Chapter 2
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(No one's point of view)
Dear Hermione,
I think it'd be best if you knew that Charlotte says she's pregnant with Draco's baby. I'm the only one who actually gives a damn about you so that's why I'm telling you, and you should talk to Draco because Andretti needs his father.
-Miranda
Hermione felt her breath lodge in her throat, Charlotte was supposed wasn't supposed to be a part of his life anymore, even though she was no longer with Draco that hurt deeply. She felt Andretti tug on her jeans so she smiled at him, he looked so much like his father, his gray eyes sparkled and his lips were pulled into a grin. Hermione smirked and made her way over to Draco and Charlotte.
"Why hello Draco, is that you Charlotte?" Hermione said sweetly
"Hey Hermione, yes it's me but I don't blame you for not recognizing me with the belly and all" Charlotte said smiling
"Well this is our son Andretti, say hi to Charlotte Andy" Hermione said pointing to the little boy walking toward the little table they were seated at so he could pull off the tablecloth, which he did
"Our?" Charlotte said losing her smile
"Oh, Draco didn't tell you that we have a son? Why didn't you tell her Draco are you ashamed of your son Draco?" Hermione said daring him to lie
"She didn't ask," he said awkwardly
"Oh yeah that's a great conversation starter, 'Hi, nice to see you again so tell me do you have any children out of wedlock with your ex-girlfriend" Hermione said sarcastically
Andretti tried to climb onto Draco's lap but he was failing quite badly
"Here I think he wants his daddy" Hermione said helping Andretti onto Draco, who was sitting quietly nervously wringing his hands
"He is your goddamn son for god sakes stop holding him like he's poison, we're leaving" Hermione took Andretti's hand and grabbed her mother's wrist
"Mom we're leaving because some people can't even function around their own child" Hermione spat angrily.
Holly Granger obliged willingly and drove them home. That night Hermione's parents took Andretti with them to dinner, so Hermione stayed home and watched television. Her little sister Isabel was coming home from college in a week, Hermione was excited because Isabel was her life support, she was the only Granger who didn't think Andy was a mistake, her 18-year-old sister was wise beyond her years. The doorbell rung so Hermione turned off the television and moved to the door, when she answered it she almost slammed it in the visitor's face.
"What do you want Draco?" She spat
"To apologize" He said softly
"The last time you apologized to me, I became a mother," She said flatly
"Throw that back in my face why don't you" He said sarcastically
"I'll always throw Andretti back in your face, now leave" She said with an exasperated sigh
"Come on Mia, Charlotte was a mistake, and you know Andretti wasn't. Though unplanned he was the reason I stopped drinking" Draco said in a small voice
"Come in" she was stepping aside
"That's not my baby, true I did sleep with her but I'm 100% sure I didn't impregnate her" Draco said sighing
"It doesn't matter we weren't—aren't together" Hermione said dropping down on the sofa
"It does matter, and I'm s-so-sorry" He said having a bit of trouble with the word 'sorry'
"Sit down you're making me nervous" Hermione said motioning to the space next to her
"Where's Andretti?" He asked sitting down next to her
"With my parents, they took him with them out to dinner. He's probably terrorizing the restaurant though. Ever since he started walking, he's been tearing everything down " She said with a dismissive wave of her hand
" Well, when do you want me to come get him?" he asked fiddling with his keys
"Uh I dunno when's your mom's gala she said she wanted her only grandson there" She asked biting her nail
They heard a key turn in the door but ignored it and kept talking
"Oh he's here, well I suppose you'll be wanting a minute to get pregnant again Hermione" Mrs.Granger said turning her nose up at them
"Yeah this time we're trying for twins" Hermione said sarcastically
"Well I hope you're happy Bentley she thinks those sorts of jokes are funny," Holly said to her husband
Bentley handed Andretti to Draco and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry about her son she's clearly delirious".
"I'll keep that in mind sir" Draco said politely. Bentley went into the kitchen leaving Hermione, Draco, and Andretti alone.
"Do you want me to take Andy home with me" Draco asked glancing down at his son
"Yeah come on," Hermione said beckoning him to follow her to her and Andy's room
"Somebody needs a maid" Draco said looking at the disarray of baby clothes and Hermione's shoes and clothes
"If you want it clean why don't you send a maid over here" Hermione said putting her hands on her hips
"Fine I will," He said watching Andretti make his way toward the closet
Hermione put Andretti's clothes, shoes, bottles, diapers, etc. in his bag and dropped it at Draco's feet, She went downstairs, warmed a bottle, and gave it to Andretti. He sat there on Hermione's bed watching Andy hold his bottle in his right hand and grab Hermione's discarded clothing in his left.
"I remember the night he was born. He was so tiny I could hold him in the palm of my hand. My mother almost had a heart attack when I told that I had become a father " Draco said absently chuckling
"You remember that?" Hermione asked softly
"Yeah, how could I forget you left your mark on my cheek" He said referring to the now healed and pink scratch on his pale cheek. "It was also the day we split, you told me you couldn't risk such horrible pain due to me ever again" Draco chuckled and pulled the now empty bottle from Andy's mouth, with much protest from the one-year-old.
Hermione smiled and picked Andretti up, the little boy yawned and closed his heavy lids.
"He's totally knocked out," she said.
Hermione carefully laid her thin little boy down in his crib and turned to Draco, she stared at him for a short while then she leaned down and kissed him. He didn't ask her any questions he just pulled her down in his lap and continued what she had started.
