My mum pulled a couple strings and got me a job working for the Witch and Wizard Equality Department after Hogwarts. I basically edited documents, filed papers, and picked up food for everyone –but it was something and it paid the bills. At least it did when I paid attention to what I was doing, but I couldn't stop thinking about what happened with Scorpius the night we had dinner with his father.

Scorpius called me sexy and said he'd basically watched every move I made at Hogwarts. How was I supposed to react to that? Normal friends didn't say things like that to each other… but, then again, normal friends also didn't get each other pregnant either.

He stayed until Roxie got home before saying his goodbyes and Disapparating to his flat. The second he left, I attacked her. I told her everything that happened and saw excitement light her eyes. She was so hype for the two of us to get into a relationship it overpowered her outrage at the way his father spoke about my mum.

After I was finished, she basically told me I needed to get my big girl knickers on and make a move. He'd already laid the groundwork, it was up to me now. I wasn't totally sure I had feelings for him that weren't platonic, but I'd never gotten butterflies around my friends before. Did that mean I had feelings I didn't want to admit to myself?

I shook my head to clear it and went back to organizing on the files in front of me. It wasn't very hard, I just had to file them alphabetically. There was probably a spell somewhere that could do my exact job, but mum worked her magic to get me a spot. She knew I wanted to work in the Ministry and working my way up was the best way to do that. The last thing I wanted was for people to think I only got the higher up position because my mum made it happen without any work on my part.

It had been two weeks since the dinner with Draco and Scorpius' weird behavior in my living room, and I was starting to show. I had a small baby bump but hadn't felt any movement yet. I was eleven weeks and my boobs were also still growing, something I wasn't very excited about.

My work heels were also starting to make my feet ache, and my work day was only halfway over. I sat down at my desk and placed my feet up on the table, deciding to take a break. I was growing a human being after all, I think I deserved one.

I had a Mediwitch appointment tomorrow at noon with Scorpius. We were both practically bouncing off the walls at the thought of hearing bean's heartbeat for the first time. I think the heartbeat made everything more concrete and real for both of us.

"Rosie, do you want to go to lunch with me?" mum asked, coming over to my section of the floor. "Love, don't put your feet on the furniture. That's rude!"

"Mum, I love you and appreciate this job, but my feet are throbbing," I whined, putting my shoes back on and standing up. "But yes, I would love for you to buy me lunch."

"You're absolutely rotten, Rose Helena!"

I got home that night and flopped onto the couch in exhaustion. I toed off my shoes and untucked my shirt enough to take off my bra, tossing it onto the coffee table. I'd placed an extension charm on my work clothes so my skirt and top fit pretty comfortably, but I wanted to relax so I stripped everything off and made my way to the bathroom for a bath.

I poured my favorite strawberries and cream bubble bath into the warm water and pinned my hair up before getting in. A pleased noise left my mouth as the water immediately started doing away with the aches on my body. I laid my head back as euphoria filled my body.

Being in the bath gave me time to think -the only downside to the situation. We still had so much to do to get ready for baby bean. There was a third bedroom in our flat we'd turned into a storage closet, I figured we could turn that into a nursery for them. That meant we had to start buying things like a crib and a changing table. There was so much to be done and only a little over five months to do it in.

Instead of freaking out even more, I just submerged myself further into the water. I was going to relax if it was the last thing I did. I felt like my mind was always spinning with tons of thoughts about bean and Scorpius.

Who would've thought this situation would be this complicated?

Scorpius and I met up the next morning and went to St. Mungo's together. Our Mediwitch was an older woman with kind brown eyes and a happy smile. She never judged us about our situation, she just helped us and tried her best to make me as comfortable as possible.

"It's nice to see you two again," she smiled as she brought us back to our station to be checked out. "So, you're here for a checkup, right?"

"Yes, ma'am," Scorpius smiled, sliding his hand into mine and linking our fingers reassuringly.

She instructed me to get up onto the bed and started checking my belly. Scorpius' hand was still tucked securely in mine, his thumb rubbing my knuckles soothingly. Nurse Wilmot was still smiling and happy as she put pressure on my lower belly, nodding her head happily and stepping back to toss her gloves into the bin.

"Your uterus is growing, the baby is making itself at home," she grinned. "I'm sure the two of you are anxious to hear the heartbeat, yes?"

I nodded quickly and squeezed Scorp's hand, glancing over at him to see that his expression was mirroring mine. The Mediwitch smiled and started setting up the procedure. She rolled the waistband of my pants down and pushed up my shirt so my belly was exposed. Then she pressed the tip of her wand to my stomach and I heard the rapid, hummingbird thrum echo around the room.

The heartbeat was so strong and steady -that was my baby. Our bean was a real, living person inside of me. I couldn't wait to meet them and hold them, sing them to sleep at night and make them laugh. This was going to be my own little person, someone I was always going to have to take care of.

"It's so strong," Scorpius said, drawing my attention over to him. "Bean is so strong, Rose."

My vision was blurred with tears when I nodded my head. "I know. I can't wait to meet them."

He leaned over and kissed my forehead, his tears wetting my skin. He was just as emotional over baby bean as I was and it made warmth well up inside me. Maybe it didn't matter his father thought I wasn't good enough to carry this child. Maybe he and I could actually work this out and end up falling in love with each other. Obviously stranger things have happened, look at our pregnancy for Godric's sake!

"I'm not surprised the heartbeat is strong. Just look at the parents!" the Mediwitch exclaimed, putting her wand away. "Now it's time to get some pictures. Are you ready?"

I nodded excitedly and reached up to wipe my eyes with the sleeve of my shirt. I saw Scorpius do the same before returning his hand to mine with his other one smoothing my hair. She used her wand again and projected the image of bean onto the screen on the wall.

"Everything looks good," she smiled, showing us different parts. "The ears and eyes are developing nicely and the limbs are moving just like they're supposed to."

Baby bean was happy and healthy, they were developing just like they were supposed to. I didn't have any doubt before, but it felt pretty damn good to know for sure now. She gave us copies of the photos and we watched bean moving in them.

"Bean's beautiful," Scorpius said, stroking his pointer finger over the picture. "God, so freakin' beautiful."

He was right, the eyelashes and curve of bean's nose were perfect. "I've never seen anything so perfect."

Scorpius didn't say anything, so I looked up at him and saw him already watching me. Without thinking I leaned up and connected our lips, kissing him happily. Judging by how quickly he kissed me back, he'd been waiting for this for a while. It wasn't a long kiss or very passionate, but it was sweet and made me smile when I pulled away from him.

I sucked my bottom lip between my teeth and looked at him with big eyes. Whatever surprise I was feeling was nothing compared to the surprise on Scorpius' face.

Did that count as making a move of my own?

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