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It was now early January and Amber was due any day now. She was excited to meet her daughter. She had started university again but she had no exams today.
"I can't wait to meet you, sweetie," she told her huge stomach as she rubbed it lovingly.
A few minutes later Tim arrived home. He greeted her with a kiss on the cheek and a kiss on her huge stomach. After that Tim went to the kitchen to start dinner but halfway through preparation Amber went into labour. He jumped into action and grabbed his wife's bag.
"Bloody hell, this hurts!" Amber exclaimed.
"Just breath love," Tim instructed.
"That's easy for you to say," Amber snapped at him.
The couple apparated to the hospital and checked her in. Tim sent a Patronus to his parents, Melissa, Charlie and Andromeda. He used the muggle phone to call Elliot. Andromeda was the first to arrive with a nine month old Teddy and Elliot in tow.
"You're here!"
"I wouldn't miss my grandchild's birth."
Next to arrive was Melissa.
"How long has she been in labour, Tim?" Melissa asked her best friend's husband.
Tim glanced at the clock and said. "Almost two hours but I know it can go on for ages."
Charlie arrived next.
"Mr. Selwyn!" the healer called.
Tim walked towards the labour room.
"Bloody hell, this hurts!" he heard his wife exclaim as he walked in.
"You can get through this, love," Tim encouraged.
Amber glared at him. "You want me to magically castrate you."
That shut Tim up but he was still holding her hand. He looked at the clock around two am. She had been in labor for almost eight hours since she had went into labour at six pm on January fifth and it was now two am on January sixth. He knows that labour could go on for much longer.
"It's time to start pushing, Mrs. Selwyn," the healer said, about two hours later.
"I don't think I can."
Tim afraid to say anything for once just kissed his wife's sweaty forehead with that silent encouragement Amber began pushing. She pushed for what felt like twenty four hours but in reality it was only ten hours.
"Just one more push."
She gave one more big push and there was a cry and she laid back in exhaustion.
"Come over here, Mr. Selwyn," the healer instructed.
Tim obeyed and asked. "Is there something wrong?"
"No, she's perfect. Meet your baby girl, Mr. Selwyn."
Tim grinned. "I have a daughter?"
"You sure do," she said handing the baby girl to Tim.
He looked down at his daughter. She looked exactly like him but with Amber's light brown eyes.
"Timmy?" Amber asked.
"She's just as beautiful as her mum," Tim smiled, kissing his wife's forehead before handing their daughter to his wife.
"Hello Cassandra Elin Selwyn, we'll call you Cassie or Sandra," Amber grinned down at her newborn daughter.
Alfons smiled. "I'll go grab everyone."
Amber nodded. Tim walked out of the room. He couldn't believe he had a daughter. He reached the room to see Charlie and Melissa pacing.
"Is the baby here?" Charlie asked.
Tim grinned. "You have a goddaughter who was born about fifteen minutes ago."
Melissa jumped excitedly into Charlie's arms.
"Come in, you can see her."
The group followed the proud father.
"Hey everyone," Amber greeted, sleepily.
"Meet Cassandra Elin Selwyn," Tim smiled taking his daughter from his wife.
"She's beautiful," Melissa cooed, looking down at her best friend's daughter.
Elliot glanced over at Tim and teased. "I don't think she'll be dating until she's in her thirties."
"That's for sure," Tim chuckled.
Amber rolled her eyes at her already overprotective husband and her child's grandfather.
The mother and daughter were allowed to go home a few days later.
-February 1999-
Cassie was a month old now.
"Merlin, I'm exhausted," Tim said, lying down on the bed after his shift of taking care of Cassie.
Amber looked up from her book and smirked.
"And I just want to cuddle," Tim said, smiling at his wife hopefully.
Amber cooed. "Come here."
Tim did as told, crawled over to his wife and cuddled up to her. "I suppose I'll get nothing but a kiss for my birthday next week."
Amber chuckled and said. "We haven't made love since I was six months pregnant, you may get lucky but probably not."
"It was worth a shot and besides I got an early birthday present in the form of my beautiful one month old daughter Cassandra," Tim grinned as she started to cry again.
"I'll get her she's probably hungry," Amber said putting down her book and removing her shirt to reveal her bra clad breasts.
Tim glanced briefly at his wife's breasts.
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Timothy," she scolded as she left the room.
Her husband groaned.