A/N: So, it's looking like this bad boy will not make it to 50 chapters after all… We are, however, nearly at 500 reviews. People that is awesome! Also, I hint at the baby's gender in this one. A very subtle hint, I doubt anyone picks up on it… Oh, and I was going to wait to release this chapter until everyone had a chance to read last chapter, but instead… enjoy!

Disc.: Standard disclaimer denying I am anyone famous.

Broken

Scorpius stood in the doorway of Lily's room. She was standing there before him in a black lacy bra and matching panties. She had her hair down, it falling in waves past her shoulders. She had her eyes fixed on him as she crept closer, a half smile on her face. He held his breath as her fingers reached for him in the night. She moved her mouth to say something but he had already rushed her, closing the distance between their mouths. They were coupled in a moment of pure passion.

"Scorpius? Hello?" Lily called waving her hands in front of his face. Scorpius' eyes shot open and Lily grinned. "Nodded off?"

"No," he lied as he stretched, yawning.

"If you're too tired, I'm sure that Narcissa would be ok with rescheduling Sunday brunch at her house," Lily said as she moved to grab his phone.

"No," Scorpius said quickly as he snatched the cell off Lily's table and slipped it in his pocket. "I'm fine and we are not rescheduling this. Who knows when we might have another minute of peace?"

"Bean isn't due for four more weeks," Lily laughed at him as she stood there before Scorpius wearing a very cute summer dress. The air was still rather cool, but the extra hormones were having her over heat greatly at the drop of a hat.

"Still, you never know," Scorpius said shaking his head.

"So long as I don't have the little stinker tonight," Lily laughed. "Could you imagine me breaking my water all over your grandmother's antique dining room chairs?"

"Yeah… let's try to keep that from happening?" Scorpius laughed as he patted Lily's belly.

"Were you dreaming about me?" Lily asked as she buckled herself into the passenger seat of Scorpius' new family car. She had laughed at him when he told her he had bought it for them to share, mainly because Lily didn't drive, not at all, nor did she intend on learning how to.

"When?" Scorpius asked as he pulled the car out into traffic.

"You know, upstairs," Lily reminded him.

"Oh, then," Scorpius said quietly.

"Yeah, then," Lily laughed. Scorpius coughed once, heat rising to his cheeks.

"You know, the last time I had sex, I was dating you," Scorpius said. Lily laughed. He looked at her in surprise.

"You were having a sex dream?" she asked.

"Er, yeah," Scorpius admitted. "Or it would have been, had you not interrupted me trying to get with you, if you catch my drift."

"I get you," Lily said. She placed her hand on his leg. "You know, we can skip brunch and head back to my apartment and pick up in reality where fantasy left off."

"We can't have sex!" Scorpius said as he nearly plowed into another car.

"Why not?" Lily laughed as she ignored the way her body clenched up nervously at the near collision. "It's not like you could get me pregnant."

"I could hurt the baby," Scorpius said uncertainly. Lily laughed.

"You can't hurt the baby," Lily promised. "And anyways, it's been since then since I've been with anyone, so I'd like to have a little couple time before Bean is born."

"Couple time? Are we a couple?" Scorpius said uncertainly as he looked over at her.

"We've been seeing each other for about ten weeks now, I'd like to think that we are," Lily said flippantly. "But if you're not comfortable with that idea…"

"Oh, no, I love it," Scorpius said laughing excitedly. "This is perfect. I want you to be my girl friend, Lils, and I want to have 'couple time' with you before Bean comes. Maybe we can go on a little holiday before the baby comes. Perhaps when I get back from Argentina?"

"Are you ever going to tell me what you do in Argentina?" Lily asked.

"No," Scorpius said.

"Ok, just wondering," Lily said. "We can go on a little holiday in what two, three weeks. Not too far though, just in case."

"So, have you chosen any names for our child yet?" Scorpius asked as he pulled down the long driveway to Malfoy manor.

"I have a few that I am playing with," Lily though quietly. "I kind of want to see Bean first to see which one grabs me."

"Can you give me a hint?" Scorpius asked. Lily shook her head.

"No, I think I'd like for it to be a surprise," Lily said. Scorpius groaned.

"Isn't everything else a surprise about our child?" Scorpius said. Lily laughed and unbuckled her safety belt.

"We need to go car seat shopping soon," Lily said as she paused a moment, reaching for her purse.

"Are you ok?" Scorpius asked as his eyes fell on her face. She was wincing.

"Fine," Lily said as she grabbed her purse and righted herself. Scorpius' eyes narrowed and she closed the car door. She smiled at him.

"Are you sure?" Scorpius said. Lily laughed.

"I'm fine, you worry wart. Now let's go brunch it up with your Gran. I'm starved," Lily said laughing.

"Still, you look like you were uncomfortable there for a minute," Scorpius said cautiously. Lily rolled her eyes.

"I am as big as a house. Of course I am uncomfortable," Lily said. He looked at her skeptically and Lily rolled her eyes again. "You were there when Dr. Schmidt said that these Braxton-Hicks were normal and nothing to be concerned about."

"So you're having contractions?" Scorpius said a little loudly. Lily laughed.

"No, not really. At least, not real ones. I'm fine, Score, trust me," Lily said. "We're going to go in there, eat brunch, then go home and… well… use your imagination."

"Wow, you've gotten forward," Scorpius laughed as he rang the bell to the front door.

"It happens when you grow up, Score," Lily teased as Narcissa opened the door.

"Lily! Scorpius! What wonderful timing!" Narcissa said. Lily glanced at Scorpius with a look on her face just to find him oddly preoccupied with removing his light cloak and handing it to the house elf.

"Lily's hungry," Scorpius said to his Gram as he helped Lily out of her sweater.

"Oh, good. I'm glad because we have enough food to feed a small army," Narcissa said laughing and Scorpius joined in. Lily laughed lightly, not really getting the inside joke. The two followed Narcissa to the grand ballroom of Malfoy Manor, a room that always held the main Slytherin Ball events when the Malfoys hosted it.

"Oh!" Lily said in honest surprise as she walked through the door first. A great cheer for her erupted from the tons of people Lily knew and loved.

"Hope you didn't mind a surprise baby shower, Lily," Scorpius whispered in her ear as people moved forward to embrace her and congratulate her on the baby-to-be.

"How did you guys all keep it a secret?" Lily asked as someone pushed a heaping plate of brunch food in her hands. She was suddenly not as hungry, more surprised and distracted as ever.

"It wasn't hard," Marshall laughed as he hugged her. "You've kind of been busy lately, haven't you?"

"Marshall, awe," Lily laughed as Shanna came up behind him.

"It was all Scorpius' idea, really," Marshall said. "You've got a great guy here to have a baby with."

"Thanks, Marshall," Lily said as she grinned at him. It took a good twenty minutes to hug everyone in the room. So many of Lily's family and friends were there, including all of the D.A.A., as it was supporting Scorpius' baby, too. It didn't hurt that Lily was related to a good many of them.

"Rose, wow, Tabby's so big," Lily cooed as she looked at the fat little four-month old in Rose's arms. "I can't believe it!"

"Neither can we," Billy said as he slid his arm around Lily in a side-hug.

"You know what would be funny?" Rose laughed as she took her turn hugging her cousin. Lily looked at her in confusion as Rose looked down at Tabby meaningfully before looking back at Lily. Lily's eyes shot open wide.

"Don't you dare say it, Rose," Lily threatened as she laughed.

"I'm only saying," Rose said shrugging as she snuggled Tabby in her arms. "It would be pretty funny if you went into labor at your baby shower, since you cursed me with the same."

"I am not having my baby today," Lily laughed. "But nice try, Rose."

"We'll see," Rose tormented.

Lily enjoyed her surprise baby shower, getting all kinds of interesting things for the baby. Everything was in pastels of yellow and green, since Bean's gender wasn't known. Everyone pointed out that Lily and Scorpius were going to have a hard time taming that child, being that already it was a strong willed baby. Lily didn't care. She would take the unruliest child imaginable; so long it was her Bean.

"These ribs are delicious," Lily said grinning at Scorpius as he opened a giant box from his grandmother.

"What is it?" Scorpius asked.

"A travel system. The clerk at the baby store said that all of the babies needed them," Narcissa said dismissively. "The car seat thing snaps into the base that stays in the car and then it snaps into the pram."

"Thank you, Narcissa," Lily said as she looked at her messy fingers.

"Gee, Lily, you'd think you'd never eaten," Scorpius teased.

"Hey, I'm still eating for two, you know!" Lily said as she put the rib down. "I hardly ate anything while everyone was here."

"So, are you looking forward to being a Grandpa?" Harry teased Draco. Draco smirked.

"I'm going to be the coolest Grandpa around," Draco boasted as his hand lightly rested on Lily's stomach. "Isn't that right?"

"Bean's only kicking you to say that I'm going to be the coolest," Harry taunted good naturedly. Draco rolled his eyes.

"You guys got quite a haul," Draco said as he watched his son struggle with putting the stroller together. In frustration, when Lily had her head turned, Scorpius whipped out his wand and constructed the travel system in seconds.

"You know I saw that," Lily said as she wiped her hands off on a napkin. She winced slightly, setting her plate down.

"Are you ok, Lily?" Harry asked her as his hand touched Lily's bare arm. Lily waited a moment before she smiled.

"I'm fine," Lily said cheerfully.

"She has those darn Braxton-Hicks things," Scorpius said glancing up at her carefully.

"You sure you're not going into labor?" Draco teased. Lily laughed and jabbed him lightly in the shoulder.

"Don't be like Rose, Draco," Lily warned playfully.

"Rose predicts Lily'll have the baby today, because Lily cursed Rose with it for her own baby shower," Scorpius laughed as he picked up the little car seat. "The baby is really going to fit in this little thing?"

"Trust me, son," Narcissa said laughing. "When your mom had you, I swear Draco thought it was too big. Babies aren't very big, usually."

"Not Scorpius' baby," Lily laughed as she rubbed Bean through her dress. "I swear this kid is about the size of a small horse."

"Did you get many stretch marks?" Narcissa asked curiously. Lily shook her head.

"A few, but nothing that'll keep me from wearing a two piece once I lose the weight, isn't that right, Bean?" Lily said as she caressed her baby. Bean squirmed.

"Bean's cramped, huh?" Harry asked as he rested his hand on his youngest child's stomach.

"Four more weeks," Lily sighed. "I don't know how I will ever make it."

"Lily's still working, though I was able to talk her down to part time," Scorpius said. He hesitated. "We do want to tell you guys now that we're alone that Lily and I are dating again."

"Good, it's about time," Draco said.

"Though ideally, it'd be nice to have you two properly married," Narcissa hinted lightly as she looked away. Lily rolled her eyes and opened her mouth to reply, but Scorpius beat her to the retort.

"Gram, baby steps, huh?" Scorpius taunted as he looked at Lily. Lily rolled her eyes.

"Still, you two are having a baby together," Narcissa said. "I mean, even if Lily takes the job at Hogwarts, you could floo to work from wherever you two lived."

"So, how are we going to get all of this stuff home?" Lily asked as she changed the subject.

"House elves," Draco suggested. Scorpius held up a funny box.

"What in the world is this for?" Scorpius asked.

"It gets milk out of the breasts, Scorpius," Narcissa said grinning at the red flush that crept across the men's faces. "It would have made feeding Draco easier, certainly, and Infamy had one but Scorpius was addicted to his breast feedings and wouldn't take a bottle. Poor Infamy couldn't leave Scorpius until he was two."

"Yeah, Bean can't do that to me," Lily declared as she prodded her baby. "Mommy has to go back to work in six months from your birth, baby."

"Yeah, I don't think you get to choose that," Narcissa laughed. Lily shook her head.

"Otherwise, I'm going to be dirt poor and homeless," Lily laughed. Scorpius rolled his eyes.

"Like I'd ever let you two be homeless," Scorpius said shaking his head.

"Well, anyways, I think we'll be off," Lily said as she suddenly got a wicked look in her eye. Scorpius' eyes widened slightly and he grinned.

"Yeah, indeed, off," Scorpius said as he nodded.

"You two kids have fun," Harry called waving as Lily and Scorpius practically ran from Malfoy manor.

The drive home seemed to last forever, the two of nervously glancing at each other time to time. Lily focused on Scorpius, ignoring the interesting things going on inside of her. Car parked, the two barely made it into the apartment door before their mouths crashed together in a heat of passion. Neither remembered the other tasting so good, their bodies warm. Lily led Scorpius into her bedroom, gently pushing him to sit on the bed.

"So, earlier, the dream, what was I wearing?" Lily asked.

"Black l-lacy bra," Scorpius stuttered slightly as Lily began to disrobe.

"Like this?" Lily asked coyly as she walked near him.

"Yeah," he breathed as he claimed his prize.

The two were still, their heart beats still racing. It was done, over with. They had come together as one once more, and completed the deed. Lily was grinning, the heat radiating off of every surface of her body as she lay in Scorpius' arms. It was dark in the bedroom, but Lily could see the glow of the setting sun out in the living room through her open bedroom door.

"I love you," Lily breathed as she turned to kiss him before trying to pull free.

"Where are you going?" Scorpius asked.

"To use the loo," Lily laughed as she stood up. She returned a few minutes later, still very much naked. She stood unabashedly in front of him, vulnerable, her pregnant body practically glowing in the bedside light that Scorpius had flipped on.

"Hope you washed your hands," Scorpius said laughing. Lily raised her hands to show him and the sound of a bursting water balloon replied.

"Oh," Lily said with her eyes wide. Scorpius looked a little confused.

"What's wrong?" Scorpius said as Lily's hands went to her stomach.

"I… I either just wet the floor or my water broke," Lily said. She growled. "Damn that Rose!"

"The baby?" Scorpius said excitedly as his hand touched her stomach.

"Yeah," Lily said sighing excitedly as she glanced around for her dress. "It looks like tonight, we are going to become parents."

"Oh! Oh! Get dressed!" Scorpius said hurriedly as he pulled on his sock and shoes. "I'll call everyone and you just do whatever you have to do. Time things and whatever."

"Calm down, Scorpius," Lily said shaking her head. "These things take time. There's no rush."

"How can you be so calm?" Scorpius asked as he ran back and forth, grabbing Lily's hospital bag while Lily took her time getting dressed. She glanced at the clock.

"It's like 7 at night, almost," Lily told him. "The baby won't be born until tomorrow."

"You don't know that," Scorpius said. Lily stopped him, cradling his face in her hands.

"Calm… shh… calm…" Lily breathed slowly. "Shall I play the piano to calm you down?"

"We really don't have time to play the piano, Lily," Scorpius said as he itched to get calling and moving. A contraction hit Lily. She clutched his hand, breathing slowly as she counted and then released.

"They're not so bad," Lily said as she picked up the phone. She dialed her father's cell phone number, the stupid thing going to voice mail. "Hey Dad, it's Lily. I just wanted to let you know that I will be killing Rose and Draco for cursing this upon me. In case you haven't figured it out, I broke my water and I'm going to be heading to the hospital here in a bit. Talk to you later."

A few more phone calls later, including one where Lily sat at the piano playing while Kate went on and on about various things before Lily could get out that she was labor, Lily was taking her merry sweet time heading out to the car while Scorpius seemed hell bent on rushing her. Lily rolled her eyes, though she had to admit that the contractions were getting a little more painful and a little closer together. The two of them were checked in and in a room by nine thirty that evening. By ten that evening, almost everyone from the baby shower had returned to participate in the joyous occasion.

"You do know, I will be cursing Weasley Twins on you, Rose Meyers," Lily taunted from her bed.

"Are you in pain?" Scorpius asked in concern. Lily cringed and fought back tears as another big one clenched down on Lily.

"I can't believe you are doing this without muggle medicine," Rose said shaking her head.

"Meh, I just want to try to have as natural birth as possible," Lily said shrugging. "Though these things are so painful."

"Can I get you anything, love?" Scorpius asked as he wiped Lily's forehead. Lily shook her head weakly.

"No, but I want to let you know this, Scorpius Malfoy," Lily groaned as another contraction hit her. "I swear to God, Merlin, and everyone in this hospital, if you ever get me pregnant again and we're not married, I swear I'll kill you myself."

"You want to get married?" Scorpius and Rose both said in unison. Their voices both mirrored the shock. Lily cried out in pain as the doctor entered the room.

"So, Lily, it looks like Bean's decided to come a few weeks early," Dr. Schmidt said lightly as he donned a pair of gloves. He glanced at the clock. "Let see what your little shy one is doing down there."

"Ok," Lily panted as she let the doctor check.

"You're about seven," Dr. Schmidt said as he looked at the clock. "I'd say about three or four in the morning."

"That's still like four or five hours away," Scorpius said nearly hysterical. "She's in a lot of pain."

"Do you want something to take the edge off of that?" Dr. Schmidt asked. Lily shook her head as she gripped the bed rail tightly and fought the pain that threatened to consume her. Harry and Draco looked at Lily concerned.

"Lily, please reconsider," Scorpius begged her. "Get a little bit of something."

"No, I can do this," Lily cried in desperation as she let another contraction silence her.

"Does it hurt a lot, Lils?" Scorpius asked quietly as he brushed her hair out of her face. She glared at him.

"You did this to me!" Lily growled at him as another contraction ripped through her as Dr. Schmidt walked back in at ten to midnight. He chuckled and checked her.

"Are you ready to push? You're at ten," Dr. Schmidt said.

"Yes," Lily growled.

"But I thought that you said not until three," Scorpius said.

"Shut the hell up and get this demon out of me," Lily cried as her body arched slightly with the next contraction.

"Start pushing, Lily," Dr. Schmidt said as Scorpius allowed Lily to crush his hand. "One… two… three…"

"Count faster damn it!" Lily cried through gritted teeth.

"Five… six… seven…" Dr. Schmidt continued without missing a beat. "Eight… nine… ten. Ok, take a deep breath and let's do that again."

"It hurts!" Lily wailed.

"I know it does sweetie, but the baby will be here soon," Narcissa said as she slipped into the room. She headed over to Lily's side and took Lily's other hand.

"She's going to crush your hand," Scorpius warned her warily as he looked a little pale, sweat beading up on his forehead.

"Let's go again," Dr. Schmidt said. He glanced at the monitors as she pushed. Three or four more pushes, with short rests in between.

"Is she making progress?" Narcissa asked quietly as Dr. Schmidt let Lily take a quick breath.

"She's small," Dr. Schmidt said referring to Lily's pelvic bone. "It's going to be a tight fit, Lily. Do you want to continue?"

"I want this baby naturally," Lily cried as another intense contraction hit. Lily started pushing and the monitors started blaring.

"Doctor, the baby's heart rate just dropped to sixty," the nurse said in a panic. Lily's eyes shot open wide and she stopped pushing as one of the nurses jerked an oxygen mask over Lily's face."Don't push, Lily," Dr. Schmidt yelled at her. "The cord had prolapsed."

"Prolapsed?" Scorpius asked.

"The cord proceeded the baby," Narcissa explained with a very worried look. "If Bean isn't born like now… it's not going to be good."

"Lily?" Scorpius asked as she fought to control her own panic.

"Do whatever it takes," Lily yelled as another contraction tore through her. She was already being whisked off to the OB operating room. Scorpius was pulling on the gear that the nurses were handing him. He didn't stop to explain anything to the big crowd that had gathered in anticipation of the baby's birth. There was no need. There was a trail of blood pouring out and pooling, bright crimson and quite terrifying.

"The baby's in trouble," Narcissa said wearily as she stood in front of the family, ignoring as the cleanup crew began mopping up all of the blood left behind.

"Lily, everything is going to be ok," Dr. Schmidt promised her as he patted her head. "I'm going to have Dr. Davis put you to sleep and I am going to save your baby."

"Ok," Lily whispered as Dr. Davis covered her face with a new mask. "Scorpius?"

"I'm right here, baby," Scorpius said as he came into view. "Don't worry. Everything is going to be all right. I'm here."

"I love you," Lily said as sleep hit her suddenly like a ton of bricks. Scorpius looked up uncertainly as Dr. Schmidt stepped up to Lily's unconscious body.

"Don't worry son," Dr. Schmidt said reassuringly. "Your baby will be here in a matter of…"

Lily and the baby's heart rate monitors both flat lined.