Leo smiled as his settled himself down into his own bed, he'd been released earlier from hospital that day and he had to admit he'd never been happier to be home. As he turned out the light, he caught sight of the drawing that Erin had done of Teresa and Cassie, he had to admit that he didn't know her talent stretched that far; he knew she was good but this picture was something else, she had truly captured the essence and character of the pair. He fell into a deep sleep, catching up on the much needed rest that wouldn't be interrupted by doctor's and nurses prodding and poking him every half an hour. The sleep consumed him and he only awoke when he felt someone's presence in the room, he blearily opened his eyes and saw a figure standing next to his bed
"Erin?" he said sleepily "What are you doing?"
"Nothing…" she said
"It's half past two in the morning, what are you doing standing over me?"
She paused before answering "Checking you're still alive"
Leo frowned "Yes thank you Erin" he said slowly "I'm still alive"
"Are you sure?" she said and he could hear the seriousness in her voice
"Yes I am sure I am still alive"
"Oh Good" she said
"Now go back to bed" he said turning back over as he heard Erin leave his room
"Are you awake?" Nikki rolled over and looked at Harry, squinting to make out his face in the dark
"No" he grunted and rolled over
She sighed and leant over him prising open his eyelids with her fingers "Are you sure?"
"Ow!" Harry winced "I'm awake" he said sitting up
"We're getting married in less than a month" she informed him
"And you couldn't wait till morning to tell me that?" He sighed
"No" she said apologetically
"It's three in the morning" Harry groaned
"I know, I can tell the time" she said
"Ah well you see I thought you couldn't since you insist on waking me up at this ridiculous hour"
Nikki ignored his comment "I'm glad Leo's better"
"I think Erin is as well" Harry mumbled sleepily as he rolled over
Nikki sighed loudly as she pinched Harry sharply on the arm "Stop falling asleep"
"Ow" he winced "Nikki it's the middle of the night…"
"…Technically it's morning" Nikki corrected him
"Nikki, its ridiculously early in the morning what am I meant to do apart from sleep"
"Talk to me" Nikki said incredulously
"Talk to you" he said as he pushed himself up into a sitting position "What do you want to talk about?"
"I love you" she said as she kissed him gently on the lips
"I love you too Nikki but I can't believe that you would get me up at this time to tell me that"
Nikki sighed, he could read her to well "I'm late"
"Lat for what?" Harry asked
"What do you think?" she sighed, Harry was not getting the hint and was looking at her blankly "Women's stuff"
"Oh" Harry said now sounding fully awake "When did you realise?"
"When I was talking to Erin about the date, I looked at the calendar and realised"
"How late are you?"
Nikki shrugged "I'm not sure…"
"Have you done a test?" she shook her head "Well there's only one way to find out"
"It's half past two in the morning where are we going to find a chemist open at this time" she sighed
"Leave it with me" he said as he climbed out of bed pulling on the first articles of clothing that he could find "Neither of us are going to get any sleep until we know for certain"
Nikki nodded and laid back in the bed as Harry made his way out of the house and into the early December morning
Erin tossed and turned in bed unable to get any sleep, as she twisted to try and get comfortable she wrapped the duvet further and further around her until she fell off the bed with a thump
"Ow" she muttered rubbing her head which had collided with the floor; she glanced at the clock on the wall which read four in the morning, her usual time for getting up.
She pulled herself up and looked out of the door, Leo's door was shut again but she still wanted to make sure, she didn't want to wake him up again but she was far too worried about him. She frowned in thought and then an idea struck her, she gathered up her duvet and crept out of her room careful not to make a sound
Nikki glanced at the clock, the hands read half past four in the morning, and Harry had been gone a grand total of one hour, thirty minutes and twenty seconds. She sighed as she wrapped herself further into the duvet. The door clicked open and in walked Harry swinging a plastic bag
"You took your time" she said but looked relieved to see him back
"There are very few twenty-four hour chemist stores around here" he sighed "And I got very strange looks asking for pregnancy tests"
Nikki giggled as she opened the bad and pulled out the box "Well I guess I should do this"
"I think so too" Harry said kissing her on the cheek
"There's only one problem" she sighed
"What's that?"
"I don't need the toilet" She said sheepishly Harry groaned as he fell back onto the bed
Leo groaned as he turned over and was greeted by the glare of the winter sun peeking through the curtains. He pulled himself out of bed feeling better than he had in days but still sleepy thanks to Erin waking him up early. He made his way out of his room yawning widely. His foot collided with something and he fell to the floor
"Ow!" Came a voice
Leo picked himself up and turned to see what he had fallen over. A cross looking Erin was peeking out from the duvet which she had wrapped herself in
"What are you doing?" he asked "And why are you camping outside my room?"
"I wanted to make sure you were alright" she said
"Like I said to you very early this morning, I am fine and am still alive" Leo signed
"Ok good" Erin smiled and shuffled back off to her room
Leo shook his head and wondered if he had just been dreaming or if the medication he was taking was stronger than he first thought
"How about now?" Harry asked and Nikki shook her head "You've just drunk twenty glasses of water, how do you not need the toilet? He sighed "Give me your hand"
"What?" Nikki said as she took another gulp of water
"Just give me your hand" he sighed as he pulled her hand and ran it under warm water "If this doesn't make you go then we're stuck"
"Harry this is the most stupid…" Nikki began "…Harry past me the test now!" she said as she dashed off to the bathroom
"Works every time" Harry grinned as he heard Nikki swearing as she tripped over something on her mad dash to the bathroom
A few minutes later Nikki remerged holding the test "How long do we leave it for?" she asked him
Harry checked the box and the instructions "A couple of minutes. Are you sure you did it right?"
"Harry I can pee on a stick" Nikki sighed
The two of the waited in silence, both watching the clock hands as it made it's way round
"It's time" Nikki said after a few minutes
She and Harry leaned over the test and Nikki breathed in sharply as she saw the result
"You're pregnant" Harry said sitting down quickly onto a chair
"Yeah…" Nikki said joining him
"This is…" Harry said trying to find the right word to finish his sentence
"…huge" Nikki said looking at Harry
"Thanks" he grinned looking down
"Not that you disgusting man" Nikki shook her head "Harry we're having a baby"
"I know…" he grinned "And it's fantastic"
Nikki broke into a smile as Harry swept her off her feet and into a hug and the two of the fell into a deep kiss, only breaking apart for air. Nikki grinned as Harry placed a hand on her stomach, both of them knew nothing would show for a couple of months but already their child was starting to develop and the two of them were sure they could feel it.
