"Thanks again." Fran thanked Niles for what seemed like the hundredth time. They'd just finished putting Fran and Max's kids to bed and were on their way to the kitchen, "No problem." Niles replied, as he and Fran entered the dinning room. Sitting at the table was CC, sipping a cup of tea, she looked up and greeted the two with a simple, "Hey." and the two replied the same way only Niles bent down to quickly kiss her.
"So how are you going?" CC asked, but then realized that was a stupid question, "Eh, I've been better." Fran replied sounding the way she looked, CC didn't know what to say but decided to ask, "Do you want some tea?" "Ya made tea!" Fran asked completely shocked, "No!" CC exclaimed she knew she couldn't make tea, she had a hard enough making the pancakes with Niles the other day. "Niles made some before we went to bed, I just warmed it up." she explained, "Oh." Fran said a little relieved "Ok." she said as she began to walk into the kitchen, which was in the next room, when Niles stopped her asking her "Fran could you get me some too?" "Sure." she answered and then left the room leaving Niles and CC alone in the dining room.
Niles sat down on the chair that was at the head of the table and next to the chair CC was sitting next to. He moved his chair closer to hers and took her hands in his, "What's wrong?" he asked, "Nothing." CC replied sounding believable, but not enough to fool Niles. "CC we've been married for twelve years now." he stated and then added, "I know when something's bothering you, now tell me." CC thought of a way to tell him, and it was hard, she was afraid, finally she took a deep breath and began, "Niles, I'm…I'm…" she was really scared about this whole thing.
Niles looked at his wife, with concern covering his face, and asked, "CC, what is it? You're scaring me." and she was, he was now worried she was sick or someone else was, CC took a deep breath and figured, it was either now or never, "Niles," she started as she looked into his baby blue eyes, "I'm pregnant."
Niles was shocked and his face showed it, he was silent for a few seconds and CC was worried about what he was thinking, as soon as a huge smile appeared on his face she knew he was happy but she still wasn't sure about how she felt. "Really?" he asked getting excited and when CC nodded he got even more excited, "Oh CC that's…wonderful?" he was excited but when he saw her worried face he wondered if she was as excited as he was, or at least close to it.
"I don't know is it?" CC asked frustrated, she'd been asking herself that same question ever since Niles left to go pick up Fran, and she still couldn't think of a right answer. "Well I think it is." Niles started, "Why wouldn't it be?" "I don't know, maybe because, that would add another 18 years before we're kid free." she said jokingly, she and Niles were always talking about what they were going to do in the future once they were kid free. Niles chuckled softly and she smiled back and then added what the real reason for why she was concerned, "Plus that would mean we'd have four kids."
"True. CC are you thinking of…" Niles began but CC knew what he was going to say, "No…well…oh Niles I just don't know if we're going to be able to do this." she explained trying to hold back tears, Niles saw this and moved his chair much closer to CC's and took her in his arms. "Look CC, I want you to know that there is nothing that I love more then spending time with you weather it's taking care of babies or making them." Niles said smiling and she laughed a little, but quietly then he continued, "And I know we can do it, as long as we have each other, remember there is no "I" in "we" or "us" "CC smiled as she remembered the first time he told her that "Plus when we first got married we dreamed about a big family remember?"
CC leaned on him as she remembered hers and Niles first years of marriage and how much fun they had taking care of Michelle. "So?" Niles asked, after giving her a couple of minutes to think about it, CC looked up at him and smiled, "So we're having a baby." Niles smiled back and then kissed her. They kissed for awhile but then Fran came in holding the cups of tea and interrupted them, "Hey wha's going on?" she asked and then the two parted. They looked over to her both smiling and then CC said, "I'm pregnant." "Again!" Fran asked in disbelief.
They both smiled and nodded and then she smiled back, "That's terrific! Mozltopz" she exclaimed. She was happy for her friends she really was but she couldn't help but feel sad and jealous because these two were getting everything she wanted with Maxwell.