A/N - Don't know how this came to me, but after reading so many fluffy geek baby fics (not that those are bad! Who doesn't love a little fluff? I love fluff...) I thought about how Grissom and Sara would actually react if they found out they were expecting. Let me know what you think! I think I will need some encouragement to get through this one, Im stepping out of my comfort zone...Reviews and suggestions are always welcome!!
Sara shuffled down aisle six of the all night drug store, contemplating the packages in front of her. Did she really have the courage to actually buy one? Or two? Or six?
"Damn it! Why are there so many?" She muttered out loud.
"Your first time?"
"Huh?" Sara turned to see a woman standing behind her totting a sleeping baby, two small children waddling behind her. Why the hell is she out with her kids so late? Sara pondered as she smiled softly at the woman.
"It must be." The woman smiled and picked up a blue and while package. "This one is pretty accurate, reads low levels of HCG, but if you really want to be sure, the digital makes it seem pretty real, since the word pops up." The woman added, picking up the pink box from the top shelf.
"Oh, ok. Thanks, I am kind of lost here." Sara admitted sheepishly.
"No problem. C'mon boys." The woman disappeared around the corner, children toddling behind.
Sara stood and stared at the boxes. She grabbed two of the blue boxes, two pink, and a few green boxes for good measure. She grabbed a bag of dog treats, a few candy bars, and a magazine, as if that would hide that fact that she was buying out the pregnancy test section.
Sara fought with herself the entire ride home. "How could you be so stupid? How did you let this happen? What are you going to do if you are pregnant? You can't be a mother! And Gil...as a father? What the hell are you going to do??"
Sara pulled into the driveway and rested her head in her hands. Suddenly she sat up and shook her head. "Nope. You are not pregnant. You have to stop worrying about this because you are not pregnant." She told herself out loud, as though that would make it truth. She grabbed her bag and headed inside.
She greeted Bruno with a rub on the head, and spilled the contents of the plastic bag onto the dining room table. She opened the treats and gave one to Bruno, who softly took it from her hand and ran up the stairs.
Sara sat down and opened one of the blue boxes, carefully reading the instruction that had been tucked inside.
"Use first morning urine for best results."
She picked up a pink box, and then a green, both stating the same instructions.
"I am not waiting!" She decided and snatched up the boxes and made her way upstairs.
Sara paced back and forth in front of her vanity; three tests teetered on the sink. Even though she knew her 3 minutes weren't up, curiosity got the best of her and she peeked at the test closest to her.
"No! NO NO NO!" She huffed. "No plus signs!! Minus sign! I WANT A MINUS SIGN!"
She snatched up the next test. "NO!!! I want one line! ONE line!!"
Sara stopped before grabbing the last test. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before picking it up.
PREGNANT
"This has to be a joke." She sighed as she slowly slid down the vanity, sitting on the cold tile. She sat there with her head in her hands, her mind going a mile a minute. She sat up and poured herself a glass of water from the tap. She downed three glasses before she headed downstairs, phone in her hand.
"Ok, we'll take the other tests. If they say positive, I will call him." Sara told Bruno as she paced in front of the back door.
"Grrr...ruff."
"Oh sorry... here ya go buddy." Sara said as she opened the door for Bruno to go out, she sighed softly as she watched him run through the yard, her mind still going a mile a minute.
"Ugh! What are you thinking? You can't tell him over the phone! What are you going to say Sara?? Hi, Gil? Yeah, can you come home? You see, I got a touch of pregnancy and we need to have a talk...UGH! This is stupid! We're not teenagers." Sara grunted as she sat on the stool next to the door.
Sara had never pictured herself in this situation, ever. She had decided a long time ago that children were not in the cards for her. She had never felt maternal in any way, shape, or form; and that had been fine... until she missed two periods and had to make a midnight run to an all night drug store so she could pee on a stick.
A half an hour later Sara found herself staring at four more tests. She snatched them up and put them on the floor in front of her, with the other three tests.
"Plus sign, plus sign, plus sign... two lines, two lines... pregnant, aaaaand pregnant. Wonderful." Sara sighed as she stared at the sticks. She sprawled out on the floor, and turned to lie on her back. She had calmed herself a bit, and found herself subconsciously placing her hands on her belly.
"I'm so sorry." Sara sighed. "You are going to have weird parents, who don't know a thing about child rearing." Sara closed her eyes and soon fell asleep on the bathroom floor.
A phone ringing in the distance of a dream confused her, and her eyes shot open. She stood up and headed into the bedroom and grabbed the phone before the answering machine kicked in.
"Hello?"
"Sara? Did I wake you? I was just going leave a message."
"No, I was actually up." Sara lied.
"Oh, well you sound like you just woke up."
"Well, I did...well, not really, I fell asleep, but I haven't been to bed, I was up."
"Sara? Are you alright? You aren't making any sense."
"I'm fine Gil, I'm sorry; I just fell asleep in the bathroom."
"The bathroom? Are you sure you're alright? Are you not feeling well?"
"I'm fine Gil, what were you calling about?"
"It looks like our case might take a while; I might be a few hours late. I didn't want you to wake up and wonder why I wasn't home."
"Oh...ok."
"Sara, I'm a little concerned, are you sure you're fine?"
"Yeah, it's just that... I want to talk to you when you get home ok?"
"That sounds bad, is there something wrong?"
"It isn't bad... well; I suppose it depends on how you look at it. I just need to talk to you when you get home ok?"
"Ok, well get some rest, you sound like you need some."
"Ok, Love you."
"Love you too. See you in the morning."
Sara rested the phone back on its cradle and lay back in the bed; she tucked her feet up and shimmied her way to the pillows. Bruno jumped up beside her, made a tight circle and found a comfortable spot to rest. Sara reached over and gently rubbed his ears.
"Oh Bruno..." Sara sighed before clicking off the light and settling in.
Bruno jumped off the bed, waking Sara, who blinked away the brightness of the sun pouring in through the window.
"Hey Buddy! You wanna go out?"
"Shit." Sara muttered and ran into the bathroom, frantically picking up the seven tests and tossing them into a drawer.
"Sara?" Gil stood at the bottom of the stairs. "What are you doing up there? It sounds like we have a wild herd of elephants in the house!"
"Damn it." Sara sighed. "What the hell am I doing?"
"Sara?"
"Gil? Can you come up here?" Sara called out. She opened the drawer and plucked each and every test from its hiding place, and held them in her hand.
"Hey, are you ok?" Grissom asked as he rounded the corner into the bathroom. He was greeted by a sobbing Sara, tears streaming down her face. "Sara what's wrong?"
"I'm pregnant." She cried as she held out the tests for him to take.
Gil stared at the tests, Sara's words ringing in his ears. He didn't know what to think. He looked up and reached over to pull Sara into a hug.
"It'll be ok, it'll be ok." He whispered softly as Sara sobbed into his chest.
"How can you say that?" Sara yelled as she pulled away from him. She wasn't angry at him, but she was incredibly frustrated and couldn't help herself. "What are we going to do Gil? Neither one of us is cut out to be a parent."
"But we are going to be parents; we will just have to figure it out as we go."
"How can you be so calm?" Sara asked, wiping her tears from her face.
"I may be outwardly calm, but trust me my mind is absolutely reeling right now." Grissom sighed as he walked over and wrapped his arms around Sara.
"How did this happen?" Sara muttered as she took the tests from his hand and tossed them in the garbage.
"Well, you see dear when a man and woman love each other..."
"Gilbert, this isn't the time to crack a joke." Sara raised an eyebrow as she pushed past him and headed downstairs, Grissom on her heels.