What if

by

Jaby
(cat__soul@hotmail.com)

If was night at the Sheffields house, C.C was in the office finishing some work she had, Maxwell was out with Fran and the kids. Niles was in the kitchen smoking a cigar.

Suddenly that voice called him again.

"Niles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

He walked to the office. There she was, as always, looking so nice at the moon light…What was he thinking!!!! For god sake, he was supposed to hate her. He shook his head and asked her.

"What’s now witch?"

"Crying out loud Niles, couldn’t you come up with something new; that one is so used… anyway I’m going now…"

"Alleluia!!!"

"Uhh…you just have to tell Maxwell that we’re having a meeting tomorrow morning,

He can’t miss it, all our new play depends on that"

She left the office walking toward the door.

"Are you leaving by yourself?" Niles suddenly asked, he didn’t know why.

"As if you cared" C.C mumbled "No, Colin is picking me up tonight we are going to…" She looked in to his eyes, so deep, so suddenly feeling like she wanted him "Like I have to tell the help about my personal life" She turned back trying to hide that she was probably blushing.

Oh, Colin. He has been C.C’s boyfriend lately but he was sure she was going to pass over him like everyone else. At least he hoped so. What’s the matter with me again, I don’t care if she is going out with the bloody president, is C.C Babcock we are talking here, why I’m so suddenly interested on her. Suddenly? He realized he haven’t been suddenly interested on her, he had been a lot more than suddenly…

At that very moment the bell rang. It was Colin.

C.C opened the door. There he was.

"Ready my witch?" Colin told her while he tenderly grabbed her from her waist and kissed her passionately.

"Yes, ready to go" She told him when they step apart for a little air.

Niles was just standing there, petrified. Could that be jealously? I don’s think so. He just turned back; he was going to leave up stairs when C.C stopped him.

"Have a good night, Servant"

And she left.

"Good night C.C" He murmured for himself.

Niles was feeling lonely, what the hell was going on with him? After al those years of hating that woman he was feeling sad of seeing her leave. He sat down the stair way, covering his face with his hands. How could he be so stupid? For never noticing it before. He dam LOVED her, he had ever loved her. Ever since College, ever since EVER!!!!!!!!!! Her smile, her eyes, her hair, her body…Just HER!!!! And now she was of other man. Not for so long anyway. He was probably ending up with her tonight. Right? How could he let her went away that night...wait, what was he thinking? That was Miss Babcock, she could never possibly love him, he was a bloody butler after all. He wasn’t of her social status. Why of all the women he could fall in love with it had to be just that one the ONE?

And with those thoughts he went to sleep that night, if we really can say that he slept.

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C.C closed the door trying not to think in the sad face of Niles in the stairway.

"Where are we going?" C.C asked with a strange feeling inside her.

"I’m leaving my Queen to the best restaurant she had ever been on" He told her smiling.

He called a cub and they got in to it.

Miss Babcock was feeling weird, this strange feeling that what she was doing was not right just hit her in the head. What was the matter with her?

They arrived in this fancy French restaurant.

"I just love French food" C.C told Colin.

"And I just love you" He gave her a loving kiss in her lips.

Right at the same time a limo was going next to them, the limo with the Sheffield in.

"Look dad, that’s not Miss Babcock?" Grace said pointing out.

Fran looked at Max with a surprised looked.

"Yes darling, I guess so"

"She must be a hack of a good kisser, looked how Colin is…" Brighton was staring through the window.

Fran looked at her husband and whispered to him.

"Niles must be devastated, sweetheart"

"What do you mean?"

"You English, ya just can’t feel luv when is there"

"Love? Niles and C.C? You must be kidding"

"No, I’m not"

"But she is with Colin now…"

"I hope she doesn’t regret it later"

"I don’t know what are you talking about, but lets hope…"

"What?" C.C asked Colin, he was staring at her in the most loving way. She was somehow scared. "Do I have something in my face?"

"No, you look especially lovely tonight" He had left the jokes away this once.

"Thank you"

They were both setting in the table, with food in their plates but none of them were eating. They just stared at each other, without saying a word. Could this be love? She asked herself. But she didn’t have any time for answering. Colin took her hand and whispered.

"Why don’t we just get out of here?"

C.C didn’t know what to say.

"To my place, maybe?"

"That sounds good"

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Niles woke up the next morning with a terrible headache. He went down stairs. It was about 7:30, he was the only one up. He made himself some tea and he sat down in the kitchen table. His eyes were all puffy, he had been crying at least all night. He couldn’t remember. The only thing he was thinking of was Miss Babcock.

"Niyule?" Fran asked him tenderly walking down the stairs

"Miss…Mrs. Sheffield?" He turned back "What are you doing up this early?"

"I heard you coming down and I thought you might need someone to talk to"

"No, not at all" he lied.

"Really?" she asked again "Not even for Miss Babcock"

"You mean that slut? Why should I need to talk to someone about her?"

"I don’t know, she is with Colin and you must be sad?"

"Oh…Colon, I don’t care what she does with her life, he is probably dumping her anyway"

"I’m not that sure" Fran said looking into his blue eyes.

"What do you mean?"

"Yesterday when we were coming back from the theater we saw them both pretty happy hanging out"

"Oh…" Niles was sadder than ever. What if he doesn’t leave her?

"Why don’t you just admit you love her" Fran yelled at him.

"Fran!!! Stop saying things like that, I certainly don’t know what you are talking about" It was that obvious.

"Please, Niyules, What about that sparkles in your eyes every time she is around, those checking outs you gave her when you think no one is looking. The satisfaction when she laughs at one of your jokes…"

"Stop saying that in this very minute, I don’t feel that way about her and you should know it better than anyone here. This discussion is over"

He left, and went upstairs to get ready for the day.

Fran otherwise stood there thinking in what Niles just said. For his reaction it was more and more obvious to her that he was in love, but she didn’t knew how to say it to him.

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"Where damn is C.C?" Max was really angry by this time. "She was supposed to arrive here at least 15 minutes ago"

"Maybe she is caught in traffic" Niles said with no ironic tone.

"Well what ever it is, she should know that if she doesn’t come to this meeting we are going to loose millions of dollars"

In that moment Fran came in.

"Darling, the guy in the library told me that if you weren’t’ there in 5 minutes he was going to leave"

"Perfect. Just what I needed" He was very annoyed. "Where is she damn it?"

At that instant the doorbell chime.

Max run to the door.

It was C.C…and Colin.

"Hello Hello"

"Hello Hello??? You know what time is C.C? I have Mr. Taylor waiting for more than 15 minutes…Why didn’t you get here before?..."

"I’m really sorry Max, we just didn’t hear the clock alarm, I’m really sorry" She said not paying much attention to Max.

Niles was standing right there. We??? Had they spend the night together?

She was with a big smile in her face, with a charming outfit. Her golden hear and her blue eyes just match the dark blue color of her jacket (that reveled something of her great figure) Even Max had to admit it, although he was angry with her he had to admit that she was looking especially lovely that morning. Niles was watching her, trying to hide his impact. He looked at her with a "Hate" glare and she responded it back. For one second she wanted to through herself to his arms, but she shocked her head and focus in Colin again.

"Don’t blame her, please, Maxwell. She must be deaf anyway, if you could hear how loud she screams when…"

"Don’t need details, Colin, please" Max was surprised; Colin had his arms around C.C’s waist.

"Its better that I get going, darling" C.C kissed deeply Colin’s lips "We can’t have Mr. Taylor waiting"

C.C made her way to the library with Max, when suddenly she heard from the door.

"Hate you"

She answered.

"Hate you more".

Niles was standing there, usually that was his line. Not anymore. He tried to look sarcastic. He could, maybe he just wasn’t in the humor. Fran came down the stairs, Grace had just called her, she was dating this guy and she needed some advices. She had heard Miss Babcock came in and she was wondering if who she was speaking too was Niles.

"Oh, Colin!"

"Fran, I was just leaving"

Fran gave Niles a disappointment look. He just rolled his eyes.

"No, please stay for a cup of tea"

"Thanks a lot Fran but I have to work too, and I think I’m late" He was about to close the door when he opened it again and told her "You know. It had been a long time since I haven’t found a woman like C.C… I just hope it’s not another dream and I have to wake up soon of it. And if this is really a dream I truly don’t want to wake up at all. I’m even wondering myself If I should ask The Question… But why I’m telling you this, well Good morning Fran, Goodbye Niles" And he left.

Niles was feeling devastated inside. The Question? He was truly in love with C.C; Colin was truly in love with her. He just didn’t know what to thought anymore.

"Niyules? Are you right?"

He finally gave up; he needed someone that understood him.

"How do you think I can be good, huh? The women I love is probably marring that Colon, They are starting a life together and she is having my kids with him, And I’m just…staying here doing nothing" He was so mad at himself.

"I’m sorry"

"I’m sorry too" He said "But there is nothing else that I can do"

"Don’t ever say that again Niles!!!!!!!!!!!! Ever, she is damn in love with you too!!!!"

That crushed him right in the heart. What if Fran is right, what if she does love me….

"Please Mrs. Sheffield; we already had an argument like this in the morning. I’m a bloody butler she would never fall for; she is with Colin now the only thing left for me is to walk apart"

Fran was really crushed in hearing all that, coming form Niles. She knew all long they were both in love with each other, at least one of them was admitting it. Now the other part has to be done.

"Whatever you say, but please don’t regret this later"

"I won’t" he lied again.

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"Thanks a lot Mr. Taylor, in investing with us, you won’t be disappointed" C.C said with a big smile.

"I certainly hope so"

A few minutes after Mr. Taylor had left Max noticed the not-usual good mood C.C was in.

"What’s the matter with you?" He went to face her.

"With me? Nothing Max, why?"

"I don’t know, you have been in a lot of good mood this morning"

"Maybe love is knocking at the door, you know your not the only one that can fall in love, don’t you?"

"C.C Babcock in love, great news, I’m really happy for you. I just hope you can work thinking in Colin" Those words went in Niles ears right when he was going in the office with some coffee. His heart started pounding really hard and for one second he thought he was about to have a second heart attack but he didn’t. He drop the tray with the teapot and the cups to the floor, they brooked. Max turned around and saw the horror looked into Niles eyes.

He had really screw it up this time, and when he remembered what Fran told him about the love between them he started to feel a little guilty.

C.C saw for a moment the same face that Max was seeing and suddenly her heart hurt. Like she had been hit with a baseball bate. Some where very inside her she knew what that face meant, but as we already know she wasn’t going to admit it. Oh no sir, C.C

Babcock could never be with a butler.

"Are you o.k. old man?"

"Yes sir, is just that you used the words Love and C.C in the same sentence, I’m not use to that"

"Really?" She asked

"Yes really" He thought he was being caught.

He picked the things from the floor and went back to the kitchen. He was destroyed, his world was falling apart. The only woman he had ever loved was going away and he couldn’t do a thing to stop it.

He suddenly made his mind clear. Left the things in a table and run towards the office again. He had to stop her; he had to stop her of doing something both were going to regret for the rest of their lives. He got in front of the office and abruptly opened the door.

"Miss Babcock I need to talk to you immediately"

"Clam down, Rochester…" A chill went down her spine, she didn’t know what he was going to tell her but she had a presentiment. And that presentiment really scared her.

"Now!!!" He said firmly "And in private, if you excuse us sir"

"Sure Niles" He went out of the office with a smile in his face, he was so sure that Niles was finally making the move.

A really awkward sensation was in the air. Niles was so sure about what he was going to say that he didn’t think it for a second. He got closer to C.C, their bodies where practically touching. Suddenly a felling of desire run through his body. Oh god she was so beautiful, her golden hair, her perfect curves, her eyes….specially her eyes, those blue breathtaking eyes. He looked very deeply in them. She was confused; she had this weird sensation in her stomach, Could that be butterflies? No way. But steal, her eyes met his; she was melting in that moment.

"Miss Babcock" He whispered, their lips inches apart.

"Niles" She didn’t know what to say, she was just looking at him, when it came to her mind. She loved him. She had ever loved him. Since the first time she saw him and didn’t know he was a butler. And when she knew he was she just drawn her feelings afraid of loving a domestic.

"I wanted to tell you that…." He was about to say it, about…when his most big fear came along. What if she didn’t love him?

"What Niles?" C.C had two seconds to think it, and now she knew, She didn’t care he was a butler, she didn’t care he had no money or that they become from different backgrounds. The only thing she cared now was that Niles was the prefect man, he was sweet, tender, caring, British, sexy, everything a women ever wanted in a man, and he had one more thing; he understood her over everything…Because she loved him. She was going to answered him with an I love you too. Suddenly she thought What if he doesn’t love me? After all they have hated each other for more than 20 years now. It was more usual that people hated her that loved her. She was scared so decided to hide her fears behind what she could control the most: Insults.

They were so close with each other, he could smell her perfume. That perfume that have give him so many nightmares, and so many beautiful dreams. That perfume that remind him how much he love her, and how painful would be if she didn’t love him. She could smell his cologne, that smell that reminds her every day since they met every dream with him since then, every single thought on a lonely night when all she wanted was to be with him. They were both running with desire. Desire for each other

"What Niles? You know I’m not getting any younger here" She tried to appear normal but she couldn’t. That hypnotist looked he was giving her made her defense go down.

"… I…I…I think I have to go"

He left the room, devastated, for what almost happened. Because he didn’t find the courage. Because everything was lost. EVERYTHING. He run upstairs and locked himself in his room for a couple of hours, not crying but hating himself for not grabbing that woman and giving her the most passionately kiss she had ever received.

C.C was confused. Did he or didn’t he loved her? Probably was the second one. One silver tear came out her left eye. She inspired a lot of air and went back to work trying not to think of that anymore.

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The time went by and Colin and C.C were every day more together, although she wasn’t sure of what she was doing. Since she had realized that she loved Niles everything was so complicated. She was always looking for something; something to tell her that she was making a mistake. That she had to be with the man of her life instead of Colin. But Niles was still being the same cranky and obnoxious old man.

Niles was in the same way. Every day more jealous, every day more in love. "A boy doesn’t want a toy until another boy is playing with it" Where did he hear that before? Right, when Philippe was trying to marry Miss Fine. He didn’t care about anything anymore. He hated to see Miss Babcock and Colin kissing around the house, but he tried to hided it.

It was one Monday’s morning when the doorbell rang at the Sheffield’s.

Niles ran to the door hoping that it wasn’t Babs, he just wasn’t in the mood for her jokes.

"Hello Hello"

"All right, just what we needed, the Bitch of Broadway to stop by"

"I’m not in the mood for you this morning"

"Are you ever?"

"C’mon, Niles, give her a rest" Colin added closing the door behind him.

"Shouldn’t you be going to work by now, sweetheart?"

"Well, yeah, but first I have something to ask you"

Niles rolled his eyes, put C.C’s coat in the closet and started making his way to the kitchen when Colin stopped him.

"Niles, wait, I have some important thing to do and I want Max and Fran her for it"

"In a second Mr. Colin" What the hell is now?

Niles went to the office where he found Max in the desk and Miss Fine resting in his lap. She was in her second trimester of pregnancy. They where shearing a kiss. Niles clean his throat for making himself notices.

"I’m sorry old man, what do you want?"

"Mr. Colin wants to talk to you two… he is waiting with Babcock"

"O.k. we are going" Max ended while Fran studded up and whispered to Niles.

"Any idea of what this is about?"

"No"

"Ah"

Max, Fran and Niles went in. There was Colin and C.C; she was the one more curious of all. She didn’t now what he was going to ask her.

"Well, I want everyone here gathered to make the most important question in my life…"

Max gave Fran a glare… and whispered "You think is the…"

"Shh… we’ll probably never now if ya keep talking"

Colin got a big breath.

"…C.C Babcock, you are the most important woman for me, I love you, and I adore you. You are simply the most wonderful woman in my life and I would like to spend the rest of it with you… Please, C.C Babcock will you marry me?" He got a diamond ring from his pocket and put it in front of her eyes.

Niles raised his eyebrow.

"You want to marry HER" He pointed at C.C "Is this some kind of twisted joke?"

C.C was petrified, she wasn’t expecting the question. Not from him. She always though about their relationship like something that was going to end very sudden… She never though that for him, those kisses meant more than just kisses. Now he wanted to marry her. She looked for Niles’ eyes, he was as shocked as her, but she thought it was because he didn’t though someone would ever ask her that. What the hell is going on here? That man cares for me? I don’t think so… this is probably the only chance I’ll ever have in my life to get married…He will never love me…

"C.C?"

"Uh, sorry darling, is just I think I need a time for thinking this all thing... is just so sudden"

"What ever you say sweetheart, I’ll be there waiting for you, even if it take you 20 years for figuring this out… only that please don’t take that long. By that time we’re probably going to be dead"

C.C laughs at that comment. "I won’t"

Niles didn’t know what to think. He was just in blank.

Fran and Max felt out of place. They could feel the tense moment when Niles’ and C.C’s eyes met. Niles had pain in his eyes and C.C had confusion. He could read her, like an open book. But she hadn’t the slates idea of what he was thinking. He had her there. But he couldn’t have her. All those years of hating her, but secretly love her were killing him.

"So Babcock, you are missing another man, again?" Niles said starring at her, in a sarcastic tone but looking at her in the most loving way. She noticed that, her heart was pounding too hard and she had a chill down her spine. Like electricity. She though it was for Colin… but I wasn’t.

Colin noticed that, he suddenly noticed the love in their eyes. He was going to leave, but a comment stopped him.

What I’m doing, I’m not having this chance again….C.C thought

"Colin?"

"Yeah"

"Yes"

"Wha..??" Fran shouted

"Yes, I will marry you"

"What the…" Niles was the more surprised of all.

There was a silence for a second. Colin couldn’t believe it, either C.C. Max was stunned, Fran had her mouth opened "how can she do this to him?" And Niles was…Niles was very miserable.

"Oh my god, this is the happiest day of my life" Colin screamed while he embraced and kissed C.C.

"What’s going on?" Sylvia asked with a piece, well two piece of chocolate cake in her hand. She came from the kitchen, with all the screams and talks she wanted to know what was gong on.

"Miss Babcock just got proposed and she said yes" Fran answered.

"Congratulations Miss Babcock" She went to hugged C.C too. But she stopped her.

"You can be Nanny Fine’s mother, you can be Max’s mother in law, you can even be Niles’ best costumer but that’s how far our relation goes"

Colin had a great smile. "I love you"

Sylvia was a bit hurt. "How can someone…" and she took a bite of her cake.

Max came over his confusion. "I’m so sorry C.C, Congratulations!!! I’m so happy for you. You finally found that special someone" For one second C.C didn’t know if Max was talking about Niles or Colin. Max shook her hand.

"Thank you Maxwell"

"No, thank you C.C. Now I realize it you have been always there for me, you are the best work partner a men could have and I’m glad you found someone like Colin"

Fran was jealous. Max noticed it for the corner of his eye. He went to her and grabbed her from her waist. "And you are the best lover a men could ever have" And he kissed her.

"You save your self this time Mister" She answered while they step apart for air.

C.C rolled her eyes.

Colin looked tenderly at her and understood her looked. "Hey, we are supposed to be the center of attention!"

"Oh, sorry Miss Babcock" Fran said getting out of Max’s embrace "I’m happy for ya too" She hugged C.C before she could stopped her.

C.C inside didn’t new if she should feel happy or sad. But she acted happy for nobody to notice that she was somehow sorry. She looked for Niles, hoping that he would say something detestable, so she could be sure of the decision she just made. But he was nowhere to be found.

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"I can’t believe Miss Babcock is getting married" Val said while she took a bite to her Sunday.

"There you go Val, even the meanest person can find someone" Fran added.

"You are totally right, that’s why you are the smarter part of the couple"

"Yeah"

Fran’s Sunday was over. She turned back for Niles.

"Niyules can you serve me more ice-cream, please?"

No answer

"Niyules!!!"

No answer

"Ni-yu-les!!!!"

"Oh, I’m sorry Mrs. Sheffield; my mind is really busy lately"

"Yeah and everything started yesterday with C.C’s wedding" Fran murmured to Val. She just assented with her head.

"I heard that"

"But why don’t ya admit it then!!!"

"I don’t have nothing to admit, she is getting married so what? Is not like it is the end of the world"

"Sure it’s not…" Fran mumble in a sarcastic tone.

"Fran I have to go now, I have a date... well it’s not exactly a date it’s more like…"

"Got it Val"

"Well, bye then"

"Bye" kiss-kiss

Val Torriello went through the back door.

"Well Niyules..."

"Well nothing, I’m not staying here hearing to your comments. Goodbye" He went out. Not wanting to hear more of Fran’s comments about love. He knew all of them; he knew too that C.C was getting marrying in two months. He hasn’t assimilated yet…She was getting married, she was getting married to the wrong man. She was supposed to be marrying him. She was getting married and he could never have her anymore. His all life was a mess.

"I’ve should take that woman while I could; now it’s to damn late…"

"What Niles? What women?"

He silently turned back, there she was. Looking surprised at him.

"Niles… you have a crush on someone??" She seemed to enjoy it. She had her playful eyes. And a big smile.

"No… Miss Babcock…I"

"Niles has a crush on someone!!!!!!" She yelled playfully.

"Stop it Babcock" He shouted.

"Calm down Hazel"

She looked at him. Very deep in his eyes and that awkward sensation went through her body again. Taking every part of it. She couldn’t be felling this; she was getting married in two more months… She wasn’t supposed to still love him.

"So what’s her name?" She asked

"She has no… her name is…" This was the time, her name was C.C Babcock.

"Her name is….?" She said with curiosity. But what she really has, was pain, he really had someone.

"Her name is…" He remembered this girl he met the other day, in the street. She had given him her number, he never called back. "Her name is Sophia"

"Ah…" She turned back, her eyes full of tears. Oh no, she was not going to cry for him. She made her way out of the room.

What just happened? She was sad; he could swear that he saw tears in her eyes. No, it wasn’t possible. But if… No, no sir. No way she… could be sad about that?

Colin went in the room.

"Niles have you seen C.C?"

"Yes, she was here a minute ago, I guess she is in the office now…Why?"

"Is just we need to move the wedding, I’m going out of the country in business next month, and if we want to have time for the honey moon and everything we have to get married next week"

"Well thanks Niles" He runs to the office.

There was C.C, setting in the couch, crying??

"What’s the matter darling?"

C.C turned back, she wasn’t expecting him now.

"Nothing"

"C’mon, you know you can trust me. Are you having second thoughts?"

"No, don’t worry is nothing about the wedding"

He embraced her hardly.

"Then what is it?" The words She was here a minute ago… crossed his mind. "Is it about Niles?"

"How do you… no…well…kind of…" He dried her tears.

"Don’t worry I just know" He was hurt. "What is it sweetheart? Did he say something?"

"No…is just, I don’t know"

"Shh, everything is going to turn out okay"

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Brighton went down stairs to the kitchen.

"Hey old man, what’s up? Why with that face?"

"Not a big deal Master Brighton" He answered while he kept finishing dessert.

"Not a big deal? You have been quiet the all day! Avoiding Miss Babcock and the intercom have been off since morning!! Not a big deal, huh?"

B sat down looking at Niles.

"I care about you man, you’re like a second father to me. And I know that something is going on. We are now a day of Miss Babcock’s wedding… wait a second, you started to act weird since she got proposed"

Niles gave a glare to him.

"You are …"

"I’m not, why everyone is always saying that. I’M NOT!!!"

"What ever you say… But I want you to know that if you need something I’m here for you" He stood up and left. Niles was so moved. I was the sweetest thing that Brighton had ever told him. Although he had to finished the cheesecake for that night. They were having a big celebration…. They were celebrating C.C’s and Colin union.

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It was the night before the wedding. The Sheffields were at sleep. But Fran was still awake, moving to one side of the bed to the other, rolling on and sighing from while to while.

"O.k. darling what’s the mater?"

"Is just this all thing feels so wrong Max"

"Again with this, C.C is getting married and it’s not of our busyness to get in"

"But is just that I know that she is not in love with Colin…"

"She told you so?"

"Well no, but…"

"But nothing, how do you know how she really feels?"

"I don’t…"

"There you go… now come here and lets have some sleep"

"Sleep?"

"If you’re in the mood for something else…"

"I really think I’m "

But it was a completely different story in Niles’ room. He was stand up in the dark, looking to an old photo album. There it was Maxwell and C.C’s graduation; she was looking so damn beautiful. As always. "If I could just noticed back then my felling for her" He whispered. He started talking to the picture "Sometimes I wonder how my life would be without you, I don’t know if I could be able to forget you, C.C. In one moment I can see that you are everything I always dreamed, it was like another story that the time went away with. I will never forget you. I see you and I know that you’re not there, I look for you but I know that I will never found you. How this ended up this far? How things turned out thin way?"

He sat on his bed, exhausted of all the pain that he has been on. She was finally gone, tomorrow was the big day. He wasn’t even sure that he wanted to go… But he will do it for her. May be she changed her mind.

No, she couldn’t, she has made all the way there for getting married and he knew it. She wasn’t going to take it back at last minute, that didn’t sound like something C.C would do.

C.C was awake, strangely thinking in Niles. All the moments of her life that they both share came through her mind. And it was finally over, all those years of playing that stupid game to keep him apart and now everything was lost. She wasn’t taking everything back. No, not now. But suddenly she felt Niles lips in her, his hands in her hips, in her waist and in her neck. Her hands through his thick soft hair. Everything had been so perfect that night, but it was over. It was over for one and for all.

She was going to miss the chance of ever having something with him. She was going to miss to look into those blue eyes and think that they could be hers. She was going to miss his company. But if he hadn’t made anything in the last week, he didn’t show any interest on her. Not even jealously.

She hadn’t anything to lose, it was a win/win situation, and if she got married she was going to be with a man that loves her. But was she going to be with the man that she loved?

She cuddled into Colin’s arms to feel ones more that she hadn’t make the wrong decision. Tomorrow was the big day and she had to be prepared for it.

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"Are you o.k. Miss Babcock?"

"Yes nanny Fine, just a little nervous"

"I was the same at my wedding…"

C.C wasn’t paying much attention; it had left just one hour for the big time. And she couldn’t be more confused. If she was going to take it back it has to be now.

"Miss Babcock!!!"

"I’m sorry nanny Fine, I wasn’t paying attention"

"I can see that" Fran mumbled

…"So Colin are you ready to get married"

"Yes Max, never more ready…is just I have this bad feeling about this…is like C.C was interest on someone else and she is not telling me. She is mysterious all the time and she had been a little gone these last few days"

"Don’t you worry; everything is going to be just right. I know C.C she is not a take-back person"

Niles was near helping with the details of the groom’s tuxedo. When he heard Colin’s comment. She’s having second thoughts??

"Well Niles brings here the groom’s tuxedo…"

Colin made his time to get into his cloth. After that he put C.C’s favorite cologne on and said to Max.

"I’m ready now; shall we make our way to the church?"

"Your call"

He murmured to Niles "Would you get the car old man, please"

"I will sir"

Niles got the limo and Colin and Max got in it. They arrived at the church just in time, the priest had come and the people were arriving. Colin saw his family.

"I’m sorry gentlemen but I have to go now"

"No problem…" Max swallowed his words. "Well it’s the two of us now Niles, what do you ...."

Niles seemed distracted. Like thinking in something, something really important. He sighed. Max could tell by his face that something was wrong, be he never thought that could be Babcock’s wedding, well never thought it until it came up.

"Do you want to talk about something?"

Suddenly hitting reality "Oh no sir"

"’re you sure?"

"No, but it’s better that we leave it that way" he started walking to the limo again "Can you please tell Miss Babcock that I’m really sorry but I can’t be there now"

"But Niles is her wedding"

"I now, that’s why"

"Niles, you are not leaving!!!"

"But sir..."

"But sir my ass, you are not bloody leaving"

Max grabbed him from his jacket and made him go in the church and sat down. They were waiting for the bride.

Everything was ready, everything was done. The only thing left for the wedding to start was the bride. Fran was with her.

"C’mon Miss Babcock, this are just wedding nerves"

"But nanny Fine..."

"But nanny Fine my ass, ya’re not leaving now. Let go woman get into that damn car"

C.C looked gorgeous. With a simply white dress that made her blue eyes and her golden hair look even greater. She had some flowers on her hair that Fran insist on putting there. She looked like an angel, thing that you don’t assimilate with C.C. Fran pulled her out of the car. Colin was in the altar and Stuart was waiting to her daughter in the front door. The Sheffields were in the first roads, with Niles. B.B was in one of the roads more near the altar, she was happy that her daughter was marrying and well growth and rich man.

"It’s time sweaty" Fran and Stuart said at the same time. They giggled.

"Nanny Fine, I know this is a last time question but... no, no sense"

"What??"

"No it doesn’t matter"

"If you excuse me ladies"

"You’re right dad lets start"

Fran ran to her sit. Near to Max.

"Darling" he whispered "Niles had been acting really weird"

"Miss Babcock too, she didn’t wanted to came in" / "He didn’t wanted to came in"

They stared at each other, for once Fran was blind. How could they don’t noticed it before? It was too late?

The door opened and there was C.C, she was breathtaking, two men in the room thought they were going to drop dead. She looked so exquisite. Niles eyes filled with sadness, but he didn’t aloud himself to cry, not now. This was definitely too hard to take, this was definitely too wrong. She was supposed to be walking there for him. Every step she took made him realized that she was even farther. When she passed in front of him they share one quick looked, one deep and loving look. Both knowing that the love of their life was farther and farther.

C.C had like a stone in her stomach, she expected that by this time she felt happy but she hadn’t, she couldn’t. All her life was one step to be defined. She felt so sick, so stupid. I was the feeling more difficult to describe... like the entire bad things she had ever felt before...but this time together. She arrived to Colin’s side.

The priest started talking...

"We are here gathered to join these two souls in holly matrimony..."

Niles felt a kick in his heart.

C.C felt a kick in her heart.

"...Do you Colin Borland take Chastity Clair Babcock to love her and respect her, for richer or for poorer, in the goods or in the bads in sickness and in health ‘til death do us part"

He looked directly into C.C’s eyes and mumble to her.

"You have a beautiful name..." Then looked to the priest. "I do"

"And you Chastity Clair Babcock take Colin Borland to love him and respect him..."

I can’t take it any more I just can’t. She is making the biggest mistake of her life and I’m not staying here to watch it" Niles gave a last looked to the altar where C.C and Colin were finding themselves like husband and wife. He didn’t hear when Fran tried to stop him and didn’t notice that C.C turned her head to see him leaving. He just ran through the door.

"...In the goods or in the bads..."

He didn’t listen to anything else the priest was saying. He just ran out hating everyone, and everything. He was so damn furious. Why? Why she was so blind. Oh right he never had the strength to say it either. He stopped himself and sat in a bench thinking that all those years of playing were wasted time. Now she was gone forever. He stood like that at least 15 minutes. Then he made his mind. He had to come back to the church, at least to give his love one last looked. It was going to be too weird being around her so he decided to quit. It was the only chance he had for forgetting her. He loved the Sheffields but he wasn’t going to screw all his life ‘cause of it.

The church was all alone. What??.... Oh they are probably at the reception"

The priest was still at the altar.

"Where’s everyone, Father?" Niles asked knowing the answer.

"Where were you, son? Everyone’s gone, the bride ran out the wedding leaving the groom at the altar. It was a mess..."

But he didn’t care anymore it was or not a mess he needed to see her right away. He ran outside and looked for a phone. A few blocks away it was one. He put some coins on it and dialed.

"Sheffield residents...."

"Sir?"

"Niles?"

"Sir I need to know where Miss Babcock is"

"I don’t know after she ran away nobody saw her. Colin was very...."

"I couldn’t care less about him, I need to know where damn is C.C!!!"

"She told me not to tell you but..."

"Tell me right now or I’m going to..."

"O.k. she’s at Sylvia’s"

"What!!! You don’t mean The Sylvia, right??"

"That same one"

"How could she...?"

"Can I give you an advice?"

"Yes sir"

"If I were you I would be there by now"

"Yeah right..."

"What?"

"Nothing, that you are right...See you sir"

"Bye Niles"

Niles took a cab and told the guy to go at fast at he could to Flushing. He arrived at Sylvia’s 10 minutes later. Ran up to her apartment. He stood up there, in front of the door at least 5 more minutes...He wasn’t sure at all of what he was gong to say. He knocked the door. There wasn’t turn back.

Fran opened.

"Niyules I..."

"Don’t have time now Miss Fine... I mean... what ever. Where’s C.C?"

"Who told ya tha she was here because she’s not..."

"Mr. Sheffield, now let me in"

"I’m not sure if she wants to"

"I don’t care if she wants or not I need to talk to her right now"

"O.k. mister"

Fran let him in. There in the couch was his beautiful bride. With tears in her eyes but making like she was o.k. She didn’t notice that Niles was there.

"Please Sylvia, I’m o.k. I don’t need any chocolate"

"But you look so awful"

"Fist of all a Babcock NEVER looks awful and second of all..."

"She’s trying to go back to size 10" Niles added.

"Niles!!! What in hell are you doing here?"

"I needed to talk to you"

"I don’t think we have nothing to talk about"

"No? Really? What about you running out of your wedding?"

"I don’t think that’s something I have to discuss with you"

"Well Babcock I believe it is... and you are going to hear me straight in what I’m going to say..." He looked at Fran and Sylvia standing there "Would you excuse us for a second?"

"No"

"Fran! Sylvia!"

"O.k. we’ll be in the kitchen"

"Miss Babcock I..."

He felt again that stupid feeling of rejection.

"What Niles?"

The story was repeating it self.

"I...I...I couldn’t take that you would marry that Colon"

"Why? He was too good for me right?"

"Again with that crap Babcock, he wasn’t too good for you; you were too good for him. I’m sure that at fist that would probably be the perfect marriage, but one or two years after all you would get bored of it. What you need is someone with never-ending passion, someone that would go to the end of the world for you. Someone that understand you like you are....a completely witch"

"And where do you think I could find someone like that" She said sarcastic looking down.

He moved her chin so she could look at him. He had the most tender looked C.C would never imagined that Niles’s eyes could have.

"Here...right here C.C"

He closed his eyes and gently kissed her, lightly at first so that way she could go away if she wanted. But she didn’t want. He moved his arm to her waist and tenderly shifted her near him, their bodies touching. Suddenly the kiss become more and more passionate, all the urge that they have save for years and years came over. She forgot about the life, about the wedding, about Colin, about they were at the Fine’s house. She moved her hand to his neck, through his hair. It felt so good, finally being in her arms. It didn’t matter that it would least a moment, he was going to treasure that moment for ever. C.C let slipped a little moan. It was all passion, an animal passion through their bodies. He moved his hand all over her. He left her lips and gave her gentle kisses down her neck then up and the back her lips. They both were running with desire and didn’t notice their moans.

Neither of them wanted to part the kiss but with all his strength he did.

He couldn’t get his eyes of her.

She was still in shocked.

"So..."

"I think I came to the right place, Butler Boy"

He laugh, he was so relief of hearing that. All the tense was gone.

"What’s so fun?"

"This...that I have been in love with you all this time with out noticing it, when I finally did... this Colin fellow showed up and ruined all my planes, the other funny thing was..."

He noticed the stun face of C.C.

"What?"

"You said that you were in...in..."

"In love?"

She admitted with the head. Steal looking at him.

"Because I am, I have always been. C.C I love you and I could scream it to everyone in this same moment. This is like a dream, you are here in my arms when I never though I could possibly have you in my life"

"Ya...said...ya...love...HER!!!"

They turned back there was Nanny Fine and Sylvia mouth wide open.

C.C smiles ironic got out of Niles arms and said.

"Save it nanny Fine" And she closed her mouth with her finger.

No one could tell how happy C.C was; it wasn’t like she was showing it too. It was like it has always had been...She wanted to jump, to laugh, to cry, to yell, to smile, to love, to kiss, to hold him in her arms and never let him go away.

She went back to Niles’ arms and told him with a smile in her face.

"So Servant, lets get out of here"

He held her tight.

"Damn women, why are you so beautiful"

"It’s that you talking Niles? I think that’s the first complement you make me since..."

"...The one two minutes ago"

She laughed out laud.

"So Babs, your proposal of going somewhere else is steal standing?"

"Sure... Let me go change out of this bride dress"

"Can’t you just wait until we’re there?"

"No, it’s only going to take a few minutes"

"Fair enough...by the way you look so sexy in that wedding dress"

"Then probably I should keep it"

"Just hurry, woman!"

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They got in her Park Avenue penthouse like 30 minutes later. C.C found hard finding her keys with Niles kissing her neck and holding her from behind.

"Can’t you just wait?"

"No"

"Let me find my keys!"

"No"

"Are you giving ME orders mister?"

"No"

"Is that the only thing you can say?"

"No"

"Niles!!!"

"What?? I’ve waited too long for this moment and I think I deserve it"

"You won’t have it if I can’t find my keys"

He searched in her pockets.

"There you go wrench"

She opened the door and turned back with a loving/naughty look. Grabbed Niles from his jacket and brought him closer to her. He closed the door with his foot. Looked directly into C.C’s eyes and admired her for a while. She was so perfect, her milky skin, her eyes, her curves, all of her. Then suddenly he felt her lips on his. It caught him by surprise he never though she was going to take the first step. She just wanted this to be perfect. Their lips were together, their tongues in each others mouth. Niles felt something down his spine. She was finally his. He put his arms around her waist. She put he arms around his neck and just let things happened. They were so turned on, so passionate.

She suddenly moved her face back, when everything was so perfect, when he finally could feel her body in his arms again. All his fears went back maybe she had realized everything and now was taking things back. Maybe she had made all that because he caught her in a bad moment...Not because she really felt it.

"What...what’s wrong C.C?"

She looked at him "Nothing Niles, is just that until now I haven’t realized how much I love you"

Niles was petrified.

"Can you repeat that one more time?"

"I love you, Niles"

"You have no idea, Babcock, that for more that 20 years with every one of them days I was hoping for you to say that." He smiled "As you already know I love you too C.C"

He took her again into his arms strongly but gentle at the same time. He looked into her blue lake eyes and kissed her like no one had kissed her before. So passionately that words could not explain. They went in C.C’s room and lay back in the bed still kissing.

Neither of them forgot that night that remained forever printed in their thoughts. All the passion, all the love, in every touch, in every kiss, in every word. All the passion saved year by year in that endless game that never ended was proved here. This was like a dream come true, she was here with him, at least. He was here with her finally. Once the urge of passion was over C.C laid into Niles embrace, tired but happy, happier than ever in her entire life. The fact of having her in his arms made Niles feel safe, like nothing in the world could be wrong anymore, and it couldn’t! Both fall asleep, they slept like they hadn’t sleep for ages. And the night went by and the morning came...

Niles woke up felling a strange felling inside him; it took some time to realize where he was and what he was doing there. He finally remembered the night, looked down and found a sleeping C.C embracing him. Oh this was so right!!! He couldn’t wait to wake her up and tell her again and again he loved her. Suddenly he felt her move, she opened her eyes, still sleepy, and she didn’t remember where she was or what she had done. She looked up and found the smiling face of Niles.

"Oh my good Niles!!!" She immediately stood up covering herself "What the hell are you doing here?"

That wasn’t exactly the reaction Niles was expecting.

"But C.C..."

"C.C? I’m Miss Babcock for you servant, and you better explain yourself or your are going to get our of my place faster than I can say feather-duster"

All of Niles feelings suddenly felt apart. He was just another one of C.C’s one-night-stands. His head was a mess. His heart was a mess. His eyes were full of tears...

"Niles!!!"

"Niles..."

"Niles...sweetheart"

He woke up.

"Niles you seemed to be having a nightmare" He looked down and there was Miss Babcock, in his embrace.

He sighed. "And some nightmare, baby"

"What was it about?"

"About I lost you" They both looked into each others eyes.

"You’re never going to lose me, Servant"

He leaned to her a deeply kissed her.

"I love you, my witch"

"And I love you; I just wished I have noticed that before"

"What’s done its done. Why don’t we focus in now?"

"What you have in mind to do now" She ask with a naughty smile.

"You"

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