CSI: A New Family
Chapter 2 of my CSI story, enjoy.
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Chapter 2
Tonya smiled as Kareem parked the car. She had told her husband about her pregnancy and now, they were going to inform her brother and his wife. Once they stopped Kareem turned to her.
"You ready?" He asked.
She nodded. "Let's go, I can't wait to tell Sam."
Kareem smiled and they exited the car. Holding hands they walked up to the front door and with a nod of encouragement to each other, Tonya knocked on the door. They waited until finally, Rachel opened the door. She smiled when she saw her sister-in-law and her husband.
"Tonya, Kareem, nice to see you guys again." Rachel remarked as she hugged them both. "Come on in."
With that she stepped back and Tonya and Kareem entered the house. Once Rachel closed the door they headed through to the living room. Once they sat down Rachel continued.
"I was just saying to Sam, we've not seen you guys in a while; we were just thinking of inviting you around for dinner." She said.
Tonya and Kareem smiled back, then Tonya asked. "Where's Sam?"
Rachel replied. "He's in; in fact here he is now."
Tonya smiled as her twin brother entered and saw them. "Hey, great to see you."
He hugged them and then hugged and kissed his wife as he sat next to her.
"Where's Mark?" Rachel asked; inquiring about her and Sam's two year old son.
Sam explained. "He was tired; I just put him down for a nap."
Rachel nodded and soon the four began talking casually.
Meanwhile; Catherine had arrived at the Kennedy house. She knocked on the door and waited until it was answered. The person who answered the door was a twenty-year old black haired green eyed girl; Susan Kennedy, the youngest child of Ed and Lindsey.
"Hello Susan." Catherine greeted; like her father Susan was born blind, while Sharon merely required glasses for his vision.
Susan smiled widely. "Hi Grandma."
Catherine then asked. "Is your father in?"
Susan nodded and let Catherine in and they headed through to the living room. There Ed Kennedy and his wife, Lindsey, Catherine's daughter, sat watching TV. Both of them were forty years of age, yet still looked young. Susan then announced.
"Mom, dad, Grandma's here."
They both turned, smiling.
"Hey mom." Lindsey greeted. "What's up?"
Catherine sighed. "Not much, I'm afraid I'm here on business however, something to do with the case I'm working on."
They paused, tense, wondering why Catherine was here about a case.
Catherine then explained. "I…I'm sorry Ed, but, Angus Wallace was found dead in his apartment."
Ed nearly choked on his drink, and stared in shock. "Dead?"
Catherine nodded.
"Yes, I'm sorry."
"God, I…I just talked to him yesterday." He remarked in stunned disbelief.
Catherine nodded sadly. "When you spoke to him, did he mention anything being amiss, any trouble or anything like that?"
Ed thought for a moment before replying, Catherine listened carefully, hoping for any leads.
When Catherine returned home with Nick they were surprised to see Tonya and Kareem waiting for them, along with Sam and Rachel, as well as everybody else. They shared a confused look before entering the living room where everybody was.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" Nick asked.
Tonya looked up and smiled. "Mom, dad, everyone, I've asked you all to come here because I've got something important to tell you all."
Everybody turned to her, Sam, Rachel and Kareem already knowing, gave her encouraging looks; Kareem took her hand and squeezed it reassuringly. Finally Tonya took a deep breath and announced.
"I'm pregnant."
There were gasps, and everyone rushed to congratulate them. Catherine and Nick smiled; now their daughter was all grown up, looking forwards to the next stage in her life. They stepped forwards and embraced their daughter.
"Congratulations sweetie." Catherine said. "We're so proud of you."
Nick agreed, adding. "You'll be a great mother, I know it."
Tonya let out a relieved sigh and returned the hug. "Thanks mom, dad, all of you."
Soon they all began talking about various aspects of the pregnancy, baby names, advice for pregnancy symptoms and such. However Tonya noted that Kareem seemed worried about something. While the others were preoccupied; she moved closer to Kareem.
"Hey, are you okay?"
He jumped but then relaxed. "Yes I'm fine, I just…I just remember, we still need to tell my family."
Tonya bit her lip; a lot of Kareem's family were strong in their faith. His parents loved her greatly and would certainly be happy about it. But those weren't the ones she was worried about.
"It's okay Kareem, we'll be fine, we'll make it through this, I promise." She told him, not wanting to let her fears get the better of her.
Kareem smiled and they kissed; determined to make it through this, together.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.