I know it's waaaaay past Niff week but I've been so busy and I absolutely need to finish this! There's one more and I can't promise when it'll be up but hopefully soon! I already have the idea so all I have to do is type it up! But I hope you enjoy this chapter! It may be my favorite of this whole ficlet :)
Niff Week, Day 6: Future!Niff
Nick turns the key of his beautiful four bedroom house in uptown Los Angeles. He runs his hand through his hair as he locks the door behind him, once inside. Nick smiles to himself, remembering the day he and Jeff bought this house. It was six months before they got married. They signed the papers and Jeff carried Nick in the house bridal style. Nick squealed and kicked his legs before Jeff finally placed him down in the foyer. The very same foyer that Nick stood in now, ten years later, still loving the same man who carried him in just as much. Nick placed his briefcase down on the table in the hall before walking into the kitchen. He smiled at the sight before him. There sat Jeff at a chair with a high chair in front of him. Little Emily was kicking her legs as her daddy tried to feed her. She was giggling and shaking her head.
"Come on, Emmy, eat. Please?" Jeff begged. Emily giggled and waved at her other daddy in the doorway. Jeff turned around and smiled when he saw his husband standing there.
"Hey, sweetie," Jeff said, standing up and giving Nick a peck on the lips.
"Hi, my gorgeous husband," Nick says, kissing his husband back. Jeff pulls back and looks into Nick's eyes. Nick smiles at him and they get lost in each other's eyes for a moment. They don't break eye contact until they hear a little clatter behind them. Nick looks over Jeff's shoulder and chuckles.
"Emmy! Why you have to make such a mess?" Nick smiles at her and pokes her nose. Jeff picks up the bowl she pushed to the ground, luckily nothing spilled out. He sits down and gets some of her food on the spoon.
"Come on, little Emily. Please eat. For me?" Emily giggles and shakes her head.
"Oh, Emily... Will you eat it for me?" Nick asked, giving Emily his best smile. Emily giggles and takes the food off of the spoon Jeff is holding.
"Why does she like you so much more than me?" Jeff exclaims, grinning wildly at his daughter. Nick shrugs.
"I must have a certain charm..." Nick smirks, knowing that's the line Jeff said to him on their first date. Emily clearly preferred Nick to Jeff. But in her little one-year-old mind Nick was more fun. And he was around more since sometimes Jeff had to work long hours as a choreographer. Nick was a talent agent so he didn't have as long as hours as Jeff. Jeff was always on dinner duty though. Once he made sure their seven-year-old son Tommy has eaten, it's Emily's turn. She always puts up a fight until Nick comes home. But Jeff still tries his best anyway. Jeff rolls his eyes as Nick smirks at him.
"Where's Tommy?" Nick asks, looking around the kitchen.
"He already ate, he's playing in his room," Jeff answers, getting another spoon full of food into Emily's mouth instead of around her face like most of it was.
"Okay, I'm gonna go say hi to him," Nick announces before kissing Emily's cheek and kissing the top of Jeff's head before walking down the hall to Tommy's room.
"Hey, kiddo," Nick announces, leaning on the doorframe to Tommy's room. Tommy turned his head around and smiles.
"Hey, daddy! Come play with me?" Tommy asked, giving Nick his best puppy dog eyes. Nick could never resist when his son asked him to play with him.
"Of course, buddy. What're we playing?" Nick asked, removing his tie, blazer and shoes before sitting on the floor next to his son.
"GI Joes! GI Joe is saving one of Emily's Barbie's lives!" Tommy explained, handing Nick one of Emily's Barbie's.
"Okay, what's her name?" Nick asked.
"Angela!" Tommy told him, picking up his GI Joe.
"Okay, is the GI Joe's named Joe?" Nick asked, knowing Tommy sometimes liked to switch around the dolls names.
"His name is Tommy." Tommy said, blushing up to his ears. Nick smirked to himself.
"So Tommy is saving Angela?" Nick asked, still smirking to himself.
"Yes," Tommy said quietly, avoiding his father's gaze. Nick smiled and ruffled his son's dark hair.
"Tell me about her," Nick said, hoping he didn't sound too demanding. Tommy looked up into his father's eyes, still blushing madly.
"She's in my class..." Tommy begins. Nick pulls him into his lap, encouraging him on.
"She has black hair," Tommy says, looking down to his hands.
"Is she pretty?" Nick asked, smiling. Tommy nods.
"She has big blue eyes and they look so nice with her shiny black hair," Tommy says, smiling by now. Nick smiles down at his son, thinking it's adorable that he has his first crush.
"Does she know you like her?" he asks. Tommy shakes his head.
"I'm afraid she won't like me back," he admits. Nick nods understandingly.
"That's a good idea. Sometimes girls don't like boys this early in life."
Tommy sighs but then smiles.
"We're really good friends though," he tells his dad.
"That's good," Nick smiles, "Maybe we can invite her over sometime?"
Tommy's eyes brighten.
"Really?" he asks, excitedly.
"Of course! She's more than welcome here."
Tommy hugs his dad tight. Nick hugs back just as tight, relishing this moment with his son.
"Hey, babe," Jeff says, coming into the doorway with Emily in his arms. Nick turns around to face him.
"Yeah, sweetie?" he asks, chuckling at how messy Emily was.
"I have to leave for work in five. Emily needs and bath and then it's b-e-d time," Jeff tells him. Nick nods and stands up, taking Emily from his arms.
"Goodbye, daddy!" Tommy calls from his place on the ground.
"Bye, buddy," Jeff says, walking in the room to pick his son up for a hug. Timmy smiled as he hugged his dad back before nestling I to his spot in the midst of all his toys again.
"B-Buh, dada!" Emily called, her arms reaching for Jeff. Jeff took her in his arms and hugged her tightly. "Bye my baby girl," he said, handing her back to Nick.
"Bye, baby," Nick said, kissing his husband quickly.
"Bye, handsome," Jeff said, winking at him, still managing to make Nick blush. "I love you all!" Jeff called before grabbing his keys and wallet and heading out the door.
"Okay, Tommy, I'll make you a deal. If you can clean up all this mess and get your pajamas on by the time I'm done giving Emily a bath and putting her in bed, we'll cuddle on the couch and we can watch a movie. Meaning, you can stay up late." Nick said. Tommy's eyes brightened.
"Okay, daddy!" Tommy said, getting up quickly and starting to put his toys away. Nick smiled as he walked with Emily into the bathroom. He turned the water on and put her bubbles in. He put some of her toys in and helped her get undressed. He sat her in the tub and began to wash her.
"Dada?" she asked as Nick washed her tummy.
"Yes, baby?" he asked in return.
"I love vu," she said, not even looking up, still playing with her toys. Nick smiled wide.
"I love you too, sweetheart. So much. You're so beautiful," he told his daughter. She giggled and continues to play with her toys and the bubbles. Once Nick was done with her hair, he pulled out the plug to the tub and completely rinsed her off. He then wrapped her in a towel and took her to her room. She struggled a little when Nick tried to put her pajamas on her but Nick just gave her a look and she behaved. Nick lay her down in her crib and kissed her forehead.
"Goodnight, my princess," he said, smiling down at his daughter.
"Dada, stowy!" she called. Nick smiled and pulled the rocking chair in her room closer to the bed.
"Okay, once upon a time there was this boy named Nick. And Nick was getting married," Nick started.
"A pwince?" Emily asked, peeking out between the little bars of her crib. Nick smiled.
"Yes, he can be a prince. So Prince Nick was marrying another prince named Prince Jeff. Prince Jeff was perfect. He had beautiful blonde hair and amazing brown eyes. Prince Nick knew Prince Jeff was the one for him. So, the king and queen waited with Prince Nick in the room he was getting ready in. They told him he looked magical. And before they knew it, it was time for the queen to go sit down and the wedding was about to start."
"Da qween pwetty?" Emily asks as she yawns. Nick smiles yet again.
"The queen looked very pretty. She still does. Anyway, the king walked out and got ready to walk his son down the aisle. The Prince wanted his dad to walk him down the aisle because they were so close. And then prince stood at the end of the aisle and looked up. And he saw it. The most beautiful sight in the world. Prince Jeff standing there, so handsome in his suit. He looked like an angel. I-.. I mean, Prince Nick couldn't walk straight down the aisle because his knees were so weak. The king had to help him walk straight he was so excited. But they finally made it to the end of the aisle and Prince Jeff took Nick's hand. Prince Nick smiled at Prince Blaine who was his best man. Prince Jeff's best man was Prince David. Prince Nick looked back to Jeff and they said their vows. It was the happiest Prince Nick had ever been up until that time. Then they were married and they lived happily ever after." Nick finished and looked down into Emily's crib and found her sleeping with a smile upon her face. He smiled and pushed the rocking chair back to where it belonged before walking back out into the hallway. Tommy came walking out of his room with his pajamas already on and he smiled at his father.
"All clean!" he announced. Nick smiled and ruffled his hair.
"Okay, how about you go into the living room and pick a movie and I'll make the popcorn?"
"Deal!" Tommy said before racing off into the living room. Nick walked into the kitchen and put the popcorn in the microwave. He poured two cups of fruit punch and carefully carried those and the popcorn into the living room.
"Found a movie?" Nick asked, placing all three items down on the coffee table.
"Peter pan!" Tommy ran over and handed him the DVD case. Nick gladly put the movie in the DVD player, loving the movie himself. He settled back on the couch next to Tommy who instantly cuddled into his side. Nick wrapped his arm around him and kissed the top of his head.
When the movie ended, Nick down looked down to his little son to find out he was asleep. Nick smiled and kissed his son's forehead before picking him up in his arms and carrying him into his room. Nick carefully slipped Tommy into the sheets and pulled the blankets up over him. He kissed his head once more before turning the light off and walking back into the living room and plopping back down onto the couch, turning the television off.
Just then, Jeff walked in and smiled at his husband.
"Hey, baby, how was work?" Nick asked, looking over towards the blonde.
"It was good. I'm almost done choreographing the whole music video. I'm pretty pumped," Jeff admitted, kicking off his shoes and snuggling into the couch, close to his husband. Nick instantly laid his head on Jeff's chest, resulting in Jeff wrapping his arms around the brunette.
"Remember the day we got married?" Nick asked. Jeff thought for a second.
"Hmm... Nope, don't remember it, sorry," Jeff said, shaking his head. Nick chuckled and playfully hit Jeff's chest.
"Shut up, you," Nick poked.
"Of course I remember it, baby. Why?" Jeff replied, rubbing the smaller man's back.
"I was just telling Emily a bed time story and I used our wedding," Nick told him. Jeff smiled.
"We've come so far since then," Jeff said. Nick smiled and nodded in agreement.
"It's been amazing. We're so lucky, baby," Nick told him.
"We are. We really are, Nicky."
"We got the world's greatest kids. I love them so much," Nick said, closing his eyes.
"I know baby, I love them too," Jeff chuckles, "I just can't wait till Emily can use the toilet." Nick chuckled.
"Me too," Nick agreed.
"I always handle the smell better than you, though," Jeff said, smirking.
"Speaking of smell..." Nick buried his nose in Jeff's shirt and sniffed.
"Oh, you're right. I probably should take a shower," Jeff said, starting to get up. Nick smirked.
"May I join you?" Nick winked at his sexy husband.
"Mm, please do, baby," Jeff smirked in return and walked over, picking Nick up bridal style to take him into the bathroom, just the way he did when they first came into this house.
Enjoy? I hope! As you can see from a few of my stories, I absolutely adore Peter Pan! Niff forever!