Epilogue
"C'mon Buffy, you can do it!" he said. "Remember your breathing" Harry encouraged.
Buffy squeezed his hand hard, "I am breathing!"
The midwife glared at Harry, "You're doing well my dear, can you give me a push?"
Thirty five minutes later Buffy pushed their daughter into the world, Harry cut the cord, and the midwife gave them their baby to hold. There were tears spilling down Buffy's cheeks.
"Thank you Harry" Buffy said. "She's beautiful"
"You did all the hard work, I'm so proud of you! I love you Buffy Anne Summers, will you marry me?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" she replied "I love you"
Buffy and Harry had spent as much time together as possible, Harry had not wanted to miss another second of Buffy's pregnancy, and Buffy had wanted to get to know him. They spent time getting to know each other and had been dating for the past seven weeks; they just seemed to click right away two halves of a whole.
The waiting room at St. Mungo's was full of their extended family, all waiting on news. Willow and Xander had flown in specially for the event and were feeling overwhelmed with the amount of redheads; even Albus and Remus were among the well-wishers. A midwife finally managed to drag the delighted father away from his two girls in order to put everyone at ease, and share the good news.
Harry walked into the waiting room and everyone was on their feet in an instant.
"I'm a Dad" Harry informed them.
"Are Buffy and the baby ok?"
"What did you have?"
"What weight was the baby?"
"When can we see her?"
Everyone shouted their questions at once. Harry lifted his hand to quiet them.
"Buffy's fine, and we have a beautiful healthy baby girl!"
Everyone was bouncing and hugging each other.
"Giles, could I speak to you for a second please?"
"Sure, Harry"
They stepped into the corridor.
"I know it's a bit late, but I asked Buffy to marry me and she accepted, I really wanted to ask your permission first but it all happened so quickly and their wasn't time" Harry babbled.
"Harry, Buffy is the most important person in the world to me and you make her happy, so of course you have my blessing. But, if you hurt her or your daughter in anyway, I'll make you wish Voldemort had killed you."
Harry had heard stories about Ripper but had never seen any first hand evidence, he was sure however that this was Ripper, the glare alone made him nervous, even more so than Voldemort.
"Yes sir"
Harry took Giles and Dawn in first to see her.
"Giles, Dawnie come here," Buffy said. "I would like you to meet Lily Joy Potter. Lily this is your Auntie Dawn and your Grandpa Giles"
Buffy looked at Harry. "You don't mind do you? I think it suits her!"
Harry leaned over and kissed her pouring all his heart and soul into the kiss. "It's the perfect name"
Dawn and Giles went to let Arthur and Molly in.
As they left the room turned cold and a bright light appeared. Harry drew his wand and stood protectively in front of his fiancé and his daughter. As the mist cleared Harry dropped his wand and fell back to sit on the bed.
Buffy was the first to find her voice. "Would you like to see your granddaughter?" she asked the three visitors.
They all nodded and stepped forward. Lily and James stood together torn between looking at their son and their granddaughter, the love was evident in their faces. Joyce moved to her daughter's side, her eyes shining bright with unshed tears, she was so proud of her daughter.
Too soon the light started fading and all three walked over to the other side of the room.
"We're proud of you" said James
"Take care of each other" added Lily
"Look after my girls, I love you all" Joyce whispered
And then they were gone.
Harry lay on the bed with Buffy and their daughter, and awaited the rest of their visitors, although none could be as special as the last.
The End (For Now)
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, your comments were appreciated
Thanks to Emmy who Beta'd this fic! It certainly is an improvement!!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
"C'mon Buffy, you can do it!" he said. "Remember your breathing" Harry encouraged.
Buffy squeezed his hand hard, "I am breathing!"
The midwife glared at Harry, "You're doing well my dear, can you give me a push?"
Thirty five minutes later Buffy pushed their daughter into the world, Harry cut the cord, and the midwife gave them their baby to hold. There were tears spilling down Buffy's cheeks.
"Thank you Harry" Buffy said. "She's beautiful"
"You did all the hard work, I'm so proud of you! I love you Buffy Anne Summers, will you marry me?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" she replied "I love you"
Buffy and Harry had spent as much time together as possible, Harry had not wanted to miss another second of Buffy's pregnancy, and Buffy had wanted to get to know him. They spent time getting to know each other and had been dating for the past seven weeks; they just seemed to click right away two halves of a whole.
The waiting room at St. Mungo's was full of their extended family, all waiting on news. Willow and Xander had flown in specially for the event and were feeling overwhelmed with the amount of redheads; even Albus and Remus were among the well-wishers. A midwife finally managed to drag the delighted father away from his two girls in order to put everyone at ease, and share the good news.
Harry walked into the waiting room and everyone was on their feet in an instant.
"I'm a Dad" Harry informed them.
"Are Buffy and the baby ok?"
"What did you have?"
"What weight was the baby?"
"When can we see her?"
Everyone shouted their questions at once. Harry lifted his hand to quiet them.
"Buffy's fine, and we have a beautiful healthy baby girl!"
Everyone was bouncing and hugging each other.
"Giles, could I speak to you for a second please?"
"Sure, Harry"
They stepped into the corridor.
"I know it's a bit late, but I asked Buffy to marry me and she accepted, I really wanted to ask your permission first but it all happened so quickly and their wasn't time" Harry babbled.
"Harry, Buffy is the most important person in the world to me and you make her happy, so of course you have my blessing. But, if you hurt her or your daughter in anyway, I'll make you wish Voldemort had killed you."
Harry had heard stories about Ripper but had never seen any first hand evidence, he was sure however that this was Ripper, the glare alone made him nervous, even more so than Voldemort.
"Yes sir"
Harry took Giles and Dawn in first to see her.
"Giles, Dawnie come here," Buffy said. "I would like you to meet Lily Joy Potter. Lily this is your Auntie Dawn and your Grandpa Giles"
Buffy looked at Harry. "You don't mind do you? I think it suits her!"
Harry leaned over and kissed her pouring all his heart and soul into the kiss. "It's the perfect name"
Dawn and Giles went to let Arthur and Molly in.
As they left the room turned cold and a bright light appeared. Harry drew his wand and stood protectively in front of his fiancé and his daughter. As the mist cleared Harry dropped his wand and fell back to sit on the bed.
Buffy was the first to find her voice. "Would you like to see your granddaughter?" she asked the three visitors.
They all nodded and stepped forward. Lily and James stood together torn between looking at their son and their granddaughter, the love was evident in their faces. Joyce moved to her daughter's side, her eyes shining bright with unshed tears, she was so proud of her daughter.
Too soon the light started fading and all three walked over to the other side of the room.
"We're proud of you" said James
"Take care of each other" added Lily
"Look after my girls, I love you all" Joyce whispered
And then they were gone.
Harry lay on the bed with Buffy and their daughter, and awaited the rest of their visitors, although none could be as special as the last.
The End (For Now)
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, your comments were appreciated
Thanks to Emmy who Beta'd this fic! It certainly is an improvement!!!
Hope you enjoyed it!