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Summary: "Do you remember that time I fell out your window and you came jumping out after me?" There was a twinge of humour to her husky voice and Leon smiled for her benefit. For three years he let himself believe that he would always save her from everything, until he was the reason she was in that ambulance, a broken back and their baby was gone.
Thank you all so much for the wonderful reviews from my favourite reviewers Mrz Letty Ortiz-Toretto, Sassy Ava, Love Ink, Gingermegs and Lover of Many Things804! You guys rock and I realise it kinda sucks that we all know what happens but oh well! Hope you enjoy this one! This is probs my favourite chapter so far! Thank you all and to Gingermegs, Happy Australia day…and why is it so freaking hot? Love you all!
Playlist-
Spinning – Jacks Mannequin
She's So High Above Me – Everclear
January 2001 – Like it's only you and me
Walking through the door Nicola took her handbag with her downstairs to her room instead of leaving it at the door where she usually did. Checking her bedroom was empty she snuck in and pulled the plastic bag out of her handbag and stared at it.
"La!" She heard someone calling her name and quickly shoved the bag back into her handbag before throwing it under the bed and looking up just as Letty walked into the room. "Did you only just get home?" She asked and Nicola nodded.
"Yeah, I had a few things I had to order at the garage." Looking over at the digital clock she saw it was nine pm. "What're you up to looking so hot?" Nicola pointed to Lettys leather mini and Letty shrugged.
"We're going to the races. You coming?" She asked and Nicola thoughts went to the bag stuffed under the bed.
"You know what? I'm not feeling so great. I might stay in." She shrugged and Letty narrowed her eyes at her friend.
"Are you sure? Its going to be fun." Letty said and Nicola shook her head, her nose scrunching.
"I might just stay here. I'll see you at the party." Accepting this excuse Letty ran from the room, greeting Leon as she ran past him and took two steps at a time up to the house.
"Hey, gorgeous." Leon greeted as he walked over and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hey, Leon. How was your day, baby?" She asked as she sat down on the bed and watched him search through the messy cupboards for clean clothes.
"It was alright. Got that old Mercedes running again. Have you seen my black t-shirt?" he asked still searching through the pile of clothes on the floor.
"Yeah its right in front of you on that chair." She pointed to the chair and Leon snatched the t-shirt off the chair before turning back around to face her.
"You wanna come and shower with me before we go to the races?" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and Nicola nodded climbing off the bed, grabbing some clothes and following him into the bathroom.
"I can't believe you're too tired to come with me to the races." Leon groaned as they walked out of the bathroom twenty minutes later and Nicola looked over her shoulder at him.
"With you? I'd just end up sitting in the car the whole time while you played with your little radio things." She replied.
"Scanners, baby, scanners." He held his hands out as he tried to emphasise the point and she just laughed.
"Well you man the scanners without me, because I will be sleeping!" She flopped down on the bed and watched him pull on a sweater, running his hands through his hair quickly and looking down at her with a devishly sexy smile.
"You sure baby?" He asked leaning over her and placing a hot kiss on her neck, his stubble grazing the soft skin making her moan.
"Don't tease me. Just go." She sighed and Leon kissed her lips quickly before disappearing out the door. She lay there for another twenty minutes making sure they were definitely gone before reaching under the bed and pulling her handbag out and emptying its contents onto the mattress. Picking up the plastic bag that had fallen out she pulled the two small boxes out of it and stared at them.
It was now or never.
Three minutes later as she paced the bathroom impatiently she glanced down at the two sticks in her hand and her eyes widened at the sight of two blue lines on the window of each test.
She was pregnant.
Wrapping the tests up in paper then ripping up the boxes she put them all in a rubbish bag before shoving it into the bin and walking out, her hands shaking as she went into her room and crawled into the middle, pulling her knees up to her chest and trying to stop her mind from running through all the reactions this news would bring.
Nicola heard the party raging upstairs and sighed as she rolled over again and tried to go back to sleep. Looking over at the clock beside Leons bed it told her it was the early hours of the morning. Considering she wasn't getting back to sleep she walked out of the room and grabbed a bottle of water from the bar fridge sitting beside the television before making her way up the stairs.
Mia met her at the top of the stairs and handed her a drink.
"I was just coming to look for you." She smiled and walked with Nicola out into the kitchen where Nicola put the drink back in the ice tub and took a sip of her water. Mia rose an eyebrow and Nicola shrugged it off before heading to raid the fridge.
"I was asleep until everyone came back." Nicola laughed as she found a piece of cold pizza and took a bite of the cold leftovers.
"You didn't want to go to the races?" Mia sat down on the table and looked over at Nicola leaning against the fridge door. She knew something was up and Nicola sighed.
"I'll tell you about it tomorrow okay?"
"Promise?" Mia asked and Nicola drew a cross over her heart as she finished the rest of her pizza.
"Are the boys back?" Nicola glanced towards the door and Mia nodded. Looking down to check she wasn't wearing her pyjamas Nicola made her way out into the living room in the shorts and Led Zepplin t-shirt she'd been wearing earlier.
She stopped dead in the doorway where she had the vantage point of the whole scene. In front of the television Jesse was challenging some girl to a game of Grand Theft Auto, their faces inches from the television. Dom was holding court with some other guys near the stairs as Letty watched on. Vince was sitting on the edge of an armchair, the ugly yellow guitar sitting is his hands as a bevy of racer chasers watched on. The scene looked innocent except beside Vince was Leon on the chair, a dark haired girl sitting on the other arm of the chair, leaning to whisper in his ear. Her short gold dress was riding up her thighs as Leon looked away from her and said something to Vince.
Vince was laughing at Leon when his eyes fell on Nicola standing near the door, a livid look on her face. She'd put up with a lot of things, and usually the situation would not have bothered her but with all of the days events something in Nicola snapped.
She stalked over to the arm chair, her bare feet managing to miss bottles and cans lying on the floor.
Stopping in front of the chair she placed a hand on her hip and glared down at Leon and the new girl.
"Can I help you?" The dark haired girl looked up at Nicola expectantly and Nicola cocked her eyebrow. She saw Vince put his guitar down out of the corner of her eye and reach over to her but Nicola slapped his hand away as she continued to glare down at the girl practically sitting on her boyfriends lap.
Leon looked terribly uncomfortable as he looked to Vince for help but Vince was shocked by what happened next to move.
"Move it or lose it, hussy." Nicola snapped and jerked her head towards the door.
"Get real, I'm pretty sure he doesn't have your name written on him." She rubbed Leons leg for good measure but Leon jerked it away, muttering to her to shut up.
"I think you'll find that he does. Now move your ass before I move it for you."
"La…" Leon tried to interject but she ignored him.
"I'd like to see you try white trash." The dark haired girl was suddenly on her feet and in Nicola's face.
Letty looked over and saw the scene, grabbing Doms arm she got his attention.
"Get over there now." She hissed but Dom didn't move. Throwing a confused look at Letty, it wasn't like Nicola was going to get into a fight or anything.
Letty continued to pull on Doms arm as she watched the scene. Leon was on his feet now, having the same thought that Letty had had. He made his way to stop Nicola.
"Like your skinny ass is going to kick me out, I'm from the Bronx sweetheart." The girl looked Nicola straight in the eye and Nicola noticed that beside the tiny gold dress the girl was pretty. But not pretty enough.
"We ain't in the Bronx now, sweetheart." The girl in the gold dress shoved Nicola and Nicola smiled, at least she wasn't the first one to make a move. Swinging her fist she landed a punch right in the girls face making her reel back clutching her face.
"You broke my nose!" The girl shrieked and looked down at her bloody hand.
"I'll break something else if you don't fuck off." Nicola growled as she felt Vince grab her arm and pull her away. Leon made his way towards her but she pointed her finger at him.
"Don't, I will deal with you later." She snapped before jerking her arm out of Vinces grip and making her way up to Lettys old bedroom where she slammed the door and fell onto the bed.
A few minutes later when her hand had begun to throb there was a knock on the door and Mia popped her head in.
"I come bearing ice." She held up the small ice pack and Nicola sat up and smiled.
"Thanks, Mia." She looked down at her rapidly swelling hand and put the ice pack on it. "I think that chicks face broke my hand." She muttered as she inspected the limb.
"What happened to trusting him?" Mia asked pushing Nicolas hair out of her face like a mother would.
"I'm pregnant." Nicola spat out and looked back at her hand.
"Oh sweetie." Mia wrapped an arm around her shoulders and slowly the tears started to fall.
"He was the one that wanted a baby, then as soon as I get pregnant he runs off to other girls." She sobbed.
"Lala, you know its not like that. Have you even told him yet?" Nicola shook her head in Mias shoulder.
"I only found out tonight." She replied softly as Mia stroked her hair.
"Leon loves you so much, La, he wouldn't hurt you. If he did Vince and Dom would quickly hurt him back." She laughed making Nicola smile a little bit. "I can't believe the baby girl is having a baby!" Mia added excitedly knowing that all Nicola needed was a little encouragement.
"I know. I'm only twenty-one. My Dad's going to freak." She laughed sitting up and wiping her eyes with her good hand.
"Hey, you're Dad will be excited, so will the rest of your family." She gestured to the door and she knew she was talking about the team.
"Thanks Mia, again, for everything." There was a small knock at the door and Mia gave her one last squeeze before going over and opening it.
"Is she okay?" Leons voice asked and Mia nodded, letting him in.
He looked over at Nicola sitting over on the bed, tearstained eyes as she held the icepack to her hand.
"La, I'm sorry, I know what it must have looked like but…" He trailed off when she nodded.
"I know, I just overreacted. And she called me white trash." Nicola laughed through the tears and Leon walked over and sat beside her.
"You're not white trash, if you are, at least your hot white trash." This earned him a punch in the chest. "I deserved that."
"You did. And for future reference, that tattoo on your wrist that is my name, means your mine." She leaned into his shoulder, her fingers tracing the inside of his wrist where her name was written.
"I thought I was meant to be the possessive one." He held her gaze and she laughed.
"Me too." They fell into silence and Nicola realised it was now or never. "There's something else." Leon nodded at her to continue. "I took a pregnancy test while you were at the race…" She could see him tense up and turn to face her, grabbing both of her hands.
"And?" He asked, she could tell he was either going to explode with anger or excitement.
"I'm pregnant." Leon froze and Nicola wondered briefly if that was what he wanted, but then she saw the realisation dawn in his bright green eyes and he jumped up, pulling her with him and spinning her around.
"We're going to have a baby?" He said putting her down and she nodded her head mutely and he swept her up in his arms again before putting her down and let go of her. "I have to tell the guys." He made a run for it but Nicola grabbed his arm.
"Can it just wait? I'm so tired." She smiled wearily and he smiled down at her.
"It's alright, baby I can tell them without you." He was practically bouncing with excitement.
"In the morning Le, I promise I will let you tell everyone, even the milkman if you want, but I need to sleep and I need to go to sleep with my boyfriend so I don't have any racer chasers thinking they can hit on my man." She leant into him and placed a kiss on his neck and Leon nodded.
"Okay, but in the morning…"
"Yes, baby, in the morning you can go nuts." All was forgiven as she led him down the stairs and into the basement, not getting any notice as they snuck through the party.
Leon went in front of her and pulled the covers back on the bed before coming over to her and lifting her up and onto the bed following quickly.
"What are you doing Leon?" She giggled as he inched her shirt up her stomach, kissing the exposed flesh as he went.
"I'm helping you get changed." He mumbled into her skin as he placed open mouthed kisses along the edge of her bra. Realising she wasn't going to get any sleep until he was tired Nicola pulled his shirt over his head and rolled him over so she was on top of him.
"Now whos name are you going to scream?" She asked as she kissed her way down his chest.
Nicola didn't open her eyes as she heard Leon whispering her name.
"Make your own damn breakfast Leon." She muttered trying to roll over but he pulled her back to him.
"La…" he groaned in her ear and she cracked an eye open.
"What?" She asked sleepily.
"Come on Lala, I want to tell them all." It was Nicolas turn to groan as she opened both eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them. Sitting up Leon grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the bed towards the door.
"Leon!" She shrieked and he stopped and looked back at her. "I'm naked." She gestured to her lack of clothes and Leon smiled.
"And?" Nicola pulled her hand out of his and searched around for some clothes. Finally finding her denim shorts and a tank top she dressed and then allowed him to pull her up the stairs.
When they came into the kitchen there was a collective groan from Jesse and Vince who pushed their food away from them and looked at the couple disgusted. Dom hadn't noticed as he had his head in a newspaper and Letty shoved past the couple as she stumbled in and Mia placed a plate of eggs and bacon down in front of her.
"Why aren't you hungry?" Mia asked looking at Vince and Jesse.
"Because we got kept up all night thanks to someone." They both shot a glare at the couple in the doorway.
"What can I say, she's a screamer." Leon rubbed his chin and shrugged earning him a thump in the chest from his girlfriend.
"We weren't talking about her. And I didn't know your middle name was Harriet." Jesse said and raised an eyebrow at the brunette who shrugged.
"It was my mothers name."
"That's not the point, we have news." Leon intercepted before it got out of hand and his excitement wore off, not that he was sure it ever would.
"She tattooed her name on your ass?" Vince asked.
"Shut up- Leons trying to speak." Mia shouted and everyone stared at her. She like Nicola shrugged it off and they all turned to look at Leon again.
"We're having a baby." Leon said wrapping his arm around Nicola who tried to shrink away, as everyone jaws dropped. Then Letty screamed and ran at them, her chair hitting the floor.
"I'm going to be an aunty!" she wrapped her arms around both of them and hugged them tightly. Nicola giggled at her friends excitement.
"Yes you are, Letty."
"Oh my god!" She jumped up and down in front of them before turning to Jesse who was beside her and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"They're having a baby!" Nicola laughed at the sight of their two friends hugging each other and jumping up and down.
"I think they're more excited then you." Nicola whispered to Leon who placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Baby, there is no one more excited than me." Vince suddenly shoved him away and looked at Nicola.
"Lala, tell me the truth, are you going to let me be godfather?" Nicola let out a loud laugh and wrapped her arms around Vince who spun her around in his arms before throwing her to a waiting Dom.
"Another Lala, we're in trouble now." He squeezed her and smiled at Leon. "Good work, man."
"Yeah well y'all better be prepared when my kid is better looking than all of yours." Leon yelled over the commotion and a collective laughter filled the kitchen.
"Well heres to hoping it gets all Lala's genes." Vince raised a coffee cup and everyone cheered. Dom placed Nicola back on the ground but Leon quickly pulled her into his arms.
"Asshole." Leon muttered.
A/N: And thoughts? Let me know REVIEW x And I'm also considering making the aftermath of the accident like a sequel because this story has gone on forever and if I keep going on I will end up with like three thousand chapters. What do you think?