Breathless and full of love for one another, they lay in each other's arms; neither of them able to believe that such a spontaneous burst of passion could occur in such a

short amount of time.

"Wow..." Niles said, stroking Daphne's bare shoulder as she lay against him, her hair splayed across his bare chest. "That was... Incredible."

"It certainly was." Daphne agreed. "Niles, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course, my angel."

"What do you think of the name Audrey?"

"It's a nice name, why?"

Daphne shrugged. "No reason. Just curious."

"Well, I've always liked my mother's name, Hester. It's so unique and beautiful." Niles admitted.

"It certainly is." Daphne agreed. "But then again there's always Jennifer or Janelle, or Allison."

"Those are nice too, but I'm not quite sure that I like those."

She kissed his chin, smiling as his lips captured hers. "That's all right. We've got nine months to decide anyway."

His eyes widened and he sat upright in bed, staring at her in disbelief. "Daphne, are you saying..."

"I didn't want to tell you until I knew for sure, but then when I found out that it was true, I thought I'd wait till tonight."

"Oh Daphne..."

Tears filled his eyes and he hugged her tightly, kissing with more intense passion than shared before.

"Are you happy, my Darling?"

He kissed her again and again, splaying his fingers through her hair, unable to hide his elation. "This is the best gift you could have ever given me."

Tears slid down her cheeks. "Really? Because I was so worried that you'd be angry."

"Daphne, why would you think that I'd be angry? I love you so much."

"I love you too, but you have your work and with taking care of David and all, I just-."

"I'm absolutely thrilled and David will be thrilled with this news too. Let's go tell him now."

Daphne laughed and pushed him back into the pillows.

"David's sleeping! Besides, it's still Christmas Eve. Why don't we wait until your father and Ronee come over and we'll tell them all at the same time?"

"That sounds wonderful."

Brushing a tear from her husband's cheek, Daphne found it hard to keep her own tears of happiness at bay.

"You know what's even more wonderful?"

"What's that, my love?"

She reached for the light switch and darkened the room, and then snuggled into her husband's loving embrace. "You." She answered before drifting off to sleep, her

head filled with memories of their future.

THE END