This chapter is also rated M, just a heads up!

It had been three weeks since Scorpius first played with bean, and we'd been discussing baby names. He and I were currently buying a crib and other baby things together with Roxie somewhere in the store with Albus.

"I really like Penelope," I told him as we looked through the cribs. "What do you think?"

He looked at me with an almost sheepish expression when he said quietly, "I kind of want my mum's name."

I turned all my attention to him and saw how nervous that made him. "Of course, love, that's a wonderful idea. Penelope Astoria is beautiful."

He hugged me, one of his hands resting on my stomach like usual. We parted and went back to looking at cribs, one of them catching my attention after the fifty or so we'd seen so far.

"I like this one," I told him, pointing to a simple white crib with a rounded, rise side for decoration. "It'd be cute to dress it up with bedding and stuff, and it would match almost anything."

We agreed and he placed the token in the trolley. "Do you want to find those now or get a changing station?"

"Look at this! Isn't it the cutest?" Roxie shouted, rushing over to the two of us.

She held up a purple sleeper with a tutu on it that had sparkly glitter. I tried to keep my face neutral, but I hated it.

"Rox, if you want her to wear that, she'll wear it," I finally said, pinching Scorpius' wrist when he flashed me an incredulous look. "Right, Scorp?"

"Of course," he replied, making her smile and put it in the trolley. When she was out of earshot, he turned to me and said, "What's accidently going to spill on bean, so she never has to wear that monstrosity again?"

I laughed and hugged him, biting his shoulder teasingly. "Stop it, Roxie was so excited. Penelope has to wear it at least twice."

He sighed but knew there was no fighting once me and Roxie joined ranks. We decided to pick out bedding next and headed to that section, me pushing the trolley and him talking about the Academy.

He was always so bright and excited when he spoke of it, and I loved to watch him. Right now, he was talking about a little girl who came in with a broken arm from falling off a toy broom. He'd talked with her and distracted her while the Healer he was working under mended her arm.

"I love it, Rosie. It's definitely what I want to do forever," he told me a we stopped in front of the bedding.

I let Scorpius pick this out with only a little guidance. He knew I detested the idea of having something pink because bean was a girl, so he stayed away from that color completely. It was yellow, gray, and white with circular designs on the middle and a zig-zag pattern around the edges.

"Mhm, I like that too, love," I told him, kissing the corner of his mouth as he placed it in the trolley with the other things.

We checked out a little later, Roxie only finding one monstrous thing for bean with the other two outfits being kind of cute. Albus bought different toys that doubled as learning aids, making me roll my eyes and ruffle his hair good-naturedly.

Aw, I loved my little family for bean.

Grandma Molly wanted to have dinner to celebrate baby bean, and Scorpius was so nervous his hands were shaking. I put down my mascara wand and waddled over to him, buttoning his shirt with ease. Twenty weeks pregnant and already waddling because my ligaments were loosening and my pelvis was tilting to prepare for giving birth.

"Why are you so nervous, love?" I asked, buttoning up his shirt sleeves for him as well. "It's just my family. You've seen them a million times with Albus."

"Yes, but I didn't get him pregnant!" he replied, sitting on the edge of his bed and rubbing his eyes.

"Lean back, pregnant mumma coming in," I told him, sitting astride his lap and taking his face in my hands. "I won't let them say a thing about you. I especially won't let them try to hurt you."

He reached up to bury his fingers in my hair and frowned. "I don't like it when you straighten your hair."

I nodded, leaning my forehead against his. We sat like that together for a while before I went back to doing my makeup. He followed me over and kissed my neck, making it very hard to focus on finishing.

"We'd better leave now or you'll be going to dinner with my family wearing a very bright post-coitus glow," I warned him, making him growl as he released me. "Are you ready?"

"No," he groaned, following me into the living room. "Go first, please?"

I kissed his nose and took a handful of Floo powder. "The Burrow!"

I was sucked up into the emerald flames and landed in a familiar hearth. I stepped out into the Burrow and was immediately engulfed by little arms around my leg. I grinned at Remy and hurried over to sit on a chair, letting him climb up onto my lap.

"You're like mumma," he cried, sitting his hand gently on my stomach. "There's a baby in there."

The Floo rumbled again and Scorpius appeared, looking desperately worried until his eyes landed on me. He rushed over and sat on the ottoman sitting in front of my chair. Remy was still gently touching my belly and I felt Penelope moving about.

"She's moving around. Do you want to feel?" I asked. When he nodded eagerly, I took his hand and pressed it to the bottom left side of my stomach. "Do you feel that? That's her feet."

Remy gasped and looked up at me with wide, amber eyes. "Dora doesn't do that yet."

"Remus Arthur! There you are!" Victoire cried, coming into the living room and seeing us all together. "Rosie! I'm so glad you're here!"

Remy was small for his age, so I easily sat him on my hip and stood up to hug Vic. I didn't have to look at Scorpius to know he was nervously fiddling with his fingers. Me holding Remy only adding to the stress he already had because of our current predicament.

"Are you just going to ignore me, then?" Victoire asked him, making his cheeks dust pink.

He stood up jerkily and hugged her back. "Sorry, I'm just anxious."

"Eh, don't be," she shrugged standing with us as Remy sucked his thumb with his head resting on my shoulder. "Everyone already knows Rose is pregnant and you're the father. I hardly doubt something will happen at dinner. Gram would blow her top."

We followed her into the kitchen were Gram was cooking with mum and Aunt Audrey. Gram turned to see us and smiled big, wiping her hands off on her apron and hurrying over to me. She hugged me and Remy, making him giggle, before she pulled back and sat her hands on my stomach by Remy's. Did I mention he still hasn't moved his hand?

"Look at you! You're absolutely glowing, Rose love!" she cried before turning to Scorpius. "It's wonderful to see you again as well, Scorpius."

He hugged her, and I saw him lose a bit of his rigidity. Gram always had a way of making everyone feel comfortable. And today I was extra grateful for it.

"Hello, love," mum greeted, coming over to the two of us. "How are you two doing?"

"Good," I replied, giving Scorp's hand a squeeze. "Right?"

"Yeah, just running through my shield charms in my head," he said shakily, making mum shake her head. "What? If Mr. Weasley was any inclination, I'm in a danger zone right now."

"They're all sworn to be on their best behavior," Aunt Audrey said from the sink.

We walked outside, me switching Remy to my other hip and seeing Scorpius flinch. "I'm fine. He's not that heavy, plus he's a good buffer."

The next half hour was a whirlwind. Everything was fine, and Scorpius started fitting in nicely. I think it helped that he and I were actually a couple now. Remy's eyes were fluttering as he sucked his thumb slower now.

"I think I'm going to go put him down," I told Vic and Teddy where they stood across from me.

"Is it okay if I go?" Scorpius asked them.

"Sure, knock yourself out," Teddy shrugged, taking Vic's hand and spinning her around and making her laugh.

I headed upstairs to Aunt Ginny's old room that had a bed for the toddlers. I sat in the rocking chair and laid Remy down in my arms, him being very careful when he got comfortable around my stomach.

I rocked him and sang quietly, watching his eyes grow heavier and heavier. He kept sucking his thumb as he fell asleep, completely giving over to sleep. I kept rocking for a bit, just watching Remy sleep and imagining what it would be like to have Penelope in my arms instead.

"You're going to be a wonderful mum," Scorpius said quietly, coming over to the chair with me. "Godric, I'm so bloody in love with you."

I felt my lips turned up into a please smile. I stood up and took Remy over to the bed, spelling up the rails so he wouldn't fall to the floor. Then I turned to Scorpius and saw him still watching me.

"It won't be that long until bean's here," he told me quietly, spinning me like Teddy spun Victoire so my back was to his chest with his arms wrapped around my middle, just above my protruding belly. "Are you ready to be a dad?"

He rested both his palms flat against my stomach and nodded, kissing the shell of my ear. "I can't wait to be the father of our child."

I leaned back in his embrace and closed my eyes, soaking in his warmth and the steadiness of his chest. "I love you, too."

We'd been gently swaying, but he stopped at my confession and turned me to look at him. "What? Really?"

"I can take it back of you want…" I suggested, making him pull me close and kiss me sweetly. "I do love you. Quite a lot actually."

When we went back downstairs, Scorpius was scarcely out of touching distance from me. By the time dinner was over, I was exhausted and I saw the same look on Victoire's face. She was barely two months along, but I remember exactly how she felt.

"I think we're going to head home," I announced a little after dessert. "I'm exhausted."

"Thanks for inviting me," Scorpius added, making Gram smile.

We said our rounds of goodbyes, dad even shaking Scorpius' hand when he passed. By the time I Flooed back to my flat, I collapsed on the couch. He came through a couple seconds later and made his way over to me.

"So, how was today?" I asked, lifting my foot for him to take off my sandal.

He took them both off and kissed each of my ankles. "I'm surprise by how normal it was. Your father told me the only thing saving my ass was how much you adored me."

"Little did he know," I grinned, curling into him and kissing under his ear. "I actually love you. A lot."

He laughed dorkily and made me snort when I kissed him. "I think you should come back into my room with me."

"Oh yeah?" he asked, smiling at me. "That sounds like a good idea."

I lead him back down the hall by the hand. I made sure to shut and lock my door this time before bringing him over to the edge of my bed. I held his eyes as I unbuttoned his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders before following it with his t-shirt.

He slid his hands up the back of my thighs to hold my bum. He squeezed it cheekily before pushing up my dress and pulling it over my head. Our eye contact was making my knees feel like jelly as I undid his belt and unbuttoned his trousers. I eased them down his hips, waiting for him to kick them off along with his shoes.

We still hadn't spoke, it didn't feel necessary right now. I stood up on my toes and held the side of his neck, holding his eyes up until we pressed our lips together. He put his hands on my bum again, walking me the rest of the way back to the bed and breaking our kiss so I could lay down.

I unclasped my bra and tossed it away before tugging Scorpius down onto the bed with me. He laughed and kissed my collarbone, working his way down to my chest. I shot a hand out and stopped him from taking my nipple into his mouth.

"Hang on, I'm kind of lactating at random," I told him, my face burning a little bit. "So, uh, maybe don't do that?"

He kissed each of my nipples and worked them with his thumb instead of his mouth. Thankfully, I didn't actually lactate on him or anything. After that bit of awkwardness passed, we went back to kissing as he worked my nipples with just the right amount of pressure. I hooked a leg around his waist as best as I could with my swollen belly between us.

I pushed his pants down with my foot and he kicked them off without breaking our kiss. His tip touched the bottom of my stomach when I arched for him to slide off my knickers. He fingers slid through my folds, rubbing my clit as he held my eyes.

"Scorpius, I want you inside me," I whined, clenching around the two fingers he'd started pumping into me. "Shit, please!"

He sucked his fingers cleaned and I moaned pressing his tip against my entrance. I played with his foreskin and sucked his earlobe, nibbling my teeth over it. He nodded and parted my legs a little more, sliding into me steadily until he was fully inside me.

I just moaned his name and arched into his chest as he stretched me open. My nails were dug into his back as he tried to get into the right position to make things work to no avail.

"Lay on your back," I requested, swallowing my groan as he pulled out of me to lay flat.

I straddled his waist and positioned him back under me, sliding down onto him this time. "You're going to have to thrust up into me, okay? I can't ride you like I really want to."

He nodded, gazing up at me with loved up eyes. "Of course, love."

I sat my hands on his thighs behind my back and started lifting my hips. Scorpius started moving in time with me, his hand up to hold my face and his thumb rubbing over my clit. I couldn't seem to keep my mouth shut, praises and Scorpius' name kept falling from my lips as I rode him as best as I could.

He craned up a little and I met him in the middle kissing him sloppily. Our positioning was awkward, but it wasn't stopping either of us. I didn't really imagine the next time we had sex would be when I was five months pregnant… but I wasn't mad.

My nails raked into his chest as my orgasm got closer and my thighs started burning. He picked up on the change in my pace and started lifting faster to keep my orgasm rising. I was so close, it could hit me at any second -then I looked down at him and saw how focused he was on making me cum.

"Scorpius!" I called out, my nails digging into his stomach this time as pleasure wracked my spine.

"Rose," he echoed a few seconds later, swelling against my walls.

I was laying against his chest, but it was uncomfortable. I reluctantly rolled off him and laid on my side, pulling Scorpius up to spoon me from behind. He chuckled and Accidoed his wand, cleaning me up and pulling the covers around us as he held me close.

"Mhm, that was definitely worth the wait," he murmured, kissing my shoulder delicately. "Godric, you're perfect."

He reached his hand around to cup my belly softly and buried his nose in my hair. "Wait, before you go to sleep, can you vanish off my makeup? And undo the spell keeping my hair straight?"

Scorpius did as I asked and I relaxed fully back into his embrace. "Thank you, love. I love you so very much, but I can barely keep my eyes open."

"I'll be here when you wake up, sweetheart," he promised, rubbing my stomach. "I'll always be here when you need me, Rose."

His promise made me warm all over, making me ease back into sleep easily.

I am obsessed with writing for this family dynamic!