And Nick Makes 3� Part 7
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I woke up in Nick�s arms the next morning. I turned to see the clock and it was 6:00. I had to be at school in an hour. I shook Nick awake and he smiled and kissed me.
�Baby we have to get up. I need to be in school in an hour.� He kissed me one more time and we both got up. I jumped in the shower and he went to take care of Emma. When I got out it was 6:30 and I quickly dressed into my uniform from the day before. I grabbed my backpack and untouched homework. I was screwed; I did some of it before I came over last night but not all of it. I ran down the stairs; Emma was dressed and Nick was in his sweats minus a shirt feeding her.
�Morning baby�� I smiled and kissed him before kissing Emma.
�Morning�hey princess�� Emma giggled and I made myself some toast and a glass of orange juice.
�We almost ready to go�?� I looked at him.
�What�?�
�For school��
�Nick you can�t drop me off, we don�t have enough time for you to shower.�
�I know�I�ll throw on jeans and a tee. Nobody is going to see me.�
�I�ll just drive myself.�
�No�here�you two get in the car and I�ll be down in 5 minutes.� He had me out the door before I could object. I buckled Emma in the back of Nick�s Escalade. �I hope we�re taking this and not his BMW because I�m not putting the car seat in there.� I thought to myself.
�Your daddy is silly, you know that Em�?� I tickled her tummy and she laughed. I froze and smiled; �daddy.� The term fit so perfectly too�it just felt right. I got in the passenger�s seat and Nick was walking over to the driver�s side. He got in and kissed me before pulling out of the driveway. He held my hand the entire drive to school. When we got there I saw Cacee, Coop and Steph hanging out on the front steps�probably waiting for me. They saw me and walked over. I got out and Nick stayed sitting. I left the door open though and stood in front of it.
�Hey guys�!� The three of them smiled. Cacee had met Nick but Coop and Steph hadn�t.
�Hey Nick�� Cacee smiled and waved.
�Hey Cacee�hello ladies...� Coop and Steph giggled.
�Jess he is hot�� I laughed and saw Nick blush. We talked only for a few minutes; it was 7am and homeroom bell rang at 7:07.
�Okay guys, we have to go�� I got back in the car and leaned over to Nick. �I love you�� I kissed him and pulled away before kissing him two more times.
�I love you too baby�� I saw looks from the girls when I turned away. I opened the backseat door and kissed Emma.
�I love you�have fun today.� I looked at Nick. �Are you sure you don�t mind watching her again?�
�I promise, I don�t mind�I�m excited too, now have a good day.� I rolled my eyes, grabbed my backpack and closed the door. �Oh Jess�� I turned and opened the passenger door.
�Yeah�?� He took his wallet and gave me a 10 dollar bill.
�For lunch��
�10 dollars�?�
�Enjoy it�now go�� I smiled and put the money in my new Louis Vuittion bag Nick bought me�I waved and we walked into the school, stopped at our lockers and then headed to homeroom.
~*End POV*~
Tina woke up that morning and check on her daughter but she wasn�t there. Knowing exactly who she was with, she dialed Nick�s number but got the answer machine. Finally after trying different places she called the school to let them know Jessica would be out and to excuse her.
�Are you sure she�s out Mrs. Simpson�? I saw her walking into homeroom with 3 girls.� Tina drew a sigh of relief; at least she knew where she was.
�Oh okay�thank you�� She hung up and saw Joe sitting at the table.
�She didn�t come home did she?� Tina didn�t have to say anything and it was more a statement then a question. �Jesus Tina�!� He shouted. �I think we�ve been pretty damn fair about her dating a man his age, I mean she�s a girl and he�s an adult, we are even pretty fair about her sleeping over his house on the weekends but school nights are out of the question!� Tina looked at Joe�
�Joe, at least she went to school�she didn�t just skip. Easily he could�ve called the school and call in her absence but instead he got her there.�
�I don�t care Tina! They�re sleeping together�! Why the hell else would she spend a school night there?�
�Be serious Joe! Maybe they fell asleep or were up late with Emma. Just because she spent the night does not mean--��
�They�re sleeping together�!� Joe interrupted.
�So what if they are�?! What is it to us Joe�? She�s going to be 18 in 2 months; we can�t stop her from having sex with somebody IF she even is!�
�I don�t want another grandchild now�!�
�Joe grow up! You�ve got one now, she can�t take that back and I�m not sure she�d even want to. At least she�s with a man who respects her and her daughter which is going to be THEIR daughter. He loves her and he�ll support her. Most importantly she loves him back.�
�That�s a bunch of shit Tina! You can�t fall in love at 18!�
�Oh really�? Then why the hell did you and I get married when we were 18 Joe, for the hell of it�? To make the most of a boring day...? Tell me��
�Never mind us, this is about Jessica.�
�Well I�m thorough with this argument�� Tina started to walk away. �She is growing up Joe�get over it and get used to it.� She walked upstairs and into Jessica�s room where she folded her and Emma�s clothes and cleaned both bedrooms. She knew it; deep in her heart�she�d always help Jessica and do everything�anything for her.
~*Nick�s POV*~
After dropping Jess off I went home and showered and dressed. I went into the living room and grabbed the papers Jessica, myself and her parent�s had gone through and signed from the courts. I brought them down to my lawyer�s office and he told me in a week or two Emma would LEGALLY be a Lachey. I smiled and left the lawyer�s office. My manager had called me earlier while I was in the shower and left me a message telling me to meet him down at �Center Stage� studio, so I brought Emma with me all the female dancers for my new video went running over to her. I smiled and kept an eye on her the entire time I rehearsed. When the girls were rehearsing with me my manager stayed with Emma. At 2:30 I left to pick Jess up at school, she was waiting for me with her friends. She said by to them and hopped into the car giving me a kiss before waving to her friends.
�How was school�?� I reached for her hand and pulled out of the school parking lot. She didn�t answer me she just gave me a �get serious� look and I laughed.
�How was your day�?� She looked at me.
�Great�Emma and I dropped off the adoption papers��
�And�?�
�2 weeks at the most�� Jessica squealed and I laughed.
�I�m so excited�!�
�Me too baby�then I had to go to Center Stage and work. The girls down there love Emma.�
�Girls�?�
�The dancers��
�Nicholas I don�t want stripper�s around my daughter.� I laughed.
�Strippers�? Jessica they are not strippers.�
�Nick, I�ve seen what they look like you showed me. I don�t want them around her.� I sighed and just changed the subject.
�Hey�you�re coming with me to the USO concert next week right?� She looked at me nervous. �Jessie�don�t be nervous��
�I know baby�okay I�ll go��
�Good�I�ll even give you my card to buy something pretty and new.�
�Oh�lucky ducky me...� We laughed and stayed quiet till we got to a street light. I stopped and looked at her.
�I�ve been thinking about something else too��
�What is it baby�?� I was a little scared to ask her but I went ahead with it.
�Well�you and I love each other and we�re pretty serious and I am going to adopt Emma�I thought maybe you know we could�live together kinda�you know?� The light turned green and I accelerated�she was quiet. �Jessie�? I�m sorry; it was stupid of me to even think��� She interrupted me.
�No�no�Nick I�d love to live together but do you think my parent�s would allow it?�
�Well�I don�t know but I mean I thought I�d ask to see if you even wanted to before we asked them�you know�?� She nodded and I pulled up beside her house in the driveway.
�Yeah�Nick you don�t even have to ask me such a silly question�of course I want to move in with you.� She smiled and I smiled. I leaned over and kissed her. Finally she pulled back and kissed me one more time before getting out. I got out too and helped her get Emma out. I kissed the both of them goodbye.
�Call me later baby�� I kissed her again.
�I will�� And I waited till she was inside before pulling out of the driveway.
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I walked into the house and couldn�t stop smiling. I put Emma in her playpen and my bag on the ground.
�Mama�!� I yelled for her.
�I�m in the kitchen�� I walked in and saw her cooking. �So you have a good night?� She grinned and I sat down at the table blushing.
�Yes I did�mama he is the best. He�s so sweet and caring and I dunno�I just love him.� She sat next to me. �Mama�he asked me to move in with him.� I looked at her and she was quiet for a minute.
�What did you tell him�?�
�That I needed to talk to you and daddy first but mama I really want to��
�Well I am sure you do but you�re right you need to let daddy and I talk about this.� I sighed and got up. �Jessica�� She called me back and I looked at her.
�Yeah mama��
�I�ve got your side you know�� I smiled and hugged her before going to work on my homework. I stayed up there and when daddy got home I walked into the hall and listened to him�he sounded angry but calmed down and him and mama were talking. I heard daddy coming closer and went back into my room.
�Jessica�� I came down.
�Yeah daddy��
�Come on down here�� I walked down and held my breath. I picked Emma up and heard them tell Ashlee to go upstairs and put Emma in her crib while she was up there. I thanked Ashlee and sat down on the couch across from them.
�Your father and I talked about it like we said we would.� I nodded.
�First of all young lady I don�t appreciate you going off and not even calling us to tell us you won�t be home.�
�I know daddy and I�m sorry�� Mama interjected before daddy could say anything more.
�We�ve agreed you two can live together.� I smiled so much and then I heard her� �But�� Uh oh�that�s never good. �Until you graduate high school you two are to live in this house. If Nick can agree to that he is more the welcome to live with us.� I frowned but tried not to show it�the only way I could get Nick to live with me would for him to LITERALLY live with me in this house not our own house. I sat there and thought about it�living here with my parents? How would that go? How would it work�and would Nick agree to it?
End of part 7.
And Nick Makes 3� Part 8
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I looked at them.
�He has that huge house though mama��
�Well then he�ll just have to stay in it if you and Emma aren�t worth living here and not in that house.� I nodded�he�d just had the nursery for Emma done at his home too. �You can go call him now if you want to.� I ran up to my room and instead of calling him did my homework. At 5 I got Emma and told mom I�d be home soon. I raced out the door and drove to Nick�s house. When I got there I walked in and he was sitting at the kitchen table eating a sandwich and watching some sports thingy. He heard me and turned, I smiled and he got up and smiled too. He hugged me and then took Emma.
�Hey you�� He tickled her and laughed. I smiled and he kissed me before putting Emma in her playpen. �What brings you by my love�?� I wrapped my arms around his neck and his went around my waist.
�I have good or bad news��
�What do you mean *or*�?�
�Well you can look at it two ways��
�Okay��
�My mama and daddy talked about you and me living together��
�Uh oh�� He pulled away from me and sat at the table. I walked over and sat on his lap.
�Hey now�wait a minute�they agreed that the two of us and Emma could live together�� Before I could explain further he kissed me but I pulled back. �Hang on�here is the part you might not like.�
�What��
�The only condition of us living together is that we have to live at my home with my parent�s BUT only until I graduate.� I looked at him.
�So we live in your house�with your parent�s?� I nodded.
�Is that okay�?�
�I dunno�I mean yeah because I want to live with you so bad but I�m 23 almost Jessica�living with the parent�s isn�t something I thought I�d be doing.�
�I know that Nick and I tried a different way but right now they will only agree to this way. It is up to you Nick�if you don�t want to I understand�� He kissed my hand.
�Hey, none of that�you know I wanna live with you.� He kissed me. �When do I move in?� I smiled and hugged him tight.
�You�ll really do it?�
�Of course��
�What about this house�and the nursery you just did it?�
�Living with you would be more important�and Emma�.we�re really going to do this?� I laughed and hugged him again.
�Yeah�we are�� He kissed me and I pulled away smiling.
~*2 Weeks Later*~
*Nick�s POV*
I carried up the last box and put it on the floor by Jessica�s bed�by our bed�*our* bed. I smiled and walked downstairs where Jessica was helping her mom cook supper.
�Hey baby�� She smiled and walked over to kiss me. I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her back.
�Hey you��
�Hey Nick�all done?� I looked at Tina.
�Yeah, just put the last box up in Jessica�s room��
�Excuse me�in our room Nicholas.� I laughed and helped set the table.
�Right�in our room�sorry honey�� I finished setting the table and Ashlee and Joe walked in the front door.
�Dinnnerrr�.� Ashlee came running in and took her seat at the table. She saw me and got up. She hugged me tight and then sat back down. �Nick�s here�!�
�Ashlee Nick is living here now�� Jessica interjected and we all sat at the table. Joe barely spoke a word to me. He spoke to Tina and Jess and Ashlee but very little was said to me. After dinner I helped Jessica feed Emma and we bathed her before playing with her and then putting her to bed. Jessica and I watched a little TV in the family room before heading up to bed. There were boxes all around the room but it wouldn�t take long for me to find a place for everything. Her room was huge�we hopped up into bed and I held her while she curled her arms around me and laid her head on my chest. I didn�t fall asleep as quickly as she did�I stayed awake thinking about what I was going to do with the house, the brand new nursery�I didn�t mind having to give it up because it meant I got to live with Jessica and Emma but I wish I didn�t have to give it up at the same time�a part of me does at least. The next week I spent settling in. Jessica in school and I was home with Tina and Emma during the day. Thursday I�d finally had my stuff all put in a place and I spent the better half of the afternoon playing with Emma. As soon as Jessica got home we were going to go shopping for an outfit for the USO which was tomorrow. I knew she was still nervous but I tried to make her feel more clam about it. I heard her coming through the door and I walked into the hall and kissed her.
�Hey you�� She smiled.
�Hey��
�Ready to shop�?�
�When am I NOT ready?� I laughed�this was very true. I gathered Emma and handed her to Jess and said goodbye to Tina before heading for the mall. 3 hours and 7 stores later Jessica finally found an outfit she liked. It was simple�a nice red knit shirt with white stripes and a pair of jean pants. Of course she insisted she needed new shoes for this outfit so we had to go buy her a nice pair of stiletto heel shoes. Around 8 we stopped at the food court. I fed Emma her bottle while Jessica finished eating and then we headed home. Emma fell asleep in the car so I brought her up to bed while Jessica showed her mom her new outfit. I got into bed and rolled over falling asleep�I had a busy day tomorrow. I heard Jess walk in a little later and she curled up beside me in bed falling asleep. Jessica stayed home the next day from school and got herself all dolled up for the night. Her mother did her hair, she curled it and gave it nice wave and left it flowing across her shoulders. Her mom also did her makeup but applied very little. I on the other hand spent the day on the stage rehearsing. I went home and showered, changed and got myself ready picked Jess up and we headed back down to where I�d spent my day. Jessica held tightly to me the entire night except for when I was on stage. A few people came and asked her questions but she handled it well and smiled to everyone. It was finally over around 1am�it lasted a lot longer than anticipated and Jessica fell asleep in the limo on the way home. Two weeks later I was home with Emma and Tina and I was upstairs playing with Emma when she called me down. I put Emma in her playpen and went downstairs where Tina was at the table.
�Here Nick, from your lawyer it came in today�s mail.� I smiled.
�Thanks�� I opened it and saw the paperwork�I looked at Tina and she knew exactly what it was. She smiled and hugged me then I ran up to get Emma�my daughter�*my* daughter. I hugged her and kissed her forehead. �I love you so much princess�� I put her down for her nap and then grabbed my cell phone to call my parents.
�Hello�� I heard my mother�s voice.
�Hey mom�how are you?�
�Nick�!� She sounded surprised to be hearing from me. �I�m okay, how are things with you and Jessica?� I smiled.
�Excellent�that�s actually why I called you��
�Oh�I have something to tell you too Nicholas��
�Okay well how about you go first.� There was silence over the phone for a minute.
�Well Nicholas�your father and I�we�re getting a divorce Nick, Drew doesn�t know yet he�s supposed to come visit the end of the week we�re going to tell him then.� I was numb�a divorce? I tried speaking and couldn�t. �Nicholas�?� I shook myself to reality.
�Uh�yeah�I�m sorry to um�I�m sorry mom. Are you okay�?�
�I�ll make it; I�m hanging in�are you okay?�
�Of course�.yeah�I�m okay��
�What did you have to tell me Nicholas?�
�Oh um�it�it�s nothing, just wanted to tell you Jess came with me to the USO concert a few weeks ago�that�s all.�
�Oh well�that�s, that�s nice. I�m glad you two are doing well.�
�Uh yeah�me, me too�I have to go pick her up now. I�ll call you later. Call if you need me okay�?�
�Thanks Nick�tell Jessica I said hello��
�Sure thing mom�love you, bye��
�Love you too Nicholas�bye�� I hung up and thought to myself; �that is the most uncomfortable and weirdest conversation I�ve ever had with my mother.� I sat on the edge of our bed and put my head in my hands as a few tears flowed down my face. I didn�t know what I was supposed to think: my mom and dad were getting a divorce? How was I supposed to react? I heard the front door opening followed by Jessica greeting her mother then her footsteps on the stairs. I wiped my eyes and stood. I grabbed the letters from the lawyer I�d gotten earlier in the mail and put a smile on my face. She pushed open the door and threw her bag on the floor and walked over to me, wrapping her arms around my neck.
�I�m so glad this day is done! It was not a great day.� She kissed me and fell back onto the bed.
�I�m sorry baby��
�It�s okay, you�re here so it just got better.� I tried smiling and sat next to her.
�Well maybe this will make it better�� I handed the paper to her and watched her read it and smile. She threw her arms around me and I pulled her into my lap.
�Nick�! Baby I love you�!� She kissed me a million times before looking at me and smiling again. �My day is much better now! We have to go out and celebrate, we can go out to dinner!� I nodded and did my best to look happy. I mean I was happy over Emma but I couldn�t be happy because of my parent�s. �I love you so much. I�m going to talk to mama about dinner.�
�Okay�I love you too�� I kissed her head and watched her race downstairs to tell Tina�she was so happy. I wanted to join in on it with her but�I just, I couldn�t. I walked into Emma�s room and saw her playing with a toy in her crib. I smiled, she is such an angel and I picked her up. Jessica came back upstairs as I was walking out of Emma�s room.
�Hey�we�re going out tonight. Tony Roma�s at 6:30�� She reached for Emma and kissed her. �Did you and daddy have fun today?� Emma let out a baby laugh and Jessica smiled. She handed Emma back to me and we walked into our bedroom. �You okay�you�ve been kinda quiet.� I nodded.
�Yeah, I�m just tired.�
�Oh, okay�� She kissed me and I wrapped my arms around her but kept a careful hold on Emma. She got up and worked on her homework for a while; I helped when she needed it and kept Emma busy. We left around 6:15; Tina, Joe and Ashlee drove separately from Jess, Emma and me. Jessica kept her arms on me all night. Normally I wouldn�t mind but tonight I just felt blah�we ordered our meal and Tina made a toast to me and Jessica. I tapped glasses and took a sip of my beer before putting it down. I picked at my food a little and fed Emma hers. Jessica tapped my leg and I looked at her.
�Are you okay Nicky�?�
�Yeah�� I faked a smiled and kissed her.
�Baby�are you sure you�re okay? I�m here to talk to, don�t keep something hurting you away from me.� I just looked at her and pushed her away from me. I finished feeding Emma.
�I am fine Jessica�� I could hear her sigh and we didn�t talk the rest of dinner. The drive home was dead silence except for Emma who made a baby noise now and then. I pulled into the driveway and Jessica walked right into the house she was definitely pissed at me. I got Emma out of the back and brought her into the house. I changed her into her pajamas and put her to bed.
�Goodnight princess, I love you�� I kissed her and turned the little light on before walking out. I sat in our room watching TV the entire evening. I could hear Jessica talking downstairs. She came up at one point to grab her bag and finish her work downstairs. We didn�t say anything but I saw tears in her eyes; she had been crying. Finally, around 9:30 she came up and I was already ready and in bed. She got herself ready and hopped into bed next to me. I tried wrapping my arms around her but pulled away when I heard her crying. I pulled her into my arms and kissed her head.
�What�s wrong�?� She buried her head into my chest.
�I didn�t know you didn�t want to adopt Emma.� I pulled away back.
�What�who said I didn�t? I wanted to and baby I�m so happy I did.�
�Nobody said it but you just seem thrilled to be a new dad finally.� She was being sarcastic.
�Jessica I am sorry about tonight. It wasn�t about you or Emma, you don�t know how happy I am. I love both of you so much. Please don�t think it was me unhappy with Emma.� She continued to cry.
�You�re happy then�?�
�Of course I am�� I kissed her head.
�Well I�m still upset you can�t come to me and tell me you�re hurting when I know you are. You don�t come to me for help but that�s what I�m here for.� I hugged her.
�I know baby, I�m sorry. I have to open up to you more and I know that I�m sorry.� I hugged her and kissed her again.
�Now will you please tell me why you�re hurting�? I want to help.� I sighed and held her tight.
�I called mom to tell her and dad about Em because I was so excited and before I could tell her she had something to tell me.�
�And�?� I held my breath and spoke up again.
�My father and my mother are getting a�a um�a di�a divorce.� I whispered it finally and heard Jessica gasp quietly before hugging me tight; I kept my head on her shoulder this time and let a few tears fall as I cried.
End of part 8.
And Nick Makes 3 Chapter 9
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I didn�t know what to do for Nick so I just wrapped my arms around him tight and hugged him. I didn�t know what to say, I know how close he is with his entire family, especially his parents. He held onto me and just stayed quiet and cried into my shoulder. Eventually my mom came upstairs and we pulled away.
�Everything okay up here�?� I nodded and looked at Nick. Mama must�ve seen Nick�s demeanor and she asked again. �Are you sure�?�
�Nick�s just going through a difficult time right now mama that�s all. He�s going to be fine�� She looked at the two of us again before hugging both of us for comfort and then walking to the door.
�Well I�m here if y�all need to talk okay�?�
�Thanks mama��
�Thanks Tina�� She smiled at us before closing the door and walking back downstairs. Again Nick and I were quiet and Emma started to cry. I began to get up to get her but Nick stopped me.
�I�ll get her�� He got up and walked into the nursery. 10 minutes later he came back in. �She was wet. I took care of it.� I smiled and hugged him.
�Thanks baby�� He hugged me back.
�No problem, she�s my baby too remember�?� I smiled and kissed him.
�Of course I do�� He actually smiled for real this time and kissed me back. We got back into bed and held each other. �You wanna talk now or tomorrow?�
�You have school tomorrow�� I kissed him.
�I�m taking a personal day with you and Emma.�
�Thanks baby�� I kissed him one last time before closing my eyes.
�Anytime�I love you��
�I love you too�� We fell asleep and when I woke up in the morning Nick wasn�t anywhere in the room so I got up to check on Emma but she wasn�t there either. I walked downstairs and into the kitchen where Nick was feeding Emma and mama was making breakfast. Nick looked a lot better than he did last night.
�Morning Jess�� I smiled and kissed mama.
�Morning mama�� I walked over to Nick and kissed him, than I kissed Emma and sat at the table.
�Nick told me what�s going on and said you were staying home so you two could talk about it.� I nodded and looked at Nick who continued to feed Emma. �I�ll watch Emma for you guys too��
�Thanks mama�.�
�You�re welcome�� She put a plate of food down in front of me and Nick and she finished feeding Emma so we could eat. Ashlee was already on her way to school and daddy had left for work a while ago. After I finished eating I brought Emma upstairs and got her dressed. Nick came upstairs as I put her in her playpen and he gave her a kiss. I jumped in the shower and got ready while Nick kept an eye on Emma and when I was done we switched places. After the two of us were ready Nick asked if I wanted to go out somewhere and talk. I agreed, grabbed my purse and brought Emma down to my mother. We said goodbye and Nick opened my door for me and I got in. We drove away and he ended up taking me to the same park we went to just after he found out about Emma. We sat in a more secluded area under a tree. I sat across from him and he kept hold of my hand. Both of us were quiet unsure of what to say until I heard him talking quietly.
�I was calling her to tell her about Emma because I was so happy and excited you know�?� Alls I could do was nod. �And she told me she had something to tell me also, so I told her to go ahead and after she told me I was just numb and I just asked if she was okay and she said yes so we hung up. She�s not telling Drew yet because he�s going to visit tomorrow anyways.� I squeezed his hand and he gave me a grateful smile. �They were so happy so I just, I don�t understand how they could just get a divorce.� I didn�t know either, I did see them and they were so in love�to me at least.
�I don�t know baby but I�m sure a part of them still love each other a lot.� He nodded.
�I hope so, especially for mom�s sake.� He got teary eyed. �Dad was her life, she fell in love with him in 7th grade and they dated all through High School and college. She moved to New York just to attend the same college he was attending so she could be with him.� I also had tears in my eyes hearing about this.
�She lived for loving my father and then when she had me and my brother that became another part of her life she lived for.�
�Nick your mother is so full of love. I�m sure there was a serious important reason they decided to separate. Your mother has you and Drew and Lea and even me, I don�t know how good of help I can be but I�m here too.� I saw him look up and smile grateful again.
�She loves you, she really does.�
�I love her too, you two and Emma are the 3 most important women in my life.� He reached out his arms and I crawled into his lap and he held me. He kissed the top of my head. �I love you�� I smiled.
�I love you too�� We stayed and talked for the rest of the day and around 4 we went back to my house. The next day I went to school and when I got home Nick was walking with Emma in his arms over to the ringing phone. I waved and put my bag down. I went into the kitchen and browsed through the cabinets and fridge while listening to Nick still.
�Hey Drew�how�s it going?� I stopped and put the juice in the on the counter. He was quiet for a minute and they talked again. �Yeah, she told me the other day� How�s she doing�?� More silence� �Have you seen dad yet? Oh�yeah, I haven�t talked to him yet. I don�t know I just haven�t really let it digest. Jess and I talked about it yesterday. Who Jess�? She�s doing great, yeah she�s special�� I heard the smile in his voice and I smiled. �I love her�Emma�? She�s getting so big.� They talked a bit longer and then hung up and came into the kitchen.
�Hey�� I kissed him and then Emma.
�Hey�it was Drew, he said mom�s not that well and he hasn�t seen dad.� I nodded. The rest of the night Nick and I played with Emma and he helped me with my homework. A week later Nick still hadn�t spoken to his father and he talked to his mother once. She was staying at her house still; I think John was giving her the house. I guess she is holding up okay. I wanted to talk to her but I didn�t think it was my place to yet. That Saturday I was home with Emma, Nick had taken Ashlee out to the amusement park and mama and daddy went out for the day together. So I was taking care of Emma and doing my homework today. I rolled out of bed around 10:30am and Emma was crying so I fed her and changed her but she didn�t stop. That�s how most of my morning was and around 1:15pm I still couldn�t get her calm, the doorbell rang and I groaned. I hadn�t showered, my hair was a mess. I had a pair of Nick�s Cincinnati sweatpants on, and his Cincinnati tee-shirt so I didn�t look too flattering. To add to that, Emma had shared her breakfast and lunch with me all over her daddy�s tee-shirt. I opened the front door and was shocked to see Cate standing there�with suitcases. I smiled best I could and kept trying to quiet Emma.
�Cate�this is a surprise.�
�I know I�m sorry�I just�Nick told me he was staying here lately instead of his house and well it�s a long story�� I stepped back.
�Oh no Cate, it�s okay�please c�mon in.� I motioned for her to come in. Emma kept screaming and Cate reached for her.
�Oh my baby�its okay, grandma is here�� I handed Emma over to Cate and grabbed Cate�s bags. �Oh honey, have Nicholas take those.�
�He took Ashlee to the amusement park today; it�s just me and Emma today.� I took her bags upstairs and into my bedroom. �You can stay in me and Nick�s bedroom and he and I will take the guest room.�
�Oh, you share a room?�
�Yeah�well he lives here�� She knew right?
�Oh really�? Nicholas never told me��
�Really�? He moved in 2 weeks before you and John�� I stopped immediately. �Sorry��
�Its okay honey�come on let�s calm this baby down.� I smiled and she hugged me. �I�m happy I get to see you again.� I smiled and she and I went into the family room to play with Emma and talk. Emma finally quieted and was playing in her playpen. I made Cate a cup of tea and we sat at the table. I looked down at my appearance again.
�Cate, I�m sorry. I should at least change�I�m such a mess.�
�Don�t worry�changing your clothes to nice, clean ones isn�t worth it with a baby around.� We laughed; it was very true though�nothing ever stays clean with a baby around.
�I just gave up with my clothes and now I put her daddy�s clothes on.� She smiled.
�Aha! You learn very quickly my dear. It took me until Nicholas was almost 3 to learn that. After that I always walked around the house in John�s clothes.� She quieted at the end of her sentence and water glazed over her eyes. �I�m sorry�� She wiped her eyes and I put my hand atop hers.
�It�s okay��
�I just�just seeing Nicholas happy and in love and seeing you two together�� A pause� �He loves you more than you know and I just don�t want him hurting you like his father did me�I don�t want him turning into his father.� I didn�t know what John did but I reached over and hugged her. After we pulled away we sat their quietly.
�Hey, why don�t you and I go shopping? I�ll shower and get ready real quick, Nick gave me his credit card so it�d be rude not to spend it. I�ll treat you to shopping�that always cheers us girls up! What do ya say�?� I looked at her hoping she�d say yes. She smiled.
�Okay, yeah�that sounds fun.� I hugged her again.
�Excellent! Can you just keep an eye on Emmy�?�
�Of course I can�� I walked towards the stairs when Cate called after me. �Jessica�?� I turned.
�Yeah�� She walked over and hugged me.
�Thank you�� I smiled and she pulled away.
�No thanking me�I love you like my mother and you�re the most important person in Nick�s life�I wanna help.�
�Well thanks but YOU are the most important person in his life�you and Em��
�No, you are�you�re his mother.�
�And you�re the love of his life�there comes a time a mother has to step back into the shadow so to speak of their son. Especially my 1st born� That time comes when he�s in love and that�s you�it�s your time to not be in the shadow.� I smiled at her words. �Anyways, I love you too so go get ready, then we can get outta here and shop!� I laughed and ran upstairs. I didn�t know the whole story or a lot of the �Lachey history� but I knew that would be okay. I�d learn it�eventually. It was all a matter of time�Cate had welcomed me to the family and�I was happy to be a part of it.
End of chapter 9.
And Nick Makes 3� Chapter 10
~A Month Later~
~*Nick�s POV*~
�Nick that one goes upstairs be careful�!� Jessica yelled at me as I carried another box of my mom�s belongings up the stairs. She was moving into my house now that I was living with Jessica. Today was moving day�she stayed with Jess and I and the rest of the Simpson�s for a week and then went back home, packed and moved out here into my home. She took care of the divorce proceedings that she had to be present for and the rest from here on were a matter of handling in a phone call and via e-mail. I put the last box upstairs and walked down into the kitchen. Mom, Tina and Jess were sitting at the table, Emma in Jessica�s lap playing with her long blonde hair. Gosh, how long her hair had gotten in the past month. She kept going on about how she was growing it out for prom which was in�one week I said looking at the calendar on my way by. I promised to be with her for prom since she missed out on her junior prom. I smiled seeing mom and Tina talking�they�d become really close since my mom stayed with us for that week. They were great friends now.
�Hey ladies�I�m done. Drew just left he needs to get home to Lea.� I kissed Jessica and then leaned down and kissed Emma. �Hey buttercup�don�t pull mommy�s hair to too hard. Don�t want to hurt her.� I tickled her tummy and she giggled then reached out for me. I picked her up and sat in another chair. �Everything is moved and up where you wanted it mom.�
�Thanks dear�I appreciate it very much.�
�No problem�� I bounced Emma on my lap and she giggled. We stayed and visited with mom for the remainder of the day and headed back home around dinner time.
�You sure you don�t want to come over for dinner Cate?� Tina asked.
�No, I�ll be okay, I�m going to unpack and settle in thanks though Tina.�
�Alright well we�ll give you a call tomorrow. Night mom�� I kissed her cheek.
�Goodnight Nicholas. Give me my little girl�� She reached for Emma. �Night baby�� Emma smiled and she handed her back to me. Jess gave her a hug.
�Goodnight Mrs. Lachey��
�Eh�eh�Jessica.� I snickered.
�Mom�� She smiled.
�That�s better�� She walked us out the front door and I buckled Emma in the back then got in next to her. We got back home and Jessica and I fed Emma while Tina cooked dinner. We played with Emma till dinner time and then we went and put her to bed.
�Goodnight Emmy�� I kissed her. �Daddy loves you�� Jessica leaned down and kissed her.
~*One Week Later*~
~*Jessica�s POV*~
�Jessica, honey Nicholas is here!�
�Okay mom�!� I yelled down as I looked in the mirror and did the final touches of my make up. Prom night was finally here. Nick had stayed over his mom�s last night because I didn�t want him seeing my dress or anything till prom night. My mom and I picked out the most gorgeous dress; it was light pink with an almost white tint to it and scattered on it in various spots were darker pink flowers on it. It was sleeveless and flowed to the ground. Nick (as a �prom gift�) had given me a diamond necklace and five diamond bangles to match. His stylist for award shows etc� had been able to pull a few strings and get them for the evening for me. I was over excited; I almost had a heart attack. His stylist in return had hooked me up with his hair stylist and she had done amazing things to my hair. It was covered in thousands of curls, strands and strands of curls. After she curled it she loosely pulled a few strands back and clipped them back�with a DIAMOND clip. Mama had done my make up, simple; silvery shadow for my eyes with some sparkle, regular ole� mascara and eye liner then a little light pink blush and a lip gloss that matched the pink of my lips. I checked myself in the mirror once more, slipped on my matching shoes and grabbed my matching shawl and purse then headed downstairs. I smiled when I got down there. Nick was standing at the door with a happy Emma in his arms playing with his nicely gelled hair. They were both smiling and laughing. Once I reached the bottom stair Nick looked up and just stared at me.
�Whoa�� I blushed and he handed Emma to mom. �You look amazing�� He hugged me and gave me a kiss.
�Thanks��
�Okay c�mon�pictures.� Mom said.
�Hang on�� I went into the kitchen and got Nick�s corsage I had bought him; a white rose. I walked back out and pinned it to him. �Owwie�� I pricked myself. I tried again.
�Ow�!� Nick yelped and I snickered.
�Oops�sorry baby.� I giggled.
�Here honey lemme do it.� Mom cut in and pinned his lapel for me. Once that was done Nick pulled out a red rose corsage with white baby breaths surrounding it and a white ribbon to tie it off.
�Aww Nicky�I love it.� He smiled and slipped it on my small wrist. It was beautiful.
�Now pictures�c�mon.� We laughed and went outside it was still light outside and mom wanted pictures of us by the wooden swing in the back and by the gazebo in the back. About a million pictures later (some with Emma in them) Nick and I headed out the front where he had a limo for us for the night.
�Jess�� Mom called. I turned around and she had my overnight bag in her hand.
�Thanks mom�� I took it and gave Emma another kiss before getting inside. Once we were in and sitting Nick pulled out a bottle of champagne.
�No getting drunk BEFORE prom Jess�� I laughed and stuck my tongue out. He poured us a glass and made a toast. The first sip I spit out going all over Nick.
�Oh baby I�m so sorry�� I tried holding my laughter in. I leaned over and took a napkin wiping his face. �Baby it�s so gross�I�ve never had it before.� He looked at me.
�Never would�ve guessed.� We laughed and I kissed him.
�Sorry�lets try again�� I took a sip and he put the napkin up in front of his face. We made another toast and enjoyed the ride to the Aqua Turf where the prom was being held. Nick and I walked in hand and hand receiving looks from everyone. Some nice�some not so nice. As soon as we walked in people were dancing all over the room, loud music blaring through the speakers. We walked over to our table, and put our things down.
�So�� Nick said. �Ready to dance�?� I smiled.
�Of course I am�� I took his hand and he led me out to the dance floor. Bryan Adams; Everything I do (I do it for you) began playing and Nick wrapped his arms around me holding me tightly to him. I in return wrapped my arms around his neck and rest my head on his shoulder. I smiled against his shoulder when I heard him begin singing to me.
Look into my eyes - you will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart - search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
Nick sang into my ear and we danced along to the music.
Look into my heart - you will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am - take my life
I would give it all I would sacrifice
Don't tell me it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
There's no love - like your love
And no other - could give more love
There's nowhere - unless you're there
All the time - all the way
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
I would fight for you - I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you - Ya I'd die for you
Ya know it's true
Everything I do - I do it for you
On the last line he pulled back and looked into my eyes, singing right to me. I had a couple tears in my eyes and he leaned down and kissed me.
�Excuse me�this is the school prom not Hugh Heffner�s bedroom.� I turned and saw Mrs. Williamson standing there prying Nick and I apart. I sighed and we pulled away and went back to our table.
�I didn�t know this was the father-daughter dance.� I heard some girl whisper to her friend at the table next to us. I looked at Nick and knew he had heard it too. I started to cry a little and he held my hand.
�Don�t listen to them�� He soothed me. �C�mon, let�s go get something to drink�� He said trying to keep my mind off the girls. I nodded and he helped me out of my chair and we walked over to the table. He poured me a glass and we started back to our table.
�Oh miss gold digger is actually at the prom�and look at all the diamonds she�s wearing, what a user.� Tiffany Juliana sneered at me and all of her blonde bimbo friends laughed.
�Well you can�t look like a princess too long Miss MOMMY! That�s OUR job!� She said and dropped her red punch all over my dress, her friends copied and left me in the middle of the floor with my dress completely ruined and I in tears.
End of chapter 10.
Chapter 11
~*Jessica�s POV*~
�Oh my god�positive�it�s�its positive.� I thought to myself as I stared down at the stick in my hand�I was pregnant. I sunk to the floor and put my face in my hands�I cried, mom was going to kill me�I don�t want to think about dad.
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I walked down the hall and saw him�he was hanging out with all the jocks, that�s what is to be expected of him though�that is him. I walked over and he smiled and wrapped his arm around me.
�Hey baby�� He kissed me.
�Hey Casey�� I hugged him back. �Can we go somewhere please�? My house or yours I don�t care�somewhere.� I asked him quietly�the bell had rung 5 minutes ago.
�Sure�c�mon�� He took my hand and we headed to his house. �Mom and dad aren�t home yet.� I nodded and we went up to his room and sat on his bed�the bed�where IT happened. �Everything okay�.?� I started to cry then and there.
�Casey, I took a pregnancy test the other day and��
�No, no, no�� I didn�t even finish my sentence and he stood opposite me on the other side of the room.
�Casey��
�We used condoms�� He held the box up. �We did it once�I fucked you ONCE!� He was screaming at me and I was crying more as he threw the condom box at me.
�Casey they don�t always work��
�No�.!� He walked to his desk and pulled out some money.
�What are you doing�?� I asked him and he took my arm.
�We�re going to the clinic�I�ll drop you off you can take the money�I�m not going to let a baby ruin MY football career�I�m going to college on a full scholarship for football, that bastard isn�t going to fuck it up for me�� He threw me in the car and drove me to the clinic. He looked at me and handed me the money. �Here�take the money�get it taken care of, I�ll wait here�� I looked at him not believing this was actually happening. My parents were so Christian�I was�they�d never let me do this, and I don�t want this�I don�t believe in this. I cried and opened the door. I got out and walked in. When I got in there a younger nurse came over to me.
�Sweetheart�are you okay�?�
�Um�I just came here to take care of�� She led me into a private room and closed the door�I prayed. Almost an hour and � later I walked out and saw Casey�s car. I walked over and got in. He leaned over and kissed me.
�Everything settled�?� He asked.
�Yeah��
�Good�� He put a hand on my knee and pulled out.
�Can I just go home tonight though�I mean, I�ll see you tomorrow in school�I�m just tired��
�Of course baby�� He drove me home and parked in my driveway. He gave me a kiss and pulled away because I didn�t kiss him back. �Honey what�s wrong�?� I opened the car door.
�I didn�t get the abortion you bastard�I don�t have the heart to kill an innocent baby because unlike you�I HAVE a heart.� I threw his money at him. �Take your money and stay out of my life�� I got out and ran into the house�I never spoke to Casey again�he made nasty rumors about me for so long, and I�d see him in the halls but I didn�t acknowledge him�I didn�t care and 9 months later my beautiful daughter Emma was in my life.
~*End Flashback*~
I felt tears prick my eyes as I looked down at the stick in my hand; here it was� de-ja vu all over again. �Positive�� I walked out of the bathroom and Nick was in the kitchen.
�Hey sweetie�� I smiled and he hugged me then sat with Emma in her highchair and fed her her strained peas and bananas�gross, but Emma loved it. I watched him feed her�he was clueless a couple months ago and now he�s a pro. I sat next to him with my head on his shoulder as he fed her. When he was done he cleaned up and put her down for her nap. He came back into the kitchen and pulled me into his lap.
�What�s up�?� I rest my head against his shoulder and I sighed loudly.
�Can we talk�?� I looked up at him.
�Of course�what about baby�?� He ran his hand through my hair and I took a deep breath.
�I um�I think I�m�I�m pregnant Nick�� I looked up into his eyes trying to pick some emotion from them�nothing�
End of chapter.
*Okay I�m really sorry to leave it hanging & short but I figured y�all wanted an update so I thought this was good place for now. I�m sorry for the delay but I�m working hard to get back on track!
Chapter Twelve
Sorry to keep you all hanging but I hope you enjoy this part!
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I held my breath and looked at him more intently.
�Nick�Nicholas please say something�� I shook his arm.
�Wow�we�re�well wow, we�re having a baby�� He said, not getting all the words out. I laughed.
�Yeah�imagine that�� He chuckled and looked into my eyes.
�Yeah...wow imagine that is right�so um�� He looked at me with question.
�Prom night��
�Aha�I think I remember that night�� He teased me and I slapped him lightly on the arm; looking into his eyes I remembered it perfectly.
~*Flashback*~
After looking down at my dress I burst into tears and ran into the bathroom. I immediately wet a towel with ice cold water and wiped it repeatedly over my ruined dress but it was no use�it was ruined. I heard the door open and I tried to stop the tears, embarrassed enough at my appearance; I didn�t want to have to worry about the tears too. I kept wiping over my dress until I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up quickly. I saw Nick behind me as I looked up into the mirror.
�Nick�what are you doing in the girls� room?� I tried speaking through my tears.
�I don�t care what room it is, I wanted to make sure you�re alright.� I smiled a little. He took some towels and wet them under the faucet. He took my hand in his and began wiping over the stain gently. For the next 20 minutes we attempted to remove the stain, finally giving up I just stopped him.
�It�s not going to come out�let�s just go.�
�Baby we don�t have to go back out there if you don�t want to.� He hugged me.
�I don�t�� After having such a miserable night at prom, he took me to the hotel we were staying at for the night and spoiled me rotten. He ordered everything even though I kept insisting he didn�t have to. He treated me like a queen�his queen. We ended up staying up all night, making love and talking, laughing, just having fun, we didn�t fall asleep until the sun began rising.
~*End Flashback*~
��And that�s where it happened.� Nick said proudly. I looked at the smug �macho man� look on his face and slapped him. After laughing a minute we settled and the mood was nothing but serious again.
�Nick�what are we going to do�?� I looked up at him. He leaned down, hugged me to him and kissed the top of my head.
�We my sweetheart�are going to have a baby�� I smiled loving the sound of that. We sat there for a while and I thought about what was happening�another baby. I mean, I was excited but was Nick? Could we do this�a little high schooler pregnant�not good for his career I�m sure. �Let�s see, tomorrow we can go baby shopping, buy little tiny, itty bitty baby outfits, and the little caps for them, the little shoes, their shoes are adorable.� He was making cute faces and hand gestures. �Oh and little toys for babies, babies have the best toys�tomorrow will be fun�� I smiled at his expressions.
�You�re happy right Nick�?� I asked nervous at what his answer might be.
�Happy�? Of course I�m happy�why wouldn�t I be?� I looked down at my hands.
�I don�t know�just wanted to make sure�� He lifted my chin and looked me in the eye.
�I�m beyond happy�I love you�� I smiled and he kissed me.
�I love you too��
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A couple days later Jessica and Nick walked out of the doctor�s office with sad, distraught moods. Neither of them said anything, Nick opened the car door for Jessica and she just got in saying nothing. It wasn�t until Nick came to a stop at the light that words were spoken.
�It�s okay Jess�� He placed a comforting hand on her leg but she pushed it away. He sighed.
�Home pregnancy tests are wrong sometimes, that�s why we have to go to the doctor�s�to be sure.� He tried making it easier for her. �It doesn�t mean we�ll never have a baby. It just means now isn�t the time.� She said nothing but turned her head to look out the window and she stayed that way until they pulled into the driveway. She got out without saying a word, slammed the car door. She ran past her mom and Cate who were in the hall walking out of the kitchen following Emma who was taking slow, very slow baby steps�her FIRST steps. Jess didn�t even notice; she ran into her room crying, and into the bathroom she tore the bathroom apart grabbing the three tests she�d taken and thrown out. All of a sudden Nick came barging through.
�Jessica�!� He yelled with a bit of concern and anger in his voice, Emma holding tightly to his shirt now rest in his arms.
�Three tests Nick! There is NO WAY three�THREE tests come back positive and the fucking doctor�s is NEGATIVE! There is NO WAY!� She was crying and she shook the tests in her hands before collapsing in tears to the ground.
�Maybe if you took time to wait for me and walk into the house instead of rummaging through garbage you would�ve been there to see your daughter take her first goddamn steps! But no, you can�t be convinced that the DOCTOR�S TEST was actually RIGHT!� He yelled back, by now Emma was crying and Cate and Tina were standing behind Nick.
�What are you doing with the pregnancy tests Jessica?� Tina asked with shock and concern in her voice�along with anger.
End of Chapter 12.
Chapter 13
~*Jessica�s POV*~
I turned around and saw my mom and Cate.
�Explain Jessica�now.� I looked at Nick.
�Jessica and I thought she was pregnant and we went to the doctor but it was negative.� Nick chimed in explaining it so I didn�t have to.
�Oh�� My mom�s mood changed quickly. �Are you okay hun?� I shrugged.
�Fine�� I knew I wasn�t. I walked out of the bathroom and into my room. I cried into my pillow. I heard a knock on the door and knew who it was.
�Nick not now�� He didn�t listen. I heard him walk in and he sat on the bed putting his arm around my shoulder.
�I�m sorry�for yelling at you like that�and I�m sorry�that you�re not pregnant.� He said, I could tell he was unsure whether he was actually helping or making it worse.
�I can�t believe I missed her first steps Nick.� I cried and he lifted into his lap and I rest my head against his shoulder.
�I�m sorry baby�� I cried harder, for an hour I cried and finally calmed down.
�Jessica�telephone�� My mom yelled up to me and I walked over to my desk and picked up the phone.
�Hello�� I spoke softly into the phone.
�Hi Jessica, its Dr. Segal�s office�I�ve got something to talk to you about.� I looked up scared at Nick and placed my hand over the mouthpiece.
�It�s the doctor.� I mouthed to him and he walked over holding my hand and resting his other hand on my shoulder.
�Jessica?�
�Yes, sorry, I�m here.�
�There was a confusion with the blood tests, your lab tests were mixed up with another one of my patients just in to see me about a pregnancy test. I�ve reviewed yours�Jessica, you are pregnant.� I closed my eyes and Nick squeezed my hand.
�Oh my god�okay�yes, okay, thank you.� I hung up the phone and just hugged him.
�Is everything okay Jessie?� I nodded and tears fell from my face, I looked up at him.
�Everything, everything is fine�it�s perfect. The tests�they mixed them up, I AM pregnant.� I looked up and smiled.
�Baby�that�s wonderful.� He picked me up and hugged me tight. �I love you so much.� I hugged him back and gave him a kiss.
�I love you too�I�m so happy.� He put me down.
�I am too�I�m going to be a daddy�again.� I smiled.
�Yes you are�yes you are.�
*End POV*
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*~6 months later~*
Nick stood at the altar waiting for his bride, the doors opened and he had to catch his breath. She was stunning. His eyes never left hers as she slowly made her way down the aisle, her fathers arm wrapped securely, protectively in hers. She was just seven months along and she was glowing. She was apprehensive about being married so far along in her pregnancy, she didn�t want to hear whispers from everyone else, but Nick convinced her it would be okay. He proposed 2 months after they found out she was carrying their son�their son. A baby boy, Nick was beaming when he discovered that. She wanted to get married right away, but she was still finishing school, (which she�d graduated 8th in her class) and Nick had a mini tour to finish out, so while he was on tour her mother and her were planning the wedding. It was simple, Nick�s family and friends from Cincinnati all came, and Jessica met most of them for the first time at the reception and others at the rehearsal dinner. Nick also met a lot of Jessica�s friends, (ones he hadn�t met before, but he�d met most of them) and all of her family. There were over 200 people there for the event. Nick let her take care of everything, he simply handed the credit card over, he didn�t care about flowers, meals, invitations, he just cared that she showed up. In front of Jessica the line of flower girls finished their way to the end of the altar. There were two flower girls, Emma, who was now 1 and � and a walking, �talking� bouncing bubbly little baby. And Nick�s goddaughter, Alana, who was 7. While Alana went off to the left side after coming to the end of the altar, Emma toddled on over to her daddy.
�Daddy, droppeded fworers, pweety.� The church was quiet as Emma reached her baby arms out to her father asking him to pick her up. Nick smiled seeing his baby girl all dressed up and kissed her forehead.
�Good girl, the flowers are very pretty. Now you go see Aunt Ashlee okay?� He walked to the other side, the �bride�s side� and handed her to the maid of honor, Ashlee. The guests let out a chuckle as did the minister and Jessica laughed from the back of the church. Then Nick stood back in his place, Emma waving to him from across the room and he waved back. The wedding march began and Jessica made her way down the white makeshift aisle. She never thought she�d reach the bottom; Nick�s eyes were glued to her.
�Who gives this woman to this man?� The minister spoke and her father managed to speak.
�Her mother and I do�� He kissed her and held her tight for a minute then placed her hand in Nicks. Nick put one hand on her stomach for a minute just saying hi to their baby like he always did, his other hand still held hers. They said their vows, both Jessica and Nick breaking into tears filled with such strong emotion.
�I now pronounce you, man and wife. Nick, you can kiss your bride.� Nick beamed and pulled her close, as people clapped; he brought his lips to hers and kissed her deep. He felt something, or rather someone pulling on his pant leg and he looked down pulling away from his new bride. Emma was looking up at him.
�Hey mes wants kissys too!� Again the church as well as Nick and Jessica erupted in laughter. Nick reached down and picked his little girl up. She looked more and more like Jessica everyday. She was his princess. Jessica held onto Emma along with Nick and they leaned in showering her with kisses.
�Ladies and gentlemen�Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lachey and�� The minister whispered to Jessica. �What�s her name?�
�Emma�� Jessica smiled.
�Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Lachey and Emma!� The church clapped as well as laughed and the three of them made their way down the aisle. That night at the reception, Emma, of course, was the highlight of the show, she stole the evening and Nick and Jessica couldn�t have been happier, they laughed and beamed with so much pride seeing their daughter so bright and cheery. Their lives were complete.
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*~3 Months later~*
�Nick can you get Nicholas� pacifier for me?� Jessica yelled from the living room where she was putting him in their carrier.
�Sure baby.�
�Okay, you sure you�re going to be okay, you�ve got everything?� Tina came walking out of the living room, Emma in her arms.
�Mom, we�re moving 10 minutes from here�we�re going to be fine. I�ve got Nick.� Tina smiled.
�I know, I just�I�m going to miss having my baby girl here. And having this little one.� She tickled Emma. �And this handsome little boy.� She stroked 2 week old baby Nicholas� cheek.
�We�re going to miss you too, but we�ll see you all the time.� Jessica and Nick were moving into a home 10 minutes from the Simpsons� home. Cate was still living in Nick�s old home, which was close by as well, she�d become a part of the Simpson�s family as well.
�I�m even going to miss this big lug.� Tina teased as Nick walked out of the kitchen, pacifier in hand. Nick laughed and handed Jessica the baby�s pacifier.
�Thanks baby.� She kissed him and Nick kissed the baby�s head. �Thanks Tina, I�m going to miss having you here to cook yummy food for me all the time.� Tina smacked him across the head teasing him. �Kidding, kidding.� He gave her a hug and Tina handed Emma over to him.
�Ready to go princess?�
�Yep, yeps!� She laughed and Nick kissed her head.
�Alright mom, we�re going to head out, the movers should be at the house soon.�
�Okay, well give me a big hug and kiss.� Tina tried not to cry and Jess gave her a hug careful of the baby in her arms. Tina then said goodbye to Nicholas, Emma and Nick and then Joe and Ashlee came downstairs to say their goodbyes.
�Love you Jess.�
�Love you too mama�daddy. Ashlee�� She smiled and they waved back at the three of them as they got the kids put in their car seats and then made their way down the driveway. Nick stopped before pulling out of the driveway and turned to Jess holding her hand tight.
�Ready to start the rest of our lives together?� She smiled and nodded.
�More ready then ever.� He leaned over and kissed her.�
�I love you Jessica.�
�I love you too Nicholas.� She smiled and they pulled away from their old home�the home where their life began and made their way to the house where the rest of their lives held so much for them.
The end!
Okay, I personally was not AS happy with this chapter but please let me know what you think! I�m kinda sad but happy to see this over.