Harry stared at the woman in front of him wondering what he had done to deserve someone like her.
Nikki gave him a small smile and they both turned their attentions back to the priest who was in the process. Harry glanced at her again and down at her attire. She had flatly refused to wear a dress and instead had opted for a cream colour skirt and a pale blue blouse that was stretched over her obviously pregnant stomach. His heart hammered in his chest as he realised in a few minutes she would be his wife. The priest's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Repeat after me, I Harry Cunningham take you Nikki Alexander to be my lawfully wedded wife"
Harry turned back to the blonde and smiled
"I Harry Cunningham take you Nikki Alexander to be my lawfully wedded wife"
"To love and cherish"
"To love and cherish" Harry repeated
"To honour and obey"
"To honour and obey" Harry had to fight back the emotion, he had promised himself that he wouldn't cry. He knew his friends outside of work had promised themselves that as well when they had got married, they had cried like babies though.
"In sickness and in health"
"In sickness and in health"
"Till death do us part"
"Till death do us part"
Harry slid the ring onto Nikki's finger and kept her hand in his, gently stroking it with his thumb.
"Nikki, repeat after me" the priest was saying "I Nikki Alexander take you Harry Cunningham to be my lawfully wedded husband"
"To love and cherish"
"To love and cherish" Nikki repeated and could feel her eyes well up with tears, she blinked them away and turned back to Harry.
"To honour and obey"
"To honour and obey" If Nikki got her way at the moment it would be Harry honouring and obeying her. Nikki glanced at Leo who was stood beside Harry and he gave her a smile and a small nod.
"In sickness and in health" the priest was saying
"In sickness and in health"
"Till death do us part"
"Till death do us part"
"Congratulations you are now man and wife" the priest smiled at them and they grinned "You may now kiss the bride"
Harry's grin grew and he wrapped his arms around Nikki's waist pulling her close and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and ran her hands through his hair messing it up. They broke apart and Harry wiped away the tears that had fallen down her face.
"I love you" he whispered
"I love you to"
"Congratulations you two"
They both turned to see Leo grinning at the both of them, he shook Harry's hand and pulled Nikki into a hug.
"And can I say Nikki, you look gorgeous"
Nikki blushed and smiled
"Thank you Leo"
"Good morning Mrs Cunningham" Harry grinned as he wrapped his arms around his wife and kissed her neck. They had got married the Sunday before and were both still elated from it. Nikki turned in his arms and grinned.
"Hello Mr Cunningham"
Harry mock gasped and tapped her on the nose, grabbing his mug from the side as he did so.
"That's Dr Cunningham my dear"
Nikki frowned
"When I go back to work will I be Dr Cunningham or Dr Alexander?"
"I think Dr Alexander, so we don't confuse any of the poor technicians who are asked to take results to 'Dr Cunningham'" Harry told her and she nodded
"Mrs Cunningham but Dr Alexander"
Harry nodded and kissed her before turning and walking out of the kitchen. Nikki poured herself some apple juice then popped a slice of cucumber in it and followed him out.
"I'm going shopping today" she informed him as she lay on the bed watching him get dressed "I need some more maternity clothes, in a bigger size"
Harry winced thinking he was going to get another lecture about how she thought she was fat but it never came.
"Okay" he nodded
"Do you need anything?"
Harry thought for a second then shook his head
"I don't think so, no"
Nikki rolled her eyes
'Men' she thought 'Trying to avoid shopping'
"I'll keep a look out for shirts for you though, you look good in shirts" Nikki grinned cheekily then added "You look better out of them though"
Harry turned to face her and raised an eyebrow
"Lets not forget my dear wife, it was thinking like that that got you in this state in the first place"
Nikki shrugged and swung her legs over to side of the bed and stood up. She walked over and leant up to kiss her husband and then walked out of the bedroom.
"I'll see you later" she called back and the bathroom door clicked shut.
"Morning Leo" Harry called across the lab as he walked in, Leo looked up from where he sat in his office and nodded.
"Morning Harry" he called out and closed his laptop. He then walked out of his office and handed Harry a piece of paper.
"Body just been phoned in, I haven't read the details but it's all yours for the time being" Leo informed him and Harry nodded "I have paperwork, I might join you if I finish"
Harry nodded again
"Ok, have fun"
Leo rolled his eyes and walked back into his office.
Harry was greeted at the scene by Detective Mays, he held the crime scene tape up and let Harry walk under it before dropping it again. The scene was in the middle of a field and Harry was thankful that it hadn't rained the night before.
"Didn't think I would be seeing you so soon" Mays said and held out his hand for Harry to shake, he did so and Mays grinned
"I heard about you and Dr Alexander, congratulations"
"Thank you"
"How many months is she?" Mays asked hesitantly as they stopped before the tent that hid the body.
"Nearly five" Harry grinned "With twins"
Mays nodded and held his arm out as Harry went to open the tent to walk in.
"Maybe you shouldn't be on this case" he told Harry who frowned "Did Professor Dalton actually read the details?"
Harry shook his head and forced his way into the tent. He stopped when he saw the scene in front of him. A woman lay in the middle of the tent, her white top stained with blood and her trousers ripped as though she had run through bushes and trees. What Harry was staring at was her stomach, it was obvious that she was pregnant. Harry looked away and took a deep breath and Mays walked in behind him.
"We can find someone else"
Harry shook his head and forced himself to look at the body.
"No I'm fine. I want to do this"
Mays nodded and looked down at the notepad in his hands.
"Two children on their way to school found her" he told Harry who nodded "What a day for them, they didn't touch anything, just ran away and called us"
"Thanks"
Harry knelt next to the body and noticed a stab mark just below her rib-cage, he pulled his gloves on.
Harry walked back into the lab some hours later and was met immediately by Leo.
"Harry I am so sorry, if I had read the details I would have gone myself"
Harry shook his head and gave his friend a small smile.
"Leo, don't worry its okay, I cant avoid cases like this for the rest of my life"
Leo looked at him again and Harry could see the guilt in his eyes.
"Leo really, its okay. I'll get the bastard who did it"
"Don't get wrapped in it" Leo called out to him as he walked away "You have a pregnant wife at home to think about"
"Of course" Harry nodded and walked further into the lab.
Nikki was asleep when Harry got home and he quietly walked into their bedroom and smiled when he saw his wife. Walking over to the bed he carefully climbed on it and stared at the woman next to him. He had found the person who had murdered the woman, it was her own husband. He had walked into a police station and confessed to it. Harry shook his head and reached down to grasp Nikki's hand running his thumb gently over the top. He brought it up to his mouth and kissed it.
"Hello Harry" Nikki mumbled and turned over to look at him, a small smile on her face "How was work?"
Harry shrugged
"Just paperwork" he said and shrugged, not looking at her
"Don't lie to me Harry" Nikki whispered "I saw it on the news, that pregnant woman that was found, your name was mentioned"
Harry sighed
"I'm sorry"
"That's okay, you can't keep these things from me Harry, I can handle them"
"I know honey, It's just when I looked at her I saw you. And it hurt Nikki, I felt like I was dying. I really thought there would be a loving husband out there waiting for news about his wife. Turns out the husband was the one who did it. I don't understand how he could have done something like that"
Nikki heard the tears in his voice and slowly sat up, she kissed him on the cheek.
"Some people are capable of terrible things Harry, we all learn that in the job that we have"
Her husband nodded and kissed her on the lips bringing his hand to her stomach
"Did I wake you?"
Nikki shook her head and lay down again
"No, I was uncomfortable"
Harry smiled and leant down to kiss her bump
"What have I told you about letting mummy sleep?" he asked and Nikki giggled.
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So...they're married! Whoo!
I was sitting writing this during an R.S lesson when we were discussing marriage. :D
Good? Bad?
5 DAYS UNTIL THE NEW SERIES!! Whooo!!
Did anyone read The Saturday Magazine that you get with the Daily Express? There is an article in there about Silent Witness but it contains spoilers so be careful. ;)