A/N: This is disgustingly short to be considered a proper chapter but I felt guilty about leaving you all guessing. Hopefully I'll be returning to my normal length chapters. Anyway, I hope this is the outcome you were all rooting for :)
I hope that you like it.
The room had almost melted away; the only things that seemed to exist in that moment were Zoe, Nick and the piece of plastic she was clutching in her hand. Time had been frozen for what seemed like an eternity and then rushed by at infinite speed until it caught up to the present and resumed its steady passage. Tick following tock following tick.
Zoe let out the breath she had been holding and with it tears followed.
Tears of relief.
The blue plus stared at the pair of them; pregnant.
Tears of joy.
Nick sat dumbstruck, simply staring at the stick and not moving an inch. He almost looked as though he'd forgotten about breathing.
They seemed to come back to themselves at the same time, Zoe threw the stick in the bin and barely a second later Nick caught her in a bone crushing hug.
"I can't believe it," he breathed in to her neck.
She squeezed him tighter, "Me neither, I swear to god I'm dreaming."
He pulled back so he could look at her, "You're not dreaming, Zo. This is real." His eyes were sparkling and she guessed hers would be too.
"I – I just …" She stammered with tears still falling gently down her cheeks. She took a breath to compose herself. "I just never expected this to happen. I never thought I'd ever be pregnant."
He brushed the trails from her skin with the pads of his thumbs and kissed her forehead lovingly.
"Someone's obviously fighting our corner up there. Let's face it, we're due some good."
Zoe smiled, "You can say that again."
Nick let out a small laugh.
"Oh, and Nick?"
"Hmm?" He looked a little like a deer caught in headlights the way his eyes went wide and his eyebrow raised.
"Please don't turn into a mother hen just yet, it's still early days." Nick's face softened into a grin.
"I wouldn't dream of it," he said, although from the way he spoke Zoe knew he'd end up doing it anyway. He just couldn't help himself.
They stood and just looked at each other for a few moments with the silent 'this is really happening' hanging above them.
Trailing his hands down her arms from where they'd rested on her elbows, he took her hands in his before leading her to their bedroom.
Once undressed they curled up under the covers and Zoe's hand held Nick's as it rested lightly on her stomach. There was a potential life nestled inside her but Zoe's mind drifted to thoughts of the baby she'd created in her mind. It had hurt to let go but now fiction had become reality. She drifted to sleep believing that the life she had imagined now existed.
A/N: Again, I'm sorry for it being so short. It just seemed to fit better as it's own little chunk. I'm just hoping that this week's episode has some good Nick/Zoe bits I can get my teeth into :)
As always, thanks for reading. You guys are brilliant, and I love you all. 3
