Propensity
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
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Chapter Fifteen
Remus made sure Ginny was going to be in the hospital wing for a while before he Flooed Healer Blanton at St. Mungo's.
"Yes, Mr. Lupin," the Healer said cheerfully. "How can I help you?"
"I, that is to say, Ginny and I were wondering about something," Remus stammered.
"Yes?" the Healer asked.
"We were wondering if it was okay to, um, be intimate," Remus said, bashfully.
Healer Blanton smiled knowingly. "Yes, it's fine, as long as the false contractions don't come back. In fact, many couples use sex as a way to induce labor when it's past the due date. But I don't see any problems with the two of you having intercourse," he said. Remus looked relieved. "But I wouldn't recommend swinging from a trapeze just yet."
Remus blushed furiously. "Sir, I don't think that's something-." The Healer's laughter interrupted him.
"Son, I was only joking," Blanton said. "Go ahead and enjoy yourselves, and I'll see you in two weeks. "
"Thank you, sir," Remus said, relieved. The other man's head disappeared from the flames, and Remus began making plans for a special evening the next night.
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It was a long day when Ginny returned to the hospital wing the next day. She'd just finished replenishing the supply cabinet when she received Remus' invitation for a private dinner that evening. She was perplexed and suddenly nervous. However, she didn't have time to dwell on it because she only had an hour to get ready.
She knocked on the door of his chambers, and when he opened it, her breath immediately hitched. Remus was dressed in very elegant dress robes, elegant for him at any rate, and had his shoulder-length hair pulled back into a loose ponytail.
Ginny, who had decided to wear a set of dark blue robes, smiled coyly at him. The room was illuminated by dozens of candles, and a cozy table had been set up for the two of them in the center of his sitting room.
As Remus led Ginny into the room, he grasped her hand and kissed it. "You look breathtaking," he said.
"Thank you," she replied. "You look wonderful as well. What is all this, Remus?"
He grinned broadly. "It's all for you," he replied, pulling out a chair for her to sit. "I wanted to tell you something, but I wanted it to be special."
"What did you want to tell me?" she asked.
"Let's have dinner first," he said cryptically, "then we'll talk."
The pair enjoyed a lovely dinner, prepared especially for them by the house-elves, and adjourned to the sofa.
Remus took their glasses and set them down. He reached to take one of her hands in both of his.
"Ginny," he began seriously, "I wanted to talk to you about how things have been lately."
Ginny looked embarrassed and interrupted him. "Remus, I'm sorry. I know I've been a pain the last few days," she explained. But Remus put a finger to her lips.
"Ginny, darling," Remus said sweetly, "that's not it at all. I wanted to discuss the obvious change in our relationship. I think we've gone past the line of friendship, and I wanted to talk to you about it."
"Remus, please be honest with me," Ginny implored, feeling anxious.
"Okay, if I'm honest, then I would have to say that my feelings for you are no longer merely friendship," he said and waited to see her reaction.
She was silent for a moment before tears filled her eyes. "Go on," she whispered.
He cleared his throat and continued. "Ginny," he said nervously, "I'm falling in love with you."
The tears in Ginny's eyes spilled over and ran down her cheeks.
Remus laughed at her and gently wiped her tears away. "Ginny, talk to me. What do you think?"
She laughed with him. "Remus, why are you even asking? I'm crazy about you!"
"Are you really?" he asked, his voice cracking.
"Yes, you silly man," she said, laughing.
He laughed and grabbed her to him, hugging her tightly. She pulled back, and he slowly bent his head towards her for a gentle, tender kiss.
Ginny placed one hand behind Remus' head, while his hands went to her face. Their kiss quickly became intense as Ginny opened her mouth, letting Remus' tongue inside. She reached behind his head and gently tugged at the band holding his hair back. She pulled it out, and his soft hair fell around his face, framing it. Without breaking the kiss, he pulled her up and slowly led her across the room to his bedroom.
Kicking the door closed behind him, his lips left hers in search of her neck. Ginny pulled away from him slightly.
"Are you sure this is okay?" she asked.
He nodded. "Yes, I spoke with the Healer yesterday."
Ginny grinned and unclasped the front of her robes. They slid off her shoulders and she reached up to undo Remus'. He gently pulled her towards the bed and allowed his robes to slip off his body. As he pulled Ginny to him for another deep kiss, she could feel his arousal against her hip.
Knowing the effect she was having on him, she intently pulled at the rest of his clothing until it was all in a puddle at his feet. She gazed appreciatively at his nakedness before he returned the favor, adding her clothes to the heap on the floor.
He took in her pregnant form, noting the new curves of her figure, especially the newly prominent bulge in her belly. His hands gently caressed her shoulders, breasts, hips and bum before coming back up to her face. She leaned up to kiss him again, as she stroked his hips with her hands.
"Ginny, I've never seen anyone more beautiful than you," he whispered.
Remus began to pull her onto the bed. He laid her down under the covers and positioned himself above her.
He lovingly worshipped her body with his hands, lips and tongue, giving special attention to each breast and her pregnant stomach. Whilst he did so, Ginny's hands gripped and kneaded the muscles of his back and bum, gently pulling him towards her.
"Make love to me, Remus," Ginny said huskily.
Never one to deny a request, Remus obliged. Though she was with child, the intensity wasn't any less than it had been those many months ago in their dungeon. Slowly, the couple worked into a rhythm, each giving pleasure to the other.
Remus felt his animalistic instinct begin to take over and tried to suppress it. But Ginny, sensing this, gripped him tighter and said, "Give into it, Remus. I want you to."
Suddenly, Remus became more passionate and more powerful in his lovemaking. His only goal was bringing Ginny and himself to their release. He kissed her savagely, and she responded by lightly biting his lower lip, which only urged him on in his efforts.
Ginny could feel the fire burning in her lower abdomen, and she began to moan in time with his thrusts. Her hands gripped fiercely to his back and shoulders, and she begged him for climax, as she shouted his name to the heavens over and over, along with a few incoherent phrases. As she was at the height of her climax, Remus reached his own. He buried his head in her hair and choked out her name as the waves of pleasure washed over him.
He collapsed on top of her, but he quickly rolled to her side, not wanting to hurt her or the baby. Both breathing heavy, they wrapped arms and legs around each other, and Ginny lovingly stroked Remus' sweat-riddled hair. He rested his head on her breast and ran his hand over her stomach.
As he regained control of his speech, he bent down to kiss her belly before reaching up to kiss her lips.
"I love you, Ginny," he said softly. "And I always will."
She caressed his cheek with her hand. "You've given me your heart and a child, Remus. I love you more than you'll ever know."
He kissed her once more before they fell asleep, holding each other.
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The next morning at breakfast, Remus and Ginny kept stealing furtive glances at each other. This did not go unnoticed, as they'd hoped.
Remus was busy blushing into his porridge and didn't notice when someone sat next to him.
"Lupin," a voice sneered, "did I detect an extra spring in your step this morning?"
Remus looked up into the smirking face of Severus Snape.
"Severus, I'm sure I don't know what you mean," he replied before glancing down the table at Ginny, who winked at him.
"And was it Miss Weasley I saw coming out of your rooms this morning?" Snape asked. "And, correct me if I'm wrong, though I highly doubt it, wasn't she wearing the same robes she had on last night when she was going into your rooms?"
Remus' head snapped towards Snape instantly, and Snape's smirk grew even more.
"So," Snape said slowly, "I take it our little chat came to fruition, hmm?"
"Uh," Remus stuttered, "you…er…saw her last night?" His voice was slightly higher than normal, and Snape chuckled.
"Yes, I was doing my rounds and saw Miss Weasley entering your rooms," he said loudly. "Tell me, Lupin, did she stay all night?"
All conversation at the Head Table ceased as Remus and Ginny looked at each other with wide eyes.
The silence reigned for several moments before Ginny finally spoke. "Yes, Professor Snape," she said confidently. "I spent the night with Professor Lupin. You know, the father of my baby?" She paused for effect as triumph etched itself onto Snape's face. "Tell me, Professor Snape, how's Hermione Granger doing? I haven't seen her since she was here last week snogging you in your office. So I know who she's doing; I just wondered about her well-being."
As though they were watching a Muggle tennis match, all the Professors' heads at the Head Table turned from Ginny to Snape at the opposite end, awaiting his reaction.
Remus grinned at Ginny before turning to give Snape his own smirk. Snape, meanwhile, was ashen and open-mouthed. His eyes were wide, and he was evidently struggling for a reply.
Remus wiped his napkin across his mouth before standing. "Well, I've certainly had my fill this morning. See you all at lunch," he said before striding over to Ginny to kiss her cheek. "I'll try and pop by sometime today," he whispered to her. "By the way, in case I ever doubted your brilliance, you've proven me wrong."
Ginny grinned proudly and watched him saunter out of the Great Hall, leaving Snape and the rest of the staff stunned.
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Ginny was in the middle of brewing a Pepper-Up Potion that afternoon when someone knocked on the hospital wing door, interrupting her. She looked up, relieved that it was Remus entering her office.
"Hello," she said casually, "how's your day been?"
"Frightfully good, especially after breakfast," he said with a smirk. "What about you?"
"Better," she sighed, "now that you're here." She leaned her head back, accepting the kiss he leaned over to give her.
"Do you have some time?" she asked when he released her.
"Yes, my classes for today are over," he relied. "Why?"
"I just need to get this potion to the simmering stage," Ginny said. Remus nodded silently and retreated back to the clinic and sat in one of the chairs.
After several minutes, Ginny came out of the office, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Sorry," she said. "I just needed to get that batch of Pepper-Up ready, especially with all these kids getting sick."
She sat down on the bed next to Remus' chair and kicked her shoes off. She smiled up at Remus, but his expression wasn't happy.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I'm not sure I like you being around all these sick people," he grumbled.
"Remus," Ginny patronized, "I'm going to be a medi-witch. You'd better get used to it."
Remus chuckled at his own remarks. "I suppose you're right," he said, standing.
He stood in front of Ginny and leaned down to kiss her softly. However, hearing her moans of satisfaction, he quickly became more fervent, leaning her back onto the bed and climbing onto it himself.
Ginny moaned again as Remus' lips lefts hers in search of her neck. He positioned himself half on top of her, so as not to impinge on her belly and began working at unbuttoning her robes.
Ginny, meanwhile, managed to pull his jumper over his head and was now attempting to unbuckle his trousers. With one hand, she worked on his belt, while her other hand sought out his bum to pull him closer.
They were half-dressed and into some serious snogging, flushed with passion when three people unexpectedly came into the infirmary.
"Professor!" exclaimed a male voice.
Remus immediately recoiled off the bed and began fastening his trousers and searching for his jumper. Ginny had her back to the crowd, luckily, and quickly rebuttoned her robes.
"Gentlemen," Remus said. "What are you…I mean…what you saw was…that is…er… Can't you knock?" he asked, his voice cracking.
The three boys snickered behind their hands at the sight of their disheveled teacher. He and Ginny were blushing furiously as though Mr. Filch had caught them in the Astronomy Tower.
"Sorry to interrupt, Professor," David smirked, "but Jason, here, burned his hand."
Ginny sighed to herself and tried to not look at Remus, who was still blushing. She beckoned the boys over, and Jason extended his hand. Sure enough, there was a large burn on his palm.
"What happened, Jason?" Ginny asked as she retrieved her wand from her office.
"Fireworks fiasco," Jason answered as his two friends laughed behind him.
Remus eyed the boys carefully. "Need I ask what you're planning, gentlemen?" he asked suspiciously. "Remember our conversation?"
"Yes, sir," they chorused.
"We can't do anything now anyway, sir," Alan said. "Jason ruined them after he got burned."
Ginny returned and healed the burn with a quick spell. She also bandaged his hand, saying, "It may ooze for a few days, but it should be fine. Come see me after classes to change the dressings."
The boys grinned at her and turned to leave. But Jason turned back and gestured to Remus. "You may want to zip up before you leave, Professor," he said cheekily.
"Thank you, boys," Remus said, pulling up the zip of his trousers. "Why don't you run along now?"
"Look on the bright side, sir," Alan said. "The Christmas holidays are almost here, and you and Miss Weasley can snog in peace all you want."
The other two boys erupted in laughter as they left. Remus and Ginny stared at each other, until they heard the boys' voices up the corridor.
"At least Professor Lupin's getting some action," David said.
"Of course he is, you dolt," Jason exclaimed. "She is pregnant, you know."
Ginny started giggling, and soon Remus joined in her laughter. "He's right, you know."
"Yes, Remus, I know I'm pregnant," Ginny teased.
"No," he said with a smile. "About the holidays coming up. Did you want to stay here, or we could go back to my flat in London?"
"Actually, I got an owl from my Mum earlier," Ginny said slowly. "She's invited us both to Christmas."
"Really?" Remus asked in disbelief. "Well, you should be with your family at Christmas."
Ginny could see the disappointment he was trying to hide. She walked to him and took his hand. "You're my family, too, now, Remus," she said. "I tell you what. Let's stay here for the holidays and go to the Burrow for Christmas Day."
"But are you sure Molly will want me there?" he asked.
"She will, otherwise I won't go," Ginny said before reaching up to kiss him.
When she pulled away, he hugged her to him and said, "I love you."