A/N - This is my first Waterloo Road fan fiction so please be nice! In this story Tom and Nicki got together the day she came up to Scotland and stayed together. Obviously the stuff with Nicki and Lorraine never happened (although I do ship it!) and Eve doesn't exist. Also Tom is not giving Grantly his kidney as there is another donor lined up already. Disclaimer - I do not own Waterloo Road or any of the characters in it.
"Come on Nik we are going to be late!" Tom shouts up the stairs to me for the third time that morning. I sigh and shout back down. "OK just two more minutes." I manage to get out before the wave of nausea that had been threatening to overcome did just that. Once I had finished I wiped my mouth and flushed the loo. After giving my mouth a quick whirl of mouth wash I looked at myself in the mirror after lifting up my baggier than usual shirt and smiled. I placed my hand on the tiny tiny bump that had suddenly popped up. I was nearly ten weeks pregnant and had only found last week. Tom didn't know yet though. It had taken me this long to pluck up the courage and decide to tell him when we go away for the weekend to celebrate the start of the six week holidays. I put my shirt back down and walked downstairs where Tom was waiting. "Finally." He said with and exasperated sigh. I just rolled my eyes and hit him playfully on the arm. "Were you alright up there babe it's just I thought I heard someone being sick." He said as we walked out the door hand in hand. I looked over at him. "No I wasn't sick. Must have been the neighbours. You know what they are like with their partying!" Tom nodded obviously happy with my explanation. We both climbed into his Ford Fiesta after dumping the ridiculous amount of marking we had finished in the boot of the car.
The drive to the school was spent in a comfortable silence. Once Tom had parked the car we climbed out grabbing our stuff before walking through the playground and up to the staff room hand in hand. Our relationship was common knowledge among staff and students and although it had scared me at first that everyone knew about us nobody had kicked up a fuss about it. Once we had reached the staff room I took a seat placing my bag down and grabbing the nearest newspaper. Tom placed his bag next to mine. "Tea love?" He asked me as he was about to go and make his own. I simply smiled at him and shook my head. He gave me a kiss on the cheek and walked off to the kitchenette. Just as he put the kettle on Christine walked in with Simon following in tow. 'Brilliant' I thought to my self as she walked over to where the majority of us were sat and started to speak. "Morning everyone. Now some of you have already met him but let me formally introduce my new deputy, alongside Tom, Simon Lowsley." I pulled a face managing to keep my mouth shut. "Simon will be speaking to staff and students today with regards to the new timetable." Christine continued before being interrupted by the man himself. "So you can all hit the ground running next term." 'Well he wins the price for most pointless statement of the day.' I thought and judging by the looks on everyone else's faces, including Christine, they all thought the same. Christine sighed before continuing. "Quite. Which brings me to the more pressing thing. The auction tonight. All proceeds go to kidney donation trust and obviously it is going to be a special occasion so no excuses. I want every one to contribute." Audrey lent forward, clearly confused. Bless. "Contribute what exactly?" Christine rolled her eyes. "Well it's an auction so you make a pledge. Cooked dinner for two, Grow a moustache." That made me giggle. Imagine Tom with a moustache. "Do something and then we sell the pledge to the highest bidder. So all pledges to Sonya by lunchtime please and the sillier the better. It's meant to be fun." George Windsor sighed. "Are the senior management being silly too. Or is it just us plebs." I looked over at Tom. "Well I am sure Tom will pledge something won't you?" He just looked at me. "Of course and I can promise you it will be incredibly silly!" We grinned at each other. George had shut up obviously happy with that answer. Christine had walked of leaving Simon in with us. "So Mr. Lowsley what made you chose Waterloo Road." Audrey asked continuing with her knitting. God I hope I never knit. Tom turned around. He was as annoyed as me about Simon getting the job that I deserved. In fact I think it may have been him that suggest me for deputy to Christine in the first place as we all know me and her aren't exactly best friends. "The council!" All the staff giggled at his response and Simon looked pretty put out. "Not exactly Tom. I could have taken a deputy post in a leafy suburb where middle class parents are killing each other to get into the catchment area." George looked up from his paper. "Why on earth didn't you?" I was still giggling to myself. "Well I want to get home every night and feel that I've really made a difference." The whole staff room fell silent and people gave each other looks. I practically gagged and it wasn't from morning sickness. "It's true." He said defending himself. I trow my paper back on the table ready to listen to the pompous gits explanation. "Well you seemed to have warn very well no grey hairs yet." Audrey said still knitting away. He smiled. "Ah well don't be fooled. I've got a portrait in the attic. I'm actually older than you are!" He said with a weird little laugh at the end. Audrey's smile fell considerably. I had had enough of him talking and got up to walk out clearing my throat to catch Toms attention before pulling an 'I'm going to stab the guy' face at him. He just smiled at me. "You're actually first on my to do list." I heard his annoying drone from behind me. With my hormones like they are I was not at all in the mood. "Yeah" I said sharply turning around. "Yeah I want to cut through any bad feelings over the deputy job you're time will come." My face just grew more annoyed and I could see Tom looking slightly worried for the man in the background. "You reckon!" I said in an ever so slight sarcastic tone, raising my eyebrows slightly. "Yeah." I tried to turn and leave again but he touched my arm stopping me. Does this bloke actually want castrating. Nevertheless I turned around again and place my hands in my pockets waiting. Tom was defiantly looking anxious now! "Hear me out. There's a leadership course in Wales run by an ex lieutenant in the army. I think it be perfect for you!" I smiled and nodded. I needed to get out of here before I hurt this bloke! "I can have a word with Christine on your behalf!" I smiled at him sweetly before going deadpan. "I don't think so." I glanced over at Tom who shot me a sweet smile. I turned around walked out the door waiting there to calm down slightly. I could here Tom speaking. "Simon. You want to check you facts. Nicki was a captain in the army." He said before walking out and seeing me in the door frame. I looked over at him and he saw tears in my eyes. "Oh honey come here." He said pulling me into a hug that I gladly returned whilst dipping my head and snuggling into his neck. "Why are you crying this is so unlike you?" Tom said as we pulled apart. I sighed. "He just gets to me Tom and all that shit about that lieutenant. Does he think I am just some weak girl. I don't need no leadership course anyway. Sorry Tom I guess I am just hormonal at the moment. Thank you for putting up with me." He smiled and pulled me into to another hug. "Hey I am not putting up with you. I love you. PMS and all." He said giggling which caused him a slap on the arm. We heard the shrill sound of the bell and sighed. "Right I'm off. You sure your OK now?" He asked me. I smiled broadly at him. I love how much he cares about me. "I'm positive Tom I'll see you later." I placed a firm kiss on his lips before walking off towards the PRU to find Barry Barry.
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