Disclaimer: I don't own the General Hospital ABC does and this idea was Ay's but I'm pretty sure I can use it she never told me no so until further notice I'm running with it all the way to her house with Twinkie :D

A/N: This is the sequel to Three Years and The Past so if you didn't read it go read it and while you're at it review! It was a great story really and for any confusion you may get trying to read this! Any who this takes place I guess you could say end of April so here you go.

Chapter 1:

She sat on her floor with her arms wrapped around her tiny legs as her one foot hit the floor repeatedly. She was mad. "Natalie Michelle, you better stop that before I come up there!" Her father yelled up the steps. She stuck out her tongue but only because she was the only one in her room or she wouldn't have done that either. She was sent to her room after the argument she had with her mother at the dinner table. This new baby was getting to her and she wasn't sure she liked that idea anymore.

"She's hates me." Courtney said as she sat on the couch. She was pretty big for only six months. "No she doesn't. It's just the new baby is getting to her." Nikolas said as he sat beside her. "Nikolas, she never acts like that. All the years she's been alive and that was the first time she ever did that. What am I going to do?" Courtney asked practically in tears. Nikolas could see how much Courtney was hurting after what happened at the dinner table that night.

"Mom! I don't want tators!" The little girl yelled. "You're going to eat them Natalie Michelle and that's the end of it." Courtney shot back at her. "No I am not!" Natalie replied as she sat at the table. "I don't have to do anything I don't want to." she finished as her blonde hair was all over the place. She had been really bossy lately and neither Courtney nor Nikolas knew why. They had their suspicion of it having to do with the baby Courtney was carrying but every time they asked she denied it.

"Fine don't eat them. You're not getting a snack later." Courtney told her three year old daughter who would be turning four in just a few days. Nikolas sat at the table and watched the argument he wasn't going to get into it if he didn't have too. "Yes I am." The little girl said back. "Natalie Michelle. You get no snack if you don't eat your tators so you chose!" Courtney said frustrated. The little girl busted into tears. "Why can't I have a snack?" She said in between sobs. "Why are you crying?" Courtney asked her back. No answer just more crying.

"Natalie stop that crying. It's not going to make me change my mind so you can eat the tators and get a snack or not eat them and not get a snack. Your choice." Courtney said back to her. Natalie stopped the crying but folded her arms and pouted. Courtney put her head on her hand. She couldn't take the added stress anymore. "What's wrong now?" Courtney asked her. "You're mean!" Natalie shouted. "Natalie go to your room and sit in time out, now!" Nikolas said before Courtney could say anything. "Fine. I don't care." Natalie said as she huffed off to her room.

"Nikolas she called me mean. Not you, but me!" Courtney said as a tear escaped her left eye. What went wrong up until recently here? Natalie was the best daughter anybody could ask for and now she was acting like the spawn of Satan; even though that's what Luke calls her, but that's just because she's a Cassadine. "Baby don't cry. She still loves you and she doesn't think your mean but she knew it would hurt your feelings thats why she said it. It's probably a trait she inherited because we both do the same thing. Or use to anyway." He said correcting himself while looking at her

"But still she's only three!" Courtney said. "Honey don't let her get to you because if you do she's going to take advantage of you." Nikolas said looking at her. "Yeah I guess your right I just never thought I would have this problem at least not with her until she was a teenager." Courtney said as she wiped her face from the tears that she cried. "She threw us off guard no biggie. We'll get through this together." he said looking at her. "Come here" he said as he opened his arms to hold her.

"I love you" he said softly as he kissed her head. "I love you too." She replied as she sat up. "I'm going to go clean dinner up. Give her a bath for me please?" Courtney said as Nikolas nodded his head yes and went up the steps as Courtney went into the kitchen. He didn't usually bath Nattie unless he really had too which wasn't that often; just when she decided to color herself with markers while her mother was at the store. But he knew that if he didn't bathe Nattie tonight then Lord help them all.

He walked up the steps and looked into his daughter's room. Sure enough she was still sitting there with her arms folded tapping the foot but making sure it didn't hit the floor. For one thing she was scared of her dad. She loved him but there was something in his voice that made her believe that when he said something he meant it and she wasn't taking her chances; especially after tonight. He walked into her room and squatted down beside her. She didn't even bother turning her head; she knew it was him because she heard his knees pop when he squatted.

"Mad at me too?" he asked her. She didn't say anything but simply shrugged her shoulders. "I take it that's a yes then" he said as he laced his fingers with one another. "You hurt mommy's feelings downstairs do you know that?" he asked her as she nodded her head yes. "Did you do it on purpose?" he asked her. She didn't make any kind of movement. "Did you?" He re-asked her. She then nodded her head yes. "Why?" He asked her she just looked at him.

She didn't answer for a moment but her eyes did fill with tears. "Why Natalie?" he asked her again. "Because mommy doesn't love me anymore." She said as tears left her eyes. "Why would you say that?" he asked her knowing she truly thought that. She was easier to read then a Dr. Seuss book. "Because mommy doesn't pay no attention to me anymore and she's become very mean to me." Natalie said as the tears continued to leave her eyes.

"Nattie listen to me." Nikolas said as he picked the little girl up and sat with her in his lap, "Your mother loves you; more then anybody I know. You're her little miracle and don't you ever forget that okay?" Nikolas told his daughter looking at her as she stopped the tears. "Okay." she said. "It'll be okay I promise you. Mommy is just moody. She's like that with daddy too." He finished as he hugged her.

"So this is what we are going to do. I'm going to give you a bath like mommy asked and then you're going to get dressed in your pajamas and then you are going to go down stairs and tell mommy sorry about earlier okay?" He said as she nodded her head yes. "Okay let's go" he said as she stood up and he got up and they walked to the bathroom. "Go ahead get in. I already ran the water for you. You can play for a few minutes while daddy goes and tries to talk mommy into giving you snack, okay? I'll be back." he finished as he gave her a kiss on the forehead and walked out of the bathroom.

"Okay now its time to talk to the other female." he said as he walked down the steps. "God be nice and make the next one a boy please!" he said as he looked up and then walked into the living room. "Is she in the bath tub?" Courtney asked him. She was already done with the kitchen for now anyway. "Yes she is. We talked and after I'm done bathing her and she gets dressed she's coming down to talk to you" he said as Courtney just looked at him.

"Okay." She replied. "Yeah, but I'm down here for a reason and it wasn't to tell you that either" he said looking at her. She had a hunch she knew what the reason why and it didn't surprise her one bit. Natalie may have been scared of her dad but he had a huge soft spot for her and she knew it. She smiled. "I take it you know what that reason is already don't you?" he asked her. "If it involves a certain little person then yes I already know." she answered. "Yes it involves a certain little person who loves her mother very much might I add." he finished.

She just shook her head. "You are sucking up for your daughter. How pitiful Nikolas" Courtney said looking at him. "You should have seen her upstairs you would be sucking up for her too. We'll talk about that later. Let me finish giving her, her bath." he said as he stood up and walked up the steps as she just watched him. Maybe she hadn't been giving Natalie the attention she was use to getting and what would happen after the baby was born? she wondered as she sat there.

"Hey daddy." Nattie said as she saw him walk into the bathroom. "Hey. Lets wash your hair okay?" he said looking at her. "Okay" she replied as she leaned back in the bath tub. She finished getting washed up and he got her a towel. "Daddy?" she said as she looked at him. "Yes baby." he answered her. "You didn't tell mommy what I said, did you?" she asked. "No I didn't." he replied. "Are you going to?" she asked worried. "You don't want me too?" he asked her not answering her question. "No." she simply answered as they made their way to her room.

He wasn't sure how to answer to that. He was going to tell Courtney, no doubt about it, but then he would feel guilty because his daughter didn't want him too. Good Lord was he stuck. "All right get dressed and come on downstairs so you can talk to mommy" Nikolas said before walking out of her room and down the steps. "See why you should grant me my wish God?" Nikolas said as he walked down the steps.

He sat down beside Courtney on the couch, "Don't mention anything about us talking later. She doesn't want you too know what she said." Nikolas whispered in her ear. About a minute later they heard foot steps coming down the steps. "Mommy?" the little girl said as she stood in the doorway to the living room. "Yes baby?" Courtney asked her. "Um I'm sorry for calling you mean. I didn't mean it." Natalie said as she shook her had no.

"Its okay baby." Come here." Courtney said as she sat up. Natalie walked over to her. Courtney lifted her up. "I love you mommy" Natalie said. "I love you too." Courtney said as she gave her a hug. "Ask daddy to go get you snack" Courtney said looking at her. "What would you two do without me?" Nikolas asked as he got up and went into the kitchen as Natalie laughed. "Daddy's silly." She said. "Yeah he is" Courtney answered back as Nikolas walked in with a juice cup and a bowl of Teddy Grahams. "Thank you daddy." Natalie said back to him.

"Hey guess what?" Courtney said looking at Natalie. "What?" she asked curiously. "Tomorrow mommy is hopefully going to find out what the baby is. You wanna come with me and daddy?" Courtney asked her. "Yeah!" Natalie said excited. "Okay but you have to go to school until its time to go" Courtney told her. "Okay. I'm going to bed now. Love you." She said giving her a kiss and then going over to her dad. "Love you daddy" She said hugging Nikolas. "Thanks" she whispered in his ear as he just smiled.

She walked up the steps. This was one of those few times were she went to bed by herself and that's only because she was excited like she was on Christmas and a few other times. "I'm tired." Courtney said looking at Nikolas. "You're always tired" he said looking at her. "I'm pregnant with your child so I suggest you hush" she replied as she stood up. "Okay I'm coming too" he said as he got up and followed her up the steps.

They were lying in bed and it was silent. "What did you' talk about earlier?" Courtney asked because it was bugging her. "She thinks or thought anyway that you didn't love her anymore." Nikolas replied. "What? Why would she think that?" Courtney asked. "I'm not sure she said you've been mean to her so she thought you didn't love her anymore so I explained to her why you've been acting strange and then she was okay. She didn't want me telling you though." Nikolas said looking at her.

The next morning Natalie went to school while Courtney got ready for her doctors appointment. James and Sara came over like every morning. They talked about everything and this morning they were taking bets on what the baby was. "I'm praying it's a boy. Especially after what I went through last nigh." Nikolas said looking at James. "I know. Women, who needs em?" He said back as Courtney and Sara just looked at the two of them and then it hit Nikolas he had some serious kissing ass to do later.

They went and picked Nattie up from school at eleven since Courtney's doctor appointment was at twelve and forty five minutes away. Nikolas hated living here but never mentioned that to Courtney even though she already knew. He was so happy when they went back to Port Charles that one weekend a month. Never did he think he would miss it so much but he would rather be in this hick town with Courtney and their daughter then in Port Charles with out them.

"So are we ready to find out what the baby is?" the doctor asked as he walked into the room. "Oh I take it this must be the big sister huh?" He said looking at Natalie who was sitting on her daddy's lap. "Yup." she said back to him. "You wanna find out what it is?" the doctor asked her. "Yes." She replied. "Okay then lets find out." The doctor said as he rubbed the cold jelly on Courtney's stomach.

"Well good news. I can tell you what it is." the doctor said. "You wanna do the honors?" he asked Natalie. She looked at him confused. "Here I'll tell you first and then you can decide if you want mommy and daddy to know okay?" the doctor said explaining himself to her. "Okay." She said as she got down and walked over to the doctor and he whispered something in her ear as she just smiled. "What is it Nattie? Tell daddy he got you out oftrouble last night" Nikolas said. He was more anxious then Courtney was. Natalie just looked at him.

A/N: Okay long and slow but we had to start somewhere right? There is going to be a bigger problem and well Ay knows it but you all don't so keep reading because it is going to get better!