Chapter Twenty-One:
Maggie was sitting in the kitchen for the third day this week and she was drinking a glass of wine and she was very pregnant. She had a huge stomach and she wanted this kid out of her. Lily and the others were heading over for the dinner and the kids were at their grandparent's house because her mother and father were worried about hr at the moment.
"Maggie we're here." She heard Cassandra yell from the foyer.
"I'm in the kitchen." She said.
"Maggie put the glass down." Lily said as she walked in.
"Sorry it's a force of habit." She said as she dumped the glass and set it in the sink.
"Hello Severus, I'm glad that you decided to come." Maggie said.
"Yeah." Severus said.
"Okay the only rule for the night is that you can't fight, because I want to spend this with all my friends and as I am friends with your wife you are considered my friend." Maggie said as she waved her wand and the food went to the table landing perfectly.
"Good, I can agree with that for one night." Severus said grinning at his wife.
"So how is your little one doing?" Maggie asked.
"Keeping her up all night." Severus said as he walked over to the table and snatched up a piece of cheese.
"Severus." Cassandra said as she slapped his arm.
"Sorry." He said as he moved away from the table.
"I just heard the door." Lily said as Lily and Maggie ran from the room and into the foyer. Lily was a lot faster at the moment and she pulled James away, and when Maggie came to the door she dragged both Remus and Sirius in to a room off the hall.
"What's going on?" Sirius asked. "Okay pulling me off is one thing but Remus too, hun I don't think that he would want to experience that any more than I would." Sirius said.
"Shut up Sirius, this isn't for sex. While you guys were away I put the boys in a daycare right and I met this girl Nicola Sanchez and she has a twins sister who's a witch, but Nicola isn't. But anyways her sisters name is Cassandra Sanchez-Snape and I invited her and her husband over for dinner tonight." Maggie said. "Look I know that you guys hate Severus Snape but could you please be civil tonight because I'm not losing a friend because you guys want to be jerks." She said.
"Alright, anything for you." Sirius said.
"I would have been civil to him anyways." Remus said smiling down at his cousin. "You know you could eat a little less there darlin'." Remus said.
"Shut up, if it wasn't for you're friend over here I wouldn't have this problem." She said grinning.
"I thought we talked about this, Maggie." Sirius said.
"hey I'm not going to get an abortion and it happened over Christmas holidays I didn't want to worry you with money problems." She said.
"Alright, is dinner ready?" Sirius asked.
"Yes I'm sure that everyone else is waiting for us." She said as they walked out of the room and into the kitchen where everyone was standing behind their chairs. Sirius was at one end, with Maggie beside him. Nicola was beside her, who was sitting next to Remus and then James was sitting at the other end with Lily beside him. But Severus was beside Lily and Cassandra beside Sirius. For once they all had a civil conversation and the girls listened as the guys finished their dinner and got into discussions about the order that they were in. Lily had recently joined as well as Alice, Lily had moved from the teaching position and to a desk job at the ministry.
"I don't know why, he's letting you two in." Sirius said. "You guys should be safe at home." Sirius said.
"I agree with Sirius on that, I would never let Cassie go into the business because I don't know what I would do with out her." Severus said. Maggie stood up grabbing her plate and piling everyone else's on top and making her way to the counter.
"Do you need any help?" Sirius asked.
"No, I'm fine." She said as she grabbed the dessert. She poured some wine for everyone but her and Cassie who got orange juice. She also set to washing the dishes.
"Maggie why don't you come and sit back down, I'm sure that the dishes can wait?" Severus said.
"I'm fine Severus rather keep my hands busy before they strangle something." She said.
"What's the problem now?" Sirius asked.
"You and you're sexist remarks. If I had my choice I would be out doing something important like becoming an auror but I have a husband who thinks that a women's place is in the house cooking his meals and having his kids." She said as she dried her hands and left the room.
"I'll be right back, I started the conversation I should deal with this." Severus said as he got up from his chair kissing his wife on the cheek and followed Maggie out of the room.
"Maggie, would you stop for a moment." He said and she stopped on the stairs turning to look at him. "Look I know that I'm not anyone's favorite person in the world but all Sirius is trying to do is help you and protect you. It's different for Lily and Alice they both grew up in welcoming homes, where as Cassie, Nicky and you didn't. I even feel like I have to protect Nicky and Sierra sometimes too because they've both been through a lot, Nicky more than others."
"I don't need protection." She said.
"Neither does Cassie or Nicola but they put up with it because they know I care about them. Nicola lives with us and she doesn't like that because she feels like she's intruding on us." He said.
"I just want to do something useful in my life, just tell them that I'm tired." She said.
"Alright." Severus said and went back to the kitchen while she went up to her room and ran a bath.
The night ended and Sirius came up while she was in the bath and watched as she undressed and dressed in her nightgown. She climbed into bed and laid down facing the wall.
"I'm sorry but I just don't want to lose you." He said.
"I know but I don't want to lose you either and I'm letting you do this. I'm just a housewife." She said.
"You're more than a housewife." Sirius said. "You're the love of my life and I will never stop loving and caring for you." He said.
"I love you too." She said.
Sirius had definitely gotten used to being home and was excited that he was going to be graduating at the end of the year when he went back. The weeks went by and Maggie was becoming more and more pregnant. One morning she was still in bed as Sirius had taken the kids for a walk and wasn't back yet. She felt contractions and she knew that it was time for her to go to the hospital.
When Sirius came in with the boys she was making her way down the stairs with much difficulty because of the contractions which were getting closer and closer.
"Maggie what's wrong?" Sirius asked.
"I need to go to the hospital because this kid isn't going to stay in there much longer." She said. The next few minutes James was there with the rest of the crowd on the way and Sirius went ahead and took Maggie to the hospital through floo while he and Lily took Eddie and Siri.
"Where's mommy?" Eddie asked.
"Mommy went to the hopital." Siri said.
"Is mommy gon be alwight?" Eddie asked.
"Yeah, Eddie, Siri mommy's going to have hr baby today." Lily said.
"Yay!." The two said and started to clap their hands.
Lily and James laughed at the two of them. They reminded her of James and Sirius who were probably more like brothers than Jason and James Lupin were brothers. When they got to the hospital they went to the waiting room and sat down where they were soon joined by the entire family.
It was a long six hours later that Sirius came out of the room in the gown and all that with news.
"A baby boy." Sirius said grinning. "Orion Joshua Black." He said. "But the doctor said that he doesn't want anyone in the room, and that everyone can visit her when she comes home." Sirius said.
"Sirius you're such a bad liar." Lily said as she pushed past him and went into the room to see her best friend.
Maggie was sitting in the kitchen for the third day this week and she was drinking a glass of wine and she was very pregnant. She had a huge stomach and she wanted this kid out of her. Lily and the others were heading over for the dinner and the kids were at their grandparent's house because her mother and father were worried about hr at the moment.
"Maggie we're here." She heard Cassandra yell from the foyer.
"I'm in the kitchen." She said.
"Maggie put the glass down." Lily said as she walked in.
"Sorry it's a force of habit." She said as she dumped the glass and set it in the sink.
"Hello Severus, I'm glad that you decided to come." Maggie said.
"Yeah." Severus said.
"Okay the only rule for the night is that you can't fight, because I want to spend this with all my friends and as I am friends with your wife you are considered my friend." Maggie said as she waved her wand and the food went to the table landing perfectly.
"Good, I can agree with that for one night." Severus said grinning at his wife.
"So how is your little one doing?" Maggie asked.
"Keeping her up all night." Severus said as he walked over to the table and snatched up a piece of cheese.
"Severus." Cassandra said as she slapped his arm.
"Sorry." He said as he moved away from the table.
"I just heard the door." Lily said as Lily and Maggie ran from the room and into the foyer. Lily was a lot faster at the moment and she pulled James away, and when Maggie came to the door she dragged both Remus and Sirius in to a room off the hall.
"What's going on?" Sirius asked. "Okay pulling me off is one thing but Remus too, hun I don't think that he would want to experience that any more than I would." Sirius said.
"Shut up Sirius, this isn't for sex. While you guys were away I put the boys in a daycare right and I met this girl Nicola Sanchez and she has a twins sister who's a witch, but Nicola isn't. But anyways her sisters name is Cassandra Sanchez-Snape and I invited her and her husband over for dinner tonight." Maggie said. "Look I know that you guys hate Severus Snape but could you please be civil tonight because I'm not losing a friend because you guys want to be jerks." She said.
"Alright, anything for you." Sirius said.
"I would have been civil to him anyways." Remus said smiling down at his cousin. "You know you could eat a little less there darlin'." Remus said.
"Shut up, if it wasn't for you're friend over here I wouldn't have this problem." She said grinning.
"I thought we talked about this, Maggie." Sirius said.
"hey I'm not going to get an abortion and it happened over Christmas holidays I didn't want to worry you with money problems." She said.
"Alright, is dinner ready?" Sirius asked.
"Yes I'm sure that everyone else is waiting for us." She said as they walked out of the room and into the kitchen where everyone was standing behind their chairs. Sirius was at one end, with Maggie beside him. Nicola was beside her, who was sitting next to Remus and then James was sitting at the other end with Lily beside him. But Severus was beside Lily and Cassandra beside Sirius. For once they all had a civil conversation and the girls listened as the guys finished their dinner and got into discussions about the order that they were in. Lily had recently joined as well as Alice, Lily had moved from the teaching position and to a desk job at the ministry.
"I don't know why, he's letting you two in." Sirius said. "You guys should be safe at home." Sirius said.
"I agree with Sirius on that, I would never let Cassie go into the business because I don't know what I would do with out her." Severus said. Maggie stood up grabbing her plate and piling everyone else's on top and making her way to the counter.
"Do you need any help?" Sirius asked.
"No, I'm fine." She said as she grabbed the dessert. She poured some wine for everyone but her and Cassie who got orange juice. She also set to washing the dishes.
"Maggie why don't you come and sit back down, I'm sure that the dishes can wait?" Severus said.
"I'm fine Severus rather keep my hands busy before they strangle something." She said.
"What's the problem now?" Sirius asked.
"You and you're sexist remarks. If I had my choice I would be out doing something important like becoming an auror but I have a husband who thinks that a women's place is in the house cooking his meals and having his kids." She said as she dried her hands and left the room.
"I'll be right back, I started the conversation I should deal with this." Severus said as he got up from his chair kissing his wife on the cheek and followed Maggie out of the room.
"Maggie, would you stop for a moment." He said and she stopped on the stairs turning to look at him. "Look I know that I'm not anyone's favorite person in the world but all Sirius is trying to do is help you and protect you. It's different for Lily and Alice they both grew up in welcoming homes, where as Cassie, Nicky and you didn't. I even feel like I have to protect Nicky and Sierra sometimes too because they've both been through a lot, Nicky more than others."
"I don't need protection." She said.
"Neither does Cassie or Nicola but they put up with it because they know I care about them. Nicola lives with us and she doesn't like that because she feels like she's intruding on us." He said.
"I just want to do something useful in my life, just tell them that I'm tired." She said.
"Alright." Severus said and went back to the kitchen while she went up to her room and ran a bath.
The night ended and Sirius came up while she was in the bath and watched as she undressed and dressed in her nightgown. She climbed into bed and laid down facing the wall.
"I'm sorry but I just don't want to lose you." He said.
"I know but I don't want to lose you either and I'm letting you do this. I'm just a housewife." She said.
"You're more than a housewife." Sirius said. "You're the love of my life and I will never stop loving and caring for you." He said.
"I love you too." She said.
Sirius had definitely gotten used to being home and was excited that he was going to be graduating at the end of the year when he went back. The weeks went by and Maggie was becoming more and more pregnant. One morning she was still in bed as Sirius had taken the kids for a walk and wasn't back yet. She felt contractions and she knew that it was time for her to go to the hospital.
When Sirius came in with the boys she was making her way down the stairs with much difficulty because of the contractions which were getting closer and closer.
"Maggie what's wrong?" Sirius asked.
"I need to go to the hospital because this kid isn't going to stay in there much longer." She said. The next few minutes James was there with the rest of the crowd on the way and Sirius went ahead and took Maggie to the hospital through floo while he and Lily took Eddie and Siri.
"Where's mommy?" Eddie asked.
"Mommy went to the hopital." Siri said.
"Is mommy gon be alwight?" Eddie asked.
"Yeah, Eddie, Siri mommy's going to have hr baby today." Lily said.
"Yay!." The two said and started to clap their hands.
Lily and James laughed at the two of them. They reminded her of James and Sirius who were probably more like brothers than Jason and James Lupin were brothers. When they got to the hospital they went to the waiting room and sat down where they were soon joined by the entire family.
It was a long six hours later that Sirius came out of the room in the gown and all that with news.
"A baby boy." Sirius said grinning. "Orion Joshua Black." He said. "But the doctor said that he doesn't want anyone in the room, and that everyone can visit her when she comes home." Sirius said.
"Sirius you're such a bad liar." Lily said as she pushed past him and went into the room to see her best friend.