When Harry heard the front door close he couldn't help the guilty feeling that rose in his chest when he thought about how he had just treated his wife. Taking a deep breath he threw the dishcloth into empty sink and dried his hands on the towel before walking into the living room to play with his sons.

Nikki still hadn't returned two hours later and Harry was worried, he glanced at the clock then reached for the phone just as he heard the front door open. Jumping up from the sofa he rushed into the hallway to see Nikki walking into the house. He shocked her by pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly.

"Where were you?" he asked as he looked her up and down "Are you okay?"

"I was out and yes I'm fine" Nikki replied shortly and pushed past him and into the living room to see her sons. Harry followed her quickly and reached out to grasp her hands in his.

"Nikki please talk to me" he said quietly "I'm sorry for ignoring you earlier" Nikki didn't say anything, she only nodded "What's wrong?"

"Nothing" she whispered "I'm going for a bath"

She once again pushed past him and out of the living room, missing the hurt look that passed over Harry's face as she did so.

Nikki rushed into the bathroom and shut the door behind her and locked it. She slid down the bathtub and sat on the floor where she started to cry. Sniffling slightly she wiped her face, wanting to stop the crying before it had actually started and took a deep breath. Reaching behind her she put the plug in the bath and turned both the hot and cold taps on before pulling her knees up to her chest and laying her forehead on them. She heard the bathroom door handle move and looked up when she heard Harry's voice through the door. They never locked the bathroom door when they were in there.

"Nikki?"

Sniffling slightly Nikki slowly stood up and walked to the door, unlocking it she opened it and allowed Harry into the bathroom.

"Nikki I am not leaving until you tell me what is wrong with you" he said as Nikki slid down the bath and sat on the floor again. Harry followed her lead but didn't attempt to touch her.

"Harry I hope you don't mind having four children who are only a year apart each" she whispered and Harry had to strain to hear her.

"Four chi…?" he was about to ask but stopped halfway through his sentence and frowned "Four?"

Nikki nodded and lay her head on her knee's, facing him.

"You're pregnant" he stated and Nikki nodded again, tears welled in her eyes as Harry's face stayed the same, not giving away any clue of his emotions. "That's what you and Sam have been talking about?"

Nikki nodded yet again and turned her head away from him as the tears slipped from her eyes and down her face as she sobbed. She felt Harry placed one arm around her shoulders and move closer to her then felt his hand run through her hair.

"I'm not angry Nikki if that's what you're thinking" he whispered "Or disappointed. I'm a bit shocked, I mean we were using everything we were meant to" he added and Nikki turned her head so she was facing him again. She reached up and wiped her tearstained face with her hand and Harry entwined her other hand with his and gave him a smile. "In fact I cant wait to have another baby so soon"

"Really?" Nikki asked quietly and a smile broke out on her face to mirror Harry's. "You really don't mind having another baby so soon?"

"It's no different to when we had Darius" Harry shrugged and leant down to kiss Nikki. "I'm look forward to being a dad again"

Nikki's eyes filled with tears again and she launched herself into Harry's arms and kissed him passionately.

"Thank you" she whispered against his lips and they broke away when they heard the shout of 'mama' from downstairs. "Do you think we will cope?" she asked and Harry grinned and nodded.

"Of course"

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"Think we will have a girl this time?" Harry asked later on when they were both in bed. Harry laying behind Nikki with one arm wrapped around her waist and his hand on her stomach.

"Who knows" Nikki replied "It will be nice to have another girl around. I'm really dreading when we have three teenage boys around the house"

"If they are anything like me when I was a teenager they will be perfect" Harry commented and laughed when Nikki turned her head and gave him an incredulous look before he leant down and kissed her gently on the lips.

"How are we going to survive with four young children?" Nikki asked "Do you think we will cope"

"As I said before we will be fine" Harry whispered against her neck "I promise you"

"And it's a good job we have another bedroom" Nikki said a few minutes later "Did you have hindsight when you brought this house?"

"Probably" Harry nodded "Actually I don't know what possessed me to buy this house when it was only me living in it"

Nikki didn't say anything but let out a sigh and lay her hand over Harry's on her stomach and closed her eyes.

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The next morning when Harry walked into the bedroom after having a shower he saw Nikki sitting up in bed on the phone. Nikki looked up when he walked in and cast her eyes over his wet hair that was slowly drying and down to his bare chest that was still dripping with water and down even lower to the only thing he was wearing, a white towel. Nikki swallowed slightly and missed the smirk that Harry shot in her.

"I'm surprised you didn't see me yesterday" Nikki said into the phone as she twirled a random piece of hair over her fingers, her eyes still following her husband as he dropped the towel, he wasn't looking at her but she saw the devilish smirk on her face.

"Nikki?"

"Sorry" Nikki said and turned her attention back to the phone "I was...distracted"

Harry chuckled slightly from across the room.

"So you came to lab yesterday to do the tests?" Sam asked and Nikki made a noise of confirmation "and?"

"Oh yes sorry" Nikki apologised as she was once again distracted by Harry who was towel drying his hair. Unfortunately for her he had pulled on his trousers but was now just standing in them, no shirt. "It was positive. I'm pregnant" she grinned and her hand made it's way to her stomach. Harry looked up at her when she said this and a grin broke out on his face before he walked over and gave her a quick kiss.

"Congratulations" Sam said down the phone "How did Harry take it?"

"Better than I actually hoped for" Nikki admitted "I was a bit nervous about telling him but he was delighted"

"Of course I was" Harry said loudly from across the room.

"Stop eavesdropping" Sam laughed down the phone and Nikki giggled.

"Sam said 'stop eavesdropping'" she called to Harry who pouted and saluted cheekily.

"So have you got a hospital appointment yet?"

"Not yet. I'll be making one sometime today. You couldn't look after the boys could you? I don't really want to take them to the first scan, that's the longest and they'll get bored"

"No problem. Just tell me the date and I'll keep it free"

"Thank you so much" Nikki said then paused as she heard Darius start to cry "I have to go. There's a young boy who wants my attention"

"Tell Harry there's a time and a place" Sam replied and Nikki laughed loudly as she climbed out of bed.

"I'll keep in touch Sam. Bye"

"Bye"

Nikki hung up and placed the phone on the bedside table before walking out of the bedroom and into Darius' room to calm him down.

I always imagined Harry and Nikki being parents of four very young children, I think they would cope very well with it. ;)

I'm still deciding whether the baby should be a boy or a girl. What do you people think they should have?

xxx