Chapter 4
Catherine was still not able to get over the shock, Warrick was just holding her.
?A baby!? he said, ?How fantastic.?
Catherine looked at him and half smiled, she wanted to give her new husband a child but she was equally sure she did not want to go through it again.
Warrick could since her apprehension, ?Darling, I am not Eddy. I will not put you through what he did.?
Catherine turned and smiled at him, ?I know love. It is just - well just not what I was expecting.?
Warrick kissed her, ?We will be alright.?
Then he laughed, ?What is Sara gets the same news. Wouldn?t that be a kick in the ass??
Gil just looked at him and raised an eyebrow. ?It would be - well something,? he said.
Sara came from the exam room, everyone looked at her. ?What?? she said, ?Did I put my shirt on backwards??
?No,? Gil said looking at her, ?They all seem to think that you will have an announcement to make.?
?I do. I am starved, lets go eat,? she said. ?No baby announcements?? Nick asked.
Sara laughed and headed out the door. ?Guess not,? he said as everyone fallowed her.
At the diner they were talking about Warrick and Catherine?s surprise and their new jobs that would start tomorrow.
They were told that they would each have a vehicle at their disposal once they got there so they had decided to ride together.
This was their last shift in Vegas, Gil had hoped it would be quite, but it was not. It seemed that every one in the city was up to no good.
?Each of you will be paired with your replacement,? Gil said, ?That way they will be able to finish whatever you can?t. ?It is crazy out there, stay safe.?
He passed out assignments. Catherine and Mary was on their way to their site, there was an abortion clinic that had been bombed, no deaths but several injuries.
?I?ll start photo?s and prints and see if I can find the bomb,? Mary said, ?You can do the interviews.?
Catherine nodded and started talking to several people. One back of the ladies caught her eye, she thought she knew her - she was sure she knew her.
Walking over to the lady Catherine touched her shoulder, ?Sara?? Sara turned to face Catherine, there was blood and tears running down her face. ?I picked the wrong day to do this,? Sara said trying to smile.
?Sara, you had an abortion?? Catherine said disbelief in her voice. ?No, I was next, the bomb went off before the doctor got to me.?
?Dose Gil know?? Catherine asked. ?No,? Sara told her. ?You were going to abort his child and not tell him? It is his child?? Catherine asked.
?Of course,? Sara told her.
Mary walked up to them, Sara quickly turned her back. ?It looks like I have everything I need, I am heading back to the lab.?
?I have a few more interviews, will meet you there,? Catherine said. After she left Catherine suggested Sara have her wound tended to, when it was taken care of they went somewhere and talk.
?Why?? Catherine asked, ?Why would you want to do this?? ?It is past obvious,? Sara said.
Catherine looked at her even more confused then before. ?Gil dose not want children,? Sara said. ?When did he tell you this?? Catherine wanted to know.
?You remember,? Sara said, ?When we found that little boy out in the desert. The one who had been beaten and sexually molested before he was killed. Gil said he could not bring a child into this world. There is to many drugs and to much crime, only a fool would have a child in this kind of environment.?
?He did,? Catherine said, ?But you did not see the look on his face today.? Sara looked at her, ?What look??
?When you can out of the exam room and Nicky asked you if you had an announcement. You said ?I do?.
Gil lit up, his eyes sparkled, when you said you were starved - well all that left his face. Sara, you can have an abortion up to 14 weeks, talk to him.? Sara nodded, ?You are right, as always.?
Catherine hugged her, ?And IF - which I doubt - Gil was serious, you know he would want to be with you.?
Later at the house Gil came walking up the front steps, he seen Sara sitting on the porch. ?Hi love,? he said.
Then he noticed the bandage on her forehead. ?What happened?? he asked. ?We need to talk,? she said taking his hand and guiding him down next to her. Gil sat.
?This - she pointed to her bandage - is nothing, just a few stitches.? ?How?? he asked.
?I was at Catherine?s scene,? she said. Gil looked at her. ?You are not a CSI any longer what ??.? it hit him, ?You were there as a patient??
?Yes,? she said. Gil looked at her confused, ?You are pregnant?? he said, ?or were??
?Are,? she said. His eyes lit up, they did indeed sparkle. ?But why would you want to - to hurt our child??
?I didn?t want to,? she said, ?I thought that was what you wanted.? Gil was even more confused, ?Why??
Sara reminded him of the incident out in the desert, ?I just figured that you did not want children, when the doctor told me that I too was expecting I just figured I would ..?
Gil pulled her into his arms, ?No love. I want children with you. I know what I said then, I was upset, I did not mean it.?
Sara buried her head in his chest and cried, ?I almost made a terrible mistake.? Gil kissed the top of her head, ?I never thought I would be thankful for a crime.? Sara looked at him, ?I am so sorry.?
He kissed her, ?This is something we should have talked about. It is as my fault too.? Sara smiled.
?Now tell me all about this little one,? he said touching her stomach. Sara laughed, ?I can?t say much except that Baby Grissom has been in there for 4 weeks. I guess I will have to call Dr. Hill and make an appointment.?
?4 weeks and we did not know about it?? Gil said taking her hand and helping her up. ?Well, my cycles are not normal,? she said, ?and I have not had any symptoms.?
They walked hand in hand into the kitchen. ?Gil,? she said, ?If you don?t mind I would rather keep my stupidity confined to just the three of us.?
Gil nodded then he said, ?Three?? ?Oh yeah,? she said smiling, ?I forget to mention the part that Catherine played.? Sara told him all about her encounter with Catherine.
?Remind me to thank her,? Gil said. They had eaten and were on their way to the bedroom when the phone rang, it was Catherine.
?Everything is fine. ---- We talked it over and you were right. ---- I will see you tomorrow. --- Oh, by the way, Gil said to tell you thank you.?
Gil pulled her close to him and kissed her. ?Do you think Bug would object if Momma and Daddy celebrated?? he asked.
Sara smiled, ?I don?t know about Bug, but Momma would LOVE it.?