"Ah hello again" Aldo smiled at the two pathologists as he walked out of his son's cafe to see Harry and Nikki sitting outside enjoying the scenery and a glass of some sort of cocktail each. "How are you both?"

Nikki smiled at Harry and then turned back to the elderly man, grinning at him.

"We're fine, more than fine actually. Harry proposed this morning" she giggled and Aldo grinned at them, patting them both on the shoulder and nodding.

"Congratulations"

"Thank you" Harry replied, brining Nikki's hand to his mouth so he could kiss it, making his fiancé blush slightly and avert her gaze from his. "It was pretty nerve wracking"

"It always is for a man" Aldo chuckled and Harry nodded, smiling at Nikki as she looked back at him, sipping her cocktail as she did so. "I was actually terrified when I proposed to Carolina"

"It didn't help that I was five months pregnant with him in there" a female voice from the doorway made them all turn, seeing Carolina motion inside to where their son was. Both Harry and Nikki were shocked, the Italian couple had revealed themselves the day before as being Catholics. Aldo and Carolina laughed at the pathologist's facial expressions.

"Catholics can have fun as well you know"

"We know, but..um.." Nikki didn't know what to say, she rubbed the back of her neck nervously as the couple continued to laugh kindly.

"We don't all abide by the no sex until marriage rule, we don't believe that it's the most important teaching we need to listen to" Carolina chuckled as she walked over to the table and sat down. "my parents however weren't at all happy"

"Tell me about it" Aldo muttered, rubbing his nose absentmindedly as he spoke "I thought your father was a non violent man, apparently not"

Nikki giggled when she heard this and Harry grinned at the elderly man who rolled his eyes at them.

"You're very quiet" Nikki told Harry when she walked from the bathroom after a joint bath together. Harry was sitting on the edge of the bed staring over the view of Rome that was visible from their balcony, a towel wrapped low around his waist. Nikki crawled into the bed behind him and wrapped her arms around his neck, kneeling behind him. She kissed his cheek gently and Harry turned to smile at her.

"Sorry, just thinking about mum. She knew I was going to propose"

"Really?" Nikki asked, surprised that Harry had told anyone at all. Harry nodded and leant across to kiss her, Nikki flicking her damp hair over her shoulder as he kissed his way down her neck.

"She was really happy" he murmured into her skin as he nibbled slightly at her neck, making Nikki moan quietly and tip her head back to give him better access. "She told me to ring her as soon as I'd done it, but now... I suppose Leo has done an autopsy already...sorry I shouldn't be doing this now"

"No it's okay" Nikki nodded, stroking his damp hair gently. She however smiled and giggled when Harry reached up to undo the knot holding her towel in place. "Harry no, we have to get ready for the party"

"But we have loads of time" Harry chuckled, all depressing thoughts of his mother gone out of his head for now. He would return to them once they were home again in time for her funeral in two weeks. As per his mother's demand, they had agreed to have her funeral after their holiday and still go to Rome. At the time Harry had chuckled and told Nikki that his mother would come back and haunt them if they didn't. "I want to see you naked"

"Which will then lead to us making love" Nikki stated the obvious as she massaged his shoulders gently.

"Repeatedly" Harry smiled as he pushed Nikki gently down onto her back and looked down at her as she giggled up at him. "You're going to have to take the towel off to get dressed, so either you do it or I do it"

"I'll get dressed in the bathroom" Nikki laughed, attempting to roll over and climb off the bed. Harry however wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her back down again, both of them laughing loudly. Harry then quickly undid the towel and left Nikki laying naked on the bed under him. His body reacted instantly to her and he leant down to cover her lips with his, their tongues duelling for dominance as Nikki wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.

"Thought you said we needed to get ready" Harry chuckled as he broke away and nuzzled her neck, kissing his way down to her breasts but not touching them.

"I'm sure we can spare an hour" Nikki giggled and Harry grinned at her, leaning down and taking one breast into his mouth.

"Nikki?"

"Hmm?"

"You don't mind..." Harry trailed off as he fiddled nervously with a stray thread on his jeans. Nikki turned away from the mirror she was looking in to sort her hair out, straight this time, and nodded at Harry to continue.

"I don't mind..."

"Us making love every day" Harry told her, a frown passing over his face as Nikki laughed loudly. "Some women don't like being taken to bed every day"

"Harry I love you" Nikki giggled as she sauntered over to him and sat on his lap, pressing a quick kiss to his lips "I'm not moaning at the fact that we have made love every day, repeatedly, since we've got here. It's nice to have someone who wants me for more than just one shag"

"What have I told you about talking like that?" Harry poked her in the side and Nikki giggled again, pushing away from him as she climbed off his lap to finish getting ready.

"It's not my fault that you're a horny bastard most of the time"

"I beg to differ my love" Harry chuckled, standing up and walking over to her, wrapping his arms around her waist as Nikki continued to do her hair. "It's you who makes me a horny bastard"

Nikki laughed at him and shook her head, pulling her hair into a messy bun and turning in his arms.

"Do you hear me complaining?"

"No"

"Then don't you dare stop coming on to me" Nikki poked him in the chest and took his hand, kissing him again as he grinned "Now come on you, the sooner we're down there the sooner we're back up here for round four"

They both laughed loudly as they exited their hotel room, making their way downstairs for their engagement party.

"I'm going to have to call Leo" Harry commented later on as he and Nikki stood at the bar, both of them a little worse for wear due to the free alcohol. They had both stopped drinking however and had made the barman, the hotel owner's brother, promise them not to give them any more alcohol. This had amused the man greatly and he had given them a glass of orange juice each.

"Why?" Nikki slurred slightly.

"To tell him you said yes"

"Leo knew as well?" Nikki chuckled and Harry shrugged, blushing slightly, something he swore was to do with the alochol.

"I couldn't keep it to myself, I don't know what I would have told them if you had said no"

"Nothing, because I would never had said no in a million years" Nikki assured him, placing her hand on his cheek and leaning up to kiss him.

"Aldo, Carolina they are just like you when you were young" Dario grinned at the pathologists, making Nikki blush slightly. Aldo and Carolina tutted at the hotel owner.

"What are you talking about mio amico?" Aldo enquired, throwing his arms in the air and shaking his head. "We are still both young, well we get up to things that these two youngsters do" he winked.

The men in ear shot laughed as Carolina turned and hit her husband on the shoulder, the women giggling and Aldo junior shaking his head, a disgusted but amused look on his face.

"Mio dio" he sighed in quiet Italian "Must you?"

"Yes" Aldo nodded and Nikki giggled, Harry leaning down to kiss her lips.

"I love you" he told her and Nikki smiled slightly at him and stole another quick kiss.

"I love you"

"Aww aren't they both so sweet?" Elisa, Dario's wife, grinned and Nikki's blush grew even more. "They are perfect for each other, yes?"

"Thank you" Harry chuckled, gently playing with a strand of Nikki's straight hair "Everyone says that"

"Because it is so obvious" Dario laughed and Nikki giggled and rested her head on Harry's shoulder. She loved it when people told them that she and Harry looked perfect together, and if she was honest it happened quite a lot, even before they had admitted feelings.

Harry and Nikki crawled into bed at some awful time in the early morning, the party having gone on for longer than anyone intended with everyone bonding with each other. Nikki was quick to put her pyjamas on, brush her teeth and jump into bed, snuggled down before Harry had even made it into the bathroom. Still slightly tipsy Harry then climbed into bed and wrapped himself around his fiancé, kissing her neck gently and telling her that he loved her, smiling when he got the same sleepy reply back. He then lay down and closed his eyes, sleep soon catching up with both of them.

"Morning" Nikki murmured the next morning as she turned over in the bed and saw Harry stirring sleepily. He opened his eyes and smiled slightly at her, leaning over to kiss her gently before running one hand through his hair. "Headache?"

"Slightly"

Nikki nodded and turned her back on Harry, burying her head in her pillow and trying to get back to sleep after seeing that it was only half past seven in the morning. She felt Harry shift behind her and then one arm draping over her waist and his chest pressing into her back. Nikki smiled slightly and let out a contented sigh, feeling absolutely safe in his arms. Harry rested his head next to Nikki's on her pillow and closed his eyes, breathing in her unique and comforting smell. He'd been in the middle of an amazing dream. He and Nikki were married and had children, at least five that he could remember and Nikki was pregnant again and looking radiant and beautiful. Their children, three boys and two girls were running around in the park while he and Nikki sat and watched, their two little girls, identicall twins and the youngest, were exact replicas of Nikki, right down to their cheeky smiles and giggles as they launched themselves at him. He found himself smiling and opened his eyes, leaning forward and kissing Nikki on the head, the smile never leaving his face as he continued to think about the dream.


Just finished writing this story. 'Horray' I hear you all say :D. There's quite a few more chapters to go and it's strayed off the 'Harry is injured' path but hey, my muse wouldn't let me stop. You all seem to be enjoying it though so I hope you don't mind the straying.

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