The next morning as they drove to work, Harry and Nikki decided not to tell Leo their news just yet. The rain still fell but not as heavily, droplets of water ran down the window and even though it was nearly half past eight the street lights were sill on, lighting up the dark street and casting eerie glows on the pavement.
"We can tell him after our first scan" Nikki told Harry as they sat at a red traffic light "I would be more comfortable knowing more before we tell him, that way we can show him as well"
"Okay sweetheart" Harry nodded and leant over to kiss her on the lips "Be careful today at work, I don't want anything happening to you"
"Harry" Nikki sighed "I'll be fine, I have mountains of paperwork to be getting on with anyway so there won't be any cases for me today"
"Do you think Leo will be pleased for us?" Harry asked suddenly as they drove off "I mean I know he was all for us getting together but I don't think this is what he had in mind"
"I'm sure once he gets over the shock he will be fine with it" Nikki replied and Harry nodded, still apprehensive about telling Leo.
"We've got an appointment after work at six o'clock tomorrow" Nikki whispered to Harry in the locker room as Harry prepared for an autopsy.
"Appointment?" Harry asked as he slipped on his canary yellow scrubs causing Nikki to wrinkle her nose at the color "Oh that appointment, sorry"
Nikki rolled her eyes and slapped her lover up at the back of his head causing him to yelp and spin around.
"Stop being mean to me" he whined "I'm the father of your child"
"Ssh" Nikki giggled and placed a finger on her lips as Harry backed her into the lockers behind her and kissed her, allowing her to loop her arms around his neck and pull him closer as he deepened the kiss.
"Dr Cunningham the body…." A young lab assistant stopped as he spotted Harry and Nikki in a passionate embrace and he blushed violently when they both stopped what they were doing to look at him.
"Sorry" Nikki apologized but Harry just raised an eyebrow at the young man who looked away quite embarrassed that he had walked in at that moment "Harry will be in soon"
"Okay" the lab assistant then turned and walked through to the cutting room causing Nikki to giggle loudly.
"I think the poor boy is traumatized" she told Harry "He won't be able to look at us now without imagining us kissing"
"Shouldn't have walked in on us kissing then" Harry shrugged and went to kiss Nikki again when they heard Leo speak from the other doorway.
"You shouldn't have been kissing"
This time Harry moved away from Nikki slightly and she reached up and moved a stray piece of hair that had come out of the messy bun it had been in, they could both see the corners of Leo's mouth twitching slightly as he shook his head.
"Isn't there a pile of paperwork on your desk?" Leo asked Nikki as he opened his own locker and pulled out some normal white scrubs as Nikki nodded.
"Hey Leo maybe you should get some bright red scrubs to match Harry's" she suggested and laughed as Harry shot her a glare before walking through to the cutting room.
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"Do you have…any idea… how…sexy you…look in those…yellow…scrubs?" Nikki asked as Harry pushed her against the wall of their hallway after work. She ran one hand through his hair and gripped his shoulder tightly as Harry pulled away causing Nikki to moan in disappointment.
"Why do you think I brought them?" he chuckled and rested his forehead on hers before kissing her lazily "We get to see our baby tomorrow" he then stated and Nikki nodded and grinned before kissing Harry again. She then yawned suddenly and Harry pouted "Am I keeping you awake?" he joked and Nikki slapped him on the chest before turning and walking through to the kitchen.
"Do you want a drink?" Nikki asked him as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist
"You should be resting" he muttered into her neck as he pressed a kiss onto the exposed skin "I can't have the mother of my child over exerting herself"
Nikki turned to him and raised an eyebrow
"Harry I'm making a drink" she stated but Harry only shrugged and kissed her again "Do you want one?"
"Yes please" he nodded and sighed "I have to do some paperwork"
Nikki made a face when she heard this and sighed dramatically
"How unfortunate for you darling" she replied and nodded towards the living room "Go on then"
"Don't you want to help me?" Harry asked hopefully "I'm sure I can do it quicker if you do, then we can get onto more interesting activities" he pressed another kiss onto Nikki's neck but she only laughed and moved away from him again.
"Sorry but you told me to rest" Nikki told him and giggled at the look on his face "So I am going to do that"
"You're evil" Harry stated but Nikki saw a smile tugging at his lips when he said this.
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The next day Harry seemed to be more excited than normal, Leo had wondered why Harry was grinning to himself while performing an autopsy but then realized that he probably didn't want to know and left the subject alone.
"Harry will you stop looking at the clock" Nikki told her lover as he wheeled his chair over to her desk where she was sitting staring at her computer screen "It's not going to get any quicker even if you look at the clock every five minutes"
"But I'm excited" Harry replied and Nikki rolled her eyes slightly "Aren't you?"
"Of course I am" Nikki laughed and leant over to steal a quick kiss from him "But people are going to wonder what is wrong if you keep looking at the clock and keep getting that grin on your face"
"I can't wait until tomorrow so we can tell everyone" Harry told her and Nikki nodded and allowed him to reach over and entwine their hands.
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That afternoon after work they drove to the hospital for Nikki's first scan, Nikki couldn't help but laugh and shake her head at Harry's eagerness to get to the hospital but also couldn't help the slight feeling of apprehension but before they knew it they were both sitting in the waiting room of the hospital maternity ward.
"Are you nervous?" Nikki asked as she entwined her hand with Harry's, he pretended to think for a second then sighed.
"Yes" he nodded "are you?"
Nikki nodded slightly and looked paler than normal but Harry leant over and kissed her to try and calm her down and make her feel better.
"We get to see our baby" she told him suddenly and he grinned and kissed her again
"I know" he whispered against her lips and they both looked up as the door next to them opened and a nurse walked in.
"Nikki Alexander?" she asked and they both stood up and Nikki nodded as she reached down and gripped Harry's hand tightly. The nurse smiled at them and opened the door further. Nikki only then seemed to remember that she was holding Harry's hand tightly and loosened her grip as they walked into the examination room. The nurse walked over to a male in the corner of the room and said something to him before walking out of the room again, giving Harry and Nikki a comforting smile as she passed.
"Good afternoon" the male doctor said cheerfully and shook both their hands "I'm Dr James Sommerset, you must be Harry and Nikki, I can call you that?"
"Of course" Nikki nodded and smiled.
Dr Sommerset indicated for Nikki to sit on the bed and Harry took a seat on the chair next to her. The doctor then wheeled his chair over to the side of the bed as Harry once again entwined his and Nikki's hand and gave it a comforting squeeze
"This is your first child" he stated just to make sure and Harry was the one to reply for both of them
"Yes" Harry nodded
For the next fifteen minutes they went through a sheet filled with Nikki's details and another form was filled in with other details for future reference. After that Dr Sommerset motioned for Nikki to lay down and pull up her t-shirt. She did so and he placed the clear gel on her stomach causing Nikki to wince at its coldness and grasp Harry's hand, he smiled at her and rubbed his thumb over the top of it as Dr Sommerset ran the scanner over Nikki's stomach as well.
"There we go" they heard the doctor say after a few minutes and Harry and Nikki looked at him then towards the screen next to the bed where he was pointing "That's the head" he told them and pointed to the left side of the screen and Nikki felt her eyes fill with tears as she picked out the outline of her baby and she let out a small sob as she turned to Harry.
"That's our baby" Harry whispered to her and laughed as Nikki nodded and leant up to kiss him "That's amazing" he added as he gently wiped Nikki's face with his hand, his own eyes were cloudy with tears but he blinked them away and kissed her again.
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"Ah there you are" Harry said as he walked into Leo's office the next morning to see the older man sitting at his desk "Have you got a minute or five? Nikki and I want to talk to you"
"Yeah I've got time" Leo nodded and watched as Harry poked his head out of the door and motioned to Nikki that it was alright to come in "It's not serious is it?"
"No" Harry shook his head and a grin spread over his face "Well actually that depends"
"On what?" Leo asked slowly as Nikki walked into the room and sat herself on Leo's sofa, they didn't reply until Harry seated himself next to her.
"Well I suppose it is serious isn't it?" Harry asked Nikki who smiled at nodded
"Are you going to tell me what you're on about?" Leo enquired in confusion as he leant forward on his chair "Or do I have to guess?"
"I'm pregnant" Nikki told him putting their friend out of his misery. Leo's face showed nothing but shock as this sunk in and he looked from Nikki to Harry, who had a grin on his face, back to Nikki again who was biting her lip nervously.
I'm so sorry I've not updated this one in aaaaaaages! I've been concentrating on 'For the love of art' but I will be putting equal amounts of time into both of them from now on! :P
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