Disclaimer: I don't own any rights to any of the characters of 'The Nanny.'

A/N Pretty much my all time favorite TV couple. I know it's a long time coming, but I really wanted to finally get the story out on paper. Well, I guess it's not really paper, but you understand…

Am I Dreaming?

Chapter 9

"I don't believe it!" CC stormed out of the office and flew into the kitchen.

Max started after her and Fran stopped him in the doorway. "Let her go, Max. She's headed in the right direction."

CC flew into the kitchen causing Niles to jump at the sink. "Geez, Babs, give a guy a warning, I could've cut my finger off." Niles saw the distress on her face. "What's the matter?"

"They threw it out!" CC banged her fists onto the counter. "I don't know why or how or how much it cost, but they threw it out!"

Niles put down the knife and moved to face her. "Miss Babcock, you're not making a lot of sense here. Who threw what out?" Niles asked cautiously.

"They tossed out our case against Chandler. He's out on the street, charges dropped for insufficient evidence." CC looked ready to explode. Niles didn't know if she'd scream, cry or collapse, but he didn't think the kitchen was the best place for any of those things.

"Come on." Niles took her hand and led her up the back stairs to her room. Once inside he turned and latched the door and sat her on the bed sitting down beside her. "Ok, now tell me everything."

"The DA's office just called Max to tell him that the case against Chandler had been dropped for insufficient evidence. My testimony and your testimony don't count apparently." CC let the tears start to fall. Niles still wasn't sure if they were out of pure anger and hate or despair. "I know that BB had something to do with this."

Niles sighed heavily and took her in his arms. "I wish there was something we could do to finally free you of her." Niles froze not meaning to actually say that out loud. "I'm sorry, that's inappropriate of me."

"No, Niles. You're right. I'm sorry I ever got you involved in any of this. It all started with that wedding." CC was crying full on now.

Niles heart broke watching her cry. "Please, CC. Don't cry, not over her. She's not worth it."

"I'm not crying about her. I'm crying about you." Niles was genuinely shocked.

Niles lifted her face to his. "I don't understand."

"He'd have killed you, Niles. If we hadn't gotten there, Chandler would've killed you just to keep you away from me. I couldn't bear that thought of losing you and knowing it was all my fault." CC wrapped her arms around him and wept.

"You can't blame yourself for what Chandler did. I'll never let him have you. If I have to come back from the grave I'll protect you from him…I swear it." Niles kissed her forehead.

A few more minutes of crying and CC's breathing seemed to settle a bit. After a few more moments "Niles…"

"Mhmm?" He softly rubbed her back.

"Make love to me." CC whispered in his ear.

Niles stopped breathing for a moment. "Hmm?" Certain he'd heard her wrong.

CC stood and faced him, cupping his face with her hands. "Make love to me…" CC smirked. "Servant."

Niles stood and kissed her lightly. "As you wish." Their eyes locked and never faltered as they slowly undressed each other. When they were fully divested of their clothes Niles lifted CC and placed her carefully on the bed and slid beneath the covers with her. Looking in her eyes he asked, "Are you sure?"

"Niles, I've wanted you for longer than I can remember. I couldn't be more sure if I waited a hundred years." CC tickled the hair on his chest.

Niles grinned his lopsided grin. "It's a shame we couldn't invite your mother over to watch."

"Ewww, Niles." She playfully smacked him.

"It would probably kill her." Niles winked.

CC smirked. "Hand me the phone." Niles kissed her softly and they spent the next couple of hours exploring each other and loving each other as if they were the only two people left on the planet.

As they lay in CC's bed wrapped tightly in each other's arms CC breathed him in. "Niles…?"

"Yes, Love?" Niles answered more content in his life than he could ever recall.

"I love you." CC said with such simplicity it was as pure as any love God had ever made.

Niles rolled onto his side to face her, a tear teasing at the corner of his eye. "I love you, too. I think I have forever."

"What do we do now?" CC asked.

Niles laughed. "Do you still want to…stick it to your mother?"

"What do you have in mind, Servant?" CC kissed his neck.


Max shook his head. "CC, are you sure this is how you really want to handle it?"

"Yes, Maxwell. I've thought about it very carefully and I think it's the only way. Besides, you know how happy it will make me." CC smiled at him. "I have to go get ready for the show." CC left the office through the patio doors and closed them behind her.

Niles entered the office. "Sir, Mrs. BB Babcock and Mr. Chandler Graves have arrived to see you." Niles said as politely as he could muster, turned and left.

"BB, Chandler." Max stood and did his level best not to instruct Niles to toss them both out of his house. "I've only agreed to this because CC asked me to and she's a very dear friend."

Graves scowled his most smarmy and vile smile. "Let's just get too it, Sheffield. I don't want to keep our guests waiting."

"I have no idea why CC agreed to any of this BB, she's a vibrant woman and I can't believe she's allowing you to force her hand." Max was hard and cold with the elder Babcock.

"Look Maxwell. I'd always hoped that you and CC would finally come to some sort of arrangement." BB started. "You are just too damn cold or hard or stupid to realize what an amazing match she'd have been for you."

"On the contrary, BB, I am well aware of each and every one of CC's virtues and attributes." Max was getting riled up and it was working for him. "What astonishes me is that you of all people would marry her off to this vile specimen who barely qualifies as a human being. I saw him attacking her myself not a month ago and then he attacked Niles."

"Niles." Chandler scoffed. "He's hardly worthy of your concern, Sheffield. He's your butler; you can always find another one. CC is one of a kind, why wouldn't I want her?"

Max smiled. "I have no doubt you want CC. But I think it's more for her money and the status her name, breeding and credentials will afford you. You're no match for CC, Chandler. I've seen her chew up better men than you and spit them out. You can't handle CC Babcock. You should run while you can."

"Can't handle her? She's just a woman, Max." Chandler boasted. "You said yourself how you saw me handling her right out front not more than a month ago. She did put up quite a fight, but if it hadn't been for your ridiculous butler stepping in I'd have had her too."

Max continued on with the plan trying to keep down the bile this man was bringing up. "If that's the case Chandler, why threaten Niles? He's just a servant, but you were threatened by his presence in CC's life."

"His presence?" Chandler and BB both laughed loudly. "He's a servant. He said as much himself right before I knocked the crap out of him." Chandler made a face remembering. "He said something about 'don't even darken her path or you'll see how dedicated a servant I can be.'" Chandler did his best English accent. "Come on, Max, how lame is that?"

"Lame is it?" Max smiled. "Lame that he should love her so much that he devotes himself to making her happy and keeping her safe from the likes of you too?"

BB's eyes grew hard and cold. "That's enough, Maxwell. Don't speak about CC and that servant in such a familiar manner. Where is my daughter? We have a wedding to attend."

Fran came into the office. "Max, uhm…everyone is here and we're ready to start whenever you're through with Mrs. Babcock and Mr. Graves."

"We're through." Max smiled at Fran. BB Babcock led the way out of the office and stopped dead just inside of the door to the den when she saw Stuart Babcock at the foot of the front stairs.

"What's he doing here?" BB spun on her heels and asked Max.

Max looked surprised. "You find it shocking that CC would want her father to give her away?"

Niles stood just in front of the front row of guests in his finest white tie and tails. Chandler laughed at the sight of him. "Poor little servant, has to serve guests at my wedding." Chandler chuckled.

Just then the officer came up behind him. "Chandler Graves?" Chandler nodded without looking. "You're under arrest for the attacks on both CC Babcock and Niles. You have the right to remain silent. We'll get to the rest after the wedding."

"What?" Chandler seethed.

The officer smiled at Max. "Thanks, Mr. Sheffield. I didn't think you'd ever get him to admit to both attacks.

BB seethed. "Maxwell, what in hell is going on here?"

"Your daughter is getting married, BB. Sit down and shut up." Maxwell was practically giddy.


The music started and CC stepped out onto the top step and her father took her arm. She was a vision. She wore a Vera Wang that was designed just for her. It was a gorgeous ivory Italian satin gown that fit well to all her curves, with one wide shoulder strap and a neckline that swept down across her bust line and under her other arm. It had a slit in the center front to just above the knee and a small train in the back. She wore her hair up with a few wispy curls falling around her face. She carried a cascading bouquet of calla lilies and baby's breath. Fran stood at the front across from Niles and Max took his place in front as well and waited for Stuart to deliver CC.

BB sat in the front row and Chandler and the officers sat directly behind her. BB grinned and looked back at Chandler. Well, I suppose that Max is a very gallant man to be marrying CC just to save her from you." BB cackled.

"You set me up." Chandler whispered through gritted teeth. As Stuart and CC came to the back of where the guests were seated everyone stood and all jaws dropped at how stunning CC was.

Stuart whispered, "Are you ready, Kitten?"

"Daddy, I've waited forever to marry this man. Let's go." CC smiled at him as he stood before her with glistening eyes keeping his tears at bay.

Stuart and CC arrived at their destination and Father Thomas asked. "Who freely gives this woman in marriage?"

BB stood and with Stuart announced. "We do." BB smirked at Stuart and sat back down.

Niles moved toward CC and leaned down to BB. "Thank you Mrs. Babcock." Then he accepted CC's hand from Stuart and he and CC walked up the two steps to face Father Thomas.

BB was about to protest when Stuart lightly clapped his hand over her mouth and whispered. "You already gave her freely in marriage. You can't take it back now."

Max took his place next to Niles and Fran took CC's flowers and stood beside her as well.

Father Thomas began the service.

About twenty minutes later they were married. The gathered congregation found out that CC stood for Chastity Claire and that Niles did indeed have a last name…and a middle name for that matter, Niles Andrew Brightmore. CC joked that at least she wouldn't have to have all her monogrammed items changed. And Niles joked that he completely understood the reason for her going by CC.

Max couldn't have been more proud of the man he thought of as a brother and his partner and dear friend making this commitment to each other, for each other. BB would have to leave both CC and Niles alone now. Even BB wouldn't fight an official marriage license. Chandler knew now that he stood no chance at seeing a penny of CC's money and he would face some jail time since he admitted to both attacks. Niles had his CC and CC had her Niles and no one could take that away from them.

A short time later after the buffet tables were cleared away and the chairs were folded up and stacked the music seemed to ring out through the house. Chandler had been taken away, but BB was still there. So when the tango came on Niles looked at his wife. "Shall we do a little cavorting, Love?"

"I thought you'd never ask." CC kissed him firmly and they took the floor and moved together so perfectly it looked almost choreographed.

Once again when they finished with a little spin and kiss the room rang out with applause. BB huffed off and headed toward the front door completely unnoticed. Stuart joined them on the dance floor. "Very well done, Baby. Your mother huffed off, but I don't think anyone noticed."

"Well, Love, it seems like the servant and the socialite stole the show again!" Niles joked.

CC shook her head. "This time it was our show."

CC held the bouquet in her lap while Niles carefully removed CC's strappy heel and slowly slid the garter down CC's leg. When his strong warm hands started sliding down her leg she shivered a little. His eyes never left hers and his mind was racing. CC found her breathing a little haggard as his hand passed her knee and started slowly down her calf. "Oh, God," Niles whispered. "Your skin is like silk. You're getting goose bumps. This all seems very familiar." CC winked at him.