A/N: SORRY for the HUGE delay in posting, but see, ever time I try to start writing on this I either feel guilty because I'm not studying or I come up with a whole new story that blocks out all the ideas I have for this one until I write them down.

A/N: Since it's been a long time, I could really use some nice reviews to help me along…hint hint…

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After dropping their kids off at home, Gil and Sara headed for work wanting to arrive there in time to see Robbie in action. As they arrived, it wasn't difficult to locate the young man.

The laughter coming from the DNA lab was loud enough for them to hear at the entrance and, when they arrived there, what they found made them smile. Robbie was in the centre of a semi-circle telling his new colleagues something that had them doubling over in laughter.

"Griss! Your son is killing us here! Kid has a great sense of humour…you sure he's yours?" asked Greg patting his new best friend on the back and causing more laughter to erupt from the group.

"Hey Sara, do you know if your husband looked this good when he was younger? Is that what happened? You saw a picture of him and fell in love?" asked Wendy as Mandy smiled at the blue eyed boy.

"Er…no" said Sara looking at her husband who couldn't help smiling at how well his son fit in with a group of geeks.

Definitely a chip of the old block he thought.

"Anyway…" said Robbie as the laughter finally died down "I have to go pick up my girl in about 20 minutes so I'd better hurry. See y'all tomorrow"

"Sea ya!" they all called back as Mandy added "…Rhett"

Once out of the lab. Robbie turned to his dad and smiling said, "Thank you for this. I never thought it'd be this great. See you later"

Smiling and nodding, Gil watched his son leave as he and Sara parted ways, he for his office, she for the locker room.

In the entrance to the crime lab, Robbie was surprised to find two women, mother and daughter to be exact, that he knew.

"You can drive it but be careful" said Catherine as her daughter took the keys to her car and smiled.

"I'm always careful, mom" she said smiling her most angelic smile.

Suddenly, Robbie felt his face morph into a huge, probably sheepish grin as he saw the mischievous sparkle in the blond teen's eyes.

And then she spotted him.

"Robbie! What are you doing here?" she asked turning away from her mom to look at the boy she was so attracted to.

"Um…I got a job here, I'm working swing shift in the labs, helping out with tests, etc. What are you doing here?"

"I'm begging my mother to let be drive her car to my friend's house; which is only a couple blocks away" she added looking at her mother to emphasise her point.

"Well, I'd give you a ride, but I'm running kinda late, so I'm gonna go but, listen to your mom and be careful. Next time I see you, I'd like you to be in one piece" he added smiling at her as she blushed slightly.

After saying goodbye to Catherine whom to him and much to her annoyance, was Miss Willows he hugged Lindsey and, it would have been a very simple thing, had he not spotted a certain black SUV parked outside the door; an SUV driven by none other than his girlfriend, Stephanie.

"Well, erm, bye" he finally said before heading out to smooth things over with his girlfriend.

"Hey, baby" said Robbie upon entering the car.

"Hi" replied Stephanie looking out the window.

"Hey, what's up?" he asked knowing perfectly well that she was throwing yet another of her jealousy fits.

"I dunno, why don't you ask Lindsey?"

"Oh, come on, Stef. You know she and I are just friends, you're the only one I love…" he said trying to count just how many times he'd had to use that line to smooth things over with her in the year they'd been together.

"Sure, Robbie. I came here to surprise you and all I get is to see you pawing another girl. So can you just tell me where we're going so I can drive?" she asked still looking pissed.

"Um, ok. We're going to "The Great Wall". I know how much you love Chinese, so I made reservations.

Smiling, he saw her turn around and a smile beginning to creep on her face; as sure sign he was scoring points.

"How'd you know I was here anyway?" he asked suddenly curious

"I called your house and your step mom told me"

It was the first time anyone had referred to Sara as his step mom but Robbie liked the sound of it. Even though she was only a step mom, Robbie was sure she wouldn't bail on him like his own mother had and smiled as he thought of how Sara had accepted him into her home and her husband's life without questions and how she treated him just like he was her own son, except of course, she didn't need to tuck him in at night like she did Colin.

"How do you like her?" he asked referring to Sara

"Who? Sara? … She's cool, you know, I wouldn't have picked her for the 'mommy type', but hey, even the strangest people end up having kids…right?"

Robbie wasn't sure what to make of that but, knowing Stephanie, he was sure some kind of explanation would be coming.

As he continued his thoughts in the silence that had filled the SUV, they arrived at Stephanie's favourite restaurant and, after parking, entered it.

After handing out assignments, Gil proceeded to exit the building with Greg who would be working with him on a 419 in the desert while Sara left with Catherine and Nick to a multiple casualty accident on highway 15. Warrick, much to his annoyance, stayed behind to finish what, according to Grissom, amounted to a month's worth of paperwork.

"You chose?" asked Mrs. Ching who owned the restaurant with her husband.

"Oh…" said Robbie looking up from Stephanie whom he'd been smiling at "yea, it's two spring rolls, and a plate of Chow Mein and one of Chop Suey please" he said as the woman nodded and then walked away.

"So…" he said looking back at the blond in front of him "you wanted to tell me something earlier today…so, shoot"

"Er…" said Stephanie not 100 percent sure as to how to tell him "I…uh…"

Ring

"Oh…uh, sorry…let me just…" he checked the display "it's the lab…I should take this…" once Stephanie nodded, he proceeded to answer the phone.

"Robbie?" came Greg's voice on the other end.

"Hey! How you doing?"

"I'm good, look, I was thinking, tomorrow after shift, you want to get something to drink, maybe grab a burger somewhere?"

"uh…yea, sure. But, look, I'll talk to you later ok? I'm kind of in the middle of something here…" he said looking back to Stephanie who merely smiled.

"Oh…you're with Stephanie…I get it…" said Greg obviously implying something

"Greg! No, it's not…"

"don't let me keep you…I'll call later…" with that he clicked off and Robbie, after shrugging at the phone, put it away and turned back to Stephanie "I'm sorry. You were saying?"

"I, Robbie…I, what I need to say, is…"

Realising how hesitant his girlfriend was, Robbie took her hand and said "hey, you can tell me anything you know that, right?"

Sighing, she looked around and decided to just say it in one go "Robbie…I'm…I'm pregnant"

Silence.

Blinking.

Robbie shook his head as if he was trying to wake up "you're…you're what?"

Sighing again, she repeated "I'm pregnant" it was easier to say it the second time.

"But…we were always…I don't…how…"

"Ah…um…my guess? That night at Chris'…"

"Ah…" I'm so screwed! "Well…then that's…"

"Almost two months ago…yes…I didn't think anything of it until a couple nights at your place…" she still looked very uneasy.

"Well…uh…that does explain a lot actually…" he said thinking of how he'd been curious as to why she'd left so suddenly and there had been some signs throughout the last months, he'd just chosen no to read anything into them.

"Robbie? Uh…how do you…I mean….what are you thinking?" she asked

"Oh…uh…I'm a bit overwhelmed…I mean I've known for all of two minutes and I've no idea what to say, what to think…I…how do you feel about it?" he asked

"I…I want to have it…him…her…I, I couldn't…"

"Good, 'coz that's not what I want…or would ever want!" finally seeing a smile creeping on her face, he said "Hey, it'll be ok…ok?"

Nodding, she looked up as Mrs. Ching arrived with their spring rolls and drinks.

TBC

Well Robbie's in a strange situation all of a sudden isn't he? Please review to tell me what you think, I'll try to update as soon as possible…but that might not be for a while…

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