"Get Mum and Dad here now!" Lily screamed at Albus, grabbing the collar of his shirt and pulling him close to her face.
"Whoa!" Albus exclaimed, jumping back, "Relax, Lils, they'll be here in a minute."
Lily cringed and bit her lip to keep from yelling out again. "If I don't get into a room within the next 2 seconds, I'm going to Avada Kedavra someone!"
Albus rushed away from Lily, Scorpius and Lysander to find a nurse. When he came back, Lily was helped into a wheelchair and brought to the nearest available room. Soon after, a female Healer came into the room and quietly said some spells to help Lily with her pain.
"There is no way to completely numb the pain, but this will help," the Healer said, "I'll be back in just a few minutes to start delivering the baby. Try and relax until the contractions get closer."
"They're already happening every 10 minutes!" Lily exclaimed.
"When you're ready to give birth, they will be less than 2 minutes apart," the Healer said in an assuring voice as he exited the room.
"I can't take this," Lily said aloud as another contraction hit.
Moments later, Ginny and Harry rushed into the room, along with Draco and Astoria, and Ginny held her daughters hand.
"Lily, it'll be ok, I promise," Ginny said, but knew that it would do little to comfort Lily. All three times Ginny gave birth, it had been impossible to comfort her in any way. She'd torn Harry's hand off the first time.
Lily squeezed her mother's hand and groaned loudly.
"The doctor is coming back," Scorpius announced a few minutes later, looking out into the hospital's hallway.
"Are you ready?" the doctor said, "If the contractions aren't far enough apart, there are spells to speed it along."
"Just get the baby out!" Lily screamed, "Now!"
"You need to push," the doctor said.
"I. Am. Pushing," Lily said through gritted teeth, squeezing Scorpius' hand. Besides Lily and the Healer, Scorpius was the only one who had been allowed to stay in the room for the birth.
"You're doing good," Scorpius said, trying to sound gentle.
Lily replied by squeezing his hand even harder, and Scorpius cringed as his hand went numb. He tried to pry his hand from hers to switch to his other hand, but he couldn't loosen her grip enough.
"Get it out!" Lily yelled, "It hu-u-u-u-rts!"
"I know it hurts," the Healer said, "You're doing fine. Push a little more. Just a bit more."
Soon after, the sound of a child crying filled the room. Lily had tears streaming down her face, but she felt so happy and relieved that she began laughing.
"Meet your new daughter," the Healer said, wrapping the baby in a blanket and putting her in Lily's hands.
"A daughter," Lily said happily, "Scorp, we have a daughter."
"She's beautiful," Scorpius said in awe, looking down at the child, "Do you have any names in mind?"
"I hadn't thought about it much," Lily admitted, staring at her child, "But….How about Jessica? Jessica Elizabeth."
"What will be the child's last name?" the Healer asked, "You two aren't married, right?"
"Potter," Scorpius said instantly, and Lily looked up at him, "I mean, you carried her, and gave birth to her."
"She's both of ours," Lily stated, "Her name should be Malfoy."
"Jessica Elizabeth Potter sounds a heap better than Jessica Elizabeth Malfoy," Scorpius said, smiling, "Besides, no matter what her last name is, I'm her father and I love her."
"Potter it is," Lily announced, looking at the Healer.
"I'll go and fill out the papers," the Healer said, "A nurse will be in momentarily to take Jessica to the nursery."
Lily stared at the squirming baby girl in her arms, and then looked up at Scorpius.
"I love you, Scorpius," she said quietly, "I'm so glad this happened…Now that she's here…I couldn't imagine life without her."
Scorpius leaned down and kissed Lily's forehead.
"Love you too, Lily pad," he said, "And you, Jessica Elizabeth Potter."
"Lily pad?" Lily asked, "You haven't called me that since we were children."
Scorpius smiled. "You used to love that nickname," he said.
"I do," Lily said, "it's just been so long, I forgot about it."
Later, Lily was sitting in a wheelchair outside the nursery, Scorpius, Albus, Lysander, Draco, Astoria, Ginny and Harry all standing around her as they looked into the nursery window.
"She's so beautiful," Ginny said, "Congratulations, dear. And you too, Scorpius."
"We're so proud of you both," Harry said, "You really turned your situation around. You'll make wonderful parents."
"And if you ever need any help, we'll be there for you," Astoria said.
"Of course we will," Draco agreed.
"Lysander and Al helped a lot," Lily said, "Thanks, you two."
"No problem, Lily," Lysander said, kissing the top of her head."
"Yeah," Albus said, "I'm proud of you, sis."
"Thanks," Lily said, looking up at him.
"She has your eyes," Scorpius said, sitting on the couch next to Lily, who was holding Jessica and rocking her to sleep.
"I just wish she would close them," Lily joked.
It had been a month since Lily and Scorpius brought Jessica home. Lily and Albus had both moved into Scorpius' house, and so did Lysander. The house was more than big enough for the 4 of them, plus the baby, and Lysander and Scorpius both had jobs to support the "family."
"I'm home," Lysander announced as he walked through the door. He sat on the other side of Lily and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Is she ok?" Lysander asked, looking at the baby and smiling.
"She's perfect," Lily said, "But I'm so tired…She just won't sleep."
"I'll take her for a while," Lysander said, gently taking Jessica from Lily's hands. He stood up and slowly bounced up and down, carefully holding Jessica in his arms. After just a few minutes, the baby was sound asleep.
"I don't know how he does it," Lily sighed, "She loves him!"
"Hey, don't complain," Scorpius laughed quietly, "He seems to be the only one who can get her to sleep."
Albus walked into the room as Lysander walked out with Jessica to lay her down in her crib.
"How does he do it?" Albus asked in amazement, watching Lysander walk away, "I picked her up the other day, and she wouldn't stop crying!"
"Your face scares her," Lily said jokingly.
"Offense!" Albus exclaimed quietly, and Lily and Scorpius laughed.
"We love you, Al," Scorpius said, giving him a kiss.
When Lysander cameback, he sat back on the couch. Albus sat on the floor in front of Scorpius, who began playing with his hair.
"I'm going to take a nap," Lily said, standing up.
"If the baby wakes up, I'll take care of her," Scorpius said, "You deserve a rest."
"Thanks," Lily said.
"I think I'll follow you," Lysander said, and the two of them went to their bedroom.
Albus sat on the couch next to Scorpius and leaned against him.
"Everything worked out, huh?" he asked as Scorpius wrapped his arms around him.
"It really did," Scorpius said, smiling, "Lily's happy with Lysander, and I am most definitely happy with you. And we have Jessica now, who is absolutely amazing.
"She's beautiful. And she looks a lot like you, you know," Albus said, "But she has Lily's eyes."
Scorpius smiled and hugged Albus tightly, and the two of them relaxed, eventually falling asleep on the couch, not even bothering to go to their bed.
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