Author's Note: Once again, I do not own Harry Potter. Any new characters introduced however are my own please do not steal them. This story is set 10 years after they graduate from Hogwarts. Disregard the Prologue in DH. Thanks to Sapphire1031 for the name ideas! My boy name came from her idea of Aidan, I just added a letter. I've gone back and fixed a few dates and added things in the last two chapters.

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AliceLupin

Chapter 10 – Our Surprise

"Draco!" I heard Hermione call. "Are you guys ready yet?"

"Almost!" I called back. I quickly slipped Kendra's shoes on and picked her up. I switched off the light as I left and came face to face with my angry, 9-month pregnant wife. I loved that word. "Kendra gave me trouble. She didn't want to get dressed." I told her. It was a slight lie. The reason I had taken so long is I had been having fun playing with Kendra's hair in the bathtub. The shampoo made it easier to stick all her hair straight up and she looked hilarious.

"Well let's go. We're already late." She turned around and waddled to the living room, Kendra and I behind her. She grabbed a hand full of Floo Powder and yelled out her destination. "Potter Cottage!" I stepped in after her and arrived moments later. Hermione and Ginny were awkwardly hugging each other, due to Hermione's protruding stomach and the seven month old in Ginny's arms. I set Kendra down on the floor and she waddled over to Teddy's old toys in the corner.

"Hey Draco. How are you?" Harry said, coming into the room.

"Pretty good. Where is everyone?" I asked. We had a dinner with our friends once a month and alternated who's house we used.

"Well, Ron and Adell, I know, will be late. Blaise is changing Lucas. River's not here yet. And Luna is in the Kitchen working on dinner so Ginny could feed James. And Teddy is at Hogwarts." He listed off. The fireplace roared to life behind me and I quickly stepped out of the way.

"Hello, brother." River said, stepping out of the fireplace. She wore a light brown button up dress with a large dark brown belt and dark brown cowboy boots.

"Hello River." Ginny handed James over to Harry and went to finish dinner, River followed and Hermione waddled after her. Harry and I sat down and talked for a few minutes about work before Blaise came in carrying Lucas, who was now five months.

"Hey Draco. How are you?" He asked sitting down.

"Dealing with a nine-month pregnant wife." I joked. "How do you think I am?"

"I heard that." Hermione said as she came back in to the room. "Dinner's done."

"I was joking, love." I said, getting up from the couch. We all migrated to the kitchen. Several various baby carriers were placed in the corner of the room. I pulled over high chairs for Kendra, Lucas and James. We all sat down and got the kids ready as Ginny, River and Luna came in with plates of food. They set them down and sat down themselves. We all began dishing up and conversations started up. I cut up some food for Kendra and placed it on the tray in front of her.

"So have you guys picked out names for the babies yet?" Ginny asked from across the table. "You don't have much more time you know."

"We have actually." Hermione replied. "Well… Kind of. We're tied between Adrian or Dimitri for the boy. And Aurora, Avianna, or Destiny for a girl."

"Avianna is a beautiful name." Ginny said, feeding James. "Harry and I are having a girl as well." She said, trying to sound off-handed but not being able to cover her smile.

"That's awesome, Gin!" Hermione squealed. "I'm so happy for you guys. And the timing is perfect! I figured it out and the twins will be going to school with your little girl." I groaned silently. Harry pulled me into a conversation about the Quidditch World cup from three months ago.

"Sorry, I'm late everyone." Ron said, walking into the kitchen. He sat down next to River and started piling food on his plate.

"Where's Adell?" Harry asked.

"Packing." Ron said simply. "We just got done at the Ministry. The divorce is finalized and she'll be out by tomorrow." No one really knew what to say so we all turned back to our previous conversations.

"Isn't it sad?" Hermione said the next day. She plopped down on the couch next to me.

"What?" I asked, not looking away from the telly.

"Ron and Adell." She said. "I mean they've been married for almost five years." I shrugged.

"Better to do it now than later." I replied. "Especially if they weren't in love anymore."

"True."

"Is Kendra asleep?" I asked.

"Mm hmm." She had a strange look on her face.

"Are you alright?" I asked, trying to stay calm.

"I-I don't know." She replied. "My stomach feels… strange."

"What kind of strange?" She shrugged.

"It's gone now. I'm thirsty." She got up from the couch and walked towards the kitchen. I focused my attention back on to TopGear but was distracted once again, moments later.

"Draco?" Hermione called from the kitchen. I sighed and turned off the telly. There was no way I'd finish the episode. I got up and walked towards the kitchen.

"What is-" I cut my self off at the scene in the kitchen. Hermione was leaning against the counter looking like she was about to pass out. There was a puddle of water on the floor and her pants were wet.

Snapping into action, I strode across the kitchen quickly and picked her up, going back to the living room.

"Stay here." I told her, setting her down on the couch. I ran up the stairs, pulling my mobile out of my pocket and quickly called Ginny while I grabbed the hospital bag and a towel.

"Hello?" I heard Ginny on the other line.

"Ginny. I need your help. Kendra just went down for a nap and Hermione's water just broke. Can you-"

"I'll be right there." Click. Short and to the point. Sure enough, I heard the fireplace roar to life down stairs. I quickly went back downstairs, threw the towel over the puddle in the kitchen, picked Hermione up, thanked Ginny and flooed to St. Mungo's.

"Well, Mrs. Malfoy, it looks like you got here just in time. You're almost eight centimeters." The Healer told us. "Have you been having any contractions?" She asked.

"Small ones but nothing too bad. Mostly just pressure." Hermione said. The Healer nodded and wrote some notes down on her chart.

"You should really start feel them in about a half hour. Let us know right away if you need any pain medication because once you hit ten centimeters, they won't be affective. I'll be into check on you in about a half hour." She said before leaving.

"DRACO MALFOY! YOU SON OF A BITCH! GO GET ME SOME PAIN POTIONS!" Hermione yelled. I flinched and got up. Son of a bitch had been my name for the last half hour since she started having contractions. I practically ran down the hall looking for a Healer. I finally found one and drug him back to the room, potions in hand.

I hardly noticed the excruciating pain in my right hand as my first son was born. They quickly wrapped him in a blue blanket and took him to the corner to test and bathe him.

"Okay Mrs. Malfoy. Give me one more good push." The Healer said. Hermione nodded and bared down once more. Moments later, our baby girl was born and she too was taken to the tasting and bathing corner. "Oh my." The healer said, a frown on his face. "One more push, Mrs. Malfoy."

"What? What do you mean 'Oh my.'?" I exclaimed, flinching at the pain in my hand.

"It appears there's another child." The Healer said, looking up at us.

"What?" Hermione exclaimed. The Healer nodded. "How in the name of Merlin did you guys miss another baby for nine whole months?"

I sat in the rocking chair next to Hermione's bed holding our son and youngest daughter. Blaise and Luna sat at the end of Hermione's bed cooing over our second oldest daughter. The door was pushed open and Harry, Ginny, James, Kendra, River, Ron and Lucas came through the door. They all saw that Hermione was asleep and promised to be quiet.

The triplets were passed around the room slowly, everyone in awe of them. Our little boy looked almost exactly like me with slightly darker hair. Our middle daughter took after her mother in looks while the youngest had my platinum blonde hair and grey eyes.

"Draco?" Hermione called. I stood up from my seat by Blaise and walked over to her bed.

"Hello, love." I said, kissing her on the forehead. "Did you have a good nap?" She nodded, smiling softly.

"Where are they?" She asked, trying to sit up. She had passed out just after the youngest was born.

"Who do you want to see first?" I asked.

"All of them." She insisted. I chuckled. I took our boy from Blaise, and our girls from Ginny and River and brought them to Hermione. "Adrian." She smiled, holding our son. "Adrian Dimitri Malfoy." She kissed him gently before I placed our girls on her lap, oldest one first. "Aurora Rose Malfoy and Avianna Marie Malfoy."

"Perfect." I told her.

The first month at home with the triplets was a nightmare. We quickly realized that when one started screaming it was a matter of moments before another started screaming as well, followed by the last. We also quickly realized that Kendra didn't like to be woken up by three screaming infants. Our solution? We placed a silencing charm and a sound monitor charm on each of their cribs. When one of them cried, we were the only ones to hear it.

The only time Hermione and I ever got alone was when we were sleeping. We hadn't made love since before the kids were born. Hermione went back to work a month and a half after the kids were born. We fought quite a bit over her job. There was absolutely no reason for her to have it. I had enough money to support us, and several more children, for at least five lifetimes in wealth and comfort.

"I just have to Draco." She said for the thousandth time. "I can't sit at home all day and play housewife. I'd get bored."

"You call this boring?" I had asked later, when all four children were screaming.

The day she went back to work was… a disaster. Kendra and the triplets were up at sunrise, as usual. Avianna was running a temperature which made her cranky. Kendra had been acting really needy since the triplets were born, which everyone told me was normal, but she was taking it too far lately. She seemed to think it was ok to pick on her younger siblings. So when I saw her pinching Dimitri, I had no problem swatting her on the butt and putting her in her room.

I finally called over Mrs. Weasley, who had been a god-send since the triplets were born, and asked her to help me get the triplets down for a nap. Hermione called to say she would be home early, she didn't like being away from the kids for very long. I thanked Mrs. Weasley and had some time to spend with just Kendra. I hated it when she acted like a baby to get attention.

I immediately noticed what a difference spending time alone with Kendra was making. She was in a much better mood when Adrian, Aurora and Avianna woke up and was even trying to help take care of them. Hermione and I had been so busy with the triplets that Kendra had felt ignored.

Hermione came home shortly after the triplets woke up, just after I put Kendra down for a nap. When we fell into bed that night, I pulled Hermione towards me. Kendra isn't the only one that's been feeling ignored. I gently kissed her neck, turning her around to face me.

"How long has it been since we've made love?" I asked her, running my hand up her thigh and hip.

"Far too long." She replied before pressing her lips to mine.

Author's Note: Sorry it took me so long to get this out. The holidays have been crazy! Hope everyone's year ended well! Let me know what you think of the chapter. Trying to get the story finished by the end of the month so I can start on my next one. Maybe I'll try another Hermione/Remus? I do love the bookworm couple. Also, I read a comment on a previous chapter, when they go to dinner, and I will be going back to place a translation today if you want to reread it. Not sure why I didn't in the first place… Anywho!
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