Author's note: I took a little break from updating this story for the holidays, I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long.
PrettyDiva: I think you're right, Zack and Rocky would definitely get a kick out of all the pranks the baby is pulling.
Slytherin-Angel44- Thanks, hope you'll love this next part.
GinaStar: The baby definitely has a mind of its own.
Traci26: It's hard because sometimes I think I know exactly what's going to happen next and then I completely change my mind about where the story is headed.
Riverkirby: Gotta love the baby right? I'm just happy people haven't gotten bored by this story yet.
HarryPassionFan: I was a little worried about writing about the pregnancy because I didn't want to duplicate everything that happened to Piper on the show. You could be right about the whole orbing and teleporting thing, I guess I just never thought about it like that.
"Nikki, I'm home," Tommy called as he walked through the door of their home in San Francisco.
"How was work?" Nikki asked.
"It was good, the department has given me the go ahead to start making plans for the expedition I want to take some of the students on this summer," Tommy told her as he kissed her hello.
Tommy had recently gotten a job as a professor at San Francisco State University where he was teaching in the science department.
"Any problems around here?" he asked Nikki who was now seven months pregnant.
"No, it's been pretty quiet," she replied.
"So how was your day?" Tommy asked.
"Pretty good, I went to work, had lunch with Sami and Prissy, vanquished a demon, went shopping with Mom…." she said.
"Care to repeat that last thing again," Tommy interrupted.
"What, went shopping with Mom, she just insisted on buying more things for the baby and you know I couldn't really refuse," Nikki told him.
"No, the thing before that," Tommy said.
"Had lunch with my sister and cousin," Nikki said.
"Come on Nikki, you know what I'm talking about," Tommy told her.
"Ok fine, I vanquished a demon, there I said it are you happy now," Nikki replied.
"I thought we talked about this and you said that you were going to take some time away from the whole demon thing," Tommy told her.
"I know what I said but it's my job Tommy and I can't just not do it because my husband is a little worried about me getting hurt," Nikki said.
"That's funny because I thought your job was as a social worker," Tommy replied.
"Yes, but I'm also a witch and part of my responsibility as a witch is to protect the innocent and to do that I have to vanquish demons," Nikki said.
"But Nikki, you have an entire family who is more than capable of taking some of that responsibility off your hands while your pregnant," Tommy told her.
"Oh my gosh you're right, I'm pregnant, what was I thinking I should put my life on hold and sit at home all day resting," Nikki retorted.
"I'm sorry, I don't want to get in another fight with you about this," Tommy said.
"Yeah, this time you might not be lucky enough to just get orbed out into the backyard," Nikki joked.
The last time they had gotten into a fight, Nikki had become so upset that she told Tommy she didn't even want to be in the same room with him anymore and the baby had used her orbing powers to kick Tommy out of the house by orbing him in the backyard.
"I just don't like having to worry that something might happen to you or the baby," Tommy said in a calm tone.
"I know you worry but really there's no need, as long as I'm pregnant the baby can heal me if I get hurt," Nikki told him.
"What about after the baby's born?" Tommy asked.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, now why don't we change the subject, I know you've only been teaching for a few months now but do you think it'd be possible for you to take a few days off," Nikki said.
"What for?" he asked.
"Your dad called today," Nikki told him.
"He did, well is everything alright, is something wrong with my mother?" Tommy inquired.
"Everything's fine but it seems like you forgot to mention that her birthday is coming up," Nikki replied.
"I didn't forget but with the way she's treated you ever since we got married I just didn't think it was important to mention," Tommy told her.
"Yeah well, your dad wants us to come to Angel Grove and have dinner with them," Nikki said.
"Does my mother know anything about this?" Tommy asked.
"It sounded like it," Nikki told him.
"And you want to go, even with the way she still refuses to accept our marriage," Tommy asked.
"Yeah I do because I believe in giving second chances and don't you think she might change her mind once she sees that I'm carrying her grandchild, which by the way we are long overdue in telling your parents," Nikki answered.
"Your Mommy is something else you know that," Tommy said as he placed his hand on Nikki's belly.
"Does that mean we're going?" Nikki asked.
"Yes, I think you're right once my mother sees that our marriage is still thriving and that we have a baby on the way she'll have no choice but to accept us and besides it's time you finally meet the rest of my friends," he said.
"Let's just hope our little one will be on his or her best behavior," Nikki told him.
"You know, maybe Melinda would like to come along, we could really use her freezing power just in case," Tommy replied.
"No, I think we should just let your mother get used to me before we spring the rest of the Halliwell clan on her and you worry too much, I can handle any tricks that this baby might think of," Nikki told him.
A few days later, Nikki and Tommy were in the car driving to Angel Grove. They were now about an hour away.
"Tell me again why we didn't just orb," said Tommy who was beginning to get tired.
"Because if I'm going to make your mother like me, I want to appear as normal as possible and us appearing on their doorstep out of thin air would raise too many questions," Nikki replied.
"We could've lied and said we took a plane," Tommy told her.
"You know you wouldn't be so tired if you had let me drive when I asked you," Nikki said.
"I'm not that tired but I could really go for a huge burger and fries," Tommy replied.
"It's not going to work," Nikki told him.
"What are you talking about?" Tommy questioned.
"You're trying to get the baby to orb you food and that would be personal gain which you know is very bad," Nikki replied.
"Oh and it wasn't personal gain last week when you said you were craving pizza and poof one just appeared in front of you," Tommy said.
"I didn't make that pizza appear on purpose that was the baby's doing, I was actually asking you to go out and get it for me the baby just beat you to it," Nikki told him.
"Well, this is it," Tommy said an hour later when he pulled into the driveway of his parents' home.
"So what do you think will be more shocking, the fact that we're still married or the fact that I'm pregnant," Nikki joked.
"Let's just get this over with," Tommy told her.
"Don't you want to unload the car?" Nikki asked as they got out.
"No, we better leave our bags in there just in case," Tommy said as he took Nikki's hand and they walked to the front door to ring the doorbell.
"You could have just used your key," Rick Oliver said as he opened the door.
"Hey Dad," Tommy said as he gave him a hug.
"Hello Mr. Oliver," Nikki said.
"Hello Nikki, please call me Rick or Dad, you are family now," Rick told her.
"Thank you for saying that Rick," Nikki told him.
"I see congratulations are in order, you two just don't stop with the surprises do you," he said noticing Nikki's condition.
"What can I say Dad, it definitely makes life more interesting this way," Tommy said with a smile.
"Sweetheart, who was at the door," Lily Oliver said as she came walking into the room.
"Hello Mom," Tommy said standing so that his mother couldn't see Nikki's condition.
"I'm glad you decided to come but I just assumed you'd come alone," Lily said.
"I thought you invited us here to celebrate your birthday," Tommy said.
"I told your father to invite you, it's a family dinner," Lily told him.
"Yes well, I'm married now so that means my wife is apart of our family and I think I've given you more than enough time to accept that, so either my wife is invited or we're walking right back through that door and who knows when we'll come back, and if I were you I'd choose your words carefully when speaking about my wife," Tommy replied fearing the baby would become upset and end up orbing his mother someplace.
"Come on Lily, don't you think it's time you gave Nikki a chance, especially now," Rick said.
"Why especially now?" Lily asked.
"Because she's the mother of your grandchild," Tommy said stepping aside so that his mother could see Nikki.
"Oh wow, you two certainly move fast," Lily remarked.
"Mom, please," Tommy said.
"How are you Nikki?" Lily asked.
"I'm good and I would very much like for this baby to have two wonderful grandmothers rather than just one," Nikki said as she took Lily hand and placed it on her belly.
"I'd like that too," Lily replied as she embraced Nikki in a hug.