Chapter Ten
As Draco told his parents that Cali was pregnant, he noticed how scared Cali was. Her entire body was trembling slightly and her fingers kept twitching. Draco reached over and clasped his fingers around Cali's trembling ones which, at Draco's touch, Cali relaxed. Cali and Draco stared at Lucius and Narcissa...waiting. Waiting to hear how they were going to respond to the news. It was Lucius who broke the silence. "Congratulations, son. You are one of the few members of the Malfoy family who has been able to conceive more than once." Cali and Draco blinked. This was not the reaction they'd expected. On the contrary, it was the exact opposite. "Well, Dears", Narcissa said calmly as she looked over at an old grandfather clock on the far wall, "it's getting late. I think it's time for you to get some rest." "Mother", Draco protested, "I'm an adult. Do you really think I need to be told when to go to bed?" Narcissa laughed softly. "Come now, Draco." Draco new there was no point in arguing with his mother, so he and Cali rose from the chesterfield and headed upstairs to bed. As soon as they'd left, Narcissa and Lucius quickly became engrossed in an intense conversation. "You know what this means, don't you Lucius?" Narcissa asked intently. "Of course I know-" he paused before continuing, "It means our son is one of them."
Cali was getting changed for bed. Draco was being loving towards Cali. Cali loved how happy she was with Draco; they were strong together and both of them knew that soon, in the next few months, they'd be welcoming their second baby. Cali really hoped it would be a boy. She knew it would delight Draco to have a son. She also knew and understood his reasons for this.
Knowing the truth about why Draco and Cali had been acting oddly made Narcissa feel a lot better. She also understood why they'd kept it a secret. Now she could sleep better, knowing what was going on with Draco and Cali. She was glad it wasn't anything serious and the only thing she had to focus on was the impending arrival of Draco and Cali's second child when the glorious day would come for the baby to be born. Lucius too (though he didn't show it) felt happy...actually, not so much "happy" more relieved that both he and Narcissa fianacially knew the cause of Draco and Cali's mysterious behaviour. Lucius could see the strong bond between Draco and Cai; it reminded him of the times he and Narcissa were like Draco and Cali.
Cali cuddled up close to Draco on the bed. She wanted to feel close to him and Draco felt the same way. He placed his hand on her baby bump. He closed his eyes and began to remember the first time he and Cali had met and how they'd remained friends ever since.
Cali remained close to Draco as time ticked by. She remembered how Snape always kept her safe and how Draco had kept her safe during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Following morning, Narcissa was up early and she checked in on Draco and Cali, she noticed how happy they were together and noticed how close they were. It made her happy seeing Draco and Cali happy together. Narcissa was proud to have Cali as part of her family, along with Pandora who was a mini version of Draco.