Don't own CSI

Rated K

Ok, got you another chapter...I hope you enjoy it.

It gives you a little of everyone...

Nick and Jules

A glimpse of Warrick, Catherine, and Sara as well.

A quick mention of Trista, and an even quicker mention of Wendy & Mandy too.

Reviews are appreciated.

She cleared off the plates and was wiping off the kitchen table as her daughter hid underneath it. She tried hard not to laugh out loud when her daughter asked her for the tenth time if she knew where she was.

"You know where I is? I is hiiiiidiiiingg!" she would yell out and move to the other table leg as if it changed her hiding spot.

"Oh, no! I can't find you! Where'd you go?" Jules would ask while Emma giggled uncontrollably under the table.

Jules kept looking up at the clock thinking that any minute Nick would be shuffling down all groggy and bed headed. He usually got up in the late morning so it was a force of habit for her to be unconsciously waiting for him. But, she kept reminding herself, Nick was working a double today and he wouldn't be walking down those stairs any time soon.

But, she would see him soon and she couldn't wait. Not because she was desperate to see her husband every second of the day, although she did enjoy his company and the sight of him was pretty hot too, but mostly she was excited because today was the day of her OBGYN appointment and Nick was getting off a couple hours earlier than the usual double shift schedule. She was excited about that.

Jules had been lucky to get this appointment. It was thanks to a cancellation and she was sure to grab it. The sooner she had an ultrasound and an examination the better she would feel about her pregnancy. She wanted everything to be confirmed and okay. They were sure it would be, but seeing that little heartbeat on the monitor was always a feeling that couldn't be explained until it was happening. Jules smiled at the thought.

Finally, once the kitchen was cleaned up, Jules swung her head under the table and yelled, "I FOUND YOU! There's my pretty girl!"

Emma laughed hard and she reminded Jules so much of Nick that it made her laugh harder too.

As Jules was placing the phone in the charger on the counter before heading upstairs, it rang. She saw it was Warrick calling and it surprised her.

"Hello?" she said to him.

"Hey, Baby Girl, listen you won't believe this but…" he began.

"Oh no, no, no, Warrick please, please!" she whined, "Brett is working, Trista and Natalie took a trip to Boulder City and…"

"Why did Trista go there?" Warrick asked without thinking, "I mean why did they go to Boulder City? Just the two of them?"

"Yea, they went to Bootleg Canyon," she said quickly, "but Warrick what is going on?"

"What? Whaddya mean? Nothing…I was… I was just asking…," Warrick tried to backpedal his question.

Jules wasn't referring to Trista at all.

"YOU just said I wouldn't believe it…what? I assume you mean you can't watch Emma?" she said unaware of her brother's nervousness over Trista.

"Oh, oh, yeah…I just got subpoenaed," he began.

"Ohhh noooo, when do you have to be in for?" she asked knowing that it meant Warrick had been called back for a last minute testimony for a case.

"Well, it was either Nick or me that had to go so…I gotta get suited up and be in there in an hour…I can't take Tiny, Baby Girl, I'm sorry," he said bummed out himself.

"Aw shit," she said biting her lip with panic. "It's okay, you know what, thanks for making sure Nick could still come to my appointment. I will just take Emma with us. Nick will be there so it will be okay," she decided but hating the fact that she would be exposed with her legs in stirrups while her daughter hung around, but she didn't seem to have a choice since even Lindsay Willows wasn't around; she was a Lifeguard at the town pool.

Walking up the sidewalk toward the LVPD Jules felt her jeans digging into her. For the first time since she was pregnant with her daughter Jules actually smiled at the realization that her favorite worn out jeans were actually getting too tight. She knew that meant she was starting to get that swollen puffy stomach that now she can recognize. When she was pregnant several years ago, when she and Nick had first been dating, the two of them hadn't known that Jules was pregnant until she was into her fourth months…and while the two of them had not planned on a baby, nor even wanted one at that time, they still felt the sadness of losing him…and making it even worse was losing him at the hands of Jimmy Cole.

But, by the time she became pregnant with their daughter, Jules knew that she carried very small in the beginning and didn't show all that much until nearly her third trimester. They knew what to expect with her and so there were no surprises. This time, with the chaos and turmoil surrounding them, she hadn't noticed any changes in her body other than the much expected stress issues. So now, just from the bloated feeling that made her jeans a little too snug, she knew she could feel happy, because it meant there was a baby growing inside her.

Walking inside the Las Vegas Crime Lab holding her daughter's hand and a cardboard tray containing three coffees, she smiled wide when she saw her old friend Security Bill. They called him Security Bill because it made him feel authoritive but the truth was he was in charge of the phones and addressing visitors' needs when they came through the door.

"Hi, Billy Boy!" she said cheerfully.

"Well if it isn't my girls!" he said smiling at the sight of them. "Hi ya, Miss Emma"

"Hi, Securvity Bill!" Emma grinned.

"Coffee? Light and sweet?" Jules said handing him a cup of coffee she picked up for him.

"My God, you have been spoiling me for years and I never seem to tire of it, Jules," he told her as he took the cup from her.

"Good, because I love spoilin' ya," she laughed.

"Let me page him, Jules, because those guys have been all over the place this afternoon or so I have heard," he said before calling over the loud speaker, "The garage, the Lab, you name it…apparently there is a high profile incident that is going on," he told her loving the fact that he knew what was going on around the building.

"Nick Stokes, please go to the Break Room, Nick Stokes you are needed in the Break Room," he announced. "Now at least you'll know where to meet up with him.

"Thanks, Bill, you're always thinking," she grinned and the white haired man.

Emma waved goodbye.

Jules knew the older man just loved to feel needed because she could have easily just called Nick on his cell phone.

Stepping off the elevator and into the Crime Lab hallway she held Emma's hand tightly to ensure her daughter wouldn't bolt away from her in search of her father. Emma was familiar with the Lab and with the people who worked there. Sometimes, she felt a little too confident and wanted to go off on her own.

Nick was coming around the corner and spotted them immediately.

"Hey," he said to Jules kissing her softly on the lips hello.

He quickly scooped Emma up in his arms, making sure she was on the hip that didn't hold his gun.

The two of them smiled at each other.

"Hi, Daddy," she greeted her father.

"How's my Munchkin today?" he asked.

"I is good," she held on to his neck as they walked into the break room all together.

It wasn't long before Sarah and Catherine sneaked off from their work and visited the break room too. They knew Jules was coming with Nick's daughter and they couldn't help but want to steal her away.

"Well, if it isn't Miniature Nicky," Catherine said as she knelt down to Emma's lever.

"I is not minichaw Nicky, Cafrine, I is Emma Stokes!" she told her.

Sara swooped in and grabbed her up.

"Hi, kiddo, I'm so happy to see you today!" she said giving her a big hug.

"I is goin' to the doctaw's wif my mommy," she informed Sara, "…my daddy is comin' too!"

"Nick? How long will you be?" Catherine asked.

"I gotta slip away, Cath," he looked at her concerned.

"No, no, I get it, I just think you should leave Em with us…you can't take her to the doctors for something like this!" she explained.

"I know, Cath, but Warrick was called back to testify in the Baylor case," he reminder her.

"Leave her, leave her with us... Nicky you have to come back here anyway afterward," she told her.

Jules head spun over to Nick.

"You do?" she said knowing he was supposed to have off.

"High profile case, Darlin'. Gotta stay," he grimaced.

Jules gave him a sad face but she wasn't shocked...it wouldn't be the first time Nick's job called him away unexpectedly.

Jules looked back at Sara and Catherine.

"Really, you don't mind keeping her? I would so love that...having my legs in stirrups with my daughter roaming around is a horrible thought" she winced and the women chuckled at the thought too.

And so, with the two CSI's grabbing up an excited Emma, they walked off to bring her to see Wendy and Mandy in the lab.

They both smiled at each other when the elevator door opened and they stepped inside the hallway toward the OBGYN office. Jules squeezed Nick's hand and together they walked through the door and up to the receptionist who smiled, took their insurance card and, handed them a clipboard.

Jules and Nick waited in the waiting room silently, both too nervous and excited to have a conversation. Seated across from Nick she watched him leaf through a magazine and smiled inwardly. There had never been a time that she knew of that she didn't salivate when she saw him dressed as a CSI. He never took off his vest or his gun holster and it just made him look incredibly sexy. She actually felt lucky that this gorgeous CSI sitting across from her was her husband…was the father of her babies.

She scanned him...she looked at the badge embroidered on his vest...she looked at the name STOKES in white on the other side. She loved it. She let her eyes roam upward to his face...she was snagged yet again because once her eyes made it up to his face, he was looking at her with a cocky grin.

Nick shook his head at her and chuckled under his breath.

He mouthed to her from his seat... "I see you checking me out!"

Jules winced and shrugged; she mouthed back... "Sorry!"

The two of them laughed under their breaths.

It wasn't long before their name was called and Nick tossed the magazine on the chair and together they walked inside.

As the examination went on, Dr. Lehman smiled wide.

Dr. Lehman had delivered Emma and he was one of the nicest guys Nick and Jules knew. They had a great rapport with him and Jules trusted him and treated him in high regard.

"What's that smile for, Doc?" Nick asked squinting his eyes and tilting his head slightly unsure.

"Well, I am happy to tell you that it looks like you are about three and half months along, and progressing wonderfully, I might add," he continued to smile wide.

"Yeah? That's good…so the heartbeat? It's strong? Is that why you are smiling?" she asked finding it strange.

"Well yes, very good...strong as can be, I'm happy to say but, no, that's not exactly why I am smiling," he chuckled.

Nick and Jules looked at each other perplexed.

Dr. Lehman pushed the monitor to give Nick and Jules a clearer view of the screen.

"See the pulsating dot right there?" he pointed.

"Which one?" Nick asked.

Jules eyes grew wide.

"Oh. My. God." she knew as soon as she saw the two beating white dots.

Jules looked over at Nick He looked back her as she held up two fingers.

He jerked his head back slightly, raised his eyebrows and his chocolate colored eyes widened at her. His mouth fell open a bit and it soon moved on to a smile. A bright smile.

Dr. Lehman's smile grew wider too. He knew the Stokes and he knew they wouldn't be the least bit upset about having two babies at once.

So, as he traced the babies outlines with his finger he nodded to them both.

"Congratulations…you two got yourselves a set of TWINS!"