8 months later

Nadine was lying on the couch sleeping. Nadine looked as if she was going to burst any moment and she was so ready for this baby to come. Between the baby kicking like crazy and Nikolas hovering; they were both driving her nuts. Nikolas came into the living room and saw her lying figure on the couch and went over to sit on the arm of the chair. He sat over her staring at her beautiful face and swollen belly. He thought at that moment she never looked more beautiful. She had this absolutely amazing glow about her that he loved seeing her with. He knew she was getting frustrated and wanted the baby to come now. She still had a few more days until her due date. He just wanted her to have the most healthy baby and normal birth.

Nadine woke up and saw her husband sitting over her.

She smiled at him and said, "Hi."

"Hi."

After being with him for a few years he still took her breath away. Sometimes she still couldn't believe he was her husband. It seemed so long ago when she first moved to town when she first met him and had a huge crush on him.

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay, honey. What are you doing home?"

"I wanted to check up on you."

Nadine sits up on the couch. She reaches for Nikolas' hands and pulls him down to sit next to her and he puts his hands around her shoulders.

"Nikolas, I'm fine. If I start going into labor I have the staff to assist me."

"I don't want to miss a moment of this."

"Trust me you'll be sorry later."

"Not a chance. I want us to both have this experience together. I want us to share this; having our first child."

"You know you are the best husband I've ever had."

"I'm the only husband you've ever had."

"Oh yeah. That makes it even better."

Nadine kisses him on the lips.

One week later

Nadine was sitting home with the baby kicking like crazy.

"You know baby you're killing me. When are you going to want to come out? Are you going to be stubborn just like you're father and not come out on your own? I'm ready to see your face and hold you in my arms. Well whenever you're ready you will be surrounded by people that will love you. Unfortunately, I don't have much family on my side but your daddy's side more than makes up for it. You'll have me, your daddy, and your big brother Spencer. Then you'll have your daddy's family Grand mom Laura, Grand pop Luke, your uncle Lucky, your aunt Lulu, and Liz. You'll have so many people around you that you will be so loved."

Nadine just realized Nikolas and her haven't even talked about names for the baby.

"You and your beautiful mommy are so loved." Nikolas comes in.

"Oh I know that."

"My family loves you. You know that don't you?"

"Yes and I love them. It's just sad that I don't have family for the baby to get to know."

"I know and I'm so sorry."

"Don't be sorry. I love the family that I have now and that's the most important thing."

"And your family loves you."

"Now I was just telling our baby he or she really needs to make an appearance soon. I was asking him or her if they were going to be stubborn like its father."

"Me Stubborn. I don't think so."

"Funny you not stubborn. That's a laugh. I also just thought we haven't even picked a name yet."

"Well do you have anything in mind?"

"Well I want it to be Greek."

"Why?"

"It's your heritage."

Nadine goes over to the table and picks up a big book of baby names.

"I think the baby will be born before we even put a dent in that book."

"Yeah…I think your right. But luckily they have an index."

Nadine starts flipping through the book and starts going through all the Greek originality names.

"We could name her Nicholette or Nicole if it's a girl after her father."

"No. How about something different?"

"Okay…how about Sophia. It means wisdom."

"Not bad…how about Amaryllis. It means country girl."

"I don't think so. How about Celeste; it means heavenly?"

"How about Katrina; it means pure and virginal?"

"Nikolas, I don't care what you name her she is not going to stay a virgin forever no matter how much her father wants her to be."

"HaHa…you're so funny. How about Lacie or Lara it means cheerful just like her mother."

"How about Evangeline it means Angel?"

"Wait I got it Calista it means most beautiful just like her mother."

"I like it Calista Cassadine. Well done babe. Now what if it's a boy?"

"Well let's see." Nikolas starts fingering through the book again now looking for a boy's name.

"Nikolas, I know you want the name to be something different. But would you considered Nikolas? I love your name. It's just so beautiful."

"Well then would you consider Nadine? I love your name too."

"No it doesn't have a Greek origin."

"Then, Nikolas will not be a name for our baby."

"Fine."

"How about the name Christian?"

"No…how about Alexander? I always loved that name. It means defender of mankind."

"How about Sebastian? It means venerable worthy of respect."

Nadine rolled her eyes. Leave it to find a name that has that kind of meaning.

"Nikolas, how about Cole? It's a short form of Nikolas."

"I think you're obsessed with my name. I don't like it. Cole Cassadine. I don't think so."

"Fine…I got it. Philip it means lover of horses."

"Philip Cassadine, I actually like it. What better for the two of us having a son's name which means lover of horses. Just like us. You did well."

"Well thank you. I aim to please."

"And you do please so well."

"And how could I please you or should I say how can I please you now?"

Nikolas laughs

"Do you really want me to answer that?"

"Baby, I was just kidding I'm in no condition to as much as walk as do anything else."

"Sweetheart just think soon the baby will come and we will have a new bundle of joy to spoil. I can't wait for you to go in labor and go through the experience. I never got to do that with Spencer. So this will be my very first birth."

"Something we will have in common. I don't know about the labor part. You can trade places with me if you would like."

"No that's okay. I don't know if I could handle the pain."

"Coward."

"Why do you think they made women bear children? Because men could never handle that kind of pain."

Nadine laughs

"So true. Well soon this baby will be here and I guess I won't be complaining then about the amount of pain I'll be in. I guess I can't wait myself."

"I know you can't wait. Soon the baby will be here and we'll then have to fight over something else."

"Oh I think we'll find something."

"I'm sure we will because you love to argue so much, Nadine."

"I couldn't think of a better person to argue with and you're just so cute when you do it."

"Oh am I now?"

Nikolas kisses Nadine.

"Absolutely."