"Mom, Dad, I'm home finally." She called out.
"In here honey." Her mother called.
"Mom!" Hermione said, walking into the kitchen. "I'm so glad that you are supportive." She said as she hugged her mom.
"Oh my, you really are pregnant huh? Well...let me see you." Her mother held Hermione out at arms length, then lifted her shirt to see the bump of belly Hermione was showing.
"My oh my, my baby is having a baby. You look so much like me. You're beautiful. We have refurnished the basement completely. It is now a two bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom apartment with your own entrance right downstairs. Here is the key. The kitchen is already stocked.
It is completely furnished except for the nursery, simply because we didn't know if it was a boy or girl." Mrs. Granger said.
Hermione smiled.
"It's a girl!! I'm having a baby girl. Now we need to go all out pink on this." She said.
Her mother smiled.
"We are going to help you with everything you need. You are completely dependent on us until Harry gets a job and is actually making money, even then you are still going to be getting things from us. We need to find you a doctor and go baby girl shopping!" Mrs. Granger said, happier then ever.
Hermione was so grateful.
"Thank you mom, thank you so much for everything you are doing. This means so much to me, you won't even know that we're here. Thank you so much." She hugged her mom.
ONE MONTH LATER
Harry arrived the day after his last exam.
"Hermione! Oh my gosh, how are you!? How is my girl? Well...how are both my girls!?" Harry exclaimed, bursting into Hermione's parents house.
Hermione stood up from the couch, where she had been curled up reading, and smiled at Harry. She walked over to him and planted a passionate kiss on him. He deepened the kiss, exploring her mouth with his tongue. When they finally pulled apart Hermione smiled.
"Damn that felt good. I've been waiting to do that for a month." She said.
Harry laughed and put his hand on her now, six month belly. She had gotten larger in a month, definitely showing signs of being with child.
"I'm so glad that your parents are more then willing to help us out a little and this basement apt. that you wrote to me about sounds amazing! Lets go see it! Oh Hermione, leave your book and take me to see it!" Harry said as she went back for her book.
"Okay, geez. Well, you can enter it from up here, that door over there," she pointed "are stairs down.
Or you can go all the way outside and enter from the outside door. I think we'll stay inside since we have air conditioning and it is hot outside!"
Harry smiled. "Sounds good to me."
They descended the stairs into a fully furnished living/family room. There was a blue couch and love seat, a coffee table, and entertainment center with a t.v., d.v.d. player, and stereo equipment. Harry smiled. The rug on the ground was a red/blue/green/brown color with each color streaking circles.
"Wow, this is nice. Where is the kitchen?" He asked, "I'm getting a little bit hungry."
Hermione smiled. "It's through here."
She led him past the wall that seperated the living room from the kitchen. It was a little kitchen but it worked. It had the essential microwave, stove, fridge, cabinets. The walls were a sage green color. There was a little nook at the end of the kitchen where a table and 4 chairs had been placed. There was also a white plastic high chair with a sage green cushion on it.
"The high chair reclines so that we can put the little one in it when she is still tiny." Hermione said smiling happily.
"Wow!" Harry said, examining everything.
"Come with me! I'll show you the rest." Hermione took his hand and led him down a hall.
"Here is our bedroom." She said.
They entered a room that was crimson colored. The four poster king sized bed had a white comforter,
with crimson edging. It also held a dresser and two bookcases, already full of books. Hermione smiled at Harry.
"Do you like it?" She asked.
"Oh, I love it. I love it so much. This is amazing." Harry said.
He turned to Hermione and wrapped his arms around her.
"This is beautiful. I love you so much." He said.
He tilted her face up towards him and kissed her passionately. Hermione felt heat swell inside her and moaned into the kiss.
"I've missed you." She said.
"Let me make up for the times that I have missed loving you." Harry said.
Hermione nodded and kissed him again. Harry started walking towards the bed, still kissing her.
When it was over Harry smiled looking at his beautiful, pregnant girlfriend.
"You are amazing." He said, nuzzling her.
She smiled and snuggled into his arms, falling into a light sleep.
Harry quietly got up. He saw two more doors she hadn't shown him. One was the bathroom, a cute little room with a big tub and shower. The other one had to be the nursery. There was nothing in it, but it was the only other room in the house. Harry smiled at the thought that a baby would inhabit it soon,
and headed to the kitchen to get some lunch.
Hermione was starting to round nicely. It had been three weeks since Harry had arrived at their home and she was starting to get bigger. The NEWTS letters would soon be arriving and Hermione was thrilled to see how many she would get, but better yet, how many Harry would get.
Today, Hermione decided, she would need to go shopping for some maternity clothes, and maybe some baby essentials, such as clothing, a crib, a cradle, a car seat, things such as that.
It was only seven in the morning so, naturally, Harry was still asleep. Hermione smiled to herself as she headed out to the kitchen and made herself some coffee and toast. She was hoping that any day now Harry would actually propose, then they could actually get married. She knew he was trying to get up the courage, but it was taking longer then she thought it would.
Hermione sat down on the couch, coffee in one hand, her current book in the other. She sat and sipped for what must have been an hour because next thing that she knew she felt someone's hands coming over her eyes.
"Oh, Harry, what are you doing?" She asked, giggling.
Harry smiled and took her hands.
"Put your book down, we need to go out. Are you dressed for the day? We have to go soon." Harry said, smiling at her.
"Yes, I'm dressed, but I had things I wanted to do today!" Hermione said.
"Well, we will do them later." Harry said and pulled her towards the front door. He kissed her tenderly and headed for their car.
"Come on! Get in. This is a surprise." He said.
Hermione smiled and sat back, closing her eyes to relax. The baby moved inside of her and she smiled.
"Hi baby." She said, rubbing her tummy. The baby moved again.
Harry pulled onto a beach.
"Harry, why are we here? This is so random." She said.
Harry simply smiled.
He got out of the car and opened her door for her.
"Hermione come with me." He said.
The walked down to the boardwalk, hand in hand and the first thing that she saw was a bouquet of orchids. She smiled and picked it up. There were little cards attached to each flower stem. She started to read some.
One said "First kiss"
Another said "First date"
She read them all and smiled. "That's cute"
"Oh, I forgot this one!" Harry said, pulling out from behind his back. Hermione smiled and looked at the tag.
It read, "Will you marry me?"
Hermione squealed, there was a beautiful ring attaached to the tag also. Harry smiled, got down on one knee and said "Hermione Jane Granger, I love you, I always have, I want to marry you and have more babies some day. Will you marry me?"
Hermione squealed again, tears running down her cheeks.
"Yes, of course." She said, pulling the ring on.
Harry stood up and hugged her, then they passionately kissed.
"Wow, we are engaged!!! Harry, we are getting married!" She said ecstaticly.