Hello all! So we've established that I fail at posting fanfiction…I'm sorry! Hopefully I can make it up to all of you that have stuck through my side through this story! I have chapter outlines and ideas for the rest of the story…so hopefully, I can get the rest of this cranked out in good time!
Once again, I am not Jo Rowling…I do not own Harry Potter or any recognizable characters or events.
I stood facing the steamy mirror in the bathroom I shared with my husband, trying to towel dry my hair, when I feel my husband step behind me and place his bands soothingly on my stomach.
"You look lovely like this," Severus whispered into my ear while softly caressing the miniscule baby bump.
"What? Nearly naked and thoroughly sexed up?" I asked?
"Hmmm, yes. I suppose. Though I was referring to the glow of pregnancy," he replied.
I smiled up at him as he turned me in his arms.
"I never thought I would be able to live this life: to live beyond the fall of the Dark Lord, to be married to a woman that accepts my past and genuinely cares for me, to be expecting a child. I never thought it possible to get to this point," Severus spoke quietly.
I gently touched his cheek for a moment before responding. "I know you never expected to even live past the war, but I'm glad you did. I'm glad I took this job and got the chance to meet you. I'm even thankful for the marriage law because it gave me you.
"At this point, I don't know what I would do without you Severus. It's hard to even imagine my life back in the States before you. I'm looking forward to our child and growing old with you. I could not have asked for a better match, a better husband, and a better father for my child," I told him earnestly.
"I hope your faith in me is not misplaced. I did not have a healthy example in my father. Tobias was not a good man. To my mother or myself. I will endeavor to be a better man. I want to be a better man for you and for our children," he told me.
"I know you will. I will be beside you every step of parenthood. We will be a team in this marriage," I said.
Severus nodded with a small smile gracing his lips and kissed my forehead. We stood there comfortably holding each other for a few minutes before being broken out of our thoughts by an owl tapping a window in the sitting room.
Severus gave me one last squeeze before speaking. "I will deal with the owl while you finish getting dressed," he said.
I finished drying my hair and chose my clothes for the day and joined him in the sitting room. I looked up and saw my husband's shoulders tensed. He was holding a crumpled piece of parchment and looked angry.
"Severus, what's wrong?" I asked while slowly making my way over to him.
The next chapter will be up soon!...I hope!