I pour a glass of juice and put the jug back in the fridge. I feel Johns arms wrap around my waist. "I think its been long enough, go get a test." I turn around and look at him "you are letting me leave by myself?" he smirks "you cant leave town and you know if you leave me I will hurt someone you love." I nod and understand why he isn't worried. I move past him and get my shoes. I grab his car keys and walk outside. As I drive downtown I roll down the windows and blare my Life house CD. I pull up in front the grocery store and turn the car off. I walk inside and straight to the pregnancy tests. I read the back as I walk down the aisle. Slam, I walk right into someone and drop the box. I look up, Crap. Shoot me now! "Nicky" "Snow!" I croak and panic becomes evident in my voice as she bends down and picks up the test with a sad look on her face. "I would say it's not what it looks like but…it is so…" "I'm going to be a grandparent again?" I sigh and tap the box against my hand "lets hope not…but there's a good chance." She grabs my arms "Nicky you look terrible." I shrug "geez thanks" she frowns "listen I don't have long and I really don't need a lecture. I feel fine just a little tired so don't say anything to James that will make him worry." She sighs and pulls me close for a hug. "I have to go, I don't want to make John mad." She nods and kisses my forehead. A little while later I get home and take the test. It comes out negative thank god!

A few days later I walk into johns study and see him sitting at the computer. "Baby?" he turns and smiles at me, that's a good sign. "Is it ok if I go have dinner with Emma and Snow?" he frowns for a minute thinking. I walk over and sit on the desk next to him. "Please it would make me really happy." He turns and smiles at me "ok sweetheart." I jump up and kiss him on the cheek. "Thank you… thank you…" he laughs "simmer down and get ready I'll drop you off." I smile and run to get ready. Ten minutes later I meet him at the front door. He takes my hand and we go out to the car.

We pull up in front of the diner he gets out and sits on the hood pulling me in-between his legs and kisses me. I don't know how long we have been kissing but we are pulled apart by an uncomfortable cough. I turn around and see Caspian looking at me. "Nicky…" he breathes and I can feel the hurt and betrayal in his voice. Oh gosh I think I am going to die now. "Hello I'm Nicky's husband John." John puts out his hand but Caspian is staring at me intently. "I'm sorry do I know you?" John asks and I can hear the bad part of him breaking out in his voice. "No Caspian is just a close family friend." His face flashes with pain and hurt. John wraps his arms around me as if to rub in the fact that I'm his. "Yes just a good family friend." Caspian hisses bitterly "good bye Nicky" he storms away. John spins me around to look at him "do I need to take care of him, should I be worried?" I sigh and shake my head "no, I'm married to you remember." He smiles menacingly and kisses me "and don't you forget it." A moment later Snow and Emma walk up "go have dinner with your family we can finish this later." He winks and says loud enough for Emma to hear and she rolls her eyes. "No alcohol!" He says and kisses me one more time then gets in the care and pulls away.

I walk over to Snow and Emma "was that Caspian walking off?" Emma asks and I nod my head yes. Yes and he probably never wants to see me again. Oh gosh I don't think I cant live with that thought. No I push it away and focus on the moment at hand. "Lets go eat" snow guides me inside and we sit down at a booth in the back. "What do you want to drink?" Red asks and we order, snow looks at me "that has alcohol in it." She says and I shrug "so that means you not?" I nod and take a sip of my drink "John mad?" she asks as Red brings are food "you have no idea." She sighs and stares at me "enough about me, what's new with you guys?" they smile and tell me what's been going on.

I'm sitting in the couch watching The Notebook when John walks in. "hey" he sits down next to me and kisses me hard. After a minute I pull away and look back at the TV. He groans and kisses my neck. He pulls off my shirt leaving me in my tank top. "John not tonight please." He growls, "we made a deal and you better honor it!" he hisses kissing me hard. "I will but not to night please." He stands up pulling me with him. I wench away from him and he pushes me. I fall to the floor and hit my head on the coffee table. I lay on the floor bleeding. "Baby I'm sorry!" he picks me up and sits me on the couch while he sprints into the kitchen. My head is throbbing and there is blood everywhere. Is this it? He comes back in and wipes away the blood with a rag. After a moment he wraps my head in gauze and gently kisses my cheek. "I am so sorry baby." He whispers, I realized along time ago that he is crazy. One moment he is dangerous and the next moment he is gentle. I close my eyes and fall asleep.

The next morning I wake up and see a rose on the pillow next to me. "I'm so sorry baby! Pick a movie and rest. I left you ice cream in the freezer. I will be home later. Love you." I crumple up the note and throw it away. I stumble into the bathroom and look in the mirror. My head is bandaged up and throbbing. I grab a bottle of pain relievers and take two. I make my way down stairs and pull out the ice cream, cookies and cream, wow he is really trying to win me back over. To bad he is as crazy as they I collapse on the couch and start flipping through our 400 channels.

I hear the front door open then close. "I'm home baby!" John yells before walking into the living room carrying a pizza box. "I got your favorite, pepperoni." He smiles and drops down onto the couch next to me. "Thank you" I whisper not wanting to make him mad again. He opens the box and pulls out a piece while we finish watching the movie I put in earlier. After a few minutes he speaks up "I'm sorry baby." I sigh and look over at him "I know." He kisses my forehead gently "forgive me?" I nod and go back to eating my food. There is a knock at the door and John stands up and answers it. I hear shouting and I get up and walk over to the corner next to the door and listen. "John bring my daughter out! She isn't staying a moment longer with a scum bag like you for another minute." James says with hatred in his face. "Um actually she is not going anywhere, she is my wife." John says mocking James, I hear James sword. "You really don't want to do that. If you don't get off my property and stay off you wont ever see Nicky again." I hear James growl and I look around the corner. James rushes John and knocks him to the floor and begins to punch him over and over. John rolls over and punches him before pulling a pistol and pointing it at James's head. I run in and scream "john let him go please…" he looks up at me with the hatred still burning in his eyes. I walk over and gently pull him off "Nicky what happened to you?" James asks standing up and touching my head "I slipped in the shower" I know he doesn't buy it, but it doesn't matter "James you need to leave." He shakes his head "yes you do! I live with John, I always have! Now get out of our house!" I yell hoping he can take the hit. If he and John get back into it, john will kill him. James glares at me "I'm not leaving here without you! You need to come home with your family" I sigh and cross my arms "I'm not leaving with you, this is my home." We stare at each other for a minute before his shoulders sag and he walks out. "He is going to pay for what he did to me." John says wiping the blood off his cheek with the back of his hand. "John you promised you wouldn't hurt them." I say walking him into the kitchen. "I wont hurt him physically." He says under his breath and I wipe the blood off his face.

Emma

I walk into Granny's to grab my coffee. I look over and see Henry with Neal. Henry looks up and smiles brightly waving me over. I sigh and take my coffee from Red walking over to them. "Why aren't you in school?" he sighs as I slide in next to him "I'm going I just wanted to hang out with Neal for a little while first." I take a sip of my coffee and look over at Neal. "Hey Emma" he smiles and I nod at him. "Mom can I spend the night with Neal tonight?" Henry asks excitedly, I look over at him. "Tonight's a school night." He frowns "I know, Neal said he will help me with my homework." I look over at Neal and raise an eyebrow. He shrugs and smiles lopsidedly "you and homework?" he grins "anything for our kid." I groan at him for throwing our kid in there. "Please mom… I'll do my homework and do my chores tomorrow after I get done with school." I sigh and look at him with his big brown eyes. I growl and hit the table lightly giving up "fine, but all of your homework done, you go to school first thing and all of your chores tomorrow." He smiles brightly and hugs me tightly "thanks mom!" I kiss his head before sliding out of the booth. "School now!" I say trying to appear stern but break with a smile as Henry skips out of the diner. I watch him leave then look back over at Neal. "You exactly the type of mother I knew you would be." He says smiling; I pick up my coffee and smile at him. "Well I have to go to work, just feed him ice cream tonight at your own risk." Neal laughs lightly and nods thoughtfully. I walk out of the diner and down to the station.