Four months had passed since Lauren and Speed and Horatio and Virginia had gotten married. Lauren was now eight months pregnant, and still working much to her husband's dislike.

Lauren was sitting in the break room resting when Virginia and Horatio came in. "Hi sweetheart, how are you feeling? You look tired," Horatio said sitting down next to her; Virginia sat down on the other side.

"Tired and hot. This little one keeps kicking me," Lauren said rubbing her swollen belly as the baby kicked her again.

"Can I feel?" Virginia asked hesitantly.

"Yeah sure you don't have to ask. Tim usually can make the baby stop for a little while."

Virginia placed her hand on Lauren's belly, and felt the baby kick. "Wow, it's been awhile since I felt a baby kick." Lauren just smiled back.

Lauren thought a moment about Virginia's comment. "Felt a baby kick? Virginia, you don't have any children, right?"

Virginia looked at Horatio and then back at Lauren. While keeping her hand on Lauren's stomach she said, "I was pregnant at one time, and being a scared idiot that I was, I gave my baby up for adoption."

Lauren looked at Virginia shocked. "You did, you never told me that?"

"It's not something that you tell people you work with."

"But I always felt like you were..." Lauren trailed off and decided not to go further with what she was about to say so she asked a different question. "Do you think you'll ever look for your baby?"

Virginia shared a secret look with Horatio and then looked back at Lauren and said, "Yes. In fact I think I'm close to finding her."

"Well, that's good I can't wait to meet her when you do find her," Lauren said smiling.

"Me, too," Virginia said with the secret smile still on her face. "The reason we both came in here is because we want to invite you and Tim over for dinner. We have an early baby gift to give you guys."

"Okay, that sounds like fun. I do not feel like cooking at all tonight. My feet hurt and my back feels like it's being ripped apart."

Virginia laughed. "Ah, the joys of being pregnant. I don't miss it at all."

"Tell me about it," Lauren said feeling the baby kick hard again. "Geez."

"Sweetheart why don't you go home you shouldn't be here right now," Horatio said rubbing her back.

"H, I'll be by myself. I don't want to be by myself."

"No, you won't. I had court all day and I am finally done. We can go together," Virginia said. It was then that Lauren notice the sharp skirt suit Virginia was wearing.

"You look nice, Virginia and thanks, now I need help getting up so I can go tell Tim I'm leaving."

Lauren found Speed, in the Trace Lab looking over evidence with another trace tech, Sam Belmontes. They looked up when they heard the door open. "Hey angel," Speed said smiling at his pregnant wife.

"Hi, hi Sam," Lauren said giving Speed a kiss. "Tim, I'm going home. I'm tired and my back is killing me. Virginia is coming with me since she had court all day."

"So Lauren, are you getting excited for the baby?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, I want this baby to be out of me, but I'm a little nervous about actually having the baby. He or she is kicking like crazy right now," Lauren said smiling at her fellow trace analyst.

"Can I feel the baby kick?" Sam asked.

Speed got up off his chair to let Lauren sit down. Sam placed his hand on Lauren's belly, and smiled when he felt the baby kick. "Wow, that's so amazing." Lauren smiled at her friend's reaction.

Virginia walked by to see if Lauren was ready. She watched her from behind the glass. What she had to tell her and Speed later on that night would change their lives.

"When is the baby due again?" Sam asked.

"I got one more month. September nineteenth is the due date." Lauren felt another kick. "You feel that one?"

"Yeah, wow that's amazing. I've never felt anything like that before." Lauren smiled at her co-worker again.

Virginia walked in. "You ready Lauren?" she asked.

"Yeah I'm ready. Here's the keys to the car Tim. Don't want to leave you stranded here."

Speed grinned. "I appreciate that very much." He leaned in and gave her a kiss. "Take care of her Virginia."

Virginia gave him a look that was of mock anger and then said, "Don't I always?" He just grins back at her and the two women head home.

Horatio and Speed arrived home later that evening. They found both Virginia and Lauren in the kitchen talking and laughing. They walked into the kitchen, and found flour all over one counter and all over Virginia. She was giving Lauren a look. "Well hello ladies what's going on in here?" Horatio asked smiling.

"Pizza," Lauren said flinging the leftover flour from her fingers on, Virginia.

Virginia closed her eyes and then opened them again and wiggled her nose like a rabbit and then said, "More like Lauren cannot cook. And that the only thing she knows how to do is call out and or to microwave junk. But then again, I was like that too, at one time. Lauren, dear."

"Yes?" Lauren asked. She wasn't looking at her, so Virginia took the opportunity to throw some flour onto Lauren.
"You did not just do that and I so can cook. Pizza isn't my strong suit," Lauren said making a face Horatio often made.

Virginia laughed and said, "Then why did you want the damn pizza when I know you were eyeing the chicken breast. You make the best Chicken Parmesan."

"Cause I want both." Lauren said laughing. "I'm pregnant what can I say."

"Oh heaven help us all. Pregnant women and their cravings. Horatio, you know how to fix the pizza so you do that. Tim, you and your lovely wife work on the parm, and I'm going to go take a shower." With that said, Virginia began to walk out, but stopped when she noticed Horatio hadn't taken off his suit jacket yet. Grinning to herself she said, "H." He turned to her and she ran and leaped into his arms thoroughly covering him in flour. Letting go she grinned at him and then left the kitchen.

Three hours later, dinner had been served and devoured and the dished had been done. The only light source was the tiki torches, Virginia had lit earlier. Lauren could tell Horatio and Virginia had something on their minds and she wanted to know.

"Horatio, Virginia you guys okay? You got quiet all of a sudden?" Lauren asked.

"We're fine," Horatio said.

Virginia nodded and leaned forward a bit. "We have something to tell you both."

Lauren smiled at Speed and then looked back at Virginia and Horatio. "What is it? I love surprise."

"Well, after searching long and hard, Virginia and I have found and located the child we gave up," Horatio said with a smile.

"Oh really. Where is she? I remember you saying it was a girl," Lauren said.

Virginia and Horatio shared a glance and a smile. "She's right here sitting in front of us," Virginia said.

Both Speed and Lauren's eyes go went with shock. "Huh?" was all that came out of Lauren.

"You are sweetheart, you're our daughter," Horatio said smiling his handsome smile. Lauren couldn't believe this. She had found her parents and they happened to be the people she loved and cared about the most.

She felt tears come to her eyes and the words, "Oh my gosh," escaped her mouth. and then a huge smile came a crossed her face.

Getting up from the patio sofa, with a little help from Speed, she hugged Virginia and began to cry tears of happiness; Speed was still in shock. Virginia wrapped her arms around her waist, keeping her secure as her body trembled with happy cries. Horatio stood and walked over to Speed.

"Wow H, I never knew. This is the happiest she's been since before Tom and Sheri got here," Speed said standing up.

"I know. And for bit we didn't even know. We wanted to be sure, and so that's why it took so long."

"Wait, who's my dad?" asked breaking the conversation and looking at Virginia.

Virginia grinned and said, "Horatio, your daughter needs you."

"Come here angel," Horatio said with open arms. She hugged him back and let the tears of happiness flow again. Horatio couldn't hold back his tears anymore.