"'Ello?" Yas asked.
"Yasmin!" Olivia squealed.
"Hey there. You sound happy."
"I am......Nick's here and I feel better."
"I'm so glad, Liv. It's good to hear you happy again."
"It's good to be happy again."
"I was worried about you and Nick when you were apart...you were both so miserable. It broke my heart." Yas said.
"Yas.....Nick asked me to come to London with him for good."
"What?!?"
"Nick asked me to move to London."
"When? What did you say?"
"He asked me this morning. I haven't given him an answer yet. I told him I had to think about it."
"Oh Liv. I hope you accept."
"There's a lot to consider Yas....my job for one."
"I know you've worked really hard to get where you are Liv, but there are other things to consider."
"Like what?" Olivia asked jokingly.
"Like the fact that Nick loves you and you love him. The fact that you two are miserable without each other. Liv, you said he's your soul mate. He loves you more than anything and you make him so happy. You can always find another job, but you're not going to find anyone who loves you like Nick does."
Yasmin could hear Olivia's soft sobs.
"Liv, are you alright? I didn't mean to make you cry."
"I'm fine."
"I didn't mean to upset you, luv."
"You didn't, Yas...I'm ok. It's just hearing you say all those things really got to me."
"They're all true, Liv."
"I know....he's a wonderful man."
"You'll be fine and you'll decide what's best for you."
"It's not just me anymore, Yas. I have our baby to consider too."
"This is true. He wants you both with him."
"Yes, he does." Olivia replied.
"He's excited about the baby, Liv."
"I know he is."
"Promise you'll call me later and let me know how everything's going."
"I will, I promise."
"Take care and think about what I said."
"Thanks, Yas."
"Bye, luv."
Olivia hung up, laid back on the sofa and closed her eyes. So many thoughts ran through her mind.....career, Nick, the baby......Yasmin's words played over and over "You can always find another job, but you're not going to find anyone who loves you like Nick does."

Nick woke her up with a light kiss. Olivia's eyes fluttered open and she smiled at Nick. He ran his hand down her cheek before she took it and held it in her hand.
"Nick....."
"What is it luv?"
"I'm going to London with you."
"You are?!?!? For good???"
"Yes....I am. I want to be with you, Nick." she said through the tears.
"Shhh...it's ok, luv. You're really sure about this?" he asked.
"I'm positive. I'm going with you." she cried.
"You've made me very happy and you won't regret it, I promise." he said as he hugged her close to him.

"I'm going to hold you to that promise." she laughed through her tears.
"I love you, Liv." he said as he hugged her tight.
"I love you too."
"You know." he began "We'll have a lot of business to take care of here before we leave."
"When should we get started?" she asked.
"The sooner the better."
"Nick....I still have to let the firm know what's going on. I can't just walk out....I can let them know I'm resigning though."
"Do whatever you need to do, luv....What can I do to help you?" he asked.
"Hmmm...well, I'm going to go by the office, let them know about the baby, my resignation and moving to London. If you could call my realtor and get the ball rolling there, that would be great."
"I'll do anyting that you need to be done." he replied.
"Just the realtor for right now. The house and work are the two biggest things. Here's my realtor's card, just tell her to get it on the market....we can handle the rest from London like you said."
"I think I can handle that." he laughed.
"Thank you Nick....I'll be back soon. I shouldn't be at the office very long."
"Take all the time you need, luv. I'll be here waiting."
"I love you." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Mmmm....love you too." he replied as he squeezed her tight.
He kissed her before she left for the office. Nick closed the door, called the realtor and advised that Olivia needed to sell the house. A wave of excitement fluttered through his body when he hung up. Olivia's house was officially on the market....she was at her office resigning....this was really happening.. He knew she'd said yes to his offer, but now it was really real for him. Nick picked up the phone and dialed John's number.
"'Ello?" John asked.
"It's Nick." he responded.
"Hiya, mate."
"She's coming with me, John."
"What are you talking about? Olivia's coming for a visit?" John asked.
"No. Olivia.....she's coming to London to stay."
"I thought she was thinking about it?"
"She was...maybe Yasmin helped her with her decision, who knows? But something helped and she's coming to live with me."
"Congratulations, mate. I'm happy for you. I'm sure you're happy too."
"I am, thanks Johnny."
"When will you two be here?"
"Dunno as of yet, we're taking care of things here right now. I'll keep you informed."
"See that you do...." John chuckled.
"No problem." Nick laughed.
"Bye, mate."
"Bye, John."
Nick hung up just as Olivia walked in.
"You alright luv?" he asked.
"I'm fine...everybody's really happy for me. I'll really miss 'em."
"I know." he said as he held her tight.
"Mr. Adkins was very understanding about everything which helps. So, my position there will be filled by the next person in line."
"Well, I spoke to the realtor and your house is officially on the market."
"I guess all that's left to do is pack up and take care of everything at the bank."
"We'll wait til later to do those things....it's been a rather exciting day so far."
"Yes....it's definitely been exciting." she laughed.
"Come with me." he purred as he took her hands.
"Hmmm...where are we going?"
"We're going to relax." he said as he stretched out on the sofa with Olivia by his side.

When Nick awoke late in the evening Olivia was nowhere in sight. He made his way up the stairs to find here in one of the guest rooms packing stuff away in boxes.
"Luv, there is plenty of time for that." he said as he entered the room.
"Well....I woke up and felt the urge to get started. Besides, these are all the things I have left of Drews' and I just kinda wanted to feel close to him. I've thought about him a lot since I found out we were gonna have a baby." she said as she took Nicks hand and sat down on the bed.
"He always wanted children...for us to have a family. And I just get the feeling he is happy that I am going to be a mother." she said as tears filled her eyes.
"I am sure he is." Nick said as he smiled and kissed her softly. "Thank you, Nick." she said as she returned his kiss.

Within a few days they had the house all packed up and ready to go. Olivia chose the few things she was going to have sent over and either sold or gave away the rest.
Most of the things she kept were things she and Drew had accumulated together....and no matter how hard she tried she could not let go of.

CHAPTER 38