Drake walked into the calm atmosphere of his home and set his alarm, after closing the front door. He walked through the house in search of the dynamic duo, and found them curled up on the couch with the TV playing softly in the background. They were both knocked out, with him tucked into her side and her arms protectively around him. After taking the picture he couldn't resist taking, he placed a kiss on both of their temples and headed up the stairs for a shower.
He had spent most of his day running errands which left them plenty of time to bond and as always it seemed to have gone well. Over the last few months they had made an effort to spend more time together as a trio in preparation for when the baby arrived. After a lot of convincing Nicki had finally agreed to move in to The Embassy and so far it was going well for them, and despite them not being a couple, the family dynamic was definitely coming along perfectly...
When he returned the sound of laughter was now present and the pair were awake. "Good morning, to you both," he said, causing them to both look up at him before his son ran into his arms. He chuckled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "What have you two been up to that had you both so tired,"
"It was an eventful day," Nicki said as she stood from the couch. "We went for a walk and did some painting didn't we donnie,"
He nodded enthusiastically before he went on to tell his dad about the other exciting things he had gotten up to. Drake couldn't help the warm fuzzy feeling he got inside every time his son lit up when talking about her. There was something special about their relationship and he could only thank the higher ups. Sometimes the family dynamic wasn't always there in these situations, but luckily for him it was everything he could have wished for and more.
"How has baby girl been?" he asked and she gave a small smile as she placed her hand on belly to feel the kicks as they were placed.
"She's been ok today. I think the walk definitely helped, it was nice to get out," she said and he nodded as he walked over and placed his own hand over his.
"You should try to get out some more," he said and she sighed. "I know it's hard, but it'll do you both some good." He was right and she knew it, but leaving the house always came with more difficulties, especially since she was still doing her best to keep her pregnancy as far away from the media as she could.
"I'll try," she finally said and he gave her a small smile.
"Thank you,"
"Papa, can we go and play basketball?" Adonis asked his dad causing both parties to chuckle at his enthusiasm.
"Yes we can," he said and placed a kiss on Nicki's temple before he carried him down to the indoor court whilst Nicki decided to go and run a bath and just relax for the rest of the evening...
Nicki sat in the bedroom with her feet propped up on a few pillows as she read through the book of names, trying to find one that really stood out to her. She has been on the hunt for months now and so far she'd had very little success. They had agreed between them that her first initial would definitely be 'O' but finding the perfect name proved more difficult than she thought. Not only did she want them to agree on it, but she wanted it to have meaning to them.
A light knock was placed on her door and after granting the person access she watched as he walked through dressed in a pair of pyjama bottoms and a plain white tee.
"Hey," he said, walking in and taking a seat at the end of the bed.
"What brings you by, Mr. Graham?" she asked closing the book after marking her page and resetting back on to the pillows propped against the headboard.
"I came to check on my two favourite girls. Find out how they've really doing," he said before gently moving her feet into his lap as he sat cross legged, beginning to give her a massage after picking up on how swollen they were.
