Sirius was sitting in a sofa, right next to his wife's bed in the hospital with his sleeping daughter, Izzy, who had head resting in his lap. The last hours had been the most frightening of his life. Fearing for his wife's life. Fearing for his child's life.

Suddenly, Mia started to move, so he carefully got up in order not to wake his daughter up.

When he reached his wife, he noticed her eyes were starting to open.

"Hey" he said "how are you feeling?"

"Sore" she answered "What happened? Is the baby okay?"

"The baby is great" he answered smiling "Fortunately, it had nothing to do with the baby. At the beginning we thought it had, but then Liz found out it was an appendicitis. A nasty appendicitis. But she took care of it. However you have to take it easy for the next few days. She asked Minnie to substitute you for at least one week"

"One week? I'm a healer! I know that one appendicectomy done by magic doesn't need a period of convalescence that long!" Mia said

"However" Liz started when she came into the room "when it is done in a pregnant woman is more complicated! You know babies are sensitive to healing magic used your body. You'll take it easy until Madam Pomfrey or myself say so!"

"Fine!" Mia said "Only because it is the best for the baby. But can I go home?"

"Yes, Sirius will carry you. For the next two days you are in bed rest, you can only get up to go to the loo, you hear me? I'll have Madam Pomfrey checking on you" Liz told her "I'll help you get dressed"

While Mia got dressed, Sirius took care of waking up his daughter.

"Izz, wake up" he said softly "I'd carry you but I have to carry your mom"

"How is she?" Izzy asked sleepily

"Grumpy" he said "she doesn't like to be given orders. Why don't you get going to the tower? It is Sunday, you can sleep late. You'll see mom when you wake up"

"Okay" she was too sleepy to complain so she left.

Sirius reached his wife again and lifted her from the bed "I'm glad you're okay", he whispered in her ear.

She kissed his cheek in return and they went back to the tower.

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Mia was laying in her bed with her head resting in Sirius chest, who was taking a nap.

She really thought she would lose this baby. Just that idea made her want to cry. Then, someone knocked in the door.

"Come in" she said.

Izzy came through the door and run to hug her mother.

"Next time see if your stomach ache is really a stomach ache and not something life threatening" Izzy said in her ear "Thank god you're okay. I thought I was going to lose you when I saw you unconscious"

"You didn't." Mia answered "I'm not that easy to take down"

Sirius started moving. He was awake.

"Came to visit mom Izz?" he asked.

"Mom and you" she moved in order to lay in the middle of them "Thank you for calming me down last night. I was a nervous wreck"

"That is parents duty, kid" he answered

She snuggled in there, in the middle of her parents.

Mia looked at her husband and daughter remembering the first time that family got together.

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Four and a half years ago:

It was the beginning of June. Izzy had just got home from her first year in Salem and she was obviously glad to be home. It was more than clear that she wasn't that school's biggest fan.

"What do you think we should do in this holydays?" Mia asked her daughter while they were cleaning the kitchen after their lunch.

"I don't know" she answered "I've already did my homework in the ride back home. I was bored, so I'm free for anything"

"We should start planning, or the holidays will be over before we even do something" Mia declared

"I'll think about that later" Izzy said "Now I'm going to unpack"

"Don't forget to put your clothes in order, missy!" she yelled.

Mia was finishing washing the plates when someone rang the doorbell. She wasn't expecting anyone to come that afternoon. I wonder who it is she thought.

She opened the door and looked, shocked, at the figure standing there.

"Hi Mia" Sirius greeted her.

She couldn't form a word in her brain, It was like a short-circuit was going on her head.

"Won't you invite me in?" he asked.

She moved out of the way, still incapable of talking, and closed the door behind him.

"You seem more silent than I remembered you" he said.

She was looking at him like if he was a ghost. He was pale and very thin. However his eyes were shinning in her sight. What are you doing? Her brain asked You've been waiting for this moment for years, say something, woman!

"You were in Azkaban" she whispered "Dumbledore told me. They sent you there even though you didn't do anything" he smiled when he heard her say that "How come you are here? This must be the part of the dream when I wake up."

"I assure you are not dreaming, love" he said smiling "I am one hundred percent real. I escaped from there, Azkaban. I'm on the run, but I assure they wont find me here. The Canadian magical community doesn't even know about me"

She got closer to him and, hesitantly, touched his face. He is real the words echoed in her head.

"You came!" Mia started "Like you promised. How did you find me?"

"Dumbledore gave me your address" Sirius told her.

"He probably forgot to warn me that you were coming" Mia said.

And then, he kissed her. She waited faithfully for thirteen years for that kiss, for the man she loved to come back to her. The kiss was soft and tender like he was afraid of breaking her. But at the same time it was passionate, not like those they shared once in a while before they confessed their feeling to each other. It was more than that.

When they broke the hug, Mia rested her head in his chest, so many thoughts were running through her mind. He was really there, with her. She broke the hug and looked at his eyes. Just like Izzy's she thought. Izzy! She had to tell him! She had to tell her!

"You should probably sit down" she said "There is something I need to tell you"

He looked worried "Is there something wrong?"

"No, I just need to tell you something, something very important"

"Okay"

"When I left England, I was sure I wouldn't bear being away from you" Mia started "For the first month, I cried every night because I missed you so much. I thought I wouldn't last even a year without you. But as you can see, I lasted thirteen. You must be asking yourself how. The reason is that I had someone. There was one person that kept me fight, that gave me one more reason to live"

Sirius' face fell. He was about to talk but Mia stopped him.

"It is not what you think!" she continued "I didn't have an affair, or a boyfriend or anything like that. That person isn't even a guy, so take that look out of your face! I promised I'd wait for you, and I did! I'd wait thirteen more years if it was needed!"

"So who was this mysterious person?"

She smiled at him and said "Our child"

He looked at her incredulously "Our what?"

"I was pregnant when I left, I didn't know it yet though" Mia explained "I wanted to tell you, but there was no way of doing it. So, on December 15th 1981, our baby was born. A girl. I named her Isabelle Kathleen Black, Izzy. She has been the light of my life for the last years"

"We have daughter?" Mia nodded "Where is she? Can I see her?"

"She's upstairs unpacking. She got home from school today" Mia answered "Let me tell her first, okay?"

"Okay"

Mia got up the stairs and knocked at her daughter's door.

"I'm almost done!" Izzy said from the inside "Did someone rang the doorbell?"

"Yeah" Mia answered when she came in.

Izzy looked at her "You seem odd"

"I need to talk to you" Mia told Izzy.

"Okay" Izzy sat in her bed and told her mother to do the same thing.

"Honey, you know what happened to your father"

"They sent him to that wizards prison, even though he is innocent" Izzy said

"Exactly. The thing is, well, how can I say this … he escaped from there"

"What? How? They say it is impossible! Do know if he is okay? Where is he?" Izzy asked nervous

"I don't know how he escaped, but I'm sure he is okay" Mia answered

"How can you be so sure of that? Maybe he is hurt, maybe--"

"I am completely sure he is alright, honey … He is in our living room"

Izzy looked at Mia like if she was mad "You mean, downstairs, in this house?"

"Want me to take you there?" Mia asked, getting up.

Izzy simply nodded and followed her mother.

Sirius was looking around the room when he heard Mia descending the stairs. She was being followed by a brown haired girl who looked to be about twelve years old. That was his daughter. His and Mia's daughter.

"Izzy, this is your father, Sirius Black"

Izzy kept looking at him. She probably doesn't even like me, she didn't know me for most of her life Sirius thought.

Suddenly, she started running to him and hugged him tightly.

Sirius was more than surprised by that action. He hugged his daughter back, and looked at Mia, who was silently crying.

"I've waited for so long to meet you, dad" Izzy said in her fathers ear

"I'm so glad to meet you too" he answered. He broke the hug and looked at her closely. The first thing he noticed were her grey eyes "Nice eye colour you've got there"

She laughed softly and answered "You too"

"Why don't we join your mother before she falls to the ground sobbing?" Sirius suggested

"Oh, shut up!" Mia ordered him.

"Come on ladies, we've got loads of catching up to do" he said.

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For the next few months, they lived like a family, until the middle of August, when Sirius needed to go back to England.

"Please, come back when you can" Izzy told her father.

"I promise I'll do my best" Sirius answered.

She hugged her father "I love you daddy" she told him

"I love you too, Izz" he answered her.

He let go of his daughter and turned to Mia.

"I'm sorry I can't stay" he apologised "but things are getting complicated back at home. I'm needed there"

"I understand" Mia told him "I would go too, but I can't put Izzy in risk"

"It's okay, I'll come back as soon as I can. I'll always love you Mia" he said

"So will I" she said, and they kissed.

Sirius climbed to Buckbeack's back and waved them. Then, he was gone.

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Present day:

Sirius and Izzy had fallen asleep again.

Mia was looking at them. Thank Merlin I have them she thought.