Disclaimer: I still don't own any part of The Nanny…but I'm still hopeful!

A/N: Lucky chapter 13...well maybe lucky isn't the right word...almost lucky...

The Reunion, The Visit, and The Grand Charade

Chapter 13

Niles knew it was time to see what CC would do next so he carefully released her wrists and supported himself on his hands and knees, straddling her legs. He looked down into her eyes. And his mind wandered. "Just look at her. Her face, her hair and the better part of her top half smeared with spray topping and I've still never seen anything more beautiful in the whole of my life."

CC lay beneath him. She looked up into his eyes and she let her thoughts run wild. "Good God, he's covered in sticky, gooey, whipped topping and he's still so handsome, I could just crawl into his eyes and live there forever. I wonder why he hasn't kissed me."

"Niles…" CC finally managed to whisper through the incredible tension that lay between them. "We're going to have to get ourselves cleaned up soon."

Niles swallowed the lump in his throat. "I suppose you're right." Niles lifted himself up, standing above her; he extended his hands to help her up.

"Thanks." CC stood almost too close. Their eyes locked and her hands rested on his sticky pajama shirt and she slowly caressed the firmness beneath her hands. "Niles…I…"

He silenced her with a kiss. It was warm and soft and made every part of her tingle without ever leaving her lips. "Come on, let's get cleaned up." Niles took her hand and led her back into the bedroom. "Do you want to go first?"

"I uh…no…I have to find something to wear to bed. You go ahead." CC moved slowly to the dresser then realized. "Niles…did you bring another pair of pajamas?"

Niles stopped at the door of the bathroom and turned to face her. "No…I'll just wear an undershirt and these pants are fine… Did you bring something else?"

"I've got a few things, I can make due. We could do a load of laundry at your parents or hell, we could just buy new tomorrow." CC tossed out. "We'll manage…go get in the shower.

Niles went into the bathroom and left the door nearly all the way opened. He quickly peeled out of his sticky pajama shirt and tossed it on to the floor but he took more care with his pants since he'd need to wear them. "Good, no sign of whipped topping on the pants." He left them draped over the toilet.

CC stood at the bathroom door thinking. "Well, Babcock…are you going to do it or not? He's not going to be in there forever… He's a man; he'd never turn you away… But what if it's not what he really wants…? And this is a pretty big step…seeing each other naked… Some couples go for years and don't…"

CC was yanked from her thoughts by Niles voice. "Are you going to join me or are you going to stand in the doorway letting all the steam out?"

CC sighed, stepped into the bathroom and closed the door. "I wasn't sure if I should or not." CC opened the door to the very large shower and stepped in behind Niles. She wasn't sure if she should try to avert her eyes or sneak a peek. She couldn't remember a time when she'd been so nervous. This was Niles for Pete's sake. But then, he's the only man who ever makes her nervous.

Suddenly she didn't have time to think about being nervous. Niles turned and took her in his arms. "Never second guess yourself, CC." Niles leaned down and kissed her. She snaked her arms up his strong back and returned his kiss. They stood with the warm water washing over them rinsing off every sign of whipped topping. They stood and they kissed and they held each other; neither sure of what would happen next but not really wanting this moment to ever end.

Soon the water started to cool and they waited for the other to make a move. "The water is starting to get cold." Niles grinned.

"Yeah…I hate that." CC chewed on her bottom lip her eyes not leaving his.

Neither of them moved. Neither of them said another word. Soon the water was very cold and hitting Niles on his rear end. "It's really cold." They burst into laughter. Niles opened the shower door for CC to exit as he turned and shut off the water. When he turned back she was wrapped in a towel and was handing another to him.

"You go get dressed and I'll be out in a minute." Niles suggested.

CC faced him, now wrapped in the hotel towel. She liked the way he looked at her. "Alright, do you need anything from out there?" Niles shook his head.

"Did you find something to wear?" He asked softly.

CC smiled her sexy smile. "Oh, I found a little something." CC much preferred having the upper hand with men, even just by a little; and most especially with Niles.

When Niles came out of the bathroom CC was wearing the royal blue and grey flannel shirt of his she'd worn to the picnic which barely covered the pale blue panties she wore beneath it. He stopped dead in his tracks. "That's the little something you found to wear to bed?"

CC smirked and sat up in the bed a bit. "Is it too much…not little something enough? I could take it off."

Niles stood at his side of the bed in his royal blue pajama bottoms and nothing else. "Are you trying to give me another heart attack?"

"Niles…you're in better shape than any man I know. And there are much more fun ways to kill you." CC slipped her long legs under the covers and settled into bed. "Are you coming to bed? We have to meet Becky and James for breakfast before we head out to your parents. It's the last time we'll see them and it's getting kind of late."

"I'll be there in a second. I need to get an undershirt." Niles turned toward the luggage he still hasn't had time to unpack.

"You don't need an undershirt…it's a pretty warm night. Don't you think?" CC tossed him a look he'd never seen. It was almost…bashful.

Niles looked at her lying in bed waiting for him to join her. Granted it was just to sleep before another day of charades and other game playing…but for now, he could pretend… "Yes, Love…I suppose it's a rather warm night at that." Niles slipped under the covers and rolled onto his side to face her, supporting his head on his hand.

"What are you looking at?" CC asked him.

"You." Niles dropped flatly. "You're beautiful."

CC frowned playfully. "Niles…I'm wearing a flannel shirt, no makeup, and my hair is a wet."

"I know." Niles lay down on his back and tucked his hands behind his head. "Good night, Chastity."

CC loved the way her name sounded when he spoke it on a whisper like that. "Good night, Niles." CC kissed him softly and settled down onto her pillow. Then she rolled onto her side casually draping her arm across Niles' middle.

Niles wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into his side, finally resting his hand on the small of her back. They fell into an easy, comfortable sleep.