The day of the picture finally came, and everything was going smoothly so far. Frasier and Charlotte arrived, bringing lots of hugs & presents for David. Daphne knew that her son was always going to get spoiled by his uncle, but that's what uncles were for. And grandfathers too, Daphne thought with a smile.
David was all ready to go in his new pale blue suit. And she was dressed in her red dress. She was about to go down the stairs to reveal them to Niles, but suddenly she felt nervous. Which was crazy, because this was just Niles, whom she loved and adored.
She smiled as she picked David up. "Here we go, little one. Be on your best behavior today."
As she made the descent down the stairs, she could hear everybody here already. Frasier was known for being punctual. No doubt he was behind that.
Niles gasped suddenly when he saw his angel with their son in her arms coming down the stairs. Daphne always looked radiant in a red dress, and David looked dapper in his little suit. He rose from the fainting couch to go to them.
"You look beautiful, my love." Niles took David from her and kissed her deeply.
She looked shyly down and then back up at him. "It's funny, because I almost feel like this is a wedding, walking down the aisle of a church. But of course, we didn't have that."
"It was still memorable though." Niles said with a wink.
"Hey you two, there's other people here!" Martin said from one of the chairs he was sitting in.
Daphne laughed. "Let's go join the party. You look amazing too, by the way, darling."
Niles offered his arm, and Daphne took it as they walked over to where everybody else was.
"Here we are. Doesn't my goddess look stunning?" Niles said.
Daphne turned a shade of red that matched her dress. "Oh, stop it, Niles." She playfully gave him a shove on the arm.
"Daphne, you look ravishing!" Frasier came over to give her a hug.
Martin looked at the clock on the wall. "I think it's time to go everyone."
There was a scurry of movement as everybody got ready to leave. Alice was chattering a mile a minute, and Roz tried to get her to settle down. If she kept it up, she was sure to upset David. "Alice, honey, settle down. It's time to go."
"Yay, it's time to go!"
Roz was glad that Niles and Daphne chose to include them in the picture, even though they weren't technically family. She had a lot to be thankful because of Daphne. Daphne setting her up with Greg was the best thing that's happened to her. He was a wonderful guy, and he loved Alice too. She couldn't wait for their date later that night. They had already been on several dates since the first meeting. Roz was starting to fall head over heels and she just hoped that it lasted.
Daphne looked over at Roz, who seemed to be lost in thought. She smiled to herself, thinking that Greg was probably the cause of it.
Niles took her arm in his. "Ready, my love?"
"I think we are. Aren't we, David?"
In response, David giggled and babbled. "Something tells me this will be the perfect picture. Maybe it's me physic powers."
Niles didn't want to get into an argument with Daphne today. He still didn't believe in her so-called "powers."
"Ok, everyone. Let's go." Martin seemed anxious to get this over with. He was probably tired of being in a suit, Daphne thought as she smiled to herself. She loved her father-in-law.