It took me forever to write this chapter and then type it, especially when my dog chewed a page of it. But here it is 1 month and 4 days later!

Chapter 14 – "Baby Love"

"Yes Uncle, how may I help you?"

"Where is Ms. Karein? You two have an engagement to announce, and a move to Greece to get ready for."

"Change of plans Uncle, turns out there won't be any wedding. So I won't be going to Greece."

"Nikolas what did you do?

"Wh- Why do you assume it was something I did?"

"You've been trying to get rid of Lydia since the moment you were betrothed to her. I should have known that the sudden change of heart was too good to be true. But Nikolas did you think of what that rash decision was going to do to your legacy? The Cassadine's will go broke if we don't get Lydia's rust fund."

No the Cassadine's will go broke as long as you are in charge." Nikolas fought back.

"I have been handling Cassadine Industries for a very long time and -"

"Yes, yes you have and now it's time to step aside. Lydia is gone and she won't be coming back." -

"You don't understand what a mistake you are making Nik - "

"Knock –Knock," came a voice.

"Emily" Nikolas couldn't help but smile when he saw her. She looked radiant.

"Am I interrupting, I should have called first sorry," she said turning to leave.

"No Em, stay my uncle was just leaving."

"Was I now" Stefan said scowling at Nikolas. "We will finish this later Nikolas."

"It is already done" Nikolas said in a hard tone.

"Good day Ms. Quartermaine – oh I my mistake its Mrs. Smith now isn't it.

"Actually it is going to be Quartermaine again soon."

"Oh, I see" Stefan said his voice emotionless. Well I'll leave you two alone.

When he had gone, Nikolas spoke first. "You and Zander are divorcing?"

"Yes, we just couldn't make it work."

"Em, I'm sorry."

"I'm not, Nikolas when you came to the cottage that night and said all those things about never wanting to see me again you broke my heart."

"I'm so sorry Em, you have to know I didn't mean any of those things I just couldn't be with you and I didn't want to lead you on."

"Nikolas that night I had something important to tell you."

"What is everything okay it's not that cancer again is it."

"No nothing like that, I'm pregnant."

"Oh – wow congratulations" Nikolas said trying to hide the hurt in his voice.

"Nikolas" Emily said choking back a giggle at his reaction. He thought the baby was Zander's. This is not Zander's baby"

"It's not" Nikolas said getting excited.

Emily took his hand and placed it on her stomach. "This baby is ours."

Nikolas was speechless. "We're having a baby." He said with pure joy on his face as he picked her up and swung her around.

"I love you so much Em, I promise I'm going to make you happy. What's wrong?" He said when Emily got a strange look on her face.

"It just seems to easy, and to good to be true you know, maybe it's nothing I'm just hormonal and superstitious."

"You have nothing to worry about, I'm going to take care of you and give you your fairytale wedding and -"

"Wait, was that a marriage proposal."

"Well, yes I guess it was. I don't have a ring right now, but I do have my heart, and I promise to love you with it for always." Nikolas said kissing Emily.

"We will live happily ever after," Nikolas said as he took Emily to his room and proceeded to show her just how much his words truly meant.