Okay, so, I've kinda been wanting to do this story for a while as it has been brewing in my head for the last month. I've always wondered what Niles and CC were like before the show began, you know, like from start to finish. This story is different than the outcome of the show, in a good way;)
Thin snow flurries started to fall on her dark chestnut freshly colored hair as she walked up to the tall mansion that she knew so very well, yet had not been in.
She looked up at the sky and sighed, her light ocean blue eyes reflecting the sunlight from above her. She walked slowly into the entrance hall, glad to be out of the snow. She straightened her posture, and pushed the freezing cold doorbell to the entrance of the Sheffield Mansion. Several seconds went by before the door opened, and a young, handsome man was on the opposite side of the door, wearing a butler's uniform.
Niles Brightmore stood in the entryway of the mansion, his eyes practically bugging out of his eye sockets at the young girl before him. He admired how her short brown hair was cut perfectly at her shoulders, and how her milky white skin reflected the lights of the room perfectly. And her eyes, how they could either soften, or penetrate a person in a matter of seconds.
CC stood in the doorway for what seemed like hours, looking at the man who seemed to not be able to speak. After a long moment, he finally did.
"You must be here for Mr. Sheffield. C-Come in. Welcome," Niles backed out of the doorway for her to enter, he admired the bright white smile she gave as she cautiously walked in and looked around the room.
"Thank you. This place is magnificent, I thought my penthouse on Park Avenue was something, but this is astonishing!" she walked further into the foyer, looking up at the tall, marble ceilings.
Niles smiled.
"Yes, it, um, it indeed is. May I take you coat? Mrs?" Niles looked at her, not taking his sparkling blue eyes off her's.
"Babcock, I'm CC Babcock," she smiled charmingly at him as she slowly gave her coat to the stranger.
Niles gladly took her coat, trying not to bring it to his nose as he could easily smell the wonderful fragrance of Chanel 5 No. 5 floating into the nearby air and into his nose.
"Now, then, I will lead you to Mr. Sheffield who is in his office," Nile said, still looking at her.
CC smiled.
"Thank you, um?" CC started, but did not know his name.
"Niles, the butler," he replied.
"Thank you, Niles," she said, she loved how his name rolled off her tongue like she had said it a million times before.
Niles slowly led her across the den and to the door of the office.
"Right this way," Niles said as he opened the door into a large room, to see a young dark headed man working with papers.
Maxwell looked up.
"Ah! You must be CC!" Maxwell Sheffield stood from his chair to shake his soon to become Secretary.
"Hello, Mr. Sheffield," CC said, smiling at the man before him. She saw Niles out of the corner of her eyes, go over to start dusting off the statues on his desk.
"Please, CC, Mr. Sheffield is my father. Call me Maxwell!" he said.
Niles started to leave before he replied.
"Maxwell, can I get you some lunch?" he said, a smirk on his face as he messed with his oldest friend.
Maxwell glared at him.
"Not you! And I'll have a turkey sandwich with a white wine. Thanks old man,"
Niles gave a fake smile and left the office, not without of course getting one more glance at CC.
"So, CC. You're here for the secretary position. Your records are astounding. Your only twenty-two and you've got your master's degree in theatre!" Maxwell smiled up at her.
CC blushed.
"Well, Maxwell I skipped two grades, and my father agreed to pay the expenses of any extra tutoring I needed to get the best possible education for me,"
Maxwell smiled.
"Well, CC. I don't think I can find a better offer like this again. I would be pleased if you could be my business parter, Sheffield-Babcock productions?" Maxwell's dark green eyes gleamed for a yes.
CC smiled, trying to hold her excited squeals for when she got back to her apartment. After a few seconds of fake thoughts while she mentally tried to calm herself down, she replied calmly.
"Maxwell, I think that would be a wonderful opportunity," she smiled, just as Niles came back in.
She walked to the green couch, and sat down for the first of many times.
Just when Niles placed the silver tray on Maxwell's desk, a cry of a young baby was heard somewhere throughout the house.
A few seconds later, Sara Sheffield came in with a crying infant in her arm, and a small blonde two-year-old in her grasp.
"Max, could you take Maggie while I try to calm down Brighton?" Sara asked, her blonde hair uncombed and frizzed.
Maxwell quickly stood up, and grabbed the small two-year-old.
"CC, I would like you to meet Margaret, my oldest,"
CC looked up from her paperwork and into the green eyes of a toddler. She smiled.
"She's gorgeous, Maxwell," CC smiled at the little girl once more before she continued to sign forms.
Brighton's screams became unbearable.
"Max, could you please help me upstairs?" Sara asked, a little agitated.
Maxwell hesitated, but finally put Maggie on the couch next to CC.
"CC, could you and Niles please watch her while I help Sara?"
He barely saw CC nod before he ran out of the office.
CC turned to see the little girl staring at her.
"What is your name?" Maggie asked.
CC was shocked at how well the child could speak for such a young age.
"I'm CC. You're Margaret, right?" CC set down her papers, and turned to her.
"Yes, you may call me Maggie, I don't like Margaret, it's too, proper,"
CC laughed at Maggie's expression.
Maggie looked at CC in the eyes.
"You have very pretty eyes, CC," Maggie smiled.
"Doesn't she?" Niles said dreamily.
CC looked up at him, forgetting he was in the room. Niles quickly realized what he had said seconds before it slipped out of his mouth. He popped his head up, wide eyed. He didn't believe it, but he saw her cheeks redden again, and a smile slid across her face.
"Thank you, Niles," CC said, she picked up Maggie, and walked closer to Niles.
She ran her hands through his sandy blonde hair.
"You have wonderful hair," she said.
Neither of them realized they were getting closer until Maggie, who they both forgot about, spoke.
"Where is mommy and daddy at, CC?" she asked. Niles and CC quickly backed away, but never took their eyes off each other. CC finally broke the stare down.
"Um, they went to your little brother's room, what was his name?" CC looked at Niles, to see a small grin on his face.
"Brighton," Maggie said,
"I'll show you to his room!" Maggie said. She easily squirmed out of CC's comfy grip, and ran out of the room. By the time CC was in the doorway, she wasn't in sight.
"I lost her!" CC said, turning back to Niles. He just smiled at the first time he saw a panicked look on her face. He walked behind her, and led her up the staircase and down the long hall.
They could hear maggie's voice coming from the last room, and CC ran in front of Niles, and into the room.
"Maggie!" she said, looking at the giggling toddler. For the first time, she looked up at Sara, and froze. Sara walked up to the frozen CC and smiled.
"I knew it was you! It's been so long Chast-" before Sara could finish what CC wanted a secret, she cut her off.
"CC, you can call me CC. It's so nice to see you again, Sara. How long has it been? Ten years?" CC smiled at her childhood friend.
Maxwell looked between the two smiling women.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Maxwell looked at Niles, who shrugged.
"Of course, Max! I met CC at Shaughnassey Academy when we were eight! We were inseparable every day until we were twelve, and CC... had to move," Sara slowly stopped talking when she saw the teary gleam in CC's eyes. Knowing it was a sensitive topic for her that basically ruined her teenage years.
The room became awkwardly silent, as everyone looked at CC. Sara finally broke the silence.
"You know, Niles! Why don't you give CC a tour of the mansion, she's going to have to know her way around since she's Max's business partner. Right Max?" Sara turned to her husband, with an urging look in her eye that said just-go-with-it-or-you-will-pay-later. As soon as Max got the look, he shook his head frantically.
"Yes! Yes, of course! She's going to need to know her way around!" Max looked at her wife and smiled. She smiled back.
"Of course, Mrs. Sheffield. Follow me, Mrs. Babcock," Niles said, when they got into the hall, CC turned to him.
"Oh, and Niles, it's Miss, I'm not married," CC looked at him, the tears from the moment earlier still in her eyes.
"Oh, I'm sorry Ms. Babcock," Niles said.
CC gave a small smile, she turned away from him when the tears finally spilled over.
Niles turned her back around. He smiled at her running mascara. He placed his palm on her cheek. She smiled at how warm his hands were. He used his thumbs to wipe away her tears.
"CC, you don't have to hide from me," he whispered. He loved saying her name, how it rolled off his tongue,
like he had said it a million times.
CC smiled again, she loved how her name sounded in his thick British accent.
They got closer and closer until they could feel the opposites' breath on their lips.
"Niles," CC whispered, as she felt his arms wrap around her thin waist.
"Yes?" he asked, too intrigued by her eyes to bother on what was being said.
"We shouldn't do this," she said, her hand massaging through his soft thick hair.
"I don't care," he whispered in her ear as his hand came to her dark hair.
"Neither do I," she mumbled as she felt his breath on her neck.
Both of their hands stopped moving when they looked eye to eye, and they moved in, until their lips prevented their heads to enclose any further.
They stood there, in the hallway right outside of his bedroom, for what seemed like hours which only lasted for about a minute, when the chance of passing out was an option because they needed air, they both pulled away, gasping.
Without having to look, Niles opened his door, and without letting go of her, led into the dark room.
"Niles, I'm not ready for this," CC said, her eyes seeming to glow in the streetlights. Neither of them had noticed it had gotten dark outside.
Niles smiled.
"I'm not either, I just knew Max and Sara were going to walk out in that hallway any time," he said.
In the lights from outside he could see a shy smile cross her face.
"CC, I want you to know that you are the only woman in the world that made me fall in love with you the first time I saw you," he said, holding her cheek, he continued.
"You are the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, in all the twenty six years that I've lived,"
CC couldn't help but smile, nobody had ever told her she was pretty, let alone beautiful.
Instead of saying anything, she pulled to her, and gave him the most passionate kiss she could muster, even though that was only her second kiss.
After a few seconds of shock, Niles gave in to the kiss, and wrapped his arms around her.
They finally unlocked from each other, CC's bright red lipstick completely smeared. But for the first time, she didn't care.
They started to kiss again, more passionate and loving.
Niles couldn't resist anymore, and his hand slowly slid up her blouse.
Between breaths he quietly mumbled.
"I'm sorry CC," he grasped her lips again, as his hand warmed her back.
"I don't care," she mumbled, she grasped his lips again.
She unbuttoned his suit, to see his muscular body she didn't know he had. Her hand roamed his abdomen as they continued kissing.
"Oh, Niles," CC quietly moaned, as his hands started to go farther up on her body.
Finally, he lost control, and ripped her blouse open, buttons flying everywhere. After he noticed what he did, he backed away.
"Oh CC, I'm so sorry, love," he looked at her, his face full of sorrow.
CC smiled.
"I never liked that blouse, my mother got it specifically for this interview, I don't need it anymore,"
By that time, Niles had turned on the light, and couldn't believe how amazing she looked with her blouse open.
CC smiled at his ripped open suit, his four pack abs revealed.
They both walked to each other, and Niles pulled off her blouse, and she pulled off his shirt.
Then they started to kiss again, until they were interrupted.
"Niles, where is CC?" he heard Maxwell knock on his door, and a frightened looked escaped his face.
A thought hit CC.
"Tell him I left!" she whispered.
Niles shook his head.
"She left earlier, Sir. She had an emergency call," Niles looked at CC and she smiled.
"Oh, okay. I hope everything is alright, I'll call her penthouse tomorrow morning," they both sighed as they heard Maxwell walk down the back staircase.
They turned back to each other, not sure what to do.
Niles rested his hand on her hip, his warm hand making her entire body tingle.
"Niles, I think we should keep, us, a secret, you know?" she asked as he started kissing her neck.
He mumbled an 'ummhmm' in assurance, and started to nibble at her ear.
"Oh, Niles!" she said, her hands going to his hair, and sliding down his masculine back.
He slowly pulled away looking at her face. He smiled.
His index finger traced her jawline.
"You are so beautiful," he whispered.
CC could feel the warmth rising in her cheeks.
"Niles, your the first person that has ever told me that. And the first that I've kissed," she looked down.
Her expression broke his heart. He put his finger under her chin, and lifted her face up to see her sky blue eyes filled with tears.
"I love you," they said at the same time.
To Be Continued...
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