Hey everyone! I'm really sorry about the postponement of this chapter, especially after the mixed reviews from the last one! I know, Poppy is a cow, but cows like to cause roadblocks at inconvenient times, and therefore, of course she showed up to the shower. This is again drama-filled, and you will hate me for a lot of it, but hopefully the sweetness will push you through it! Enjoy!

SCORP'S POV:

We had been arguing for over an hour.

"You wanted every minute of that!"

"No I didn't!"

"Why can't you just be honest with me?"

"I am honest with you, I didn't ask for her to show up and ruin everything."

"That doesn't mean you can try to kiss her just because she does show up!"

"Rose you're overreacting!"

"How dare you!"

Poppy deserved life in Azkaban for causing so much grief.

I loved Rose. I despised Poppy. From the second she walked through that door I knew the day was going to change. Not a single fibre in my body would choose Poppy over Rose, she was well out of order assuming she could waltz into my life again and win me over with some tasteless seduction trick. For her to think she had any right coming to our baby shower and speaking to all our families like it was fine was twisted and wrong. Poppy was wrong, and now Rose had it all wrong herself.

Our perfect Sunday had been ruined. Our happiness had been taken away, but I had my heart set on doing everything I could to get it back.

The only thing standing in my way was my hormonal, loaded girlfriend. Rose was so blinded by her own heavy emotions that she was neglecting every word I said. No matter how much I denied it, Rose still believed I wanted to cheat. Despite all the facts right in front of her, she was still conjuring up a different story in her head. That story was not in my favour at all.

Albus and Dominique were in the house with us. Neither of them had been game enough to speak while we fought, instead being observers in the intense match we were playing.

"How does it feel Scorpius? To be stuck with a woman you don't even want to be with just because you knocked her up?" she yelled as she furiously unwrapped gifts from the shower on the kitchen table.

Despite being a wizard, I had found myself manually putting way the dishes in the kitchen, giving us ample distance from each other to yell and fight. "Are you kidding me Rose? You know I fucking love you! I want to be with you!"

"Bullshit! You said so yourself, without this baby we wouldn't be together! You'd be with her!"

I slammed the cutlery drawer shut and turned to face her, "I never said that! You're twisting my words! Stop being a psycho Rose!"

"Was I meant to be just a mere pity fuck?" she narrowed her eyes at me, "Was it meant to be a quick screw before you went back to her?"

I looked down at the ground, trying to steady my breath while my cheeks flamed red, "I don't go around sleeping with just anybody Rose, I'm not like that!"

She scoffed at me, still unwrapping gifts and passing them to Al and Dom, who were watching on uneasily. "Please, you fucked me within hours of knowing me!"

"I liked you," I said plainly.

"Oh please, save that bullshit. Admit it, maybe you should of kept your dick in your pants and away from me so you could go back to her instead!"

"Rose," Albus said cautiously, but was quickly silenced by her terrifying glare.

I pointed at her to stop that argument, "Hey, we both wanted to have sex, don't act like it was all me!"

Rose rolled her eyes at me childishly, causing the rage to bubble over inside of me. I wanted her to stop. I needed her to stop. Her usually sparkling blue eyes were dark and narrow, her words were cold and piercing. My patience was growing thin and I was seconds away from snapping, and yet Rose had so much fight left in her.

"Or maybe you should've just done the fucking contraception charm like you were supposed to, had your quick shag with me and then you'd be with her now like you were meant to be!"

"Rose don't be like that," I stared madly at her, conflicted with my own emotions.

Rose stood up tossing the most recent gift onto the table as she spat her words at me, "Just admit it, your biggest mistake was pretending to want this baby."

As though a bomb had exploded in my head, my vision went blurry, and all I could hear was ringing in my ears. Anger spread across my body and ignited in my veins.

"Fucking hell, stop it," I screamed, "you're just trying to push me away and still make it my fault. You could've just gotten an abortion from the beginning and solved all your problems!"

"Scorpius!" Dominique gasped, stepping into the fight for the first time. There was a sullen silence across the whole house. I felt as if I'd just come back to consciousness, and it felt awful.

"What the fuck?" Al muttered quickly.

I regretted the words as soon as they left my mouth. I didn't mean them, not in any universe would I have ever meant those words, but for some, twisted reason, I'd said them. Rose and I both stared at each other in shock of my words. I couldn't speak, none of us could.

Then, Rose's eyes filled with angry tears and her whole jaw trembled with sadness. "Get out."

Before I could really comprehend what had just happened, I felt a pair of strong arms gripping my own and pulling me away towards the front door. It was Al. He didn't speak, he just used all his strength to force me away from the angry women in the room.

"What the fuck Scorpius?" He muttered again under his breath once we'd made it to the door.

"I-I" stammering, I couldn't form my words. What could I say?

He threw me out of my own house easily, and I went staggering down the front stairs. My body was held under a crippling anxiety that felt worse than ever, I was back in a dark place again and I couldn't stop it.

"That was fucked up," he growled at me.

I couldn't breathe properly, "Al, I- holy fuck!"

"You just suggested that your heavily pregnant girlfriend should've had an abortion. It's a little late to be throwing that out in the air."

I felt awful, "That's not what I meant, Al! I just meant that - well- I don't know what I meant but it wasn't that! I was just frustrated. She thinks I should still be with Poppy, you heard her! Merlin, I was done with Poppy before this baby even happened!"

"Mate," he sighed, "this is a mess."

"Albus, you know I love her, you know she's being ridiculous!"

"Look, Rose won't forgive this easily. I know she's being a pain, and maybe I should have stepped in earlier, but what you said was uncalled for."

"But I didn't mean it!" I yelled. My hands found their way into my hair and I began gripping it with such force that it may have fallen out.

"Tell him to fuck off, Al!" I heard Dom call from inside.

Albus fidgeted with the bottom of his shirt, "Look, I'm sorry, but I'm going back inside. Just please, please sort yourself out before you come back. I'll look after her here."

"Al," I whined, but the door was already slammed shut. I stuffed my hands in my pockets and barked out more than a few profanities as I tried to calm down.

I didn't know where to go. The only place I wanted to be was at my home with my girlfriend, celebrating after what should've been a great day, and I was barricaded out of there. My life was a rollercoaster and I was sick of it. I wanted to shut my eyes and scream for life to be back to normal.

I trudged down the street and the rolling of thunder echoed in the distance. The clouds were as heavy and grey as my thoughts and I could smell the rain approaching. There was only one place I could really think of to go, so I steadied my thoughts and focused hard to apparate out of my own street to a different area.

I easily arrived at the familiar place, knocking on the door three times. I quickly slicked my hair backwards and rubbed my eyes in an attempt to give them some life, and I was greeted by the delicate woman who had raised me; mum.

"Scorpius?" she quizzed. I never knocked when entering the manor, so she instantly knew something was different.

"Hey mum," I breathed.

"What's happened?" she looked at me cautiously.

"I uh, I- can I come in?"

She nodded and I followed her into the living room. The room hadn't changed since I was a child, still the same beige couches I had fallen asleep on during rainy afternoons, the same shaggy maroon rug I had played on when I was 5 and the same bright, floral artworks that I had nearly set alight when I was 14. It was all so familiar, yet I felt so out of place.

Mum brought me out of my thoughts, "What's wrong anyway Scorp? You seem frazzled."

"I, well I did and said some things I shouldn't have… and now Rose thinks I'm a monster."

"Sweetheart what did you do?"

I looked into my mothers hazel eyes, the eyes that had seen me in both my best and worst moments, seen me share secrets, ask advice, grow up, and I remained mute. I had shared almost everything with my mother since I was a child, and this time, the time I needed her advice more than anything, I couldn't.

"Are you okay?" her brows furrowed together as she spoke.

I took in a deep breath and shook my head, already surprised at what I was going to say. "I'm sorry mum, but I think for once I really need to talk to dad about this one."

First taken aback, mum nodded understandingly and called out for her husband. I found myself wandering out sadly to the back porch, finding a seat on the step. Since I had last found myself there, the snow had disappeared, the garden was luscious and green and the birds were chirping happily. I, on the other hand, was sulking silently, trembling.

I heard the door open, followed by heavy footsteps approaching me. I didn't look up, nor did I say anything.

"So here we are again," he sighed, "Not running away from your woman again, are you?"

I shook my head, "Dad, I fucked it all up."

He exhaled as he found himself sitting down next to me, "What'd you do Scorp?"

For the first time since he had come outside, I looked up at him. It was funny how similar we looked. I refused to believe it all through my childhood, but now, the resemblance was undeniable. The same grey eyes and blond hair, even down to the same jawline and nose structure, we were the same, and yet I had never properly bonded with him.

For a moment I pondered whether I wanted to do this, whether this was the right time to try and speak to my dad. After all, I had never been open with him. He didn't know about my rough start to school, or my first kiss and how I didn't know what to do, or my first girlfriend, or how embarrassing it was for me to not get into the auror academy in the first round offers. I hadn't even spoken to him openly about my depressive and reclusive state after the murders. Speaking to Draco Malfoy was not an easy task for me.

But then I remembered Rose, and what I had just done, how I had made her feel, how I had ruined the one good thing I had. Instantly, I squeezed my eyes shut tightly and began, "Poppy, the one at the baby shower, well we dated last year."

His eyes focused on something in the distance, avoiding my gaze, as he processed my words, "Okay, so what was she doing at the shower?"

I shook my head, "Hermione's colleague."

"And what was the problem, Rose wasn't happy about it?"

"She tried to, um, seduce me today, and Rose saw us."

"Scorpius," he said cautiously, his tone changing dramatically in an instant, "what were you doing?"

"Nothing," I said quickly, "she was trying to make me kiss her, but I wasn't going to! Rose thought I was, but I wasn't!"

Dad spoke, "Have you spoken to Rose since?"

I nodded, "Yeah, but… We got into a fight, a-and I said something really awful dad, it's the most awful thing I've ever said to anyone."

"Oh god," he looked me dead in the eyes, "What?"

I was trembling by this point, my voice just a whisper, "I said s-she should've gotten an a-abortion."

Dad slammed his face into his hands instantly. I jumped away in shock of his reaction, my body still tense and riddled with anxiety.

"You didn't, please tell me you didn't say that to her," he breathed. I tugged at my hair roughly while I shook my head. He couldn't stop shaking his head at me, "Why would you say something like that to her?"

"I didn't mean it! We were fighting about Poppy and Rose was trying to make excuses as to why we weren't meant to be together and I just got so angry that it slipped out!"

"She's having your baby in 6 weeks Scorpius!" my dad growled in frustration, his anger causing me to retreat backwards, "A line like that could throw her into an early labour again! How could you be so stupid?"

"She wouldn't listen to me! I was being honest, I was telling the truth, and she was making me so mad!"

"That's no excuse."

I used all my strength to stop my bottom lip from trembling, "I know. I lost my temper. We'd been fighting for hours, I couldn't even comprehend what I had said."

I felt tears forming in my eyes. To be completely honest, I was terrified of losing Rose for good over this. Things had been so perfect until Poppy appeared again. I knew I should've told Rose about her before they ever had a chance of meeting, I knew I shouldn't have been in that room with her letting her try to win me over, I knew I messed up, and now I had made an even worse mistake because of it.

"Scorpius, words like that could break your relationship forever."

"I know dad, I don't know what to do now. I need you to help me. What can I do?"

Dad pondered the situation for a moment before he shook his head sadly, "I really don't know."

I let the tears leave my eyes and a sob escaped my mouth at the thought of Rose leaving me for good. What would happened to our house? What would happen to us? What would happen with our baby?

For the first time I could remember, dad embraced me in a tight, comforting hug. It wasn't a soft hug, like the ones mum gave me when I was upset, but a strong one, a supportive one; a hug that I definitely needed. Although I didn't like to look so weak, I was more defeated and confused than ever, so I let the embrace continue for a few silent moments.

"I thought my life was on the mend. I've been getting better, I've been happier than ever, and now this happens," I whispered honestly. Dad didn't speak, giving me the all clear to continue, "I was really suffering dad. I was constantly nervous, - I still am - I couldn't sleep, I was paranoid of everyone and I was slipping away from all of you. I couldn't help it, I felt awful."

"Rose was pulling you through it, wasn't she?"

I nodded, "If I didn't have her I don't know how I'd be right now."

"I knew you'd been through a lot, son, more than you let on to myself or your mother. We were so thankful that you had Rose during that time. I know this year has been tough, and tragic, but I know you, I know you can get through it, look at how far you've already come. You can get through anything."

I sniffed back my runny nose and mumbled, "Thank you dad. You know, this is the first time I've come to you over mum for anything, do you really not have any ideas on how to fix this?"

He pulled back out of our hug and stood a more comfortable, usual distance from each other, "Well what would you tell your son if he'd done this?"

I laughed sadly at the thought of having a son be so stupid, before I spoke honestly, "I'd tell him to man the hell up and go get her back."

"Well I guess I'd say the same thing then."

"It's easier said than done though."

Dad found his way back down to sit on the porch step and I quickly joined him, "Look, Rose probably knows deep down that you don't want to be involved with Poppy, but there's just too much evidence for her insecurities to feed on."

"Insecurities?"

"Rose is in a very new relationship with you Scorp. It's not a casual relationship as most start off like, this one needs to be serious for the sake of the baby. If she sees you with another woman, how is she meant to feel? How terrified must she be that you may just leave her to take on this responsibility alone? You need to prove to her that you are in this one hundred percent of the way, Scorp. You need to make her realise you are here for her."

"I will. I love her."

Dad nodded, a soft smile present on his lips, "I know. You bursting into her hospital room screaming it certainly proved that."

I laughed at the memory, which almost felt bittersweet given the circumstances now. I took in a deep breath which signalled that I was about to leave. We both stood up and slowly walked into the house together.

"I'm sorry I haven't shared much with you in my life, dad."

"I've ever been the easiest person to open up to, Scorp, I understand but I really hope I've helped in some way."

I nodded, "Definitely. Hopefully all goes well tonight and you won't find me back here."

"Well I'll prepare a bed for you, just in case," he winked and my heartbeat increased with worry. Dad must've noticed because he quickly comforted me, "Hey, you'll be fine, you both just needed to cool off for a while, that's all."

I said my goodbyes to both my parents. Mum, although I hadn't shared anything with her, seemed to understand, and gave me a warm hug as I left the manor. I apparated back to my street, right out the front of my home.

The rain had started, washing out all the streets and drenching me within seconds. I ignored the cold and unpleasant feeling of it on my skin. I was a determined man, and I quickly raced up the stairs to knock heavily on the door.

There was no answer. I pulled out my wand and attempted to unlocked it myself, already impatient, when it flung open and I was faced with a dark-haired Weasley. Dominique Weasley was terrifying when when she wanted to be, and her cold stare was shocking me to my core as I stood out in the rain like a sad street hound.

"Oh it's you," Dom spat, looking me up and down distastefully.

"Please let me speak to her Dom, I need to."

"You've said enough today you fucking wanker! What are you doing back here? Come to say some more awful things?"

"Who is it Dom?" my favourite voice called from behind her cousin. I caught her eyes as she peered over Dom's shoulder. She sighed before she stepped in front of Dom, directly in front of me, "Dom, I can handle it, go check on the pasta for me, yeah?"

"Are you sure you want to do this Rose?"

Rose nodded delicately, and Dominique left us alone, not before shooting an intense death glare towards me as she left the doorway.

Rose looked overwhelmed and exhausted and it broke my heart to know it was my fault. "What do you want, Scorpius?"

"I want to apologise for what I did today and what I said. I didn't want anything to happen with Poppy, I'm sorry it got as far as it did."

She crossed her arms and leant against the door frame, taking in a deep breath as she did, "Okay."

"And what I said about our," I choked on my words, still in shock as to what I had said, "beautiful baby, I take it back. I didn't even mean it, I swear! You know I don't regret our choice to keep this baby at all. I would never have wanted you to get an abortion, Rose."

"You must've. Why else would you say something like that?" she shot at me.

"Rose, I swear to Merlin, I have never regretted saying something any more than I regret saying that. Please believe me."

Rose shut the door behind her, probably suspecting that her cousins were listening, and stepped out into the rain with me. "How do you expect me to be okay with that?"

"I don't expect you to be okay with that, not ever. I do want your forgiveness though Rose. I need it."

Rose raised her croaky voice, her eyes glistening with tears, "-You know how hard this decision was for me. You know how unsure I was, how scared I was about having this baby. How dare you, of all people, say something like that!"

I felt the lump in my throat strain my voice as I spoke, "I want this baby more than anything. I want to hold it and love it and give it everything I can. I want us, I want our little family, not some bimbo I dated months before any of this. I want you, Rose. I wouldn't be here if I didn't."

We both stood with shaky breath and swollen eyes in the rain.

"I want us too, Scorpius, but not like this. Not with this uncertainty."

"There's no uncertainty Rose. You've pulled me through so much already, you've saved me from spiralling out of control. I'm certain about us, I know we can pull each other past this."

She looked torn. "I don't know, Scorpius. I-I just- what you said really hurt me. I mean, how do I know you're not going to turn around four months from now and regret choosing me and the baby over her?"

"I do not want her," I sighed, hating the repetitiveness of our conversation, "I haven't wanted her in a long time. You are the only woman I want. When I met you, I knew what I wanted," I breathed pacing on the front porch slightly.

"We've only really known each other for 7 months, Scorpius. 7 months."

I nodded, "Yeah, and I only needed a few of those months to realise that I not only liked you, but I loved you."

"Scorpius," she breathed heavily, "I don't-"

"Listen to me," I spluttered as the rain caught on my lips, "You heard my speech at the baby shower, before Poppy was even there, I said being with you and the baby was the best decision I ever made. I love you Rose. Do you love me?"

Her voice escaped as a whisper, "I do."

I pulled her closer to me, holding her hands in my own, the rain dripping off us rapidly, "I want to marry you, Rose. One day, when you've had this baby and we've shown it all the love in the world, I want to marry you and have a beautiful big wedding with all our friends and family there celebrating with us."

"Scorp-" her breath hitched. I pulled her hands up to my lips and planted soft, wet kisses on them both.

"-I want to make love to you every time we get the chance. I want to make more beautiful babies with you and raise them up to be as smart as you are. That is the life I want Rose. If I have to spend every day of my life from now on convincing you of that then I will. I'll do whatever it takes, please."

While Rose stood in silence, her teary eyes visible despite the rain, I carefully placed my hands on her stomach. I felt the movement softly against my right hand, and my racing heart slowed to a calmer pace. I refused to let Rose go, I refused to let her go inside still angry at me.

"We're having a baby in 6 weeks, Rose. A baby that I want to love and look after for the rest of my life. I want our love to be stronger than what has just happened, I need it to be."

Both of our gazes were fixed on Rose's swollen stomach, where my hands hadn't moved from. My long, wet hair was stuck to my forehead, our clothes both clinging to our bodies. There was a scary silence between us, as I anticipated Rose's response. Her wide eyes met mine as we looked up simultaneously.

"I'm sorry," Rose whispered suddenly.

"You have nothing to be sorry for."

She shook her head and tears filled her eyes again. "I was being stupid. I was pushing it too far, I knew I was and I didn't stop. Knew I was being silly, and that you were telling the truth, I just didn't want to admit it. Thank you for coming back to me tonight."

"I couldn't be anywhere else."

Rose immediately gripped the back of my neck and planted a soft kiss on my lips. I leant in to the kiss instantly and enjoyed the love that I had almost ruined for good. Her beautiful, soft lips were all I needed to feel whole again. The rain proved to be too much of a problem for our kissing moment, and we broke away for breath.

Rose wiped the rain off of her face and mumbled, "Do you, um, wanna come back inside now?"

I looked at the door cautiously, "Will your cousins try and maim me?"

She smiled softly, still not back into full high spirits, but better than before, "I'll save you."

I followed Rose back into our house. Upon making eye contact with me, Dominique jumped up, standing tall and defensively against me. Dom sure was one tough woman, she scared the shit out of me. I gave Rose a vulnerable look and she quickly stepped in.

"It's okay now Dom, he's allowed back in the house."

Dom shot her an exasperated look, "Already?"

"Yeah, already."

"Thank god!" Al rejoiced for the couch.

Dom's brows shot up high on her head as she shrugged, "Man, just when I thought I was understanding these things you call relationships, you two go an confuse me all over again!"

"Our relationship has never been normal anyway Dom, best not to let us lead by example."

As we all went into the living room, Al pulled me aside and whispered in my ear, "Glad you're back mate. I was on your side too, I was backing you up here while you were gone, honestly!"

"Thanks Albus," I nodded, although I wasn't entirely convinced by him. I couldn't see him trying to go against his angry cousins by defending me at all, but I tried to take his word for it.

The rest of the night consisted of Rose showing me the gifts from the baby shower, and all of us sharing conversations relating to absolutely anything that didn't relate to Poppy or the incidences of the day. It would be a lie to say everything suddenly returned to normal, I could still see Rose was battling to come to terms with it all, but for the sake of our relationship and our future, she really was trying to push past it, as was I.

Al and Dom made their way home after dinner, leaving Rose and I to prepare for bed. I had headed to the study to search for some parchment and ink while Rose got changed into her pyjamas. As soon as I had found it, Rose knocked on the door, dressed in a fluffy pink dressing gown that must've been gifted to her at the shower.

"You're coming to bed right? I can't sleep without you."

"Of course. I'll be up in 5 minutes baby," I smiled at her.

"Good," she nodded, rubbing her sleepy eyes and heading up the stairs.

I found some parchment I quickly scribbled down a note. I sent it off into the night with Rose's owl Juniper, before racing upstairs to sleep happily next to my loving girlfriend, right where I wanted to be.

Dad,

Looks like I won't be needing that bed tonight. (Thank Merlin and thank you).

Scorp.

How's that? Hopefully it was a good turn around! Next chapter shall be focused on our favourite couple, all loved up! I will try and post ASAP, please bear with me I know I'm awful!
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Love Alicia xx