And I'm back! Thank you again for the lovely reviews, they honestly mean so much to me.

This chapter is for StBerry Lover24, who gave me the idea; so I hope it lives up to your expectations hun! x

"Jess, stop fidgeting! You have nothing to be nervous about," Nick said, placing a hand on her bouncing knee.

"Of course I have something to be nervous about! I'm meeting your family!" Jess squeaked.

"You've met my family before, you saw them at Christmas! They love you to bits!" Nick replied, laughing at his fiancée's panic.

"It's not funny! Everything is different now..."

"Jess, babe, everything is so much better now. Last time you came home with me, you were my girlfriend. Now I'm bringing my fiancée-who-is-having-my-baby home to my family; and I think that is possibly my favourite sentence ever!"

Jess finally smiled at him, and adjusted herself in her seat.

"I think I have to go to the bathroom again. The munchkin is sitting right on my bladder!"

"And this is why I made sure I got you an aisle seat," Nick laughed, placing a kiss on her cheek.

Jess slowly made her way down the aisle of the plane to the tiny bathroom, with Nick watching like a hawk to make sure she got there in one piece.

Left alone to his thoughts, Nick's knee began to bounce as well; but for him it had nothing to do with nerves. He was so excited he thought he might burst. The fact that Jess had agreed to date him in the first place was always his greatest achievement and the thing that he was most proud of in his life. And now he was going to wake up next to her every day for the rest of their lives. They were going to raise their baby together, and watch their child grow up. Just thinking about it left Nick feeling all choked up.

Telling his friends about the baby, and then about the engagement, was such an incredible experience. He so rarely got to be the barer of good news, and this news was not just good; it was fantastic. Nick could only imagine how amazing it was going to be to tell his family about the best thing to ever happen to him.

"What's got you so deep in thought?" Jess asked, grazing her thumb across his cheek as she settled herself into her seat once again.

"Just you," Nick replied with a smile, reaching to hold her hand.

"Who knew Nick a Miller could be such a romantic?" Jess joked with a laugh.

"Well don't tell anyone!" Nick replied. "I have a reputation as a grumpy, angry old man to uphold."

Jess gazed into his eyes, her stunning blue eyes filled with love and affection.

"I'm afraid your secrets already out Miller," came the whispered reply, as she brushed her lips against his.

"I think I'm okay with this," Nick murmured against her lips, before kissing her again.

The airport was packed, and Jess and Nick spent 20 minutes pushing their way through the crowds to find their luggage. Once they finally had their bags (and 'they' was really Nick, who refused to let Jess carry anything heavier than a pillow), they attempted once again to navigate their way through the people to find Nick's family. Jess stopped suddenly in the middle of a walkway.

"Jess? What's wrong?" Nick asked, his voice quickly sounding panicked.

"My ring," she began, glancing down at the shining diamond on her finger. "If they see my ring they'll know straight away. Didn't you want to tell them at the restaurant tonight?"

"Oh, yeah," Nick replied, relieved the problem was something so insignificant. "Maybe just put it in your pocket or something for now."

Jess pulled him out of the way, and removed the necklace she was wearing around her neck. It was a silver chain with a dainty 'J' charm. It was the first gift Nick had given her after they got back together, which she knew had cost him a few weeks pay. He'd presented it to her one night at dinner, with little pom and ceremony, just a kiss on the cheek and a murmured 'I love you'. Jess removed the ring that had been residing happily on her left hand, and threaded it onto the chain. Handing it to Nick, he fastened it around her neck once again. She tucked the necklace under her sweater, and was briefly grateful that she'd chosen a relatively high necked jumper for the flight.

"I'd hate for it to have fallen out of my pocket. Now I know it's safe."

With that, they began to manoeuvre through the packed crowds; hand in hand.

"Nick! Jess!"

Following the sound of Bonnie's voice, they finally saw her; waiting patiently near one of the exits.

Nick barely had a chance to put their luggage down before his mother had thrown her arms around him; smothering him with kisses.

"I've missed you," she whispered, as she hugged him tighter.

"I missed you too Ma," Nick replied, kissing her cheek.

Jess stood behind him shying, fiddling with her hands. Bonnie released Nick and turned to face her.

"I'm so glad to see you again sweetheart," Bonnie told her as she opened her arms.

Jess smiled a relieved smile, kissing her soon to be mother-in-law fondly.

"Let's get you two home'" Bonnie said, picking up one of the bags and leading them towards her car.

Nick and Jess climbed out of Bonnie's car, and were greeted by Nick's younger brother Jamie and his wife Deanna.

"Looks who's back home!" Jamie said with a laugh, slapping his hand against Nick's back.

"Good to see you too Jamie," Nick replied, moving to kiss Deanna's cheek.

"And the beautiful Jessica Day, still crazing enough to be dating my brother," Jamie said, pulling Jess close to him in a hug.

"So Nick," Deanna began "I hear you have some big news for us."

Nick reached for a bag of luggage with one hand and Jess's hand with the other.

"I do indeed," Nick replied with a mischievous grin. "But you'll just have to wait for dinner."

Nick had barely stepped into his childhood home when he was greeted by two of his younger cousins.

"Hi Nick!" Riley yelled, the seven year old very much in awe of his older cousin.

"Jess! You came back!"

Jess found a small child wrapped around her leg, and looked down to see Nick's ten year old cousin Claire.

Nick surveyed the room, and realised that the majority of his extended family on his mother's side was here. His grandmother, his three aunts, their husbands and a large number of their children filled the room; as well as Mike, his cousin from his Dad's side of the family who was still occupying the spare room.

He glanced at Jess, worried that the surprise of all these people would overwhelm her; but she was just taking it in her stride. She walked around the room, making small talk, hugging and kissing as necessary, and just genuinely making herself at home. He just couldn't wait until she was officially part of the family.

Nick caught Jess's eye across the room, and she nodded; knowing his question before he even asked it.

"Everyone!" Nick yelled, and the room fell silent. "As I'm sure my mother has told you, I do have some news to share with you. I was originally going to tell Mum, Jamie and Deanna at dinner; but i guess now is as good a time as any. And, I actually have a little more news than I originally thought."

His mother gave him a curious look, before taking a seat on the couch and nodded at him to continue.

"Firstly," Nick began, beckoning across the room for Jess to join him. He wrapped his arm around her waist, and she smiled shyly. "I asked Jess to marry me."

There was a few excited gasps, and a squeal from Bonnie.

"And she said yes, which is pretty amazing if you ask me!"

"I agree brother!" Jamie replied, causing everyone else to laugh.

"Secondly, Jess is pregnant."

"Oh my god!" Bonnie exclaimed, leaping from her place on the couch to throw her arms around not Nick, but Jess.

"Sweetheart, that's amazing, congratulations!"

"Thank you Bonnie," Jess replied.

"And I have one final piece of news. It's something that Jess doesn't even know about yet, so it's a surprise for her to. The bar that I work at back home is undergoing some changes. They want to change it to be more of a restaurant. It'll still have a very casual feel, they'll open for lunches and dinners, and on weekends bands will come in so people can get up and have a dance. But the news is that they want me to be the new manager."

Nick turned, so he was looking only at Jess.

"That means I'll mainly work during the day, and only have to be there one or two nights a week. I'll get to come home and spend nights with my family."

Jess's eyes could not have gotten any wider if she'd tried.

"Nick," she began, not even sure what she wanted to say. "That's...amazing! I'm so proud of you, this is fantastic!"

Nick grabbed Jess's wrist, and pulled her towards him. His lips crashes against hers. His action was met with a loud cheer from his family, but he didn't care.

When they separated, Jess leaned in to whisper in his ear.

"Is this what you want Nick? I know you love being a bartender, I don't want you to give anything up for me."

"Oh Jess, it's not about what I'm giving up, it's about what I'm gaining. Having a job with more regular hours means I'll get to be home with you and our munchkin so much more. My Dad was never around Jess, and I don't know how he did that. I can't imagine not being there for every moment in our child's life."

"You're amazing," she said, removing her engagement ring from her necklace.

"Here, let me," Nick said, and for the second time he slid the ring onto her finger.

The rest of afternoon was spent in congratulations, hugs and kisses. At one point, Jess found herself standing at the edge of the room; content to just watch Nick with his family. Bonnie caught Jess's eye and motioned for her to join her on the couch. Bonnie patted the empty space next to her, and wrapped her arm around Jess's shoulder as she sat down.

"I've never seen him this happy," Bonnie began. "And I love you so much for being the reason he's so happy."

Nick saw Jess and his mother out of the corner of his eye, and winked at Jess; his expression dripping with an 'I-told-you-so' glance. Jess could only poke her tongue out in response.

"Welcome to the family sweetheart."

Okay so I had a lot of fun writing that! I re-watched the episode with Nick's family, to try and keep them in character; but in the end I decided that it's my story so I get creative license haha!

Please let me know what you think! Josie xx