Author's note: Sorry for the wait in updating but I've had a lot of school work lately and I did a lot of rewriting of this chapter because I just wasn't satisfied. I'm not even sure I'm satisfied now but here it is. I think I have finally decided to end this story. I just don't see what more I can do with it and I don't want it to become boring or stale so I think it's best to end it on a high note. Don't hate me too much I've just run out of ideas. The last chapter will most likely be after this one. This is the chapter you've all been waiting for I hope. Will baby Oliver be a boy or a girl and will the name begin with a P? Keep reading to find out!!! Thanks to AJ for review 160!!!!
HarryPassionFan: I thought it was important that the baby inherit one magical gift from Tommy.
PrettyDiva: Rocky is my favorite to write lines for in Season of Love and Chris is my favorite in this story so I include him whenever I can. I just had to have Hayley make at least one more appearance in the story before it ends. As for which Nikki/Tommy will be next, I can't decide.
GracefulCrane: This baby definitely has the coolest and greatest parents and so he or she will definitely be just as great. As for when A Season of Revelation will be posted, I'm not sure but I do think it will be the next season story I write.
Slytherin-Angel44: It's very funny, Nikki and Tommy have their work cut out for them.
Riverkirby: I just had to have Hayley make a return to the story especially after all the rangers were in the last one.
GinaStar: Maybe that should be the sequel, the baby all grown up as a teen and dealing with the powers.
Traci26: Thanks for the compliment, I have tried my best to keep this story imaginative and exciting. And there's no probably to it, JDF is the hottest ranger ever!!!!
AJ: I'm glad that last chapter was worth the wait to you. Hope this one was as well. Thanks for the baby name suggestions but I've already got one picked out, I just hope my readers will approve.
"Do you have any fives?" Sami asked Nikki.
"No, go fish," Nikki said in a tone that was less than enthusiastic.
"Um, it's your turn," Sami reminded her after a moment of silence.
"Fine, do you have any sevens," Nikki said.
"Here you go," Sami said as she looked in her hand and gave the card to Nikki.
"You know, not that this rousing game of go fish isn't fun but if I have to lie here and play a stupid card game, do you think we could play something a little more challenging," Nikki said.
"Ok like what," Sami said as she sat down her cards.
"Why don't we play poker, I could always use the extra cash especially with the baby coming soon," Nikki replied.
"Oh no, you are the most competitive person I know when it comes to playing poker and all it's going to do is stress you out which I might add is the reason you're stuck in bed in the first place," Sami told her.
"Come Sami, it'll be fun, you can't seriously tell me you're fine with playing a kid's game, I promise I won't get stressed out," Nikki pleaded.
"Nope, I'm not going to give in to this poor Nikki on bed rest pity party you've got going on, now pick up your cards and let's continue the game," Sami told her.
"I resent that whole pity party comment, you have no idea what these past few weeks have been like for me, do you have any idea what's its like to lie here knowing that all of you are probably out there kicking some demon ass while I have to just lie here pretending that all is right in the world," Nikki replied.
"I know it must be frustrating but Ava thinks that the best way to ensure that you have a healthy baby is for you to take it easy and isn't that the most important thing making sure that the baby is ok," Sami said.
"Yes, of course it is but please don't make me pick up those cards I really hate this game, why don't we orb over the book of shadows and I can get to work making potions, I could orb everything I need here to me in bed and I wouldn't even have to get up and go to the kitchen," Nikki replied.
"Did you forget that you promised to take a magical break until after the baby's born?" Sami asked.
"I know but it was a stupid promise, come on what harm can there be in making a few potions," Nikki responded.
"Oh no, you're not going to get Tommy all mad at me for ignoring your doctor's orders," Sami told her.
"When did you become such a goody two shoes?" Nikki questioned.
"Calling me names isn't going to get me to do what you want," Sami told her.
A few hours later, Sami was in the kitchen washing the dishes after she and Nikki had eaten lunch upstairs when their mother orbed in along with Priscilla.
"How's the patient?" Paige asked.
"A pain in the neck, I don't know how much more I can take of this funk that she's in," Sami answered.
"Don't worry I'm here to relieve you," Priscilla told her.
"Try not to let her get to you, the baby's due in a week and she'll be so happy she'll have forgotten how miserable this bed rest has been," Paige said.
"I'm just glad I get to leave, I don't know how Tommy puts up with her," Sami said as she orbed out.
"Call me if you need anything," Paige said to Priscilla as she too orbed out of the room.
A short time later, Priscilla was reading a book in the living room when she heard the front door open.
Hey Tommy, you're home early," Priscilla remarked as Tommy returned home from work early that afternoon.
"Yeah, I was supposed to be in a meeting but it got canceled and I had already canceled all my classes so I decided to come home, where's Sami, I thought she was supposed to be here," Tommy replied.
"She just left a few hours ago, I think Nikki was starting to drive her crazy," Priscilla told him.
"Ah, so how is my wife today?" Tommy asked.
"Frustrated, it's not easy for her to just lie back and let everyone else take over, I was up there watching TV with her a little while ago and she was sleeping the last time I checked," Priscilla answered.
"Well, you can go home if you want, I'll take it from here," Tommy said as he started walking up the stairs towards the bedroom.
"Ok, tell Nikki I'll stop by tomorrow," Priscilla said.
Tommy entered his bedroom only to find the bed empty and his wife nowhere to be found. Seeing the bathroom door closed, he decided to check there but found that it too was empty.
"Ok, no need to panic, she has to be around here somewhere," Tommy said as he ran downstairs to check out the rest of the house.
"Hey honey, you're home early," Nikki said after Tommy entered the kitchen where she was busy mixing potions.
"Don't hey honey me, you're supposed to be in bed," Tommy told her.
"Do you have any idea how much time I've wasted just lying in bed, if I have to be at home, I'm at least going to do something productive," Nikki responded.
"But Nikki, you're supposed to be on bed rest and the last time I checked coming down to the kitchen to make potions isn't resting, I thought you were finally ok with taking time off from your witch duties," Tommy said.
"If it makes you feel any better, I didn't walk down the stairs, I orbed," she told him.
"But you're not even supposed to be doing that Ava said no more orbing, no more potion making, and no more vanquishing, you have high blood pressure and all of that stuff is just stress that will make it go even higher," Tommy replied.
"Potion making is not stressful, in fact it's helping, it actually makes me feel like I'm doing something useful," Nikki responded.
"Honey, I know this whole being on best rest isn't easy but it's necessary, especially if you still want to be healthy enough to give birth to this baby at home, now will you please stop this and get back in bed," Tommy said.
"Alright, fine," Nikki said as she stopped what she was doing and orbed herself back upstairs.
"You have got to stop doing that," Tommy said minutes later after he returned upstairs.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it'd be a big deal, I was sitting down the entire time and I orbed whatever I needed so technically I was still resting," Nikki told him.
"You know if you were going to break the rules, you could have just orbed everything up here to you or better yet you could have asked Priscilla to bring it to you," Tommy said.
"I'll try to remember that for next time," Nikki replied.
"There won't be a next time because you are on doctors orders to rest and if I have to I'll use my vacation time to sit here and make sure you do just that," Tommy told her.
"You can't take vacation time, you haven't even had your job that long," Nikki reminded him.
"Ok well, if you don't want me to lose my job then I'd suggest you do what the doctor says and stay put so I don't have to worry about you," Tommy said.
"I don't want you to worry, I'll be good I promise no more sneaking into the kitchen to make potions, from now on, I won't even say a word about potions, or demons or anything remotely related to it," she said.
"No, but you'll be thinking it," Tommy said as he bent down to kiss her.
"You know me too well," Nikki said with a smile.
"Just think another week and we're going to be parents," Tommy told her.
"I wouldn't mind if he or she decided to come early because I don't think I can handle being on bed rest for that long," Nikki replied.
"Don't say that, he or she might take you up on that and I don't want this baby being born until it's time," Tommy told her.
"Ok don't be mad but I already tried and trust me this baby isn't ready to be born just yet," Nikki said.
"Good, it's about time this kid did something Daddy wanted instead of just trying to please Mommy," Tommy said.
"Hey, I'd be more than willing to let you be pregnant with the next one," Nikki told him.
"Lucky for me that's not possible, I mean you couldn't really cast a spell like that could you," Tommy said.
"Believe me, if I could do that I'd have every woman in the world demanding I be made the president or something," Nikki said.
"So you're really thinking about the next baby we'll have?" Tommy questioned.
"I'm not saying I want to have another one right away but yeah I think this baby should have a sibling besides, it's not really up to us anyway, have you looked at my family lately, it's pretty much guaranteed we'll have at least two more after this," Nikki answered.
"I can't even get used to the idea of having one magical baby let alone three," Tommy told her.
A week later, Tommy was standing in front of his class giving a lecture when he noticed a flash of blue lights appear outside in the hallway.
"Um, excuse me for a moment," Tommy said ignoring the puzzled looks of the class as he headed outside to the hallway.
"Sorry for interrupting," Chris said once Tommy had joined him.
"Are you crazy, I can't believe you just orbed like that in the middle of daylight, what if some had seen you," Tommy told him.
"Don't worry, I made sure to sense if anyone was around before I came," Chris assured him.
"This better be important," Tommy told him.
"Oh believe me it is, your wife's in labor, actually she's been in labor for hours now," Chris informed him.
"And you're just now coming to tell me about it?" Tommy questioned.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know myself until just now, it seems the women folk in the family are calling all the shots on this one and they didn't want to disturb you until it was necessary," Chris replied.
"I can't believe they waited this long to tell me," Tommy said.
"Don't worry, from what I was told they called Ava and she said labor could take hours so Nikki decided not to tell you right away because she didn't want you worrying besides there's nothing you could do for her anyway," Chris told him.
"How about just being there for her, this is my baby too and I wanted to be there for every second of this," Tommy responded.
"Yeah well, just don't get all mad at her, she wants you there now," Chris replied.
"I'm sorry but I'm going to have to cancel the rest of class," Tommy said as he stuck his head back in the classroom but didn't bother to go and retrieve his things.
"I'm glad they finally decided to call you," Henry Sr. said as Chris orbed in with Tommy.
"I can't believe they made me wait this long," Tommy replied.
"Don't be too mad, Paige did the same thing to me with all three of our kids," his father in law told him.
"You better get upstairs, it's almost time," Melinda said as she came downstairs with Phyllis.
"Nikki, why didn't you call me sooner?" Tommy asked once he reached the bedroom and ran over to his wife's side.
"I'm sorry, I just didn't want you to worry but I'm so glad you're here now," Nikki told him between breaths.
"She wanted you here but they convinced her to wait," Sami said pointing to where her mother and aunts were standing.
"Sorry Tommy, I guess we just wanted some alone time with her, she's the first of any of our girls to have a baby so I guess we just got a little excited," Paige told her son-in-law.
"Yeah, sorry Tommy," Phoebe said.
"Ok Nikki, it's time to start pushing," Priscilla said.
"That would be our cue to leave," Prue decided.
"It means you three too," Sami said to the elder Halliwell women.
"I'm not going anywhere, she's my daughter," Paige said.
"Well I'm the midwife and I say you've had more than enough time besides you almost made her husband miss everything, this is their baby not yours," Priscilla told her.
"Come on Paige, you know she's right," Piper said as she pulled Paige out of the room and Phoebe followed them.
"Alright Nikki push," Priscilla said.
"I hate to admit it but you're Mom was right, I need the drugs," Nikki panted.
"Don't think about that now just push, come you can do it," Tommy said as he held her hand.
"Oh my gosh I can see the head, and he or she has a head full of hair," Priscilla gasped.
"You're almost done just keep pushing," Tommy told Nikki.
"The baby's coming!" Priscilla said excitedly as she held out her hands and caught the baby who had orbed into the world in a swirl of blue lights.
"The baby's here, you did so good," Tommy said as he kissed Nikki's forehead.
"Is he or she ok?" Nikki asked.
"She is doing just fine, meet your daughter," Priscilla said as she handed the baby girl to her mother.