The next morning, Saturday, Nicole woke up to Megan sleeping on the couch. It took her a second to remember what happened last night and the fear came back. She picked up her phone, there was no messages or missed calls from Clay or anyone from the team. She walked over to the coffee table and touched Megan's phone just to see if she had any notifications. There was a message from Sonny but she couldn't see what it said because she had a privacy setting on.
"Meg?" Nicole woke her up nicely. Her eyes were puffy from crying herself to sleep.
"What time is it?" She sat up and asked.
"8, you got a text from Sonny!" Nicole said.
"Huh this is just all too familiar. You know? Brandon?" Megan said sighing and thinking back to her boyfriend who was killed.
"I'm sorry meg but what did Sonny say!?" She said handing the phone to her. She unlocked it and read it out loud.
"All's good." Megan read.
"See!" Nicole said.
"That's it?!" Megan said.
"Meg they can't say anything, especially over a phone. At least we know there safe." Nicole told her.
"Sonny could be stuck in a fricken sink hole and still say all's good...it's Sonny!" Megan said.
"Very true but, it's a good sign and that's all we can go by." Nicole assured her.
"I guess." Megan said and got up.
"I gotta go for a walk or something." She said, Nicole said she'd go along.
———
A couple hours later Megan had went home and Nicole got busy on the nursery. Organizing the closet and dresser.
"Babe?" A low mans voice called out. Nicole's stomach dropped, was it real life? She got up and cautiously walked out to see Clay. All in one piece standing there looking at her with a smile. Nicole's face lit up and she quickly threw herself at him.
"What happened!?" Nicole asked after the long exchange.
"They bombed us before we could. Is the short story." Clay said.
"But no one got hurt?" Nicole asked.
"Nope. No one was in that building so jokes on them." Clay said laughing.
"Well actually that's a lie, Mandy was on her way to the building and got thrown but I hear she's recovering fine. No broken bones." Clay said.
"Oh my god." Nicole hugged him again. Wanting to just feel him against her.
"Megan was a mess." She said.
"Yeah? Sonny said he was on a call with her." Clay said.
"Uh yeah and then this morning all he said to her was all's good." Nicole told him.
"I know but we can't say anything. He probably shouldn't of even said that. He's lucky he didn't get caught." Clay told her. Nicole understood and nodded.
"How's baby girl? Teagan or Riley?" He changed the subject and left his hand on her belly.
"Still haven't decided on which name but she's moving a lot." She said.
"Aw, I'm sorry I've missed out on that. How was last day of school?" Clay asked.
"Emotional. I haven't decided on if I want to go back after the baby or not." Nicole said.
"Oh I didn't know you were having second thoughts?" Clay said.
"I don't know. I think I'd enjoy staying home." She said.
"I'd love for you to stay home and take care of the baby. Would you go back in a couple years?" He asked.
"Oh yeah. Once she's in preschool or kindergarten I'd have to go back." Nicole told him.
"That's fine baby I think that's a good idea." Clay told her and rubbed her back.
"Thank you." She said, happy he supported the decision.
"So how was it? Do you wanna talk about it?" Nicole asked and they walked to the kitchen area. She started pulling out food to make something for him to eat.
"Yeah but do you wanna go out?" Clay asked.
"You wanna talk about it out in public?" She asked.
"I mean I'm not gonna announce anything." He said laughing.
"I know. Your right. Yeah let's go somewhere." Nicole said and put the food away. She grabbed her purse and put shoes on, off they went to enjoy a nice dinner for two. Counting down the weeks until it's going to be party of 3.
————
Glad everyone's home safe and in one piece! Got to see Megan's seriousness with Sonny too, she really cares for him and I think thats something Nicole also never saw before. Thoughts on Nicole being a stay at home mom for awhile?
