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Tweak says, "think of the red head"

claire (likesachallenge) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2015-01-04 03:00:00

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joseph van der berg, monique reppyi

Who: Nikkie and Joey
What: There's news...CUTE NEWS
When: Saturday afternoon
Where: Joey's place

The whole way over to Joey's, Nikkie couldn't stop twisting her fingers around and around. Joey was a good guy, Joey definitely wasn't fucking Poseidon who'd just suddenly disappear out of her life. Still. There was that niggling fear in the back of her mind that one of the best things in her life was about to crumble around her.

When the door opened, though, she smiled and made a turning motion with one hand. "You look fabulous," she told him, laughing. "JJ has excellent taste."

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	cup_of_joey 2015-01-04 09:15 am UTC (link)
	Joey did as she asked and twirled around, though it wasn't as happily as he might have if he wasn't suddenly terrified something was really wrong. She had said it wasn't but what if that was just to calm him down while she made her way over to his place. "She'll be thrilled you think so. Come in. You need something to eat or drink?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

likesachallenge
2015-01-04 09:24 am UTC (link)

"Some tea wouldn't go amiss right now, thank you," she said, suddenly feeling very awkward and small, like a child reporting to the headmaster.

"Before either of us pops," she began. "You're not in trouble, no one is sick, injured, captured, or missing, and I'm not here to break up with you." She sighed, jamming her hands into her jacket pockets.

"I'm pregnant," she finally said. "I figured, better to tell you in person than over the internet, right?"

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cup_of_joey
2015-01-04 09:32 am UTC (link)

Joey had waved her into his kitchen and he was fussing with a tea bag after flicking the switch on the kettle. The moment she mentioned she was pregnant though, he fumbled the mug and it fell to the floor. Luckily it didn't smash.

"You're-" Joey looked over at her and, abandoning the mug, he immediately went to pull her into a hug. "Yes. Yes, in person is better."

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	likesachallenge 2015-01-04 09:41 am UTC (link)
	"I figured," she said softly. "But yeah, I was...I was late, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't something more serious, so I got a test to make sure." She rested her forehead on his shoulder. "Sorry if I freaked you out too much." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-04 09:52 am UTC (link)
	"N-no, you don't have to apologise!" he assured her, rubbing his hands over her back. He dropped a kiss onto her hair and then he leaned back a little so he could see her face. "Okay...is this a thing you're happy about, or not?" Joey didn't know how he felt besides shocked and numb, but Nikkie had had more time to think about it. Besides, it was her body. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-04 10:08 am UTC (link)
	"I think so?" she said. "I mean, I've always wanted to have a couple kids, but I always thought I'd be older, or...I don't fucking know, that I'd feel more ready. But I'm not unhappy, I think I just need some time to get used to the idea. What about you, though? Are you...happy? Shocked? Fill in the blank?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cup_of_joey
2015-01-04 10:11 am UTC (link)

"I'm-" Joey chewed on his cheek and then he looked up at his girlfriend. "I love kids, and I want them. I really do. I guess I'm just scared?" he said. It was the first thing that came to mind. "Only a few years ago I was tortured by Lucifer and then Lena was and her husband and her step son and her Roxanna... If that happened to you or our child, I would be crushed. I don't know that that the remote possibility something might happen is reason enough not to do it, it's just...it's a feeling I have."

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	likesachallenge 2015-01-04 10:27 am UTC (link)
	"And that fear is not unfounded," Nikkie agreed. "But some fear is healthy, it keeps you alive. My place is warded and I think yours is too, isn't it? Plus there's Anthony. But I'm scared too. I feel like I'm standing on the edge of a cliff and someone's waiting to push me over." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-04 10:31 am UTC (link)
	"Mine is so warded," Joey nodded. "Yeah, it's- It's a bit like that. But...a baby. We could have a baby. Do you want to have a baby with me?" That seemed like an important question because being in a relationship was one thing, but having a child with someone was permanent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-05 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"We would probably be having a vastly different conversation if I didn't want to," Nikkie told him. "Or if, at the very least, I wasn't open to the idea. But I think...I think you'd be a fantastic dad. I mean, if you wanted to give this a go." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-12 07:12 am UTC (link)
	Joey blushed lightly when she said he would be a good father. He had always thought he might like to have kids, but after Lucifer the idea had faded into the background. "If you're in I'm in," Joey said with feeling. "Absolutely. I-I'm still a little uhm...blindsided, but I'm definitely on board here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-12 07:25 am UTC (link)
	"Trust me, you're not the only one feeling like that," Nikkie said, tapping her fingertips over her still flat abdomen. "I mean, I'm deathly afraid that I'll fail utterly and screw them up royally, but still. I think that we could do this." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-23 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Joey gave her a sweet smile and he went to kiss her forehead. "That's not bloody likely," he chuckled, "you're great with Bernie. You won't screw up anything. I think we can do this too. Uhm...we should talk about...living together maybe? I mean, i-if you want to." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

likesachallenge
2015-01-23 06:22 am UTC (link)

Nikkie laughed quietly. "Thank you for the vote of confidence," she told him. "But I know it'll be different, I can always take Bernie back to V when I get tired. I won't have that option now, but that's...that's OK, I think."

"That might be a good idea," she continued. "Because I want you around, but V's place isn't really big enough to house four adults, Bernie, and a newborn full-time."

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	cup_of_joey 2015-01-23 06:36 am UTC (link)
	"My place is big enough, but you have to decide if you want to live with Xavier." Xavier was amazing and protective, but he used a lot of less than legal drugs to control his condition. Xavier was absolutely always careful, but Joey understood not wanting a child around it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-23 07:37 am UTC (link)
	"Maybe all three of us could have dinner together, and we could tell him what's up?" she suggested. "I wouldn't mind if he doesn't, but I don't really know him terribly well, and I feel like I should fix that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-23 08:29 am UTC (link)
	"That would be really great," Joey said with a grin. He loved both Nikkie and Xavier so much, he wanted them to know each other. Xavier was the kind of man who would kill for the people he loved if it meant keeping them safe. Joey respected him so much. "Oh god, I have no idea what to tell my parents. Have you told yours yet? Or V?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-24 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Ha, no," she said, sighing. "Mum will be simultaneously thrilled, and disappointed that another baby was born out of wedlock. It'll be more heavily thrilled, though. V will probably just shriek in my ear." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-24 02:03 am UTC (link)
	Joey had to try really hard not to laugh at the word 'wedlock'. At least he wasn't Poseidon, right? "V is going to be adorable," Joey said. "Okay, we should- Let's get something to eat, alright? Just spend time together?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likesachallenge 2015-01-24 02:43 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, most likely," she agreed. "A little cousin for Bernie. But yeah, I could definitely eat. Just...stay in and cuddle on the couch." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cup_of_joey 2015-01-24 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"Let's order something," he said, moving to kiss her gently. "I love you. We're going to make this work." (Reply to this) (Parent)