Scorpius pulled away from Albus a few seconds after their lips connected. He stared at him wildly, eyes wide.

"I-…." Albus said, his cheeks turning pink.

They continued to stare at each other for a few moments before Scorpius turned around and bolted inside. Albus sighed and sat on the ground, his face burning red by this point.

Scorpius stopped on the back porch and sighed. He turned around slowly and walked back outside. When he saw just how miserable Albus looked, he sat next to him in the grass and looked over at him.

"I'm sorry," he finally said.

"You're sorry?" Albus asked, "You? I'm the sorry one. I shouldn't have…."

"Albus, stop," Scorpius said, "Do you have any idea how long I've wanted you to kiss me?"

"Really?" Albus asked, his face lighting up.

Scorpius nodded. "But…with Lily…and everything that's been going on…I have a responsibility for her."

"Do you….love her?" Albus asked.

"Yeah….but not like that. It's not in a romantic way. She's always been my best friend…We've been through so much together. I can't help but love her. she knows how I feel, and she feels the same way about me." He looked over at Albus and saw the heart-breaking look on his face. "Albus, let me assure you, Lily and I will never be in a romantic relationship. We're best friends. That's all."

"That and you're going to be parents together…" Albus said miserably.

"I'm sorry," Scorpius said again, "I'm sorry about all this, and about the pain it's putting you through…"

"Please don't be," Albus said.

"Why? This whole situation is just so screwed up. If I hadn't taken Lily out drinking on her birthday, or if I hadn't drank so much, or if I had a little more self-control, then none of this would have happened!"

Albus stared at him silently, unsure of what to say.

"It's all my fault, and Lily must be so miserable about this whole thing," Scorpius continued.

"Have you gone mental?" Albus asked, "Lily may not have been thrilled about having a child to begin with, but haven't you noticed the way she's been acting lately? She already loves that baby, even though it hasn't arrived yet. She wouldn't change anything about this for the world! She told me the other day that no matter how odd this situation is, she's glad it happened. Ask her yourself if you don't believe me."

"Albus, Lily goes from happy to sad twelve times a day! Just today she told me she's happy that she's having a baby, and then not ten minutes later she was crying about it!"

"She's pregnant!" Albus yelled, "What do you expect? Last week she kicked me in the leg because I said 'hi' in 'the wrong way'!"

Scorpius stayed quiet and looked at the grass.

"Scorp, just tell me what you want," Albus said, "If you want me to leave you alone, just tell me. I'll do whatever makes you happy."

Scorpius mumbled something.

"What was that?" Albus asked.

"Kiss me," Scorpius said again, a bit louder this time.

Albus smiled and kissed Scorpius happily.

"That's what makes me happy," Scorpius said when they pulled away, and Albus pulled him closer and kissed him again.


Lily returned the kiss for a moment before she pulled away from Lysander.

"Lysander…I….I…." she stuttered, slightly dazed.

"Yeah, I have that effect on girls," Lysander said smugly, smiling jokingly, causing Lily to smack him.

"Shut it, Ly," Lily laughed, then turned serious, "I mean…what about Scorpius?"
"What about him?" Lysander asked, confused, "I mean…I know you two are having a kid together, but you're not in a relationship, right?"

"No, we're not," Lily said, "But…I don't want to start a relationship with someone new right now…We-…Scorpius and I have a responsibility for this baby," she said, putting her hands on her stomach and turned away from Lysander, "I have to take care of my child…"

"I could help," Lysander said quietly, wrapping his arms around Lily from behind and placing his own hands on her stomach. "I want to help, Lily."

"What about Scorpius?" Lily asked again.

"Let me show you something," Lysander said, taking Lily's hand and leading her to the back porch. They looked out the window and saw Albus and Scorpius kissing.

"Do you think he'll be upset if we get together? He loves Albus, and Albus loves him. They always have, and everyone knows it."

Lily bit her lip. "I want to be with you…I just don't know what to do."

"Just…let me be here for you," Lysander said, "We don't have to start a relationship if you don't want. Whatever makes you happy…"

"Whatever makes me happy…" Lily echoed, "Happy…"

She turned to face him and pressed their lips together one more time, and then blushed when they pulled away.

"What would make me happy is to be able to kiss you whenever I want, and…and to be able to tell you that I love you."

Lysander stared into her eyes, their faces less than an inch from each other, "Tell me then," he whispered.

"I love you, Lysander," Lily said, and they kissed again.


When Albus and Scorpius finally pulled apart from each other, they stood up off the grass and walked towards the house. Scorpius threw the back door open and was shocked to find Lily and Lysander pressed against each other, snogging.

"Well I guess you won't be upset about what I have to tell you, then," Scorpius said, looking amused.

Lily and Lysander jumped apart like school children caught kissing in the hallway.

"Scorpius, I-."

"I'm glad you two are finally together," Scorpius cut her off, "And it may interest you to know that-"

"I saw you two kissing already," Lily told him, smiling, "I'm glad you're happy together."

Scorpius smiled at Lily and she smiled back.


"What are we going to do?" Lily asked later, when she and Scorpius were alone.

"What do you mean?" Scorpius asked, "I thought everything was worked out."

Lily smacked him in the back of the head. "Just because you and Albus finally admitted that you love each other does not mean everything is magically fixed."

"Hey, you and Lysander-," Scorpius started, but stopped talking when he saw the vicious look on Lily's face. "Ok, carry on."

"I know we're all happy now, but I'm still having a baby. We need to figure out how she will be raised."

"How do you know it's a she?" Scorpius asked, "It could be a he."

"I don't know, really," Lily said, "I can just….tell."

"I think we're having a son," Scorpius said stubbornly.

"No, she's going to be our daughter," Lily argued.

"We'll just have to wait and see," Scorpius laughed."

"So…how are we going to raise this baby?" Lily asked again after a moment.

"I don't know….He'll have 4 parents, I guess."

Lily smiled, "Lucky kid. 4 parents to tell her what to do."

"Yeah," Scorpius said, "Of course, he has a huge family anyway. How many Weasley/ Potter cousins, Uncles, and Aunts are there again?"

"Too many to count," Lily said, laughing.

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