AN oh my god, the past couple of days I've came up with some great ideas for fics (well I'll let you be the judge of whether or not they're great) but I WILL finish this one first, there wont be THAT many more chapters.
14. Back to class
Josh trudged downstairs with sleep still in his eyes and his tie carelessly slung around his neck, his shirt was done up wrong and he hadn't combed his hair, he only had a few weeks left at school now until his exams were over and he was to be let out in the big wide world. However with each passing day he grew steadily more tired and more irritable, the late nights of revision were starting to get to him. Nikki constantly worried about him, particularly his mental health; all this pressure couldn't be good for him surely. Was she being too over protective? Oh god! What would she be like with her own baby? After this week she wouldn't be able to keep as much of an eye on him at school as she was off on maternity leave, she made a mental note to voice her concerns to Tom.
'Morning you!' she said brightly and Josh sloped into the kitchen he just grunted, 'D'you want some toast?' she asked, nodding to the slice she was buttering.
'Yeah go on then' he replied. Nikki sighed, living with his dad must be hard for Josh, as Tom and his son didn't really do affection. No matter how big and manly you are, everyone loves a cuddle she thought; even after her years in the army there was nothing Nikki liked more than a cuddle.
'Come here' she said
'what?'
'Come here' she said again this time gesturing for Josh to get up. Her came over to where she was standing but before he could pick up his toast she had pulled him into a tight hug, which was becoming harder and harder for her given the size of her bump now a days... Nikki almost rocked josh back and forth and for a moment he just stood there wondering what the best response to her blatant display of affection would be. Awkwardly he put his arms around her and savoured the hug. She planted a kiss on his forehead, a motherly kiss; she blamed it on her hormones.
'Josh, you need to calm down love' he almost winced when she said love, not from pain or embarrassment, he was happy about it he would be proud to call Nikki Boston his mother.
'I do worry about you' she said before ruffling his hair.
He smiled and picked up his bit of toast,
'Nikki?' she looked up, 'can I have jam on this?'
'I reckon you can get your own jam Josh, you're a grown lad now'.
At that moment Tom came through in to the kitchen and put himself some toast on. Unusually he was fully dressed, tie and all..
'morning gang!' he said cheerfully.
Nikki and Josh just looked at him, had he really just said gang?
'Remember love we've got ante-natal class tonight'
'Sorry what?' replied Nikki
'its been in the diary for weeks Nik, its tonight'
'Tom I really cannot be bothered to go tonight..'
'D'you not think its kind of important to be prepared for these things?'
His speech was cut short by Nikki, 'if you mention my pelvic floor I swear to god I will ram that piece of toast so far up your arse you'll be able to taste it'.
Tom sighed, 'I just think it would be useful if we went'.
Nikki rolled her eyes, 'right, ok, whatever' she said, raising her hands in defeat.
The three of them grabbed their bags and left the house on time.
That evening Tom and Nikki wandered (Nikki rather reluctantly) into the clinic for their class, as they walked down the dark corridors Nikki said rather suggestively, 'can we not just skip class and meet behind the bike sheds?'
Tom turned to his fiancé 'Nikki Boston, you minx!'
'Come on Tom, women have been giving birth for millions of years, I think I'll be fine'
Tom pointed at a door 'this is it, come on'. Nikki groaned as tom pushed the door open. It was like opening a door to a strange new world, They both stood in the doorway as the twenty or so expectant mothers and fathers turned and looked disapprovingly at them.
Some women were balanced on yoga balls where as others were bent into strange positions supported by their partners, Tom turned to look at Nikki before the woman who appeared to be running the class spoke, she was a small plump lady and although she looked kindly, there was no where else that Nikki would less rather be.
'Hello, come in, you are a bit late but we're just getting started if you want to join us, we're trying to locate our pelvic floors'. Nikki looked at Tom and realised he looked just about as bewildered as she did. He turned to her.
'Nope' he choked.
'Sorry wrong room' said Nikki quickly.
Tom pulled the door closed again, and they both walked swiftly out of the building, 'You know what love, you're right, I think you'll be absolutely fine'.
Nikki smiled; ante-natal class was not a place either of them wanted to go again.