Disclaimer: I don't own any part of The Nanny…yet.

A/N: What would happen if the world as you knew it, changed over night? Well, that's what happens in this little tale. Niles/CC and Max/Fran.

REVERSAL OF FORTUNE

EPILOGUE

Henderson took his usual place. "My Lord, shall I make the announcement?"

"That will be just fine, Henderson." Niles looked at his butler, a man he truly liked. He then offered his arm to CC. "Shall we, my Lady?" Niles extended his arm to CC.

"Let me just make sure you're properly preened." CC straightened his bow tie, adjusted his insignia, medals and smoothed his sash. "I love you in this uniform. I love you out of this uniform, more, but I definitely love you in this uniform."

Niles smiled. "Have I told you how beautiful you look today?"

"Yes, but I'll never tire of it." CC kissed him lightly.

Niles again extended his arm. "Are we ready now?"

CC smiled and took his arm. "I'll follow you anywhere, my Lord."

Henderson stood at near attention. "Ladies and Gentlemen I present the Lord and Lady Brightmore."

Niles escorted CC into the room and they greeted their guests and mingled a bit. "Niles, are you sure this is a good idea?" CC whispered.

"Absolutely, Love." Niles smiled and patted her hand softly. "I'm glad that everyone could be here as well. It's really rather exciting."

CC laughed at her husband. "You are so cute right now." CC nuzzled into his neck a bit.

"Not now, my Lady. We'll steal away a little later." Niles waggled his eyebrows.

CC frowned. "Can we do that?"

"Being the Lord of the Manor still has it's perks." Niles raised an eyebrow.

CC's eyes grew very big. "But, it can't still be a secret, can it?"

"I'm still the Lord of the Manor am I not?" Niles asked her.

CC smiled her most sultry. "Oh yes, you are, my Lord." CC slowly ran her tongue along her bottom lip.

"Oy, would you to get a grip, please!" Fran whispered harshly. "Nobody here wants to see you two in the midst of foreplay."

Max was dumbfounded at how blunt Fran could be sometimes. "Darling, I don't think this is the place for that kind of talk."

Niles and CC laughed lightly at how easily Max could become embarrassed, still. "Geez, Max all this time and you're still not used to us?"

"I didn't say that, it's just…we're in mixed company." Max nodded at the children.

CC laughed. "Right, like they don't know what we're like." Henderson came up behind Niles and whispered to him.

"It you'll excuse me and my lovely wife, we must prepare." Niles turned and winked at Fran. "Try not to embarrass Max without me."

Niles and CC followed Henderson around behind the curtain and took their proper place for the coming proceedings. "Niles, I can't believe I'm going to be a part of this."

"Why, Love?" Niles hugged her. "You are Lady Brightmore, your place is here."

"I'll never get used to hearing that." CC sighed and the curtain opened.

There was light applause and a man dressed quite formally stepped forward. "Ladies and Gentlemen, His Royal Highness, Prince William of Wales."

Again, there was light applause and Prince William stepped forward on the platform. He turned slightly to Niles who approached and nodded politely. Niles held a sash in his hand much like his own, he handed it to Prince William.

The man who stood before Prince William, looked up warmly at Niles. His reddish blonde hair neatly trimmed, his piercing blue eyes kept solemn for the occasion. Immediately to his right stood his raven haired wife, her deep green eyes held love and admiration for her husband. She was very pregnant, but wore a deep burgundy gown custom made to fit her now ample figure.

Prince William flashed his genuine smile to the gathered friends and family. "By order of my father, His Majesty King George VII, I confer upon you Daniel Joseph Niles Brightmore the hereditary title of third Viscount of Brightmore with all rights and properties attached." Prince William draped the sash over Daniel's shoulder and he turned and took Eve's hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the third Viscount Brightmore, Lord and Lady Brightmore, your subjects." The attendant presented them to the assembled group.

As the formality broke up Prince William was preparing to make his exit. "Thank you for coming William." Niles extended his hand to the Prince.

"You're welcome, cousin Niles. Dad sends his best. He's quite impressed with what you've done with the estate." Prince William would make a gracious King someday.

Niles smiled. "Thank you, but it was really Danny's doing more so than mine." Niles stepped aside. "Give your father my best."

"I will. Congratulations, cousin." Prince William left with his escorts.

"That will never cease to amaze me." CC offered as Max and Fran joined them at the door to the ballroom.

"Me neitha." Fran smiled. "And I remember a day when Max didn't want me meeting the likes of Liz Taylor and Lynn Redgrave. That was the heir-in-waiting for the throne of England, Max."

"I know, Darling. But you didn't speak to him did you?" Max felt just a little smug.

Fran winked at Niles and CC. "Speak to him, well only while we were dancing." Fran turned on her heels and walked off.

"She…you let her…Fran!" Max took off after Fran just as Danny and Eve joined them.

Danny looked over his shoulder at his father-in-law. "What's up with Uncle Max?"

"I'll bet Mom just told him that she danced with Prince William." Eve laughed.

CC nudged Niles. "Danny, if you don't mind, your mother and I would like to take our leave of you, Lord Brightmore."

"Dad, you're technically still Lord of the Manor. You know the rules. The most senior Viscount in residence is in charge." Danny smiled.

Niles smiled at his son. "Well, then, Son, that is you for the next 24 hours. Your mother and I will be otherwise occupied. Henderson will know where to reach us in the event of an emergency, which I doubt. We'll say good-bye to your sister before we leave."

Danny was the spitting image of his father right down to his impish grin. "You will have to tell me about this place you go eventually, Dad." Daniel whispered as he hugged his father.

"Not as long as I'm Lord of the Manor." Niles winked at his son. "Now you go, dance with your wife. See if you can embarrass Uncle Max."

No need for them to look for Lauren she was upon them almost before Danny and Eve stepped away. "Daddy, did I hear you tell Danny that you and Mom are leaving?"

"That you did, Lauren." CC answered the girl who resembled her so. Lauren wasn't quite as tall as CC but was her mirror image otherwise. She was a few years younger than Danny a fact he'd never let her forget. "Daddy and I have some other business we need to take care of."

"Uh huh." Lauren made her 'yeah right' CC face. "Do you really think after all the times we visited here and you and Daddy had 'other business' to attend to that we haven't figured out what you're up to? It's not like you didn't have other business at the ranch as well."

Lauren was also every bit as smart as CC, not to mention she had Niles' guile and charm thrown in for good measure. "Danny and I stumbled upon the little cabin at the ranch when we were teenagers. I hope you don't think we had no idea what went on there. We may not know where you go here, but we sure know what you do when you get there." Lauren threw her arms around Niles' neck and kissed his cheek. "Don't worry, Daddy. Danny and I know enough about the birds and the bees not to think we just materialized one day."

"Lauren, you are too smart for your own good." CC smirked at her daughter and gave her a warm hug. "Now, go see if you can convince that Tom fellow to propose."

Lauren raised an eyebrow. "I will if you promise to tell me where the 'special place' is."

"That's for the Lord of the Manor, Lauren. Sorry." Niles grinned, thrilled he didn't have to ever worry about his 'little girl' being in the 'special place'.

"We'll just have to get you one of your own, as a wedding present." CC winked. "Go on."

Niles extended his hand and CC took it. They made their way to the door. "Henderson, we're going to change and take a little ride." Niles winked.

"Very good, my Lord," Henderson started. "Should I tell cook to expect you for breakfast?"

Niles and CC exchanged a glance and answered together. "Nope." The years hadn't put any kind of damper on the love and passion that flowed between Niles and CC...they were as insatiable as ever.

Niles and CC had barely arrived at the cabin when Henderson pulled up in the Bentley. "My Lord." He knocked on the cabin door. "Its' Lady Eve, she's gone into labor."

The cabin door flew open and Niles looked at Henderson. "Henderson can you take the horses back?"

"Of course, my Lord." Henderson clapped Niles on the shoulder. "Congratulations, my Lord."

"Thank you, Henderson." Niles and CC jumped into the Bentley and sped off to the hospital.

When they arrived in the maternity ward CC made her way to the nurses desk. "Excuse me."

The nurse looked up. "Oh, Lady Brightmore." She nodded politely. "Lady Eve is just up the hall…I think you'll hear her."

CC nodded and she and Niles started up the hall and the nurse wasn't wrong. Eve had the voice of her mother, loud, nasal and very often shrill. "She's in here." CC pointed and they entered the room to find an unhappy Lady Eve clutching the tie of a very unhappy Lord Daniel. "Hey, you to just couldn't wait until we finished our business, could you?"

"Mom, don't give them a hard time. It's that very business that got them into this mess." Lauren laughed lightly.

Niles surveyed the room. "Where's Tom?"

"He got a little green, Aunt Fran and Uncle Max took him to the cafeteria." Lauren sighed. "I hope he toughens up a bit or he's never going to fit into this family."

CC eyed her daughter. "Does he have to fit in?"

"Oh, yeah." Lauren waved her newly ringed finger at her mother. "We didn't get to celebrate either." Lauren tossed a look over her shoulder.

Niles sighed lightly. "Thank heaven for that."

"Ok, people," the doctor announced. This is going to get pretty intense here in a few minutes and I'd advise those of you who don't really have to be here to take this opportunity to find a comfortable chair in the waiting area."

Niles, CC and Lauren found a sofa in the waiting room and sat down. Max and Fran returned shortly after with Tom. "Feeling better, Tommy?" Lauren asked.

"Uhm…yeah. I hope we'll have a while to wait before you make me do that." Tom nearly pleaded.

Niles laughed. "Not if family history plays any part." Niles draped his arm around CC. It wasn't long after they married that CC conceived Daniel. In fact there was a pretty good chance that it wasn't after at all, but a few days one way or the other wasn't anything Niles wanted to quibble about. As far as CC was concerned, Danny was conceived on their wedding night.

Danny was just over three when CC got the news about Lauren. They were actually at the hospital with Max waiting for Fran to deliver Johan and Eve. Jonah is back in America handling Sheffield-Babcock productions while the rest of the family came to England for Daniels conference. He didn't want to miss the event, but someone had to stay and he volunteered. Eve thinks it was more about being alone with his girlfriend than the company. But she decided not to let on.

After a few very loud hours of labor, Eve delivered a bouncing baby boy. He had Eve's dark hair and his father's piercing blue eyes, a very handsome lad indeed. Danny leaned out the door and called out to the family. "Baby's here!"

Everyone made their way back into Eve's room. "Well, who do we have here?" Max asked as he lifted the blue bundle out of the small crib.

"By the order of my wife and me, I present Edward Niles Daniel Brightmore, future fourth Viscount of Brightmore.