a/n: Yay for another chapter being done! I want to thank everyone who has read this story and reviewed! I much appreciate it and love you all! Thanks much! Now, I hope you enjoy this one. Laura
Before anyone knew it, it was that time of year. The time of year when it got cold out, but yet everyone seemed to want to be outside to frolic in the crisp white snow that lay on the ground. It was also that time that the castle seemed to be a buzz. It was almost time for winter break.

Hermione was up in her dorm packing a bag of things she wanted to take home with her. She sighed as she leaned back slightly, stretching. She was now coming on to the third month of her pregnancy, and she was already starting to feel like she had been pregnant forever. Or perhaps that was simply because she never really seemed to rest, even though she knew she should.

That was why she was looking forward to this nice two week break. She was heading home for the first Christmas in awhile. Even though her mother had said her parents were ok about her having the baby, she was still nervous about actually seeing them and talking face to face with them on the subject. And adding to that, she was nervous about Remus coming over to meet with them.

She sat down on her bed for a moment and put her head in her hands, shaking her head some.

Ginny came over and sat down by her. "Hermione? What's wrong?" she asked putting an arm around her. "You looked really stressed out. You should be happy, its break!" she said to her.

Hermione put on a small smile and nodded. "Yeah, I know," she said to her. "I guess I'm just stressed out from classes. It's a lot of working taking the amount of N.E.W.T classes that I am."

"Yeah, I know," Ginny nodded. "I don't know how you do it."

"Neither do I sometimes," Hermione said shaking her head.

"So, what are you doing over break?" Ginny asked her. "Anything exciting?"

Hermione shook her head. "No, just going home and relaxing, taking a break from school," she said. She was right, she didn't plan on doing much over break, but she felt bad for not telling Ginny about the baby and her and Remus. She nervously wrapped her arms around her stomach and looked at her feet for a moment.

Ginny just looked at her for a moment, noticing that something was going on with her friend. She wasn't sure what, but she had a feeling it wasn't something good judging by the way Hermione was acting.

"Hermione, something is definitely wrong," Ginny finally said to her, frowning some since she was upset that her friend was trying to lie to her about what was going on.

"Nothing is…"

"No, something is going on," Ginny interrupted her. "We're best friends Hermione, you can tell me anything."

"I don't…" Hermione stopped and sighed. Ginny was right, she was her best girl friend and both Ron and Harry knew. Of course, they really only knew because of that time they happened to walk into Remus's office.

Ginny just looked at her, wondering what she was going to say. "Hermione, I won't tell anyone if that's what you're worried about me. You know I can keep a secret."

"But, this is kind of big," she said quietly.

"I promise," Ginny said. "I won't tell a living soul. Not even Ron and Harry if you don't want me to."

Hermione winced some as she brought them up. "They, um, kind of already know," she said quietly.

"What?" Ginny asked. "You told them but you won't tell me?"

"I wasn't planning on telling them. They kind of, um, walked in on me and part of the secret," she said blushing some.

Ginny just looked at her confused. "Hermione, what on Earth are you talking about?"

Hermione took a deep breath and looked at Ginny. "Fine, but like you said, you can't tell anyone," she said to her. "But, I'm kind of seeing someone. I wasn't going to tell anyone about it until later, but Ron and Harry kind of, walked in on us….um….expressing our love for one another," she said blushing once more.

Ginny's eyes went wide at first. She hadn't known Hermione had slept with any one, let alone Ron and Harry walking in on the act. She also didn't know that Hermione was even dating. "What? Well, who is it?"

Hermione looked at Ginny and bit her bottom lip. "It's Remus," she whispered so that Ginny could barely hear her.

Ginny's eyes went wide again this time. "You're dating him?" she gasped. "But…how? Why?"

Hermione sighed slightly. "Well, we just bonded after Sirius's death, and Ron being with Lavender and you being with Harry. We just needed someone to talk to. And, it just became more than just talking over time."

"You've slept with him though?" Ginny asked her, crossing her legs as she said that.

Hermione nodded her head. "Several times actually."

"Oh," Ginny said looking at her feet.

"Yeah, and, there's more," Hermione said.

"More?" Ginny asked.

"Yeah, the even bigger secret," she said nodding.

"There's a bigger secret than you and Remus sleeping together?" Ginny asked.

"We're more than sleeping together Gin, we're dating," Hermione said to her. "And yes. I'm um, three months pregnant," she whispered.

Ginny stood up and looked at her. "You're pregnant!" she whispered, but still obviously shocked. "But…how have you been hiding it?"

Hermione shrugged. "Just not telling anyone, keeping a good supply of things to help me not be sick every morning," she said with a sigh. "Plus, we wear robes, so the weight gain hasn't been that noticeable. Also hence forth the more bulky clothing," she said wrapping her arms around her stomach again.

"Does he know?" Ginny asked.

"Yeah, he knows. First person I told," Hermione said nodding. "But, I'm nervous about seeing my parents over break when I go home. Plus, I'm gonna be almost four months pregnant when we come back. I can't hide my stomach forever."

Ginny nodded. "Yeah, true. You're parents know?"

"They do. And Remus is supposed to be coming over for dinner sometime too. I think we're both coming over to the Burrow for Christmas though. So, I'll see you then. We plan on telling your mum then."

Ginny sighed. "I'm sure she'll love that one."

"I know," Hermione sighed as she looked at her feet.

"But, who knows. Maybe she'll be able to help you with some things."

"That's what we're hoping," Hermione nodded. "But, I'm gonna finish packing right now. Only have like, an hour until it's time to go and I'm not done yet."

"You're not?" Ginny asked, finding that very unlike her. "Well, you want some help?"

"No, I think I'm almost done," Hermione said as she stood up and looked in her bag that was almost full. "Actually I think this is good," she said zipping it up. "This is just going to be an interesting break."

Ginny nodded. "Well, I wish you the best of luck in dealing with your parents. And remember, if you need any of us, Ron, Harry, and I are all at my house for break."

Hermione nodded. "I know. And I'll come and visit on Christmas."

Ginny gave her friend a hug. "Come on; let's start heading downstairs with our stuff."

Hermione picked up her back and threw it over her shoulder. "Thanks for giving me someone to talk to."

"You're my best friend Hermione. You should know you can always talk to me," Ginny said to her as they headed out.

"I know. I was just nervous about telling anyone about this," she said looking down at the ground.

"I understand that now," Ginny nodded. "Well, I'll go get my bag and meet you downstairs," she said before heading to her dorm.

Hermione just nodded and headed down to the Common Room, where she found Ron and Harry sitting, and their bags by them. "Hey," she said sitting by them.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Harry asked her, putting his arm around her gently, in a friendly manner.

Hermione shrugged as she rested her head on his shoulder. "Tired, nervous, worried. The normal," she said to him.

"It's ok," Harry said to her. "Just relax. Everything is going to be fine."

"I know. I'm just worried about my parents and Remus getting together over break. Plus, we're telling your mum sometime over break too Ron."

"You're telling my mum?" Ron asked. "Why?"

"We figure she can keep a secret about the whole thing and maybe help me out with being…well you know," Hermione said looking over at Ron.

"Yeah, I guess so. But you know she's not going to be happy," he said.

"I know, but it's not like I can change anything about it," she said. "Besides, it's my life and my baby," she whispered.

Harry just nodded. "And as long as you're happy about it, we are too," he said to her. "And we're here for you."

"I know you are, and thanks guys," she said giving Harry a hug.

Just as Hermione was hugging Harry, Ginny came downstairs. She looked at them, but thought nothing of it. She might have before her talk with Hermione, but after finding out about her and Remus and the baby, she knew it was just Harry trying to make her feel better.

"Hey guys," Ginny said looking at them.

"I take it she knows now?" Ron asked.

Hermione simply nodded her head and pulled away from Harry some. "Yeah, she does. But can we just go?" she asked as she started getting up.

"Not yet," Ginny said pushing her back down. "We still have 45 minutes till its time to go."

"Well, maybe I want to go say good bye to some people before I leave," Hermione said getting back up. "After all, I'll get to see them a couple times over break, but I won't get to see them everyday."

Harry nodded his head. "Fine, go talk to him. But make sure you're not late or you're stuck here all break. We'll wait for you downstairs."

"Alright," Hermione nodded. "I'll meet you guys down there then," she said as she grabbed her bag and headed out. She looked back at the portrait hole before making her way down the hall. Hermione constantly looked around her, making sure that no one was following her or watching her as she made her way to Remus's quarters, figuring he would be there.

She made it to his door and knocked quietly. Hermione pressed her ear to the door and heard what sounded like water running. She figured he was taking a shower, so she opened up the door and let herself in. Hermione looked around for a moment, like she always did when she walked in then took a seat on his bed. She ended up laying down on it as she waited for Remus to come out.

After awhile, Remus finally did come out of the shower in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist, droplets of water still clinging to his body. He came out and saw Hermione lying on his bed and he smiled some.

"What are you doing here? I thought you would be getting ready to leave," he said moving over towards her.

Hermione looked over at him then looked over him taking in the sight before her. She smiled inwardly as she sat up. "I'm all ready to go, just thought I would come and say good bye before I left."

"But we're going to see each other over break hun," Remus said as he sat down by her on the bed.

"Yeah, but it's not the same as getting to see you everyday," Hermione said to him as she moved a little bit closer to him. "I'm going to miss talking to you every night."

Remus smiled at her and kissed her lips tenderly. "Aww, that's sweet Mione. But I'll send you an owl everyday that I can't see you," he said as he brushed some of her hair out of her face.

Hermione returned his smile, and his kiss, before resting her head on his still slightly wet shoulder. But she didn't mind, she just wanted to be close to him. "Baby's going to miss you too," she whispered to him.

"Well, I'm going to miss them too," Remus said as he gently placed a hand on her stomach, rubbing it gently.

Hermione looked down at his hand and smiled. She looked back up at him and kissed at his neck gently, pulling at his towel some.

Remus just looked down at her hand tugging at his towel and raised an eyebrow. "Mione? What are you doing?"

Hermione just took her hand back. "Sorry. It's just, when combined with my natural teenage hormones, these pregnancy ones just give me little, urges," she said quietly as she kept kissing his neck gently.

"I know that's what you were hinting at. I was just wondering if it's exactly safe to be acting upon such urges with your condition," Remus whispered back as his hand ran up and down along her back gently.

Hermione just nodded her head, moving into his lap slowly as she straddled one of his legs. "It's safe, I looked into it. I think I've read a million books on pregnancy by now," she said, continuing to whisper still.

"Well, then alright," Remus nodded as he went to get her sweater up over her head. Hermione had to pull away from kissing him as he got off both her sweater and the shirt underneath of it off of her. She then went right back to kissing his neck.

Remus closed his eyes for a moment as he enjoyed the soft gentle feeling of her lips against his skin. He ran his hands across the smooth bare skin covering her back and stomach as his hands then moved for the front buttons of her jeans.

Once Remus undid the buttons and unzipped her jeans, he carefully picked up Hermione and laid her down flat on her back on the bed, then proceeded at getting her jeans off, not caring about holding up his towel since it was going to be coming off shortly anyways.

Hermione noticed the towel hanging oddly on him, so she reached down and simply pulled it off him, smiling as she looked over him. Remus just returned the smile as his hands ran up her legs until her waist. He gently slipped both of his index fingers of the inside of her panties and started to gently slide them off of her.

Hermione smiled more as she watched him continue to undress her. She decided to help out, since he was already undressed and they did have a time constraint on them. So she reached back to undo the clip on her bra and slid that off for him.

Remus smiled at her as he moved back up, resting comfortably in between her legs. Hermione smiled back at him and leaned up to kiss his lips softly. Remus placed a hand on her cheek, another on her hip and kissed her back, gently entering her as he did so.

Hermione kept kissing him back, but let out a soft moan into his mouth. She pulled away from the kiss some and went back to laying flat on her back with her head on his pillow. She closed her eyes, moaning more as she felt Remus sliding in and out of her. She moaned out his name softly as she held on to the pillow underneath her head tightly.

Remus had his hand on her hip, the other holding on to the bed sheet besides her head to give him added leverage as he continued moving in and out of her at a fast steady pace. He would let out moans of his own, calling out her name as he kept picking up his pace, causing her moans to become louder, occasionally shouting out his name as he would thrust up hard into her, hitting her tender sweet spots.

Remus started building up a sweat as he continued, finally reaching his climax and loosing it still deep inside of her. He let out a low moan as he closed his eyes. Hermione arched her back some and called out his name. He practically collapsed on her, but was careful not to crush her as he relaxed, trying to catch his breath.

"Oh Remus," Hermione whispered breathlessly as she ran a hand through her hair.

Remus just smiled and kissed at her neck and shoulder gently. "You were fantastic hun," he whispered to her.

"No," she said shaking her head. "You were the amazing one," she said looking at him. Remus simply smiled at her and kissed her softly. He only pulled away once he caught sight of the clock. He let out a slight groan as he slipped out of her and got up. "You need to clean up and get ready to go," he said quietly.

Hermione looked over at the clock. She had seven minutes until the time she was supposed to meet Ron, Harry, and Ginny down in the Great Hall to leave for break. She sighed and looked back at Remus. "I don't want to leave you though."

"You have to go. You and the baby need this break. Hermione, you need to go home so you can rest and relax without having to worry about hiding your pregnancy. This will be good for you. And like I said, we'll get to see each other and I'll write everyday. Just get up and get ready or you'll be late," Remus said kissing her forehead as he helped her up.

Hermione nodded. "You're right. This break will be good for me and the baby," she said standing up slowly. "I'll go get ready," she said picking up her clothes and heading to the bathroom.

Remus just nodded and started getting dressed himself, feeling much more relaxed. He was going to miss Hermione while she was gone, but he knew she needed to go home for the break, it was what was best for both her and their baby.

Hermione came out fully dressed and cleaned up. She went over to Remus and kissed him softly before bending down to pick up her bag. "I have to go now," she whispered to him.

Remus nodded and kissed her back tenderly. "I know. I'll see you in a couple of days."

Hermione nodded and kissed him once more. "I'll see you later then," she said quietly as she headed for the door.

"Alright. Love you," he said to her.

Hermione smiled slightly and waved as she started heading down the hall. "Love you too."

Remus sighed as he watched her go, retreating back to his quarters and shutting the door behind him. Hermione just held on to her bag as she headed off to the Great Hall.

Ron, Harry, and Ginny were sitting there in the Great Hall with all the other students who were all packed up to leave. Ron was looking around for Hermione, where as Harry sat there with Ginny in his lap kissing her softly.

Ron glanced over and rolled his eyes. "Can you guys cut that…" he was cut off by a rather large hug.

"Oh! My Won-Won," Lavender said hugging him tightly then kissing him rather deeply.

Ron could only smile some as he wrapped his arms around her, kissing her back just as deeply, if not deeper.

Ginny just rolled her eyes some. "And he yells at us for kissing," she whispered to Harry.

Harry just smiled and shrugged, wrapping his arms around Ginny, and then looking around. "Well, get used to it, she's coming with us."

Ginny made a face. "She is?" she asked him. "Ugh," she whispered as she glanced over at her brother and Lavender who looked as if their faces were stuck together.

Harry just laughed. "Oh, it won't be so bad. I'll keep you company," he smiled at her.

"That works," Ginny smiled.

Hermione came in the hall and saw the two happy couples who would be spending Christmas break together. She just sighed slightly, causing Harry and Ginny to look over, Ron too involved with Lavender to really notice.

"You made it. We were starting to wonder if you were still coming," Harry said looking at her.

"Yeah, we talked and we realized this break is what we really needed," Hermione said.

"We as in you and him, or we as in you and the….other person?" Ginny asked.

Hermione smiled. "Me and the other," she said to her.

"Oh, you had me nervous for a second," Ginny said to her.

Harry smiled at her. "Well, he's right. You need this break. You have been so stressed out lately."

Hermione nodded and went to say something, but was cut off by people starting to get up and heading to the carriages to head down to Hogsmeade to board the train. "Well, let's go," she said heading toward the door with the two couples. She couldn't help but look back as she went towards the carriages. Hermione sighed, she was really going to miss Remus, but she did need this break. She just boarded the carriage with Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender going to another one so they wouldn't have to split up. She looked out the window watching the castle disappear as they slowly pulled away.