I Do Not Own CSI

Blinking in the dark night of his bedroom, something woke Gil, and it was most likely the heavenly smell coming from the kitchen. Seeing as Sara was no where to be found, Gil got up and followed the smell into the bright kitchen.

"Sara, honey, what are you doing awake? You should be sleeping."

"I would love to be sleeping, Gil, but these two are determined to do gymnastics. They've been rolling around for the last hour and still going. So I was laying there in bed, watching you snore."

"I don't snore."

"You do, just a little bit. Anyway, I was laying there and my mind started to wander to a craving I had the other day at the lab, but never got around to it."

"And now that craving has reared its head?"

"Exactly"

"So what are you cooking?"

"Baking, actually."

"Ok, so what are you baking," Gil asked as Sara bent over to pull the small individual pans out of the oven.

"Red velvet cake," she said, taking the pans and shoving them in the freezer to quickly cool them off.

"I've never had red velvet cake."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then you're in for a surprise," Sara said as she turned on the Kitchen Aid mixer to start her icing.

"Oh my god," Gil moaned out.

"Good, huh?"

"This is the best thing I've ever tasted. How come you've never baked before?"

"I bake when the spirit hits me to bake," Sara said as they rocked together on the back porch watching the sun come up.

"Cake for breakfast is always good," Sara said, finishing her last bite.

"I couldn't agree more."

"Grissoms," the nurse called.

"Baby time, babe," Sara said as Gil helped her out of the chair to walk back into the exam room.

"Sara, Gil, it's nice to see you two again," the doctor said as the pair came into the room.

"You, too."

"Ok Sara, you know the drill, up on the scale."

"I hate this part," Sara mumbled.

"Well, you'll just love to know that because you're at twenty two weeks, as of yesterday, you're probably going to start gaining about half a pound a week."

"Half a pound a week?"

"Afraid so, but most of that weight gain is going to go directly to the babies."

"See, there is an upside, honey," Gil said Sara lied back on the table while the doctor did her measurements.

"Well, for where you are in this pregnancy, you're measurements are good, Sara."

"I feel like a whale."

"Well technically, Sara, you are about the size of a woman who was having a single baby at six and a half months."

"So by the time I'm ready to deliver these two I am going to be huge," she said, closing her eyes as she laid her head back.

"Just take it easy and rest as much as possible. The last time you were here your blood pressure had dropped, so let's keep it that way, ok."

"Ok," Sara said as the ultrasound started and the doctor started to move the probe around.

"They both look healthy. Sara, you're doing a really good job. I would estimate that both babies are just over a pound each at this point and they should start gaining more weight. Have you two thought about how you want it to work in the delivery room, drugs, do you want a C-Section?"

"I was hoping to avoid the C-Section if I could."

"Most women do, Sara, but sometimes we have no choice, especially with twin pregnancies."

"I know that, but there's a good chance I won't need one, right?"

"There is a very good chance, as long as at least one baby is positioned head down. Most of the time baby B will turn as well. As for drugs, it's usually good to know if you want them or not."

"I think I will most likely want them. I'm not one for large amounts of pain."

"There's no shame in taking drugs. Trust me, I took them when I had my boys, it does wonders."

"So I have been told."

"So, Jeremy comes with the rest of his stuff tonight," Sara asked, sitting on the stool in James' still mostly empty new house.

"Yeah, we have to go pick him up in an hour."

"What do you want to do after we get him from the airport?"

"He was saying something about going to the casino and playing Texas Hold Em', so I think that's where we're headed."

"Would you mind if I invited Marie to join us? She was talking about going back to the casino to try her luck again and I could use some female company."

"Why not, I love Marie. She came over for dinner two nights ago and taught me how to make a mean Sheppard's pie."

"The woman can cook! She's going to have to teach me a few tricks, something that Gil can't teach me."

"I'm sure she would love that."

Four Hours Later

"Do you mind if I sit at the slot machines for a bit, my feet are killing me," Sara asked the trio beside her.

"You know, I could use a break, too. I'll join you, Sara," Marie said.

"We'll just be over here at the poker tables," James said, taking Jeremy's hand.

"If you're tired, Sara, we can call it a night," Marie said as they sat at the stools, sharing a coin bucket.

"I'm not tired, my feet are just really sore."

"Says the woman who was trying to hide her fourth yawn a minute ago," Marie said as she accidentally nudged the woman beside her.

"Sorry," Marie said.

"You should b….," the woman said, locking eyes with Sara.

"Sara?"

"Laura?"

TBC

Dun Dun Dun, what do you think is this a happy reunion or a bad one?????

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