"Having fun you two?" Nikki asked as she leant against the doorway of the nursery where Harry and Leo were busy decorating the room. Both men were covered in cream coloured paint and to Nikki's amusement it was slowly drying in their hair.

"Of course" Harry smiled and nodded as he placed his paintbrush in the tray on the stepladder that was in the middle of the room and ran his hand through his hair. Nikki laughed as he realised his hand was covered in paint and that his hair was now an attractive cream colour. Harry pouted as Leo sniggered behind his back and his wife tried to stifle her laugh. "That's not funny"

"Yes it is" Nikki nodded and placed her hand on her five month pregnant stomach "Do you two want drinks?"

"No thank you" Harry shook his head and Leo did the same.

"Sure?" Nikki asked "I don't want you two getting dehydrated, who would paint the nursery?"

Harry rolled his eyes and gave her a kiss.

"Glad to see you care so much"

Nikki laughed and leant up for a longer kiss while Leo rolled his eyes humorously and turned back to the wall him and Harry were currently painting. They had both wallpapered the room two days before but had to leave it to dry before painting, Nikki had offered to help paint but both men had flatly refused to let her in the room with the paint and she had retreated downstairs to watch a film.

"Harry you know you love me?" Nikki asked and Harry sighed

"What do you want?" he asked as he placed his hands on her hips and rubbed her stomach with his thumbs

"What makes you think I want something?"

"Because you used that tone of voice" Harry replied and Nikki giggled

"Can you go and buy me some chocolate ice cream?" she asked and Harry sighed dramatically.

"If I have to" he told her and she grinned.

Harry turned to Leo.

"Do you want to stop for a while while I go and get ice cream?"

"I can keep going if you want"

"Leo come downstairs and I'll make you a drink" Nikki told him "I don't want you over doing yourself"

Harry walked past Nikki and down the hall to their bedroom where he found his coat and put it on. When he walked back into the nursery he saw Nikki and Leo shoot him an amused look.

"What?" he asked

"Are you really going out with paint in your hair like that?" Nikki asked and Harry nodded and shrugged then leant down to kiss his wife.

"I'll be back soon, I am so glad you got cravings for something normal"

"Normal?" Nikki scoffed and followed him down the stairs as Leo wiped his hair with a spare towel "I didn't even like chocolate ice cream before I was pregnant"

As they reached the front door Harry turned and gave Nikki another kiss before walking out of the door and getting in his car. Nikki shut the front door behind him and walked into the kitchen.

"Are you sure you don't want a drink Leo?" she asked as she filled the kettle up with water and grabbed a mug for herself.

"I'm fine thank you" came Leo's voice from the living room.

Nikki then grabbed the box containing the herbal tea that she had taken a liking to during the past months and placed one in the mug. Turning around she leant against the worktop behind her and crossed her arms over her stomach.

"Leo?" she asked

"Yes?" came his voice from the other room.

"Would you mind if we gave your name to a boy if we have one? as a middle name?" Nikki enquired and frowned when she got no reply. Turning to the kettle as it stopped boiling she poured the water into the mug and squeezed some honey into it before stirring it and turning back to the door to see Leo standing there with an unreadable look on his face.

"You want to give your son my name?" he asked and Nikki nodded and continued to stir her drink nervously "I would love you too"

Nikki grinned suddenly and walked over to Leo to hug him. As she did so one of the babies kicked against Leo, he looked down at her stomach and gasped slightly.

"Sorry" he mumbled "I haven't…not since my wife was pregnant with…." he swallowed slightly and Nikki took his hand in hers and placed it on her stomach where the baby kicked again. Leo couldn't help but grin when he felt one of his godchildren move.

"They're lively" he commented and Nikki laughed and nodded.

"You have no idea, they seem to settle down at night though" she told him and squeezed his hand gently "Thank you for helping with the nursery"

Leo shrugged as Nikki turned and picked her drink from the worktop.

"It's what I'm here for" he smiled "helping you and Harry. You're my family after all"

Leo paused as Nikki sipped her drink and leant against the worktop opposite her.

"Do you and Harry plan on having more children?"

Nikki looked surprised for a moment then looked thoughtful.

"I know Harry wants a lot of children and" she paused "Actually so do I, I'm just…."

Leo cocked his head to one side slightly and motioned for her to continue

"You what?"

Nikki shrugged and turned her face away from the older man.

"Nothing"

"Nikki" Leo chided and Nikki sighed and turned back to him.

"I'm scared" she whispered and Leo shook his head

"About what?"

"Just…being a mother" Nikki told him and her eyes filled with tears making Leo step forward and gather her into his arms in a comforting hug "I don't know how to be a mother"

"Nikki you will be a brilliant mother, you wont even have to try. I can tell it will come so naturally to you" Leo told her as she cried into his shoulder.

He held her as she sobbed and as her cried subsided she pulled away from him slightly with a blush on her face.

"Sorry about that Leo" she croaked then cleared her throat "Hormones"

Leo nodded and smiled.

"Are you okay now?"

Nikki nodded slightly and gave him a weak grin as she wiped her face.

"I'm fine. You really think it will come naturally?"

"I do, those children are lucky to have you as a mother"

"Thank you Leo" she whispered then grinned "I don't want any ice cream anymore"

Leo just rolled his eyes.


Harry with paint in his ruffled hair!!! The image!! :D

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