Im sorry i havent updated in awhile, it's inexcusable, but i have uploaded this chapter and it's pretty long. I hope ths makes up for some of the lost time. There are some cute moments in this installment! Some Rose and Ron dialogue. It's really cute! Please enjoy!

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Chapter 4

Rose P.O.V.

I woke up in Al's guest room and I walked down, into the kitchen. Anna was making coffee, and Albus was still asleep because he wanted to catch up on sleep before going back on the mission. I walked over to Anna, "Do you think what our husbands do is worth it?" I asked.

"Well, in the long run, it protects the whole wizarding world; including the baby growing inside of you." Anna answered.

"I mean, I don't want to lose my husband and best friend/ cousin. I know what they do is good and I know you will help me with the pregnancy, you're my best friend, but I really want Scorp to be here for me, too, ya know?" I say. Anna was my best friend after Al. Albus would have definitely been helping and supporting me if he wasn't fighting or resting up.

"Yeah, I understand; I mean, I always worry when Al leaves, but I know that someone has to do it." Anna said.

"Ugh, I want them home." I complained.

"I do too, Rose, I do too." Anna tells me and envelopes me in a hug; then Albus came down the stairs, he smiled slightly.

"Good morning!" Al said, yawning.

"Morning." I say, but then an owl flies in; it is my first letter from Scorpius.

I read it and smiled brightly; Al and Anna read over my shoulder. Anna said how cute it was, and Al laughed about Scorpius's penmanship. "It's how he's always written!" I laugh at Albus. We laugh, and I get to work on my letter to him:

Scorpius,

I was so happy to hear how excited you are for the baby; the wizarding technology is really good, so I'll know if it's a boy or girl by next week! I will write you as soon as I find out! I love you, so much, and I miss you, too much. I wish you were home, so we could be happy about this baby together.

My dad's doing alright, still unconscious. He should be awake soon, though, so don't worry. You just be safe, alright? Anyway, it's boring here; other than my dad being rushed here last night, but Weasleys never give up, so. I hope that you bust the bad guys and find the safehouse you've been looking for soon, okay. Do it soon!

Love always, forever your's,

Rose

I sealed the letter and gave it to the awaiting owl, Jojo. He's been my owl since Hogwarts; he's nicer than Scorpius's owl, Javerty, anyway. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a cup of tea; I was hoping that Scorp would just appear right in front of me, but I knew that that wouldn't happen. So, I just sat down and started a conversation with my cousin.

A month a passed and Scorpius still wasn't home; Albus had gone back to the mission, and my dad was still in the hospital. He was awake now, but not doing too well. My mother sat by his bed all day, everyday, just talking to him and sharing their old memories with each other. It was cute, but sad, all at the same time. I had sent Scorpius a letter that told him that we were having a boy, and I still hadn't gotten a reply back. I was worried about him; I spent some days just sitting in my old, childhood bed with my hand resting on my ever-growing stomach. I would drink cups of tea even though it was summer, and I would go shopping for my baby's nursery. It was on one of those days that I was decorating the nursery with Anna, Aunt Ginny, and my mum, who had left the hospital for a couple of hours while Uncle Harry was visiting my dad, when I got a letter:

Rosie-

We are having a baby boy! Oh my gosh, I'm soooo excited! I have some names that we should consider! Maybe: Ian, Ivan, Sanders, Rocco, Simms, or Sherdon. What do you think? Though you probably have a zillion names planned already. I especially like Sanders or Rocco, oh, and maybe Porter! I forgot about that one! I like Porter the most; it sounds nice: Scorpius, Rose, and Porter Malfoy. It just, goes!

Anyway, we have a lead on the safehouse, and we should be back within a month.

I miss you and I love you so much. I'm trying hard to find this safehouse, but I know we are close. I feel it! How's everything there? Sorry for not writing for a while, but the owl was malnourished, so I had to get him full again. He traveled long and hard.

Love you,

Scorpius

I didn't love all his name choices, but I really did like Porter; I was thinking we could name him Scorpius Hyperion Jr., but I really loved the sound of Porter. I liked it. I was happy that he was probably returning home soon, too.

The next week I was visiting my slowly healing dad in the hospital and talking to him, when he said, "Rosie, how are you feeling? This pregnancy must be hard on you without Scorpius here." My dad frowned.

I grabbed his hand, "Oh, Dad, I'm fine, really, I am. I'm worried about you; you shouldn't worry about me. Scorpius is fine, he sends me letters; and he is really excited about the baby."

"I just feel really bad for you, Rosie, you are my little girl. You're my only girl, really. I love you; I worry about you often, and I voice that to your mother." My father chuckled.

"Daddy, I love you, too, but I need you to get better before you worry about anything else." I laughed quietly and shook my head.

"How's Hugo? He hasn't been here in about a week." My dad asked curiously.

"Well, Petra is making him help with wedding plans, and he still thinks that, this," I explained, brandishing at my sick father, "is his fault."

"I told him that it wasn't his fault and apologized for the fight; but he apologized. I love Hugo, and I didn't mean that he was irresponsible." He had a troubled look on his face.

"I know, Dad, I know; that's just how Hugo is." I explained, nodding.

"I know, I know, but I feel bad." He started tearing up a little, but he suddenly brightened up, "I wanted to tell you that Victoire is releasing me in two days." He nodded and kissed me lightly on the forehead. I planted a kiss on his cheek. Thank God!

Currently, it was December fourth, and my husband was nowhere to be seen. Scorpius had sent me a letter and diamond earrings with a matching silver and diamond bracelet, but I just wanted him home. My stomach was getting bigger, and it wasn't helping that I tried to go to my parents' everyday to check on my dad. The curse was reversed, but my mum still had some trouble taking care of him and trying to work odd days at work. My dad always insisted that he was okay, and admittedly, he was, but I was trying to distract myself from the fact that my significant other wasn't there. Anna and Petra threw me a little party and a lot of people I knew came. I saw Hugo and my dad bonding, and that was good since they kind of drifted apart. They talked about Ollivander and Weasley's Wand Shop, Hugo's place of work, and about many other things. It made me happy.

Soon enough December nineteenth rolled around. Scorpius still hadn't arrived home. But, today was Hugo's wedding, and I was going to go alone; it made me feel sad. I was going with my mum and my dad. I was going to be a bridesmaid; Scorpius was supposed to be a groomsman, but, obviously, that wasn't happening. So, I went into the room that all the bridesmaids were gathering in; we were wearing dark blue dresses because they were going with a winter theme. Petra looked beautiful in her lacy dress with long sleeves that went down to the middle of her hands, ending at a point. Her brown hair was cascading down her back and she had simple makeup on her face. Her maid of honor was her sister, Alana; the other bridesmaids were me, Anna, and two of Petra's cousins, Dana and Lora.

We all lined up in the back of the church and I was paired with Teddy while walking up the aisle. Hugo wanted Albus to be his best man, but that didn't happen, either. So, Alana was paired with our cousin, Fred, the best man, I was paired with Teddy, Anna with Louis, Dana with Lysander Scamander, my cousin Dominique's husband and a family friend, and Lora was with Lorcan Scamander, who was marrying our cousin, Molly, soon. I looked up at Hugo as I walked up the aisle; his face was practically glowing, and he was wearing a navy blue suit, dark blue vest and red tie, a white shirt, and navy dress shoes. The wedding was nice, but I would've had a better time is Scorpius were there. The reception had good food and dancing, but it was dull without Al or Scorp there. The important part was that Hugo was happy, though. My brother had a great night, so that was what made me happy.

It was Christmas and he, Scorpius, still hadn't returned home; I was sitting on the sofa in the Burrow, just looking at my huge stomach. The baby was coming in about three months, maybe less. I was scared that Scorpius wouldn't be home by then. It had been four months since he said he was coming home soon. They found the safehouse, but they have to find the guy who started all of this mess. I've been staying with my parents, and designing and decorating the baby's nursery in my own house. I was ready for a baby to sleep in there already. Teddy came up to me, "You should probably take off work till the baby comes, I know you wanna work, but your week long break after Scorpius left was too short!"

"I feel well enough to work; I'll even put up with the meeting in Belgium next week if you let me stay on till February." I whined.

"No, you aren't goin' back to work till the baby has come; I have the final say, anyway." Ted told me; then Remus ran up to me.

"Auntie Wose? Pwick up?" he put his arms up to me. I swooped him into my arms and I sat in the armchair nearby with him.

We had already had Christmas dinner and he was tired. Within twenty minutes, Remus was asleep. I set him upstairs where Victoire was changing Ted Jr. and Teddy was putting Dora into her pajamas. They were a happy, good family. Then I made my way over to Lily, who was talking quietly to Louis. Louis was holding the hand of his girlfriend, Susan, and he was smiling. I talked to Lily, Louis, and Susan for a while until I got tired; I sat on the sofa again. Fred found room next to me and put an arm around my shoulders. He had a firewhisky in hand, and he asked me how I was, talked about his wife, and other things like that. Suddenly, my owl flew through the window and dropped a small package in my lap. I cut the string and tore into the brown paper; inside was a box. I opened the box and inside it rested a beautiful necklace with a heart pendant and a note from Scorpius:

Rosie-

I miss you, too much, and I love you. I wanted to be home by now, and you sent me that very nice watch for Christmas earlier; so I decided to give this to you. I know I missed your birthday, and Hugo's wedding, but I wanted to give this to you for Christmas. This doesn't make up for it, but yeah.

Love you,

Scorpius

I started crying silently and Fred noticed; he took my hand and led me to my father's childhood room. He propped me up on the bed, and he rubbed my back. Fred was usually a funny guy, but he was playing the good, sensitive cousin part right now. Fred married Cassandra Thomas a couple of years ago, and she is a very funny, nice person as well.

Fred didn't say anything, he just sat there with me; he knows it must be hard. Fred's best friend is James. Fred, Roxanne, and James always hung out together. Then I spoke, "It's just- just, too hard."

He wiped a tear from my face and said, "It'll be okay; Scorpius is clever, he'll stay safe."

"I know, but it's hard." I cried.

That night when I got back to my parents house, I didn't sleep a wink.

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