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Jade felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned to see Hermione smiling at her with tears in her eyes.
"Oh Hermione…please don't." Jade said hugging her best friend after so many years.
"Come; let's go upstairs so we can talk." Hermione said. Jade and Hermione walked up the stairs and walked into Jade's old room that she was going to be occupying with Draco.
"Did they say what were you were going to have?" Jade asked sitting down with Hermione who shook her head.
"Not yet no. But a boy would be a joy to have you know?" Hermione said seeing Jade smile. "I always wanted a boy ever since I had gotten pregnant in Hogwarts…and for some reason I was quite sure it was going to be a boy…but it never worked out." Hermione said.
Jade remembered that Hermione had suffered a miscarriage three months before she married and left with Draco. It was one of the hardest moments in their lives, to lose a child that everyone was so excited and ready for.
"And then you married Draco and left. I was so lonely Jade. Ron had never been the same after you left. He was so…upset. He hardly ever spoke to me for months and slowly he had started to come back and was normal again but never the same Ron." Hermione said. Jade could do nothing but apologize to Hermione.
"Please don't apologize Jade. It should have happened. You and Draco really loved each other and look at the both of you now. No one and to tell you the truth, not even I thought that you both were going to last that long. But seeing you both together, it's just so nice to see that you've been so happy with each other for all these years." Hermione said, smiling when she had said that. Her smile waned when she saw the pained look on Jade's face and her eyes rapidly welling in tears.
"Jade? What's-did I say something?" Hermione asked holding Jade's shoulder.
Draco went upstairs to look for Jade to see if she was doing all right. He stopped near the doorway and saw Hermione and Jade together, intensely involved in their discussion. He realized that he was intruding on an intimate and private conversation so he went to leave but stopped when he heard his name.
"Please don't apologize Jade. It should have happened. You and Draco really loved each other and look at the both of you now. No one and to tell you the truth, not even I thought that you both were going to last that long. But seeing you both together, it's just so nice to see that you've been so happy with each other for all these years." Hermione said. He hid behind the wall near the doorway and listened to hear nothing from Jade.
"Jade? What's-did I say something?" Hermione asked. Draco heard Jade crying and felt a little bit of himself break.
"Hermione, you don't know how it's been for the last couple of years! It's like I didn't even know the Draco I married. He was so…cold. He kept himself away from me after a year we had gotten married." Jade said breaking into a sob. She had been holding these emotions in for a while now. She never had a close friend to speak to about her problems but being with Hermione brought back the comfort and relief she had always given to Jade.
"Oh sweetheart." Hermione said hugging Jade close.
"But he's changed again Hermione. It was just a day ago that he completely went from cold and distant to caring and so sweet. I never expected him to bring me to my family Hermione. I am so surprised and all the same happy that he's done this. I love him Mione but sometimes I feel as if he's trying too hard to keep me happy and I don't understand why he's doing this. Why is he like this all of a sudden?" Jade asked as Hermione comforted her.
"I guess he's just renewed his love for you…that's all. He might be up to something but he really can change for the better you know. Ron was somewhat like this for a while but look at him now." Hermione said as Jade nodded.
"You can always talk to him about it if it bothers you that much." Hermione said as Jade shook her head.
"No…I don't want him to feel that I'm worried over his behavior than being happy for what he does for me. I don't want him to feel bad about it." Jade said.
"Then let him do what he wants for you. You'll find out in due time what he wants…but I do feel that he genuinely wants to make you happy. I don't think you see how he looks at you sometimes. He cherishes every move you make, every word you say…it's rather remarkable." Hermione said.
Jade didn't say anything. She listened to Hermione feeling the blush on her cheeks when she had heard that. She had seen one of those looks from Draco whenever they were speaking to each other. It was refreshing to see that change being made. She was tired from trying to grab his attention all the time before. He had barely looked at her or even spoke to her, spending all of his time away from her. Now things were different and Jade hoped that it stay this way forever.
Draco heard them change the topic and he left quietly downstairs feeling helpless that Jade thought this way of him. He expected her to be suspicious of him suddenly changing his heart but felt depressed about it. He was trying so hard for her to be happy, she was right but he simply wanted her to be happy. That was the whole point of it.
"You all right mate?" Bill asked sitting next to Draco.
"I'm fine." Draco said.
"Here, have a Firewhiskey." Bill said handing him a bottle.
Draco took it and thanked him, seeing all the Weasley men relaxing into their sofa, drinking and talking. Draco sniffed the strong smell of alcohol of the Firewhiskey. He hadn't had one of these in a while. He remembered drinking with Jade in his Head boy quarters and chuckled at the thought of having her wobble around, laughing insanely and talking about any random thought she had floating around in her mind. She'd say the funniest things he had ever heard whenever she was drunk with him.
"Ough." Draco said wrinkling his nose at the taste of Firewhiskey. It was highly potent and had a very bad taste compared to what Draco drank back home.
"Firewhiskey too much for you Malfoy?" Harry asked from the sofa next to him.
"I just never had one in years. The last time I had a Firewhiskey was during 7th year I believe." Draco told Harry who raised his eyebrows.
"Wow that is a long time." Harry said.
"What do you do for a living?" Charlie asked.
Draco answered Charlie's question and saw Hermione walk in the living room, poking Ron and asking him something. He saw a couple of the Weasley women walk in as well, setting their kids on the floor to walk around or crawl. He caught Jade leaning on the wall, her arms crossed, smiling at him. He motioned for her to come to him and she shook her head.
"Come here." Draco said insisting that she join him.
The men turned to Jade who was embarrassed that they were listening to them. Anything Draco and Jade said or did would be something to watch for the entire family. She walked over to him and took his hand, letting him pull her to sit on his lap. She curled on to his lap and found it to be heaven to be nestled into his warm and comfortable body while he had his arm around her waist. She smelled the heavy Firewhiskey on him and she went to take a sip from the bottle.
"I thought you didn't drink." Draco said seeing her hold the bottle and sniff it.
"I drink when I'm with you. Mind you, we hardly ever drink together, especially Firewhiskey. How long has it been? Since 7th year?" Jade asked him going to take a swig.
"7 years…yes." He stopped suddenly remembering that she was pregnant. He grabbed the Firewhiskey from her mouth and automatically placed a hand over her stomach.
"Why'd you do that for?" Jade asked wiping her mouth from the little bit of Firewhiskey that spilled. Great, what was he going to tell her now?
"I don't think it's the best idea if you drink this. It's been a long time." Draco said seeing her shrug.
"I'll get used to it." She went to make a grab for the bottle again but Draco kept it away from her, drinking the entire thing himself.
"Let her have a little bit." Bill said. Bill went to hand Jade his bottle but Arthur stopped them this time.
"Jade you can't have Firewhiskey." Arthur said. Jade didn't dare to go against her father. The only time she had rebelled against him was for Draco. She turned to Draco and saw him looking amused. She resisted the urge to stick out her tongue at him so she crossed her arms and rested herself against him, her head resting on his shoulder.
Draco felt Jade's hot breath on his neck. He was delighted to have Arthur forbid Jade to drink and wanted to hug her tightly and tell her that it was all right, maybe another time but she seemed too embarrassed enough. It was bad enough to have the whole family watching. If he had treated her like a little child, they'd never let her forget it for the rest of her life…well what was left of it anyways. He felt a small peck on his neck from her and he turned his head to look at her. She moved her face to face him and gave him a small smile. He bent down and kissed her, feeling her breathe in deeply and respond eagerly. Once again, he had felt the stares on him and he gently broke off the kiss knowing that Jade knew everyone was watching as well.
"I love you." Jade said softly. He kissed her forehead, sweeping his eyes around to see everyone politely looking away or busying themselves with something to do.
"I love you." he responded. She moved herself off his lap and stood up.
"I'm going upstairs with the girls, good night." Jade said kissing him.
"Have fun." Draco said.
Jade stood up with the women throughout most of the night talking to each other. Jade watched them cuddle their children in their arms, lulling them to sleep as they spoke in hushed tones. Jade was more than happy to have her nephew Albus in her arms who slept and drooled on her lap.
"Ron didn't believe me when I told him I was pregnant. I told him that there's a charm that can tell whether you're pregnant or not and Ron tried to tell me that the blue light that gets cast means you're pregnant and the orange means you're not." Hermione said seeing Fleur shake her head.
"No, no, no! Orange is pregnant and blue is not." Fleur said. Hermione clicked her teeth to argue.
"I am zerious!" Fleur said.
"No Fleur, blue indicates pregnancy. We all know I'm pregnant, look." Hermione said muttering the charm over her pregnant stomach. The blue casted over Hermione's stomach and she looked up to see Fleur twisting her mouth.
"Here's how it would look on a person that's not pregnant. Move over Ginny." Hermione said, pointing to Jade's stomach. "You're not pregnant are you?" Hermione as Jade shook her head.
"I'm not." Jade said. Hermione muttered the spell and looked at Fleur.
"See? It's orange." Hermione said to Fleur who raised an eyebrow and pointed to Jade.
"Sometheeng eez wrong." She said. Hermione turned to Jade whose jaw dropped, looking at the blue glowing from her stomach with wide and shocked eyes.
"I thought you said-" Hermione went to say but Jade cut in.
"I wasn't! I mean I thought I wasn't!" she almost screamed.
She almost woke the children up in the room and it looked so strange to see her trying to catch an emotion to stick to. She was happy, sad, excited and confused all at the same time. Jade ran her hands through her hair, in a state of obvious shock. Pregnant for the second time in her life! She was happy for only about a second.
The thought of a little boy or girl, her child with Draco placed her in a high that Jade absolutely loved and dreamed to live. They were squashed when she bore the thought of Draco leaving again and her have to make another sacrifice. She had no idea what to do or how to do anything. She couldn't think at all, especially when her mother and the rest of the women were hugging her, congratulating her on her first child.
"Draco doesn't know does he?" Molly asked as Jade vigorously shook her head. If Molly Weasley ever found out why Jade had aborted her child, she'd never see Draco the same way again and most likely abort him.
"It's not…oh my Merlin, I think my head is hurting." Jade said pressing her palms on her forehead.
"You should go to sleep honey." Molly said as Jade nodded.
"Goodnight everyone." Jade said leaving. She walked out into the hallway and opened the door to her room and saw Draco sleeping soundly on the bed. She closed the door behind her, still shocked to the core about actually being pregnant. Maybe Hermione made a mistake? Jade tested the pregnancy charm over herself and seemed to be surprised about it again. It was a bittersweet truth. She loved it and as much as she loved it, a deep sadness and fear filled her at the thought of having to possibly lose the child to Draco again.
She wondered if he would accept their child, seeing that he had changed, but who knew? She crawled into the bed and into the covers, draping a leg over Draco. She wrapped her arms around him, feeling him shift and whisper a few things in his sleep. He loosely wrapped his arms around her and she cried into his chest badly wishing that he was going to let her keep it.
