Disclaimer- not mine! JKR owns Potter universe, song "I will always love you" belongs to Dolly Parton, not mine!
Title: I will always love you
Authored by: Gail
Summary: When Ginny discovers she is pregnant with a miracle child (means no one knows how it happened) and then sees Harry proposing to someone, she runs away to America, what happens when about 5 yrs later poor unsuspecting Harry turns up there with Ginny's brother? Overused plot…I know, I like the characters. H/G, CW/OC
Rating: T for language, talking about sex, suggestions of abortion, etc.
A/N: Wow, 17 reviews for chapter 3! Weeee! As a warning: This is the chapter when it starts to get a bit dramatic/emotional and serious.
A/N2: okay, I know my English is not very good at times, someone sent me this email saying some really mean stuff. All I have to say to them is that my grammar is pretty good considering the fact that English is my second language. So please, if you feel the need to criticize me, give me constructive criticism, not something that will make me feel upset.
Chapter 3
"So, what do you think of them?" Harry asked his friend that night.
Charlie Weasley's ears gave away all that he was trying to hide. "They seem nice."
The younger man grinned at him, "You seem to getting along with Gaurika."
This time the red head blushed hotly, "Yeah. But you seem to be cozying up to Virginia and her daughter."
It was Harry's turn to blush. "I don't know Charlie. Virginia's beautiful, smart and nice. And Lily's just…mesmerizing. I always wished that I would have a daughter and I always imagined her to have the same personality as Lily's. It's just so …unreal."
Charlie looked at his brother's best friend. "You do know that there probably is a father of that child somewhere."
Harry nodded. "I know. But I'm not even sure if I am going to get into a relationship right-"
His voice was cut of by a scream. They ran out of the room to see Vi rush into Lily's room.
They enter the room and see Vi holding her daughter to her breast. Tears were pouring down Lily's face as her mother rocked her back to sleep.
They watched quietly from the doorway as the red haired woman covered her daughter with the blanket and her friend brought a glass of water and kept it on the child's bedside table.
After the girl was tucked in and fast asleep, her mother moved out of the room. Harry noticed that there were traces of tears on her cheeks too.
"Is she going to be alright?" He asked her quietly.
She nodded, "She's always fine in the morning." Vi whispered back. "Go back to sleep, she probably won't wake till morning."
He smiled softly and wished her goodnight before going to his room. Charlie went in shortly after him. Virginia and Gaurika sat in the kitchen sipping on hot cups of tea. There was going to be no sleep for them once again.
They sat there for hours until Gaurika broke the silence, "How long is this going to go on Vi? They are getting more and more frequent. It's every four days now. It just seems as if the duration between them shortens faster now. It won't be long until she's having nightmares every night. It's not healthy for her, or you for that matter."
Her friend sighed and shut her eyes, "I don't know Gauri. Dumbledore said nothing about it in the letters. I don't know what to do. She won't even tell me what they are about. I hate it. I tried talking to her; I looked all over for ways I could get her to open up. I even took her to one of those muggle Psychiatrists. But nothing works."
The older woman watched her best friend for the past five years sadly, "You told her didn't you? That's why she was being like that, isn't it?"
Tears filled in the other woman's eyes as Virginia nodded.
"Oh, Vi! Why did you tell her?"
"She had a right to know. I've told her everything about myself, and everything I know everything about him. So that she would understand my reasons."
The Indian woman smiled weakly, "Well, at least she seems to like him. And he definitely seems to enjoy spending time with her. Maybe…"
"No! No Gaurika, we can't tell him or Charlie. I am not going to destroy someone's family, especially his."
The other woman didn't respond, but picked up their empty cups and took them to the sink to wash them.
Charlie entered the room in a tight t-shirt with a dragon's picture printed on it and pajamas. Gaurika stared at his chest where the fire flared from dragon's nostrils and felt herself growing warm as she realized that she had been caught. She looked away after mumbling a greeting and busied herself in cooking breakfast. Charlie grinned to himself but realized that he too had been caught; only he was caught by the woman's friend. Vi flashed him a quick smile as he blushed awkwardly. He cleared his throat and changed the subject on everyone's mind.
"What time does Lily have to get up?"
"In half an hour." Responded Virginia.
Harry walked in and exchanged 'good mornings' with everyone.
When Lily woke up, she came skipping in and kissed them all on the cheek. Virginia had to turn around so that she would not see her daughter kissing her father's cheek. Why things couldn't have been easier, she didn't know. It seemed as if everything happened just to hurt her.
II.
It was 11 'o clock and thirty minutes, she had one hours before she had to pick up Lily from school. Harry had offered to but he wouldn't be able to without permission as he was not a guardian and since no one knew he was her father.
Her café was full, as usual. Vi's culinary skills were famous in the city. There were loyal customers that had 'usuals' and there were people who would drive up from different parts of the state just to buy her apple and cinnamon breads, or the different pastries and cakes that she baked.
She looked out of the window remembering the horror she had felt when Lily had been born prematurely, then when Lily had gotten sick as a baby, and all the nights Lily had been having nightmares. She didn't know what to think. What was it that had affected her daughter so badly?
. Shit! It was 12:15. So lost in her thoughts she had lost track of time even while she took orders from the customers
Vi put the 'Break, back at 2:00' sign on, locked the doors and rushed to Lily's school.
She ran down the school halls to the office where the younger children were kept in case the parents were late. There she found Lily talking to none other than Harry Potter.
She looked at him in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
He put on a hurt expression and clutched his chest, "Oh, I'm hurt, you don't want me here."(a/n: ((rolls eyes)) I know, so lame!)
Lily giggled and Virginia rolled her eyes. Harry smiled in response to the eye rolling. "I got off early and decided I would meet the two of you here. I arrived here to see you hadn't come yet. Since they wouldn't let me take Lily. I decided to keep her company until you came."
"Oh, you've arrived Miss Velley, I wanted to talk to you about some things." Vi turned to see the schools Principal Mrs. Hammond standing there. The older woman's eyes flicked over Vi's shoulder and she said, "Of course, Lily's father is more than welcome to join us in the meeting."
Virginia's eyes widened and she glanced back at Harry who seemed to be in shock. He spluttered while trying to explain, "No…I…um…"
Vi cut him off politely, "Mrs. Hammond, what Mister Potter is trying to say is that he is not Lily's father. He is just a friend of the family's who is staying with us for some time."
The Principal seemed slightly shocked at the revelation. "Oh. Well, I just assumed that he was her father because she looks so much like him. Well, it's true she could have gotten the colour of her eyes from you, but the lower part of her face looks like a feminine version of his. Well, never mined, I'm sorry if I caused any discomfort."
Vi smiled awkwardly and followed the woman to her office. She glanced back once more to see her daughter hide a smile. Vi's heart clenched slightly but she ignored it and sat on the chair the older woman offered her.
Sarahmanda: Thanks! Sorry, I might not answer the question, I am not sure if I read it correctly (I am stupid like that) but, well, Harry doesn't know who she is. He just thinks she's this really pretty woman who lives with her daughter and a friend and is one of Dumbledore's contacts in the states. Hope this answers the question, sorry if it didn't.
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Caillion- Is it really that sad? Well, it's going to get sadder because it'll tell a bit of Ginny's story in the states. But don't worry, I always believe in happy and predictable ending, even if they are cheesy at times.
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TwoBrokentoCry: Yes, Charlie's an idiot!
KathrynPersephone-20- Nope, as stated above, Charlie's dumb(he's based on my brother, he knows what good food is, but he won't recognize the chef- had the temerity to ask me 'Damn! This is good! Where did you order it from?' When I told him I made it, he burst out laughing! Nitwit! I wanted to hit him with the ladle! Lol.) Isn't she cute? She's based on this adorable kid I know. Yup, Harry's not married, it'll come up later.
Mokitten: Lol, you don't know what all possibilities I've gone through to explain Ginny's pregnancy, but I will come up with one! Ginny's not mad at Harry, she was panicking. I would give the explanation behind Ginny's actions but they give away parts of the story. If you don't mind that, I would request that you leave your email address so I could send you the answer without giving it away to everyone. Thank you!
ShadowRose950- Lol, thanks. Well, whatever your theory is, we'll see if it comes true.
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