A different take on the old marriage law trope. Read on for an emotional but satisfying roller coaster as your favorite pairing learns to love one another. One shot!

AU Homeless Daryl/Mommy Beth. "She approaches him too fast, and she barely has enough time to react to the white wings she suddenly sees in front of her as she jerks the car to a halt, and suddenly she realizes that she doesn't hear the wailing anymore." Rated M for smut.

When Hermione Granger gets pregnant in school she refuses to name the father of her unborn child to the Professors or her friends. Draco Malfoy knows the child is his and he's busy planning on getting him, Hermione and their child safely away from his father, who is determined to make Draco take the dark mark and join the Death Eaters.

Bella wants to escape her small-town life and live her dreams in New York. What happens when a man almost twice her age makes her an offer she can't refuse? AH/M

Hermione cannot remember, and Severus cannot forget. Epilogue has been added, and the tale is now complete.