I Do Not Own CSI
"So, coffee," Chris said as Sara watched Marie leave with a frown.
"Yeah, but I'll make mine a tea."
"Sara Sidle giving up coffee? That's a first!"
"Yeah well, when you're eight months pregnant you have to give up a lot of things," Sara said.
"Wait, what? Whoa, you're pregnant," Chris said as he finally saw Sara in full view.
"I am, and it's Grissom now, Chris."
"How could I forget," he said as the two made their way out of the store.
"You don't have to say it like that, Chris."
"Like what?"
"Like Gil's name is the worst thing to fall off your lips," Sara said as they ordered their tea and coffee.
"Enjoy," said the cheery woman, handing their drinks.
"Thank you."
"Yeah well, he's not my favourite man in the world."
"Ok, enough of that. Tell me why you're in Vegas," Sara asked, trying to change the subject.
"Meeting the in-laws for the first time."
"You're getting married?"
"I am, in six months time Julia Newerd will become Julia Homes."
"I'm happy for you."
"Thanks," Chris muttered, looking down.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing's wrong."
"You sure? Because it looks like something's bothering you. Are you happy, with Julia?"
"Sure"
"You don't sound so sure."
"What's it to you, Sara?"
"What?"
"What's it to you? I mean, when we dated you told me you would never get married. When you broke up with me, Sara, I was devastated. Which, by the way, happened not long after you met the bug guy, Grissom. Now you tell me that you're married and expecting a baby together."
"Babies."
"What?"
"We're having twins."
"Well, that's the cherry on top of the cake! You're living the life that we should have shared together."
"Wwwhat," Sara asked, stunned.
"Sara, I loved you! Hell, I still do love you, pregnant with some other man's babies or not," he said, putting his hand over top of Sara's, from which she pulled away.
"I think I should get going," Sara said, getting up.
"Sara, wait," he said, grabbing her arm hard enough to leave a mark.
"Let go of me, Chris!"
"Just hear me out!"
"No!"
"We could be together again."
"Chris, let me go!"
"No!"
"What! Chris, let me go," Sara said, trying to get her arm free.
"Please, Sara, just listen to me for a minute."
"Get your hands off my wife," Gil said, coming up behind Sara, Marie behind him.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the infamous Gil Grissom."
"Chris, I'm going to give you two more seconds to get your hands off my wife."
"Or what," Chris taunted just before Gil's fist came into contact with Chris's jaw.
"You son of a bitch," Chris said from his lying position on the floor.
"I suggest you get out of Vegas, Chris. If you haven't forgotten, both Sara and I work with law enforcement and can have you arrested."
"You assaulted me!"
"No, I defended my wife who asked you numerous times to let her go. You bruised her arm, and if Sara decided to file police charges it's going to look really bad for you to have a charge of assault on an eight months pregnant woman. Leave before I chase you out of this town," Gil said as he wrapped his arm around Sara's waist and led her away.
"Thank you," Sara said as tears started to come to her eyes.
"You don't need to thank me for protecting my wife and children," Gil said as the three stopped to sit down on a bench.
"What are you doing here," Sara asked as Gil brushed her tears away.
"Mom texted me. She said you were having coffee with an old friend. She told me she didn't like the way he was looking at you and that I should come down here."
"I thought he just wanted to catch up, it's been a long time since we have seen each other. Then, when your name came up, it's like a switch went off in his head."
"Thank you, Marie," Sara said.
"You're welcome, Sara," Marie said, getting up.
"I think I am going to get going. Sara, I picked up that last Christmas gift for you."
"You didn't have to do that."
"It gives me another reason to come by the house."
"You don't need a reason to come over, Mom, you're welcome anytime," Sara assured as Marie kissed her cheek and patted her belly and getting a kick in response.
"Good to know, bye you two," Marie waved goodbye.
"Are you ok," Gil said, looking at her arm and seeing a slight bruise.
"I'll live."
"Ready to go home?"
"I am, but we have one more stop to make first," Sara said as Gil pulled her up.
"Where to?"
"Baby Depot, trust me that will cheer us both up from what just happened. We still need a few things like diapers and a baby name book."
"Haven't we talked about names?"
"But we haven't come to a conclusion on any of them, maybe this will help."
"Sara, we have lots of time left."
"No, we don't, Gil. Theses babies can come at any time. I don't want them to go nameless for a month because we can't decide."
"They wouldn't go nameless for a month."
"You say that now. I went nameless for a month, so I was told, before my father went down and put my name on the birth certificate without my mother's knowledge."
"Ok, we get a name book, but I doubt it will help."
"Then humour me."
TBC
I hope that answered everyone's questions about Chris, yes he was Sara's ex and he knew who Grissom was!
Christmas time in coming so stay tuned for more! And thank you for all the reviews that everyone has left!
Katie