"Hermione love wake up!" The sound of Draco's voice sounded distant in her head. "Hermione, I need you to wake up, love." Hermione lifted her head slightly but lets it fall again on the pillow, the headache increasing in pain from the movement, "What happened?" Looking around her, she recognised her bedroom.
"You fainted on me Hermione, and I'm waiting for a healer to have you checked."
"I don't need a healer Draco, just give me a moment, it this must be a one time thing. The stress from the past few weeks is wearing us all down," her right hand caressing his face trying to ease the wrinkle on his forehead.
"Still you'll do this for me, please. To ease my worry, I've never seen you so pale." He adjusted the bed sheet over Hermione before bowing to kiss her lightly on the lips.
"Draco, the healer is here." Narcissa's voice came through the other side of the door. "Let him in mother!"
An older woman clothed in white doctors robes enters the room "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, my name is Samantha. Care to tell me what happened?" Narcissa closed the door softly behind her offering them some privacy.
"Nothing serious," answered Hermione while Draco said, "She fainted on me about an hour ago."
"Let us take a look shall we?" Replied the healer with a faint smile on her face. "Okay, blood pressure is a bit low… now the iron levels…" she took a needle to draw a few drops of blood from Hermione's thumb, "I'm definitely prescribing you some iron replenishing potions, your levels seem low. Your heart rate is perfect. Are you feeling nauseous lately Mrs. Malfoy?"
"No madam, just a bit shaky and more tired than usual but the last few weeks have been stressful for all of us." Hermione looked for support at Draco who was following every movement from the healer.
"Mrs. Malfoy, please call me Samantha, madam that's for my mother," she chuckled, "Hmm, let me try just one last spell…" frowning she murmured a spell while circling her wand right above Hermione's stomach. "There you are, the culprit for your bad disposition," a warm yellow light glowed on Hermione's belly. "Do you remember when it was your last bleeding?"
"I ahum, I don't quite ahum… I need to look in my journal for the exact date." Hermione babbled from surprise, connecting the dots. Samantha announced with a soft smile, " Mrs. Malfoy you are pregnant. I would like try something, but for that, I need to raise your blouse," gently she pulls the garment away, unbarring Hermione's abdomen. Murmuring again she makes a misty image appear right above the belly, "Hmm, let me just measure a thing or two... hmm yes that's good…"
Draco approached the bed, aiming for one of Hermione's hands, holding it tight in his while he watched the shape of a little nugget. He's silent, afraid that speaking would turn this all into a dream.
Samantha announced, "Okay Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy you are expecting a baby, and according to my measurements you are 12 weeks far."
"12 weeks?" muttered Draco, stupefied.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy, concerning pregnancy duration we start counting from the last day of a woman's period. I guess the baby was conceived about ten weeks ago. You just crossed the first trimester, and clearly, everything is developing fine according to plan."
Draco nodded absently, while he keeps staring at his baby. Hermione is silently weeping, a hand covering her mouth, she still could not believe it, it sounded surreal at this moment. "Would you like to know if it's a boy or a girl?" "Yes." They answered simultaneously. A few circles above the belly and a blue light shined right above the baby's location, "Congratulations you are going to have a little boy!"
"A son…" Draco shuts his eyes while a tear slides down his cheek, his voice a quiet murmuring. "I'm going to be a father? I'm having a son?" He keeps asking still incredulous. With a tender smile he looks down on Hermione, "Love, we're having a son". He kissed her tenderly and caressed her face before he rested a hand cautiously on her belly. "How can I thank you, Hermione?"
Samantha coughs discreetly, "I'll let you be so you can enjoy this little miracle alone, I'll leave a prescription for the iron, vitamins and some extra supplements on my way out. Please make an appointment with me four weeks from now. Goodbye Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy."
"Thank you, Samantha" Hermione rasped her voice, without shifting her eyes from Draco's face, "I had no idea Draco, the tiredness and the dizziness I blamed it all on the stress around your father and my job. I lost count of the last day I had my period, I…"
"It doesn't matter love. What matters is that you are healthy and happy, both of you." Cradling her face in his both hands he looks deep in her eyes "I promise you that I'll be here for you every step of the way, I lo…" He kissed her tenderly again but gets interrupted by a light knock on the door. Narcissa entered the room before Draco could say a thing and asked frightened, "What did the healer say Draco? It's nothing serious I hope?"
Draco smiled, "No mother, please don't worry. The only thing you need to decide is how you wish to be called: Granny, grandmother, nana ..?"
"What!" Narcissa exclaims, pressing a hand on her chest, "Oh my Merlin, are we? I mean are you? Am I…"
Hermione smiled, she never saw Narcissa this shaken, "Yes Narcissa, we are pregnant of a little Draco." The older woman gasped and tears fell down openly, "Thank you, Merlin, such a miracle is what I needed. Oh my god!" Hermione chuckled with the muggle-ish expression.
Light still found a way into their bruised hearts.