Darling Raven Daring Nikki 5-When Doves Cry
*1*
Elrich sits up in the office alone scowling at the monitors. Its been a month since the election which was lost by the narrowest of margins by the candidates he and his friends and business associates supported. That isn't what has him most upset at the moment. There has been no private time alone with Nikki since the baby was born. When she isn't up on stage the baby is all focuses on these days. He gets up and goes downstairs waiting backstage for her routine to end.
The applause and catcalls are deafening as Nikki's routine ends. She stands there a few moments savoring it. It feels good to be onstage again in front of a crowd of adoring fans who want more. She looks up scowling when she steps off stage to find Elrich waiting for her.
"Looks like you are finally getting back into the swing of things around here."
"Noticed that did you?"
"I notice you back up on stage but not back in bed."
Nikki rolls her eyes in disgust. "Someone has to be a parent for Arella and that certainly hasn't been you." She brushes by the boss when she catches sight of her Charlie.
Kilowatt glances from the boss to Nikki. "Everything okay?"
"The boss is being a dick-but that's nothing new."
"You should be careful Nikki. The word is spreading like wildfire around here that he intends to make Candy a nanny now. I don't think I need to mention what that implies for his intentions for you at home."
"You don't need to worry about him. I will make sure that if he tries anything he will regret it." Nikki's attention quickly turns to the baby as Candy brings her over. "There is mommy's little angel."
Elrich glares at Nikki from afar. One way or another she is going to back into his bed tonight.
-1-
Terra looks over at Nightwing and Geo Force as they are about to head out for another night of crime fighting. "Isn't it about time to move on from the small time criminals to the big boys?"
"The new D. A. is building a case against them thanks to all the evidence leaked out by Kilowatt." Nightwing looks out the window at the one time Titan's tower. "I think we should leave that in his hands. Quite a few of the corrupt cops on the force have already been taken down and several of them have taken plea bargains to squeal on the big bosses they were on the payrolls of."
"So close yet still so far." Terra follows his gaze to the tower. "I can't wait to see that place shut down for good."
*1*
At the penthouse late at night. Elrich leaves Candy in bed and locks the door from the outside. He creeps into the room Nikki has been in ever since finding out she was pregnant.
Nikki glances up from the mirror she sits in front of checking out the recently healed diamond shaped spot on her forehead the annoying red gemstone was removed from. "Ever heard of knocking?"
"I shouldn't have to knock. Despite how long its been I'm sure you will remember that we have a deal and you-my darling-are going to abide by it."
"You should have thought about that deal before you got me pregnant. Go back to Candy-its her job to make you happy now."
Elrich crosses the room and grabs Nikki's arm-pulling her up from her seat in front of the vanity. "Candy was a stand in while you were pregnant. You aren't pregnant any longer."
"Let go of me." Nikki wrenches her arm free from Elrich's grasp as the baby wakes up and starts to cry.
Angered that Nikki turns her back on him for the baby he strikes out at her with a blow that knocks her to floor. Before she can get up he grabs her phone from the vanity and turns it off. He grabs her hair as she gets up before she can make her way to the baby. "Let the little demon cry." Elrich shoves Nikki down on the bed and strikes her across the face when she tries again to get up and go to the baby.
The crying baby and sounds of a scuffle reach Candy she gets up only to find the door locked. "Nikki are you okay?" When she doesn't hear an answer she quickly looks around for anything in the room that she can use to get the door open.
Nikki tries to push Elrich off as he straddles her on the bed but he won't move.
He thinks Nikki has all the fury of a she-demon on the rampage as she struggles to get up. Elrich clamps a hand over her throat cutting off her air in attempt to settle her down.
She manages to grab his face with one hand and rake her long nails down it.
Elrich strikes Nikki again across the face several more times until she is left barely conscious. Now that the fight has gone out of her he rips her nightgown open.
After several tense minutes Candy finally finds a spare blade for the razor in the bathroom and uses it to pick the lock and open the drawer. Ignoring the nicks left on her fingers she drops the blade as she opens the door and rushes into Nikki's room to find Elrich raping her. Without even thinking she picks up a lamp and hits Elrich in the back of the head. She tries to pull him off of Nikki when he collapses unconscious on top of her.
Nikki blinks up at Candy before speaking in a harsh whisper. "Get the baby...make sure she is okay."
Candy nods before rushing over to the baby.
Nikki manages to push Elrich off her and get up from the bed only to collapse against the wall.
"Nikki-?"
"-I'll be fine-but he won't be."
Candy looks over at Elrich. "Is he?"
Nikki glances over at the bed. "The bastard is still breathing. Is Arella okay?"
"Just a wet diaper. Are you sure that you-"
"-Yes. Take care of the baby please...I'm going to get cleaned up."
"Shouldn't we call little sis?"
"No...its payback time for that bastard and it starts with the two of us." Nikki makes her way into the bathroom half dazed and not quite sure just what two she means as she staggers into the shower.
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