Bumps
Lily's POV
I couldn't hide it forever, not now I had started to get bigger. Everyone noticed. I didn't care though, I liked my bump which was rather big. I'd stopped being sick in the morning's and had started getting used to the fact I was going to be a mum.
"Lily, do you want to stay in bed?" Asked Ben, I frowned where was I? I opened my eye's. I was in the boys dorm!
"What day is it?" I asked my brain slightly numb, Ben laughed.
"Christmas Day," he said, I shot up smiling, got out of bed, and went into the Common Room with Ben. Emma was there already with Teddy, they where curled up in an armchair together, Emma was asking Teddy about being part Were-wolf. I had been right she thought it was amazing.
"Morning! Merry Christmas!" Shouted James and Albus, coming down the stairs in trackies and no shirts to impress the girls-of course! Sadly me and Emma where the only girls here at the moment.
"How is big momma this morning?" Demanded Hugo, I laughed shaking my head. Just then Linden, wandered down looking pale, she had arrived back fully recovered, two days previous from a Quidditch accident.
"Are you okay babe?" Asked James his voice rising in panic, Linden grinned and wound her arms around him for a Christmas kiss. Ben did the same to me though my stomach got in the way and we laughed, then suddenly my whole stomach juddered. The baby had just kicked. I gasped in surprise.
"What's wrong? Lily?" Asked Ben nervously, holding me at arms length inspecting me, I looked into his eyes.
"The baby... its..." I trailed of as it kicked again, I grabbed my stomach
"Lily, what's wrong with the baby?" Demanded Will everyone was waiting.
"It kicked." I whispered, Ben's eyes filled with shock.
"Really? Can I.. Can I feel?" He asked me, I nodded taking his hand and positioned it on my stomach and waited. Bump. It kicked again, Ben gasped.
"God it's active! It'll be a footballer maybe!" Laughed Linden. Bump. There it goes again.
Ben's POV
She had fallen asleep. One hand on her stomach protecting the baby within her, now I have no one to talk too. I tried talking to the lads, but I kept thinking of her so now I sat and watched her. She seemed so unreal, so non-human she couldn't be. She was so special. The stars shined outside and I felt like I was flying as I watched her breathe, it was as though she heard my breath because she moved closer to me almost slipping of the sofa.
Love; I feel love flush through me for her. Love is a journey that you didn't have a map for. She was my baby and she is carrying our baby.
Our Baby.
I'd never loved someone this much, not my parents not anyone; just her. Tears leaked from my eye's, suddenly they were leaking from under her eyelids as though she had to cry when I did. I wiped Lily's tears away and touched her lips gently with my fingers tips. She trembled. I stroked her hair out of her face and a small smile moved onto her lips, making her face and eyes glow bright.
"I'll stay by your side forever," I whispered, her other hand went down to her stomach. "And the baby," I added quietly, the smile on her face grew. My heart beated. I'm finding it hard to breath, she takes my breath away. I wanted her to hold me in her arms, I wanted to kiss her. I felt as though I could kiss the pain away. She was stirring her eyes opened so fast I found it hard to believe they where closed; were in darkness. I see the warm almond green of her eyes gleam in the moonlight and my breath left me again.
She sat up, her face was in front of mine. I was finding it hard not to hold her, but I couldn't draw my eyes away either, and my heart raced at the thought of her being here with me. I reached out and she slips into my arms, warmth spreads through me; she slide off the sofa and I caught her.
"My hero," she whispered, as I looked down at her and my lips met hers and the breath left us.
Lily POV
I sat at breakfast, getting the usual stares and comments, a couple of people standing and coming over to ask how I was, even a couple of the boys.
"Hey Lils!" Called a voice, I turn. It was one of the boys who had been in the Hospital Wing when they where restraining James, when Linden had her accident and had to be moved to Saint Mungos.
"Hi... err," I stopped frowning I didn't know his name.
"Liam, names Liam," he said smiling, I smiled back. "How you feeling?"
"Oh, I'm fine, the baby kicks every five minutes," I said smiling he seemed like a nice guy.
"Really? God that must feel weird?" He laughed I reached out and took his hand. He looked a little shocked as I place it on my little bump. Bump.
"Oh wow! Hey guys come feel this!" He called over his shoulder, his mates give him funny looks but came over, then they each have a go feeling the baby kick. I just stood there a few of the guys were good looking, and I noticed some of the girls giving me acid looks. After they all had a go, it's like a toy! They all say if I ever needed anything to just ask and then they wandered off.
"God! Hows Miss Popular today? Do you think it would be too much trouble to say hello to your own cousin?" Sulked Hugo, I laughed and whacked him gently before sitting down.
"Where's Ben?" I asked looking around Hugo, Teddy, and my brothers.
"He's just getting up, he was up most of the night watching you sleep," smirked James. I launched a spoonful of porridge at him.
"Argh! That's minging!" He yelped as it landed in his hair and dribbled onto his glasses. Emma and Linden couldn't help but laugh. I grinned and looked towards the Great Hall doors, my breath left me, there he was. He stood in the Great Hall entrance talking to a couple of lads. I couldn't help stare he was so gorgeous. His black hair was spiked up and the tanned skin looked amazing against his black robes. His eyes swivelled around the Hall, they were so dark like a pool of coal. He spotted me and his face broke from tough muscled guy, to tender loving boyfriend, he grinned at me, and gestured for to me come over. I stood and he spotted the bump, his face softens more, I wandered over, waddling slightly but not much and as I draw closer he switched off completely to the guys who were talking to him and watches me. He reached out, took me in his arms; the guy who he was talking to grinned and nudges his mate. Will watched me, then our lips meet and my legs buckled.
Ben's POV
We sat at the table having breakfast, it was pouring down outside but I was smiling because I knew I had Lily. The beautiful girl who I love, mother of my child and she was mine. I sat thinking of her and I glanced at her, she was gorgeous when she laughed; but then she stopped, she looks sad, her smile broken. Albus notices too and shot an accusing look at me, but my heart was breaking for Lily and I wondered if it was, because of me that she was sad.
"Lily? What's wrong?" I whispered in her ear, she squirmed and I watched the rain lash against the window, then I noticed her shaking her head.
"Nothing's wrong," but something inside me, told me there was.
Albus was still watching, a worried expression upon his face. I took her hand under the table her face broken in hurt; I stood and pulled her to her feet and walked out the Great Hall, my broken-smiled girl following.
"Lily? What's wrong? Please tell me!" I cried as soon as we were in the entrance hall, she turned away her beautiful hair shielding her gorgeous face. "Please, I love you! What's wrong!" I asked my heart tearing as she dropped my hand and wandered off up the stairs towards the Common Room. I stared after her, her pool of hair rippled down her back. I knew where she was hiding; the Astronomy Tower. In the pouring rain, the girl with the broken smile, but I didn't mind standing in the storm for her. Albus and Hugo stormed out of the Great Hall, but I was already running up the stairs, my heart tearing, racing; love it's not always rainbows and butterflies, but she can come any time she wants and I would wait for her, I would chase her.
I stepped out into the rain, panting slightly, there she was; the girl with the broken smile sat on the soaking floor cradling her stomach, the rain lashed onto her. It leaked onto my eye lash, making it hard to see, but I still saw her. The beautiful face etched, upon her; I stood in the pouring rain, then I took a step forward. Lily looked up her, face pale, and even in the rain, I see tears leaking down from her beautiful eyes, onto her beautiful face.
The girl I love; she will be loved, by me. Always.
Lily's POV
"Lily? What's wrong?," Ben asked gently, I could've have pretended not to hear him above the pounding of the rain; so I do.
"Lily? Come on talk to me! What's wrong?" He said, as he kneeled in front of me, I shook my head. I don't know how to ask him or tell him.
"How can you possibly still fancy me if I'm so fat? You should go for someone pretty not me; fat and ugly," I suddenly blurted out. The rain pounded down on us and Ben looked at me clearly shocked by my sudden burst of speech.
"Lils... Your not ugly! Your beautiful, and how can you say your fat? Your pregnant," He said softly
"I am so! I am fat and ugly! You should be going out with the pretty girls like Emma and Linden, not stuck with me, I'm not good enough for you," I said.
My silent tears, of a Broken Heart.
"Your not! Your beautiful! I want you not Emma, or, Linden -you! Do you think I would seriously want to go out with anyone else? I love you!" Ben reached out and took my hand. "I love you, and I'll always love you, just you. I-I-I use- I used-" he stuttered to a stop and I looked up at him, his eyes were full of tears; my hair plastered to my head, my side fringe sticking in my eye. Ben took and deep breath and said, "I used to dream about marrying you, and still do"
There was a pause, the rain still pounded down and my mind was whizzing, then suddenly I felt anger rise inside me.
"Your just messing with me! Who would want to marry me? Its just all so stupid!" I suddenly screamed, I got to my feet as fast as I could, I went to leave the balcony, but I couldn't run. I tried to pull away; free myself like the wind, but he wouldn't let go and I turn fists bunched, tears pouring down my face, I thumped him in the chest but he didn't let go, he didn't tell me to stop, instead he kissed me.