"Nikki we need to think of names" Harry said a few hours later as they lay in bed, trying to sleep this time. The boys had been asleep for quite a while and Harry and Nikki were thankful for this, allowing them to spend some time together.

"We have a while yet Harry" Nikki replied sleepily and Harry leant over and wrapped one arm around her waist to place his hand on her stomach and moved closer to her. Nikki smiled slightly but had her back to Harry so he couldn't see it, she loved it when they lay like that in bed and she let out a content sigh.

"We only have four and a bit months" Harry said quietly into Nikki's neck as he buried his head in it "It's not that long"

"Let's get the twins' birthday over and done with first" Nikki told him "Then we can start thinking names"

"Okay" Harry nodded "But then it's Darius' first birthday"

"Don't Harry" Nikki whined "I don't want to think about my babies growing up"

"They're far from grown up Nikki" Harry whispered as he kissed her neck "They will still be our babies for a long time to come"

"Good" Nikki mumbled then moved closer to Harry to get warmer "I love you"

"and I love you" Harry replied and rubbed her stomach "and this little one"

Nikki smiled again and nodded before closing her eyes and trying to sleep.

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"Morning Leo" Harry called across the lab when he walked in the next morning. Leo was sitting in his office as usual and Sam was nowhere to be seen.

"Morning" Leo called back "How are you all?"

"We're all fine" Harry nodded as he shrugged his coat off and placed it on the back of his chair before taking his scarf off as well "Well Nikki is hormonal but nothing new there" Leo chuckled at this as he walked out of his office with a slip of paper in his hands "Are you and Sam still coming on Saturday?"

"Of course, we wouldn't miss it" Leo replied

"Good" Harry nodded "And are you coming to ours for Darius' birthday?"

Leo nodded

"When is it? On his actual birthday?"

Harry made a noise of confirmation and nodded.

"Yes, it's also on a Saturday"

"I'll run it past Sam but you already know what she's going to say"

Harry smiled and nodded again before Leo handed him a slip of paper.

"Case for you, only just been rung in" Leo paused "If you can't do it then hand it over to Sam"

Harry frowned at this comment but whatever he was going to say was stopped by the ringing of the phone in Leo's office and the older man apologising and going to answer it. Wondering why he had actually taken his coat off, Harry wandered over to his desk and put his coat and scarf on before picking up his equipment case and walking out of the lab and back towards the car park. He only just glanced at the address before putting his car in gear and driving out of the car park and in the direction of his case. Sitting at a red traffic light about ten minutes from his destination Harry thought back at how quickly the past three years of married life with Nikki had gone and found himself grinning as he thought of the life he had. It was the one he had always wanted since Nikki had turned up in the lab and Harry had admitted to himself that he was totally in love with her. The light turned green and Harry quickly drove through it and on to his destination. Pulling up outside the address Harry saw the police were already there and spotted Detective Mays standing outside the front door of the large house that was the crime scene. As Harry climbed out of his car the detective spotted him and walked over, leaving a junior officer at the door.

"Professor Dalton gave you this case?" Mays asked in slight confusion as Harry got ready to go into the scene. He nodded and shook his head.

"Why?"

Mays shook his head and beckoned Harry to follow him.

"I thought…" the detective stopped what he was saying and Harry urged himself to continue as they walked into the house "It might be a bit…personal" Mays shrugged and Harry followed him into the living room where the pathologist stopped abruptly at the door and stared at the body on the floor. Swallowing a lump in his throat he shook his head and placed his equipment case on the floor and turned to the detective who was watching him intently.

"Who called it in?"

"The mother" Mays said, uncharacteristically sombre "She said she came down this morning after finding her son wasn't in his bed, neither was her husband and came down here to find this" he motioned toward the little boy who was laying, dead, in the middle of the living room. "She was hysterical when we got here and in no state to interview at the moment, we are still looking for the husband"

Harry nodded but didn't say anything as he walked over to the boy in the middle of the carpet and crouched down next to him. Not a boy, Harry reminded himself, just a case, he couldn't let it get personal. On first glance Harry noted vast amounts of bruises on the face and the exposed arms, some days old and some newer. The pyjama top the boy was wearing had rode up slightly and Harry could see some swelling around the ribs, they were obviously broken and even more bruising on the boys small torso.

"How old is he?" Harry asked and heard Mays sigh behind him.

"Two and a half" the detective replied "His name is Ralf Fabel. Cause of death?"

"I wont know until I do the autopsy" Harry replied shortly "You should know by now"

Mays didn't apologise for his abruptness, neither did Harry.

Personal case for Harry..I just had to have one.

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