Disclaimer: I don't own any part or character from The Nanny…yet.

A/N: I just watched the movie 'Baby Boom' and thought…what it that had been CC? This starts out on the same idea, but with a definite twist. Let me know what you think – D

Little Man

Chapter 13

CC tried desperately to hold back the tears as she joined hands with Niles across Scotties lap. "I don't understand…Carol…I thought that we…" CC had to stop feeling herself starting to fall apart.

Carol shook her head. "My supervisor put Scottie's paperwork through. I knew nothing about it. He felt I was too personally involved with him. He's young and new to the system, he hasn't learned that we're too personally involved or we're not doing our jobs."

"What exactly does this mean, Carol? Can't you do something? Rush our application…appeal…there must be something to do…something to be said for bonding. Scottie knows us." Niles tried to remain calm as he desperately searched for ways to keep his family together.

Carol stood. "I've sent an appeal into the court. That will put an injunction on the finalization of the adoption, but you'll still have to give Scottie to the adoptive parents until the issue is resolved."

"That's not fair to him. He's just a baby. He's been through enough already." CC could feel her resolve fading as she lifted Scottie off the sofa.

They walked Carol to the door. "I'm more sorry than I can tell you. I will personally do everything I can to stop this adoption. But there's only so much I can do…they're a good couple that has waited for a baby for a long time. It's going to be an uphill battle. But if you're ready…I'll fight it with you."

"We're ready." Niles answered for them. "When will you be taking him, Carol?" Niles asked softly.

Carol sighed heavily and looked down at her feet. "You have two more days. Pack just a few of his favorite toys and things." Carol opened the door and turned back once more. "I'm sorry." Niles and CC nodded.

The next two days were spent quietly at home pouring over paperwork and Niles even called a few law school friends. No one had any better suggestions than appealing for emotional distress for Scottie's recent loss which will easily be argued away as he's young and he'll forget.

When Carol arrived to 'take' Scottie, it was different than when Lucy had come to reclaim her son. This time, Scottie fussed. He clung to CC like a life line. This made it only more difficult when Niles had to pull him from her and hand him to Carol. He stretched his arms out to her, reaching and crying. "Ma!"

CC turned from him and ran into their bedroom and Niles barely held it together. "I'm sorry, Scottie, Ma doesn't feel very well. You be a good boy and listen to your…" Niles felt the tears start to fall. "I'm sorry…"

Carol looked him with tears in her eyes as well. "I'll do what I can for you, Niles. I promise." Carol turned and walked up the hall leaving Niles staring at the now empty doorway feeling like a part of his heart had been pulled from his chest. He slowly closed the door and joined CC in their room to weep over the loss of their…Scottie.

Niles and CC woke the next morning in the same position on top of their bed where they'd fallen asleep crying together. "Are you hungry, Love?" Niles asked her softly.

"Not really, no." CC curled into his embrace. "I miss him."

"I know. I do too." Niles whispered into her hair. "Carol said she'd do everything she could to hold off the adoption until we can appeal."

CC would've started crying again, but she just didn't think there were any tears left. "Who knows how long that could take, Niles? I don't want Scottie to finally get used to someone else and then be pulled away again."

Niles sighed. "I agree, but…we can't just give up…he's our…we love him."

"I'm tired, Niles. Let's change and just go to bed." CC rolled over to get out of bed. "I didn't think this is the way we'd be spending out honeymoon, laying in bed all day crying." CC stood and started into the bathroom. "I mean the laying in bed all day, yeah, but not the crying." CC managed a small smirk to let Niles know she doesn't regret getting married. "I love you, Niles."

Niles had been watching her since she rolled out of bed. "I love you, too, CC. Nothing will ever change that." He listened to her washing her face in the bathroom and waited for her to change her mind about something, she always did in the morning.

"Niles…I think I'm going to take a quick shower." CC's voice called from the bathroom bringing a knowing smile to Niles' face.

Niles flipped his legs off the bed. "Alright, I have a few things I can do." Niles waited until he heard the water running and slipped out of his clothes. He quietly slipped into the bathroom and opened the shower door. "I thought I'd just take a quick shower too." CC turned into his arms and they just stood there holding each other in the water for a bit.

"God, CC you're so beautiful." Niles finally growled into her neck as it became obvious how much he needed her. CC reached down between them and guided his arousal easily into her. "Oh, Niles…" CC groaned as he lifted her leg and hooked it over his hip driving him further in. Their coupling was passionate, feverish and forceful. It was exactly what they both needed. Some would call it comfort sex. Some would just say it was amazing. Niles and CC knew it was a proclamation of sorts. They shared themselves with each other, the love, the pain, the desperation. They shared the loss of a loved one and would overcome it. Not today, not next week, not even next month. But together, and they were together, now and forever, they would overcome it and move on.

The remaining few days of their 'honeymoon' Niles and CC did in fact spend in bed. They made love, they cried and then they made love some more. They would pull themselves from the bed from time to time to eat, check messages and the mail, just in case there was word from Carol. On the third day after Carol picked up Scottie, the last day of this honeymoon vacation, they decided to go through all the photos they had of Scottie and choose a few to keep out and then the rest they would pack away. It was just after lunch when there was a knock at the door.