Summary: It's the morning after Sirius' birthday celebrations and Hermione's ready to give her husband his birthday presents.

Is That Okay?

Hermione peered into her old bedroom to find her husband flopped out across the bed, still dressed, boots and all, his hair covering his face. She quietly pulled the door closed and went down to make some coffee before she woke him up. Pulling her grey dressing gown tightly around her, she kept an eye out for the rest of the group that had been out with Sirius, but it looked like they'd all made it to a bedroom, whether it was their own, she wasn't sure. She was sorry to have come home early, but she didn't want her feeling under the weather slowing down Sirius' fun. He certainly had a lot of years to make up for and she wasn't going to stop him catching up.

Half an hour later, she made her way back to Sirius, the tray with coffee floating behind her as she held a small pile of presents in her arms. Creeping back into the room, Sirius didn't even stir. She put the presents down on the floor before sending the tray to the desk near the window.

'Morning,' he croaked, his voice muffled with his face being buried into the blanket. She peered over her shoulder as she made his coffee how he liked it, he still hadn't moved.

She put the Hangover potion in her dressing gown pocket and took their drinks to the bed, kicking his foot to make him sit up.

'Don't make me move,' he said, barely lifting his head.

She laughed. 'Quit whining. You're still alive, aren't you?'

'Barely,' he groaned, finally, slowly, starting to sit up, kicking his boots off as he did. 'Considering she has a toddler at home, Ginny can drink.'

'It's because she has a toddler,' Hermione said with a smile, 'she takes her nights out where she can these days.'

Once Sirius was sat up, leaning back against the pillows, looking a little green, Hermione made him hold the drinks while she put his presents on the bed. 'Happy birthday,' she said, leaning in to kiss him, pulling a face at the smell of alcohol coming off him.

'That bad, eh?' Sirius grinned, giving her coffee back to her.

'You're going to need a shower before I kiss you again,' she said firmly, sitting at the bottom of the bed, pulling out the potion, which he drank quickly, gratefully.

'For me?' Sirius pointed to the presents, already balancing his cup on his lap to open the first one.

She watched, sipping her drink, while Sirius looked like a child enjoying Christmas, thanking her profusely for each gift, from the aftershave she'd gone to Paris for to the Muggle book on motorcycle maintenance. Then he got to the small one sitting under them all, an envelope with his birthday card.

'Shouldn't this have been at the top?' he asked with a bemused look.

She shrugged, putting her cup down on the floor, watching him open the card, her nerves on edge. She slowly leaned over to take his cup off his legs and put it with hers on the floor. Sirius gave her another bemused look before looking at the card he'd pulled out of the envelope. She watched his face slowly become one of confusion as he read the front repeatedly.

Finally, without looking to Hermione, he opened the card. She saw tears in his eyes as he gently touched the photo the Mediwitch had given her.

'Is this…' Sirius held the photo up. A grainy image of their baby currently growing inside her, the only movement was of its rapid heartbeat. The card on the front had read, Happy Birthday, Daddy, love the Bump.

Hermione nodded, swallowing against her dry throat. 'I know we hadn't planned this yet-'

'I'm going to be a dad?' he asked, like he still couldn't understand.

'Is that okay?' She needed to hear it. Sirius still had many years of travelling and adventures planned for them, none of them involving a baby just yet.

Sirius looked at the image again, touching it like it was the most precious thing he'd ever seen. Then he looked back up, a tear falling down his cheek, seeing her worried face.

'Oh!' He moved quickly, knocking his presents off the bed, and sat down next to her, holding her face. 'It's the best birthday present I've ever had.' He started showering kisses all over her face, making her laugh in relief as she held on to his forearms. 'Is this why you left last night?'

She grimaced. 'I get my morning sickness at night, it would seem.'

'That's why you've not been sleeping,' Sirius stated rather than asked.

She looked at him affectionately. 'I didn't think you were awake.'

Sirius pulled her into a tight hug. 'I always know when you're not near me.'

Hermione held him tightly in return, even if he smelt like a brewery and it was bringing on a wave of nausea.

He pulled back suddenly, holding her shoulders, his grey eyes full of concern. 'Are you okay with this happening now?'

'I wasn't sure until I knew you were,' she put a hand to his cheek, his beard soft under her palm, 'I can deal with anything if I have you.'

'We're going to be parents,' Sirius said.

'We're going to be parents,' Hermione confirmed.

Sirius' face lit up with a wide smile, leaning into her hand. 'This is the only new adventure I need.'

Two things happened at once, Sirius got a mischievous look in his eyes and Hermione tried to move for fear of what he was about to do. She shrieked when he pushed her down onto her back and started laughing as he frantically shoved all material covering her stomach up to her chest.

'I have to say hello to my child!' he said giddily, pure joy in his voice.

Founder Says

- Godric says Something Funny - 8. 'Quit whining. You're still alive, aren't you?'

Gobstones

- Silver Stone - Relationships

- Accuracy - 20. (object) Blanket

- Power - 12. (drink) Coffee

- Technique - 11. (word) precious

Fortnightlies - Folding Fun

Paper 2. Plain pink - (genre) Romance

November Writing Club

- Character Appreciation - 1. Write about the start of something (to be clear on how I used this prompt- parenthood)

- Record Collection - 5. (colour) grey

- Time Machine - 12. Write a story that is part of a multi-chapter (drabble collections count)

- Showtime - (emotion) Love

- Amber's Attic - 18. (time) Morning

- Elizabeth's Empire - 7. (plot point) Receiving a gift

- Liza's Loves - 15. Write about a character with the name of a star/constellation

- Angel's Archives - 2. alt (trope) Unplanned pregnancy

- Scamander's Case - 22. (restriction) Only two characters

- Film Festival - 8. (emotion) love

Autumn Seasonal Prompts

- Days of the Year & Religious Events - 6th December - Write about someone giving a gift

- Chemistry Week (traits) - 79. Gold - Giddy

- United Nations Day - 62. France - (genre) Romance

Word Count: 979