Disclaimer: I do not own anything that does not have my name written next to it in pretty pink pen. I only own my own fictional characters, this include my OFC Nicola Andrews and her family. I also do not own any of the songs used to write this story…except on CD.
Reviews etc. are always appreciated and adored.
Summary: "Do you remember that time I fell out your window and you came jumping out after me?" There was a twinge of humour to her husky voice and Leon smiled for her benefit. For three years he let himself believe that he would always save her from everything, until he was the reason she was in that ambulance, a broken back and their baby was gone.
Thank you as always to Love Ink and Sassy Ava for their wonderful reviews. Yes Bella did have it coming…silly girl. Anyways let me know what you guys think! And Gingermegs- Thanks so much for the review and you'll have to wait and see the wedding =D
Playlist:
Fireflies – Owl City
Push It – Salt n Pepa (Just youtubed it and I love the film clip. They're so daggy they're cool!)
December 1999 – I've been everywhere with you
"Can you bring more balloons and beer. Umm I think that's all." Nicola shouted down the phone.
"Alright, I'll be there soon." Leon replied and Nicola hung up, looking down at the little girl that had attached herself to Nicolas leg.
"Hello Molly. You want to come up here to Aunty Nicola?" Molly held her arms out, her little blonde curls framing her round face and red cheeks as Nicola picked the two year old up and sat her on her hip. "Who's birthday is it today?" Nicola asked as the little girl sucked on her fingers.
"Danny!" The little girl clapped and Nicola giggled.
"Sure is sweetie."
"Aunty Lala! Can I please have some candy?" There was tugging on her jeans and Nicola looked down at Danny and smiled.
"Sure kid, come on. Uncle Leon will be here soon." She led the five year old to the kitchen where his mother was slicing up pieces of water melon. Nicola raised an eyebrow at the blonde and adjusted the child on her hip. "You know they're not going to eat that." Nicola nodded to the fruit and Jenna looked up at her.
"I can try." Jenna sighed and smiled over at Nicola. Jenna was another of De-De's foster children. She'd been three years older than Leon so she wasn't around for long when they were growing up.
"I can't believe Danny's five already." Nicola replied as she handed the child a chocolate bar and he ran out into the backyard where all his friends were playing.
"Just think you'll have some of your own soon." Jenna replied and handed Molly a piece of fruit as the little girl held her hand out for it. "That's my good girl." Jenna smiled triumphantly as the little girl sucked on the pink flesh. "Have you and Leon talked about it yet?" Jenna pushed and Nicola smiled.
"No, not at all."
"Well when you guys get married, that's the next step." Jenna walked past Nicola the platter of watermelon in her hands and Nicola rolled her eyes. "So when are you guys getting married?" Jenna asked as she poured out drinks to the children and Nicola handed a cup to Molly who was still clinging to her shoulder.
"We haven't really set a date yet, we're just giving it some time first." Nicola replied and heard the distinctive sound of Leons skyline coming up the street and sighed gratefully making her way over to the back yard gate.
"Hey baby." Leon kissed her on the cheek as he stepped through the gate and looked down at the little girl in Nicola arms.
"And how is my favourite niece?" he cooed and Molly reached out to him. "Nah, hang on sweetie, let me put these down." He carried the bags he had over to where Jenna was standing and kissed her on the cheek before going into the kitchen.
When he reappeared he walked over to Nicola and handed her a beer as she handed him Molly who wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled into his shirt.
"You been keeping Aunty Lala out of trouble gorgeous?" He asked and the little girl nodded mutely making Leon laugh and look over at Nicola and saw the look on her face. "What did she say to you?"
"Nothing- I just got the Spanish inquisition about when we were getting married and having children." Nicola replied sipping at the Corona and leaning into Leons side.
"I know she can be a bit pushy…"
"Very pushy." Nicola replied as Danny came running over holding a blue wrapped parcel. "What'ya got there kid?" She asked the little blonde boy.
"My present from you and Uncle Le. Mama said I have to open it with you." He sat down on the grass and tore at the blue paper. Nicola smiled as he pulled out the box with a toy racing car in it. "Oh, sweet. It's like yours Uncle Leon!" The kid held up the toy for Leon to inspect.
"Yeah, but it's better cause it's blue." Leon said and Danny jumped up and down before running over to his friends. Nicola leaned over and picked up the rubbish and put it in the box.
"Blue? Really?" Nicola asked as she watched Leon nursing Molly who was falling asleep on his shoulder.
"They didn't have any in yellow." Leon replied and wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her back to the rest of the party.
Nicola watched Leon playing with Danny in the living room later on as Molly sat on his lap, still sleeping, clinging to her uncle.
"Here, go and get a photo." De-De appeared beside her and handed her a camera. Nicola snuck into the living room and managed to get a shot before Leon looked up and saw her.
"What're you doing?" He growled and Nicola grinned, shrugging innocently.
"Nothing." He shook his head at her.
"Aunty Lala, when you and Uncle Le goin' to have a baby?" Danny asked as he ran the car along the carpet. Leons eyes snapped up at Nicola who froze on the spot. Her brain stopped working, her mouth stopped working. Everything.
"We don't know kiddo." Leon laughed trying to break the silence and messed up Dannys blonde curls, glancing up at Nicola who was still staring at them. "La?" Leons voice broke her out of her daze and she looked down at him.
"Ah, what?"
"You wanna head home?" Nicola blinked a few times before nodding.
"Yeah, okay." She turned and walked back to the kitchen and placed the camera down on the counter as she leant against it.
"Hey, you okay?" She jumped as she felt a hand on the small of her back and she looked up at Leon.
"Yeah, fine. Come on." They walked out the back and said goodbye to everyone and left.
And Nicola forgot about the awkwardness of the family gathering at De-De's until she got a thank-you card in the mail from Jenna with a note saying "I found this when our photos got developed and thought you might like it." Nicola stared at the photo and smiled, it was the one she'd taken of Leon playing with Danny. It had turned out beautifully. Behind it was another one of Nicola leaning into Leons side as he held onto Molly. They were both looking at each other smiling. Walking down to the basement she stuck the photos on the corkboard that was hanging on the wall.
Just as she'd positioned them where she wanted them Leon walked in and looked at the board.
"Jenna send you those?" He asked as he pulled off his dirty work clothes and Nicola stared at the photos.
"Yeah and a card." She held the card up and turned around to face Leon who stood shirtless in front of her. It was hard to believe that the same red blush crept up her neck as she looked him over. When her eyes landed on his he was smirking.
"Like what you see, baby?" He teased and she shrugged.
"Nothing special." She shrugged and tried to jump out of the way but his arms caught her and pulled her onto the bed with him. They both lay there laughing before Leon stopped.
"Do you ever think about having kids." He said softly and traced lines up her bare thighs.
"Not really." Nicola admitted and Leon nodded. "You?" She asked softly and Leon raised an eyebrow.
"With you? All the time." He whispered and Nicola bit her lip.
"But not like right now, in years and years right?" Nicola asked and Leon shrugged.
"Yeah, sure, then or now." He saw the look on her face and brushed a strand of hair from her face, running his fingers down her neck. "But there's no rush." He smiled and Nicola nodded. His smile was telling her he was fine with it, his eyes however were telling her something else completely different.
"We'd have to move out of this house." Nicola thought out loud.
"Yeah we would."
"And we'd have to get a family car." Nicola added.
"La…" Leon whispered and she stopped talking, "It's okay if you don't want to have kids." She groaned and felt Leons arms wrap around her waist. "We'll do it in our own time." He whispered into her lips.
"Yeah right our own time." She mumbled as Leon pulled away and got up, finishing getting changed.
"Are you ready? It's nearly ten-o'clock." He asked looking down at her jeans and shirt and she climbed off the bed and searched through her closet for a clean pair of shorts and a sequined blue top which she pulled on before finding her Converses and followed Leon up the stairs to where everyone else was already waiting.
"Why were you at the garage so late?" Nicola asked as they made their way up the stairs.
"The Skyline." Nicola nodded, that explained everything.
"Can I see it yet?" She asked and Leon shook his head.
"Right lets go already." Vince groaned when they appeared and Leon slapped him on the back.
"La and I were discussing babies." He said as they walked towards the doors. Vince stopped and turned to look at Nicola.
"Are you knocked up?" He asked and Nicola smiled, slipping an arm through his as she glanced back at Letty who had stopped Dom from leaving, telling him something as she wrapped her arms around his thick waist. She turned back to Vince before replying.
"No Vince." He looked a bit disappointed and Nicola squeezed his arm before glancing back at Letty and Dom and sighed. They made their way out the door and Nicola finally caught up with Letty.
"Hey, girl, what's up?" Letty asked as Nicola fell into step with her on the way to her car.
"With me- nothing. You on the other hand…" she trailed off as she glanced back at Dom who was arguing with Vince. "What's going on?" Letty sighed and shook her head slowly as she ran her hands over her tight dark jeans.
"I'll tell you on the way." Nicola nodded and climbed into the car. They watched the Jetta pull out in front of them and Nicola watched the white voltswagon disappear into the night.
"I can't wait until Leon gets that Skyline finished." She muttered and Letty started the car. They didn't follow the rest of the team to the races instead just sat in the driveway silently.
"I think I'm pregnant." Letty finally spat out and Nicolas head whipped around.
"What?" She spluttered.
"I'm late." Letty said quietly as she gripped the steering wheel.
"Letty I…" Nicola didn't know what to say. "Have you done a test?" She asked and Letty shook her head. "Do you want to do one?" Nicola pushed and Letty nodded. "Can you drive?" She glanced over at the way Letty was leaning against the steering wheel.
"Yeah, I can drive." And she did, straight down to the nearest seven eleven. They parked and Nicola held Lettys hand as they trawled the aisles looking for pregnancy tests. Finally they found them next to the condoms and Nicola glanced at Letty.
"I think they're sending us a message kinda like- buy this," she pointed to the condoms, "Or you'll need to buy this." This made Letty smile slightly as she snatched a box off the shelf and made her way towards the counter. "Whoah hold up." Nicola shouted and grabbed two more tests. "You need at least three just in case." She took them to the counter and Letty paid for them before heading to the bathroom. Nicola perched herself up on the vanity as Letty locked herself in a stall and tore at the packing.
The shrill ringing of her cell made Nicola jump and she pulled it out of her pocket, seeing Leons number displayed across the screen. She flipped it open.
"Hey."
"La, where are you guys?" Leon asked.
"We're just at the store. Had to pick up some things." She heard more rustling as Letty ripped at the packets.
"What do you need from the store at ten-thirty at night?" Leon asked and Nicola grimaced and tried to think quickly. She smiled.
"Condoms. We're out. Anyways babe gotta go." She quickly hung up and looked down at the phone. There was no way she was telling Leon about this.
"Condoms?" Lettys voice interrupted her thoughts and Nicolas head shot up to see her friend standing leaning against the cubicle door.
"Yes, now did you do the tests?" Letty held up a hand with three white sticks in it. "And?" Letty glanced at the sticks and shrugged.
"Gotta wait a bit longer." She walked over and sat on the vanity with Nicola, both staring at the tests. Finally a line appeared on each one.
"What does one line mean?" Nicola asked and Letty held up a box, squinting in the dodgy bathroom light.
"Negative." Grabbing Lettys hand Nicola scrutinised the sticks.
"Yep negative. No Ortiz-Toretto baby to be seen of." Nicola said and Letty sighed.
"Thank god." Throwing the sticks into the bin Nicola bit her lip and looked at the box sitting on the vanity. Shaking her head she picked the box up and threw it in as well. "Let's go." Letty said making her way towards the door.
"Just a sec." Nicola turned to go back into the store and Letty looked at her confused. "Condoms."
When they finally pulled up at the races Letty was practically jumping with excitement. They got out of the car and made their way into the crowd. They found Hector beside a fluoro orange Lancer and laughed as he sang Can't Touch This to them.
"What is this like flashback to the eighties?" Nicola asked as the orange car bounced with the music. The driver changed the song and Letty shot a smile at Nicola as the familiar sounds of Salt n Pepas "Push it" started to play.
"Come on Lala." Letty shouted as a space was cleared and Nicola ran over to stand next to Letty.
"Ahh push it." Letty said as she started to mimic the dance moves and Nicola joined in.
"Ooh Baby Baby." They sang to each other not even noticing the crowd forming around them. They were having a great time as they danced for the whole song. After the music cut off a huge applause made them look up to the massive crowd in front of them. The whole team standing in front of them.
"You are mad Lala." Letty said and Nicola scoffed.
"You started it girl."
"Yeah well you do a'ight for a white girl." Hector nudged Nicola and she burst out laughing.
"Yeah well you ain't too bad yourself." She playfully wrapped an arm around his waist and he grabbed her left hand to spin her around before he noticed the blue ring on her finger.
"Hey, what's this?" He scrutinised her left hand and Nicola glanced over to where Letty was trying to get a beer from Leon who was holding it high over his head, laughing at her jumping up and down. "You've left me heartbroken Chica." He clutched at his heart making Nicola roll her eyes. "Nah, mami, I'm glad that boy finally got a ring on your finger." He pulled her into a hug and Nicola giggled.
"I know I'm a lucky girl." She replied as Hector let her go.
"No, Lala, he's a lucky man." He winked at her before turning around and disappearing into the crowd leaving her standing there alone.
"Hey!" Someone wrapped their arms around her waist and Nicola knew it was Vince as soon as he started swinging her around. "What're you doing over here by yourself girlie." He said dropping her and she held onto his arm as she swayed slightly.
"Hiding from you." She laughed still clutching his arm for support.
"So you should be." He threw her over his shoulder and carried her towards the rest of the team as she screamed and hit at his back. He threw her to Leon who caught her easily and wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her against him.
"Hector looked excited." Leon muttered in her ear and Nicola looked up at him.
"Yeah he says you're a very lucky boy. But I reckon I'm the lucky one." Nicola replied, placing a chaste kiss on his lips before running over and pushing Vince in the back, causing him to fall into the group of blondes he was chatting up. Before he'd even turned around she was sprinting off into the crowd as Vince yelled at her.
"I'm going to kill you Lala!" And took off after her, heavy boots thumping against the asphalt.
A/N: Well? Let me know- good, bad, utterly horrible! PLEASE! Review x