll need to decide who that'll be so that we can get you in caps and gowns. I'll be over in a few minutes to get Mrs. Grissom so you'll need to decide soon."

"Thank you," Grissom said quickly.

"Curtain 3 is right over there," the young nurse pointed out.

Grissom and Catherine hurried over and found Sara in bed dressed in a hospital gown. Greg, Warrick, and Nick were all standing around.

"Hey, Sweetie," Grissom said excitedly. "How are you?"

"I'm fine, I just can't wait for these babies to be out, they're driving me nuts," she said.

"I know. Have you decided on the names yet?" he asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"No, not yet, but I'm sure as soon as I see them I'll know." She smiled a tired smile as her husband of nearly a year took her hand in his.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you too," she replied.

"Who do you want to be with you in the operating room?" he asked.

"Well you, of course and I guess Catherine of no one has any objection?" she asked, looking around at the other 3 guys.

"No objection from me," Greg said. "Blood still makes me nauseous when it's coming from a live person."

"I had to be there when my sisters had their kids, I've seen enough births to last me a lifetime," Nick assured her.

"Catherine deserves to be there, she can offer more comfort than we can," Warrick said.

Everyone nodded their heads.

Just then the young nurse walked in. "Have you decided?" she asked.

"Yeah, it's going to be me and him," Catherine said.

"Good. Ok then, Mrs. Grissom, I'm going to take you into the operating room now. If you two will come with me we'll get you ready as well."

You stand by me
And you believe in me
Like nobody ever has
When my world goes crazy
You're right there to save me
You make me see how much I have
And I still tremble
When we touch
And oh the look in your eyes
When we make love

A little while later Grissom and Catherine were in the operating room with Sara, the doctor, two nurses, and an anesthesiologist. Sara was numb from the waist down and the doctor was just starting the incision.

"Your first delivery?" one of the nurses asked Sara.

"Yeah, first and last."

Grissom smiled under his surgical mask and grabbed Sara's hand with his.

A few minutes later they heard a small scream and the doctor held up their small child. "It's a girl," he announced, "10 fingers and 10 toes." He handed the baby off to a nurse who wrapped her in a blanket and handed her to Sara.

A tear fell down Sara's cheek as she held the crying baby. "I want to name her Adriana," she told Grissom.

"I like it," he kissed her forehead.

The nurse took the baby after a moment to clean her up and a few seconds later Adriana was replaced with her twin sister.

"What about her?" Catherine asked, smiling down at the baby.

"I like the name Ayden," she explained as the nurse took the other baby from her.

The doctor was now closing Sara up.

"For a girl?" Catherine asked.

"Yeah, I think it's pretty," Sara said simply.

You're more than a lover
There could never be another
To make me feel the way you do
Oh we just get closer
I fall in love all over
Everytime I look at you
And I don't know where I'd be
Without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend
You're my best friend

"You did great," Grissom told Sara as they held their newborn daughters Adriana and Ayden.

"I didn't exactly do anything," she explained.

"You carried them for almost 9 months and they're healthy," he told her. Adriana was 6 pounds 2 ounces while Ayden was 6 pounds 1 ounce.

"I just can't believe that we're a family now," Sara told him.

"I know, I never thought this day would come. Who thought I would be the father of newborn twins at 51?"

"Who ever thought I would ever be a mother?"

"I never doubted you," Greg said, smiling smugly, leaning against the doorframe.

"That's nice to know," Sara said with a smile. "If I didn't know any better I'd say you were trying to get on my good side?"

"Well, you know someone's going to have to teach them about good music," he said seriously, walking over.

"You think you know good music?" Sara asked.

"Of course I do, and someone also has to teach them how to drive."

"I think your getting ahead of yourself," she told him.

"Greg, would you hold Ayden for me while I call my mother?" Grissom asked.

"No, I'd love to hold her."

Greg took Grissom's seat at the end of Sara's hospital bed and Grissom gently handed over his sleeping daughter.

"They're beautiful," Greg said softly after Grissom left.

"I know."

"I know we never had anything," Greg started out, "but I want you to know that I'm here for you guys if you ever need anything."

"I know, Greg. You're my friend and I trust more than you'll ever know. I want you to be their Godfather," she told him softly.

"Are you serious?" he asked.

"Yes. I'm scared for the first time in a long time. I'm scared that Gil or I am not going to come home one day. I've never been afraid of going out to a scene before, but now I'm scared. I don't want them to lose a parent, I've been through that and know how much it can hurt.

"I want someone to be there for them just in case. I love you, Greg. I trust you with my life and I know that if anything ever happened to Gil or me that you'd be there."

Greg sniffled once and rubbed his eyes. "Damn hospitals," he said. "I never could keep my eyes from watering."

Sara just smiled and kissed Adriana's forehead.

She couldn't believe she was a mother. She'd never thought this day would come, and more so she never thought she would be the mother of Grissom's children.

Identical twins weren't rare in women Sara's age. Both the girl's had a mop of dark hair and their eyes would change as they became older. Already the twins were showing their individuality. Ayden wouldn't stop staring at Greg while Adriana had been sleeping soundly for a long while.

Sara couldn't wait to take them home and just be with them for a few months while on maternity leave. She had been offered a job on Day Shift and no matter how much she wanted to stay with the Night Shift; she knew it wasn't possible if she wanted to spend time with her daughters.

The team was being really supportive of Sara's decision and they were all surprised that Ecklie hadn't moved Sara to another shift when she and Grissom got married. No one was upset about Sara's decision except for maybe Grissom. Sara was a great CSI and he would miss working with her professionally.

Grissom returned a few minutes later. "My mom's flying in in the morning," he announced.

"That's great," Sara told him.

Greg smiled as he handed the baby back over to her father. "I'm really happy for you guys," he said.

"Thank you, Greg," Grissom said sincerely. "That means a lot to us."

"It really does," Sara added.

"Well I guess I'm gonna go, Julie and I are going out to dinner tonight."

Greg and Julia had been living together for 6 months and were extremely happy together. They had talked about marriage and things of that nature but they had decided to wait and see how things were at the end of next year.

"Greg, promise you'll come by the house tomorrow?" Sara asked.

"Sure, I'll come by."

"Thanks Greg," Sara said.

He hugged her gently before leaving.

"I'm glad they got us together," Grissom said softly as he placed Adriana back in her hospital infant bed.

"Yeah, or else we would still be fighting," Sara teased.

"I like to think we would have eventually come around," Grissom smiled as he gently touched the butterfly pendant around his wife's neck.

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