Love, Sweat, and Tears.
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We have a few more chapters Left before the end of our story! Yay!
Well this is it. The longest chapter yet, background stories. Different POV's Truths and lies will be uncovered!.. Rose finally faces her huge family! So let's go! Chapter 10! Truth part 2! There might need to be a part 3. Not sure yet!.
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Chapter 10:
Rose POV: Part 2:
Seeing Scorpius, getting to know our children, Was the most beautiful feeling in the world. Seeing as he tries to understand Callum's babbles, and cradles a sick Carina with such gentleness, that you wouldn't think he posed by just looking at him.
My musing and daydreams of family picnics and dreams of happiness are broken by a knock at the door.
" Come in."
The door opens and Alexa comes in." Rose it's time for Ri's potion."
She looks over to Scorp. They stare at each other for a bit before I realize, I haven't introduced them.
" Um. Alexa, this is Scorpius." Motioning to Alexa.." Scorp, Alexa Knox."
They exchage pleasantries and Alexa proceeds to give Carina her potion.
" Is she going to be ok?" Asked Scorpius. His eyes never leaving Carina's face.
Alexa places a kiss to her little hand and turns to look at Scorp." Yes, she will. It's just a cold. She should be fine in a couple days. She needs to eat, though. Dinner and drinks have been provided in the dinning room for your families."
"Lexie! Up!" Calls Callum.
"Hey. Little man. I'm going to miss you so much. Who else is going to run into my potions lab and scare me half to death by trying to eat my plants? Huh?" She tickles his little tummy earning squeals of joy from him. I see Scorpius raise an eyebrow at her.
"Lex, can you inform everyone we are coming out?" I ask her as she heads out the door.
" Sure thing Rosie Red." She said as she shut the door.
" So... Are you ready?" I asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be, love." He said.
" Ok. I'll take Callum, seeing as you have Carina." I pick Callum up and start to make my way to the door.
"No mommy, want daddy. Want daddy!" Squirms Callum in my arms.
I see Scorp smirk and adjust Carina so she can settle her little head on his broad shoulder." Come here little man. I got you." He positions him on his left and starts to walk out the door I just opened.
"Well... Don't I feel loved." I dramatically place my hand to my heart and look at Callum, and a still awake Carina.
"Cheer up love, I'm their favorite now. Face it you have been replaced." He smirks at me.
"Whatever"..
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I decide to walk in first. The room goes silent and, everyone stares at me.
"Hello.. Everyone." I say in a shaky voice.
"Oh, Rosie!" Gasps my mother as she and dad make their way towards me. I'm greeted by every member of my family. I feel guilt start to eat at me.
"Mum, dad... Um.. Hugo... I need to introduce you to Callum Lee and Carina Hope. Astoria... Draco.. You too..." I motion for them all to move forwards. I see the rest of my family look around nervously. "Scorpius, you can come in now." My heart is beating into over drive. He walks thru the door and my mum, Astoria, and dad gasp and cover there mouths. Draco and Hugo look speechless.. Scorpius is standing next to me now.
"Son, what... Rose?.. What's this..." Said a shocked Draco Malfoy.
"Meet your grandson. Callum." I take Callum from his father.. After much protests from him..." Callum sweetie, look, this is my mum, Nana 'Mione, my dad, papa Ron, my brother uncle Hugo..." Mum is crying like every other female in this room.. Scorpions motions towards his parents..." Mother, father, this is Carina. My daughter.. Princess. Hey look nana Tori and papa Draco." I hand Callum over to my parents as Scorps mum fusses and cries over Carina.
"Oh Scorp, sweetheart, she looks positively sick. Poor child. Come here sweety." I hear Astoria say.
"First female Malfoy, in centuries son. All classic traits too. Your going to have fun with this one." I hear Draco chuckle as he fights over Carina with his wife.
"Rose, what the hell?!" Asks Hugo.
"Hugo! Watch your language infront of the children" scolds mum.
"I'll explain shortly, don't worry."
"He's positively gorgeous Rosie." Breathes mum. Callus is openly enjoying, this attention. Even Carina looks to be enjoying herself.
"Well Draco, looks like I owe you 100 galleons. Ruddy Malfoy blonde won.." Grumbles dad as he holds Callum, making his way over to Draco.
" I won the beat Ron, pay up!" Smirks Draco. I hope my children don't learn to smirk.
"Yeah, yeah, hand me over my granddaughter." They exchange children and are soon cooing and loving on each. Soon enough my whole family comes over and starts to introduce themselves to my twins.
"We will overwhelm them, Weasley's.. Not all at once" said grandpa Arthur.
"I missed you Rosie" said grandpa as he hugged me. "We all did."
I notice my "other family" quietly looking at the scene before them. Suddenly I feel like I need to introduce them as such. My family.
"If I can have everyone's attention please!" I say as I make my way over to the Rosier-River's." Umm. For those of you, who have yet to meet these wonderful people. Let me tell you. That I wouldn't be where I am today if it hadn't been for them..." I see Diodora and Annabelle. Sitting sadly, leaning towards their husbands and Amelie crying into Alexander's arm.
"They have been my family for the past three years. I owe my life, my children's life's to Athena.." She send me a sad smile and steps out to hold my hand.." Even if after she lost almost everything..." I know we are both thinking of Jason.
"What do you mean Rosie?" Asked dad.
"I need a pensive Jackson. Is there one available here?"
He nods and walks out to his study. A few minutes later he returns with a pensive. I start to take out memory after memory. As does Athena, once single one. I notice Athena's face goes completly pale. Most of my important memories include him. I know eventually she will open up and talk to me.
"Ok, dad, mum, Hugo, Scorpius, Draco, uncle Harry, Albus,Louis, you can all come with me... Athena? Are you coming? I can't do this without you.." I hold out my hand. She looks to her parents and brother and sister, they all nod at her and she takes my hand. She stands next to Albus. Good she'll need the support.
We set ourselves around the pensive as I pour the memories in. Soon I feel my face break the barrier, and I'm transported back three years into my memory..
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Athena's POV:
We watch as memory rose is walking down the street, minding her own business, crossing into wizarding New York. When all of a sudden, that bastard Niko runs towards her and holds her hostage..
"Stay away from me baby Rivers! I will kill her!" He yells.
" Hey, calm down, we just want to talk, there no need to run.".
I see Rose's family members gasp and I see Malfoy stiffen next to her. Rose holds my hand as I hear the voice of the man that has hunted my dreams for almost two years now. Jason.
"Watch out Rosie!" I hear her mother shout.
"your problem is with me Niko. Not her. She's just a poor civilian. Leave her alone. She's pregnant. You hurt her and its more time added to your already long sentence you bastard."
"Please don't hurt me!" "Please! Help me"
"calm down M'am. We will get you to safety, just take a deep breath ok. Look at me! Hey your going to be ok, all right just look at me."
"if you call the Aurors, or even try to get closer I will kill her!"
We watch as Luke and Bella and my Uncle Liam, arrive and stand right behind him. Suddenly there are spells being shot in every direction. I see her family all gasp and scream in shock.
"Stupefy!" Roared Niko.
"No!" Memory Athena runs and catches Rose before she falls to the ground.
"you bastard! You evil fucken bastard! I will end you! She was innocent! Why do you keep trying to ruin my life?! What the fuck did I ever do to you? What am I paying for?!"
Rosie's family and the Malfoy's are frozen in shock. We watch as Niko is taken down by Liam and Luke. While Jason holds me back from running and punching his face in.
i unconsciously grab onto Rose's cousins hand. I need support, this is killing me. He looks at me surprised but does not pull away. Rose is crying, her mother and father are crying, everyone else is just angry.
"Athena Lee! No! Babe! He's not worth it. Ok we need to get her to a hospital. It's not safe, she just got stunned and she's pregnant. Come one Lee lets go! Liam and the rest will take care of him."
We watch as he carefully lifts her up and we apparate to St. Luke's hospital.
the memory ends and its black for a bit.
"she has no family To contact. I found a letter addressed to a Dominique Weasley, in London. And learned that her name is Rose. The healer said she's around six months pregnant, and she should be ok. I think she might be in shock. "
"We just need to wait for her to wake up. If she's a Weasley, well they shouldn't be hard to find in England don't you think? Maybe we should try Lee."
"No. I think she is running. Her letter said to tell her family that she is ok, but will not be going back home."
"where.. Where.. Am I?"
"And she's awake people. Hello I'm Auror Athena Rosier. This is my partner Auror Jason. How are you feeling? Before you ask, yes your babies are ok. Both of them."
"I'm ok.. I guess. What happened. Why am I here?"
"unfortunately you were caught in the middle of a chase. No need to explain. Just be thankful your ok, he was a wacko. But as a witness and near hostage, we will need you to testify. After that we will move you into a safe environment until the trial is over, and all of his accomplices are caught." Said Jason.
The memory shifted again and we are at a Wizarding cafe.
"Rosie. You look so beautiful pregnant. Your glowing. Oh my is that Dom?!" Gasped her mother.
I see Malfoy give Rose a kiss.
"hello Dom!. Merlin I've missed you!"
"Rosie!... Thank Merlin I finally heard from you! I was going bloody mental. The Aurors have been looking for you non stop. Uncle Harry finally forced Uncle Ron to go home for a month. They are really worried Rose.. I'm sorry who's this?"
"sorry. Dom meet Athena Rosier-Rivers. She's a new friend of mine. Athena, Dominique Weasley." They exchange hellos. And start a conversation.
"So where are you living now? And how is your pregnancy going? I almost fainted when I read that part. Don't worry I burned the letter like you asked. Malfoy, is worse than Uncle Ron. Looks like a bloody vampire."
"I live in a small flat above the diner I work at. They are muggles, and rent is cheap."
"Well, what are you going to do when the babies are born? I mean you can't live alone, it will be to hard."
"Actually, Rose, please don't hate me, but I spoke with my parents and grandparents, and they have all agreed that, you need a safe, comfortable place to live. And we'll you have been invited to come and live with us. Plus I've already arranged for your things to be packed and taken to the Estate. So yeah, come on, both of you lets go. "
We see a series of memories, Rose moving in, her meeting my whole family, Nikos trial, shopping for baby items. We finally stop at my memory. We are all in a room at the mansion. Suddenly Rose walks and we all jump out and scream surprise!
"what the hell! I could of giving birth just then!. Then what would you all of done?!"
"sorry Ro!" Said an already drunk Kree. He makes his way toward her and kisses her cheek." Happy birthday dear Rosie, happy birthday too you!" He signs to her.
"ok big guy no more for you!" Said Jason .." Alright everyone listen up! I'm tonight's designated sober driver and person! Other than Rosie of course" he sends a wink."so Weasley, in America, 21 is considered a great milestone, you are now considered. A fully legal adult, you can drink and well yeah that's about it. So anyways, happy birthday Rosie! We love you!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU" we all shout!
a few hours later we are mostly all drunk and suddenly Rose lets out a blood curling scream.
" What the fuck?! Rose what's wrong?!" Yelled Athena.
"it's time!" Yelled Rose
"time for what?!"
" The babies are coming! Someone get Dom!" Yelled a frantic Rose" Jason! Jason! My hospital bag! Hurry!" She starts making her way out the door.
" Holy shit! Everyone the babies are coming!" Drunkly walking she gets a couple of sobering up potions and Hands them out.
"Come on! What are you bloody waiting for princess! A red fucking carpet?!" Cried rose.
"Coming!" Of course Athena fell straight on her face.
I hear everyone around me laughing at my misfortune.
" That was really funny actually, everyone was going crazy, thankfully we didn't show the car ride there." I said.
"thank merlin" agreed Rose. We once again look toward the memory in front of us. This time we are in the hospital and Rose is getting ready to give birth.
"Ok Miss. Weasley. You can push now! That's it!.."
" I can't its too hard! I can't do this Dom!"
"come on Miss Weasley! Give me a big push on three, one, two, three push"
"Aaargghg!"
"You can do it Rose!" Said Dom
" keep going Rosie!" Said Athena!
"here we are I got the head, one more push!"
"AAARRGGG. I did it!" Cried Rose, as the sounds of a newborn filled the room,
"it's a boy, baby A is out. Now come on Miss Weasley, we got one more baby." Said the healer.
Athena gets handed the baby." He's so cute Rose!"
"oh dear. I'm going to need the two to leave this room. I need to perform an emergency procedure on Miss Weasley,"
"What's wrong with my baby!?.. What's going on Dom, Athena?"
a second nurse comes by and takes Baby A. She escorts us out of the room.
all we can hear now are screams and then silence, no baby crying, no Rose yelling, nothing...
Rose is holding onto Scorpius now. He's got tears in his eyes, I mean he just witnessed the birth of his child and the almost death of another. Mr. Potter, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley along with Mr. Draco are shocked and have tears in there eyes. Even her brother and cousins look tearful. I feel Albus squeeze my hand and I give him a small smile.
We are once again transported into a memory, Rose's memory...
Memory Rose is sleeping in a hospital bed, there is two baby hospital bassinets, one in blue, and one in pink. Two perfect little bodies lay inside.
"there so beautiful, look babe. One day that will be us!. I'll be there and you will be holding our child." Said Athena.
"I can't wait princess". Said Jason.
suddenly Rose awakens and starts to frantically look around for her children.
" My babies! Athena! What happened?!" She croaked.
" They are fine Rose, close call with the little girl but, she made it. What are you going to name them? We can't keep calling them baby A and B."
At that moment Dom and Athens family walks in. Filling the small room.
"Rose! Your awake about bloody time! I was scared to death you weren't going to make it!" Cried Dom.
" We are glad too see you Awake dear." Said Amelie." Now what are those beautiful babies names.?"
Athena hands over the boy first and Rose is taken back by how small and fragile he looks. He lifts up his little blue hat and as if he senses her touch, he opens his little eyes. Grey. Grey like Scorpius, she thinks.
" His name is Callum Lee Weasley." She kissed him before handing him off to Dom.
"Lee after grandpa and Me? Rosie I'm touched!" Cried Athena!
" as am I dear, it's an honor." Said Jackson.
" Oh, Alex, he looks just like you! You looked identical we you were just born." Cried Diodora.
" Here Rosie, here's baby B" jokes Jason.
"what went wrong? I can't remember."
" She had the cord thing wrapped around her neck and was somehow trying to come out feet first. The healer didn't want to chance her not making it, so she opted for a muggle procedure called a c-section." Said Dom
Rose is in tears. She almost lost her baby. She's perfect. Identical to her older brother, same hair, eyes, everything screams Malfoy.
"She's Carina Hope Weasley." She kissed her and is reluctant to share her for a bit before she finally hands her off.
Everyone is still in tears. I'm starting to feel uncomfortable, I haven't allowed myself time to feel, in so long I don't know if I can keep it together now. We continue to shift threw memories, mostly of the twins, everyone laughs and oohs at their cuteness, I know we are getting closer to the day, I desperately try to forget. We finally reach all of the memories, I'm thankful Rose didn't make us relieve the twins 1st birthday.
We are expelled from the pensive, I notice I'm still holding on to Albus's hand.
"Sorry, my apologies." I let go of his hand, but before I do. He looks at me and says,
"I'm sorry, for your lose, I mean. If.. If you need someone to talk to... I.. I can listen. I'm an Auror I know what it's like." He gives me a small smile, let's my hand go and walks back towards his mom.
Maybe I can talk to him. Just maybe.
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Authors note two:
next chapter will explain in more detail what happened to the man in the memories, and we will answer all questions from the family. So until next time. We are almost done! Hope you all like it so far.