GENERAL
Catherine had kept her promise. She had gone to the doctor with Sara and although Sara would never admit it, Catherine's support has been a huge asset in helping her cope. Because of the baby, Sara also postponed her job search. Sara was beginning to sport a baby bump as she entered her sixteenth week. Catherine went shopping with her to find non-maternity clothes that concealed the bump.
That night, they were all in the break room waiting for their esteemed leader. When he entered the room, Catherine noticed Sara's hand discreetly move to her abdomen. She had finally put the pieces together and knew that Sara knew she just figured it out.
"Catherine, I have a DB for you; pick a friend."
"Sara." She answered immediately and shocking everyone. Catherine grabbed the assignment slip and Sara on her way out the door.
CATHERINE POV
I wonder who the father is. I've been bugging her for months now and she won't budge. I wish she would just tell him. I wonder why all is not well in geek land. Does Grissom know and is that why he isn't speaking to her? I am brought out of my internal musings by Grissom entering the room. Out of the corner of my mind, I see Sara's hand move to her belly. OH MY GOD! It's Grissom's baby! It's no wonder Sara hasn't slept in her own bed for the last four months. My thought train is interrupted by Grissom.
"Catherine, I have a DB for you; pick a friend."
"Sara." I say and as fast as I can, I grab the slip and Sara. I am rushing and luckily Sara knows why.
"You've got to be kidding me." I ask a rhetorical question.
"No; it's his baby." Sara confirms quietly.
"What happened?" I have to know the details.
"It doesn't matter. Obviously we ended up in bed. I woke up and he was gone. We haven't spoken since." She sounds so sad.
"You have to tell him." She glares at me; not good.
"Why Catherine? He's the one who left. He's the one that started the silent treatment again."
"He deserves to know." I tell her softly.
"When he apologizes, then I'll tell him." Sara is speaking with conviction. Obviously, she has given this some thought.
"Do you think he'll apologize before or after the baby gets too big to hide?" I asked and in the back of my mind I am begging her to be the grown up and just tell him. Let him be an ass if he wants; but at least he'll know about the baby.
"I hope it's soon. I was job searching until I found out about the baby. I really want to share this with him, but he keeps breaking my heart." Sara finally let a few tears fall. My heart breaks for her. My next question is one I think I already know the answer to, but I really need to hear it and I think Sara needs to say it.
"Do you love him?" She nods.
"Yes, I do. It's why I never put the breaks on our only night together. I thought he was finally ready to give us a chance. I was wrong. I am such a fool."
"You are not a fool, Sara. He is." I tell her confidently and wrap my arm around her while she cries. A minute later, my cell phone rings.
"Willows."
"It's Brass. Where are you?" Oh crap. I forgot about the scene!
"We're on our way. We had to make a pit stop."
"Well, call Grissom because you'll need him." I look at Sara wiping her tears away.
"Alright. See you soon. Bye." I hang up and look at the emotional wreck of a partner I have.
"Sara, will you be ok working with him?"
"As long as I don't have to see him, sure." She said dryly. I put the car back in gear and finish the drive.
I wait until we are a few blocks from the scene to call Grissom. I wanted to give Sara as much time as possible to prepare for his arrival.
"Grissom."
"It's Catherine. Brass called me and tells me that our scene needs your expertise."
"Where are you?" I know he's confused. Our scene isn't that far away from the lab.
"We just arrived."
"Ok. I'm on my way." I flinch when he hangs up.
"Alright, let's go. When he gets here, you can work the perimeter." It's the best I can do under the circumstances.
"Thanks Cath; for everything." I smile at her and we go to work.
GRISSOM POV
I am reflecting on the phone call I just had with Catherine. She sounded funny. I think while packing up my kit. I decide to do a little detective work and pull my phone out again.
"Brass."
"Jim, its Gil. I just got a call from Catherine."
"Really? That's odd. They just got here and I called them thirty minutes ago and told them to call you." It's Sara. That's why Catherine waited so long to call me. I think as the pieces fall together.
"Why did it take so long for them to get there?"
"Catherine said they needed to make a pit stop; whatever that means." I'm confused.
"Why do you say that?"
"Lately, every scene I work with Sara…well, she's been showing up late." This is new information for me. Sara is known for her promptness.
"How late?" I probe.
"Usually it's ten minutes. Tonight it was thirty." Great, now I have to talk to her. How am I going to handle this?
"Alright, I'll speak to her." I say only to ease the concern I hear in Brass' voice.
"That's new; is the ice age over?" He asks me and I reflexively raise my brow.
"Huh?"
"You've been giving her the cold shoulder for months. I can't remember the last time I saw the two of you within fifty feet of each other."
"Oh." It seems I have been temporarily reduced to monosyllabic words.
"What did you do; sleep with her and one of you woke up alone?" Brass has no idea that his joke hit the proverbial nail on the head.
"Yes, I did; but then I got scared and left." I hear the phone clatter to the ground and then the call ended.
BRASS POV (SLIGHT RECAP OF CONVERSATION HERE)
"Alright, I'll speak with her." Since when? Admit it buddy, you've got a thing for her. I also can't believe that I am the first one to report this new behavior of hers. It's been happening for months. I think quickly while still talking to Grissom.
"So, what did you do; sleep with her and one of you woke up alone?" I joke as a way to lighten the conversation.
"Yes, I did; but then I got scared and left." I am so shocked that I drop the phone. Holy crap! No wonder there's an ice age. I need to lean on the car for support. Five minutes later, Grissom arrives. I see Catherine at the window and Sara came out the front door a minute later. Grissom says hello and disappears into the house. I have no idea if he was talking to me or not, and it's too late to worry about it. I decide to use this time to focus on Sara. I catch a glimpse of her profile and check to see that my eyes are still in my head. He knocked her up! That definitely complicates things.
SARA POV
SHIT! Brass saw my bump! I need to stop him before he says anything! I think and set my kit down to rush over to him.
"What do you know?" I demand while pulling him someplace more private.
"I was joking with him and asked if he slept with you and then one of you woke up alone. He said he did and then he got scared. That's why he left. He doesn't know, does he?" CRAP!
"No, he doesn't; only Catherine does. Don't say anything." Brass nods and looks away. Uh-oh, that can't be good. I refocus his gaze on mine.
"What else did you say?"
"Before I joked around with him, I told him that you've been showing up late to your scenes lately. He said he's going to talk to you. That's when I pointed out that he's been giving you the cold shoulder. I thought I was joking and it never occurred to me that sleeping together could be why he's not talking to you. I thought you were dating someone else." This is bad; really bad. I start to pace slowly.
"Shit. What am I going to do?"
"I'm sorry. If I had known how bad it was, I wouldn't have said anything." I can't help but smile softly at the gruff teddy bear.
"I know. Catherine figured out it was Grissom when assignments were handed out." I tell him and see Catherine approaching out of the corner of my eye.
"Sara, get back to work; Grissom's in a mood." I nod.
"Tell her Brass." I say and then I walk away. I feel eyes watching me from the house and turn away to hide my belly and continue to work.
CATHERINE POV
Well, he's watching her, I guess that means he knows she exists.
"Catherine, go talk to her and tell her to get back to work." He orders me in a gruff voice. Angry much? You tell her! I mentally scream at him on my way out the door. Sara is pacing back and forth in front of Brass.
"Sara, get back to work; Grissom's in a mood." Sara walked away and I waited for Brass to fill me in on what has her upset now, but not before we both see Grissom in the window watching Sara and her turning away.
"What's up?" I ask.
"I know about those two. She's starting to show. She won't be able to hide it much longer." Brass stated and filled me in on the conversation he'd had with both Grissom and Sara.
"He's going to go ballistic when he finds out." Brass predicted.
"I think so. I told her to tell him, but she won't." I fill him in on the real reason we were late. Brass finally understood why I waited so long to call Grissom. I say my goodbye and return to work before Grissom gets any angrier.
GRISSOM POV
She's so beautiful, but she looks different. I sighed and when she turned away from me, I just get more depressed. I notice Catherine and Brass having an in depth conversation, but they are too far away for me to be able to read their lips. It didn't look like a pleasant conversation either. I was getting ready to call her when I see her start to head back in to the house.
"What took you so long?" I know I'm being rude, but I don't care.
"Why? Miss me that much?" She throws back sarcastically.
"No. You have a job to do. First Sara is taking time to talk to Brass and then you when you both could be collecting evidence." I am angry and I know it is very clear by the tone of my voice.
"I was letting him know why we were late. Sara needed to use the bathroom and then I did." She tells me. It's a believable lie, but a lie nonetheless.
"You should take care of that before you leave the lab." I tell her. She ignores me, so I turn back to my work.
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A/N: So, tell me your thoughts. I live for reviews. I want to thank everyone who sent a review for chapter one...I wasn't sure how well this one was going to be liked because of the several POV changes. So, again, thank you. Have a great day everyone! Kelly