***** OPERATION: CC *****

by

Celia
(CeliaLater@aol.com)

Slowly with trembling fingers and a rapidly beating heart, he unbuttoned her blouse. Before revealing the enticing treasure that lay in front of him, he glances up and stares at this blonde beautiful temptress. Finally, it's happening, he thinks to himself. All those years of want and need are going to at last culminate. With half-lidded eyes, she looks up at him, smiling at him beguilingly. Unable to take the anticipation anymore he rips open her………

Briiiiiing Briiiiiiiing ………… "Wha…..?" Niles opens his eyes and reaches over to turn off his alarm clock. "Bloody hell!!" "As if I wasn't frustrated enough!" he sighs as he gets up to take yet another cold shower.

As he finishes making Belgian waffles for the Sheffield family and Miss Fine, Niles starts to scheme. After that drunken episode which ended with him and Miss Babcock in a tight clinch, their lips devouring each other, he finally admits to himself that he has feelings for the witch. A very shapely, witty witch with the softest lips…..mmmmm. "Okay, enough of that old boy. There will be time for that later if every thing goes according to plan." And so the handsome butler starts to use his very agile mind to formulate a plan to win the woman he lov…. lusts after.

"Morning Niles," Fran greets in her one of a kind voice.

"Aah, just the woman that I wanted to speak to," Niles replies.

"What is it Niles? By the looks of those twinkling eyes of yours, YOU are up to something Mister! Okay, c'mon fess up! Don't leave me out of the loop!!"

"How would you like to help me trick Miss Babcock?"

"Ohhh, I would, I would! Trick her to do what Niles?"

"Ahh, well, ummm…," Niles gets uncomfortable.

"C'mon, spit it out already!" Fran says impatiently.

"Oh, okay. Help me trick Miss Babcock to fall for me." Niles replies all red in the face.

"What trick? She's got it bad for you already!"

Niles looks at her uncomprehendingly, "What are you talking about, Miss Fine?"

"Oh, Niles puh-leas….she is always following you around. Looking at you with lovesick eyes. Hanging on your every word. What, you never noticed?!"

"Noooo…."

"Sometimes I feel like hitting you both with a brick and yelling, "Jump in the sack already why don'tcha?!"

Niles ponders on this new information for a minute. Hmmm…maybe this will be easier than I think. But Miss Fine could be wrong. But if she's not… …well, what do I have to lose. Except maybe hot showers. I am starting to get use to all that cold water in the morning….

"Okay, here's the plan, Miss Fine."

"Huh? Oh yeah, the plan," Fran says as she swallows her waffle.

And the two friends huddle as Niles outlines the plan with Fran giggling every now and then.

"Do you think Mr. Sheffield will play along?" Niles wonders.

"Leave him to me. He'll feel a little guilty about putting Miss Babcock on, but you know he's an old softie when it comes to romance."

The Sheffield family comes trickling in. They smelled the heavenly aroma of Belgian waffles all the way upstairs and they were ravenous. Maxwell glances at Niles as he sips his orange juice. Noticing the gleam in his old friend's eyes he knew Niles was up to something. Oh, well. I'm sure I'll find out soon enough. Miss Fine looks like she's in on it too. What a household! Maxwell smiles as he opens up his newspaper.

The children were oblivious to anything going on at the moment. Maggie was picking at her food as she daydreamed about the hunk in her English class. Brighton crammed his fourth helping of waffles in his mouth as he tried to think up a good excuse to tell his teacher about his unfinished homework. And Grace chewed her food slowly as she pondered on the problem of how to stop the polar ice caps from melting.

At last the children were off to school and Miss Fine entered Mr. Sheffield's office, passing Niles on the way giving him the high sign. Niles nervously gives it back and goes to the kitchen to clean up.

"Hi, Mr. Sheffield!" Fran greets her boss as she sits at her customary place on his desk.

"Ahh, Miss Fine. And what are your plans today?" Maxwell asks. Happily looking away from all the boring paperwork in front of him.

"Well, Mr. Sheffield, it's a doozy and you get to help."

"Help? What are you talking about?"

"Niles came up with this great idea and he needs our help. He wants us to……" and Fran explains the whole thing to Maxwell.

As Fran walks out of the office, Maxwell rubs his hands together in glee in anticipation of the coming events.

"I woke up this morning dreading all this paperwork. Figuring that it was going to be a long, boring day. What was I thinking?! My life has never been boring since Miss Fine entered it." Not wanting to follow that train of thought, Maxwell looks at the wall clock waiting for CC to arrive.

A little while later…….

"Hello, hello," CC greets Maxwell as Niles helps her off with her coat.

"Sooo Chore Boy, how's your dust bunny collection going?" CC grins as she insults Niles.

"Splendidly," Niles quietly replies as he walks away. He's not in the right frame of mind to match wits with CC right now. His stomach was all in knots and he didn't want to make eye contact with her.

CC stares at Niles' back as he makes his way upstairs. Thinking to herself, "I wonder what's wrong with him. I hope he's not coming down with something. What am I thinking?! If he is sick than I don't have to listen to his put downs for awhile." CC walks with Maxwell to his office with a worried look on her face.

After about an hour of working diligently Maxwell looks up at the clock and hiding his smile behind his hand, he glances at his office door. Right on cue, in walks Miss Fine with Niles right behind her, carrying the tea tray.

CC stops working when she sees Niles walk in. She eyes him furtively. Aware of how good he looks in that suit. Remembering how really good he looked in that tuxedo he wore when he escorted her to that Awards Show. Then she notices that something odd was going on. Niles has been in the office a good five minutes and hasn't insulted her yet.

Also, instead of hiking up her very short skirt and flirting with Maxwell, Nanny Fine was…..no it can't be, but that's what it looks like. Nanny Fine was flirting with Niles and he seemed to be enjoying it way too much. CC looked on in confusion. Instead of angling her body towards Maxwell, Nanny Fine was sitting on the side of the desk right in front of Niles. Niles had both of his hands on each side of her resting his weight on the desk. They were smiling and making lovey dovey eyes at each other. Lovey dovey eyes!

"Okay, what's going on here?" CC practically yelled.

Maxwell looks up seemingly uncomprehendingly. "What? What's wrong CC?"

Niles and Fran look like they are having a hard time tearing their eyes away from each other as they turn towards CC.

"What are you two so intensely preoccupied about?" CC demanded.

"Oh, I was just telling Niles that he looks like he needs a break," Nanny Fine replies.

"And I was just agreeing with her," Niles interjects.

"So, what do you think Mr. Sheffield? Niles needs to relax more. After all he was just in the hospital," Fran asks.

"That was months ago!" CC uttered.

"No, no Miss Fine is right. Niles take the rest of the day off, old man. You deserve it!"

"Why, thank you sir, but I don't know what I would do all by myself all day."

Fran jumps off the desk, "Oh, I'll go with you Niles. We can go to the Country Club. Mr. Sheffield bought us all memberships there and we rarely use it. They have a five star chef there that cooks almost as good as you!"

"That's sounds like a good idea. Niles, I insist that you take Miss Fine to the Country Club. Go have fun, relax in their hot springs."

"And I have a new bikini that I haven't tried yet," Fran smiles engagingly.

"I am there!" Niles replies as he escorts Miss Fine out of the office.

CC helplessly watches the couple walk away. A deep pain grows in her stomach and seems to work itself up to her heart.

"Maxwell, how could you!" CC yells.

Maxwell looks up from his paper work pretending not to know what is going on, trying very, very hard not to smile as he directed his attention towards his business partner. What he saw surprised him. CC's glare was like daggers. She was trembling in a fit of anger.

"What now CC?"

"Honestly, Maxwell! Sometimes you can be so dense! Don't you see what Nanny Fine is doing? She can't be satisfied having you. Oh, no! Now that gold digging tramp has to go after Niles too!" CC storms out of the office and Maxwell hears the bathroom door slam shut.

"Maybe this plan is going entirely too well," Maxwell says out loud to himself.

CC embarrassed at her outburst hears Nanny Fine coming down the stairs. "G*D, sometimes I feel like strangling that woman," she mutters as she leaves the bathroom. Then she spots Niles walking down the stairs looking so utterly handsome and dare she think it, yes…and so very sexy. CC couldn't help but stare at Niles. Gone were the usual work clothes, suit and tie. Niles wore a pair of light blue shorts that showed off his well muscled thighs and a white polo shirt that seemed to mold itself to his chest. She even noticed a few reddish brown chest hairs poking out. Oh my G*D, he looked good! In fact standing there next to Maxwell, Niles put him to shame. Maxwell wasn't out of shape, but Niles looked so manly, so macho.

"What do you think CC? CC!! DID YOU HEAR ME?!" Maxwell finally bellowed.

CC shakes her head. It seemed like her brain was in a fog. She could hear Maxwell calling her name, but she had a hard time concentrating.

"Huh? What is it, Maxwell?"

"I was just saying that we should join Niles and Miss Fine at the Country Club. The children won't be home until tomorrow anyway. Margaret is going to attend a football game with her friends and then spend the night at her friend Ann's house. Brighton has detention and then Sylvia is taking him and Grace to Happy Harry's House of Sausages for dinner. I'm sure she won't mind having them spend the night."

"My Ma? No way, will she mind. She'll love stuffing Gracie with food and talking B's ear off," Fran says.

And so the four of them were on their way to the Country Club. Stopping at CC's place so she can change. As they waited in the limo for CC the three of them began to talk.

"This is working out great, Niles!" Fran screeches.

"Yes, Niles. CC couldn't take her eyes off of you," Maxwell puts in.

"She was practically hyperventilating! Niles, all that working out at the gym every morning definitely shows!" Fran says with a laugh.

Niles just sat there. His stomach still in knots. Remembering how upset CC looked when he walked out of the office with Miss Fine. He had such a hard time not sneaking a look at her from the corner of his eye as he pretended to flirt with Miss Fine. He didn't know if he could go through with this. He didn't like to hurt CC's feelings. Well, lately he didn't like to hurt her feelings, he smirks. But how else was he suppose to find out if she harbored any feelings for him. He didn't want to be the first to admit them. What if she laughed at him! He couldn't take that!!

"Ohhh, I don't feel so well," Niles moaned.

"Oh, Niles. Everything will be fine. Once we get there, me and Mr. Sheffield will leave you two all alone to work it all out."

"NO! You don't need to do that!" Niles protests vehemently.

Just then the limo door opens up revealing CC in an emerald green half shirt with cute little ivory buttons decorating the front and matching emerald green shorts, the color of the outfit flattering her eyes. The sunlight was bouncing off her silky blonde hair giving her a halo effect.

Niles stares at her appreciatively. "She looks like a beautiful blonde angel, he thinks to himself, a beautiful blonde sexy angel." As his eyes slowly moved down her striking figure and down to those long tanned legs. He gulps uneasily.

Fran and Maxwell give each other knowing looks as the limo speeds its way to the Country Club.

Once there, both Fran and Maxwell excused themselves by saying they each have to make a phone call. Maxwell forgot that he needed to talk to a certain investor and Fran had to call her Ma about the kids.

CC and Niles sat together in uncomfortable silence in the dining area waiting for Maxwell and Fran to return. They both came back at almost the same time, saying that they are sorry but they have to leave. Maxwell muttering something about a crooked investor and Fran going on and on about her Ma suffering from a bout of food poisoning.

Niles was shaking his head vigorously and giving them both the high sign behind CC's back, but they ignored him and left.

"Sighhh…," this was not the plan, Niles wondering what to do now.

"It's okay Niles, you don't have to hang around here with me," CC says quietly thinking that he was sighing because he didn't want to be stuck with her. "All these women would love to share a meal with you and a dip in the hot springs if you just ask."

"What women?" Niles asks, wondering what the heck she was talking about.

"C'mon. You mean you haven't noticed all these women oogling you ever since you set foot in here?"

From the time Mr. Sheffield and Miss Fine left them alone, all Niles could do was try very hard not to stare at CC. He was oblivious to the stares of the women lunching at the Country Club.

But CC wasn't. She noticed that conversations stopped and then heads swiveled. Whisperings came next and she knew that they were all asking each other 'who that man was sitting with CC Babcock'. She wanted to smile, happy being here with the best looking guy. But she was also afraid that any second he would walk away, leaving her, making her look like a loser.

"Oh no!" CC nearly groaned out loud as she saw Cynthia Lee Tripplehorn making her way to their table.

"CC! Hello! How are you?"

"Hello Cynthia."

"And who is this positively dreamy man with you," Cynthia gushed.

"Niles this is Cynthia," CC grimaced as she made the introductions. She felt like scratching Cynthia's eyes out. Why she looked like she was practically undressing Niles with her eyes!

Niles stood up and was about to shake Cynthia's hand when he realized that she wanted him to kiss it. So obligingly he lightly brushed the top of her hand with his lips.

CC felt her heart practically fall down to her stomach at the sight. She knew that any minute Cynthia will work her charms on Niles and squire him away.

And just as she predicted, CC listened as Cynthia told some inane joke that Niles laughed at politely. Then Cynthia invited him to join her at her yacht.

CC toughened herself up, straightened her back and was ready to not look like such a desolate fool when he gets up to leave. But wait a second…..what was Niles saying?

"Thank you, but no Cynthia. CC and I have our day all planned."

"Oh, by all means bring CC along," Cynthia replies not use to her invitations being turned down.

"It's a generous offer, but (and Niles takes CC's hands in each of his, looking deeply into her emerald eyes), all I want to do today is spend it with the most beautiful woman in the world."

Cynthia Lee Tripplehorn walks away in a huff. CC can't believe what she just heard.

"Niles?" she looks at him questioningly.

Niles knew that the time has come to be truthful, "CC I have a confession to make. I had this far-fetched scheme all hatched up, and I got Miss Fine and Mr. Sheffield to help me to uhh….to uhhh…."

"To what Niles?"

And Niles just says it all in one breath, quickly, "To help me get you jealous. To see if you have any attraction for me whatsoever because I am very attracted to you CC."

CC is dumbfounded. Did what she just hear really happen. She notices that Niles is sitting rather close to her, still holding her hands in his and nervously waiting for her reaction. She breathes in Niles' scent. It's not just a cologne smell, but a mixture of aftershave, soap, and lemon pledge. She never realized before how much that aroma meant to her.

"Niles, I…I don't know what to say"

Niles looks downcast and starts to let go of CC's hands. But she won't let him. He looks up at her quizzically. CC's face breaks out into this humongous smile that just lights up her face. CC has never been this happy in her whole life and it felt strange, but joyously so.

Then tentatively CC leans towards Niles and Niles eyes her bottom lip. She licks it nervously. Niles places both of his hands on each side of her face and brings his mouth to hers. He kissed her at first forcefully with all the pent-up emotions, all the desires that he had kept bottled for so long. He took what she willingly gave and when she felt the light caress of his tongue, CC felt her legs turn to jelly and let out a soft moan.

"Excuse me. EXCUSE ME. But we don't allow that in here," the Maitre de' interrupted as all the patrons watched this sensual scene erupt in front of them.

Niles and CC pull themselves apart breathing heavily and just smiled. Neither one embarrassed at the spectacle they just made of themselves.

"We were just leaving," Niles drawls in that sexy deep voice of his. He calls for a cab and takes CC in his arms as they snuggled in the back seat.

"Where to Mac?" the cab driver asks.

Niles looks intensely at CC. And CC returning the look, gives the cab driver her home address.

As CC fumbles to put her apartment key in the doorknob, Niles is nibbling on her neck, making tingles go up and down her spine. Finally she gets it in and turns the knob. Niles picks her up, kicks the door closed, and finds his way to her bedroom. Placing her gently on top of the mattress, he proceeds to undress himself. CC waits and watches, hardly believing what is about to happen.

Niles pulls his shirt over his head and CC sees for the first time the chest that was hidden under that tight polo of his, not leaving much to the imagination. Tight, compact muscles everywhere. It took all of CC's will power not to reach up and touch his chest hairs that have been teasing her all day. No, she wanted this anticipation to last. He then took off his shorts revealing a skimpy blue underwear that was straining to its limits.

"Wow!" CC exclaims making Niles blush.

He laid down next to her and started kissing her again. G*D, this man can kiss. His hands roaming all over. Caressing her. She couldn't take much more of this. She opened her eyes and watched him as he slowly unbuttoned her blouse.

Why the hell did she wear a shirt with so many damn buttons, CC asked herself annoyingly.

Finally he was at the last one. He looked down at her. His CC. His beautiful CC. She looked up at him beguilingly. Pulling him down for another deep kiss. Her hands around his neck, her fingers running through his thick soft hair. He breaks the kiss off, breathing heavily and gives her the most sensual, erotic smile she has ever seen. He takes each side of the blouse in his hand and enjoys the thrills of anticipation running through his body. Finally, he thinks to himself. Finally, I will set my eyes on this voluptuous beauty of a woman. He pulls open her blouse, ready to behold what is before him……

Briiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing, Briiiiiiing! "BLOODY HELL!" Niles exclaims in frustration.

CC reaches over and picks up the phone.

"Hello?"

"CC, is everything alright? Someone called me and told me that you and Niles got into a spot of trouble at the Club?"

"Maxwell?" CC asks in confusion.

Niles takes the phone from CC's hand. "Sir, CC and I will be a little late for work tomorrow."

"Niles?" now Maxwell is confused, but not for long.

Niles hangs up on Maxwell and proceeds to make love to this woman before him. The woman that he lus….loves. And after he shows her how much he loves her he plans on visiting Tiffany's, buying the most dazzling ring and proposing to this sexy witch of his.

"Oh, Niles…….," CC moans.

Niles' attention goes back to what is most important, Operation CC was a major success.

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