WARNING: Rated PG13. And for good reason. ;) I also need help with something...should I write a small series of Nikki/Billy stuff? Part of me wants to REALLY badly, but another part just wants to curl up under a big pile of blankets and go to sleep until 2018. Please R&R!
QOTD: "Do I want you because you're wonderful? Or are you wonderful because I want you?"-Paolo Montalban as Prince Christopher in Cinderella 1997.
"Is it positive?" Billy Horrible asked his wife as she stepped out of the bathroom. Nikki looked at him with tears in her beautiful blue eyes, telling him it was yet another negative. "Oh, Nikki Bell..." He hugged her and she cried quietly.
"What's wrong with us, Billy?" Nikki asked sadly, sniffling. "Is their something not right about us so it's not possible for me to get pregnant?" Billy gently stroked her hair and softly said, "No, baby, no. There's nothing wrong with us. It's just not the right time. We'll just have to keep trying." He smirked. "Again and again and again..."
Nikki let out one choked laugh and buried her face in his chest. He held her and kissed the top of her head. "It'll be alright, Nik. I don't know how long it will take, but we will have a baby. I swear."
Billy got home from work at five-thirty, just like every day. Nikki was in the kitchen making dinner. She smiled when he walked in. "Hi, sweetheart," he greeted, kissing her cheek. "Have a good day?" She shrugged and Billy noticed her eyes were red and puffy. She's been crying, he thought, his heart breaking slightly at the thought. "What's wrong, baby?"
"Emma's pregnant..." Nikki sniffled and quickly wiped her eyes before a tear fell. Billy's face softened and he hugged his wife.
"It's okay, Nikki...it's okay..." He gently took her face in his hands and kissed her forehead softly.
"No, it's not," Nikki argued, looking down. "There's something wrong with me. I dunno why...we've tried so many times...it just won't work..."
Billy lightly put his hand on her chin and tipped her face upward so she was looking at him again. "Nickole Lauren Horrible, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. You understand me? It's just not the right time. It will work. I promise." Nikki opened her mouth to argue, but Billy put his hand lightly over her mouth and said, "End of discussion."
Nikki looked up at him with misty eyes before hugging him and saying, "I'm sorry, Billy. I-I overreacted...this is all getting to my head..." She sighed. "Maybe we should just stop trying for a little while..."
"Alright," Billy agreed. "C'mon. Let's eat." Nikki nodded and they sat down to eat.
They were both silent for a few moments before Nikki screamed. "What!" Billy asked, surprised and a bit scared by her random shriek.
"I-it's a, it's a, it's a..." She screamed again and pointed to the corner of the room. Billy turned around in his chair and laughed when he saw the reason for her scream.
"Nikki...it's a mouse..." Nikki nodded, a terrified look on her face. "It's a tiny, little mouse..."
"I know! Kill it!" Billy laughed harder and Nikki felt her cheeks turn red. "Oh, shut up!"
Billy put his face in his hands, shaking with laughter, and slipped lower into his chair. Nikki threw the roll on her plate at him. After a little while, Nikki started laughing too. And even though Billy ad just about stopped laughing, Nikki's laughter was contagious, so he started laughing once more.
After a few moments of breathless laughter, they both calmed down. Then they looked into each other's eyes, and they could tell they both wanted the same thing. Billy went around to the other side of the table and took Nikki's hands in his own, pulling her to her feet. He took her face in his hands and kissed her gently.
Nikki returned the kiss, softly and first, but with a growing passion. His hands pulled her hair out of its ponytail and entwined themselves into the curly blond mass. Nikki suddenly pushed him back and giggled, "Can't catch me!" She ran to their room, giggling childishly. Billy ran after her and sat on the bed beside her. She instantly crawled into his lap and he lowered his lips to hers. Nikki turned to face him and sat on her knees so it was easier to return the kiss. She shoved him down onto the bed, their lips still fighting for dominance.
Billy woke up the next morning to find Nikki fast asleep in his arms. He looked down at her and smiled, despite the fact she snored. Smiling lovingly at her, he held her closer, patiently waiting for her to wake up.
After a moment, Nikki woke up, yawning softly. She felt Billy's warm embrace and looked up to see him smiling down at her. "Good morning, sunshine," he said, a tad bit of sarcasm in his voice. She blushed slightly and said, "Good morning." She leaned up and gently kissed his cheek.
"Nikki," Billy said, smiling a little more. "Can I tell you something?" Nikki returned the smile and said, "Sure." Billy smiled even more.
"I love you very, very much."
"I love you too, Billy." He gently kissed the top of her head and said, "I know for a fact that I'd never be able to live without you."
Nikki blushed slightly again and said, "I couldn't live without you either. Nor would I ever want to." She let out a content sigh and cuddled up to his chest. "Can we just lay here forever?" Billy smiled slightly.
"I wish we could...but we both know we can't. We can lay here a little bit longer though." Then he smiled. "I love you, Nikki."
"I love you too, Billy," she replied, smiling at him. He leaned down and kissed her gently, loving her more and more every minute
Billy paced impatiently outside the bathroom door, checking his watch every now and then. "Come on, Nikki!" he yelled, banging on the door. "You're beautiful as it is. You don't gotta do much to get ready." Billy's boss was having an office party, and they had to go. Nikki had been in there for thirteen minutes now...oh, make that fourteen.
"One second," Nikki called back, her voice weak. Billy sighed impatiently and the door opened. Nikki appeared, wearing baggy sweat pants, a shirt that used to belong to him, and fuzzy pink slippers. Billy blinked.
"Sweetheart, you're gorgeous, but I don't think Mr. Franklin would appreciate it if you showed up in your pj's." Nikki looked at her husband for a second before he noticed a small stick in her hand, which was dangling weakly at her side. His eyes widened. "Nikki...i-is that a...a pee-stick?" Nikki nodded. "A-and it's...?"
"Well," Nikki said, her face impassive. "Let me answer that with a question: what's a positive times a positive?"
"A negative," Billy replied. Nikki made a funny face.
"You're kidding...no wonder I always failed math..." She shrugged. "Okay, then what's a positive plus a positive?"d
"A positive," Billy replied. Nikki smiled and said, "There's your answer." Billy's eyes widened as a smile slowly crept onto his face.
"Really?" Nikki nodded and her smile widened. "Oh my God...this is amazing!" He ran to his wife and kissed her. "I'm gonna be a father...oh my God, I'm gonna be a father..."
"No matter how many times you say it, it won't sound any less surprising," Nikki said, smiling. "Trust me. Why do you think I spent so long in the bathroom?" They looked at each other and both started laughing. Billy pulled Nikki into another kiss, loving her more then ever at that precise moment.
Nikki laid a hand on her bulging stomach, feeling little mini-Billy/Nikki kicking. They had decided to wait until the baby was born to find out its gender. He/she was due any day now.
"Billy?" Nikki yelled over her shoulder. "Do we have any pickles?"
"You hate pickles, Nik," he reminded her from the living room.
"That's not an answer to my question, now is it?" She heard Billy sigh.
"No, Nikki, we don't have any pickles."
"Thank you," she sang. She sighed and looked at her stomach. A sudden burst of pain shot through her. "Ouch!"
"What?" Billy asked, coming into the room, his face worried.
"My stomach just really hurt for a second..." she mumbled back. Another shot of pain and her pants felt suddenly wet. Her eyes widened. "Uh...Billy?"
"Yeah?" he asked, his face concerned.
"I-I think I'm in labor..." His eyes widened.
"Define 'labor." Nikki rolled her eyes.
"Labor' as in about to give birth."
"Define 'birth'," Billy said.
"'Birth' as in having a baby."
"Define 'baby'."
"Billy!" Nikki yelled, another shot of pain going through her body. Her eyes were shut tight from the pain and Billy hastily said, "Sorry. Okay...let's get you to the hospital..."
Nikki nodded and allowed herself to be steered out to the car. "It's okay, baby, its okay. The hospital's just down the road. We'll be there in just a little," Billy assured her as she got in the car, breathing heavily. She nodded shakily as he got into the drivers seat.
The ride to the hospital was short, but it felt like hours to Nikki. She was close to tears by the time they arrived. Billy walked her to the door, saying quiet words of comfort.
"Hello," he said to the lady behind the counter, urgency in his voice. "I'm Billy Horrible and this is my wife, Nikki. She's—"
"In labor?" the lady asked knowingly. "Figured. Okay, I'll need you to fill this out for me and…"
Nikki stopped listening and focused on not blacking out. Tons of bad thoughts came flooding to her. The worst of them was: My mother died during childbirth…
"Nikki," Billy's soft voice said, pulling her from her thoughts. "Come on, Nikki. They're gonna take care of you."
"I-I can't do this…" Billy didn't hear Nikki due to how quietly she was speaking. Instead, she was taken away from him, hearing a last-minute, "I love you," before she was taken into another room.
"Mr. Horrible?" Billy stopped pacing and looked at the nurse that was talking to him.
"Yes?" he asked, worry evident in his voice. "Is Nikki alright? Is our baby okay?"
"Yes, and yes," the nurse smiled. "Would you like to see your wife?" Billy nodded immediately. The woman led him to a green room, where Nikki was lying on the bed.
"Hey, sweetheart," Billy said softly, going to the bed and kissing her forehead. "You okay?"
Nikki nodded shakily. "Yeah, I'm okay…" She smiled weakly. "So is our baby girl. She's beautiful." Daughter… Billy thought. We have a daughter…
"Would you like to see her?" the nurse asked Billy. Billy nodded and looked back at Nikki.
"I'll be back," he promised. Nikki smiled and said, "I know." He leaned down and quickly kissed her.
The nurse led him to a window where there were tons of little pink-faced babies.
"There she is," the nurse said softly, pointing at one. "Little miss Hazel Stephanie Horrible."
Billy pressed his hands to the glass and looked at his little girl. Hazel…she was perfect. Just like her mother, Billy thought, thinking of his wife.
"She's beautiful," said a voice from behind him. Billy turned around quickly and was met by the sight of Megamind, Nikki's ex-boyfriend. Billy smiled weakly.
"H-hey, Megamind…haven't seen you since the wedding…" He smirked a bit. "You know…Nikki and my wedding…the one we had…together…" The smirk grew. "Conjoining us for life…"
Megamind scowled and said, "You're married to her and I'm not. I get it. Yay for you." He looked at Hazel again. "She's adorable…what's her name?"
"Hazel Stephanie Horrible," Billy replied proudly. He smirked again. "My little girl…the one Nikki and I made…together…at our house…in our bed...the one we sleep in...together..."
"I get it!" the alien snapped. He looked at the baby again. "She sure is something…"
"Yeah," Billy agreed softly, looking at his baby girl. No, he thought. Not my little girl...our little girl...she's ours. He looked over at Megamind. "No hard feelings?"
"For what?"
"For taking Nikki from you," Billy replied. He stuck out his hand. Megamind stared at him for a moment before shaking his hand and saying, "Whatever gets you through the night."
Billy rolled his eyes and looked back at Hazel. The small angel's eyes opened, revealing the perfect shade of blue-gray...the same shade as her mother's.
A year later...
"Billy!" Nikki yelled over her baby's screaming. "Get the phone!" She turned back to the screaming baby girl. "Hazel, it's okay..."
"Hello?" Billy said into the phone. He groaned when he heard the voice on the other end.
"Hi...Billy," Megamind's voice said. "Let me talk to Nikki."
"I don't appreciate being told what to do," Billy shot back.
"Be nice, Billy!" Nikki yelled. He smiled at his wife, receiving one in return. "Here," she said, handing Billy their daughter. "Gimme the phone."
"Okay," he replied, handing her he phone. Then, he said in a loud voice, so the phone could hear him, "I love you, Nikki."
"I love you too, Billy," she said back. Billy cupped his hand around his ear and said, "What did you say? I couldn't quite hear you."
"William!" Nikki laughed. He smiled at her before she said into the phone, "Hey."
"Hi," Megamind said, obviously annoyed. "I was wondering when you guys were gonna come visit?"
"Uh...hang on." She looked at Billy, who had somehow calmed Hazel down already. "Billy? When are we gonna go see Megs and Minion again?"
"Um...how does December sound?" Nikki was about to say this to the phone, but then Billy added, "Of 2057." Nikki laughed.
"December sound alright?" she asked Megamind.
"Sounds good," he replied. They said their goodbyes before Nikki hung up and found her small daughter fast asleep in her husbands arms.
"You are so good with kids," Nikki complimented.
"Yeah...I love them," he replied, smiling fondly down at Hazel.
"How much?" Nikki asked, sitting beside him. He shrugged. "Enough to have another in about nine months?" Billy looked at her.
"Nikki...are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"Perhaps," she sang. "What do you think I'm saying?"
"Well...what do you think I think you're saying?" he asked. Nikki giggled.
"If it has anything to do with leprechauns giving Harry Potter chicken pox, you're very wrong." They both laughed and Billy took her face in his hands.
"I love you so much, baby." They both smiled and leaned forward simultaneously. Their lips met, and, even though they had been married for over a year, Nikki's heart still pounded like it did the first time she looked into his eyes.