Hello! Happy Halloween! Wuhoo, candy is niiiice...heh...Okay, I started out as a pirate and somehow I turned into a country rock star...I really don't know how it happened...

The song is 'Kissed by A rose' by Seal.

Chapter 34- The Library

There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.

But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and,
The light that you shine can be seen.

Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
The more I get of you,

Stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the grey.

There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
there's so much inside.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.. yeah.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?

Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the grey.

"Not again..." Anais mumbled as we both slipped into the bathroom to find Abbey positioned over the toilet, again, for the third time that morning. It was only seven a.m. You do the math.

"Abbey sweetie...have you gone to a healer lately?" I asked as she came up for air.

It was almost a month later and Abbey was slowly showing signs of the child growing inside of her. Her morning sickness was more like morning, afternoon and night sickness. I mean, it barely stopped. Either she could eat a whole lot or she wouldn't touch the food, claiming it to smell horrible.

I'm really glad I'm not pregnant, living with a pregnant woman is bad enough. Not that I'm annoyed or anything...it's just I hate cleaning up the bathroom when she misses the toilet and her mood swings are kind of random. So she could be talking to you and then all of a sudden burst into tears at just the mention of dish soap.

Sirius was over often, as expected, and he seemed to be taking it better than the rest of us. He was constantly glowing, as was Abbey when she wasn't over the toilet, and he was always trying to make Abbey as comfortable as possible, which frustrated Abbey to no end. It was kind of amusing to watch. Abbey would glare at him as he fixed her pillows and then she would start yelling at him that she wasn't going to fall over and die.

As for James and I? Well, James has started Auror training, finally, and I've started my training to be a healer. I would see him for lunch and maybe a date for dinner...then on weekends we would work on homework together. Kind of cute...like us being back at Hogwarts, except we had none of the same classes....

Remus was training to be an auror as well. Sirius would train once Abbey had the baby and things settled down a little. He was still living off the money his uncle had sent him. Which was a whole lot.

Abbey had no plans, as of yet, of course...she's writing constantly. We're not really sure what about, she never let's us read what she has written.

Anais is still working part-time at the cafe, but now has started her internship at the Daily Prophet. She seems to like it a lot and she get's to write on topics she's most interested in. I think Remus is going to propose to her soon. I'm, actually, surprised Sirius hasn't proposed to Abbey yet. You'd think they would because of the baby...but Sirius claims a wedding on top of a child would be too stressful on dear Abbs. I, personally, think she likes all the drama.

So here we are in Abbey's third month of pregnancy, all three of us girls in the bathroom.

Abbey looked up with a pale face and nodded her head before lowering her head back to the toilet. Anais and I winced and backed out of the bathroom as Abbey continued.

"Hey girls." Sirius' voice drifted through to us as we stepped into the kitchen. He was sitting at the breakfast table reading the daily prophet.

"Morning." I grumbled, slumping into one of the chairs in exhaustion. I had a major test today and I had stayed up half the night studying. I grabbed a bagel and ate it quickly while pouring my orange juice.

"You know, Sirius, your girlfriend is in the bathroom puking. I hope you didn't feed her any bagels?" Anais prodded and Sirius looked up, his eyebrows raising.

"Why can't she have bagels?" He asked and Anais sighed in mock annoyance. By now Sirius' paper was laying on the table and he looked ready to run to Abbey's aid.

"She can eat them...they just don't stay down very well." Anais said and Sirius groaned, heading towards the bathroom. Anais grinned mischieviously and grabbed Sirius' paper and his extra bagel.

"That man is too obsessed." Anais noted through a bite of Sirius' bagel and I giggled.

"You're so mean. Taking advantage of him like that, you knew Abbey didn't even have a bagel this morning." I said and Anais shrugged, finishing Sirius' bagel and beginning to read the paper.

"Okay I'm going, don't stay up. I think I'm going to go to the library to study." I told her and she nodded, waving me off as I disapparated.

Five hours and a probably failed test later I ended up in the library with a pile of books to my left and all my notes to my right.

"Hey red." A voice behind me said and I turned around to see a guy from one of my classes. I smiled politely and waved my acknowledgement. Apparently it wasn't enough because he came over and sat down in front of me.

"So how are you doing on that homework?" He asked and I suddenly got the chills. He frowned and I shrugged it off.

"Oh, I already finished...this is just some other stuff that I want to get out of the way.." I said with a tired smile. He eyed the stack of books next to me and gave me a teasing smile.

"You want to memorize all these books?" He asked and I frowned.

"No, just the good chapters." He laughed at this and I smiled weakly, turning my attention back to the book in front of me.

"So, I was wondering what're you doing this Friday?" He asked and I opened my mouth in amazement. This guy was asking me out! Uh....

"Hey babe." Another voice said from behind me and I saw James behind me. I sighed in relief.

"Well I'll just talk to you some other time, then." The guy, I think his name was Jake, said and walked off, shooting glances at James and I.

"I don't like him." James noted, watching Jake leave the library and I looked up at him.

"I wondered if you were going to be here tonight." I said and he looked down at me with those gorgeous brown eyes of his.

"Well I decided I couldn't let you just be here alone, I mean crazy people walk around here at night. Plus I was right to have come, that guy asked you out! The dumb-ass...doesn't he know you're taken?!" James fumed and I put a hand over his arm to calm him.

"James relax, it's not like I was going to say yes." I said, my eyes returning to my book on steps to stop poison from reaching the heart. I already knew a lot of this information, but it never hurt to review.

James sat down next to me and pulled a small book out of his pocket and began to read.

We sat in silence for a while as I wrote notes, randomly and James just read his book. I heard his chair push back a little and thought he must've gotten up to get a new book when I felt his lips on my neck. Ooh...

"James!" I whispered, hoping not to attract any attention. We were sitting at a table that was in a mostly secluded corner but anyone could just walk by and see him.

"What?" I felt him breathe against my skin and I shivered. He chuckled and continued to kiss up and down my neck.

"James, not now. I need to study!" I told him, putting my hand on his chest to push him back a little. He stuck his tongue out at me and let go of my waist, he picked up his book again and continued reading...or so I thought.

I looked up and saw him watching me, intently, with a mischievious look in my eye. I rolled my eyes and continued writing notes. I felt his stare on my neck again and looked up.

"What?" I asked and he just smiled and looked down at his book. Ugh, men.

I heard James breathe in a sigh of annoyance. I turned to look at him again and found him staring at my...

"James!" I squealed and he looked up with a slight flush in his cheeks.

"Sorry Lils, but I really want to kiss you right now." He explained in a rush and I pursed my lips together and shook my head. I was not going to snog with him in the library, again. I need to study!

I continued reading, despite James' eyes roaming all over my body. I'll admit I was annoyed with it and I wished he would stop...but I had to keep myself from throwing my book over my shoulder and kissing him full force.

I shifted in my seat and re-crossed my legs. I heard groan out of frustration and I sighed. If he can get this turned on by watching me read a book I wonder what it's like when I dance...Ooh, I'll remember that next time.

My lips began to chap and I frowned, if I licked my lips would he take that as a sign to kiss me? It would probably turn him on even more. But my lips were practically begging for them to be licked.

I pretended to sneeze and covered my mouth with my hand as it's tongue did it's job. I smiled discreetly and looked at James, who's mouth was hanging open.

"No way." He mumbled and I looked up at him, confused.

"I was waiting for so long for you to lick your lips, then you do it behind your hand?! Lily Evans, you are truly evil!" James exclaimed and I smiled innocently.

"That's why you love me."

At our apartment:

Abbey frowned as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her stomach had expanded a little and you could tell she was pregnant if she wore her regular clothes. She had begun to resort to wearing over-sized sweatshirts and sweatpants.

"You look beautiful." Sirius noted from the open door and Abbey turned around with a small smile.

"I'm going to take a shower." Abbey said, grabbing a clean towel off her bed.

"You should go see Remus, you two haven't talked in a while." Abbey said, giving Sirius a quick hug and pushing him out of the door.

"Bye Abbs, I love you." Sirius said, kissing her stomach quickly and then dissapparating.

Abbey smiled and patted her stomach softly before walking into the bathroom and turning on the shower.

Abbey slipped in and the hot water hit her tense back, immediately beginning to soothe the muscles.

She reached for a bar of soap and began to wash her legs. The bar of soap slipped out of her hands and fell down towards the drain. Abbey let out a sigh of frustration and bent down to pick up the soap. She stepped backwards and ended up stepping on the soap, which made Abbey slip and fall, ending in hitting her head on the wall and falling on the side of the tub. On her stomach.