Disclaimer: I don't own any part or character from The Nanny…
A/N: Time to make their relationship public.
Niles and CC showed up at the Sheffields the next afternoon hand in hand. They walked to the front door and found the entire clan watching a movie.
"Hello hello" CC chimed in, her voice having lost it's hard edge. "Take my coat, Servant." The way she said servant sent a little shiver down Niles' back.
"Yes, my Queen" he bowed and put her coat, then his, in the closet. She kissed him "Thank you" as he came to walk down the steps, taking his hand in hers again.
Fran was the first to speak "So Ni-yuls, anything you want to share with the rest of the class?" she winked at him.
"In fact, CC and I have news."
Before he could continue, Brighton threw out "Let me guess, she's pregnant!" And both his sisters made fake "OMG" faces and they all laughed.
Niles just gave ignored them and then looked over at Max and Fran.
"We've…uhm.." Niles started, pointing at him and CC " we've decided to give it a go."
"Well, that's fantastic old Man" Maxwell shook Niles' hand and pulled him into as warm a hug as two British stuffed shirts could manage with each other.
Seeing Fran's less than "fran-like" reaction, CC added " Niles and I are…together. Like a couple."
Fran's eyes lit up with understanding, and she said "Oy, to-Get-HER. I get it!". She ran over to Niles and gave him a big hug, and then, without caring if she was invading CC's personal space, she hugged her too.
"If you both are happy, then we're happy for you!" she added.
"We are" and they looked at each other knowingly "very hap-py".
"Well, yes, very well then…" Maxwell looked around the room, wringing his hands and trying to change the subject that was so clearly hinted at.
"Yeah, so anyway" CC continued, "I'm going to need some time off and Niles too. Two weeks starting as soon as you are comfortable with it Maxwell, ideally by the end of the week."
"Whatever for?" Max asked.
"I want to take CC to England, to meet my parents." Niles answered quickly.
"And we have to get on a plane and be back before I hit's seven and half months, so the airline's can't force me not to fly."
"Yes, we were going to take her broom, but there's no room for me and her belly!" Niles jibed.
"Can it, lemon fresh. I only agreed to buy the tickets because we got to combine my companion fare and your senior discount." she smirked.
"Are you sure you two should be alone together twenty thousand miles above the ocean?" Fran asked in her usual nasal voice.
So that's how CC and Niles came to be landing at London's Heathrow airport exactly five days later.
"Are you sure they'll like me, Niles?"
"No, they'll hate you as much as I do, Babs" he gave her a quick peck on the lips to reassure her. She had been worried the whole flight that his parents would find her to live up to all the insults that Niles' had thrown at her in the past, only they would really mean it.
"Don't worry, Love. It will be fine. I've got the bags, now just take it easy. We're meeting them over by…oh, there they are!" Niles waved at them and they all started walking towards each other.
"Niles, my boy! You look well." Joseph said as he grabbed his son in a bear hug.
"Great to see you Dad. And Maman, wonderful to see you too." he took his mother in his embrace as well.
"Dad. Maman. This is CC Babcock." turning to CC, he said. "CC, these are my parents, Joseph and Marie." CC was standing behind the luggage cart, so she held out her hand to greet them. Joseph would have none of it and said, "Come here. I never miss an opportunity to hug a pretty lady." So CC walked behind Niles and as she came into view, both of Niles' parents gasped. "My, my, son" Joseph said pulling CC into his arms. "You've been keeping something from us I see."
"That's why were here Dad. I wanted you to meet the mother of your future grandchild."
"Well, well" Marie said, hooking her arm into CC's "we definitely have a lot of chatting to do."
CC looked back at Niles' with a somewhat scared look. She didn't do well with any kind of emotional closeness, even though things were a bit different with the pregnancy hormones, but still…
"Go easy on her, Maman. We've only been dating for less than a week…"
Joseph looked at his son quizzically, "a week huh, this should be an interesting story…"
They headed out to the car, and thankfully, Niles' parents let them sit together in the back. Once CC was safely seated with Niles' arm around her, she felt comfortable enough to help relay the last couple of months of their life and how they had just recently decided to be more than just parents to this unexpected bundle of joy, but also partners in life with each other. Joseph and Marie were all up to speed when they arrived back at the house.
"Niles, it's beautiful". CC said as she got out from the car.
"My parents moved here after my dad retired. They have a bit of land too, we can go for a walk later so I can show it to you if you like?"
"I would love that. First though, I need to lie down a bit. The flight took a lot out of me and the baby is kicking up a storm."
"Right this way, dear" Marie led her to the room that she and Niles would be sharing. "May I get you a glass of water? Something to eat perhaps?"
"I would love a glass of water. And a toast with butter would be fine. Just a little something to settle my stomach." CC admired the quaintness of the room, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Now you get your feet up and I'll be right back." Marie left the door partially opened as she went off to fetch the refreshments. When she came back, she noticed that CC has already fallen asleep. So she took the afghan from the bed and draped it over her, leaving the tray of food on the nightstand, and closed the door completely this time. She then went to join her men in the sitting room.
Niles and Joseph were deep in discussion when she arrived.
"Everything ok Maman?" Niles inquired.
"She's asleep. Given her condition, I thought it best not to wake her." Niles had heard the slight hurt in his mother's voice and knew he would have to address it sooner rather than later if he wanted to be able to enjoy this trip.
"I know you're upset about finding out like this Maman. Let me tell you, it's not something I intentionally set out to keep from you."
"You said that you had only been dating for less than a week…but CC is much farther along than that in the pregnancy…six or seven months if you ask me." Jospeh said.
"yes, well it's complicated."
"We're not going anywhere." Marie said, with Joseph nodding his ascent.
"Ok, I'll tell you. About three months ago, CC found out she was pregnant…" And Niles explained to his parents how it was that he would be a father, and they grandparents "…and so we finally admitted that we love each other and here we are."
"Strangely romantic, your story." Joseph looked at Niles "And you're sure about this son? Are you happy?"
"So much, Dad. She is the most infuriating woman. We've been throwing insults at each other ever since she started working with Maxwell, and there isn't a day that we don't try to pull one over on each other. And if I didn't have her in my life, it would be so empty, so boring, so ...well, I love her so much, and I'm really glad that we both had enough alcohol to finally do something about it."