Saturday, 25 May, 03:00 PDT, present day

Andy moved his head against the man's chest, trying to find a comfortable position. The baby's eyes began to droop as his grandfather rhythmically patted his back, waiting for the infant to burp.

Draco smiled at his wife who was looking through a scrapbook. The platinum blonde wizard nodded at his wife as he stepped side-to-side, rocking the baby to sleep for his afternoon nap.

"I missed this with her," he said softly as Hermione looked up from the scrapbook. She smiled at him as she watched him place the little boy into his crib.

Hermione looked at her wristwatch, 11:00. She played with a button on the watch face and the time switch to 3 am local time. Draco sat down next to her on the carpeted floor.

"You were busy with your Hogwarts schedule, Draco," Hermione said, kissing him on the cheek.

"Still," he said as he turned the page of photos documenting the thirteenth year basketball championship run. "I missed the afternoon naps and the early morning feedings."

Hermione laughed, "You do realize most fathers don't really put that too high on the rating scheme, don't you?"

He laughed as he took a hold of her left hand, interlacing his fingers with hers. "His father might," he said as he looked into her eyes.

"Not our decision to make, remember," Hermione shrugged.

He nodded at the photo album, changing subjects. "Not too many of the young ones still keep things in print."

"Drew's old fashioned," Hermione smiled as she turned the page.

"I heard that," a voice rang out from the hallway.

"Hey, you," Draco nodded at his daughter as she peered into the nursery.

"When did you guys get in?" Drew said as she stepped into the room.

"We flooed in about a half hour ago," Hermione said as she watched Drew walk over to the crib.

"He just went down within the last five minutes," Draco said.

Drew kissed Andy on the top of his head before turning to her parents. The older pair helped each other stand up.

"We were just looking at your old scrapbooks," Hermione said.

"Andy and I look through them from time to time," Drew shrugged. "Just so that he'll know who Phillip is."

Draco put his arm around his daughter's shoulders. "Well, I'm sure Andy will get to know him when the time is right."

"Thanks, Dad," Drew nodded, yawning.

"Why don't you get some sleep, Drew," Hermione said.

"We have to assemble the twin bed," Drew yawned again.

Her parents laughed. "It's 3:15 in the morning, Drew," Draco said. "We'll get to it later in the day. You need some rest."

"Okay, ten-minute power nap and then we'll get started," Drew said as she let her mother walk her out of the nursery.

o-o-o

Saturday, 11 June, 19:30 GMT, Wellesley Ten Year Reunion

"No 'plus-one' tonight, Aston?" the woman at the reception table smirked good-naturedly at him as she handed him his nametag.

Aston smirked back at her and put his arm around the shoulders of his former classmate. He nodded at the woman at the table, "Dr. Drew Granger's my 'plus-one' tonight."

The woman behind the table raised an eyebrow as she looked for Drew's nametag. She picked it up and handed it to Drew.

"Thanks," Drew said as she took the nametag. She let Aston lead her to the main floor as she placed her nametag onto her burgundy, spaghetti strapped dress.

"Come on," Aston said as he nodded to the couple close to one of the bars, "There are Dean and Neve."

Dean hugged Drew while Aston kissed Neve on the cheek. "Happy tenth," Dean said as he shook Aston's hand while Drew hugged Neve. He turned to the bartender, "Two more Heinekens, please."

"Live a little, Drew," Aston said as he handed her the green bottle. "You're not saving lives tonight."

The four laughed. Drew shrugged before taking a gulp of beer as the rest of them did.

"Looks like the whole graduating class was able to clear their calendars for tonight," Drew said as she looked at the crowd.

"Well, the London Hilton always had a nice menu," Aston said.

"So says its former sous chef?" Drew said. They laughed.

"Well, you can't beat a hosted bar," Dean said as they all took a swig.

"Hey," Aston said as he tapped Drew's shoulder, "Look who made it to the party."

"Is that his newest conquest?" Dean asked as Neve slapped him on his arm.

Drew watched as the brown-haired woman leaned in closer to the star athlete. Drew blew out a slow breath as she looked down at her Heineken bottle. She gulped, looking up as the couple caught sight of them at the bar.

Dean nodded at the barman holding up two fingers. The barman handed the two bottles of Heinekens to the off-duty police officer.

"Hey, you," Aston said as he extended his hand to his old friend. Phillip rolled his eyes as he pulled the shorter man into a hug.

Dean nodded at Phillip before handing him and his date the two bottles. Phillip nodded his thanks as he shook hands with Dean. Phillip paused as he smiled at Drew before he leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Phillip's date interlaced her fingers with his protectively as Phillip stepped back from the doctor. He turned to his date and smiled.

"Em, I think some introductions are in order," the basketball star said as he unbuttoned his single-breasted dark blue suit. He first pointed to the dark-haired, blue-eyed chef, "This is Aston Baguio, my oldest friend and a chef.

"This is Dean. One of London's finest and his wife Neve, a botanist," Phillip continued before turning to Drew.

"And this is Drew Granger, our resident doctor," he smiled at his old friend. Drew extended her hand to Phillip's date who limply shook it.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Lisa Randle," Phillip held his breath for a moment, waiting, as if, for acceptance. "She's a model and actress. Lisa, meet the rest of the Four Horsemen I told you about."

"Well, nice to finally meet you, Lisa," Drew said nodding at the newcomer.

"Phillip's shared a lot about all of you," the fashion model smiled as she placed her arm around Phil's waist. "I'm glad Phillip brought me with him tonight."

"So, how did you and Phillip get together?" Aston asked before taking a sip from his bottle.

The new couple looked at each other and shrugged. Lisa smirked, "Well, when did we officially hit it off, honey?"

"Em, I think it was that Halloween Masquerade Ball," Phillip said. "We saw each other across a crowded dancefloor."

"Who falls in love like that?" Lisa laughed.

"Romeo and Juliet," both Phillip and Drew said as they looked at each other and laughed.

"So, that makes like seven months?" Dean nodded.

"Yeah, Lucky Seven," Lisa smiled at Phillip. "And to think, what if I didn't cross the floor towards you?"

"That's great," Drew said as she raised her bottle, "To what ifs?"

"To what ifs," the rest of the group raised their bottles as well, clinking the glass necks.

There was a slight pause. Drew took an uncomfortable breath as the music began to stream through the buffet room.

Lisa nodded for Phillip to go to the dancefloor. Drew watched him smile back before letting his new girlfriend lead him away.

Dean nodded at Drew who nodded back at her. The Half-blood Squib led his wife to the dancefloor as well.

"Well," Aston said as he finished off is beer. He extended his hand towards Drew, "Let's not let the couples have all the fun."

He smiled at her as she placed her bottle down on one of the high top tables. She smirked at him as she took his hand allowing him to lead her away, "You're incorrigible."

"Yes, but you still love me," he said laughing as he pulled her in closer as they reached the rest of the group.

o-o-o

Friday, 29 September, 02:30 HST, 20 months ago

Drew looked at her watch and took in a sharp breath. The last time Phillip had given her an early morning call it was to tell her that he thought he had found "the one."

"Hi," she said softly answering her mobile.

"Hey," he said, just as softly. She could already hear it in his voice that he had something profound to say. "I didn't wake you up, did I?"

Drew laughed. "No, just finishing my rounds before break," she said, "What's up?"

"She was …" Phil paused as Drew shut her eyes. "They were on the couch. She was surprised to see me."

"At your penthouse?" Drew asked softly as she leaned against the wall of the hallway in the Emergency ICU wing.

"No," Phillip said, "It was last week in her New York apartment. I thought I would travel ahead of the team for our pre-season game against the Knicks. Kinda wanted to surprise her.

"I mean," he paused, "We were coming up on our two year anniversary, you know."

"What did she say?" Drew asked slowly.

"I don't know," he said, "I haven't answered any of her phone calls or texts for the past week."

Drew blew out a breath, silently smiling. "So, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know," Phil said, "I mean, we've been together for a while now."

Drew shut her eyes, hearing the hurt in his voice. "That's the third time," Drew reminded him, softly.

"Hmmph," he scoffed under his breath. "So, you think I should forget what we've built the last couple of years?"

There was silence on her end as a tear rolled down her cheek. She gulped before answering, "Do you love her?"

She heard him blow out a breath. Her chest clenched waiting for a response.

"I guess," he said softly, "Yes."

Another tear rolled down her cheek. She looked up at the ceiling tiles of the hallway before speaking. "If you love somebody enough," she said, "You could forgive him…

"Or her," she said after a short pause, "just about anything."

"So, you think I should go back to her then?" he asked waiting for her answer.

"You should follow your heart, Phil," Drew said as her voice wavered.

"Dr. Drew Granger to the Emergency Room," the voice on the loudspeaker said. "Dr. Granger to the Emergency Room."

"You should go," Phil said softly.

"Yeah," Drew said, a little unsure of herself.

"I'll talk to you later," Phil said, "Good night, Drew."

"Good morning, Phil," she said as she hung up her mobile. She wiped her cheeks before pocketing the device and ran down the hallway towards the Emergency Room.

o-o-o

Saturday, 31 March, 0:04 GMT, 14 months ago

Drew felt weak. She felt like things were slipping away with each breath. She looked up into his face. She gulped.

"Go back to Lisa. She'll take you back. I just … want you to be happy, Phil," she said as she trembled. Her eyes fluttered as she turned her head away from him. "You should tell her you love her before it's too late … life's too short."

o-o-o

Friday, 29 June, 15:10, GMT, 11 months ago

Drew sat up straighter as she saw the images flash on the television screen. The 6'8" power forward canted his head for a moment as he turned around to see the 6'1" brown-haired blue-eyed model. The daughter of the team's owner smiled at him.

Drew watched as Lisa took hold of the frames of the basketball player's sunglasses and removed them. The fashion model looked into his eyes and he smiled at her.

Drew was crestfallen watching her former classmate embracing his ex-girlfriend. Her chest clenched as she watched the pair kiss.

o-o-o

Saturday, 25 May, 13:15 PDT, present day

Drew's eyes flew open as she took in deep breaths. She looked up at the ceiling, lost for a moment. She realized she was safely in her bedroom. She sat up and looked at her digital alarm clock, 1:15 p.m. She stumbled out of bed and headed to the en suite bathroom to shower.

o-o-o

Saturday, 25 May, 13:30 PDT, present day

Drew stepped into her living room as the smell of steak and onions wafted into her nostrils. She smiled at her mother who was plating the Asian style fried rice.

"Smells amazing, Mum," Drew said as she kissed her son, who sat in his highchair.

"I just finished feeding him his bottle," her mother said.

Drew gently pulled Andy out of his chair and hugged him. She patted his back and waited until he burped. Drew smiled as the mini-Phil cooed.

"Where's Dad?"

"Finishing up in the nursery," her mother said nodding towards the opened bedroom door.

Drew carried Andy with her into the nursery. Andy's head lolled against her chest as she entered the room.

"Hey, Dad," she said softly as she placed the baby boy into his crib. "I thought you were going to wait until after I woke up?"

Her father laughed. "Well, your ten-minute power nap turned into a ten hour one."

"Ha ha."

"So I just placed the finishing touches on the bed," her father said nodding at the twin bed that he had finished assembling. "Mum said Gryffindor red; I said Slytherin green. We compromised on Wellesley blue."

Drew laughed. "Thanks, Dad," she said as she took a seat on the newly assembled bed.

Her father sat down next to her as they both watched the little infant sleep. Her father nodded at her as he watched her take a deep breath.

"Alright, Drew?"

"Yeah, just thinking," she said.

"Your Mum would sleep in the nursery with you when I was at Hogwarts," Draco said. "Grandmother Molly would watch you when Mum was scheduled to work during your first year. Grandfather Lucius and Grandmother Narcissa weren't Team Granger-Malfoy until you were almost one."

Drew laughed. She looked up at her father who blew out a breath.

"I didn't tell them about you for a long time because I was afraid that they would … reject having a Half-blood for a grandchild. But once they saw you, you had my Mum and Dad wrapped around your little finger," he said. "They were Team Drew forever after that."

"You think I should tell him, don't you," Drew said as she looked up at him.

"Phil's learning about himself and his past, Drew. Your brothers are teaching him about his Wizarding heritage," her father began. "Phil's a good guy, Drew."

"I know, Dad," Drew gulped. "I just don't think I could take him learning the truth about Andy and then turning his back on us."

"Preemptive strike, then?"

Drew laughed nervously. Draco pulled her into a hug.

"Okay," Draco said as he looked at his daughter. He stood up with her. He grabbed the baby monitor. "I think it's time for lunch."

She gave one last look at Andy who was sleeping soundly. She nodded for them to exit.

o-o-o

Saturday, 25 May, 13:45 GMT, 8 hours ago

"Getting better with the wand, Phil," Draco, Jr. said, "Good job today."

"Hmm," Phil said as he turned to the Mediwizard.

"Well, it's a good thing you Flooed today," Draco smiled.

Phillip laughed. "I'm not drunk," he said as he struggled to stand up. "Okay, maybe a little drunk."

Draco laughed as Phillip joined in. Draco handed him a water bottle.

The Malfoy twins had left fifteen minutes ago after a very good wand training session. Phillip stayed back to help clean up.

"Alright, Phil?" Draco looked at him. "You still having those nightmares?"

Phillip snorted. He blew out a breath as he sat back down on the bench. He took another swig of water. Draco sat next to him.

"They've become more graphic," Phillip said as he took in a deep breath.

"More graphic than you beating her senseless?" Draco asked looking him in the face.

Phillip whimpered, "I'm assaulting her."

"Yeah I know, you mentioned that already," Draco said canting his head.

"I'm raping her, Junior," Phillip said, looking straight into the same grey eyes as his sister.

Draco blew out a breath. For a moment, Draco didn't know what to say.

"I lived through my dreams that I told you and your brothers about," Phillip gulped. "I remembered that.

"What if," he paused as he turned to look at the wizard.

Draco took in a breath and continued steadily, trying not to divulge the truth, "You heard Hans. Your statement had nothing of the sort."
Phillip looked at him as a tear rolled down his cheek. "It seemed so real," he said as his voice cracked. "The first time the dream started to diverge was about a week ago.

"It started the same way, like all the others. But this time, I waved the wand and our clothes disappeared. I woke up straight away and stumbled to the bathroom," Phillip said. "I threw up into the toilet. I couldn't sleep after that.

"The nightmare has continued for the past week," he said as he looked into Draco's face. "I hear her begging me to stop. I'm just as ruthless in this iteration as I am in the other nightmare."

"Look, Phil," Draco said, choosing his words carefully, "You're projecting your frustrations.

"Drew hasn't called or texted you, in a while, right?"

"Right," Phillip said softly.

"You're not in control of that," Draco said. "Your nightmares are just a way to act out your frustration, that's all."

"I would never hurt your sister like that," Phillip said standing up. Draco stood up as well.

"I know," Draco said, calmly, placing his palms on his shoulders as he looked into his face. "You would never, in your right mind, treat Drew that way.

"Your guilt is controlling your subconscious, Phil," the mediwizard said as he took his hands off the older man's shoulders.

"I know," Phillip said as he waved his arms in frustration. "I have to learn to forgive myself, right?"

Draco smiled. He put his arm around the athlete's shoulder.

"Call Drew to say, 'Hi.' Leave her a message saying you're thinking about her," Draco said as Phillip nodded. "She might not answer back as quick as you want her to."

They both laughed. "Thanks, Junior. This is between us, okay," Phillip said. "Don't tell the boys just yet."

"Hey, you can count on me, Phil," Junior said as they walked into the house toward the fireplace.