A/N: What do I listen to when I am writing? All kinds of music, from Linkin Park to Samuel Barber. I use the music tones to help me convey a feeling or feelings. Thank you to all who have reviewed or sent people my way. Good times and if you look… we are creepy quickly to 500! Also, I love the PM's I have been getting lately! Great time chatting with you all. Also, I took off a big chunk of Saturday and Sunday writing to spend time with my kids and roommates, so… yeah. Good times! OH NO! I got half way through this chapter and I am like- Meh. NO!! I can't just not finish it. Damn NaNo getting me too busy already. This one is shorter because I really want to get to two major events coming up…

Disc.: We know I only created the plot here. The characters were borrowed.

Remembering Cake

Lily yawned, looking at the clock on the wall. Her shift was nearly over with and all she wanted to do was go home. She sighed and turned back to her file, writing her notes in it. It wasn't like she could go home. Not yet at least. She had an appointment with Lisa and a new doctor, Dr. Schmidt, to do more ultrasounds on Bean. Scorpius said that he would be there, but Lily had her doubts.

For the past two weeks, they had been trying to find a time to get together to talk and for Lily to see the nursery. She had been all set the day she had her little emotional breakdown in her apartment, but he had called shortly after leaving to say he had been called back on duty and was being sent to Argentina again. She had sighed and agreed to wait until he returned. He was supposed to be back last night, but she hadn't heard from him yet. She was going to be really pissed if he didn't show up.

"He'll be there," Marshall told her reassuringly as he patted her hand. Lily smiled at him, catching herself from begging Marshall to come. She knew she wasn't doing right by him, always insisting that they be together. No, that wasn't right. She had been telling him the opposite, yet she allowed him to continue.

"I'll be fine," Lily assured him before she once again returned to her work. She knew she needed to distance herself more from him. She was only going to end up hurting Marshall, and she knew it. He didn't see it that way, but he was a guy and sometimes guys just didn't get it.

Promptly at the end of her shift, Lily departed, taking the muggle bus to the better part of town where St. Mary's had a specialty clinic for pregnant moms with babies that might have issues. Lily growled at the idea but pushed her way into the waiting room, signing in at the front desk. She took a clipboard to fill out new paperwork, knowing it was only by chance that she got in with Lisa's specialist. Lily by chance met Lisa through Rose, saving her from making the worst mistake of her life. Now Lily relied on Lisa to help her keep her baby healthy and alive.

"Ms. Potter?" the nurse called. Lily stood and looked around, frowning. It figured. Scorpius wasn't going to show up for Bean's ultrasound with the specialist. Fury filled her as she was led back to the examination room. Lily was half way through her physical exam when a knock came to the door. Dr. Schmidt looked up at Lisa, who went to the door.

"Yes?" Lisa asked. Scorpius stepped in, huffing and puffing. Lily looked up at him in surprise.

"You came?" Lily asked.

"My flight just got in," Scorpius said as he bent over and kissed her forehead instinctively. They both froze, in shock. It was the first time they had kissed in any degree since he broke up with her.

"You must be the baby's father, correct?" Dr. Schmidt said as he nodded at Scorpius.

"I am," Scorpius said. He looked at Lily, a little uncertain if the doctor was supposed to be poking around down there on Lily quite like that. He opened his mouth to say something but Lily took his hand and squeezed.

"Well, Miss Potter, you're dilated to one, which is a little concerning being that you are only twenty six weeks, but we'll just keep an eye on that," Dr. Schmidt said as he righted himself. He pulled off his latex gloves and disposed of them before heading toward the ultrasound machine. "How about we take a look at Bean, right?"

"Right," Lily said nodding. Scorpius watched uncertainly, never having been there for one of these tests before. He wondered if it would hurt.

"Now you opted not to go with the Amniocentesis, correct?" Dr. Schmidt clarified. "May I ask why?"

"Giant needle shoved into Bean's amniotic sac really just doesn't appeal to me," Lily said simply. Dr. Schmidt looked at Scorpius.

"And as the father, you're content with that?" Dr. Schmidt asked. Scorpius nodded.

"Lily knows what is best for our baby. I trust her decisions," Scorpius said as he looked down at her. His words seemed to have double meaning and Lily picked up on that. She smiled at him as she held his hand tighter.

"Ok, let's take a peek, shall we?" Dr. Schmidt said as he prepared the probe and pressed it against Lily's round belly. Life burst forth in its black and white glory before Scorpius' eyes.

"Is that Bean?" Scorpius asked.

"Yeah," Lily said breathlessly. "Beautiful, huh?" She didn't need to look at him to know that Scorpius' silence was a rush of emotions. She bit her lip as she watched carefully the specialist measured and examined Bean critically.

"There is still a shadow around the baby's heart that is concerning, but aside from repeat ultrasounds, without the amniocentesis, there's not much we can do until the baby is born," Dr. Schmidt said quietly. He smiled at Lily though, reassuringly. "Still, there's no reason you couldn't have a wonderful life with your child, affected or not."

"Thank you Dr. Schmidt," Lily said.

"Now, I hear that the past couple of ultrasounds that you have had, there's not been much success trying to find out whether you are having a boy or girl, correct?" Dr. Schmidt asked. Lily smiled and nodded.

"Bean's a bit modest," Lily teased as she loved on her belly, keeping her hand out of the gel.

"I'm one of the greatest at finding these secrets out," Dr. Schmidt said as he looked at the two of them. "Shall I have a look?"

"Sure," the parents both said almost excitedly.

"Ok," Dr. Schmidt said as he moved the probe around her belly. He poked and prodded, using the probe and his hands.

"Bean's not showing you, is the little stinker?" Lily laughed at Dr. Schmidt's scrunched up face. He sighed.

"I've never failed at this before, but your baby has it's little legs pulled so tightly up against it's bum that really can't get a good look at anything," Dr. Schmidt said as he poked a bit more.

"Bean is just full of surprises for us on birth day," Lily said grinning as the doctor finally surrendered. He helped Lily wiped the ultrasonic gel off her stomach and shook his head.

"I don't like failure," Dr. Schmidt said laughing. "I guess that it really will be a big surprise for you all around on your delivery day."

"There is always next time," Scorpius said hopefully. Lily shook her head.

"This is the way it is meant to be," Lily said grinning as she sat up. "I kind of like it. Everyone will know at the same time."

"Ok, Miss Potter, we will see you back in two weeks for just a normal check, hopefully not too much more dilation has occurred," Dr. Schmidt said as he handed Lily a small stack of printed photos. "You need to be taking it easy at work. Try to spend more time off your feet then on them, and remember to relax. I have a good feeling about your baby."

"Thank you Dr. Schmidt," Lily said shaking his warm hands. He smiled.

"Thanks, doctor," Scorpius said as he shook Dr. Schmidt's hand. Lily handed the photos to Scorpius and gestured for him to turn around so she could get dressed. Scorpius complied reluctantly, having not really gotten to see much of Lily in her natural state other than once when she reached for something in the cupboard and he got a glimpse of her belly.

"So, do you have to rush right back to D.A.A. or do you want to show me this famed nursery?" Lily asked. Scorpius hesitantly turned and looked at her.

"We can go look, but are you sure you are up to it? You look dead tired," he said.

"I'll be fine, if you let me snooze on the couch somewhere," Lily said as she struggled to slip her shoes on over her feet. She looked at him expectantly.

"Do you want some help with that?" Scorpius asked as he swooped down and tied her shoes. Lily looked down at him, grinning.

"It's monstrous from that angle, isn't it?" Lily asked. Scorpius looked up at her and smirked.

"I wouldn't mind seeing more of it, to be honest," Scorpius said as his hand spread across her belly for a moment before he stood. Lily coughed slightly, blushing.

"Let me check out here, and then let's go look at that nursery," Lily said changing the subject.

It felt weird for Lily to walk in through that door. She could almost hear those final moments that they were together there, their sadness and pain still lingering in the air. Immediately, Lily wanted to leave. She turned and Scorpius caught her by the arm, pulling her into his arms. He held her against him, the best that he could with her belly between them. He rubbed small circles into her back as he held her tightly.

"I am so sorry that I was such a prick to you, Lily," Scorpius breathed. "I love you so completely; I couldn't even begin to express how much it hurt to make you leave me. I was stupid and foolish. I let my stupid pride get in the way of just talking to you. This is all my fault."

"Scorpius," Lily said.

"No, please Lily, just let me show you the nursery and then you can rest," Scorpius said. "There is time to talk later, and even if we are never meant to be boyfriend and girlfriend again, it's ok."

"The nursery?" Lily murmured after a moment. She bit her lip in thought as he released her and she looked around her old apartment again as if seeing it for the first time. He had kept it exactly as she had left it, and Lily's fingers touched the top of the piano.

"I miss hearing you play," Scorpius admitted somberly.

"I miss playing," Lily admitted.

"I have to confess, I sometimes still sleep here," Scorpius said blushing. Lily grinned despite herself.

"The nursery?" She prodded again. Scorpius laughed and took her by the hand leading to the room that had once been Lily's guest room. It was the closest room to her master suite.

"Close your eyes," Scorpius whispered in her ear as he slipped a hand over her eyes. Lily could feel the warmth radiating off of him and she could smell him. For a moment, she thought that she might cry. But happy tears instead of sad tears.

"Can I open them yet?" Lily asked as he shuffled her in through the door.

"Not yet, Lils," Scorpius chuckled. "Be patient."

"I have waited two weeks," Lily reminded him. Scorpius laughed.

"Ok, open your eyes," Scorpius said. Lily opened her eyes and looked around the room that lay out before them. She inhaled sharply in surprise and this time she did cry.

The room had always been square with white walls and a cherry wooden floor. Someone had come in and painted the wall a warm cream color, more yellow than white. The curtains were almost silk looking, reflecting the same color scheme. The Malfoy family cradle was erected near one wall, opposite of a matching hutch and a rocking chair. There were tons of books and random baby things everywhere, neatly placed. Framed pictures of muggle nursery rhymes were hung carefully on the wall. Scorpius opened the closet to expose a huge wardrobe of both boys and girls clothes. He grinned at her, shrugging.

"I didn't know what we would need," he said. He looked around fairly proud of himself. "Do you like it?"

"I…" Lily said.

"I mean when we find out what we're having, I can have the cradle's linens changed to reflect that, but I figured ivory would be safe and it bleaches well, too," Scorpius said. "Apparently, according to my grandmother, babies spit up and poop a lot."

"Yeah," Lily said as she let her eyes fall on an older yet quite still usable teddy bear sitting on the rocking chair.

"That's Mr. Bear. My mother gave him to me when I was a baby," Scorpius said quietly. "If you don't think Bean would like it, I can take it back."

"No, no," Lily said breathlessly. "I love it."

"You do?" Scorpius said happily.

"Yeah, I do," Lily said as she threw her arms around him tightly. Scorpius immediately wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly.

"You know, I do love you," Scorpius said. "But all I want for you to be is happy."

"I… I think it would make me very happy to move back in here," Lily said. Scorpius laughed.

"How will Marshall take that?" Scorpius asked.

"Marshall wants what you want, for me to be happy," Lily said. "It doesn't change much of anything, and I still have that job to think about at Hogwarts."

"Yes, you do," Scorpius agreed.

"And my moving in doesn't change my friendship with Marshall," Lily said quietly.

"It's not like we're getting back together," Scorpius assured her. "I'd not be so foolish to assume."

"Good," Lily said. She looked around. "I'd want to bring all of my stuff and put it in the guest room. I have some pretty nice things Marshall gave me."

"Of course," Scorpius said as Lily yawned. "Have you slept today?"

"No, not yet," Lily said. Scorpius took her by the hand and led her to her old master bedroom.

"Why not take a nap while I bond with our child," Scorpius suggested. He opened her closet door, pulling out a cotton night gown. "It's a maternity."

"You act like you knew I was going to choose this," Lily teased as she took it from him.

"Hey, I only hoped. Oh, and I reinforced the blackout curtains in here," Scorpius said as he flipped out the light. The room was dark as night, aside from the light that spilled in through the open door.

"Ooh, give me a second," Lily said cheerfully. Scorpius could hear the rustle of clothes and he knew she was changing. He was half tempted to flip the light on and take her, there and then, but he knew he had to be patient. Everything in its own time.

"Want me to turn the light on?" Scorpius asked.

"Nah," Lily said. "I think I can find my way to the… yeah… found the bed."

"Sounds comfortable," Scorpius laughed as he circled to the other side of the bed. He climbed in next to her, just to find her reaching for him.

"Can we just lay here together for a bit? Like old times?" Lily said sniffling.

"Are you crying?" Scorpius asked in horror at the thought. He pulled her into his arms the best that he could.

"No," Lily lied sniffling some more. She laughed. "Damn hormones."

"Awe, don't be upset," Scorpius crooned quietly as his fingers stroked her face gently.

"I'm sorry to cut into your Bean time," Lily said.

"Lils, I love comforting you," Scorpius said quietly as he smiled in the darkness. He paused, wondering if it was too soon for him to make a move on her. He pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Scorpius," Lily warned quietly.

"I know," Scorpius promised. He sighed and then smiled at her in the dark again. "Remember our third year, when we ate that cake down in the school kitchens?"

"Yes," Lily said smirking. "We ended up with so much cake on our faces."

"You started it," Scorpius laughed.

"Did not!" Lily laughed.

"You did so! You rubbed it in my face," Scorpius said quietly laughing. "I wanted to kiss you that night, you know?"

"You did?" Lily asked.

"Yeah," Scorpius said.

"I wanted you to. You should have," Lily said.

"I want to kiss you now too, though. So it must be something about you Lily Potter," Scorpius said quietly as his fingers touched her lips.

"I won't stop you," Lily breathed as she felt his breath caress her face. She felt his lips press against hers and she automatically responded, opening her mouth slightly and taking him into her.

"Don't worry, Lils, I know it doesn't change anything," Scorpius said breathlessly a few minutes later. Lily's fingers were still tangled in his hair.

"The hell it doesn't," Lily said laughing.