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Chapter 10: The Healer's Office and Sex Talks
I finally awoke around 8 in the morning. I rolled over to notice the bed was empty.
"Good morning, beautiful. How did you sleep?" Draco cheerfully inquired while coming out of the bathroom in a towel and a toothbrush in his hand. I smiled at him as I began to sit up.
"Good morning. To be honest, I sleep like a baby. I guess you really wore me out." I chuckled as he smirked. I yawned and stretched my arms, realizing one: I was naked and two: that we were to meet with the healer in three hours. I groaned and dropped my head back on the pillow.
"Hermione, you need to get up! The kids will be up soon, and I owled my mother. She said she would watch them for the afternoon while we go out. And before you say it, she just thinks I need to go to work and you are meeting Ginny." He stated while walking over to me. I sighed and turned over so my back was facing him. "Baby, sweetie, come on, it is not that bad. I don't know why you are so worried. Come on, do you want me to brush your teeth right here? Cus I have the tools." He tried to move my body and bring his toothbrush to my face. I giggled and smacked his hand away as I turned to look at him.
"EWWW! Draco, that's just gross. That cleans your teeth; it has your germs on it!" I said while sticking my tongue out at him. He laughed, trying to act hurt.
"Love I do believe, that you have your tongue in my mouth all the time. So really, you are always exposed to my germs." He declared as he kissed my forehead and got up to go back to the bathroom. "Get up! Or I will make you get out of bed." He mischievously demanded. I smirked, knowing that he probably would. But I figured maybe if I just magically glued myself to the bed, he couldn't get me. 'Ahah!' I thought as I went for my wand. But before I could reach it on my bedside table, I felt two arms reach around my waist. 'Damn!'
I shrieked as Draco hiked me over his shoulder. "Draco Malfoy, put me down right now! I want to stay in bed. I don't want to go! Merlin!" I yelled while punching his muscular back. He laughed while carrying me to the bathroom. Then the git smacked my bum.
"Hermione Malfoy! I am shocked at your childish behavior! We need to go; mother will be here in about 2 hours." He playfully established, while setting me on the bathroom counter. I glared at him and put my arms over my breasts, realizing I was still naked. How the hell does he keep getting me in these situations? I questioned to myself as he gave me the elevator eyes and smirked.
"Yeah you keep looking Malfoy, cus after that bloody stunt; you won't be seeing this body for awhile!" I smugly confirmed, while jumping off the counter getting into the shower. Before I made it, he grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his chest. I gave him a fierce look. He smiled.
"I didn't get my good morning kiss, Mya." He huskily proclaimed as he leaned down to kiss me. As his lips met mine, I wrapped my arms around his neck and moaned. He licked and nibbled at my bottom lip, and before I knew it he pulled back slightly. "There that will get us off to a good start. Better?" He whispered.
I leaned in to rest my head on his chest, all my anger and worry gone. I nodded and kissed his chest and he gently rubbed my back. He let me go, and I moved into the shower to prepare myself for the day.
An hour and a half later, Draco and I were ready, and we then proceeded to get the kids up and dressed. Ares and Atty were excited to see their Grandmama Cissy and Cassie was bouncy and happy. As Narcissa arrived, Draco and I bid our goodbyes and knew the kids wouldn't notice our absence. Draco held my hand tightly and we flooed to the healer's office.
"Hello, I'm Hermione Malfoy, and I have an appointment with Healer Tripoli at 11:00." I nervously told to the receptionist.
"Ah yes, Good morning Mrs. Malfoy. Healer Tripoli will be with you shortly. Please follow Nurse Hegins to the exam room." She directed. I nodded and grabbed Draco's hand as we followed the nurse.
I was soon in a hospital gown and sitting on the examination table. I had an anxious look on my face, and was biting my lip. Draco stood next to me and rubbed my back while whispering soothing words in my ear. The door opened and the Healer walked in.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy. Long time no see, huh? What are we looking at this morning?" She warmly questioned while washing her hands and putting on rubber gloves.
I looked at Draco and I began to speak. "Well I think I might be pregnant. Draco and I have not been using any type of protection, and I just had a feeling. I did a muggle test, but it was unreadable. So we wanted a conformation if I am or not pregnant." I rushed out trying to be calm. Healer Tripoli smiled at me, while getting her wand.
"Relax Hermione. I know what you are thinking. You just had Cassie. It's alright to be fearful of another pregnancy so quickly after your last. But I assure you that we have these occurrences all the time. Many witches come in thinking they are pregnant again, shortly after a pregnancy; but their bodies might just be going through some other things. You might be stressed or overworked. Sometimes though, your body could just be over stimulated. How often are you having sex?" She questioned while looking at us both, trying to relieve my worries.
We both laughed. Draco began, "See, I told her the same thing; that there was nothing to worry about. If she is or isn't pregnant, she could do it. But as for the sex department, well she is constantly satisfied." He proudly declared, ending with a smirk. I elbowed him in the ribs and scowled at him. The healer giggled.
"Yes, I figured. Hermione, having a healthy sex life, is essential in any relationship. Especially after three children; it shows you both still hold a strong, even magical bond with each other. Which is fantastic! Now, let's do the test shall we. Hermione, please lay back." She insisted. I laid down, while Draco tried to hold his laugh at my response to my healer's declaration.
"Now, just breathe and relax. You won't feel a thing." Healer Tripoli softly requested. I took a deep breath and squeezed Draco's hand. After a few moments, the wand turned red. I looked up at the healer. "Nope, Hermione, you are not pregnant. I assume this is good news for now. And I concur. Your body definitely still needs time to mend after your last pregnancy. Don't worry. And as the look of it though, your body is bouncing back beautifully. If you would like to get pregnant again, I would say you would be perfectly healed in a year or so. Till then, if you don't want to get pregnant, just be careful with birth control." The healer stated and smiled. I let out the long breath I had held. I then began to realize that tears were falling. The healer looked down at me with sympathy, then whispered: "I will give you both some privacy. You may get changed and come to the front desk, when you're ready." Draco nodded.
"Oh Mya, everything is fine. It's not meant to be right now. Even the healer agreed. She said you just had the feeling, because your body was over stimulated, and I guess that's partially my fault." He whispered and smiled, while wiping my tears away with his thumbs. He then began to give me butterfly kisses all over my face, and then placed a gentle kiss on my lips. I shook my head to release all of my sadness and worries.
I took a large breath and exhaled. "I know Dray. It is just overwhelming. I mean being pregnant is such an unbelievable experience. To be able to grow and carry a living human being in your stomach is natural magic. It's amazing. I guess the situation is just bitter-sweet. At least now, I get to give Cassie the attention she needs and deserves as she begins to become a toddler. I mean that is just a crazy, messy, but wonderful time. And I agree in the next year or two we shall try to have another baby; because I do want another one." I finally finished as I looked into his eyes. He smiled understanding.
"Yes, love I agree with you there. Till then, we shall enjoy the alone time we get. (He wiggled his eyebrows, trying to ease the mood) And plus Cassie does need you too much. So we shall go on, and just say that we learned from this little experience to use more protection and enjoy the rest of the kids individually and together. But when we are completely ready, and your body is ready, I want more kids like you do. So no more tears or worries. Be happy. You are going to go see Ginny too!" He confirmed. (I laughed, loving how he could brighten my mood) You will talk about how good I am in bed right? I mean I bet I am way better than Potter." He proudly stated. I busted up laughing. The man was so competitive with Harry. Men's egos-Gag me. I rolled my eyes at his pout.
I was finished changing and my spirit was back to normal, and I had a gleeful smile on my face as we thanked the healer and left the office. Draco took me to the café I was meeting Ginny at. The whole time, he held me close and whispered how much he loved me and how beautiful I looked. I giggled at his affection. I saw Ginny waiting for me in the window. Draco captured my lips in a heart-stopping kiss. "Alright Mya, I will see you when I get home from work. You and Ginny have fun. Don't be too naughty." He stated and winked.
"Oh and I told your mother she could stay for dinner. Oh, don't you worry-Ginny and I will be as naughty as we want. Maybe we will even get the waiter to join in on our sex talks." I smugly declared with a smile. He smirked as he began to walk away.
"You better not! Love you!" He yelled with a smile.
"Love you too Dray!" I shouted back and made my way into the café to have a long awaited lunch with my best friend.
"Mione! Finally. I thought you might be ditching me. It took forever to get the kids to stay with Mum. They just seemed to be in a mood. I think it's the pregnancy. Anyway! DETAILS! DETAILS WOMAN!" Ginny demanded with an exasperated laugh. I just chuckled at her. She smiled with anticipation. This is how we had been since school. We were each other's best friends, and we had told one another everything. Anniversaries, birthdays, stories, romantic outings, sex, and beyond were always up for discussion. And this specific lunch would definitely be about sex, lots and lots of sex. I smirked.
"Alright Ginny! But first…is everything else okay? And let's order too, because I am starving. Draco was a pain this morning and ate the last bagel! Damn him!" I stated getting a little heated at my last sentence. He knows I always like a bagel for breakfast.
'Oh, stop trying to change the subject, and I already ordered for us. I know what you like. And the kids and Harry are all fine, you just saw them yesterday! (I looked at her embarrassed about forgetting the day before, because of this morning's appointment.) The baby is still fine, growing away in my tummy. SOoo give me all the dirty details. Was it good? What did he get you? I can't believe we waited this long to talk about this." She eagerly asked me, anticipation growing within her with each passing second. I again laughed at her actions.
"Okay, well as you know I sent the kids with you on Friday. He came home and barged in on me finishing his book. I went to tease him about fixing dinner, and he read the damn book, without me even giving it to him. Big Git! So when I found him out, he was so very sweet. He said he adored it, and began ravishing me. I of course kept playing tease, and he just ended up forcefully taking me right there in the kitchen. (At this point I looked as if I was about to have an orgasm! Ginny was just lit up with excitement.) The sex was mind-blowing, and to be honest, it was different. We felt like we reached a new peek, which had completely made us bond and orgasm, as if we had been holding it in for centuries. It was bloody amazing! Then he carried me up to our bedroom, where we proceeded to fuck, in the bathtub, and then numerous more times in bed. God it was earth-shattering. Draco's emotions and lust-filled power over me, is well, I am a slave to the man. He is truly a sex god! So we loved each other all night and morning by the way. He woke me up and demanded sex. So he again, pushed me in the shower and had me trapped between him and the tiled wall; another orgasm later, we were "taking care of each other's 'bruises, and scratches' then met up with you and Harry. Oh and look! (I held out my hand to show off my new ring.)
"Oh MY MERLIN! Girl I am jealous. Harry is wonderful, but he never likes to do the rough stuff. I would love for Harry to take me in the kitchen and pound into me until I screamed bloody murder. But I love him all the same. And that ring is gorgeous, he is such a romantic. It is still hilarious, how much he has changed since school. Ah and by the way good job last night with my git of a brother! I am so sorry for that" She stated with a sincere apology. I smiled and rolled my eyes.
"Ginny there is no need to apologize. Draco and I took care of him and told him the rules of being around our kids. I am telling you though; Draco really said some stuff that I think definitely got through to him. But I think the punch was a little over the top." I commented with a chuckle. Ginny began to laugh, knowing damn well he deserved what he got. Molly had told her and Harry about the disruption and Harry had apparently had a full out war with Ron this morning at work.
So the rest of the afternoon, we ate and talked more about the baby, kids, husbands, friends and sex of course. In the end I was afraid to tell Ginny about the false pregnancy, but needed a female to express my feelings to. She was finishing her chicken Caesar salad when I spoke up.
"Ginny, I have to tell you something. (She looked up a little taken back, afraid of sad news) The past few days, I had felt like something was off. I had concluded that I was pregnant. I had taken two muggle pregnancy tests yesterday morning, and both ended up being unreadable. So I told Draco right before we left, that I might be pregnant. He was excited, but worried as I was; because I had just had Cassie. We went to the healer today, and well I was wrong. I am not pregnant. And Gin, I just thought, I don't know what to feel. I was scared, happy and devastated all at the same time. What is wrong with me?" I inquired while tears began to form in my eyes.
Ginny looked shocked and empathetic, knowing just how it felt. She had had two miscarriages before they finally conceived their first child. Ginny was immediately at my side. "Oh Mione, hun. It is alright. Don't worry. It is perfectly normal to feel all of those things. You know that. Woman's hormones go crazy, when it come to pregnancies; I mean look at the discussion about babies that lasted how many hours yesterday? It's not like you can't still get pregnant right? I mean the healer said you were healthy?" She hesitantly questioned, while rubbing my back.
I sniffled then replied, "Yes, she said I would be fine in about another year, to start to try again to conceive. She said I was perfectly healthy for just having Cassie. She also agreed that I need to focus on the rest of the kids for now. She was kind of pleased as was I that I was not pregnant. Does that make me a bad person?" I began to choke on my tears. Ginny embraced me in a full hug. She quietly cooed and shushed me, to tell me its okay.
"Mione, of course it does not make you a bad person. You are the smartest, sweetest, kindest, loving person I know. And you are a fabulous mother, who would do anything for her children. Not being pregnant just means that it is not the right time. It is not meant to be. Like the healer said, you need to focus on Cassie. She is only eight months old. She needs her mummy to teach her still to walk, talk and be independent, before you start to waddle around, not being able to see your feet, let alone a crawling toddler. Don't worry, I am here for you, and it sounds like Draco agrees. And I know he loves you and the kids more than anything. We all love you and are here for you. I am glad you told me. You should never keep these kinds of emotions inside. Remember you were there for me in the beginning, when I was trying to get pregnant? That is what we do for each other. Okay? It alright, now stop your crying! We are here to be naughty and talk about boys and sex, not cry over things we can't control." She playfully demanded with a giggle, knowing how to make me smile. I looked up and saw her big smile and motherly glow. I had an amazing friend. I sobered up, and realized she and Draco were right. Everything was going to be fine.
I laughed at her tone of seriousness when talking about sex. Our sex lives were very important to each of us. I laughed and swatted her in the arm. "Guinevere! Such impure thoughts, sex and boys! You are a married woman!" I jokingly scolded her.
She pouted, and then giggled. "Oh hush Hermione; you love our lunches and gossip!" She retorted, as she began to eat her brownie dessert.
I smiled. "Yes, yes I do. Thank you again. I don't know what I would do without such a fantastic friend!" She looked up from her tantalizing dessert, as I dug into mine.
"Yes that I am!" She proudly declared, with a huge grin.
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