Chapter 3: What now?
***four months later***
Hermione hid her stomach. She knew that she shouldn't be ashamed to be carrying a baby, but she wasn't entirely sure if Draco wanted it. Draco had chosen his other wife and now lived with her most of the time. Hermione mostly stayed at home because it embarrassed her to be seen out in public without her husband. She hadn't even told Draco that she was pregnant and she wasn't sure how to tell him.
Hermione and Draco had had a lovely first month of marriage, out all the time, expressing their love, and the constant feeling of want. Then he met her, Astoria Greengrass. She was a year older and was known for being easy. Draco was attracted at once and just left Hermione behind. He still came and they had sex once a week but the last two weeks he hadn't even contacted her except through owl. Hermione was crushed, but her spirit lifted when she learned she was pregnant.
She had to tell him tonight. He had promised that they would meet up tonight. She dressed in a slightly baggy dress and sat in their room waiting for him. At dinnertime an owl appeared in the window and Hermione worried that Draco had bailed. However, when she had opened the letter she fell to her knees. Draco and Astoria had been attacked. Astoria didn't make it but Draco was at St. Mungoes. Hermione cried and grabbed her stomach. She didn't want to lose her baby's daddy. She loved him. So she apparated to just outside the hospital and ran in to the room it said Draco was in. The tears stopped falling when she saw him smiling at her from the hospital bed. His arm was in a cast but other than that he was fine. She smiled and ran to hug him. He didn't even seem the least bit saddened by his new wives passing. Hermione smiled and decided to tell him. But, before she could speak a doctor walked in.
"Oh hello Mrs. Malfoy, how is the little one? Any nausea?" The doctor asked. Hermione's jaw dropped and Draco was speechless. The doctor noticed the shock in their faces and left. Draco looked Hermione straight in the eyes and let his good hand fall to her stomach which was now clearly protruding from her tiny frame.
"You're pregnant? It's mine?" He leaned back and a tear fell down his cheek. "And I was faking this marriage when I should have been with you," He trailed on to himself.
"Fake marriage? What are you saying? that you and Astoria weren't really together?" Hermione said trying to understand what he said.
"Yes, she wanted to marry a muggle but her father would've killed her, which is unfortunately what happened tonight. He found out and killed her, I tried to help but he got her." He frowned and hugged Hermione. "I missed you, and I am glad we are pregnant. And that my dad isn't like hers, I certainly would be dead."