Chapter 8
Adoption and a proposal
Nick lead Sara back outside to join his family for dinner. They got out side and every one looked up.
"Nick is everything ok?"
"Yes mum everything it fine."
Nick pulled out the chair for Sara and then he sat down in the chair beside her.
He grabbed her hand under the table and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Sara looked at him and gave him a smile.
"So Sara, where did you grow up?" Nick's mother Jillian asked."
"I lived in a small town just out side of San Francisco, California."
"That vary nice dear. Where did you go to school, if you do not my asking?"
"No that's fine, I went to Harvard."
"That's great, what did you study?"
"Chemistry." Sara looked over to Nick and smiled.
"So how long have you've lived in Las Vegas for?"
Nick's father Bill asked.
"Four and a half years."
"Where did you work before?"
"I worked at the SF crime lab."
"Sara why did you movie to Las Vegas?"
"I moved to Las Vegas because our boss Grissom called me and said there was opening in his team and he would vary much like for me to join it."
"How did you know Grissom?"
"He was a guest speaker at Harvard and we just become friends from there."
"That's amazing story Sara." Jillian said.
Later that Night
Nick and Sara were lying down in bed in Nick's old room and Sara's head was on Nick's chest. Nick had put a protective hand on Sara's Abdomen and was rubbing circles on it subconsciously. Nick was still up and looking at Sara. Nick slowly feel asleep while his hand still on Sara's Abdomen.
Next Day
Nick had woken up first and he just looked over at Sara and saw her sleeping. A few minutes later Sara woke up as well.
"Hey there handsome."
"Hey, beautiful, how did you sleep?"
"Wonderful since I was with you."
"How are you feeling today?"
"Great, until the morning sickness starts and it never happens in the morning."
"The morning sickness will end soon, don't worry ok."
"With you I am never worried."
Nicks hand was on Sara's abdomen.
"How is the baby?"
"Fine."
"Sara, how would you like it if we put together a baby book. We will but the pictures from the ultrasound in it and if you want we can take pictures as the baby starts to grow."
"That is a wonderful idea Nick. I love it."
Sara leans over and kisses Nick.
"Sara I know that tomorrow is Christmas, but I want to give you one of my gifts now."
"Ok, I never say no to presents."
Nick gets up and walks over to his bag and takes out a legal sized envelope and walks back to the bad and hand the envelope to Sara.
"Nick what is this?"
"Well a week after everything was settled I went to go talk to a lawyer…."
Sara interrupted Nick. "Nick why did you go to see a lawyer?"
"Well why don't you open up the envelope and see for your self."
Sara tore open the envelope and took out a stake of papers.
"Nick what are these?"
"Well like I was saying before, I went to go see a lawyer and I told him about you and the baby and what happened and what I can do."
Sara just sat there with a confessed look on her face.
"Sara why don't you just read what the papers say."
Sara looked down at the papers that were still in her hand.
This is what the document said:
Adoption Forum: November 30, 2006
This forum states that this one person what's legal rights of a minor, a child under the age of eighteen. It states that one Mr. Nichols Stokes wants joint legal custody of his fiancé's one Ms. Sara Sidle's unborn child; due in mid August. With the permission and signing of this document by one Ms. Sidle, will state shared legal rights of said child with one Mr. Stokes. With the signing of this forum Mr. Stokes would here by legally adopt this said child. This legal document states since this said child is unborn, Mr. Nichols Stokes, has the right with the permission of Ms. Sidle, may legally put his name on this said child's birth certificate when this said child is born. I Matthew Trust has witness one Mr. Stokes signing of this legal document. If one Ms. Sidle consents to this legal bind and the joint custody of this said child with Mr. Stokes, I Matthew Trust accompanied by these witness of the Las Vegas Judicial system and the signature of one judge Collins.
Sara just looked up from the document and started at Nick. She was speechless. Nick was looking at her and smiling.
"N…Nick.Sara started crying.
"Hey, hey why are you crying?
Are you not happy? Was I wrong to do that?"
"No, Nick this is the best gift I have ever gotten, I am crying because I am happy, I can not believe that you did this."
"Well, babe I love you and I love this little baby growing inside of you and I just wanted to be able to but my name on the birth certificate and since it is not born yet I did not know how to go around it, so I went to talk to a lawyer and he helped me short everything out and that it is possible even thought the baby is not born yet."
"This is amazing Nick, I do not know what to say, but I love you and I am so glad we are doing this together."
"I am so glad we are doing it together as well."
"I think you were so engrossed with the document that I think you missed the other part of my present."
"Nick this is to much you did not have to add to this, this is worth all the Christmas presents I will every get from now on."
"Well to bad there is another part to this gift and you will be getting others on Christmas as well."
Nick pulled something from out of his bedside table and turned back to Sara who had gone back to reading the pieces of paper in her hands. Sara then looked back up at Nick when she felt the bed sink.
"Sara, I love you so much. Seven years ago you walked into my life and you were only suppose to stay until the case was closed, but luck was on my side that day when Grissom asked you to join our team. We started of as strangers, then acquaintances, then we become co-works from there we become friends, and then our team just became one big family who we both really love, but somewhere between those seven years I not only loved you but I was falling in love with you. When I say you crying on that roof that day my heart broke. I do not know how happy I was when you wanted to talk to me, I am was even more happy when you asked me to help you through this time so will you Sara Sidle marry me?Nick opened the small box that he had in his hand to reveal a stunning white gold band with a pink diamond in the center and two smaller white diamonds' on either sides of it.
Sara was sitting there with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face she was to shocked to talk so all she could to was node her head yes and she crawled in to his lap and kissed him.
Nick took the ring out of its box and slipped the ring on her finger. Sara just looked down at the new piece of jewelry that graced her left ring finger. Nick to her left hand in his right and kissed her finger were her new ring sat.
Sara started to get her voice back
"Nick the ring is beautiful."
"Not as beautiful as you, but this ring is vary special. You know why?"
"No why?"
"Well you see that pink stone in the center, which is a pink diamond, which are really rare just like you and it, stands for our future. The two other diamonds stand for our past and present the band represents our never ending love and engraved in the inside of the band is "I will love you forever and for always."
"Nick this is the best day ever. Thanks for making it the best day every."
"I would not have it any other way." Nick kissed her softly on the lips and put a gently hand on her stomach.
"Sara, for the adoption forum you can sign it right now, David can be a witness, then we can just fax it in and by Christmas eve I will be legally this baby's father," he said this as he looked down at his hand that was still on her stomach.
"Ok, let's get David up here then."
"Ok I will get him."Nick went down stairs in search of his brother. He found him in the living room with the rest of his family.
"Hey Nick, nice of you to join us this fine morning." Nick's sister Meghan said
"Good morning guys, but I came down here to get David."
"Dave can you just come up with me for a few minutes?"
"Sure Nick, is everything ok, is Sara ok?"
"Yah she is just fine, thanks for asking Dave."
Nick and David were about to head back up the stairs when Nick's mom stopped them.
"Nicholas are you sure that Sara is ok? If she is ok then why do you need David?"
"Mom, I just told everyone that Sara is really good, we just need David for a few minutes, is that a crime?"
"No it is not, but I know that you boys are up to something."
"If you say so mum."
Nick said.Nick and David went back up stairs and into Nick's room.
"Good Morning Sara, how are you doing to day?"
"I am doing great David and thanks for asking."
"Well David we asked you up here because we need you as a witness. I am adopting the baby and everything is done, Sara just needs to sign the papers and we will fax it in and by Christmas Eve it will be finale."
"That great you guys, of course I will be your witness Sara."
Nick got the papers and a pen for Sara.
"Now all we have to do is fax it and they will fax a confirmation letter and it is done."
"Nick I still can't believe you did that and David thank you for being my witness."
"My pleasure Sara."
"Well I better get back down there before they think that there is something wrong with Sara, since they do not believe you."
"Well thanks again bro and we should be down there shortly."
Nick and Sara lay in bed for a few more minutes before they would start the day.
N/A: I would love ideas of baby names. Should be a another update soon