"The McGonagall's!" Poppy said, a grin on her face, as she raised her glass of champagne high. It was the reception after Rose and Minerva's wedding and the two women hadn't stopped beaming. A chant of "speech" broke out and Rose stood.
"First of all, from both of us, thank you for being here." They were in The Three Broomsticks, almost all the staff had joined them and some friends of Rose's. "We know it's a busy time of year and we really appreciate you being here to celebrate with us. Uhh, I'm not really sure what to say..."
"That's a first!" Teased Chloe Higdon, a friend of Rose's from the Ministry. Rose grinned and raised a warning finger at Chloe.
"Hey, shut up you! Um, I guess what I want to say is, this is the happiest day of my life. Every day has been amazing since I met you, Min." Rose was looking at her wife now. "Some pretty... Shit things have happened and when I was at my lowest points, you were there for me. When I broke, you fixed me. I'll be eternally grateful to you for everything you've done. I love you more than I can express but I'm gonna spend the rest of our lives making sure you know just how much I love you." Minerva brought Rose's hand to her lips and smiled before kissing her knuckles.
"I love you too." Rose sat down as Poppy wiped a tear from her eyes and stood up.
"Just a quick few words, I promise." She said, looking at Rose and Minerva who smiled. "I've never know a couple to be so perfect together. You two were genuinely made for one another. Min, I've known you for as long as I can remember and this is the happiest I've seen you. Rosie, you're like a daughter to me and I'll never feel more proud than when you let me walk you down the aisle. I know you two are the real thing, you two are forever." She grinned at the two women, who looked at each other, Minerva reached up and wiped away tears from Rose's face. The party carried on around them.
"I love you Minerva McGonagall."
"I love you too, Rose McGonagall." Rose grinned.
"I'm just nipping to the bathroom." Rose said, pressing her lips to Minerva's before walking to the bathroom. As she was washing her hands, she felt a presence behind her. She turned around. "You're not invited." Rolanda Hooch held her arms up.
"I'm not looking for trouble." Rose quirked a suspicious eyebrow. "Seriously. I just wanted to say congratulations... Also... I'm really sorry about what happened that night... Y'know... When you beat the shit out of me-"
"Which you deserved." Rose said pointedly.
"Yeah, I agree." Rolanda sighed. "This isn't an excuse but it's a reason, I guess... I'm jealous of you Rose. You have no idea what it's like, you have no idea how long I've tried to win Minerva and then you waltz in and she's all yours!" There was a pause.
"I had no idea..." Rose started, Rolanda shook her head.
"I know, I know. I just lost it... I've not touched a drop since that night." Rose nodded.
"Good, that's really good."
"I don't want you to feel like you can't be affectionate toward Minerva when I'm around... I'm- I don't have feelings for her anymore. So... Yeah..." Rose was silent. "Anyway, congratulations. You two deserve all the happiness in the world." With that, Rolanda left and Rose remained rooted to the spot.
"What the fuck just happened?" She breathed out to herself. The door suddenly burst open and Poppy walked in, immediately walking over to Rose and placing her hands on the younger witch's face.
"Are you okay Rosie?! I just saw Hooch speed out of here, what did she do to you? Are you okay?!" Poppy began inspecting her for injuries.
"Poppy I'm fine! She was just... Congratulating me." Poppy's head snapped up with confusion. "Seriously. She apologised for her behaviour that night and then wished me all the happiness in the world." Poppy went from shocked to happy. Then to panicked at the sound of shouting outside.
"How dare you show your face here on my wedding day!" Minerva shouted at Rolanda, who was trying to leave the building. Rose rushed over to Minerva and placed a calming hand on her back.
"Baby, just leave it okay." Rose spoke into Minerva's ear, she then turned to Rolanda. "Just go, quickly." The woman left and Minerva turned to Rose.
"Why are you letting her go?" Rose took Minerva's hand and lead her to a quiet room upstairs while Poppy got the celebrations started again. "What was she doing here?!" Minerva asked, furiously pacing around the room. "How dare she? On our wedding day!"
"Baby calm down... Listen to me. She apologized for what she did-"
"Sorry doesn't make what she did okay!" Rose opened her mouth to speak. "If Voldemort apologized would you forgive him too?!" Rose's mouth shut and tears came to her eyes. Minerva's hand flew to over her mouth. "No." She said, shaking her head. "No, I didn't mean that. I didn't mean that. I didn't mean about Lily and James, I meant about him in general. I didn't mean that. Rose, please believe me, I didn't mean it. I don't know why I'm so angry." Minerva suddenly burst into tears. "I'm so tired." She whispered and Rose scooped her up into her long arms. An idea suddenly sprang into her mind. The two women had been trying for a baby for almost two months now, could Minerva's erratic emotions be because she's...
"Have you done a test?" Minerva shook her head, her mouth falling open into an "O" of surprise. "I'll get Poppy!" Rose grinned, her earlier tears forgotten. When Rose returned with Poppy, she sat next to Minerva and gripped her hand, a hopeful smile on both of their faces. Poppy ran a diagnostic spell over Minerva and grinned.
"You're pregnant!" She announced. "You're a month gone!" Minerva's eyes widened. How hadn't she noticed?
"Are you sure?" She asked and Poppy nodded.
"Merlin's beard!" Rose exclaimed, grinning and enveloping an equally happy Minerva in a tight embrace. "Our baby." Rose said, holding her hand on Minerva's still flat stomach.
"Our baby." Minerva echoed, placing her hand over Rose's.
"Can we tell everyone?" Rose was almost bouncing in her seat and Minerva laughed and nodded before Rose picked her up and whisked her downstairs.
"Look who's finally back!" Someone shouted.
"No prizes for guessing what you were doing up there..." Someone else chimed in.
"Well actually... We have something to tell you." Rose spoke, looking at Minerva.
"We're having a baby!" Minerva shouted to the stunned crowd.
"Congratulations!" Pomona said, pulling the two women into a hug, something that everyone in the inn repeated.
"We're gonna head back..." Rose started, saying goodbye and thank you to everyone and walking back up to the castle with her wife. As they got to the door of their quarters, which was Minerva's quarters with Rose's things moved in, Rose carried Minerva over the threshold and put her down gently on their bed. "My wife." Rose grinned, placing a kiss on Minerva's forehead, her hand resting on her flat stomach. "My baby." Rose lay down next to Minerva, her hand still on her stomach. They lay in silence for a while.
"Rose I'm so sorry about what I said." Rose shook her head.
"It's fine Min-"
"No, it's not." Minerva was in tears. "You should hate me." Rose held Minerva close to her.
"I could never hate you... It's upset you more than it upset me. I know you didn't mean it about Lil and James..." She kissed the older witch's forehead. "Please don't cry, baby." That only made Minerva cry harder.
"Don't be nice to me, I don't deserve it." Minerva sobbed into Rose's chest.
"You do deserve it. One tiny slip up wont make me hate you, Min. You're my wife, you're carrying our child. You are my family, my everything."
"I love you so much Rose. So fucking much." Rose raised her eyebrows.
"Muggle expletives?!" She asked in mock shock, Minerva laughed.
"Well they get the point across..." She had stopped crying now and was smiling up at Rose. "I wonder if it's a girl or a boy." Minerva said, her hand covering Rose's on her stomach.
"What would you prefer?"
"A happy, healthy baby is fine by me. You?"
"I want a little baby girl." Rose said, smiling.
"Okay, so if she's a girl... What names are you thinking of?" Minerva said, cuddling deeper into Rose's arms and getting comfortable.
"Hmm... I was thinking maybe Daisy or Flora." A pause. "Or Grace."
"I like Grace. What about if we have a boy?" Rose pretended to think for a moment.
"Zeus." Minerva laughed and swatted at Rose's arm.
"Be serious!" She giggled and Rose traced invisible patterns over Minerva's stomach.
"Benjamin or Gabriel... Tobias is quite nice. What about you? Girls and boys names..."
"Hmm, well I quite like Grace for a girl. Maybe Catherine or Charlotte."
"How proper." Rose teased, receiving another playful swat to her arm.
"Shut up. For a boy, I like Thomas or Oliver." Rose nodded in approval and stroked Minerva's stomach, an idea coming to mind.
"Hey, Grace." She said, leaning down and placing a kiss on Minerva's stomach, who reached her hands down to cup Rose's face.
"You're so sure it's a girl, aren't you?" Rose nodded.
"There's definitely a girl in here." Minerva laughed. "Tomorrow, I want to go St Mungo's and get you thoroughly checked over... Not that I don't trust Poppy, I do, completely, but it's always good to get a second opinion, yeah?" Minerva laughed and tugged Rose back up to lie beside her.
"Yes, Rose. We'll go to St Mungo's tomorrow. If Poppy asks then it's all your idea." Rose laughed and entwined her legs with Minerva's. "I've just realized that we're still wearing our wedding dresses." Minerva said, making no attempt to change the situation.
"Speaking of... You look stunning." Rose spoke with such certainty and conviction that Minerva blushed.
"So do you." The two women were wearing fairly simple white dresses. No huge trails or puffy skirts. Just long, fitted dresses. Minerva's was sleeveless and had a lace detailing over her chest. She wore her hair up loosely. Rose's dress was similar to the one she wore at the ball, long, white and with a thigh high split. She wore her hair in a bun to the side. Minerva stood up and took her dress off, leaving her stood in a deep purple lace bra with matching underwear. Rose gulped. And matching suspenders. Rose stood and removed her dress with such speed that it was a blur to Minerva, or maybe she couldn't remember because she couldn't focus on anything other than Rose in a white lace, strapless bra with matching frenchies. Simple, but sexy as hell.
"Purple suits you." Rose spoke, her voice was hoarse the closer she got to Minerva.
"I'm glad you like it." Rose moaned as she nipped Minerva's collar-bone.
"I like it a lot." She said in between nips and kisses. Minerva bit her lip as an idea came to mind. She pushed a momentarily confused Rose onto the bed, rather harshly. She then climbed on top of Rose, straddling her hips. Minerva joined their hands together and gently pushed them over Rose's head, then before Rose knew it, she was handcuffed to the bed. "Oh god." Rose breathed out as Minerva laughed above her.
"Mmmsomething like that." Minerva moaned into Rose's ear, moving her hands to the front of Rose's bra and unclasping it. As the material fell away, Minerva covered Rose's breasts with her hands, feeling nipples harden instantly at her touch. Rose moaned and arched up, pushing herself into Minerva. This was the first time Minerva had ever been the dominant lover and she wasn't going to rush it, no matter how much Rose begged, and she was begging. After minutes of painfully slow teasing, Rose was a writhing mess under Minerva.
"Minerva pleeeeease..." Rose breathed out, pushing her hips up off the bed.
"Patience." Minerva spoke, grinding her hips onto Rose, eliciting a deep, rumbling moan from her wife. Minerva moved lower down the bed, settling between Rose's legs and pulling her underwear off painfully slowly. Rose was writhing and thrusting her hips off the bed, just trying to get some much-needed contact. Minerva loved the effect she was having on Rose and grinned, trailing kisses and nips up her thighs to where she wanted Minerva most. After some teasing licks, Minerva pushed two fingers inside Rose and set up a slow, deep pace. After a while, she added her mouth, taking the bundle of nerves into her mouth.
"Oh god, Minerva... Please, I'm gonna..." Rose's hips were moving of their own accord, she had no control over what her body was doing. Minerva kept her movements until she felt hands on the back of her head, tangling into her hair and pulling her closer. "I'm gonna-" With that, Rose's back arched impossible high off the bed, her legs wrapped around Minerva and her now free hands grabbed handfuls of hair.
"How did you break these?" Minerva asked after Rose had returned the favour, holding the broken handcuffs in her hands.
"I don't know, I just pulled them. They're only cheap plastic." Rose shrugged and Minerva shook her head.
"These are metal... And I put a charm on them to make them stronger." Rose grinned.
"I really wanted to touch you." She spoke, laughing.
"You really are amazing." Rose pulled Minerva into an embrace.
"You make me this person." She said, her voice heavy with sleep. "I love you."
"I love you too." With that, the two women fell asleep.
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It was the day of Rose and Minerva's 20 week scan, Rose was incredibly excited, she couldn't stop grinning at breakfast. Minerva was now visibly pregnant and equally as excited as Rose.
"Let us know as soon as you find out!" Poppy said, hugging Minerva and patting her belly. The two women left for St Mungos, their grins never leaving their face.
"Ah, Professor McGonagall, how are you feeling?" The healer asked as Minerva lay down on the bed, Rose sat on the chair beside her.
"Besides the morning sickness and the beached-whale look, good." The healer laughed and spread a cold jelly-like substance on Minerva's stomach.
"This is how the muggle's see how the baby is, it's called an ultrasound." Rose said, gripping Minerva's hand.
"Sometimes the muggle's get it right." The healer joked before her face turned into a frown. "Unusual..." She said under her breath.
"What's unusual? What's wrong?" Minerva asked, her voice frantic.
"Excuse me a moment, ladies." The healer said before leaving the room.
"Calm down, sweetheart, I'm sure it's nothing." Minerva nodded, tears falling from her eyes and her free hand going to the side of her stomach. Before Rose could speak again, the healer returned with another healer, they both looked at the screen and the older healer nodded at the other one before leaving.
"I'm happy to tell you that your babies are fine-"
"Babies?" Rose asked, sure that she hadn't heard the healer correctly.
"Yes, babies. You're having twins. Would you like to know the gender?" Rose looked at Minerva, her eyes wide in shock. Her wife mirrored the look.
"Yeah, we'd like to know the gender." The healer nodded and moved to a computer, quickly printing a sheet of paper out.
"One male and one female, congratulations! Excuse me." The healer left the room after wordlessly removing the jelly substance from Minerva's stomach.
"Twins..." Minerva breathed out. There was a long silence as Rose stared at Minerva's stomach. "Rose? Baby, are you okay?" Rose nodded slowly, eliciting a giggle from Minerva. "It's not often you're speechless... I should make the most of this." Minerva teased, sitting up on the bed. They sat in silence for a bit longer. "Rose you're starting to worry me now..." Rose looked up at Minerva.
"Sorry, honey. I... I just really didn't see that one coming."
"But you're happy... Right?" As soon as the unsure, hesitant words came out of Minerva's mouth, Rose wrapped her around her wife.
"Of course I'm happy! I'm just shocked but in the best possible way!" Minerva relaxed into the embrace. "I knew there was a girl in there." Minerva laughed.
"Fluke." She said before kissing Rose.
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Minerva was now 8 months pregnant and very happy for the replacement Albus had found to start working immediately. Getting around the castle was proving very hard for her. She was sat out by the lake in the shade of a tree. It was a quiet, sunny day and she was leaning against the tree giving her shade, a book in one hand and her other hand was resting on her now giant stomach. Robes were uncomfortable so she took to wearing muggle maternity clothes. She let out a content sigh and smiled as she saw Rose walking over to her, two bottles of water in hand.
"Hey gorgeous." Rose said as she handed Minerva a bottle and sat down beside her, kissing her softly. "Hey babies." Rose said, leaning down and placing a kiss on Minerva's stomach as her hands caressed it. Minerva laughed.
"They love you already." Minerva said.
"They keep kicking me... I'm not sure that's love." Rose joked as Minerva laughed and sipped her water.
"How long do you have?" Rose looked at her watch.
"Forty five minutes." She said, smiling. "I would've finished now but someone went and got knocked up and now I have to cover for her." Minerva swatted at Rose's arm.
"Hey, you were the one who went and knocked me up." Now Rose laughed as Minerva's hand landed on her thigh, rubbing up and down.
"Mrs McGonagall!" Rose said in mock shock. "Are you touching me up in public?" Minerva just nodded and smiled.
"I'm a naughty girl." Minerva said, her eyes a darker shade of emerald. "I should really be made accountable for my actions..."
"You're insatiable!" Minerva just let a primal grin cross her face before leaning in and kissing Rose. "Are you hungry?" Rose asked when Minerva pulled away.
"For food or...?" She let the question hang as her hand trailed down across Rose's torso.
"Food." Rose spoke. It's not that she didn't want what Minerva wanted, she did, and resisting it was so hard, but in such a public place... She just couldn't let it happen, Minerva would die of embarrassment if anyone saw, whether she knew that now or not.
"Yeah, I suppose so." Minerva said, leaning in to rest her head on Rose's shoulder. "Sorry for trying it on... I'm just perpetually aroused these days!" Minerva slapped her hand on the floor in annoyance.
"So am I, you have no idea how hard it is to say no to you." Minerva laughed at Rose's desperate tone. "Seriously, of course I want to have my way with you against this sturdy tree... But I can't, though for the life of me, I can't think of one good reason as to why I'm saying no." Minerva laughed again.
"What food do you have?" Now the topic of food had been brought up, Minerva realized how hungry she actually was. Rose waved her arms and a picnic basket appeared in front of them. "I really hope there's a peanut butter and banana sandwich in there..." Minerva said and Rose grinned, reaching her hand into the basket and pulling out said sandwich. "I'm so glad you're my wife." Minerva said, pecking Rose on the lips and taking the sandwich.
"There's also-" Rose was interrupted by an appreciative moan coming from Minerva. "I can't believe you can eat that."
"It's yummy. You can't pass judgement until you try it." Minerva said, swallowing a mouthful and taking another bite.
"There's no way I'm eating that." Rose said, Minerva heard that as a challenge and climbed on to Rose's lap, pushing the sandwich in to her face.
"C'mon..." Minerva said, laughing as she got peanut butter on Rose's cheek.
"Miiiiiiiiiiiin!" Rose whined, wiping at the peanut butter. Her smile faltered as Minerva took her hand and slowly licked the peanut butter from her fingers. "Minerva..." Rose warned.
"Sorry..." Minerva said, though she wasn't sorry at all. She loved the effect she was having on Rose. She also loved that the self-control she had was really for Minerva's benefit. It wouldn't bother Rose in the slightest if they got caught against the tree, but Minerva would be mortified, so Rose wasn't saying no for herself, she was doing it for Minerva. "I love you." Minerva said, smiling and returning to her spot next to Rose, taking another bite of her sandwich. "What else is in there?"
"What do you want?" Minerva thought for a moment.
"Apple juice." Rose just grinned and pulled out a bottle of apple juice. "Rose how on Earth did you know I'd want these things?" Rose laughed.
"I know you." Minerva smiled.
"Are you gonna bring me a packed lunch every day?" Rose laughed and nodded.
"If you want me to."
"If it means I get to see you, then yes, I do want you to." Rose kissed Minerva's cheek.
"It's only eighteen days until I get time off work to spend with you and the babies." Minerva grinned. "I better get back now... I have something I need to speak to you about tonight. It's nothing bad so don't worry! See you later, gorgeous." Rose planted a kiss on Minerva's lips and then left back toward the castle.
