Title: It is not that simple.

Rating: T

Summary: Continuing the "In Loving Memory" series, here it's the second of six short stories...

How is she going to tell him? It is not as simple as most people think. One cannot just tell someone those fateful words, give him a smile and then go on like nothing out of the ordinary has occurred. Well, those words are going to have a huge impact in their lives, that's for sure.

Disclaimer: With sadness (and a lot of obviousness) I inform everyone I don't own nothing related to Harry Potter. It belongs to J.K.Rowling and not to me. I wish I owned it but I don't. Okay, now everything is quite clear, I think I'll go back to sulk about it...

It is not that simple.

Everything was ready. The room spotless, the table set, the candles lit and the dinner waiting for them in the oven. Lily Potter was standing in the sitting room, fiddling with her apron anxiously as she rehearsed how she would tell James the big news. And, by Merlin, were they big! She remembered when she found out; she had almost fainted. Lily gave a deep breath and wished her husband would take the news better than her...

But the opportunity to see arrived sooner than she would have liked. The door creaked open and she heard James shuffling inside. Lily gave one final deep breath and paced to the threshold with a smile plastered in her pale face, the feeling of dread mingled with excitement she had felt all day thumping her heart.

"Hi Lils", James greeted his wife with a sweet peck in the cheek. "I had loads of work, sorry!" he apologized quickly.

"It doesn't matter", Lily said offhandedly while she helped him disentangle from his scarf. Normally she would have been cross with him for getting late – but now, now she was finding herself wishing he would had taken longer. "So, are you hungry? You certainly look hungry. Too bloody hungry. So... lets eat dinner. Yes, dinner. Well go on, go on!" Lily gushed, striding to the kitchen.

James looked at Lily disappear behind the kitchen door with his eyebrows knit in surprise and followed her with a light chuckle. When he opened the door he was almost knocked to the floor as Lily rushed past him, juggling bowls of food in her arms. Smiling, he picked a bottle of wine from the cupboard and followed his wife to the dining room. He looked around and gave Lily an appreciating beam.

"You like?" asked Lily, her voice tinged with nervousness James did not detect. James nodded and seated in his place. Lily smiled and began to serve James's favourite dinner.

"Very much", answered him. James glanced around him with a pleased grin.

"Eat, it'll get cold" she ordered and began to eat. As James looked around he got more pleased. Lily was beautiful, she had waited him with dinner made, she had cooked steak – his favourite meal – and she was not cross with him for being late. He tried to remember when had Lily acted like this before and he was unable to remember. Suddenly his mind began to work frenziedly. Had she...

"Oh Lily I can't believe you!" James yelped as he stood up abruptly, knocking his chair to the floor." I can't believe you cheated on me!" Lily left her fork in mid-air and looked at him stunned.

"What?" asked Lily, her temper beginning to flare. James looked at her profoundly offended.

"Why Lily? Why did you cheat on me?" interrogated James, his face set.

" I did not cheat on you, James!" she screeched furiously, pointing her knife at him for emotion. James gave her a sceptical smirk, but kept a wary eye on her knife.

"Then why did you prepare all this", he flapped his arms manically, "if you didn't do anything you want to apologize for?"

Lily narrowed her emerald eyes into thin slits and shot him a murderous glare. "You git! Since when did I need a reason to do a bloody nice thing for my bloody husband, eh?" she retorted.

James opened his mouth to respond but his obstinate smirk started to waver as Lily bore her eyes in his own hazel ones. Gradually James's face began to relax, the stubborn frown vanishing as a blush crept up his cheeks. "Oh", he mumbled uncomfortably and picked his chair from the floor.

"Now eat!" demanded Lily in cold fury. James nodded meekly and started eating. They ate in silence for a long time while Lily's temper settled down, every so often an aggravated huff heard between them. When at last Lily relaxed, she looked at James and noticed he was staring at her. She gave him a questioning look and he shook his head, returning to his meal. "So, how was your day?" she asked coolly.

James gave her a relieved smile and shrugged. "It was too bloody boring. Yours?"

Okay, this was it, thought Lily. "Mmm, it was fine, I guess", she paused and took a deep breath. "I talked to my mum today", said Lily. James nodded.

"How is she?" he asked between bites.

Lily shrugged. "Fine. She will come stay with us for a couple of months. Nine to be exact", said Lily tentatively.

James smile widened and Lily felt sure he had gotten her hint. "Brilliant! Does that mean Padfoot can come to stay with us those nine months?" Lily choked on the wine she had been sipping.

"Err, babe, I'll need to rest for those nine months", she said, stressing the number of months. "That's why mum is coming. To help me"

James looked at her crestfallen. "So Sirius can't come?" Lily decided to take different approach.

"We should start to think about getting a larger house, you know", suggested Lily. James looked at her joyfully.

"So that means Padfoot CAN come?" he asked excited. Lily felt an urge to smack her husband's head.

"No, James, no", snapped Lily frustrated. "Sirius cannot stay" James looked at her and pouted pitifully.

"So if only your mum's coming", James smirked, "why do we need to get a bigger house? Does your mum need so much space?"

"My mum does not need much space, James" Lily stuck out her tongue and rolled her eyes at James's pun. James laughed.

"I knew I married you because of your maturity level" remarked James slickly.

"Ha. Ha. Ha", she laughed mirthlessly. "And I surely married you because you are the brightest crayon in the box" Lily retorted. James bowed and sent her a kiss. Lily returned to kiss and started to think how many more hints would she give him before telling him everything bluntly. Certainly it was not that simple to make James take insinuations...

"I went to the doctor today" she said suddenly.

James raised her head from his almost empty plate and looked at her concerned. "Finally! I told you to go ages ago!" Lily nodded with a smile. "So did you tell him about your morning sickness and those blasted mood swings?"

"Yep, I did", agreed Lily.

"Ooh! And about those weird cravings you get?" added James, counting the symptoms with his fingers. Lily nodded, certain James would understand once he processed and connected what he had just said. He didn't. "Well?" he prodded impatiently.

Lily tried hard not to yell at him irked. "Well, James, you see –" but James interrupted her with a panicked voice.

"Are you going to snuff it? Oh Merlin, are you?" James blurted, knocking his chair as he stood up. Lily looked at him bewildered. When she did not responded James's hazel eyes widened abnormally. " You are! Oh Merlin, I don't want you to die! Why didn't you go when I told you to go? WHY? Oh, I bet if you had gone when I told you to, you wouldn't be dying now!" James ranted frantically as he paced around the room.

"James –"

" No, Lily, don't say anything. What are we going to do? You cannot die! Oh dear Merlin, what am I going to do alone?"

"James, I –" Lily rolled her eyes as James kept pacing around the room frenziedly.

"What do you have? Did the doctor told you what do you have? What is it! But it is incurable? Don't worry Lily, we are going to find a cure for it! You can't leave me here alone! All I'll have will be the Marauders again, but no you! No, Lils, it is not true! Sirius will help, and Moony, Moony is good at curing people! Oh my – Lily, you can't die!" James ranted.

"James, babe, I am not –"

"It's serious, isn' it? Very serious? Oh Merlin! You have to call you mum! I have to call my mum –" James hurried to Lily's side and hugged her brusquely. "What are we going to tell them? Oh Lils, you can't die!"

"JAMES!" shrieked Lily, completely irritated. James stopped talking immediately and looked at her curiously. "James, I am not dying" she stated seriously. James was about to open his mouth but Lily continued talking. "I went to the doctor and he told me I am pregnant, James. Pregnant" Lily blurted. James looked at her flabbergasted.

"Wh – what?" he stammered. He looked at Lily's belly and then back to her face. "Pregnant as in with-child-pregnant?"

Lily nodded with an apprehensive smile. James nodded. "Oh", he muttered before swooning.

A/N: Yep, here it's the second story, and you know, if you like, please give me a nice litte review!!