"Hey Nick." Sara stood in the doorway of the room he was working on. She was on her first official day of sticking to the lab.

"Hey, how are you doing?"

"Great I love being in the lab."

"It's for a good cause." Nick pointed out.

"Maybe if the good cause stopped kicking my bladder we'd be okay." Sara stated.

"It's just trying to get your attention."

"Trust me it has my attention." Sara rubbed her hand over her stomach. "I shouldn't be this fat at five months pregnant. And if you say it's for a good cause I'll throttle you."

"Okay." Nick held up his hands in surrender. "So just a long night?"

"Actually I came to see if you were still going to be able to make it to the appointment. I know getting it at 10 was a bad idea but it was the only time they had available."

"I'll be there." Nick assured her. "I'm not missing the ultrasound."

"Good. I should get back; if you hear any screams just ignore them it will be me killing Hodges."

"Got stuck in trace?" Nick questioned.

"He's backed up." Sara stated. "So I have to help out."

"It's only for a few months."

"We'll see which of us survives that long."

"My money is on you." Nick winked at her.

"Let's just say it's good I don't have my gun."

"I'll see you later."

"Bye."

CSI CSI

"Are you okay?" Nick asked Sara as she shuffled uncomfortably in her seat.

"I need to pee." Sara replied.

"You know you can't you need a full bladder to help with the contrast."

"That was all well and good until they told us there was going to be a twenty minute delay."

"I'm sure it won't be long." He squeezed her hand.

"Five minutes then I have to go." Sara compromised.

"Sara Stokes." They called out three and half minutes later.

Sara handed Nick her purse and stood up and walked into the room.

It took a minute or two to set up.

"This maybe cold." The doctor poured some gel onto Sara's stomach.

It took a minute or two for the doctor to check out the necessary information but Nick and Sara didn't mind they just watched the monitor.

"Baby looks happy and healthy with a good strong heartbeat. Did you want to know the sex?"

"Yes please." Sara replied.

"It looks like you're having a boy. Congratulations."

"Thanks." Sara responded.

"Do you have any questions?"

"Am I supposed to be this fat?" Sara asked.

"Different women put the weight on in different places. You just seem to have put it on your stomach. You should gain about 25 -35lbs over the whole pregnancy. But looking at your weight you're doing just fine. How's your diet?"

"I try to keep it healthy but the baby doesn't quite understand that I'm a vegetarian and craves meat, to the point where I throw up anything else I eat."

"So you've reached a compromise?"

"Bacon sandwiches and cheese burgers once a week."

"Try and keep it reasonably healthy and you should be fine. Anything else you need to know?" She handed them a picture.

"I think we're good." Sara replied.

"Make an appointment to come back in a month and ask the receptionist to give some information on the local child birth classes. I'm sure you can find one that will fit in with your schedule over the next few months. Just try and get plenty of rest when you can and if you have any questions you have my number."

"Thank you." Sara told her.

"I'll give you a minute." The doctor told them.

TBC