The Lily That Poisons The Snake

Chapter 10

Warnings: See chapter 1

Disclaimer: Yeah, I own Harry Potter. That's why I'm posting on here and begging for reviews. *note sarcasm*

AN: Whooo double digits! I always see other authors get excited when they get to double digit chapters so i'm getting excited too!

Severus stared at his wife in shock. He couldn't believe this was happening. This could not be happening. How could Lily do this to him? Maybe this is all just a bad dream, he thought desperately, I'll wake up soon and it'll all be over. Please, let this be a dream. Lily wouldn't…She's not…She can't be…

"Pregnant?" he finally gasped out.

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Severus, I'm pretty damn sure," she said, rolling her eyes, "Can we get your whining and crying over with so I can go lie down? I'm tired as hell."

"Lily, how could you…and with James Potter of all people? How could you?" Severus demanded weakly.

"Simple. You don't make me happy. James does," she said, going over and stretching out on the sofa.

"But…I tried so hard…I tried to make you happy…I tried so hard. I did everything in my power…"

"Oh give it a rest, Snivellus. You honestly should have seen this coming a long time ago, but I guess you're stupider than I thought." Severus stared at his wife, sprawled out on the sofa as if seeing her for the first time in years.

"I…I have to get out of here," he stammered, stumbling out the front door.

Once outside, he began to walk aimlessly down the street, blinking rapidly to fight back tears of hurt and shame. Hurt from being cheated by his wife of six years and shame from being blind as to what was going on in his own marriage. I can't believe…I can't believe I've been so blind, he thought dejectedly as he wandered aimlessly down the street, I can't believe I didn't see…Lily's been cheating on me…with James Potter…She's pregnant…by James Potter…And I've been a complete idiot. As Severus was walking, he didn't realize that he was no longer in his neighborhood. He had walked all the way into town without realizing it. As he was passing by a bakery, he didn't notice the door opening until he walked right into the tall, blonde-haired, grey-eyed man coming out of the door.

"Sorry, I should have been watching where I was going," he muttered, leaning down to pick up the bag of baked good that he had knocked out of the man's hand.

"It's quite alright…Severus," the man said, a smile in his voice. Severus's head snapped up and he gasped in shock as he took in the grey-eyed man with his long blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail.

"Lucius Malfoy?" he exclaimed in surprise before grinning at his old college friend.

"Long time no see, Sev," Lucius said, smiling as he took the bakery bag from the dark-haired man, pulled out a large doughnut and took a big bite of it.

"Still got that sweet tooth, I see," the onyx-eyed man said, chuckling as he was immediately reminded of a younger Lucius's stash of sweets that resided in his sock drawer.

"And still no cavities," the blond man said, grinning widely to reveal perfect, white teeth.

"I'm surprised, especially if you're anything like you were in college."

"I guess I'm just lucky," he said, shrugging, "So, how have you been?"

"I've been…fine," Severus said, immediately remembering what had him wandering around and running into Lucius in the first place, "I'm a chemistry teacher now."

"That's great. You always were a genius in Chemistry," Lucius said, "And Lily. You two still the most in love couple around?"

"You know how marriages are. You have your ups and your downs," Severus said quietly.

"Well, it sounds like you're having some downs right now. Is everything okay?" Lucius asked, his voice laced with concern.

"Yeah, yeah, everything's fine. We're just having a bit of a fight right now, but we'll be okay?"

"Are you sure?" Lucius asked, noticing the change in the dark-haired man's mood.

"Yeah. Actually, I should probably get home so we can talk."

"Alright, but we should get together some time. We haven't seen each other since I moved to the states after college, but I'm back in London for good, so we should get together and catch up," Lucius said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a business card, "Here, my number's on there. Give me a call, okay?"

"I will. And it was good seeing you," Severus said, sticking the card in his pocket before heading down the street. As he walked away, he didn't notice the grey eyes watching him with concern as well as interest.

When Severus arrived home, Lily was asleep on the sofa. Careful not to disturb her, he made his way into the kitchen, sat down at the table and buried his face in his hands. I can't believe this, he thought once again, I…I don't know what to do. Lily may not love me, but I still love her…but she's having Potter's baby…Wait, she didn't say she was keeping the baby or if Potter even wanted the baby…Maybe he won't want the baby and then Lily and I can raise the baby and maybe things will get better as we're raising the baby together. This whole nightmare started because she lost the first baby. Maybe having another baby is just what she needs to make her happy once again. As much as I hate that she cheated on me with James Potter, maybe this is a good thing. I sure hope it is. As Severus sat at the table thinking and hoping, he had no idea how Lily really felt about being pregnant again, but he was about to find out.

AN: Finally the moment has come! Lucius Malfoy has arrived! And since this is AU, I can make him as cute and sweet as I want, which I will because I love an OOC Lucius Malfoy that's so sweet I get cavities…Okay maybe not that sweet. But he's definitely going to be very OOC. Sorry I took a bit longer than usual to update. I wanted this chapter to be perfect plus I was working on one of my other stories. It's a rewrite of Potions Master, Ex Death Eater, Ex-Spy…Father? I'm not really sure if people like it or not, but I like it and where I see it going so I'm going to updating that along with this story. I'll try not let my updating slow down too much, but I've got schoolwork too peoples and an online class that I'm terrified that I'm gonna fail. But I don't want to bore you with my troubles. I hoped you enjoyed the chapter and don't forget to review!

-ES