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Chapter Ten Someday

During Lily's pregnancy things had begun to get more intense with the Order. They were able to learn many things about the enemy and it was clear to all that the time of peace was quickly fading. In the Daily Prophet there were reports of people going missing and attacks on innocent Muggles nearly every day.

The strain of everything had Sirius going a little crazy. Katherine had once had to tell him that he was being a complete lunatic for not trusting one of his best friends, Lupin.

"It's all so much, Kate," Sirius whispered fearfully on night as Katherine cradled his head on her chest.

"I know. It's a hard time for everyone," she murmured into his hair.

"I just feel like I'm going crazy. Half of the time I'm worried about my friends and the other half I think they might be spies."

Katherine rubbed his back gently. "Trust what you know."

As the months went by Sirius and James began spending more and more time at Order headquarters and Lily was frequently inviting Katherine over to spend the evening with her and Harry.

One such evening Katherine walked into Lily and James's house and the most nauseating smell washed over her.

"Lily, what on earth are you cooking?" She asked fighting the urge to gag.

Lily turned, holding Harry, and gave Katherine a strange look. "It's chicken. Are you alright?"

But Katherine, who was clearly not alright, didn't hear Lily as she sprinted to the bathroom. All of the contents of her stomach were expelled from her body in one violent wave and she sat panting on the floor for a few moments.

Lily appeared in the door, still holding the baby, with a huge smile on her face.

"What are you smiling about?" Katherine asked after she washed her mouth out.

"Katherine, are you pregnant?"

"What?" Katherine's jaw dropped. "Of course not. It's just a stomach thing."

"You just got sick over perfectly normal chicken. That's not a stomach thing. And look at your chest!"

Katherine had been avoiding the thought for nearly a month, but she knew Lily was right. Her breasts, she had noticed of late, were very sensitive and almost sore and she had been late for almost two months.

"Bloody hell," Katherine sighed.

"No, it's great!" Lily exclaimed. "Now Harry will have a playmate!" Lily hugged Katherine tightly, but Katherine's arms stayed limp at her sides.

That night while Katherine lay in bed alone, Sirius still tending to Order business, her mind buzzed about her situation. When Sirius had said he wanted a baby Katherine had dismissed it. She certainly wasn't ready for a child and Sirius could barely take care of himself, let alone an infant. On top of all of that, they weren't even married and Katherine had been in no hurry to get to the altar. A baby was possibly going to change all of that.

Pretending to be asleep when Sirius got him, Katherine didn't move when the bed sank with his weight. He curled around her warm body and buried his face in her hair like he did every night. He said it was something about the smell of lavender helping him sleep.

The next day Katherine owled in sick to work, but left the apartment like she normally would have so as not to alert Sirius of her different agenda. Instead of going to the Ministry however, she went to the maternity ward at St. Mungo's. She hadn't made an appointment so she sat in the waiting room, surrounded by expectant mothers.

Trying to avoid staring at the distended stomach and tiny babies around her, Katherine searched for a magazine that wasn't about children or parenting. Finally, she found a very old, very battered Quidditch magazine most likely used to death by nervous fathers-to-be.

The other women were taken back to see the Healers and eventually a slot of time became available and Katherine was called back. As the Healer led her to the small, white room Katherine's hands became clammy and the blood rushed in her ears.

"Just have a seat on the table, dear," the kindly older woman instructed. "What can I help you with today?"

Katherine swallowed hard, twiddling her thumbs, and studiously avoiding the other woman's gaze. "I think I'm pregnant."

"Well that's easy enough, not to worry. Just lay back and we'll take a look."

Katherine obeyed and lay back, closing her eyes tightly. The Healer waved her wand over Katherine's flat stomach and a small cloud of smoke appeared. It changed colors and the Healer studied it closely before the cloud finally turned a kelly green.

"Well, my dear, it appears that you are, in fact, pregnant!" The Healer announced excitedly.

Katherine sat up quickly and the smoke disappeared. "Are you sure? Are you absolutely positive?" She demanded.

The Healer looked at her a little astonished, not used to such a reaction. Most newly expectant mothers were thrilled and jumping for joy.

"Why yes, dear, I'm positive."

Katherine sighed and stood up. "Alright. Thank you."

"Would you like to take some pamphlets with you? They'll come in very handy," the Healer asked helpfully, holding out a dozen baby covered pamphlets.

"No, thank you," Katherine mumbled apathetically, exiting the examining room and St. Mungo's altogether.

That night Sirius didn't come home until long after Katherine was really asleep. She had been fretting all day about how she was going to break the news to him. Luckily for her, it wouldn't be an issue until later.

The next day Katherine went to work and came home as usual. She made dinner but couldn't get her stomach to sop turning long enough to eat it.

Sirius came home somewhat early and Katherine heard the apartment door open from the bedroom.

"Sirius?" She called.

"Yes, love?"

"There's a plate in the oven for you!"

A moment later Sirius appeared in the bedroom with his plate and sat on the bed next to Katherine.

Her stomach did flips and she had to clamp a hand over her mouth. "Get that out of here," she snapped through her fingers.

"Come on, Kate. We always eat in-"

Before Sirius could finish Katherine had leapt over him and had flown into the bathroom.

Concerned, Sirius set his plate down and quickly followed her, taking her long hair in one of his hands and rubbing circles on her back with the other.

"Kate, are you alright?" He asked gently after she had sat back on her heels and was leaning into him. He held her tightly and wiped the cold sweat off of her neck.

"I'm going to have that baby you wanted," Katherine said, wiping her mouth.

Sirius turned her around and hugged her close to him.

"Are you sure?" He asked quietly, trying not to get his hopes up.

"I went to St. Mungo's yesterday."

Sirius looked as if both Christmas and his birthday had come early and he had gotten the best gift imaginable. As Katherine looked at his face, smiling wider than she had ever seen, even she got a little excited.

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Avonmora