Severus tentatively moved deeper into the room, Bellatrix glaring vindictively in his direction. "Is everything okay?" He repeated, glancing around at the wreck of the room before his coal black eyes met hers again. "No, Severus. No. Everything is not okay. Would you like to know why?" She said in a sardonic tone, not giving him a chance to answer she continued. "I am pregnant, and having not slept with anyone else but you in the past few months means only one thing. You are the father." She finished, ignoring the gasp of shock from his lips.
He couldn't be, no, she had to be making this up. He didn't have time to pose any questions; Bellatrix had lept up from the bed and was now standing only inches away from him. "You nefarious, imprudent, fruitless Half-blood. Have you never heard of a contraceptive spell?!" She near screamed. "This is all your fault." She hissed viciously. "This is not my fault!" He bellowed. "I do believe it was you who lead my up here that night, and I can distinctly remember it was you who was so eager to get me undressed so don't you dare say this is my fault Bellatr-" He had started but was cut off by Bella's fist connecting with his jaw. He flexed his jaw and spat out the little blood she had managed to draw.
This infuriated him. He roughly grabbed her wrists and pushed her up against the wall behind him so that she had no other means to attack him. She strained to break free of his grip but he was too strong for her. "Severus! Let go of me now!" She demanded. He shook his head, smirking audaciously. "Not until you have listened to me." He snarled and began speaking again before Bellatrix could say anything. "The fault is ours. Neither one is to be blamed solely, but blamed equally. I am not going to abandon you and leave you to raise our child on your own, as you would expect. I will be around to help when you need it and I will pay for what needs to be paid for." He said, his eyes locked with hers. Bellatrix shook her head; her dark curls falling into her face. "Enough being stubborn Bella." He said with a roll of his eyes, typical of his character. "I am not being stubborn Severus. I do not need your help or your money because I am not having the child." She replied, sounding adamant about her decision.
"What? You.. You cannot do that Bellatrix" He spluttered. "This is my child too Bellatrix. We should talk about this. Come to a decision together." He said, his once demanding and furious tone gone, now he was nearly pleading with her to reconsider. Bellatrix shook her head, able now to pull her wrists free from him. "I cannot and will not have this child Severus. If the Dark Lord were to find out he would have my head and yours. I would not be allowed to have the child and you know it." She stated, knowing he could not argue with the truth. "How do you intend to get rid of our child? You cannot just waltz into St. Mungos and look for an abortion, and no matter what you think, you know Narcissa will never agree to helping you." He said, a slight hint of smugness in his voice.
She knew what he was saying was true, but she also knew the consequences of confessing her pregnancy to the Dark Lord. "I can't have this baby Severus. You know I can't." She said, her voice beginning to strain. Everything was becoming too much for her. "I will get rid of the filth myself if I must." She said, hoping that by saying it out loud she could convince herself that the baby really was filth, making it easier for her to go through with what she thought needed to be done.
Severus smirked slightly, shaking his head. "No dear Bellatrix. You will not." He watched her closely, seeing how close she was to loosing all control of her emotions. He didn't believe that Bellatrix would be able to go through with what she said she could. He tried to calm the voice at the back of his head which told him that she would go through with it, and that he would loose the woman he loved and their child. "Please, Bella, just calm down so we can talk about this." He pleaded but Bella shook her head could feel the hot tears that stung at the back of her eyes and she quickly made it to the bathroom before locking the only intact door that remained in the room.
Severus stayed where he was, watching the door closely. "Bella, just listen to me. I will protect you. I won't let any harm come to you or to our child." He said softly, hoping to reassure her. "Why do you care Severus?" Bellatrix spat through her tears. "I care because I lo-" He began but sharply cut off when he realised what he had been about to say. "I care because I got you into this mess and because it is my child you are carrying. I do not want any harm to come to my child which means I must also protect you, and I will protect you." He called through the door to her. "Please, Bella, just come out, calm down and we will decide what we should do." He pleaded again.
A long moment of uncomfortable silence passed before Bella replied, "I know what I should do."