While everyone was cleaning up, Jim and Sara were busy packing for their honeymoon. They'd be going East, to Shenandoah Park and Skyline Drive. They'd be spending their honeymoon in the mountains. Jim had made reservations months in advance and as Jim took their packed bags out to the front porch until the cab showed up; about 30 minutes. When the cab finally showed up, people were still in the house cleaning up and as Jim announced that the cab had shown up, they were seen off by the team. As they drove off there were shouts, hoots and hollers from everyone as they waved Jim and Sara off.
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Jim and Sara were admiring the waterfall on the White Oak Trail and taking lots of fun photos to show the lab guys when they got back. They were having a great time in the wilderness and the following day they took a trip up to Big Meadows, which was really nothing but a big meadow. There were lot's of deer around and Jim and Sara took several photos of them as well. They were having such a good time that it seemed as though the time flew by and before they knew it, it was time for them to return to Vegas.
Sara still hadn't told Jim that she was pregnant. She had no real reason why, she supposed that she was waiting for the right time. But there had been plenty of chances for her to tell him and thinking inwardly, she supposed that she was afraid of his reaction. What if he didn't want more children. What if he flipped out and demanded that she get rid of it. There were so many "What Ifs", that she nearly drove herself insane. It wasn't until about a week after they returned that Jim found out about Sara's doctor's appointment. When he asked her about it she said she was just going for a general wellness check-up. However, Jim had the name of the doctor and looked him up in the phonebook and saw that he was a fertility specialist. This was Jim's first clue as to what might be going on. The confirmation came when he looked through her planner and saw the date and time of the appointment and showed up at the doctor's office to see Sara waiting in chairs. He sat beside her and asked her why she had lied about the appointment. She explained that she had taken several pregnancy tests and they all came up positive and that she wanted to be sure before she told him. She also told him that she was afraid about what his reaction would be. She didn't know if he would be happy or upset and for this, she had been going crazy these last several weeks.
As Jim and Sara sat waiting, her name was called and she and Jim went into one of the exam rooms to wait for the nurse and doctor. It was about ten minutes before anyone showed up and when they did, it was the nurse with one of those paper gowns. The nurse asked Sara to remove her shirt and put on the paper gown and said that the doctor would be in shortly. Shortly turned out to be thirty minutes and as Sara sat on the exam bed, she suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She was having second doubts and having Jim there with her didn't help things any. She tensed up when the doctor and nurse came in with an ultrasound machine. Sara was asked to lay back and pull up the bottom of the gown to expose her belly. The doctor applied some cold gel to Sara's abdomen and began to move the wand over and across her stomach. Jim watched the screen and saw one of the most beautiful things he'd ever seen; his unborn child. Sara was far enough along that the doctor was able to determine the sex of the fetus. He asked if Jim and Sara wanted to know the sex and they did. It was to be a boy. And not just one, but two of them; Sara was going to have twins and Jim was ecstatic. He rushed to Sara's side and hugged and kissed her on her forehead.
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They wouldn't be able to hide Sara's condition for long and in a building full of investigators it would be even harder. I mean, these people were trained to sniff out clues and piece things together. Some of them were already suspicious because Sara had started eating meat again. Grissom hadn't told anyone anything, as he liked the idea that he was the first person to find out that she was pregnant. There were rumours flying around the lab but no one could confirm anything. They dropped little hints and such, but Jim and Sara just politely changed the subject or dismissed the idea as scuttlebutt.
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Sitting in Grissom's office, Sara sat across from him and smiled widely. He asked her what she was so happy about and was genuinely happy to hear her response.
"For certain, I'm pregnant. However, I'm gonna have twins. And that's not the half of it; they're gonna be twin boys. I'm about three months along, give or take a week or so." she explained
"I'm happy for you. Truly happy for you." he said with a heavy heart
Truth be told, he was still carrying a torch for her.
"I have to ask you not to tell anyone. If this got out there'd be nonstop questions and I really don't need that right now. Right now, all I need to do is my job. Do we have a deal?"
"Yes, we have a deal." he replied
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Shift had come and gone and as Sara waited for Jim to pick her up it started raining. She went inside where she stood just behind the double doors and watched for Jim's car. She stood there for half an hour before she finally called his cell phone. He didn't pick up and this worried Sara. She finally got a ride home from Grissom. Jim's car wasn't in the drive and as she sat in Grissom's car, she expressed her worries. After a brief conversation, Sara pulled out her cell and called the precinct. She spoke with the receptionist and was told that about half an hour prior, Jim was involved in a car accident and that he was presently at Desert Palm Hospital. Tears in her eyes, she told Grissom and made to get out of the car and drive over there.
However, Grissom didn't feel that she was in any state to be driving, so he drove her over there himself.
When they arrived at hospital, Sara jumped out of Grissom's car before he had a chance to stop. He never thought she'd jump from a moving vehicle, but he'd just seen her do it. She ran inside and stopped at the charge desk. She asked about Jim and was told that he was still in surgery and that she had to wait. She made it pointedly clear that she was his wife and that she demanded to know what was going on. Instead of information, she was given forms to fill out while she waited anxiously for any news regarding Jim. By this time Grissom had parked and come in to keep Sara company while she waited for news on Jim. They were there for several hours before the doctor came out and explained the situation as it stood. Looking at Sara, the doctor sighed and took the empty seat beside her.
"Your husband was in a serious car accident this morning. Apparently he went head to head with a dump truck and lost. He sustained several serious injuries; almost every bone on the left side of his body was broken. He has a few nasty gashes on his face as well as a black eye from the airbag. Apparently, one of the lenses of his sunglasses popped out when the airbag deployed and jammed into his eye orbit and broken nose. We had to remove his spleen and right now he's unconscious; but not because of the sedatives. He's in a coma. He could come out in a day. He could come out in a week or a month. He might never come out. You have to consider that possibility. The accident was very serious and frankly, we're all astonished that he's made it this far. If you want to see him, you're more than welcome, but I warn you; he's not pretty." the doctor explained
He escorted Sara and Grissom to Jim's room and when Sara saw him she collapsed to the floor, sobbing. Grissom helped her up and planted her in a chair and pushed it up to Jim's bedside. She took his hand in hers and held it to her face while she wept. He really was in bad shape and from the looks of him, Grissom wasn't sure if Jim would pull through. I mean, the man was strong willed, but there are limits to what the will of someone can accomplish.
Sara felt a bit selfish when she began thinking about her pregnancy and the twins and how they hadn't even changed their wills, to include the other. They were only married a few weeks and now this happens. Sara wondered what she was going to do if Jim didn't come around.
Standing in the corner of the hospital room, Grissom made himself and Sara a silent promise that he was going to look after her until Jim came back. But by the looks of things, Jim might not make it. He was being kept alive by countless machines; one that breathed for him, another that monitored his life signs, another that measured brainwave activity and an IV. Jim was truly in very poor shape.
As Sara continued to hold Jim's hand, Grissom went outside and called Catherine on her cell. He told her about Jim and that he was in pretty bad shape. He asked her to inform the team, as he was sure they'd want to know the details. Nick and Warrick were the first team members to find out, followed immediately by Greg who happened to come walking in the room just as Catherine was telling Nick and Warrick. They all immediately drove to hospital to see Jim and to console Sara.
When they arrived en masse to see Jim, they went to his room and just as Nick entered Jim's room he flat-lined. Doctors and nurses came rushing in with a paddle cart and attempted to jumpstart Jim's heart.