"Are you sure that you that you don't need anything else?"
Nym laughed, and told me to sit next to her.
"I'm fine, baby. Come here."
She moved and I noticed she was trying to hide a sore neck.
"What did I say about you being in pain? Come here."
I moved, and she sat in front of me. I started rubbing her neck, and she groaned. I smiled, knowing that I could help a little. She leaned back and I started on her back.
"Better?"
She groaned, and I realised that I wasn't going to get a coherent sentence out of her. She often got like this, when I rubbed her back. She was 7 and a half months now, and we were both excited. Our parents had surprised us with stuff for the babies, so we didn't have to worry about getting anything for them for a while.
"Yeah, thanks baby."
I kissed her shoulder, and stood up. Nym stood up and we walked into the nursery. We were sorting through everything we had gotten from friends and family. Nym sat down and looked at me. I picked up a pink one piece and smiled at her.
"What?"
She shook her head, as I sorted through stuff.
"Nothing. I was just thinking."
"About?"
I looked up, as I folding some more clothes. We had gotten everything we could possibly need and more.
"Everything that happened between us. I really don't know what I would've done without you these past few months."
I drop what I was folding onto the dresser and walked over to her. I knelt in front of her, taking her hand. She looked at me, and I smiled at her.
"Nym, when you turned up that night, all I wanted was to be there for you. When you kissed me, I couldn't believe it. I knew I liked you, but I didn't want to say anything and upset you. I can't wait for these 2 to get her, so I can adopt them and be there for the 3 of you."
Her hair turned pink, and she smiled. I really meant what I said. I wanted to be there for them.
"I thought you would reject me when I kissed you. I didn't think-"
"Don't be silly. I wanted to do that, but I didn't think it was a good idea considering what had happened. But, I'm here for you and I'm not going anywhere. I love you, Nym."
"I love you to, baby."
I kissed her and stood up. I grabbed what I had been folding and folded it. She made a joke about all the clothes we had gotten and I threw it at her. She caught it and folded it, laughing. We finished sorting everything out and went out to the living room.
I sat on the couch and Nym sat next to me.
"Hey, you hungry?"
Nym nodded, and I made us something. When we were done, Nym wanted some ice cream. She'd had a few others, but this one hadn't changed. I got some for her, and sat next to her.
"Better?"
She smiled, and turned to look at me.
"Yeah, could you get time off for tomorrow?"
We had an appointment the following day and I had managed to get the time off.
"Yeah. Don't worry, I'll be able to go. I always make sure I get time off for this. How's Kingsley?"
"Fine, he's keeping an annoyingly close eye on me lately."
That wasn't surprising, considering she only had a few weeks left.
"Well, you only have a few weeks left. He's going to worry."
"It's not like I'm doing much."
She's been grumpy lately, but it didn't bother me.
"He cares about you, that's all. He just wants to make sure you're OK."
She sighed and her hair turned green.
"I just can't wait for these 2 to get here."
I layed my hand on her stomach, and she sighed. I knew she was getting frustrated.
"I know, it's not long now. I know, it's frustrating."
I got ready the next day and we went to her appointment. She was grumpy but she seemed OK. Karen called us and we followed her.
"I bet you can't wait for them to get here?"
Nym nodded, looking at Karen. Karen looked at me, and I smiled.
"Yeah, we can't wait. We have the nursery completely ready."
Karen smiled, nodding.
"Any cravings?"
"Ice cream. Lots of ice cream."
Nym glared at me, but I knew she wouldn't murder me. Her hair started to turn red, but she turned it black instead. I preferred the pink, but the black looked good as well.
"Relax Tonks. It's nothing unusual. How are you feeling?"
"I can't wait for these 2 to get here. Only a few more weeks."
We got home after the appointment, and I made us something. She was pretty tired, so I suggested that she lay down. She kissed me and fell asleep a little while later.
The next few weeks went by quite fast. Nym finished up in her office and everyone knew she hadn't got long to go. I ran into Harry on my way home, and he stopped to talk to me.
"Hey, how are things with you and Tonks? How long has she got to go?"
I smiled at him, leaning against the wall. She only had 3 weeks to go.
"3 weeks, we can't wait. I'm actually going to adopt them."
"That's great Hermione! Have you heard from-"
"No, and neither of us have seen them. It's weird. Have you seen either of them?"
He shook his head.
"No. It's weird. But, not long after we helped you with the nursery, we had a bit of a disagreement. He said that I wasn't really his friend if I supported you and Tonks. I told him he's was a complete twat, and that he should be happy that you found someone who cares about you. I know, I should've realised who I was talking to, but I was sick of it. I've seen you two, you're always watching her, making sure she's OK. And she's the same, you two really care about each other. As for Remus, I never saw him much to begin with. But, I heard he was talking to someone in the department that deals with adoption and stuff. Not the-"
"Yeah, I know it. What happened?"
I knew what he was talking about, and knew why Lupin would be talking to someone there. He wanted the twins. He wasn't going to get them, if I had anything to do with it.
"He was talking to someone, but they told him that he'd have no chance. You two are perfectly capable and he's a werewolf. I was going to suggest you adopt them, actually."
"Yeah, we already decided I would. How's Draco? How's the shop?"
Harry smiled, he always did when Draco was mentioned.
"He's great, and the shop is doing great."
I got home and found Nym on the couch, reading. She looked at me, when I walked in.
"Hey, how was work?"
"Fine. I was just about buried under a mountain until lunch, which I had late. I ran into Harry who was asking about you. He's doing well, and so is Draco."
Nym nodded, getting up. I made something for us, and sat next to her. We ate, and I put the plates away.
"How are you feeling, Nym?"
Nym just looked at me, shaking her head. I knew she wasn't feeling great, and wanted this over with. But, it would be soon.
"Not great."
"Can I do anything for you?"
She shook her head, and I grabbed her hand, holding it in mine. I knew this was all down to the twins. But, I hated seeing her uncomfortable.
"I'm fine. Well, all thing considered, I'm OK."
She winced, sitting up. She looked at me, and could see that I was worried.
"Relax, it's just my back."
I had a quick shower, and when I was getting changed, Nym called me.
"Baby?"
"What is it, Nym?"
I put on a jacket, it was a little cold. Nym was in something comfortable, but warm. We didn't need her getting sick.
"I don't think this is just a back ache."
I ran out, and she was on the couch looking at me.
"Are you saying-"
"Yes, you got everything?"
I grabbed my wand out of the pocket of my jacket and everything appeared next to me.
"OK, lets go."