Aria: Thank you for all the reviews and so sorry for the late update. Life got in the way but now here's the chapter.

In regards to the question from DanceingStars45, yes a Scorpius pov is coming soon. So exciting! :)

I don't own HP, however, I do own the OC's and the plot!

Chapter 5 – The insufferable git

"Rose would you please stop pacing it's making me dizzy," Esme sighed.

With a click-click-click and click-click-click, Rose had been pacing up and down behind the bookcase.

"Sorry I can't help it," Rose whined as she continued. Maybe I should have told him. He looked like I punched him. She felt as though she should have walked up to him, given him a hug and said reassuring things. She should have told him she was his daughter. She should have, should have, should have... she shook her head. I should be the one punching him! He left for three years and came back expecting everything to be the same. And, if he didn't get me pregnant it probably would be...though, I wouldn't take that choice back. Not now not ever. Rose sighed. She didn't know what to do. If she let him think she slept with someone else then he would probably hate her and never talk to her again. As much as she denied it she liked his company, so that first option wouldn't be ideal. The second option, she tells him it's his child and he yells at her moves away again and refuses to meet their daughter. Rose pictured Scorpius' reaction to the parental information. Her imagination came up with lots of swearing, yelling, desks being thrown. Option 2 was out of the question, besides she had no clue how to tell him in a way that wouldn't result in her family killing him for his reaction.

To think that they used to be able to rely on each other, have decent conversations occasionally. Was she the only one that felt something? Something more than friendship? Rose teared up and felt it would be ten times easier to be a puddle on the ground.

"Rose," Esme had her hands firmly on her shoulders, "Deep breaths, one step at a time, ok?"

She knocked Rose back into reality. She nodded.

"Now how about we start with these invitations to Albus' House-warming party?" Esme held up the invitations.

"House-warming? He moved house again?" Rose asked taking the seat at her desk.

"Apparently so, and it says it's kid friendly because it is mostly friends and family going and there will be other kids there."

"And?" Rose stared at the green envelope as if it was going to turn into a frog or the like.

"And, it means that you could bring Lyra, and it forces Scorpius to meet his child before you tell him she's his," Esme stated matter-of-factly.

"I-what?" Rose stopped and looked at Esme.

"You're going to tell him, it's not doing anyone any good keeping it from him."

"But..." Rose started when Esme interrupted, "No but's."

"Ok," Rose sighed in defeat, "When is the party?"

"It's on Saturday."

"But it's Thursday afternoon! That's not enough time!" Rose exclaimed.

"You've had three years enough time, the time to tell him is now." Esme cooed in a gentle tone as she held her upper arms.

"Ok," Rose sighed.

Rose didn't get much sleep in the nights leading up to the House-warming party. She was always too nervous to go to sleep and her mind too awake to let her.

- Saturday Morning -

"Mummy! Mummy! Harty today!" Lyra ran into Rose's room and jumped up and down on the bed.

Rose groaned inwardly as she slowly sat up. "Yes Sweetie, the party is today."

"Will be cake?"

"Probably."

"Yay!" Lyra out and into her room as her footsteps echoed down the hallway.

"Yay indeed," Rose stated to herself in a monotone voice.

Fuck what do I wear?

- Outside Albus Potter's House -

It was a two-story house with a Victorian style door. By the number of people and noise coming from inside it was safe to assume that everyone else was there. Rose knocked on the door almost ready to run away if it was Scorpius who answered the door.

"Rosie took you long enough," Albus stated with a huge grin.

"Uncle Al!" Lyra ran and hugged Albus' legs.

"Lyra Bear!" Albus lifted her up and down as she giggled.

"Is everyone else already here?" Rose asked as they walked down the hallway.

"Most of us I would guess."

Rose turned to see Esme leaning against the door frame in a floral summer dress. It's getting close to the end of summer and is only just starting to cool off.

"Esme!" Rose hugged her.

"Your one of the last to arrive," she continued.

"So the whole family are here?" Rose asked

"Most of them. And Scorpius is here too." Esme picked up Lyra and carried her on her hip into the living room. Rose froze at the mention of Scorpius.

"He's not dead yet so that's a decent sign," Albus stated as he passed Rose into the living room.

Rose took a deep breath and entered the living room also. The room was spacious enough for their big family to have space to walk around without bumping into anyone.

"Rosie!"

There was a pop as miniature party streamers floated onto her head. Only one person would dare do such a thing. James Potter.

"James, Merlin it's been a while." Rose chuckled as she tried to untangle the streamers from her hair.

He gave her a bear hug and whispered, "If anyone needs their ass put in line let me know, yeah?"

"Don't worry, I will," Rose smiled. "How's things?"

"Well, so glad you asked, the team has been doing well and as their captain of course we won." James had pursued a career as a professional Quidditch player an done well at it too.

"I'm glad, also, how's the love life going?" Rose asked with a smirk. The whole family has a running bet about which Potter brother would be the first to get married. Rose didn't ordinarily bet but within the family, it's not like it's going very far. She had also bet that James would be the first one.

"I know what you're doing there Rosie," He tossed a small golden ball in the air and caught it again, a seeker habit, "even if there was I wouldn't tell you. It's a secret." He smirked.

"Aww but Jamesy..." Rose whined. With James she felt somewhat like a kid again, it was refreshing.

James covered his eyes and smirked as he walked away. "Don't look at me with those eyes, you know I can't say no to those."

Same old same old. She scanned the crowd and spotted Lyra playing with some of the other kids. The kids were probably seven-years-old. After having some food she realised that Teddy and Victorie were absent from the party. They had gotten married about one and a half years ago and are now expecting to have their first child very soon. It occurred she hadn't seen her three-year-old in a while. Rose looked in the whole living room, the kitchen and some of the other rooms.

"Hey Lil, have you seen Lyra?"

"Hmm, I don't think I have since she was playing with those other kids." Lily looked about checking. "Now that you mention it I don't see those other kids either."

What? Did they go somewhere with her? But there's no way they know the layout of this house. So maybe they went outside.

"Whose children are they? Do you know?" Rose asked trying not to full-on freak out in front of everyone.

"I don't know, unfortunately. They might be that couples," She subtlety gestured with her head, "they are work friends of Albus."

"Thanks, Lil," Rose said as she rushed over to the couple.

"Excuse me, hi I'm Rose Weasley," Rose hurriedly introduced herself. The both of them were about ten years or older than Rose.

"I'm Kurt Dunce and this is my wife Fiona Dunce."

"Nice to meet you, I was just wondering if you were the couple who brought their children also today?"

"Yes, our two boys." Mrs Dunce's eyes narrowed.

"Awesome, I was just looking for my daughter and I think she was playing with your sons a while ago. You don't happen to know where they are, do you?" Rose's frustration with this conversation was taking was increasing the longer it took.

"I think they went out on to the back courtyard to play. They are probably still there." Mr Dunce answered with a polite smile.

"Thank you so much, I will go have a look there." Rose without a second thought went to the back door of the kitchen leading to the courtyard.

That's when she saw the boys teasing and bullying Lyra. Pulling at her hair and laughing. Rose was about to storm out there ready to scold those boys when suddenly Scorpius appeared. Esme appeared behind Rose and held her back.

"Just see what he does."

He said something that made the boys back off and run away. Lyra was shouting at the boys before bursting into tears. Scorpius she caught off guard looking around and then down at the child who attached herself to his leg crying. Rose's heartbeat was beating in her ears. What would he do?

He bent down and lifted her into a hug as she put her arms around his neck. Rose nearly cried. There was a flicker of hope that he could be the father Lyra needed and the support that Rose was missing.

"It's best you tell him now. I will take Lyra."

They walked out and Scorpius' eyes widened.

"Lyra honey," Rose called. Lyra's head perked up and looked at Rose.

"Mummy!" Lyra squirmed as Scorpius let her down near Rose. Rose crouched down with open arm and she ran straight into them and cried more. Scorpius stood looking stunned at Rose.

Once Lyra had settled and fallen asleep Rose passed her to Esme who left to go inside. There was a long pause of silence.

Rose looked Scorpius square in the eyes, "We need to talk."

"Yeah."

Where do you start? Hey, Scorp guess what that little girl is your daughter. "That was my three-year-old daughter Lyra. Thank you for saving her fr..."

"Who's the father?" Scorpius whispered looked at the ground. His fists balled. Rose couldn't get the words out.

"Who's the father? Must have been a one time fling if he's no longer around!" Scorpius looked back at Rose.

He really is a clueless, insufferable, git! Who seems to think I am sleeping with every blonde in town! Has he already forgotten our time? How dare he suggest that I am a pushover! Through gritted teeth, Rose spat, "How many platinum blondes do you think I have slept with!" Her voice broke and on the verge of tears, she escaped into the house leaving Scorpius outside.

Rose immediately looked for Esme who was in the Hallway gathering up their things. She could tell that they weren't sticking around.

"Oh before we go I have some business to deal with." Rose found Lily and Dominique and approached the Dunces.

"Excuse me, Mr and Mrs Dunce, I would like a word with you." Rose was doing all she could not to punch them square in the face.

"Why is that might I ask?" Mrs Dunce asked in a sweet tone.

"Oh because your children are ill-mannered and bullies who have hurt my daughter," Rose stated.

By now the crowd had seen what was going down. All of the Weasley-Potter family stood with Rose. Albus came to stand at Rose's side.

"How dare you accuse my children and our family like that, you rude woman." Mrs Dunce snapped back.

"Oh I think your the ones who are rude, you have looked down on us all this whole time," Lily stated in Rose's defence.

"Well, I guess you can't expect much maturity from a girl who got knocked up as a teenager."

They were in disbelief. Just as it was about to get physical, Scorpius came and stood in between the two. "Mr Dunce and Mrs Dunce I think you should leave. Also Mr Dunce I hereby fire you from your position in the ministry. Mrs Dunce, you, are fired and are never to be in the presence of myself or anyone in the Weasley or Potter family ever again and if you do you will seriously regret it."

They were horrified by the turn of events. "You don't have that kind of power."

"Oh but I do. You see I'm the Head of your division within the Committee on Experimental Charms currently."

Wait...They put Scorpius in charge of the teams?