Hello there! I've recently become addicted to reading fanfiction again so I felt inspired to write. I don't know how well this will go as far as updating, but I'll try my best! Much love and happy reading :)

Disclaimer: Obviously I own nothing but the story. You know the drill.

"I wonder who the baby will look like."

"Hopefully it'll look like Hermione; he's steely."

"What! I think he's handsome."

"Breathe. Don't forget to breathe. In-out. In-out."

"Where's my wand?"

"I want to video tape it!"

"Where are her parents? Someone go get the Grangers!"

"We still haven't found them remember? After Hermione erased their memories..."

"This is so exciting! A bab-"

"EVERYBODY SHUT UP AND GET OUT"

Silence. Hermione's honey brown eyes met with a sea of blue and a few green and brown. Her eyes settled last on a set of grey eyes. "But not you... I want you to stay."

One by one, the entire Weasley family kissed her on the forehead and said their best wishes. After Ginny and Harry, everyone else who filed out of the room became a blur. Suddenly it was just her and him. He slid over to her and wrapped his arms around her, pressing her against his strong, solid chest. He kissed her forehead, "How are you, beautiful?" Draco said with a smile.

"Alright. How much am I dilated?"

"Doctor said, 3 cm I think? I don't know honestly. I can't really focus. I'm so nervous."

"You're nervous! Ha! Draco, it's fine. The doctor said I would be fine and so will the baby. I'm not so small that I won't be able to ta-" A sharp breath.

"Hermione? Hermione, are you alright?" More sharp breathes and then a squeal.

"Get the doctor. Something is wrong," Hermione said barely above a whisper. She seemed to have lost her voice due to the pain.

Draco's heart sank in his chest. A loud voice that he never knew he had came out of his lungs and started screaming for doctors and he bolted out of the room. He was in a cold sweat and was ready to pull out his wand to start putting cures and enchantments on Hermione to ease her pain and make everything better but his wand was at home. Since leaving Hogwarts and getting together, Hermione insisted on using the smallest amount of magic possible. He cursed himself under his breath for listening to her. But she did have a point, with all the mayhem that happened during the war the wizarding world was under close watch. Muggles suddenly became a little frantic at the thought of a race existing that was closer to being Gods than they were.

Draco lost himself in the rush of the hospital. He was somehow back in the room with a screaming and writhing Hermione and a dozen doctors all talking at once. He couldn't remember how he got back in the room or when he actually left it, if he left it. He tried to make his way back over to his beloved, but there were so many doctors he could hardly move in the room.

"Draco! Draco! Where is Draco! Someone. Please. Draco. Dr-"

She was cut off as she passed out. The heart monitor flat-lined. Panic set in the room. Draco was cemented to the floor. What was going on? The doctor's said she'd be okay. She'd be alright. Where was her heartbeat? Why had it stopped? His heart sank. What about the baby?

Doctors moved around and in and out of the room in a fluid, yet rapid motion. Beep... Beep... Beep...

"She's back. Someone needs to stay with her for the next few minutes until we can make a spot for her in the O.R. We need to get that baby out now."

Draco felt his bottom lip tremble and tears threaten to fall. A nurse stood by Hermione's bedside scribbling on a clipboard and she kept glancing up at all the monitors that were now connected to Hermione. He walked over to the other side of her bed and brushed some hair away from her face. His fingertips brushed against her skin and it was cold and clammy.

He swallowed, "Hey, sweetheart. How are you feeling?"

A small smile swept onto her face. "Alright. A little dizzy. The doctor said that even though I'm not fully dilated the baby needs to come out to avoid any complications. He said I can still do a natural birth too, just as I wanted."

"'Mione, darling..." he choked back a sob. He picked up her hand and brought it up to his cheek, burying his face in her palm.

"My beautiful Draco..." There was silence between the two as they stared into each others eyes. And for a moment everything seemed perfect. Hermione's hand trembled a little in Draco's and as he looked in her eyes they seemed to have dimmed a bit. And just as he opened his mouth to speak those 3 words the doctor came in.

"It's time." And he began barking orders and Draco tuned him out instantly as Hermione's grip on his hand became tighter.

"Don't leave me. Please don't leave. I need you in there. Please. Please don't go." She was talking so fast Draco could hardly understand her.

He hushed her with a kiss. "I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. Doctors said I could come in with you. I'm never gonna leave you because I-"

A rush of movement again out of the room and down the hallways into an operating room. Draco was dressed in the same garb that the doctors were to prevent Hermione or the baby from getting sick in this fragile state. As soon as he was allowed in, Draco went over to a dizzy and scared Hermione and took her hand in his.

"Don't let them put me under. I... I just have to hear whether or not the baby cries when it comes out. I want to know what's going on as it's happening. Please."

They had already pumped some drugs in her to keep her calm and still but she was still conscious enough to be aware. She was a little fuzzy with things and seemed to keep fading in and out. She kept speaking to Draco but all he was focused on was the sound of her heartbeat. It was still there. Still strong. Before he knew it he smelled blood and realized this was the start of the baby coming. He couldn't look. Instead, he stared into the eyes that were brighter and more beautiful than any he had seen in his entire life.

She smiled, "Dr-Draco?"

"Yes, hon?"

"No matter what happens, know that this was the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. It seemed like a mistake in the beginning, but it was the greatest mistake I ever made. I don't even think it's a mistake. I'm just happy. So so happy. All I've wanted was to be a mum for the longest time and I finally can be and I'm glad it's with you. We'll have a beautiful baby."

Draco started choking down sobs. Why was she doing this? Why now? They'd both be fine. "You sound like you're saying goodbye..."

"I just feel like you should know because I've never told you before. So, please smile for me. Watch what they're doing so you can tell me about it once it's over."

He kissed her passionately. A more passionate kiss than they've shared for a while. "Hermione, I-"

She screamed.

"Okay, Ms. Granger. This will take a little more work on your part since the baby is being a little stubborn. We've got you fully dilated and you're ready to go. Focus on your breathing and push!"

Draco watched in amazement as the top of the head of his child kept appearing and disappearing. There was more blood than he'd seen in his entire life and all he could do was keep giving a play by play update to Hermione who was still fighting hard to get this baby out and safe.

"One last push! This is it!"

A baby. A baby boy. The sound of it's crying filled the room. The doctors quickly swept him away to check to make sure he was alright and clear away all the goop that came out with him. Draco didn't dare to look what was going on downstairs, the thought gave him chills. He looked up at Hermione who was panting and sweaty. She could hardly keep her eyes open.

"You did it, honey. You did it. He's beautiful."

"A boy..." she whispered.

He kissed her on the lips and wiped the sweat off her forehead. He held her hand in his as they looked across the room to see what was going on with the baby. In that moment, Draco's thoughts raced back to the history between the two of them and how he was here now in this beautiful moment. Oh how far they had come...

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