AN: Thanks for the reviews, here is the next chapter, and a turn in the story. How Big? I guess you'll have to read and find out.

Chapter 14: An Unexpected turn of Events

8 months later

After the excitement of the baby news and the World Series win, the next big thing to happen within the group was the birth of Roxanne Elizabeth Murray, Devon and Mariah's daughter, two months ago.

Now the next thing was happening right at this moment.

Everybody was gathered, including the Vegas Team, on the estate of Whitney & Brads' parents place in Los Angeles, watching the wedding between Nick and Whitney.

They were all seated and looking at the handsome groom, who was standing at the alter waiting for his wife-to be with an emotional look on his face. He looked at the group that was considered more family than colleagues, and they all smiled back, including Catherine, who was sitting next to a man she had been dating the last few months, and it's been the best relationship she's ever had. Like Nick, she knew there will always be a small 'what if' between him and her, but she couldn't live like that for the rest of her life, so she was finally and fully ready to move on, and when her new manager from her casino/hotel asked her out, she didn't hesitate, which in the end she's glad she didn't.

They share a head nod, and right as Nick was looking at the beginning of the aisle, Whitney's youngest cousin, who was the flower girl, came down the aisle wearing a beautiful dress and tossing flower petals as she walked while everybody 'awed', and they awed even louder when she gave Nick a hug before she went to her smiling, happy and proud parents. Then the classic wedding march started playing and everybody who was sitting down in the chairs stood up before looking at the beautiful bride, and after a pause, with her brother behind the wheelchair and her dad having a hold of her arm, the three of them headed down the aisle as the bride and groom locked eyes with one another and never looked away.

Once they made it to the front, her father leaned down and kissed her cheek before holding her hand out to Nick's, and after he took it, the men shared a hand shake with their other hands and nodded to one another before her father went and sat down next to her mother while Brad just released the wheelchair handles, and after sharing a friendly head nod and smile with Nick, he stepped to the side, but stood close by, which made people slightly curious for a bit.

There was a slight pause before the ceremony officially started, then when it was time to do the vows, Whitney removed her hands from Nick's before looking over her shoulder toward her brother and nodded, which he nodded back and walked up to her as Whitney looked at her groom with a smile. "I have a little surprise for you, I hope you like it."

He looked confused but didn't say anything before him, along with everybody else, witnessed a miracle, Brad helped her up from her chair so she was now standing, her legs were shaking a little and Brad still had to hold her waist, but considering she couldn't even get this far 10 months ago, it was truly a miracle, and Nick had tears in his eyes as he took one of her hands and cupped her cheek with his other.

She also had tears in her eyes as she spoke. "I can only stand for a little bit right now and just take a few steps, but..."

Nick cuts her off with a sniffle. "It's progress, and amazing, you are amazing. I love you so much."

"I love you too."

They were about to kiss when the priest cleared his throat to stop them, making everybody laugh as Nick looked over at him and nodded with a shy smile. "Right, continue."

The priest looked at Whitney, and she nodded before looking at her groom again, and after clearing her throat, she started her emotional vows before he did his after she sat back down in her chair, then the ceremony ended with the ring exchange and the first kiss as husband and wife before the reception took place at the other end of the huge yard.

Once the speeches were made, and some good natured jokes, the bride and groom had their first dance as husband and wife before she danced with her father while her husband danced with his mother, and when it was time for all the guests to dance, Grissom, who was dressed up in a suit and tie, stood up from his seat and held out his hand to his wife with a smile. "Care to dance, Mrs. Grissom?"

Sara smiled with her hands on her 8 month pregnant stomach. "You sure you want to dance with this balloon?"

Everybody who was sitting at their table, and close by it, since not everyone could fit at the same table, chuckled, and even though Grissom was completely shy saying his next words in front of them, he did it anyways. "Then you're the must beautiful balloon that I had ever seen."

Their group changed their tone to 'aww' as Sara smiled shyly while she placed her hand in his before he helped her up, and once she was, she was lead to the makeshift dance floor before they got as close to one another as they could with her pregnant stomach in the way, then she whispered. "I know that couldn't have been easy for you."

He shook his head with a smile. "Saying the words wasn't hard, it was doing it in front of the group." He shyly finished. "I guess I'm still not use to saying stuff like that in front of everybody."

Sara couldn't help but smirk as she ran her hand up and down his back. "Hey you're making progress, before you couldn't even say the words."

Then he came back with his eyes twinkling. "How can I, when you make me speechless time after time."

With the mixture of his sweet words and the sensitive hormones running through her, she sniffled a little as she whispered. "Alright you, you remember what happens when you say your sweet words?"

He nodded with his blue eyes twinkling again before removing his hand from her waist and placing it on her stomach, feeling his unborn child lightly kicking on the palm of his hand, while whispering. "I get this little miracle, and see that beautiful smile on your face."

She sniffled again before letting a few tears go down her cheek, and he was right there wiping them away as they placed their foreheads together then she whispered. "I love you."

"I love you too."

After a moment of basking in this moment, they pulled back, and she cleared her throat before speaking. "And speaking of a beautiful smile, you know who else is wearing a brighter one than usual, and don't say the bride."

Konwing who she was talking about, he nodded before smiling in return. "It seems Mrs. Sanders does look a bit more radiant, doesn't she?"

Sara chuckled with a nod before replying. "Once a CSI, always a CSI." He chuckled in return with a nod, and after they calmed down, Sara continued. "I'm sure they'll tell us when the time is right." He nodded in agreement before they enjoyed the rest of their dance in silence.

About 45 minutes later

After the bride and groom had left, which most of his family and the visiting extended Jones family had already left too, the rest of the guests were doing last dances, and while Sara was enjoying the last dance with Greg, Grissom and Catherine was talking next to the drink table.

Grissom smiled as he said. "You seem to have gotten yourself a good man this time."

They hear a group laughing at one of the tables, which had her man there too, and she smiled as she looked over at him, who was with the guys, Brass, Tim, Devon and Kevin, then looked at Grissom again with a nod. "I believe so too." Then she does a little sigh before continuing. "You don't think he's too young, do you?"

Grissom chuckled as he took a sip of champagne. "If your ten year age gap is wrong, then where does that leave Sara and I?"

She chuckled with a nod. "Good point."

"If you guys care for one another, and both are on the same page of what you want in your relationship, then don't worry about the age difference. Couples have enough problems to deal with than to worry about how much older the other person is."

Catherine smiled as she lifted up her champagne to her lips. "I can officially call you a changed man, Gilbert Grissom, and I love seeing this new side of you."

"You know what?" They both look at the dance floor, which the last song had just ended so Greg and Sara was heading back to the table, as Grissom spoke with his eyes locked on his wife. "Me too."

After taking another sip of her champagne, she asked while she as also looking at Sara. "So, do you guys know what you are having? And have you picked out any names?"

Grissom looked at Catherine and started to speak. "As a matter of fact we..."

But he gets cut off when they hear Sara's voice as she grabbed her glass of water. "Vegas Team & San Diego team, can I have your attention, please." She then smirked as Grissom and Catherine walked closer to her. "I would like to make one more toast before they kick us out of here." They all chuckled softly, and after feeling her husband's hand on the small of her back, she continued after clearing her throat. "To Tim, because after today when everybody leaves here, he'll be starting a new adventure in Vegas, where he'll be teaming up with some of the best and most talented CSI's that I have ever had the privilege of working with."

Tim nodded as he lifted up his glass towards his boss, or should he say ex-boss now. "Thank you boss for teaching me everything you know."

It had been very hard telling Sara that he needed to leave, and to Sara it wasn't easy hearing it, but she understood perfectly well that he had to follow his heart and it was with Lindsey, so once everything became somewhat normal at the lab after Nick started to come back to work regularly again, they brought someone new in so he could be trained before Tim left, and after a few people not lasting long, they finally found the perfect man, but Tim also needed to finish up his open cases the best he could before he could officially go, and now that everything was set just right, he'll be boarding the plane with the Vegas team in just a few hours.

Sara nodded with tears in her eyes, still a little sad that she was losing one of her first employees as a supervisor, as she finished. "To Tim."

After everybody had toasted to him, they lifted up their glasses to take a drink, but Sara had stopped midway and winced a little, making Kevin ask in a concerned tone. "Boss, you ok?"

Hearing that and feeling a little discomfort from his wife, Grissom moved to the side of her and looked at her with concern, but Sara waved it off with a smile. "It's ok, I'm fi..."

She didn't finish because a sharper pain came through her body, making her just about double over, which in turn made Grissom take a hold of his wife with both hands, not caring he just dropped the glass on the grass, while the rest of the guys stood up from their chairs, ready to help her if they needed to as Grissom was walking her to the chair, but they stopped dead in their tracks when water rushed down her legs and she looked over her shoulder at husband with tears in her eyes. "It's still early, this shouldn't be hap..."

This time she was cut off when she screamed, making Kevin shout towards Brad. "Brad, come here!"

Brad, who had been talking to out of towner family members, started to rush towards them the minute he heard Sara scream, and spoke with worry as he got to the group, which Sara was now sitting in the chair, breathing hard while Grissom was trying to comfort her. "What's gong on?"

Kevin spoke before anybody else could. "Sara's water just broke and she's in pain."

Sara looked into Brad's eyes, pleading with him to help, then he nodded before turning his head and shouting for his mom, a fellow doctor who had more emergency pregnant cases than he had. "Mom, we need you over here."

The 65 year old woman, who looked so much like her daughter, rushed over towards them and asked in a concerned voice. "What's gong on?"

After Brad told his mother what happened, the older woman asked. "Can you walk? We need to get you to the hospital ASAP."

Sara nodded as she continued her breathing, but after Grissom, who was feeling completely helpless and scared, helped her back up, she only took a few steps before she cried out in pain again, so Grissom was about to pick her up, when she stopped him. "Your back, babe."

Before he could say anything, Brad had walked to the other side of her and looked at him, and even though Grissom wanted to be the one to carry her, he knew where his limits were and he wasn't going to let his ego get the better of him. This was about the health and safety of his wife and unborn child, and that's what mattered the most, so he nodded and stepped back before Brad picked her up and carried her towards his vehicle so they could head to the hospital quickly.

Once they made it, there was a nurse right in front of the hospital with a wheelchair in front of her, and after they got Sara in the chair, Grissom and her were holding hands until thy came to an area where only the nurses and doctors could go, so after they shared a kiss and whispered I love you to one another, he stepped back and watched his wife being wheeled away until the door closed in front of him.

When he turned around, both the San Diego and Vegas group were right there, giving him the best brave looks they could give while they were also worried about a valuable member of the team/family.

Grissom didn't know how long he waited, all he knew was that he couldn't sit still for the duration of it, so he was doing a lot of pacing back and forth until he, and along with everybody else, despite him telling them he'll let them know what's going on, heard the doctor say. "The family of Mrs. Grissom?"

Grissom walked in front of everybody and nodded. "Yes, I'm her husband."

The doctor took a moment to look at all the people who were there, then cleared her throat and looked into Grissom's scared blue eyes before telling him in doctor's terms on what was going on, then once she was done, Grissom asked after clearing his throat. "Which means?"

"It means, ready or not, your child is coming into the world today, and there can't be much delay, or further complications could harm your wife and/or unborn child."

Everybody looked more worried than they already had been, including Grissom as he spoke softly. "It's still early."

"True." Then she gave him a reassuring smile. "But, I like its chances." Even though the group was still worried, they did like hearing what the doctor had said, then before Grissom could ask, she spoke again. "Your wife wants to see you. I'll allow it, but only for a minute, we need to start on the delivery as soon as possible."

Grissom nodded, and after looking back at the group, which they just gave him a nod and small smile, he turned around and followed the doctor towards his wife's room; his heart racing like it had never raced before in his life as he took each step closer to his wife and unborn child, his whole world, his everything.

The minute the door opened and their eyes met, Sara lifted her arms up towards him as she was sniffling, and he wasted no time getting to her as the doctor nodded her head at the nurse to give them some privacy.

As they held each other almost desperately, she started to cry while speaking. "This can't be happening...I can't...I can't Los..."

She trailed off as he pulled back with tears in his eyes and shook his head. "And we won't." She was going to speak, but he cuts her off. "It took us so long to get to this moment, and I know for a fact you're not about to give up now, and I know our little miracle will fight just like his mom, so think positive."

Sara nodded with a sniffle or two, then she spoke again. "But Grissom, if something does happen where you have to..."

He shook his head and cuts her off again. "Sara..."

This time she cuts him off. "Listen, if you have to make a choice, pick the baby."

His voice breaking as he tried to answer. "No, you can't ask..."

She places a finger to his lips and spoke, while both of them were having tears going down their cheeks. "Promise me, Griss, the baby first." After a second of him not speaking, she said it a little more forceful, even though she knew when he answered it would be difficult for him to go through with her wishes. "Promise me."

Finally he nodded as he whispered while more tears were going down his cheeks. "I promise." She wiped them away and brought his face towards her, and after a soft but powerful kiss,
they placed their foreheads together and he whispered on more thing. "I love you so much, don't ever doubt that."

She whispered back. "Deep down I never did, even when we were going through our lowest points as a couple, and I love you t..."

Another sharp pain hit her, making her words become cut off and the machines beeping like crazy, and before he knew it he was being pushed to the side by the nurse, and his wife and unborn child was being wheeled out of the room while a feeling of uncertainty and helplessness washed over him, he just hoped above everything that his worst fears wasn't going to make a showing tonight.

When 15 minutes came and went and Grissom hadn't made it back to the waiting area, Kevin asked after clearing his throat. "Should one of us go looking for Grissom now, it's been 15 minutes?"

Catharine, who had been sitting next to her boyfriend, stood up. "I might know where he is, I'll let you know."

She shared a look with her dark-haired, brown-eyed, handsome boyfriend, and after a kiss on each other's cheek, she headed for the nurses station, and when she got there, she asked. "Excuse me, but where is your chapel?"

The mid-twenties woman smiled at the older woman before telling her where it was, and after Catharine thanked her, she walked away and headed in the direction she was told.

Once she got to her destination, she stopped in the doorway and saw a few people in there, and when she noticed the one she was looking for, she walked past the first five pews before turning to the left and sitting down next to him without saying a word.

Grissom couldn't help but smile a little, out of everybody he somehow knew it would be her to find him, then after a moment or two of silence, he cleared his throat and whispered. "It's a boy." They have eye contact a second later and he finished. "At first we didn't want to know, but eventually we realized we've been surprised enough in our lifetime, so we broke down and found out, but we wanted to wait to tell everybody. And we also both agreed that there was only one name that would be perfect for him."

He was giving her a look that told her she should know, then she smiled with tears in her eyes as she whispered. "Warrick." After he nodded, she continued after clearing her throat. "Then with a name like that, you know you're going to have your hands full, both of you will." Grissom just nodded one more time with tears in his eyes before he looked forward without saying another word as she placed her hand on top of his.

Not even five minutes later, they both felt a presence behind them, so they looked back, and not only saw the big group, but Stephanie was right in front leading them towards them, and after Stephanie sat down next to her cousin, while the rest of the group took the spots behind them, the cousins softly smiled at one another before she placed her hand on top of his other one, all silently giving him their strength and vowing to be there for him during this uncertain time.

AN: Oh-no. Find out next chapter if Grissom's world was ripped apart. Please Review.