"Ada are you going to look at the results?" Nikki asked quietly, tearing her eyes away from Donovan and pushing down her worry.

"I don't want to"

"God damn it Ada" Nikki snapped, walking over to the bed slightly and shaking her head "I have a lot more to worry about than whether or not you're pregnant and what you're going to do about it. I have children to look after, one who is still ill"

"Fine" Ada shouted and stood up, grabbing the tests and looking at them, a sob escaping her mouth "I'm pregnant. Happy now"

"No. It's your own bloody fault" Nikki shook her head and looked down at Gabriel who began to whimper quietly "Ssh" she stroked his back gently and kissed his head "Mummy's sorry"

"What can I do?" Ada begged her friend, tears on her cheeks "What do I do?"

"It's up to you" Nikki shrugged, wanting to focus on her children and not her friend's stupidity.

"You said you would help me" Ada whispered tearfully as she shook her head "Please. Why are you so angry?"

"Because you knew that this could happen" Nikki told her quietly "Yet you still went and had sex with him"

"I'm sorry"

"Are you really though?"

Ada bit her lip as tears fell down her face, a sob escaping her mouth as she refused to look at her friend and the baby in her arms.

"Go and think about what you want to do" Nikki snapped at her friend "And call me when you've done it"

"Okay" Ada sighed and nodded, walking over the door.

"Send Harry up please"

"'kay"

Nikki heard the bedroom door open and shut and she kissed Gabriel on the head, her son having calmed down but was still awake and sucking noisily on his fist. Nikki chuckled at him as she moved him in her arms and kissed his head and then his tiny nose.

"I don't like it when my handsome little man is upset" Nikki cooed to him as she walked over to the bed and lay him down in the middle, kissing his forehead again as the baby flexed his arms and legs at the freedom he now had. While both babies were still uncoordinated and didn't seem to realise that their limbs were actually attached to their bodies, they were gaining more and more control every day.

Nikki heard the bedroom door open and looked up to smile at Harry as he walked in and closed the door.

"Is Ada alright?" he asked as Nikki climbed off the bed and walked over to Donovan, the baby still asleep. "She looked like she had been crying"

"She's..." Nikki stopped talking and nibbled her lip slightly, wondering if she should tell Harry. She had promised that she wouldn't tell anyone but Harry wasn't just anyone and she was still angry and upset at her friend. "She's pregnant"

She heard Harry let out a low breath and shook her head.

"She's all over the place at the moment and me being a complete bitch to her didn't help" Nikki shook her head and reached down to gently stroke Donovan's soft hair, the baby stirring slightly "She told me she's getting an abortion"

"Well if that's what she wants.."

"I know" Nikki nodded and continued to gently wake Donovan up "You can't tell anyone"

"I won't" Harry shook his head and smiled at his lover from where he was lounging on the bed next to Gabriel, tickling the baby's tummy gently and smiling at him. "What did you want to see me about?"

Nikki ignored him as she smiled down at Donovan, the baby opening his eyes and letting out a small cry as he woke up.

"I know, mummy's sorry for waking you up" Nikki told him as she picked him up and cradled him against her chest, seeing Harry's confused look. "Wait until he calms down"

"Okay" Harry chuckled and rolled his eyes, missing the distressed look on Nikki's face "Mummy's very weird" he whispered to Gabriel who just cooed and continued to suck on his fist, his wide green eyes staring up at Harry as he kicked his legs. Nikki rolled her eyes at her lover's comment and sat herself down on the bed next to Gabriel, crossing her legs as she waited for Donovan to calm down.

A few comfortable minutes later and the baby had stopped crying enough for Nikki to put him down next to his brother on the bed.

"Now what are you doing?" Harry asked Nikki, wanting to know why she was doing this.

"Click your fingers near Gabriel" Nikki told Harry quietly and he frowned in confusion, shaking his head and doing what he was asked. The baby flicked his eyes towards the noise and jumped slightly as all young babies did at loud and sudden noises. "Now do it with Donovan"

Harry did the same to their other son and took a sharp intake of breath when the baby gave no response but continued to suck on his fist and kick his legs, cooing quietly around his fist as he dribbled down his babygrow. Both parents were astonished at how two little babies could create so much washing, their own clothes as well as Harry and Nikki's too when they were sick or missed the bibs when feeding and burping.

"No" Harry moaned quietly and shook his head as he clicked his fingers again, louder this time. There was still no response from Donovan and he felt a few tears slip down his face. "How did you..."

"Ada and I started shouting" Nikki told him tearfully, taking a deep breath to prevent herself from crying as she spoke "We woke Gabriel up and he started to cry but Donovan just stayed asleep"

"We need to.." Harry coughed to clear his throat "We need to take him to the hospital to have tests done"

"I know" Nikki nodded, tears falling down her face which she quickly wiped away "But he's.."

"We don't know for sure" Harry shook his head, refusing to believe what Nikki was going to say. He reached over and picked Donovan up, cradling him against his shoulder as he rubbed his back and kissed him gently. "We'll take him to the hospital and they can tell us yes or no. Dr John said call him if there was anything wrong, he'll do the exam"

Nikki swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat and nodded, reaching over to rub Donovan's back gently before looking down at Gabriel who had fallen asleep again.

"I called the hospital" Nikki told Harry when she walked back into the bedroom. Half an hour had passed since Nikki had told Harry to check the babies' hearing. "Dr John said to take him in for a nine o'clock appointment tomorrow"

"Okay" Harry nodded as he sat up where he was sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes trained on the two Moses baskets where their babies slept. Nikki sighed and sat down next to him, she too looking over at them. "I thought that maybe...because he was so strong and pulled through the illness that..." he trailed off and Nikki nodded, resting her head on his shoulder as Harry wrapped one arm around her waist and kissed her forehead gently.

"The doctors will be able to tell us either way" she told him quietly and Harry nodded, kissing her forehead again. "He might not be completely..deaf" she whispered and forced away her tears.

"Hmm" Harry replied, hoping that his lover was right as he too clung to that tiny hope that there was nothing wrong with their little boy.