It was a few weeks later and tom and nikki had barely spoken, Nikki decided to extend her leave a bit longer needing time to get herself sorted. But today was hers and Gemma's first day back at school. Nikki walked into the office.

"Nikki Hi, how are you feeling?"

"better Thankyou, I just needed the extra time, I thought it was right"

"no no that's fine" Michael smiled "im glad you did you seem a lot better"

"I am…ive been relaxing"

"good, you ready for the assembly, I want you to give the announcements"

"okay yeah that's fine" Nikki smiled

Soon enough everyone was in the hall. Nikki and Michael were at the back.

"please stand" Michael said from the back as him and Nikki walked down and onto the stage "okay take a seat, good morning everyone, and welcome to a new week at waterloo road, were happy to welcome back a member of staff that has been away for a few weeks, Miss Boston is back and is expecting you all to work" Michael smiled "so Miss Boston"

Nikki smiled coming upto the front she held her stomach as she started speaking.

"It's a bit hot in here isn't it" Nikki laughed taking her jacket off "right the morning announcements, uniform is…" she stopped as she felt herself wanting to be sick "uniform is slipping we expect ties to the top, top button done up, shirts tucked in and skirts 5cm above or below the knee" nikki said rubbing her mouth "teachers will be clamping down on.." she stop as her hand flew to her mouth and she threw up a bit. Some of the kids shouted ewww.

Michael came over "you alright nikki"

Nikki nodded "so as I was saying.." nikki said as she ran off stage to a bin and threw up fully.

The hall broke out into laughs and ewwws. Christine ran over to her.

"Nikki you alright?" Christine asked putting a hand on her back

Nikki flinched her off and walked to the female toilets. Christine went after her. Nikki was washing her face.

"I thought you were better?" Christine asked

"I was never ill to begin with just stressed" nikki sighed

Michael came and knocked on the toilet doors "I want to see you both in my office, tom's there too"

Nikki nodded walking out with Michael

"you alright?"

"im fine now" Nikki said

They reached the office and nikki sat by tom.

"I don't understand you nik…" Tom whispered "you've changed so much"

Nikki shuffled away.

"look nikki I thought you came back to school because you were feeling better"

"I am"

"so throwing up in front of the entire school is feeling better"

"I couldn't help that" nikki sighed

"What is going on nikki, you've got to be hiding something" Christine said

"your moody, you have sudden bursts of anger, you hide from the truth, your over emotional and now your throwing up"

Nikki stood up "so…"

"so…we cant have staff like that in my school"

"then ill collect my p45, wow…I could have you done for this"

"Why?" Michael said

"Because maybe I have the answer behind all this extra stress, and all those things you've just mentioned…" nikki said

"What do you mean?"

Nikki untucked her shirt and undid two buttons "see that, see the small curve there on my tummy that's slightly raised yeah…im 12 weeks pregnant" Nikki said grabbing her bag and running out the school and sitting in her car.

Tom looked up "nik…" tom said

"Look let me go" Christine said walking downstairs where she saw nikki in her car. She slipped into the passenger seat.

Nikki quickly wiped her eyes.

"im not gonna judge you for crying, its natural for you to cry"

"is it? Most people think im not human enough"

"yeah about that im sorry, I really am, look if anyones not human its egotistical simon"

"his ego is so big its exploading out the school" Nikki smiled

"it is indeed" Christine smiled "A baby is quite something…" Christine smiled

"I only found out a few weeks ago, with me and tom been at logger heads I couldn't speak to him I need to tell Gemma…I haven't and I need too"

"yeah you need too, look im on your side and you and tom need to work it out"

"I know we do, ive just been so agitated and ive got my scan today…I dunno what I was going to do, I suppose go on my own"

"don't, take tom and Gemma" Christine said

"you think?"

"yeah they both need to know"

"alright then" Nikki smiled

"come on come and tell them" Christine smiled