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| WHAT IF by Janey Gemma opened the door and found Nick slumped in the chair having a quick nap. Quietly she closed the door and walked over to the tall ungainly frame that seemed to be at a very awkward angle – too awkward for sleep. His chest rose and fell gently and his breathing was so quiet it could hardly be heard. “You’re gonna ache when you wake up Wire,” muttered Gemma as she began to sort his clothes and make up for the video shoot which was due to start when James has finished his photo shoot and a couple of interviews. She couldn’t help but smile as she watched Nick. When awake he had a smile to make you melt. Always pleasant and welcoming, nothing was ever too much trouble for him. Right from when Gemma had started working with them, she and Nick had been very close. “Hey how long have you been here?” asked Nicky sleepily as he stretched and rubbed his eyes, groaning as he did so. “Feeling a bit stiff?” “Not yet but if you keep bending over like that I soon will be,” winked Nicky mischievously as she smiled at him. “At least you’ve woken up in a good mood, which is a relief. Oh and I erm, only just got here, I guess I wasn’t as quiet as I thought.” “It was this bloody chair that woke me. I just thought I’d shut my eyes for ten minutes and relax, I guess I went over huh?” he continued to stretch and yawn as he slowly became more alert. “Bad night with Clara again?” “Bad night all round, Gem.” “Hey, I know your tired but don’t rub your eyes. You’ll make them red and sore,” she rooted around in the huge case that was on the bench in front of the mirror and then pulled out a tub. “First wipe your eyes with this, and then put one pad over each eye for 5 minutes and you’ll feel more refreshed.” Nicky took both of the products and did as she said without question then relaxed back in the chair as Gemma reclined it gently and also gave his scalp a bit of a massage. “I nearly rang you but it was way too late. Nothing major, you know, I just needed someone to listen to me for a while.” “Nick I’ve told you before I don’t mind what time of the day or night you ring. You’re my friend and I care about you, and I’ll always be there for you. Well we both will be, you know that. He’s concerned about you too.” “ Yeah, I know he is…We’re divorced now,” Nick mumbled. “It finally came through.” “I’m sorry. I know how hard it hits you even when you think your ready for it; completely caught me by surprise I must say,” Gemma lovingly caressed Nick’s shoulder. “I spent last night there so that we could let Clara see that we still love her and would always be there for her,” his voice was soft and pained. “Unfortunately HE decided to come round and expected to stay the night. Things got a little ugly and Rachel told him she didn’t want to see him anymore. You can guess the rest.” “Damn! I can’t believe he didn’t have more sense than to turn up.” “Neither could we. Rachel was livid. I’ve never known her that angry before, then Clara got upset because Mum was upset and, OH! What a bloody nightmare.” Nicky tried hard to stifle the sobs that were beginning to cascade through him. “Come on now, you know you don’t have to be all macho in front of me Nick,” Gemma said softly. “Cry if you need to.” “Guess it’s ‘cos I’m so tired. Everything seems to be hitting home that much harder recently.” “That all it is?” “Sure. James keeps telling me I’m being very hormonal!” a nervous giggle escapes his lips. “He reckons I need that HRT stuff.” “Now there’s a theory!” “Funny how things have turned out though isn’t it? I guess Richey was the catalyst when he came back. He made us all examine ourselves and ask if we were happy with ourselves and if we were being true to ourselves. Lots of things have changed in those couple of years.” “Some things I never thought would happen have, I must say. Especially for me. I vowed I’d never marry again, but here I am married and with a baby girl,” Gemma smiled warmly. “Then there’s you of course. Now I didn’t think of you two being a couple in a month of Sundays, but now that you are, you seem perfect for each other.” “I know what you mean. I always thought that we were like really good mates you know? Then one day I woke up to myself and knew how I felt, I couldn’t do anything mind, ‘cos of Rachel and Clara so we all just kinda got more and more miserable. Rachel and I weren’t right for a long time but as usual I buried my head in the sand,” Nicky tittered to himself. “When I sat there and spouted off all this stuff about how I felt and for how long and what have you, I kept expecting that they’d burst out laughing and leave.” “Instead they felt the same and the pair of you now shag like rabbits!” “You have such a ladylike turn of phrase, you know?” laughed Nicky aloud. “Funny but Android said that to me about twenty minutes ago. Don’t even ask!” Gemma giggled as she rolled her eyes. “You know what a drama queen he can be sometimes.” “Come in,” called Nicky, as there was a knock on the door. “Now Wire, don’t you look handsome with those pads on your wonderful eyes,” smirked Richey as he rocked a baby in his arms. “It’s alright Nick, they can come off now,” said Gemma as she shook her head at Richey. “How do you feel?” “Much better,” Nicky sighed as his eyes squinted as they got used to the light again. “Hey, look who’s come to see her uncle Nicky. Hello Niamh darling, come here.” “No kidnapping her Wire ok?” Richey said as he gently handed the tiny bundle into Nicky’s waiting arms as Gemma looked on proudly. “How the hell did you manage to father such a beautiful baby Rich? You sure she’s yours?” “Well actually now you come to mention it I did wonder if she may be James’! I mean she has ‘that look’ don’t you think?” He snuggled up close to Gemma who gave him a playful dig in the ribs, for his troubles. “Android you are incorrigible,” Gemma sighed as Richey started nibbling on her ears and fondling her backside. “Isn’t that why you married him?” asked James as he breezed into the dressing room, walked over to Nicky and gave him a warm kiss on the lips. “Are you getting broody again?” “Darling I always feel broody when this little angel is around,” Nicky gave Niamh’s forehead a delicate kiss as he winked at James, who now had an arm around Nicky’s shoulder. “You could always have her for a night,” said Gemma. “As long as you don’t mind being woken at least once. She’s really very good and you could think of it as a bonding session.” “I think,” mused Nicky, “that she means she and Richey could do with a night all to themselves to catch up on some shagging.” “Ok, we’ll look after her for a night,” said James. “After all, how tiring can a six week old baby be?” Nicky, Richey and Gemma all stared at each other and then began laughing loudly. “Oh James,” giggled Richey as he tapped him on the shoulder, “ you are priceless.” Nicky got up from the chair and passed baby Niamh over to James, who held her with delight, as Nick kissed him and held him around his waist. “We’d better get used to this if we’re going to adopt,” whispered Nicky in James’ ear. “There’ll be no more sex on demand. Unless little one’s asleep of course, oh and that we’re both not too tired.” “Nicky trust me, we’ll always have time for a good shag together,” then James leaned further back into Nicky’s body and slipped one hand round onto the bulge in Nicky’s jeans and stroked him teasingly. “I think it’s time for us to go,” smiled Richey and he guided Gemma to the door. “Hey don’t forget titch here,” James called after them. “Sorry but you’ve gotta learn how to screw around Niamh. I’ll bring back her basket and you can settle her in that,” said Gem. “I can’t make love to Nick in front of Niamh!” “James she’s asleep. Even if she wakes up she won’t know what you’re doing.” Gemma then went into Richey’s room to collect Niamh’s things, and then took them back into Nick’s dressing room. “Thanks Gem,” smiled Nicky as he followed her back to the door. “This should be fun.” “I can’t believe you’re really gonna leave us to do this,” said James disbelievingly. Nicky scooted her out of the room and she heard the key turn in the lock as she laughed and skipped back to Richey’s room. “How’s James?” asked Richey as Gemma locked the door behind her and kissed him warmly. “Let’s just say that Nicky managed to silence him!” “Good. At least when she wakes up Nicky won’t be phased, because I have plans for you.” “I like the sound of that!” Judging from the noises coming from Nick’s room, James had managed to put his reservations about having Niamh in the room while he and Nick made love, to one side. “I think we can give them a run for their money, don’t you?” sighed Richey as his hands stroked her inner thighs under her skirt. “Oh, I should say so.” Together they kissed and Richey guided her to the reclining chair. Outside the rooms Sean and Martin stared at each other and shook their heads. “Great they’ve all gone sex mad and we’ve got a video to shoot!” laughed Martin. <<< Janey's stories |