Author's Notes: Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, for taking so long to update this story. My other two fics are nearing their ends so I've been putting a lot of time into finishing them. Not to mention the fact that I have yet to find a balance between getting my school work done and finding time to write my stories. I am trying though so please be patient with me if the updates are not as frequent as they have been in the past. That being said I hope this next chapter isn't too disappointing.
Star Fata: Thanks so much, it's nice to have a new reader and reviewer.Kill Maura!
PrettyDiva: Welcome to one of my favorite reviewers, I'm glad you found this story. Don't worry things will work themselves out.
Slytherin-Angel44: Don't be too mad at Tommy, he just needs some time to think about this. Nikki will be ok, she has her family to console her.
HarryPassionFan: Kudos to you! You're right Tommy does know all about keeping secrets and why it has to be that way sometimes. He just needs to be reminded of that.
Nikki came out of her room at her parents' house for the first time in days. She had decided to move back in with them after learning that Sami's boyfriend Robb was spending most of his time at the apartment. Nikki didn't get along with him that well and she didn't want to cause trouble between him and Sami so she had decided leaving was the best choice for everyone.
"What do you know it lives," Henry Jr. said as she walked into the kitchen.
"Leave your sister alone," Henry Sr. said as he smiled at his daughter.
"Good morning dad," she said as she kissed him on the cheek. "Where's Mom?" she asked as she joined them at the table.
"She got an early call from one of her charges but she'll probably orb in to check on you later, I've got to head to work," her father said as he got up.
"I don't know why you're spending all of your time moping around over that mortal husband of yours," Henry Jr. remarked once their father was gone.
"Would you please not refer to my husband as that mortal, and our dad's a mortal remember," Nikki said as she poured herself a glass of juice.
"Dad's different, he accepts us for what we are and until that mortal husband of yours does that I refuse to call him by name," Henry replied.
"You're actually trying to be all overprotective with me," Nikki said.
"Don't let it go to your head sis, I'm just sick and tired of you getting your heart broken by these guys who just don't deserve you," Henry answered.
"That's really sweet," Nikki told him as their cousin Phyllis came through the back door and into the kitchen.
"Hey Nikki, how ya feeling?" Phyllis asked.
"I'm ok," Nikki answered
"Come on Henry, we're going to be late for magic school and Uncle Leo said if we're late one more time he's going to expel us and then we'll have to wait a whole year before we can finish our training," Phyllis said as Henry got up from the table.
"Have fun you two," Nikki said as Henry grabbed Phyllis's hand and orbed them to magic school.
"You always did look beautiful in the morning," a voice said and Nikki looked up to see the last person she expected.
"How did you get in here?" she asked not moving from her seat.
"Is that any way to greet the man you love?" he asked as he walked over to her.
"I don't love you anymore, I haven't for a long time, you've got a lot of nerve showing up here like this," she told him as she discreetly removed her wedding ring from her finger.
"Come on Nikki, I love you, I couldn't stay away," he said as he gently stroked her face.
"Love, is that what you call trying to kill me," she said as she pushed his hand away.
"I had hoped you'd of gotten past that by now," he replied.
"If you don't leave here right now, so help me I'll call Wyatt and he'll vanquish you so fast you won't know what hit you," she threatened.
"I'm not afraid of Wyatt, I've learned a few new tricks since the last time you saw me," he informed her.
"Wyatt, I need you," she yelled calling his bluff.
"Fine, I'll go but I'll be back," he said as he shimmered out of the room.
"Nikki, are you ok?" Wyatt asked a moment later as he orbed into the room.
"You're too late he's gone," Nikki replied.
"Sorry, I was feeding Matthew," he told her. "Who's gone?" he asked.
"Drake, he's back," Nikki informed him.
"We better call a family meeting," Wyatt said and Nikki nodded her head in agreement.
Tommy walked up to the house in Angel Grove and rang the doorbell. A few minutes later, a brunette woman opened the door and seeing him she squealed in delight as she gave him a big hug.
"Tommy, what are you doing here?" she asked as she hugged him again to make sure that he was real.
"It's nice to see you too beautiful," he said once she let go of him.
"Come on in," she said as she moved aside to let him in the house.
"Kim, who was at the door?" a man asked from another room.
"It's Tommy," she announced as she led Tommy into the living room.
"Hey bro, it's good to see you," Jason said and Kim smiled as she watched her husband hug his best friend.
"Why didn't you tell us you were coming home?" Kim asked as they all sat down.
"This was just sort of a last minute trip," Tommy replied.
"Well, whatever the reason, I'm glad you're here," Jason said as the cries of a baby were heard coming through a baby monitor.
"I'll be right back," Kim said as she left the room.
A few minutes later, Kim entered the room holding her and Jason's six month old daughter.
"Ella, look who it is, it's Uncle Tommy," Kim said.
"I swear she gets more beautiful every time I see her," Tommy remarked as he smiled at his goddaughter.
"Ok, so what's going on?" Jason asked.
"What do you mean?" Tommy questioned.
"For the last couple of years, we've practically had to beg and plead with you to leave Reefside and come home for a visit and now you show up at our door unannounced so my instincts tell me something's up," Jason told him.
"Actually, now that you mention it, I ran into your mom the other day and she was saying something about how you'd lost your mind or something and that we should call you and talk some sense into you but she wouldn't say why," Kim said.
"I'm not really surprised she wouldn't tell you, she probably doesn't want anyone to know that her son eloped and got married to a woman he only knew two weeks," Tommy informed them.
"Wait bro, did you just say you got married?" Jason inquired.
"Yeah, I did about a week ago," Tommy revealed as he showed him the ring on his finger.
"I don't believe this, how could you get married without us, and where is this wife because I for one can't wait to meet the woman who finally got you to settle down," Kim said.
"She must be pretty terrific if you married her after only two weeks," Jason remarked.
"I thought so too but now I'm not so sure," Tommy told them.
"Let me guess, she turned out to be something other than what you expected," Kim replied.
"You don't know the half of it," Tommy told her.
Back in San Francisco, most of Nikki's family had gathered in the attic of the Halliwell Manor to discuss the fact that Drake was back.
"I can't believe he had the nerve to orb into my house," Paige said as she paced back and forth in the attic.
"I only wish Wyatt had gotten there in time to vanquish his sorry butt," Piper said.
"He claims that he's not afraid of Wyatt and he said something about having some new tricks up his sleeves," Nikki told them.
"If that were true, he wouldn't have high tailed it out of there so fast when he heard you call me," Wyatt replied.
"Or maybe he's just biding his time before he attacks," Chris interjected.
"You don't think he found out about your marriage somehow do you?" Sami questioned.
"You should go to Tommy, he's needs to know that he may be in potential danger," Paige told her daughter.
"I can't do that, I promised to stay away from him until he called for me," Nikki answered.
"Forget what you promised, Drake is a demon and a very jealous one at that, if he finds out that you're married he won't hesitate to go after Tommy and eliminate him," Prue replied.
"I took off my wedding ring before he could notice it, so I don't think Tommy's in danger yet," Nikki said.
"Still, maybe we should keep an eye on him," Wyatt told her
"I could do it, I guess," Chris said.
"No, what if one of your charges needed you or something, I'll go," Coop spoke up.
"But Dad, if Drake shows up, you'd be powerless to stop him," Priscilla told him.
"Don't worry, I'll be able to sense Drake if he does show up and besides if Nikki's right and he hasn't learned of the marriage then we have nothing to worry about," Coop replied.
"In the meantime, we should just go on with our normal lives, but no talk of Nikki's marriage outside this house, who knows where Drake could be lurking," Paige said.
"I think I'll do some investigating and see if I can figure out what Drake's been up," Chris said.
"I'll go with you," Wyatt told him.
"He's my ex-boyfriend if anyone should do the investigating it should be me," Nikki replied.
"No, you've been too emotional lately and your powers have probably been affected, we can't have you going out and then being unable to control your powers," Paige informed her.
"Fine, I'll stay close to home, if there's one thing I know about Drake, it won't be long until he contacts me again," Nikki said.