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A/N: Thanks for your reviews! I got more new readers than any other chapter for the last one that is so cool! Sorry about the wait, I had a bad couple weeks, since I updated, and I rather not explain it to you guys, and I was also researching about premature babies for this chapter. Any ways happy reading!

Chapter 22: The aftermath

Last time…

When morning came everyone was still in the room sound asleep, Draco however was up all night, holding onto Ginny's hand in case she'll wake up. Then as if on cue Draco saw her eyes stir and he saw her blue eyes again, but instead of them being bright they show confusion and cloudiness.

She looked around, then looked at Draco and said, "Draco? What happened?"

Draco sighed and knew this was going to be the hardest thing he will say to her, but it has to be done.

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As Draco looked into her eyes, he just couldn't bring himself to say what he needed to say her.

Draco still didn't answer her but he saw her look to her left and saw their tiny infant. She gasped and put her hand over mouth and still had that confused look on her face. She took a closer look into the glass crib (incubator) and suddenly had tears in her eyes.

She held onto his hand even tighter and then Ginny finally spoke from what seemed like ages, "Draco is that…" but she couldn't finish her sentence.

He felt movement around him and her parents started to wake up. He saw that Hermione was already awake and she gave him a nod and a small smile as if to say he should continue.

Draco nodded back at her and looked at the confused, distraught redhead. As they looked into each other eyes again Draco knew it was now or never, "Yes Ginny that's one of our girls---"

"What happened to our other girl? Draco, please, tell me what happened."

Draco sighed again and finally answered, "I am sorry Ginny honey, but they did all they could, she didn't make it."

Ginny's tears escaped her eyes and are now making there way to the bottom of her jaw line. Her bottom lip was trembling but she replied any ways but with a shaky voice, "B-but why did t-this happened? I was fine d-during the whole pre-pregnancy. It's-s, not fair! I was looking forward on having twins," and ended with a few sobs.

Draco sat next to her on the bed and said, "Shh baby, I know it's not fair. The doctors said you might've had pressure in your abdomen. Did you have any pain before you passed out?" he asked with concern.

"I-I don't remember. The last thing I remembered was setting out my clothes and getting my shower ready. Wait how long have I been out?"

"Since yesterday afternoon, I found you; the healer said I possibly found you two hours after you passed out. I am sorry I know I should've been there sooner," he apologized and kissed her hand.

Ginny still had tears in her eyes and cupped his face with her hand, "Don't be, you had to be at Dragon it was your big night---"

"That's no excuse Gin. I was so scared when I found you 'cause I thought I lost all three of you."

"Well I am here and we have her at least and I can't understand how I love her so much already after I just met her and just being here with us and breathing silently," she said and touched the incubator.

"I love you Gin."

"Love you too." she replied and shared a light kiss, "We'll get through this together."

"Yes, yes we will," they kissed again and they were interrupted by a light "ahem" in the back.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were standing right there and Ginny's mother just wiped a tear away, "Oh Ginny I am so glad you're awake dear," she went up to her daughter and hugged her but not too tightly as she usually does.

"Hi dad," Ginny said. Her dad smiled and kissed her forehead.

"So Gin," everyone looked in the corner of the room and apparently Fred was speaking, "What are you going to name the little one?"

"Yeah, because she is our niece after all," said George.

"Hey she's my niece also," said Ron.

Ginny smiled and her mother said, "Oh you three it's up to Ginny and Draco to decide a name for their child so don't butt in."

Ginny laughed and said, "Thanks mum. What do you think Draco?"

"Anything you want Gin, I'll love it no matter what," and he kissed her hand once more.

"Well no offense honey but I don't want Tiffany or Tamara as their names any more."

"It's alright, just choose anything you want."

Ginny made an hmmm sound, as if she's thinking hard about a name, and said, "Okay, how about…Isabelle Rose Weasley-Malfoy, Izzie for short."

There was a collection of gasps coming from the girls in the room, "What is it?" the new mother asked.

"Nothing it's just I love that name! It's adorable!" exclaimed Hermione and the other girls nodded in agreement.

Ginny looked at Draco and he smiled, "It's perfect Gin," and kissed her lightly.

When they pulled apart Ginny smiled and said, "Oh good so now what?"

"Now, do you want to know how to take care of your little one?" said a voice at the door. Everyone turned in that direction and found Healer Wood standing at the door.

Ginny looked at Draco who gave her a small smile, then at Hermione who gave an ever bigger smile, and looked at Hannah because she was their healer in the first place. As if to read her mind Hannah gave her a look that said 'don't worry about it'. Ginny also noticed Harry standing next to her, but didn't really give it to much thought. Ginny looked again at her current healer, smiled and nodded at her.

Healer Wood walked over to where their little baby was, placed her hand on the glass and said, "Well the first thing you need to know is…" and it went on for a couple of hours of her explaining a lot of information to the new and confused parents. She talked about breastfeeding, or bottle feeding, changing her, when should she start eating solid foods, her growth, frequent check ups, and even more information that it was so overwhelming for both Ginny and Draco. Her mother gasped when she heard the healer say that visitors have to be limited because the baby and the mother need a lot of rest and less stress and because the baby needs to stay away from germs as far as possible. During the healer's words Draco rubbed her shoulders and wiped her tears away. He doesn't know why she should be crying but he guesses that it's harder for her to hear this then it is to him, but Draco is going to be there for her every step of the way, 'she knows that doesn't she?' Draco wondered.

The healer gave them their next appointment with her, and labeled the incubator with the name of their new baby girl and left. Once she was out the door and when Ginny couldn't hear the echo of her heals she left out a huge sigh.

"Oh Ginny dear, everything is going to be fine. Draco will be there for you and so will we, including your brothers, right?" she said and put emphasis on the word right and looked at her sons.

Fred spoke first, "Yep,"

"You can count on us Gin," replied George.

"Yeah, um what he said," answered Ron.

Hermione hit her husband on the arm, "What?" he asked innocently.

His wife and sister both rolled their eyes at him and Ginny said, "Thanks you guys and to everyone by keeping up with me all night."

"It was no trouble at all honey. The healers try to make us leave when visiting hours where over but we wouldn't have it right Arthur?" said Molly and looked into her husband's eyes.

"Yes dear," and looked at Ginny, "Your mother was about to hex the next healer that came in and said we had to leave."

Ginny smiled at her mother and everyone else and lay back down on her bed.

"Molly dear I think we should all leave, Ginny needs her rest and I think we are over crowding the room for her," said Arthur sympathetically.

"Oh daddy you don't have to go---"

"No your father is right, rest and be with your daughter and Draco, we'll owl you soon," her mother interrupted.

Ginny just nodded. Everyone came towards her, tried to hug her, kiss either her cheek or forehead, they said bye to Draco and looked one last time at the new addition to their family and walked out. The room suddenly felt colder and 'less homier' when everyone left.

"Ginny its been a long morning you should get some sleep, I'll be here when you wake up," said Draco.

Ginny groaned and said, "But I-I am not that tired," and she yawned.

Draco narrowed his eyes at her and shook his head, "Yes you are. I told you I am not going anywhere. Here I'll hold your hand and won't let go."

"Alright, God I love you, you know that right?"

Draco grinned and answered, "Well I am hoping so."

They both laughed. Draco got up, kissed her forehead, ran his hand through her hair, and whispered, "Go to sleep baby, I won't let go, and never will," he promised.

Ginny made a happy sigh, looked at Izzie and closed her eyes.

As Draco held onto her hand he rubbed it with his thumb and soon fell into a dreamless sleep, but Ginny however dreamt. She dreamt of being married with the man who is holding to her, Izzie going to her first day of Hogwarts and having two more beautiful kids with them and expecting another one. Ginny just hopes that the life she always dreamt of will come sooner rather than later, she sick of waiting for the right man to come her way, and she already has found the right man.

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