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October 30

With a loud pop, James apparated into the kitchen of his house. HE looked at the clock above the sink. 11:13. He was very late. He hoped Lily wasn't too mad. She had owled him and said she had a surprise for him when he got home. That was at four o'clock, one hour before he was supposed to leave, but there ended up being another Death Eater attack. These had become much too frequent. He hoped it all would end soon. James trudged up the stairs, stopping first in Harry's room. He slowly opened the door, but only enough so that he could see his son sleeping soundly in his crib. He walked over to where he lay and looked down on him. James reached down and stroked his son's hair, smiling at how peaceful he looked when he was asleep. As he was leaving the room, something on the dresser caught his eye and caused him to go back and take a closer look at it. It was a book. He held it in the light so that he could get a good look at the title: What to Expect in Your Second Pregnancy—How it Can Be Different from the First. James blinked a couple of times to make sure he was reading it right. He walked out of the nursery, making sure to leave the door creacked then headed over to the bedroom that he and Lily shared, surprised to find the room dark and Lily already asleep. He pulled his wand out of his pocket.

"Lumos." he whispered and the tip of the wand lit.

He could see Lily squirming under the covers in the shadows and he knew she wasn't asleep. He creawled in the bed and lowered his face so that his lips were right next to her ear.

"Lily!" he shouted, causing her to jolt straight up in bed.

"Merlin's beard, James, I was asleep." she said, feigning tiredness.

"You were not. Besides, I thought I'd let you know I found your book." he said tossing it at her.

"Where'd you find it? I couldn't remember where I'd put it."

"The nursery. So was this the big surprise?"

"Yeah, I found out today."

"Why didn't you tell me you thought you were pregnant?"

"Because I kind of wanted it to be a sudden thing."

"Do you know when you're due?"

"Sometime in either April or May."

"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"James, we didn't find out that Harry was a boy until he was born. We're going to do the same thing with this baby."

"Lily, I'm so happy." he said kissing her.

A/N: Sorry this is short, longer chapters are in the making.