As time went by Sara got bigger to the point where it was impossible to lean over the layout tables, so what she could do was restricted even further. She was currently sat watching three computer monitors running scans for fingerprints and bored out of her mind.

"You look about ready to pop." Catherine commented.

"Not for another two months." Sara sighed. "Apparently I'm just one of those women who happens to look like they really have swallowed a house when they are pregnant."

"Get fed up?"

"You have no idea."

"You go on maternity leave soon right?"

"Another six weeks of looking at fingerprints and not much else. I figured I'd spend as long as I could here and then I'd have the extra time after he's born."

"Sounds reasonable." Catherine agreed. "So have you been baby shopping yet?"

"I'm still trying to figure out which is the safest of everything."

"You can only figure so much out with buying one of everything and testing it until destruction."

"I know."

"You should ask your sister-in-laws what they bought. It might help." Catherine suggested as her pager went. "My DNA results are in I'll see you later."

"Okay."

CSI CSI

Catherine caught up with Nick later that night.

"Hey Nicky."

"Oh hey Cath."

"Can I get your Mom's phone number?" Catherine requested.

"Why?" Nick inquired.

"I thought I'd throw Sara a baby shower and invite your Mom and any of your sisters who can get out here."

"I'm sure she'd like that." Nick scribbled his parent's number on a piece of paper and handed it to her. "And they should be able to use all those frequent flyer miles my Dad has racked up."

"Any day bad for you?" Catherine inquired.

"As long as it doesn't clash with her doctor's appointments we're good." Nick replied.

"I'll talk to your mother and see what I can figure out."

"Just let me know if you need any help with anything."

"What exactly do you have?" Catherine inquired. "Sara said you hadn't been baby shopping."

"She won't buy a stroller, crib, or car seat until she's read all the information she can find on the subject. There's less arguments if I let her do it her way. We've got a load of baby clothes my sisters sent and her brother but apart from that we really need to go shopping."

"Well the shower will help with a lot of that."

"Okay." Nick agreed.

"See you later."

CSI CSI

"Sara." Greg walked in. "Do you have a match on my prints yet?"

Sara turned the monitor to face him. It was flashing no match.

"Okay thanks."

"Nice to see you too Greg, I'm fine thanks for asking."

"Sorry." He replied. "I'm just a little caught up in the case."

"Having a case must be nice." Sara said.

"I'm guessing you don't like fingerprint analysis."

"I like it fine when I actually get to do my job as well."

"The giant bump gets in the way." Greg stated.

"You think I don't know that. Ouch." Sara rubbed her stomach.

"Are you okay?" Greg instantly asked.

"Just a bruised kidney." Sara replied. "Sometimes I feel like that woman from Alien."

TBC