Lost in the Middle

Over hearing

A week later Nikki is back in London with Jack just in time for Christmas, Nikki was excited to spend Christmas with Jack once again especially knowing next Christmas will be their first Christmas with their baby. With the little money, she has Nikki had already purchased Jack an extra Christmas present which was related to the baby.

Today is a busy day for the teenagers who have finally got to their twelve-week scan and also today was the day Nikki announces to her father that she is pregnant. Nikki had to admit she wasn't excited about telling her father the news, but she knew Jack would have her back all the way.

Nikki once again reemerged from the bathroom after another wave of morning sickness had hit her while Conor was preparing breakfast, Jack felt so helpless watching her go back and forth from the bathroom all morning and wondered if this would ever stop.

Jack watches as Nikki slowly walks back into the kitchen holding her stomach, looking worse for wear once again. "Okay?" Jack quizzes.
"I will be, soon..." She mumbles.

He walks over to his girlfriend and pulls her into a hug, "Should we reschedule this appointment?" He asks curiously.

"No, we need to go. Anyway, I shall be fine now," She mutters and kisses his cheek as she pulls away from the kiss.

Jack strokes the small of her back and looks down at her with a smile as Conor speaks up, "Are you two eating today? or y'gonna make puppy eyes at each other all day."

Nikki giggles and pulls away from Jack, she walks across the kitchen and sits down at the table as Conor passes her a few slices of toast and watches as she grimaces at them for a moment before she takes the world's smallest bite. "Good girl, Jack's Ma always had terrible morning sickness, and then came the heartburn; no wonder he was a hairy baby..." Conor smiles praising Nikki for her attempt to eat.

"Da!" Jack whines.
"It's true son, you had dark hair all down your back and over your arms..." Conor smirks.

"What have I let myself in for..." Nikki responds.
"Good luck Nikki, both Jack, and Ryan were nine-pound babies" Conor adds causing Nikki to cringe at the thought of giving birth to anything bigger than a six-pound baby which she pictured as the size of her youngest cousin.

She continues to nibble at her toast as Jack finishes off his cereal, as she stands up with her empty plate Ryan comes into the kitchen and stops dead as he looks at Nikki. Sheepishly he walks into the kitchen and past her before sitting down.

The young teenager had overheard his parents talking while in Ireland and had found out that Nikki was pregnant, "Da?" Ryan quizzes.
"Yes, son?" He mumbles back.
"Am I going to be an uncle?" He responds causing the three to turn and look at him neither of them knowing how to respond to him.

"What have you heard?" Jack asks his voice rising with temper.
"Ma was talking to Da about a baby, and then they mentioned you and Nikki..." He begins.
Jack looks across at Nikki for a moment before looking back at his brother, "Yeah... but you're not to tell anyone at school alright!" Jack snaps annoyed at his brother finding out too soon.

"You're going to have a real-life baby?" Ryan says turning to face Nikki.
Nikki nods and sits back down beside Jack, Ryan just stares at the couple in shock before Conor snaps him out of it by asking him to help him tidy away once he has eaten.