Johnny walked into the living room and handed Claudia some tea, "Nick's wearing off on you I see." Johnny looks at the cup, "no it seems to be all there is to drink around here."
Claudia laughs at him,, "I think I'm going to stand up to dad." Johnny takes the seat next to her, "are you sure you want to do this?" Claudia drinks some of the tea, "I have to,
telling him over and over again seems to be the only way things get through to him. That and treats, and I've got to much to lose playing that game with daddy." Johnny looked
down at her stomach and rubbed it a little, "that you do, but I still think I should go with you." Claudia pushes his hand away, "I have more than this baby to lose, and Nick's got so
many guards on me I couldn't trip without them catching me. And I'm not a genie lamp, stop rubbing my stomach." Johnny laughs at her last comment, "Claudia I'm not saying
Nickolas' guards aren't good, I just know our father will do anything to get his way." Nickolas enters and Claudia smiles up at him then turns back to Johnny, "well not this time.
I'm going to get what I want this time. Aren't you always telling me to stand up to daddy? What's better than standing up for love?" Nickolas kisses the top of her head, "so you
love me do you?" Claudia looks at him, "I do, I love you Nickolas Cassidine." Nickolas kisses her again, "and I love you Claudia Zaccarah." Then she turns back to Johnny, "I'm
sorry I made fun when you wanted a normal life. I understand now why you where fighting me so hard." Johnny was glade his sister was in love and finally could understand why
he was fighting for a normal life but he still feared for her, "so what's your plan?" Claudia smiled up at Nickolas and he nodded like they had a secret that was okay to tell, "we are
getting married" Johnny's face looked a little shocked so Claudia continued, "I was going to get married anyway, but now it's with someone I actually want to marry. Someone I
could see a life with." Claudia and Nickolas where preparing for Johnny to freak out but he didn't he smiled, "beating dad at his own game. I like it, under one condition: I get to be
best man?" Claudia and Nickolas laugh, "Your sister wouldn't have it any other way." Johnny gets up to shake Nickolas' hand, "in that case, welcome to the family. And you better
make my sister happy, or else." Claudia got up to hug Johnny, "John!" A few minutes later Lulu entered with Spencer, "what's going on in here?" Claudia got down to Spencer's
level, "hey Spence, want to go with me and uncle Johnny to get some ice cream from the kitchen?" Of course he agreed, so they left Lulu and Nickolas to talk.
As soon as the door closed Lulu started, "why'd she just say uncle Johnny?" Nickolas patted the couch next to him and Lulu sat down, "you know how Anthony Zaccarah kidnapped
Claudia?" She nods, "okay, well Anthony set up a business deal with Sonny and Claudia didn't want to go through with it because she didn't want to marry him. I know you
probably don't believe Claudia's good for me, but I love her and she loves me so we're moving forward a little faster than planed." Lulu couldn't believe what she was hearing, "so
because she got knocked up, and her crazy father's marring her off your ruining your life?! She probably got pregnant on purpose! If you do this Nickolas she's family, she's going
to be your son's step mother! She'll be here forever because she's the one getting like a whole kingdom out of the deal, she's just using you!" Nickolas couldn't take anymore,
"How could you say that about her she's having your niece or nephew? And I do love her, so does Spencer! Don't you even care for the new family member she's giving you, or
how much she's going through, giving up to be with us?!" Lulu shook her head at him and left.
Claudia noticed Lulu was absent at dinner but didn't question it until they went to bed, "so the news of our marriage didn't go to well with your sister?" Nickolas didn't answer, just
shook his head. Claudia curled up to him, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm causing so much trouble." Now Nickolas spoke, "You aren't the one who has something to be sorry for. Lulu can
be so… such a…" Claudia finished for him, "bitch?" Nickolas gave her a stern Nickolas face, "I wasn't going to say that. But you know what, I don't want to talk about that. Lets go
back to our wedding." Claudia smiles at the thought of marring him, "what about our wedding?" Nickolas kisses her nose, "well, fist thing tomorrow we need to go ring shopping.
And we should probably tell Spencer some time tomorrow, and we should get you a wedding planer because there is a lot on your plate right now. And…" Claudia sits up and puts
a finger on his mouth, "ring yes, telling Spencer I'm nerves but yes, but I'm going to have to stop you at the wedding planer. I don't need the big fancy wedding, I'd love one but I
don't want to be huge on my wedding day. I'm sure planning a small wedding won't tip my plate." Nickolas gives her a quick kiss, "you have nothing to be nerves about with
Spencer, he loves you already. And you will always look beautiful to me so if you want your wedding while your nine months pregnant, I will still marry you and call you the most
beautiful woman in the world." Claudia loves how Nickolas makes her feel so good about herself, "how do you do that?" He looks at her confused, "do what?" Claudia climbed on
top of him, "you make me feel like I'm the most perfect person in the world even though I know I'm far from it." Nickolas leaned in to kiss her and stopped inches away from her
lips, "It's easy, when it's how I truly feel." Claudia then closed the gap between them and soon enough they where in a passionate kiss. Nickolas's hands where going up the sides
of Claudia's top as hers were going down his boxers. Just when Nickolas started to pull her shirt up over her head their bedroom door opened, "what are you doing to daddy?"
Claudia immediately sat up, "I um…um…I was helping him get dirt out his eye." Nickolas chuckled a little at Claudia's save then decided to help her out because she was shooting
him a death glare, "what are you doing out of bed Spencer?" Spencer moved closer to their bed as Claudia rolled off Nickolas, "I had a bad dream. And I got scared, can I stay in
here?" Before Nickolas had a chance to respond Claudia was leaning over him to lift Spencer up into their bed.
Hey guys, Thanks for the wonderful reviews from my other story! Sorry this chapter's so short, I'll be updating both stories this weekend. But right now I'm going to sleep (its 3:16AM) so good night!!!