"Come on Nikki" the midwife said from the end of the bed "One last push"

"I can't" Nikki sobbed and shook her head as she leant back against Harry who was supporting her back as he sat behind her slightly. A worried look past over his face as Nikki let out another cry of pain and clutched his hand tightly causing him to wince.

"Once more" Harry whispered and rubbed his wife's back "Just once more"

Nikki groaned loudly as another contraction ripped suddenly through her body and she pushed the best she could. She fell back against the bed and took deep breaths as a baby's cry filled the room.

"It's a little boy" the midwife said as she wrapped the screaming baby in a blanket and quickly passed it to an exhausted Nikki who took the newborn in her arms and brought him up to her chest, tears streaming down her face. She reached up with a shaking hand and wiped the baby's head with the towel to try and clean the screaming infant. Harry placed his arm around Nikki's shoulders and moved closer to her, he then reached up and moved the blanket away from his son's red face and smiled, tears making their way down his face as well.

"He's beautiful" Nikki whispered tearfully as the baby stopped screaming and started to whimper instead, his tiny hands flexing and un-flexing. The midwife came back over and smiled at them all then turned to Harry.

"Would you like to cut the cord?" she asked and Harry nodded slightly, still in awe of his new son.

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A few minutes later the midwife came back over with a clean and weighed baby who was wrapped in a clean blanket and handed him back to Nikki who immediately clutched him close and looked down at the quiet baby who was staring up at her, sucking his bottom lip quietly. She felt her eyes well up as she looked at his blonde hair and his bright blue eyes that would turn brown. Nikki felt Harry sit back down on the bed next to her and she looked at him and grinned.

"Another boy" she whispered and Harry gave her a smile and nodded, his eyes filled with tears.

"You were brilliant"

Nikki just sighed and lay her head on Harry's shoulder as he reached over and ran his hand gently over his newborn son's hair.

"Your hair" he muttered "What are we going to name him?"

"Darius" Nikki said hesitantly and looked at her husband for an agreement

Harry thought for a moment then nodded and Nikki continued.

"Darius Harry Cunningham"

"I can't believe we have another boy" Harry laughed as Darius gripped his finger tightly and stared up at his father. "I should go and tell Sam and Leo"

"Let them come in" Nikki said as Harry pried himself away from his son and wife "I want to see my boys"

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"Da" Edward shouted as Harry walked into the waiting room where Sam and Leo were waiting. Both adults looked up when Edward said this and stood up from their seats, each holding a twin.

"Dada" Graham grinned as he caught sight of his father and Harry ruffled his son's hair and gave them both a kiss.

"Is Nikki alright? What did she have? Is the baby okay?" Leo asked in quick succession and Sam rolled her eyes.

"Leave the poor man alone Leo"

"We have another little boy" Harry grinned and took his older son's from their godparents arms "Come on"

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"Mama" Graham and Edward called out at the same time when they saw Nikki sitting in the middle of the bed and reached out to her.

"Hello" Nikki grinned when she saw them and motioned for Harry to put them on the bed, he did so carefully and the boys crawled up to Nikki and she hugged them the best she could and gave them a kiss.

"Congratulations" Sam said for both herself and Leo from the bedside and Nikki looked at her with a grin on her face and nodded before looking back at the baby in her arms and moved the blanket away from his face so they could see him better. "Isn't he handsome Leo?"

Leo agreed and leant down to kiss Nikki on the cheek.

"He's gorgeous" he nodded and ran his hand gently over the newborns hair "What's his name?"

"Darius Harry" Harry replied and stopped Edward from trying to stand up on the bed "Be careful son"

"Ba ba?" Graham asked and cocked his head to one side and looked from his mother to his father.

"Yes that's your baby brother" Harry told his son and sent a proud look to Nikki who had to force back her tears. Graham reached out and placed his hand over the duvet that covered Nikki's stomach.

"Ba ba"

"Mama hug" Edward said at the same time and held his arms out to Nikki who couldn't resist the pleading look on her eldest son's eyes.

"Here Leo" she said and handed Darius to Leo who carefully held him securely in his arms and held him close so Sam could moved the blanket away from the sleeping baby's face and coo over him. She then turned to Edward and Graham and pulled them into her arms, wincing slightly as she did so. Harry helped her then walked around the bed to Sam and Leo.

"Congratulations, he's gorgeous" Sam told the younger man who reached out and stroked his sleeping son's hand gently.

"Thank you" Harry nodded and glanced at Nikki who was holding Edward and Graham close to her and speaking softly to them. He could tell that she was exhausted but he didn't want to take his son's away from their mother just yet.

Have no idea where the desire to name the baby Darius came from, it just came to me and I like the name. ;)

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