Harry woke before Nikki the next morning and took the opportunity to observe his sleeping wife. Harry tightened his grip on her waist and lay his hand protectively on her stomach, smiling into her hair when he felt her hand was already there, even as she slept. He pressed a kiss onto her hair then reached down with his free hand and moved some of her long blonde hair away from her face, he hoped their baby got Nikki's hair. He smiled when he thought of their baby and absentmindedly ran a strand of her hair through his fingers.

"Good morning" his wife mumbled sleepily and Harry jumped slightly, he hadn't known she was awake.

"Morning" he mumbled as he pressed a kiss onto her shoulder and she turned in his arms and opened her eyes, they were full of life, something Harry realised he hadn't seen in her eyes in a while. Nikki smiled and reached up to run one hand through his hair, messing it up even more before he leant down and kissed her on the lips. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I've just woken up" Nikki replied softly, with a chuckle and Harry laughed quietly and nodded.

"I suppose that was a stupid question to ask at" he looked at the clock "half seven in the morning"

"Yes it was sweetheart" Nikki nodded and closed her eyes, resting her head on his chest and smiling as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pressed a kiss onto the top of her head.

"But what's good is that we can spend the entire day in bed" Harry told his wife as he ran his fingers gently down her cheek "and you can rest. The doctor said no strenuous activity"

Nikki tutted loudly and shook her head, her hair tickling Harry's bare chest.

"I hope our baby is as beautiful as you" he told her suddenly and Nikki turned her head on his chest to look up at him.

"I hope he gets your eyes" Nikki told him and Harry chuckled

"Who says it's going to be a boy. We might have a little girl"

"What would you prefer?"

"As long as our baby is healthy I don't mind" Harry replied and Nikki leant up to kiss him softly before returning her head to his chest and closing her eyes. Harry lay his head down on the pillow and tugged the duvet further up their bodies before he too closed his eyes and fell asleep.

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"Do you want any lunch?" Harry asked Nikki a few hours later as he climbed out of bed, it was too late for breakfast. Nikki just scrunched up her eyes and shook her head.

"No"

"You should eat sweetheart" Harry told her as he leant down and pressed a kiss onto her temple and moved some of her hair out of her face. "To keep your strength up"

"Feel queasy" she mumbled and Harry noticed she did look a bit pale.

"Do you want me to bring a bowl in, just in case?"

"Yes please" Nikki replied quietly with a small nod, her eyes still tightly closed. Harry just nodded before walking out of the room, picking up some trousers as he did so and putting them on over his boxers. Running one hand through his already messy hair, he walked into the kitchen and opened the cupboard under the sink to retrieve the spare bowl they had before filling the kettle with water and turning it on. He then walked back upstairs and into the bedroom, just as Nikki sat up quickly and he shoved the bowl onto her lap just as she leant over and vomited, luckily getting it in the bowl and not on the bed or the floor. She groaned and a few tears dripped down her face as Harry rubbed her back, just as she leant over and vomited again making Harry wince. Nikki then leant back against him and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.

"You okay now?" Harry asked quietly as he put the bowl on the chair next to the bed just as Nikki nodded.

"First bout of morning sickness" Nikki mumbled to him and she couldn't help but grin.

"I don't think a woman has ever been so pleased to have morning sickness" Harry chuckled and helped Nikki lay down again, covering her up with the duvet and kissing her on the forehead "I'll bring the bowl back. Do you want a drink?"

"Water please" she smiled and Harry nodded before turning and picking the bowl up and walking out of the room.

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"How are you feeling?" Sylvia asked as she seated herself next to Nikki on the bed, she had popped in to see her son and daughter-in-law. The younger woman smiled at her mother-in-law from where she lay and shrugged.

"Sick"

Sylvia winced sympathetically and nodded.

"It goes away quickly don't worry" the older woman told Nikki who smiled.

"Good. Harry tried to give me orange juice this morning to try and make me feel better but it just made me sick. Will it be all food and drink or..?" she left the question hanging.

"It won't be all food and drink I promise. Your morning sickness is just triggered by orange..or orange juice" Sylvia explained and reached into her bag "I got those books you wanted" she pulled out three books and Nikki reached for one as Harry walked into the room.

"Please tell me they aren't those crime novels that you like so much" he grinned and Nikki rolled her eyes and laughed.

"No they're pregnancy and baby books I asked your mum to get" she replied and Harry reached over and picked one up, flicking through it quickly as he nodded.

"Thank you" he directed this at his mother who smiled.

"You're welcome"

Mother and son then turned to Nikki as she suddenly sat up and leant over the side of the bed, vomiting into the bowl that was sitting on the floor. Harry rubbed her back gently and Nikki took a deep breath before reaching up and wiping her face free of some tears that had fallen down her cheeks. She then turned and flopped back down onto the bed with a small sigh and closed her eyes, running her hand over face before opening them again and smiling at her husband who was looking worried.

"I'm fine Harry, it's just morning sickness"

"You know how I worry" Harry told her quietly as he reached down to entwine their hands before kissing her hand gently.

"Yes I know how you worry" Nikki rolled her eyes and Sylvia chuckled and handed her son a book.

"Do some reading and stop worrying" she told him and he took the book from her and nodded.

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"Nikki?" Harry asked that evening when he was sitting up in bed reading a baby book. Nikki was laying next to him, her back facing him and the duvet pulled right up to her chin.

"Mmm?" she enquired quietly.

"Are you scared?"

"About what?" Nikki asked sleepily without turning over, her eyes still shut as she tried to get to sleep.

"Being a parent" Harry replied like it was the most obvious thing in the world and he tapped a page in the book "being pregnant, carrying the child, giving birth to..."

"Harry will you calm down?" Nikki giggled as she turned over and grinned at him "You're more worried than I am"

"So you are worried?" Harry asked, almost hopefully , as if his worry was un-natural.

"Harry I'm bloody terrified" Nikki told him and turned over again "you don't have to be embarrassed by it"

"I'm not" Harry protested quickly but Nikki could hear the lie in his voice "I'm just..."

"Worried" Nikki added and Harry chuckled and nodded as he continued reading.

"Yes"

"Will you put that bloody book down?" Nikki snapped half an hour later "It's all you've been reading all day"

"It's interesting" Harry protested as Nikki reached over and plucked it from his hands and threw it on the floor "Hey"

"Don't 'hey' me Cunningham. Turn the light off" she told her husband who made a face at her before reaching over and doing as he was told. He then turned over and moved closer to Nikki, pressing his chest against her back and draping one arm over her waist, entwining their hands and resting his other under her neck. It didn't take them long to fall asleep.

Said I'd upload two chapters today :D

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