I promise the bit later isn't a Cath/Gil section, I just wanted to show Grissom and I couldn't use Sara. This is still a GSR fic all the way, with hints of Cath/Warr

btw if Yo!Bling is Cath/Warr (think it is - not sure) would someone mind telling me why on earth its that
I get GSR and Snickers and Sandles, but not Yo!Bling, anybody know?

Anyway will get on with the story now

GSR Love - awww

also sorry for the C/W section later

Grissom just gaped at her. He stood there doing nothing for so long that Sara began to become concerned, so much so to the point where she became more worried about Grissom than the thought of giving birth in the break room.

"Gil?" He looked at her.

"Sara." He said, as though finally latching onto something. When he continued speaking, it was disjointed, like a 5-year old who's heard something thy can't quite understand, like a maths problem taking over everything and setting everything else back, including speaking. There was a large pause between each sentence.

"Baby. Coming. Baby. Now. Hospital." With that he took hold of Sara's arm and tried to walk her towards the door, he stared at her when she resisted.

"Gil, can you do me a big favour?"

He nodded eagerly, happy to be able to do something and to help.

"Ok, can you go find Judi, and ask her if all of the city is closed? If any hospitals are open and if the roads to them are clear?" She said it slowly, speaking slowly so that he had chance to absorb each section of the sentence.

He nodded eagerly and ran out of the room, skidding as he reached the corner. Sara breathed out, she had expected him to be a bit shocked but she hadn't expected him to be this shocked. She just hoped he would come out of it before she needed him. She had walked to the table and was leaning against it when Grissom came running back in breathless.

"No hospitals, no roads, no doctors on call to get here. Judi said."

"Well done Gil. Can you do me another big favor? Can you go down to the morgue and see if Doc. Robbins has left yet? If he hasn't can you bring him up here please?"

He had gaped at her when she said morgue, understanding dawned in his eyes when she had said Doc. Of course she needed a doctor. He ran out of the room, again skidding at the corner.

Sara made her way back to the sofa, she knew that she had to keep walking, but she also knew that she couldn't do it by herself when the contractions started to hit. She needed Grissom, she hoped that he would turn back to normal soon. She also needed Catherine, she was the only other one on the team who had given birth and she needed her there to tell her she was doing it right and that she was doing ok. She also needed Doc. Robbins. She felt odd about having the Doc look between her legs, but she also knew that she needed someone with medical training who she could rely on to be professional, and there was no-one with any medical training here who she trusted more to deliver her baby.

She stood anxiously holding onto the sofa, Grissom had still not come back. She glanced back to the door just as she saw the two men approaching, David wandering in behind them. She watched Al gratefully, and as a result hadn't noticed the change in Grissom. She smiled, relieved, when they walked in.

"Hey Sara. All I got is something to do with the baby, this blubbering oaf couldn't tell me much more, he was too busy trying to fit two words into a sentence. Sara smiled gently at Grissom, when he smiled sheepishly back she knew that he was back to normal. She also noticed his cheek slightly pink.

"You slapped him Doc?" Al looked up at her confused, she gestured towards Grissom. Al shrugged.

"Best way to get him back to normal. It's normally the mothers job but I knew you couldn't slap him, not yet anyway."

"Not yet?"

"Sara." He looked gently at her and took her hand. "Unless a hospital opens you're going to have to go through this with no epidural or form of painkiller. By the end of this you'll be ready to strangle him. After all, he's the one who got you into this."

Sara grimaced and sank down onto the sofa. 'Shit! This is gonna hurt.'

She looked up when she noticed Grissom approaching, he crouched in front of her and took both her hands in his and looked softly up at her.

"Sara it'll be fine. I'll be here, Al will be here, Catherine will be here. You're strong you can do this and we'll all be here for you." He reached out and stroked her cheek slight smile coming onto his face. "Besides, "he continued, dropping his hand so that it held hers again. "when else you have a valid excuse to should at Greg. And my face will be here for slapping any time you need it. I draw the line at strangling, but I can offer you my wrist for Chinese burns."

She laughed gently. She looked back into his eyes, communicating all the fear she still felt. He sat up slightly more and kissed her forehead and looked back into her eyes. Saying everything that needed to be said between them, transferring strength between them, Grissom showing that he would always be there for her. After a few minutes more had been said between them than could have verbally be said in hours. Eventually she smiled and looked up at Al.

"Alright Al. What did you need to know?"

3 hours later and Sara was still not ready, the rest of the team had arrived. Nick, Warrick and Greg all stood anxiously near her head, Catherine was on her left holding onto her hand, and Grissom was on her right, stroking her hair and holding her hand. David had decided to go wait with the lab techs. Doc Robbins was examining her.

He pulled off the glove he had been using when he had finished. "Sorry Sara. You're at about 4 cm. Nearly half way there." She groaned and flipped her head back.

"You mean I'm not even halfway yet. Well at least let me stay laid down this time."

"Sorry, seen as we have no painkiller we need to keep you moving about until at least 6 cm if we can. After that Gil will just have to rub your back for you."

Sara just glared at him as he pulled her skirt back down and also shifted slightly nervously. He understood and tried to comfort her as best he could.

"Sara, I know this has got to be awkward for you, especially seen as you know me and will see me in work later. But believe me you have nothing I haven't seen before, and when I was training for medicine I did a rotation in childbirth. I know what I'm doing. And I'm a doctor. It's ok."

She nodded slightly, but suddenly gripped both Grissoms and Catherines hands and groaned as a contraction hit her.

She moaned, "I thought they weren't meant to hurt that much until the nearer the end."

"Sorry, lack of painkillers."

Sara just slumped back onto the pillows, but didn't protest when Grissom began pulling her into a sitting position. He then pulled her up to standing and started to slowly walk around with her. Wincing everytime she had a contraction, and truly sorry that he couldn't have this pain for her. She only managed about 30 minutes of walking before it became too much for her. He sat her back down and rubbed and massaged her back for her.

He was dimly aware of the rest of the team talking quietly amongst themselves, but didn't bother listening to what they were saying, all of his attention was on Sara. He didn't even notice Catherine staring at them both, a faint sadness in her eyes. He didn't notice her see the difference between him and Eddie, and just other guys in general.

She saw how thoughtful he could be, how he truly wished that he could have the pain so that Sara didn't have to. How he would be there for her through the whole thing and wouldn't disappear when she needed him. How deep his love for her was.

She also knew that Sara wouldn't truly notice right now, she was in too much pain, and had never had a child with a man who didn't love her this much. Catherine smothered a slight twinge of jealousy, not for Grissom, but just for a love that deep. or if not someone who would love her, and be there for her.

It was at this point that she felt someone wrap their arms around her waist. She breathed in a smell which she immediately recognised as Warrick. She relaxed into him.

She felt him kiss her temple before he began speaking.

"You were looking very thoughtful just then. What's up?"

"Nothing, just thinking of how lucky they both are. He really does love her. You need someone like that around when you're having a kid."

"I'm guessing you weren't that lucky with Eddie."

"Pffff. Understatement of the century. I said one thing to him, I was in pain, and he ran off. I came out a few minutes later when the doctor told me I should walk. Sat outside snoring. It was 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we'd only been there about an hour. During the actual birth, he was hitting on the nurse who was looking after me. Yeah! You could say I wasn't especially lucky."

"Jerk! I'd wouldn't have left you like that. What did you say anyway?"

"I think something like 'You got this thing in me. Get it out. Now!' So I didn't technically insult him. That reminds me I probably ought to warn Grissom that Sara might say a few things she doesn't mean, you know what he's like at reading into things."

She felt Warrick nod and squeeze her for a moment before releasing her so she could speak to Grissom.

She walked towards them but not too close, "Griss, can you come here a minute?" She called from where he stood. He glared at her, she shrugged in reply. He checked with Sara that she would be ok and then came to where Catherine was standing.

"This better be important Cath, you better not have called me away from Sara just because you wanted a conversation."

She forced herself to keep a straight face and not to grin.

"No, just a quick warning is all. You know how on films everythings all sweet and lovely and the mother tells the father how much she loves him? Well, real life isn't like that. This will hurt her like hell. It's like trying to push a bowling ball out between your legs, and that was when I had painkillers. She will shout at you, she will get ratty, she will insult you, she will blame you. And for a few minutes she will tell you she hates you, and she will mean it. But she still needs you, she won't mean it properly, at the time she will. But just don't read anything into them, and don't brood on them. It's just the pain and the hormones talking. She might not even remember what she said, she won't even remember who much it actually hurt. I know it was worse for me than I remember, it's in the female mind to forget the pain so that they are willing to have more kids."

Grissom nodded, his eyes still flicking back to Sara and his attention still on her.

"Griss. Did you hear anything I just said?"

"Yes, she'll say stuff to me she doesn't mean. I don't have to think too much about it." He said his eyes still on Sara. He then looked at Catherine, a desperate plea in his eyes, "Now Cath please. Can I go back to Sara now?" It was at this point that Sara decided to interrupt, proving what Catherine had said.

"Are you two done gossiping now? I'm so glad you are finding something to say about co-workers. Perhaps you could share with me as soon as I've finished having this baby."

Catherine smiled, "You sure you wanna go back to that right now?" Grissom glanced back at Sara, his expression softened the moment he saw her properly.

"Yes Catherine, I do."