Disclaimer: I do not own Red Dwarf. I only own Nicole Adler and, later on, Charlotte.

Author's Note: Sequel to 'Nicole'. If you haven't read it I suggest you do. You do get the gist of it in this fic but it would be easier if you read 'Nicole', or scan-read it (it is quite long!)
This is my little nugget of originality. Loosely based on 'Boy meets Girl' by Meg Cabot (excellent read). The layout is a little strange - bear with it, you'll get used to it!

MediScan results:

Sex: F
Age: 28
Crew No.: 0082
I.D: Adler RD16-82
Health: Excellent - Good

Space mumps - negative
Cancer - negative
Pregnancy - positive

Nicole G. Adler's Personal Thoughts...
YES! Yes, yes, yes! YES!!! Finally, it worked! I'm pregnant! Arnie's ecstatic, too. He's got a bit of a headache from where he hit the MediBay counter when he fainted, but he should recover from that fairly rapidly.
I'm just upset that Krissy won't be around. We are trying to re-establish the linkway to her reality (much to the disappointment of Lister). I'm really going to miss her. She really helped me through the last few months, all the failed attempts at getting me pregnant. And I like to think I've helped her, too, with all the failed attempts at getting back the linkway. I really don't want her to go. Maybe that's me being selfish, I don't know. Besides, it's what she wants and, if it makes her happy, I'm not going to stand in the way.
I can't believe I'm pregnant!

Journal of: DAVE LISTER
Well. That's it. She's gone. Any minute now, Kris will be back in her reality; back to her Dave. Away from me. I should have known finding that linkway was too good to be true. I don't know what I'm going to do without her. For months I've just assumed we'd eventually get together. I'm so, so stupid. I'd better go, the others will be back soon, and I don't want them to know I keep a diary.
They're back. Sans Kochanski.

Diary of Kristine Z. Kochanski
Dear Diary,
Well, it didn't work. We lost the linkway. I'm stuck here forever.

Journal of: DAVE LISTER
It didn't work! We lost the linkway! She's going to stay!

Cat's thoughts: (IF ANY! - Lister)
Did you see me today in that cute little pink number? I was steaming!

Diary of Kristine Z. Kochanski
Dear Diary,
I am so confused! This morning I was looking at Lister, wolfing down his cornflakes with grated onion, and I felt a , I suppose. A rush of feelings. He somehow reminded me of Dave. My Dave. God I miss him. But why did Lister remind me of him? I know they're the same person, but at the same time they are completely different. Dave is considerate, kind, passionate and, let's face it, amazing in bed. Lister is...well, Lister. I suppose he is considerate, kind and passionate in his own way, but only when it suits him. Besides, I've known Dave for years now, I've grown to love him. I've known Lister, this Lister, for a couple of weeks. And still...what am I thinking of? I am not attracted to Lister. I will never give up hope of finding Dave. Never.
Lister did look sexy, though.

Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC - Red Dwarf Standard Logbook
In the name of all that's good and holy, no! Kochanski has just told me some shocking news: She is in love with Lister. Not her Lister, not the hologram from her dimension, this Lister. Our Lister. The curry-guzzling space-bum who only just manages to pass as human. That's all I need. Not that my life - or should I say death - isn't stressful enough with Nicole's hormones all over the place, now I have two lovestruck fools to contend with. What is it with Lister and women? One minute he's complaining about his sex-life (or lack of), the next he's...well, not to put too fine a point of it, bonking my one true love, then he's whinging because he'll never find love, then he has a woman drooling all over him and he won't do anything about it! It's making me dizzy just thinking about it.
I haven't written in my diary for a while, so perhaps I should explain: we found a rip in the space-time continuum; a rip which linked our reality with Kochanski's. She jumped the linkway, but was unable to get back. So now she's stuck with us. And now she's fallen in love with Lister. Now she'll never go back.
I have to go. Nikki's asking me to hold her hair back for her.
She gets her morning sickness in the evening.

Nicole G. Adler's Personal Thoughts...
Why is it that no matter how much decaffeinated coffee you drink, you can never get the taste of nausea out of your mouth? I'm only a couple of weeks gone, and I'm already going insane. I feel so overweight and unsexy. I hope Arn still finds me pretty...

Journal of: DAVE LISTER
Why can't I tell her!? Why!? It's easy enough to say: I love you. I love you. Why can't I say it to her? Even Rimmer's managed to say it before now! I love you Kris. Krissy, I love you. Oh, no matter how I put it, it sounds weird! Probably because I know she's not in love with me...

--Internal Ship Messaging--
LuvsArnie: logon
LuvsArnie: Hiya, Kris. Sorry I couldn't be there this evening; the morning (evening?) sickness is really bad.
CottageCheese: Hi, Nik. No problem. How's the little one?
LuvsArnie: Fine.
CottageCheese: Good. Has Kryten managed to figure out why you get your MS in the evening?
LuvsArnie: No. Frankly, I don't care. I think it's just something to keep him busy between laundry days.
CottageCheese: Ha, ha!
CottageCheese: Still, since he managed to get you successfully pregnant (eventually) he's been at a loose end.
LuvsArnie: Yeah, I guess. It's probably better to keep him occupied.
LuvsArnie: So, what are you going to do tonight?
CottageCheese: Dunno. Might go up to see Lister.
CottageCheese: Are you still there?
LuvsArnie: Yes, I just...you're going to go and see Lister?
CottageCheese: Yeh. Why?
LuvsArnie: No reason.
LuvsArnie: I'm sorry, I have to ask: Why are you going to see Lister of all people?
CottageCheese: I dunno. He's a laugh.
CottageCheese: Nikki?
CottageCheese: Nik, are you there?
LuvsArnie: I have to go.
CottageCheese: Why?
LuvsArnie: logoff

Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC - Red Dwarf Standard Logbook
Oh God, why do women have to ask awkward questions? And I couldn't exactly not answer her; she's carrying my baby. Nikki came up to me today and said, "Arnie, do you think Kris has been acting strangely?" I knew the answer: Yes! Because she's smegging in love with David Lister, that's why! But I'd sworn to Kris that I wouldn't tell anyone, so I just said it was probably to do with adjusting to life with us lot. And then, just as I thought the horror was over, she asked me the question dreaded by all men, "Do you find me attractive?" Well, what was I supposed to say!? I mean I knew I had to say 'yes,' but...how? You can't just say 'yes.' That's the thing about women; you have to go that extra mile. So I tried. Only I didn't go the extra mile, I went the extra marathon! I probably would have pulled it off if I hadn't compared her breasts to two volleyballs (why, why, why, why, why?).
I am so lucky I have her.

--Internal Ship Messaging--
SexyBeast: logon
SexyBeast: Hi, baby. You free tonight?
CottageCheese: Not now, not ever.
CottageCheese: logoff
SexyBeast: Suit yourself.
SexyBeast: logoff

--Internal Ship Messaging--
SexyBeast: logon
SexyBeast: How about dinner tonight, babe?
LuvsArnie: I'm engaged and pregnant you gimboid!
SexyBeast: So?
LuvsArnie: Read my screen name.
SexyBeast: And?
LuvsArnie: logoff
SexyBeast: logoff

--Internal Ship Messaging--
SexyBeast: logon
SexyBeast: What're you doing later?
Currylover169: Cat, you have GOT to stop ISMing me like this.
Currylover169: logoff
SexyBeast: logoff

--Internal Ship Messaging--
IQ6000: logon
IQ6000: Cat, stop randomly ISMing everyone - you're using up all my memory!!!
SexyBeast: Sorry
SexyBeast: What are YOU doing tonight?
SexyBeast: OW! That hurt!
IQ6000: If you ask me out one more time I'm gonna go up to 40 volts, got it?
SexyBeast: logoff
IQ6000: logoff