"Nikki you spoil me" Harry sighed the next day as Nikki walked into his room wearing a knee length strappy baby blue dress, some of her hair was pulled up into a clip, the rest fell down her back, some of it curled slightly, the rest straight. Nikki glanced down at herself and then at Harry with a confused look on her face.
"What did I do?" she asked in confusion and Harry chuckled, reaching over from where he was sitting on the end of his bed to grab her hand and pull her into him.
"You look absolutely beautiful" Harry told her and kissed her knuckles gently as she giggled, leaning down to give him a proper kiss on the lips.
"Thank you" she murmured and continued to kiss him, giggling slightly as Harry gently pulled her onto his lap so she was straddling him and deepened the kiss, one of Harry's arms around her back to hold her in place, the other gently teasing the top of her breast through the dress, making Nikki moan slightly. "We can't" she whispered as she pulled away from him and moved his hand away from her chest. "Your mum is waiting downstairs. Later, I promise"
"Okay" Harry nodded and kissed her again, before standing up and chuckling as she slid off him, her dress riding up. He looked at her unashamedly and Nikki rolled her eyes at him, secretly revelling in the attention that Harry gave to her and only her.
"Can we go home yet?" Harry whispered into Nikki's ear as they walked through the village hand in hand, Anne walking in front of them with one of her French friends who lived in the village.
"No" Nikki giggled and nudged him as they walked.
"Why?"
"I want you to take me for a walk"
"What are you two doing today?"Anne interrupted their conversation as they stopped walking.
"I want to take Nikki to the lake again" Harry replied for both of them, making it up as he went along "We'll probably spend the day there"
"Well I'm spending the day with Dominique" Anne motioned to her friend who smiled and nodded at the teenagers "Catching up and all that, I won't be back until late"
"How convenient" Harry muttered to his girlfriend who nudged him again as she nodded at the older woman. "Okay, so you won't want dinner?"
"No, just you two" Anne chuckled, not missing the relieved look on her son's face as she said that and resisting the urge to roll her eyes. "Have a nice day you two"
"You too" Nikki nodded as the two older woman walked off again, going back to their previous conversation. "Right you, lake"
She started to drag Harry in the direction of the lake but Harry stood his ground, tugging Nikki back into him and wrapping his arms around her waist from behind, his mouth going to her neck as she giggled loudly.
"We don't have any of our swimming things" Harry reminded her "They're at the house"
"How terrible" Nikki sighed dramatically as she shook her head "We're going to have to go back there"
"Shocking" Harry murmured as Nikki grabbed his hand and dragged him back in the direction of the house.
"You're a bad influence on me Nicola" Harry told his girlfriend an hour or so later as they lay in bed together.
"Oh really" Nikki chuckled as she propped herself up on her elbow and looked down at her naked boyfriend.
"Yes, I mean before you I couldn't care less about having a girlfriend or sex or whatever. And now I've met you I just can't get enough of you. Therefore, you have corrupted me and are a bad influence on me"
"Well it's the same with me, not that I thought that anyone would want me" Nikki shrugged, running her hand lightly over Harry's chest. "I never thought I'd be doing this with anyone"
"I'm glad you're letting me" Harry whispered as he leant up to kiss her gently, Nikki smiled down at him and nodded. "I don't hurt you do I?"
"Harry what you do to me is the furthest from hurting me" Nikki giggled and Harry chuckled, sitting up slightly and kissing her once again. "We should get dressed and go out"
"Nikki you know we're not going to rush anything else, right?" Harry asked suddenly and Nikki frowned and nodded as she turned and sat on the side of the bed, looking around for her clothes.
"I'm fine with this for now Harry" she told him pointedly and Harry smiled and nodded, content that neither of them were ready for anything more than touching each other.
"Good" Harry sighed as he moved to sit behind Nikki, wrapping his arms around her stomach and kissing her shoulder gently. "I don't want to do something rash and ruin us"
"We won't ruin us" Nikki assured him, turning her head slightly and kissing him softly on the cheek "Because we don't want to"
"Will you read to me Harry?" Nikki asked later on as they lounged by the side of the lake on a blanket, the remnants of their picnic scattered around them. Harry turned away from where he was staring at the bright lake and looked down at his girlfriend who was propping herself up on her elbows, a book in her hand. "Please?" she pouted and Harry sighed dramatically, making her giggle.
"The things I do for you" he chuckled and Nikki grinned at him and handed him the book "The Lost World?"
"Yep" Nikki nodded as she lay down, Harry doing the same and tugging her closer to him, resting one arm above her head on the blanket and started to play absentmindedly with her hair. "Have you read it?"
"Hmm" Harry nodded as well as he flicked through some of the pages, turning back to Nikki as she giggled suddenly. "Yes?" he asked and she shook her head.
"You know when I read it I always imagine you as Roxton"
"The rich, well connected, womanising, hunter?" Harry laughed and Nikki nodded, still giggling to herself. "Well thank you very much"
"I'm sorry, it just happened automatically. I didn't realise I was doing it until the middle of the book" Nikki chuckled and Harry rolled his eyes, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "I think he's sexy"
"Thank you"
"Not you the character of Roxton, without it being you"
"You're so kind" Harry pouted and Nikki shook her head, slapping him on the chest as she laughed loudly.
"No I mean..Oh shut up and read to me" Nikki sighed and Harry chuckled and kissed her again before opening the book at the first page and started to read.
"Good day you two?" Anne asked as Harry and Nikki walked into the house later that afternoon. The woman from earlier, Dominique, was sitting on one of the sofas in the living room.
"Yes thanks" Harry nodded as Nikki put her bag on the living room table "We went to the lake"
"Ah, which one?" Dominique asked and Harry rolled his eyes at her.
"The swimming one" he replied and Nikki giggled as Dominique shook her head. The French woman was the daughter of one of Anne's friends who had moved to France before her daughter was born, however Anne and Dominique were close friends as well. "Not the other one"
"Ah I don't believe you" Dominique shook her head and winked at Nikki who blushed and giggled.
"There's still time" she told the older woman and Harry shook his head at her, poking her in the arm as he did so.
"You can be quiet"
A loud cry interrupted their conversation and Dominique turned to the seat next to her, Harry and Nikki only just noticing a baby carrier sitting next to her. She reached down and spoke in soft French to the baby as she lifted him out, gently soothing him as she did so.
"Drinks" Anne said as she walked back into the room carrying two glasses in her hands, handing one to Nikki and one to Harry.
"Thank you" Nikki said as she sipped the cool liquid, attempting to avoid getting an ice cube in her mouth.
"There's a dance at the hall next week" Anne then told the two teenagers as she pottered around the living room. "Dresses, smart clothes, that sort of thing"
"Can we go?" Nikki asked Harry instantly and turned to tug gently at his arm. "Please?"
"If we must" Harry sighed dramatically and Nikki grinned at him, leaning up and stealing a kiss before going and sitting on the other sofa, Harry rolling his eyes at her and shaking his head as the two older woman chuckled.
"Nikki would you like to hold him?" Dominique then asked Nikki who glanced at the baby and frowned.
"I've never held a baby" she confessed "I wouldn't want to hurt him"
"Don't be silly" the French woman told the teenager as she stood up and walked over to Nikki, gently placing the now quiet baby in her arms and showing her how to hold the child securely and carefully. "There we go" she smiled "Will you hold him while I visit the bathroom?"
Dominique didn't wait for an answer before she turned and walked out of the room, leaving Nikki with her three month old son.
"There's no need to look so terrified" Anne chuckled at her son's girlfriend and Nikki blushed slightly, the small weight in her arms unfamiliar as the baby cooed up at her, content for the moment. "It's just a baby"
"Well I'm not the most maternal person in the world" she shrugged and Anne shook her head as Harry sat himself on the armchair, watching his girlfriend before turning to his mother as she spoke.
"I'm sure that's not true, it'll probably happen when you're a bit older"
Nikki just shrugged, she doubted that, and looked down at the baby in her arms, her hair falling over her shoulder and into the baby's grip. His hand instantly clamped around it and he cooed and gurgled as he tugged it gently. Nikki heard Harry laughing and looked up to glare at him, poking her tongue out as he just continued to laugh at her.
"I think I should go and sleep in another room" Nikki commented later on that evening as she sat on the edge of Harry's bed as he got ready for bed.
"What? Why?" Harry asked quickly as he poked his head out of the bathroom.
"Because you were mean to be earlier and laughed at me" Nikki pouted and Harry chuckled loudly, walking into the bedroom and closing the bathroom door after turning the light out.
"You should have seen your face though Nikki" Harry laughed as he climbed into bed and reached down to tug at Nikki's tank top. She turned and poked her tongue out at him, before crawling up the bed and under the covers. "You would have thought you were holding a ticking bomb and not a baby"
"Oh shut up and go to sleep" Nikki giggled as she snuggled closer to her boyfriend, his arms wrapping around her waist as she did so. Harry leant forward and pressed a kiss onto her forehead before laying his head down and closing his eyes as well.
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