Retribution

Chapter: 28

Sara lay on the bed in the surgery. Grissom by her side. The jelly felt cold on her stomach as the nurse prepared her for the scan.

“You said your not in any discomfort Sara?” The nurse asked.

Sara looked at Grissom. “No”.

The nurse began the scan moving around Sara’s stomach. Grissom stared at the monitor. His mouth dropped open. It was the first time he’d seen his baby. He couldn’t help thinking how beautiful it looked. He actually felt like crying.

Sara saw the expression on his face and gripped his hand smiling up at him. He smiled back.

“Well…” the nurse began “I can’t see anything wrong here. You have a perfectly happy baby.”

Grissom sighed with relief.

“Happy now?” Sara asked.

“Yes”. Was his simple reply. “I feel much better”. Stupid dream!

“Can we go now?” Sara asked.

The nurse chuckled to herself at the couples banter.

Grissom held out his hand to help Sara to up but…..as she stood she felt a sudden pain in her stomach. Her head shot up her eyes meeting Grissom’s. Wide and shocked! He could see the sudden distress.

“Ooomphh!” Sara cried.

“Sara what? What is it?” He panicked.

Then Sara felt it. Warmth running down her thigh. She looked down to see she was standing in a pool of liquid.

“I think my water just broke! Agghhh! Definitely….my water just broke! SHIT!!!”

Grissom looked at the nurse. “Well….I didn’t see that coming!” She innocently said.

Sara looked at Grissom as he grabbed her to steady her.

Well, I was close…was all the could think.

“My water can’t break!” Sara cried. “It’s too early….the baby’s not due yet!! I’m not ready yet!!”

“Ok Sara..” The nurse began. “Just stay calm, breath deeply. I think you should get back up on the bed.”

Sara gave her a sharp look. “I can’t have the baby here. Ooomph!”

The nurse smiled. “I don’t think the baby is listening to you. You’ll be fine. We have midwifes here that can help, but the birth will have to natural. We don’t stock the kind of pain med’s used in labour.” She grabbed a white gown and gave it to Grissom.

“Help her into that as quickly as you can. I’m going to go and get some assistance.”

Grissom was shocked. He’d had no time to prepare for this, he didn’t know what to do. He could hear the gulp run down his throat.

The nurse exited the room. Catherine caught her.

“Your examining Sara Sidle?” She asked.

“Was”.

“Oh ok, will they be long?”

“Probably, Sara has just gone into labour”.

“What?” Catherine shouted. “Isn’t she a little early?”

“Apparently so…she’ll be fine…sorry I have to go.” With that she was gone leaving Catherine pretty dumbfounded.

Grissom held onto Sara. “Come on honey. We’ve got to get you into this gown. Put your arms up.”

Sara hesitated and looked deep within him. Would he see the marks?

All he could see in her eyes was pain and fear and all she could see in his was love and support.

He cupped her chin. “It’s ok”, he whispered softly.

Sara held up her arms and Grissom pulled her top over her head.

Hmmm, no bra! Note to self, Grissom thought:……Sara’s breasts grow with pregnancy!

His eyes caught the marks at the top of her shoulder but averted his gaze. He would see, in time, but not now.

“Lean on me”, he requested and she did. He removed her bottoms and panties quickly and placed the gown over her head, sliding it down her body.

Sara doubled over and placed her hands on her knees.

Grissom placed his hand on her back, “come on, onto the bed”. He ushered her backwards and helped her onto the bed. He sat on the edge and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, holding her tightly.

“Come on baby….breath…breath!!” He did mock breathing and Sara looked at him sharply. He wasn’t helping.

She hadn't even started panting yet.
The nurse returned with another female.

“Hi Sara, my name is Nicola, I’ve come to help deliver your baby ok?”

Sara just nodded blowing out hot air from her lungs.

“You don’t have anything to worry about, you’ll be fine, now let me take a look.”

Nicola positioned herself between Sara’s legs and examined her as she watched her intently.

"Everything seems ok so far Sara. Your about a centimetre dilated already. Now we just have to wait and keep you as comfortable as possible ok?"

Sara nodded. "How long do you think it will take?"

"All births are different Sara, as your baby is a little early we might have a faster labour. When the baby is ready it will come."

4 hours later....

Sara winced as a contraction came. She was getting them roughly every 5 minutes now and was becoming more and more frustrated as time went by. Grissom sat by her side and dabbed her forehead with a cool damp cloth as her perspiration grew.
Nicola checked her progress again. "Ok Sara, were at about 6 centimetres now. Your doing great."
"Easy for you to say", she mumbled through gritted teeth.
Some 45 minutes later Sara was only at 6 and a half centimetres. Her dilating rate had almost ground to a halt and she was ready to kill someone.
"Ghhaarrr!" She groaned in frustration leaning forwards as another contraction hit her. "Why is this taking so long", she cried.
She flapped Grissom away who was still trying his best to cool her down. He stood back trying to understand her annoyance.
"Maybe you should try taking a walk Sara", Nicola suggested and then looked at Grissom. "Or maybe give her a massage. You need to try and relax."
Sara huffed sarcastically. "Relax.....sure...", she muttered. "How can I possibly rel.....oooh.....hmmm...."
Grissom had snuck himself behind her and softly began massaging her neck. She leaned back into him and titled her neck with his motions.
"Feels....nice....", she said closing her eyes.
Grissom smiled back at Nicola as Sara actually seemed to be relaxing a little.
"I'll be back in a little while", Nicola said. "Shouldn't be too long now".
Grissom nodded and Sara drifted into her own little world.

45 minutes later.....

Grissom was softly rubbing Sara's back through her gown as her eyes shot open suddenly.
"Oh...good....god!" She screamed feeling her most intense contraction yet. "Oh god I feel siiiiick....oh...oh.....pain....pain...." The contraction seemed to last forever.
"Honey? Honey? Sara....?" Grissom said in panic. "I'm going to get Nicola."
Sara grabbed his arm. "Don't you leave me...."
"I'll be one minute. Promise. I'll be right back."
"No....please....you can't leave me." She cried.
Grissom was in two minds as to what to do. "Honey listen, I think your ready and you don't want to do this by yourself do you?"
Sara shook her head.
"So I go and get help yes?"
Sara thought then nodded. "Pleeeease....be quick"
Grissom shot to his feet and ran for help returning quickly with Nicola in tow. Sara reached out for him and he sat on the edge of the bed.
"Ok, let me take a look". Nicola positioned herself back between Sara’s legs. She smiled.
"Well Sara your about 10 centimetres dilated now, I think it's time.
Sara looked quickly at Grissom now she looked terrified. Grissom kissed her hand softly.
"You'll be fine. I promise."
Another intense contraction hit.


“Aaaagghh!” Sara screamed, grabbing Grissom’s hand, he flinched hard at her death grip!

“Ok Sara, here’s what I want you to do for me….when you feel another contraction I want you to push ok? The contraction will last for a while but I want you to push for as long as you can.”

“It…..huuuuurrrrts!” Sara cried.

“I know, but it will all be over before you know it ok? Can you push for me when your contraction comes?”

Sara nodded frantically. “I…I…I’ll try”, she gasped.

“Aaaaagh!”

“That’s it Sara, push…god girl…push!”

Sara clenched her eyes shut and pushed. Her grip tighter and tighter on Grissom’s hand.

“Oh god! The pain!”, was running through his head. He gritted his teeth. He was gonna have one hell of a bruise tomorrow.

Sara settled back once her pushing had ceased, breathing heavily.
"That's it Sara, rest and breath. Good girl." Nicola tried to comfort her.


Several minutes later another contraction hit and Sara again screamed in pain, pushing….pushing. The pain intensified.
"That's it Sara. Push....push...."


She looked at Grissom. “This is all your fault!” She shouted. “I hate you!”

Grissom right eyebrow hit the roof. He looked bewildered. He looked at the Nicola.

She grinned. “Don’t worry about it too much, it’s quite natural in child birth to blame the father….she’s just…frustrated.”

Sara shot the nurse a look. “You bet your….ass…I’m frustrated. God damn it! I want drugs….I want drugs now!!!”

Grissom held her tightly. “Your doing great honey, you don’t need drugs, not good for the baby right. All natural. Come on, just keep pushing.” He tried to take her mind of the fact that drugs weren’t an option.

Sara released her grip form his hand and he sighed happily. But his happiness was short lived when she grabbed him hard by the shirt, yanking his face within an inch of hers…

“I want some fucking drugs now!!!!”

Grissom had never seen this evil in her eyes before. He was actually scared.

“Errr….” Was all he could say.

“Sara! I can see the head!” Nicola told her.

Her attention moved quickly from Grissom back to the nurse.

“Wh….what?”

Nicola smiled. “I can see the head”.

Now Sara smiled, through her panting.

“Come on Sara I want you to push real hard for me now”.

Sara frantically nodded.

She again grabbed Grissom’s hand. “Ohhh for the love of…….”, he mumbled.

“That’s it, that’s it……..”

Nicola reached in and held the head as the head began to popped out.
"Ok Sara, I want you to rest for a minute ok."
"Huh?" Sara was confused.
Nicola smiled. "It allows the baby to come out slowly and safely and decrese your chances of tearing. Can you rest for a minute?"
Sara nodded.
"Good. Just pant softly for me ok. That's it nice soft breaths."
Sara began panting slowly through her discomfort.
"Ok good Sara, very good. Now when your next contraction comes push again ok? Nice and hard."
Sara dropped her head back onto the pillow for a second. She already felt exhausted and shot back up as her contraction came.
"Aaaaggghhhhh!" She cried over and over.
"Push Sara, push....."
Sara pushed briefly but stopped.
"Come on Sara...push!"
"I c..c...can't!"
"Yes you can come on. Not long, almost there. Come on Sara, push".
Sara almost burst into tears as she pushed.

“I’ve got the head Sara, your doing great”.

Sara nodded and then cried. “Oooh god, it hurts…”

“I know, nearly there Sara. I want you to push real hard for me”.

Sara shook her head. “tooo hard”, she moaned. Now soaked from head to toe with perspiration.

“Come on now Sara, a few more really big pushes and we should have your baby. Come on, I know you can do it!”

Sara slammed her eyes shut and pushed with all her might, with every ounce of energy she had left.

The baby gently began to slide out. A little, a little more....Then in one final push it flopped into Nicola’s waiting hands.

“That’s it, perfect”, she said taking the baby softly.

Sara collapsed back onto the bed, totally exhausted. After several long pants she came to realise she’d just given birth. Her Sara Sidle, had just had a baby. She propped herself up on her elbows trying to get a look.

Everything was too quite, then…

A sudden cry…..the baby cried as Nicola cleaned it off, wrapping it tightly in a blanket. A little early but completely healthy.

“What is it…?” Sara asked, looking at the baby then Grissom then the baby again.

Sara softly handed the baby to Sara. “Congratulations, you have a healthy baby boy”.

Sara smiled broadly as she took her son. “A boy..” she whispered and then frowned a little. “I was wrong”, she muttered. Grissom heard her.

“Hmmm”, he mumbled. He knew it was a boy!

Grissom bent and softly kissed Sara on the forehead, and then did the same to his son. They looked beautiful. At that particular point, he knew he was the happiest man alive and nothing and nobody could take that from him……