Nikki groaned as she opened her eyes to the blinding light that flooded through the curtains of her bedroom. Her head was pounding and a nauseous feeling rose from her stomach. Jumping out of bed she ran to the bathroom and vomited into the toilet. Groaning again she stood up slowly and walked back into the bedroom where she flopped back down onto the bed. Harry had taken the boys out for the day for some 'manly time' as Nikki and Sam liked to call it so she was free from them for the day. She winced as the phone started to ring, the noise vibrated around her skull as she reached out and picked it up off of the bedside table.

"Hello?"

"Morning Nikki" came Sam's cheerful voice down the phone "How are you?"

"Wonderful" Nikki groaned down the phone.

"Nikki you sound awful"

"Thank you Sam" Nikki muttered as she sat up in bed and stood up "You know how to make me feel brilliant don't you"

"Sorry but you sound terrible"

"I feel it" Nikki mumbled as she rummaged in the cabinet in the bathroom for some tablets "I just feel so ill"

"Do you have any tablets?" Sam asked as Nikki grabbed them out of the bathroom cabinet

"Yes. I'm taking some now. I think I have flu so there's going to be no point taking them"

"Maybe you should go and see the doctor" Sam suggested and Nikki scoffed

"If it's flu there's nothing he can give me"

"Painkillers?" Sam asked "I take it you are in some pain"

"Ye…" Nikki got out before she heaven and vomited into the toilet again "Sorry" she said afterwards.

"I'll come over Nikki" Sam said and Nikki heard her pulling a coat on "Harry wouldn't want you alone while you were ill"

"Sam you don't…"

"If it's flu I don't want you getting a high fever while no-one is with you, who knows what might happen"

"Fine then" Nikki sighed "See you soon"

She hung up and threw the phone onto the bed before picking up her dressing gown and putting it on and walking down the stairs to the kitchen. Turning the kettle on she pulled out a mug and placed a fruit tea bag in it. The painkillers had done nothing for her head and the pounding was getting worse. The kettle finished boiling and Nikki picked it up with shaking hands and pouted the water out. Her body was telling her she was hot but she couldn't stop shivering. Fifteen minutes later and the doorbell rang causing Nikki to wince slightly and groan as she walked to the door and opened it. Sam took one look at her and rolled her eyes.

"Nikki go back to bed you look awful"

"That's the second nice thing you've said to me this morning and it's only nine o'clock" she mumbled as Sam closed the front door behind her "Would you like a drink"

"Nikki go to bed" Sam said as she saw how tired the younger woman was.

"I don't need you to look after me" Nikki said quietly.

"You know how nasty flu can become very quickly" Sam said as she pointed towards the stairs "Now as a friend I am telling you to go to bed"

"Fine" Nikki mumbled and turned around to walk up the stairs.

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"Nikki it's time for some more tablets" Sam said as she walked into the bedroom holding a glass of water in one hand and the tablets in the other. Nikki turned over in bed slightly and sent a small smile in Sam's direction.

"Thank you for doing this" she whispered as she sat up unsteadily and took the water and tablets from her friend.

"What are friends for?" Sam asked and looked at the time, it was nearly half past one in the afternoon.

"What time do you have to be at work?" Nikki enquired as she handed the glass back to Sam.

"Six. Late shift" the older woman replied and Nikki nodded and lay back down in bed "Does Harry know you're like this?"

Nikki shook her head slightly and winced as the painkillers hadn't kicked in yet.

"I only woke up to say goodbye to him and the boys then I went back to sleep" she paused "What's the date?"

Sam thought for a second

"Fourteenth of June" she replied and Nikki nodded slightly, a frown on her face "Why?"

Nikki shook her head

"Don't worry"

Sam gave her a look and Nikki relented slightly.

"It's probably just the flu messing it up but I'm late" she paused and continued before Sam could say anything "But I am just hoping that it is the flu because….well just because"

"Because…." Sam repeated and shook her head.

"Because if I am…pregnant it will mean we will have four children, two of which will be two years old, one which will be one year old and a newborn"

Sam looked confused for a moment and shook her head.

"I thought you wanted more children soon"

"Yes but four children in three years is just bloody ridiculous" Nikki snapped and Sam raised an eyebrow, a small smirk on her face "Sorry" Nikki whispered afterwards and Sam sat on the edge of the bed.

"I don't see what the problem is Nikki" she admitted "The twins were only just thirteen months old when Darius was born. Is it just this month you have missed?"

Nikki shook her head and sniffed back tears.

"Last month as well"

"So…" Sam thought "You could be two months pregnant?"

Nikki nodded and Sam continued

"If you are then that would make you due around January next year, Darius would be just over a year old, the twins just over two years old…"

"But what will Harry say?" Nikki interrupted

"He wants another baby?"

Nikki nodded in answer to Sam's question then sighed and closed her eyes.

"Okay I don't even know if I am pregnant or not, like I said it's probably just the flu screwing it all up"

Sam shrugged and stood up.

"If you say so" she said before picking up the empty glass the water had been in and walking out of the room. Nikki just sat in the middle of the bed chewing lightly on her bottom lip as she thought about what they had just talked about.

I had a huge mental debate with myself about whether or not Nikki should be pregnant again..so you'll have to find out in the next chapter, or the chapter after that..I can't remember what one it is in now. lol!

xxx