Sarah's POV

A couple weeks later …

Dominick finally had revealed who his partner was. Derek Austin. When we brought him in for interrogation, he immediately surrendered.

"I just did it for the money, man." He explained. "Dominick said that if I helped him kill Sanchez, he'd pay me big bucks. Help me pay off some of my debt, you know?"

"I understand. Do you understand though, that you helping him murder Mr. Sanchez made you an accomplice? That means you can serve up to 25 years in prison." He hung his head in shame.

"I guess that's what I get." I can't believe he's actually letting this happen to himself. I've never seen a suspect do this.

"Can you just do me a favor? Tell my kids and my wife that I love them, and tell them not to miss me, I'll be back soon." I nodded my head in agreement. The police handcuffed him and walked him out to the police cruiser.

"Well, that's the end of this case." Ryan walked in.

"Yeah. It was tough, but it was worth the fight. At least we got Jesse some justice."

"Speaking of Jesse, Horatio spoke to his parents yesterday. They've made arrangements to have the funeral here."

"Oh, that's good." My emotion began to drain from my face. Every time I think about Jesse, I just start to feel different. Ryan wrapped his arms around me. I rested my head on his shoulder.

"I love you, you know that?" I gave him a kiss. "And thank you for everything. When I say everything, I mean everything. From dealing with Jesse's death, to the baby," I sighed. "You're just great." I smiled.

"What, are you trying to make me cry or something?" Ryan teased. I laughed as we leaned in for another kiss. He rested his hand on my stomach. I placed mine gently on top of his and smiled again.

"I can't wait for this baby." He whispered.

"Neither can I." I spoke back. Suddenly, knocking us both out of our loving daze, someone knocked on the window. We immediately dropped our hands to our side and glanced at the window.

It was only Eric.

After letting a wave of relief pass over the room, Eric walked in.

"Ah mija, did you forget the windows were made of glass?" He laughed. I mentally slapped myself.

"Nice Eric, nice." Ryan joked.

"So, what's going on?" Eric walked around the table and fingered through the suspect's file.

"Both Swaye and Austin are in jail right now." I started.

"Case closed?" He asked.

"Completely."

"Wow," He started. "I've got to say. Sarah, you're pretty amazing."

"Just doing my job." I smiled. "Well, I'm headed home. It's been a long day. See you all tomorrow." I walked to the locker room to grab my stuff. Eric followed behind.

"Hey, you wanna grab some drinks before you go home?" He asked.

"I can't. And honestly, I really don't want to. Eric, I am so worn out. I stayed overnight to study out the case. I'm beat. I'm sorry."

"Nah, it's cool. I'll ask Calleigh." He started to walk away, but then stopped.

"Are you pregnant?" He asked.

"What makes you think that?" I responded.

"You're not drinking lately and you've been throwing up a lot… those are symptoms, yes?"

"Yes." I mumbled.

"So you are?"

"Yes," I mumbled again. "Just don't tell Horatio yet. I'll do it myself." I exhaled deeply.

"No worries, I won't do anything. But, can you name the baby after me?" He grinned.

"Goodnight Mr. Delektorsky." I laughed as I exited the lab. I got in my car and drove home. As I was driving, I was constantly thinking about how long it will be before I have this baby. But I know that it will be worth the wait.

It's just going to be a long eight months ahead.

Short chapter, I know . but like I've been saying before, school has really gotten the best of me . I'll be able to post more chapters !