The doctor had told Nikki to spend an extra three days in bed to recover her strength once she got home. After spending the last few weeks in bed this order wasn't appealing to Nikki and after a lot of moaning and grumbling she had relented. It was now the evening of the third day and Nikki had never thought that she would be excited about the housework she would be doing the next day.

"Don't push yourself" Harry told her as he lay down in bed and wrapped one hand around her waist and placed his hand on her stomach "Don't do too much at once"

Nikki sighed and rolled her eyes.

"I know Harry, you've told me enough"

"Did you know you have a slight bump?" Harry asked suddenly, changing the subject completely and Nikki placed her hand next to Harry's on her stomach and felt the bump. She smiled and looked over her shoulder at Harry who had a soppy grin on his face.

"Makes it even more real doesn't it?" Nikki said quietly and Harry rested his chin on her shoulder and nodded as she stroked her stomach. He placed a kiss on her cheek and Nikki turned away and lay down, pulling the duvet further up her body and snuggled down into the bed. Harry gave her one last kiss before reaching out and turning the light off.

"I love you" he said into her neck as he buried his face in it.

"Love you too" Nikki replied sleepily.

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The next morning when she woke up Nikki expected to have to jump out of bed and rush to the bathroom, she was pleasantly surprised when she didn't have to. Turning over slightly she saw Harry was still fast asleep, a slight smile on his face. Leaning over, Nikki placed a quick kiss on his cheek before climbing out bed and pulling on her dressing gown. She then walked quietly into Darius' room and wasn't surprised when she saw the eight month old already awake and looking around the room. Nikki bent over and picked him up and the young boy wrapped his arms around her neck as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Morning baby" she said then walked out of the room and across the hall to the other nursery where Edward and Graham were.

Opening the door she saw they were also already awake and they grinned when they saw her.

"Mummy" Edward said loudly and Nikki placed her finger on her lips and put Darius on the floor so he could play.

"Shh" Nikki whispered "Daddy's still asleep"

"Sowwy mummy" Edward said and Nikki ruffled his hair as she cuddled him then did the same with Graham "Mummy not poorly?"

"Not anymore" Nikki shook her head and sat on the floor with her youngest son, Edward and Graham crawled out of their beds and joined their mother and younger brother.

That's how Harry found them half an hour later when he walked into his sons' bedroom after waking up and finding Nikki gone. He stopped in the doorway when he spotted his wife and son's playing together on the carpet and was about to walk away and leave them in peace when Graham looked up and spotted him.

"Daddy" he shouted and ran over to him.

Laughing, Harry picked him up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He then walked over to Nikki who stood up and gave him a good morning kiss.

"Me too mama" Graham asked from his fathers arms and a laughing Nikki gave him a kiss as well.

"Did you sleep well?" Harry asked as he deposited Graham on the ground and pulled Nikki into his arms for a proper kiss. Nikki nodded as she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him another kiss.

"And this morning was the first morning in a long time without any sickness"

"Well then lets hope it's all finished" Harry nodded and Nikki agreed with him then turned to her boys who were playing behind her.

"Come on you three, time for breakfast"

Instantly Edward and Graham jumped up and ran out of the room towards the stairs where the closed stair gate stopped them from getting any further.

"I'll take them down" Harry told Nikki, knowing how long it took them to get safely down the stairs even with a parent helping them. Nikki nodded then leant down and picked Darius up, he grinned as Nikki placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Are you hungry Darius?" she asked as she walked out of the room and down the stairs to the kitchen where Harry and the twins had got to surprisingly quickly.

While Harry and Nikki sorted their own breakfasts out after the boys had had theirs they put the television on for Edward and Graham to watch as Darius played on the carpet. Harry and Nikki had found out quite early on that the twins enjoyed watching shows about animals and that they had a particular fondness, much to Nikki's shock and concern, for large animals with teeth. Nikki had voiced her concerns to Harry, especially after the twins had a tantrum after she had turned off a show about sharks, but he said that they were fine watching it. They didn't have nightmares and didn't seem at all scared by any of the animals shown, in fact they seem fascinated by them.

"Harry why cant our children watch normal children's shows like 'normal' children?" Nikki sighed as she looked through the kitchen into the living room to see the twins engrossed in a show about, once again, sharks.

"Because they are our children" Harry replied shortly and walked across the kitchen to stand next to his wife "Nikki if they like it then let them watch it, they haven't had any bad effects of watching it."

Nikki nodded slightly and Harry wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his hands on her four, almost five month pregnant stomach. Leaning his chin on Nikki's shoulder he kissed her neck causing her to giggle and him to laugh.

"Maybe they'll grow up to be animal conservationists" he suggested and Nikki turned her head slightly to look at him "Well you never know" Harry chuckled "You know how much they like the zoo"

Yes I admit I was the freaky child who watched animal programs from a very young age and also had a weakness for large animals with big teeth...still do actually, no wonder I'm weird . And I couldnt help but put that little piece of my childhood into the twins. lol!

xxx