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Chapter 9: A Good Time Interrupted

After shift

From the moment they got in the lab and Sara handed out assignments, things became busy, so they had work to distract them from earlier events. And with Kevin in court today, the team had to do extra duty, so Sara was kind of glad that she didn't take Grissom up on his offer of playing hooky today, not that she didn't want to spend any alone time with her husband, but she knew that if she would have, she probably would have been behind for a week, maybe even a little longer than that, so in the long run it was better they came in today.

Now that shift was coming to a close, which everybody was thankful that it didn't turn out to be a double, Mariah, Nicole, Grissom, and Tim were in the break room doing paperwork, while Sara was in her office, when Devon cleared his throat from the doorway and smiled. "I think some one got lost."

They all looked up from the paperwork before a smile started showing on their faces, especially Tim's as he stood up from his seat. "Lindsey, you're early. I was suppose to pick up at the airport in two hours."

Not only did she want to come and visit her boyfriend as soon as possible, but she found out that the team was giving Grissom a 'goodbye' party, so her mom wanted her to come and support him for her and Greg since they couldn't join.

She smirked as she walked into the room, while Devon goes and sits down at the table in-between Nicole and Grissom. "Why, you need to hide something?"

They all chuckled as he walked up to his girlfriend, and shook his head with a smile. "Of course not, I'm just surprised, and for the record, it is a good one."

They all said 'aww' as Tim and Lindsey share a hug, then as they were pulling back, Grissom had walked up to the young woman with a smile on his face, which she smiled back as she shared a hug with her 'Uncle'.

"It's nice to see you Lindsey."

"You too Uncle Gil."

He then whispered in her ear. "I guess I don't have to ask why you're here, other than to see Tim, do I?" As they pulled back she gave him another smile and shook her head, having a feeling she knew that he knew about the party, making Grissom nod with another smile. "Well, in any case, I'm glad you're here."

"Thank you, I am too."

Their little moment was interrupted when Sara walked into the room, which before she addressed the team, she smiled as she walked up to Lindsey. "Lindsey, hi."

Lindsey smiled at Sara before giving her a hug. "Hi, Sara, it's nice to see you."

"Nice to see you too."

After they pulled back from the hug, Sara looked at her team. "Alright guys, let's call it an evening and finish up the paperwork tomorrow." Then she smirked knowingly as they were getting up from the chairs they had been sitting in. "I'm sure you have some things you need to be doing." The team started smiling knowingly, making Grissom mentally roll his eyes with a smile, as they started walking towards the door, but before Mariah did, she smiled at Lindsey. "How about riding with me?"

She shared a look with Tim, and he gave her a nod with a smile, so Lindsey nodded at Mariah. "OK, I'll meet you outside."

After Mariah nodded, she left the room, and after a hug between Tim and Lindsey, Tim also left the room so he could get ready.

After about five minutes Lindsey said goodbye to Grissom and Sara, and after husband and wife share a warm look between them, Sara left to go back to her office, while Grissom walked back to the table, grabbed his last file and walked out of the room so he could finish up in the office he shared with Nicole and Kevin.

While Tim, Nicole, Mariah, and Devon was in the locker room getting their things from their lockers, Mariah was making sure they had everything for the party, and when she realized there wouldn't be enough drinks and snacks, she asked the guys if they would go to the store and pick some up.

Devon smiled at his girlfriend, whom he had thought she had been ignoring all day. "I would be happy to."

Mariah smiled softly at him in return before looking at Tim. "Would you go with him?"

Tim smiled as he replied. "Do you really need both of us..." He trails off as he noticed she was giving him an evil look, and he knew well enough to know that if she wanted him to do something he might as well without fighting it, so he nodded with a more sincere look. "Sure, why not."

Mariah nodded with a satisfied nod. "Thank you."

The guys nodded before walking out of the locker room, and once they were gone, Nicole looked over at her female co-worker and asked. "How are you feeling?"

The younger woman took a breath before replying. "I felt a little sick off and on, but nothing I couldn't handle, or make anybody suspicious."

Nicole nodded in understanding before walking up to her so they could talk a little quieter. "You need to tell him, Mariah."

She nodded with tears coming in her eyes, then she tried to shake them off as she asked. "I have a feeling these emotions are going to come and go, aren't they?"

Nicole smiled with a nod. "I'm afraid so, one minute you'll be laughing, then the next you'll be crying or yelling."

Mariah sighed as she sat down on the bench, then looked down at her hands. "I don't know how to tell him, I don't even know how I feel about this."

When Mariah started to have tears in her eyes again, Nicole sat down beside her and placed her hands on hers in comfort. "And there is nothing wrong with how you are feeling, this is a huge change/step, just know that no matter what you decide, you are not alone. I'll help you with anything you want or need."

Mariah looked at her with a smile, even though tears were still in her eyes. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, and I bet you'll have Devon too. I've seen the way he looks at you, he's in love with you, and I don't think he'll turn his back on you or this baby."

Mariah nodded before finishing. "Well, he did sort of asked me to move in with him this morning."

Nicole gets a bigger smile on her face as she squeezed the younger woman's hands. "See, he does feel your relationship is getting deeper."

"Yeah, but I don't think he expected to skip right to the baby part."

Nicole just chuckled before she asked after a seconds pause. "You ready to go?"

"Yeah, and I promise I'll tell him later, I just don't want to overshadow Grissom's day."

"Alright."

After releasing her hand, the women got their items from their lockers before walking out of the lab, meeting Lindsey at Mariah's vehicle before they headed towards the park.

At the Courthouse

After the judge sentenced the suspect, Paul Knight, the victims' families all sighed in relief, including Jennifer's mom and older sister by five years, her dad died in a vehicle accident a few years after the murder happened, so he wasn't around to see the justice. Then while the Moore family was in the restroom, Kevin and Lizzie walked out of the building with smiles on their faces, then they smiled at each other before giving one another a friendly hug.

When they pulled back, Kevin asked. "You've been concentrating on one thing for over six years, and now that it has been put to rest, what's next?"

Lizzie sighed and shook her head. "I'm not sure, but I think a vacation is in order."

Kevin chuckled a little with a nod. "You deserve it, I hope you have fun."

Lizzie nodded with a smile. "I intend to."

Right as she said that, Whitney, who had been in the courtroom prosecuting the suspect, spoke with a smile of her own. "Intend to do what?"

Kevin and Lizzie looked at the other woman before Lizzie replied. "Having a fun vacation."

Whitney smirked. "Sounds nice, what is that again?"

They all chuckled slightly before the Moore family walked up to them, and after they thanked Whitney and Kevin for what they have done, Kevin and Lizzie shared a hug, had one more nice smile between them before she walked away with the family, and while Kevin was watching her,
he wondered a little if this was going to be the last time he'll ever see her, making Whitney look at him. "You ok?"

Kevin nodded as he looked over at the attorney. "Yeah. I think a small part of me will always wonder 'what if' with her, but the bigger part of me, the part that I can't ignore, knows that Nicole and I belong together, so I know I'll never second guess my choice."

Whitney nodded in understanding, but she couldn't help but wonder if Nick had felt that way with her. She could see how he talks about Catharine, which is slightly different than how he talks about Sara, and the closeness they had seemed to be at Greg's wedding. Did he really love her enough to not second guess on being with her?

Kevin's voice, while he held out his hand to her, broke through her sad thoughts. "Thank you for what you did today."

Whitney smiled as she shook the man's hand, while shaking her thoughts away. "I would say just doing my job, but this one felt good. I'm glad to do this case, so you're welcome."

He smiled in return with a nod, then as they were releasing hands, Kevin asked. "You want a ride to the park for Grissom's party?"

"Thanks, but I want to go home and change first, I'll see you there, soon."

"OK, and thanks again."

After she nodded, they went their separate ways so they could get to their vehicles and leave the courthouse.

At the Park

Grissom and Sara arrived at the park not long after Nick, Lindsey, Nicole and Mariah had, and they weren't there very long before Sara's phone started to ring, so she gave them an apologetic look before walking a few steps away so they could continue talking, and turned around while answering her phone with her married name without looking at who was calling her. "Grissom."

A few moments later, she hung up with a shocked look on her face, so when she turned around and everybody except Grissom, since his back was facing her, looked at Sara's face, Nick asked with worry. "What's wrong, Sara?"

Grissom immediately turned around hearing the words and tone of Nick's voice, then frowned as he took the few steps towards her, and cupped her cheek before asking in concern. "What happened?"

She cleared her throat before speaking softly, but loud enough for the others to hear her. "There's been a car accident."

They all gasped with worry on their faces, knowing it could be any one of their significant others, while Mariah's hand instinctively went to her stomach as she asked with her voice shaking. "Who was it?"

She looked into her husband's eyes before she looking at her friends/colleagues and took a breath.

AN: UH-oh, who is it? Find out next chapter. Please Review.