Hey, sorry it has taken so long for me to update. School has started and I haven't really been in the mood to type it up.
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Chapter 2-"Oh Sirius, Remus congratulations!" Lily exclaimed hugging them both. James pulled Sirius into a one armed hug.
"Congrats mate," James said smiling. Sirius grinned as James turned and pulled Remus into the hug. When they got all congratulated out they sat down, Remus and Sirius on the love seat and James and Lily on the couch.
For the next hour they talked about their days at Hogwarts and wondering if their children would get in as much trouble as their fathers.
Lily smiled as she rubbed her hand over the bump of her stomach. Sirius smiled. I'll be doing that in the months to come, he thought happily.
"Have you thought of names yet Lily?" Remus asked.
"Oh not really…except if it is a girl I'd like to name her Joy."
James scrunched up his face. "Lily, dear we've gone over this.."
"..but as James has pointed out so many times that was the name of one of his many girlfriends. After all they did all just line up for him.."
James turned red as Remus and Sirius howled in laughter. Lily smirked and gave James a quick kiss on the cheek.
"And if it's a boy?" Remus said after several minutes of laughing.
"Harry..Harry James," James answered.
Sirius smiled. He leaned more into Remus who put his arms around him. For the rest of the afternoon they talked about anything and everything. James was in a discussion about work with Remus when Lily held up a hand.
"What?" James asked while lifting an eyebrow.
"Shush…Sirius is sleeping."
Remus looked down and smiled fondly. Sure enough Sirius was asleep quietly snoring.
"I guess that is our cue it's getting late," James said standing. He held out a hand for Lily who took it happily. Remus shifted Sirius and with hardly any trouble stood up carrying the sleeping man. They said quiet goodbyes and Remus apparated to their house.
He put Sirius to bed and went into the kitchen. He got a quill and a piece of parchment out and began a list of supplies. At the very end he made a different list. This list was of baby names.
--2 MONTHS LATER------
As two months passed lily entered the sixth month of her pregnancy and Sirius entered his fourth. Sirius constantly talked with Lily about what would be happening and whether the stuff he felt was normal, etc. The husbands were excited making sure that their pregnant spouses got enough rest and so on. Even as excited as Remus was he still was worried. The pregnancy seemed to be taking its toll on Sirius. At first everything seemed normal but as Sirius got halfway through the fourth month he became more exhausted and moody.
This very day however Remus sat at the table hovering over many pieces of parchment now and then scribbling something down then scratching it out. He looked up when the front door opened and closed. Sirius walked in the kitchen a very cross look on his face. He sat down at the table putting his head in his hands.
"Are you alright Siri?" Remus asked softly.
A grunt was his answer.
Remus set down his quill. "Did the healers say everything was alright?"
Sirius nodded and Remus heard a sniffle. Concerned he scooted out of his chair and knelt beside Sirius'.
"Sirius, what's wrong?" Remus asked. He gently tore one of Sirius' arms away from his face. Sirius looked at him tears running down his cheeks. Remus grabbed Sirius off the chair and into his lap. Remus held Sirius rocking gently back and forth.
"Remus..they said that I needed more rest. They said that it could hurt the baby..and I don't want to hurt the baby Remmie..I don't want to hurt my child."
"I know, we all know. Shh..it'll all be okay."
Sirius drew in a ragged breath and let it out. He put his face in Remus' shirt and sobbed new tears. Remus continuously ran his hand down Sirius's long black hair.
"But I can't rest Remus. I just can't…I'm tired all the time but I can't sleep!"
"What about a po-.."
"They wouldn't let me have one. They said since they didn't know about male pregnancies..it was best not to test."
Remus shook his head sadly. "My poor Sirius," he whispered. He put a hand under Sirius's chin and gave him a long kiss. After they broke apart Sirius gave a small smile.
"I needed that."
"I know."
Remus stood up and helped Sirius up, the latter rubbed his lower back.
"Does your back hurt Sirius?"
"A bit, but it's probably from sitting on the floor."
Remus guided Sirius into the living room and sat the pregnant man on the couch. Sirius lay back and Remus covered him with a blanket.
"I'll just..er..rest my eyes for a second Remus."
"You do that Siri," Remus said softly.
Remus went back to reading the paper and suddenly James appeared in the kitchen covered in white powder. Remus let out a snort of laughter as James took a seat.
"May I ask what happened to you?"
"Lily."
"I figured that much."
"Oh."
Remus smiled patiently. Finally James told Remus of a story where he was trying to help Lily dear cook and make a total innocent mistake and got beat with a flying rolling in then covered in flour. By the end of the story Remus had started chuckling.
"..so I ran here. I'm surprised you haven't had to run for cover. Speaking of which where is Sirius?"
Remus' smile diminished some and he tilted his head toward the living room. "Sleeping soundly."
James looked closely at Remus. "Is something wrong?"
"I don't know," Remus sighed, "the healers' say there isn't anything wrong but..I have this feeling.."
"What kind of feeling?"
"That something is..not right. Like something horrible is going to happen."
James didn't say anything to that. He didn't know what to say. Finally after several minutes of silence he patted the werewolf on the shoulder. Remus smiled as he swept the powder off his shoulder. James grinned sheepishly and opened his mouth to say something but Sirius coming in the doorway, breathing raggedly, caught their attention.
"Rem..my water broke.."
Remus stood quickly James at his heels. They guided Sirius back to the living room and James apparated back to get Lily. As soon as Sirius got to the couch his knees crumbled as a contraction came. Remus sat him gently on the couch and held Sirius until it passed.
"Remus..Remus..it's too early..it's too early.." Sirius said quickly.
Remus' heart pounded. Sirius was right. It was way too early for the baby to be coming. Remus thought about the "bad" feeling and swallowed with difficulty.
The next few minutes were a rush as James and Lily appeared and they flooed to St. Mungo's.
----St. Mungo's---
Sirius lay on a bed minutes later, Remus by his side holding his lovers' hand. Two male healers and Madam Pomfrey were in there. They were quietly conversing at the end of the bed. Remus took a cloth and dabbed it on Sirius sweaty brow.
"You're doing good love, everything is going to be fine," Remus said. Sirius nodded gritting his teeth.
Madam Pomfrey and Healer Mark turned toward Sirius.
"Alright Mr. Black, after we make the necessary changes and another contraction starts push."
Healer Mark took his wand out and pointed it at Sirius. "Genchanga," he said simply.
Madam Pomfrey nodded her approval. Lily and James were in the corner not want to intrude on anything. About two minutes later another contraction hit and the room sprung into action. Healer Thomas stood ready to take the baby and Healer Mark and Madam Pomfrey took care of Sirius.
Sirius bore down with all his might.
"Good Mr. Black, again."
Sirius clutched onto Remus' hand and repeated the push. Remus stroked Sirius' face. Sirius drew in a ragged breath and let out a small dry sob. The pain was intense, it hurt more than anything that he had every felt. Lily moved from the corner to Sirius' other side. She took the rag and wiped his face.
"One more push. Make it a big one and you're done."
Sirius took a deep breath and pushed. He felt the baby slide out of him but heard no cry. Healer Thomas held a tiny bundle and they bent over the infant. Sirius tried to ask what was wrong but he felt faint. Voices were garbled and he couldn't understand why they wouldn't let him see the baby. His whole body screamed and he went limp. His vision turned dark.
Sorry so late. Computer hasn't been working too well. : )