Just To See Her

~~~~Chapter Fifty Four~~~~


Kathy stretched out on the couch and groaned as the phone rang. "I just got comfortable!" She pulled herself up with difficulty and grabbed the reciever. "Hello?" she gasped, falling back against the pillows. "Oh Nick! Hi honey, how are you?" "I miss you." Nick said mournfully. "I'm lonely." "Aww baby. I love you too." Kathy blew kisses into the phone. "How are you doing?" Nick asked her. "Ow." Kathy groaned as the baby landed a solid kick to her stomach. "I'm fine. I'm as big as a house, but I'm fine. BJ came back to help me out with things and run errands for me." "Thank her for me." Nick told her. "I can't wait to see you." "I can't wait for you to get home either, you won't believe how big I am though." she teased. "I don't care." Nick vowed. "I love how your body has changed because it's our baby doing it to you." "I'm so glad you will be home when the baby comes." Kathy whispered into the phone. "I'll always be there for you and our child." Nick told her. Kathy could hear the emotion in his voice. "Are you crying sweetie? Don't cry, you'll be home soon and we'll see each other again."

"You're sure this is okay?" Alexa plunked herself down beside Kathy on the plane. "Normally, you wouldn't be allowed to do this at this stage of your pregnancy, but I am your doctor for this flight, okay?" "Nick doesn't know I am coming?" "He has no idea!" Alexa grinned at her. "He will be so excited. He's been going around like a little lost puppy for the past week or so." Kathy smiled and nodded. "I've missed him too. The house is pretty quiet without him." "I can imagine." Alexa laughed. "How has he been doing anyway?" Kathy asked. "Who's giving him directions?" Alexa filled her in on the tour details as the stewardess began the safety procedures. When she was done, Kathy tipped her seat back and yawned. "I'm going to try and grab some sleep okay? Wake me when we get there."

The next thing she knew, Alexa was giving her a gentle shove to awaken her. "Here we are Kathy." They took a cab to the hotel and had their bags sent up to Alexa and AJ's room. "We'll bring them over to you tonight, okay?" Kathy washed her face and brushed on a little makeup. "What did you tell him anyway?" "About?" "Why you had to leave and come back. I mean it's just one day, you might as well have stayed home." "Oh." Alexa giggled. "We had this big story all set and Nick didn't even ask!" "Figures!" Kathy laughed and finished her makeup. "You look wonderful." Alexa praised. "You are glowing, like they say all expectant mothers do." "I'm a whale." Kathy pointed out. "You're gorgeous. Let's go see your husband and see what he has to say about it."

Kathy watched the show from the pit. Alexa amd Rho fussed over her when the fans tried to get to close, but Kathy agreed to sign a few autographs. She had greeted so many others before the show at the hotel. She was glad they were supportive and happy for them. Nick had no idea she was there as far as she knew. When the show was over, Rho escorted her back to Nick's dressing room. "We told him the party was in here tonight so he won't be surprised when everyone comes back here." Kathy could hear Nick's cane tapping along the hallway before he opened the door. "Guys, I just want to get back to the hotel and go to sleep. I can't wait to get home and be with Kathy." Kathy placed her hand on his arm. "Hi baby." "Kathy?" Nick felt for her face. "Kathy!" He kissed her gently and moved his hands down to her stomach. "Holy shit." he said in surprise. "That's our baby?" "Surprised?" she asked, laughing. "It hasn't been that long, how did you get so big so fast?" "Kathy's almost at the end of the pregnancy, the baby's about full size in there." Alexa told him. "Wow. I just can't believe it will be happening so soon." "I can't wait!" Kathy grinned. "Then you can carry some of this load!"

"Sleep well Nick?" AJ asked, grumpily, as Nick walked into the airport singing loudly. "Knock it off, will ya?" "Maybe if someone hadn't drank so much last night, his head wouldn't be hurting this morning, now would it?" Alexa banged her suitcase down loudly and stormed off to the newsstand. "Sore point." Brian whispered. "Don't say anything, okay?" "You have a good night Nick?" Kevin teased. "I highly recommend sleeping with a pregnant woman!" Nick sang out. Kathy looked shocked and punched his arm. "You thinking of hiring me out or something?" "Never!" He grinned wickedly and took her hand in his. "You are all mine! They'll have to knock up their own women to see how good it is!" Kathy collapsed in giggles. "You are too much, honey!" She pushed some of their luggage aside and sat down with a sigh of relief. "You'll be happy to deliver soon, I bet." Leighanne looked at Kathy enviously. "Very happy." she admitted. "This is a heavy kid to have to lug around!" She rubbed her stomach happily. "But with a really good end result." "What's with Nick?" Brian asked, pointing to his friend still singing and attempting to dance in the middle of the private waiting room. "I gave him some sleeping pills so he could fly." Kathy confided. "They make him a little loopy, but then he should sleep through the flight." "I think AJ is going to kill him first!" Brian laughed as Kevin pulled Nick away from AJ's outflung hands. "Shut up Nick!"

They climbed aboard the plane and took a pair of seats in the middle section. "Kathy? Are we on the plane yet?" She took his hand and squeezed it tight. "We're on the plane honey, we're going home." "I don't like planes." Nick pouted and snuggled his head on her shoulder. "Planes are bad." "I know." she soothed. "You just go to sleep, okay? I'll be right here." "I don't like flying." he insisted. "I know." "Why do I have to fly?" "We're going home, Nick. For Christmas and for our baby to be born." "I love our baby." Nick smiled sleepily and leaned over to kiss her stomach. He stayed in that position, his head resting on her protruding tummy and his arms hugging her loosely around her waist. "Oh Nick, that hurts. You're too heavy. Here." She placed his headphones on his head. "Listen to Journey and go to sleep, okay sweetie?" Nick sat up and placed his head on her shoulder again. "I like Journey!" "You don't say?" Kathy started the CD player and took his hand in hers again. Nick yawned loudly. "I love you Kath!" Kathy turned her head to kiss him and he was already fast asleep on her shoulder. "I have to find out how he does that!" she sighed. "Might come in handy in the near future."


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