Tittle: Of Mothers and Children - Little Big Family
Author: storm_8
Fandom: CSI
Pairings: Sara/Sofia
Raiting: PG
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Ha! Obviously I don't own any of these characters except the original one's...
A/N: Not betaed, so all mistakes are mine.

A look at Sara and Sofia's little big family...

So, I'm still ill and the internet works in fits and starts (I think it's actually worse than my cough...), but I was feeling creative today and this is what came out.


Enjoy and comment, because it let's me know I should continue!!!!




Sara often wondered how she had gotten so lucky in life. Lying down in bed at night, watching Sofia sleep, the brunette thought she didn’t deserve to be this happy; to love a woman like the detective and be loved in return, no questions asked; to have given birth to their first child, watching as Alex took her first steps and smiled her gap toothed smile, much like her own; to have Tommy’s blue eyes gazing at her curiously the first time she saw him; to see Jill’s cute grin and playful nature, so similar to her wife’s; and to have little JJ running around, causing a whirlwind and making everyone fall just a little bit more in love with him. The brunette feared that one day she’d wake up and none of it would be real, merely a dream.

However, every time Sofia caught her in one of her doubtful moods, she’d show her just why it wasn’t all a product of her imagination. The blonde woman would be rather possessive and relentless when making love to her on those occasions and Sara would completely forget everything else and succumb to her wife’s care.

Mostly, the CSI would only have to watch her wife playing around with their children in the backyard to have her lingering fears fly out the window.

That’s how she found her little big family after coming home one day after work. Sofia lay panting on the grass, with all the kids half lying on top of her. She could only chuckle at the picture they presented, silly grins plastered on their faces, grass stains on their clothes and the occasional giggle that originated from the human pile.

“What is the meaning of this?” Sara asked, trying for stern and not amused, but failing miserably.

The blonde woman didn’t look up, but waved a hand around “Oh, nothing. We were just having fun…” she let out another giggle, that had the kids laughing again.

Jill sat up and grinned at her brunette mother “Mommy was being silly to try and scare Mrs. Jenkins away.”

“And I see you all decided to help…” more giggling was the CSI’s reply, as Jill dropped back down onto Sofia’s leg.
******

Sara was in the kitchen preparing some drinks for her thirsty family, when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and Sofia rested her chin on her shoulder. Leaning back against her wife, the brunette sighed and smiled.

“Hey, you.” The detective whispered and laid a soft kiss on the other woman’s cheek.

The CSI turned in her wife’s embrace and kissed her gently, pulling the detective closer. Then and there, trapped between Sofia and the kitchen counter, Sara felt her world stabilize once again after a long day of murder and crime solving.

“Everything alright?” the blonde asked when she pulled away, tucking a loose strand behind the brunette’s ear.

“Never better.” Was the soft reply “Although you could use a shower right about now.” Sara crinkled her nose, only to receive a smack on the arm.

“Well, you try and keep up with the kids. I doubt you’d smell any better.”

Giving her wife a full-blown gap-toothed smile, the brunette woman went back to drinks she had been pouring. “So, what did you do to Mrs. Jenkins this time?”

The detective smirked “I just fed her cats. She doesn’t like that apparently. And she liked it even less when Jill and JJ started playing around with them. Called them ‘children of sin’ and then Tommy comes out and throws a paper airplane over her head. The woman went berserk.”

The CSI chuckled and handed a drink to the blonde. “And Alex? How did she get dragged into it?”

Sofia frowned at that “Well, she was looking kinda gloomy when she got home, so I figured there wasn’t any better way to cheer up than try to make Mrs. Jenkins lose her head. It worked, but…”

“Yeah, she’s been like that ever since she almost kissed Jen.” Sara stated, looking over the counter towards the glass garden doors “You think we should try talking to her about it?”

“Babe, she’s your daughter. Remember what happened when I confronted you about a similar situation?”

Smiling sheepishly, the brunette nodded “Oh, yeah. That went wrong in so many ways…” she sighed, “So, we should wait until she comes to us…”
******

That evening, after the children had gone to bed and while Sara took a shower, Sofia sat in the living room staring at the TV, but her mind was still on her eldest daughter. She was a bit worried about Alex, even though she tried to convince herself that whenever the girl was ready she’d talk to her mothers.

The woman was pulled from her internal musings when someone entered the room. Looking over her shoulder, she found the subject of her thoughts glancing uncertainly at her. “Alex? Are you okay?”

The girl shook her head and opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out.

Sofia could see the internal struggle clearly written on the young brunette’s face. She smiled softly and patted the seat next to her. “Why don’t you come sit down for a bit? You can tell me what’s on your mind when you feel better…”

Smiling gratefully, Alex padded over to her mom and snuggled into her. Resting an arm across the girl’s shoulders, the blonde pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head. “Don’t worry. It’ll be alright.” She whispered reassuringly.


Sara found them in that same position, long after Alex had fallen asleep snuggled against Sofia.

Despite being worried about her daughter, the brunette found the scene rather touching - the detective would, every now and then, run her fingers through brown locks, while the girl slept peacefully in her mother’s arms.

Joining her wife on the couch, the two women watched over their little girl, wondering, not for the first time, how they had been so lucky to find happiness with each other and raise their little big family together.