A/N: Set during New Endings. Enjoy!
Lily's Pregnancy
Lily's POV
The overwhelming feeling of nausea caused me to jump out of bed and rush to the toilet as soon as I woke up. I heard James follow me and then hold my hair out of the way as I was sick. I knew he was worried so I quickly thought of the first excuse I could to tell him once I'd finished.
"Food poisoning," I pushed him back slightly so I could get to my toothbrush. I was already feeling better and by the time I'd brushed my teeth I felt perfectly healthy again.
"Did you go to a Muggle restaurant yesterday?" James asked, referring to the night before when I'd had a girl's night with Zoe.
I made a mental note to make sure I spoke to Zoe so that she wouldn't accidently out my lie as I agreed and then added a weak joke to try wipe away his remaining worry. "I won't be doing that again."
Before James or I could say anything else, the doorbell rang and James took one look at my outfit before heading downstairs to answer the door, pulling on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans as he walked.
Saved by the bell, the Muggle phrase ran through my mind as I watched him go. I didn't want to lie to him, but I wasn't ready to tell him the truth either. My mind felt too confused and sensitive to try telling him everything.
There was the sound of footsteps on the stairs and the background noise of someone going through the cupboards in the kitchen. I assumed, correctly, that whoever had been at the door was coming upstairs while James made himself some breakfast.
I knew that he would only send up someone we were both close friends with since he thought I had food poisoning, so I left the bathroom to let them into the bedroom without getting changed.
"So," Zoe started as she stepped into the room and shut the door behind her. "Is there a reason James thinks we ate at a Muggle place last night?"
"Did you tell him the truth?" I blushed and sat down on the bed.
Zoe raised an eyebrow at me and took a seat next to me. "Of course I didn't. I just wanted to know why you lied to him. It's not like we did anything wild last night."
"I know," I groaned, falling backwards so that I was laid across the bed with my feet dangling off of the edge. Zoe and I had gone to a nice Wizarding pub where we'd had a lovely meal cooked my House-Elves (so no risk of food poisoning) and neither of us had had any alcohol.
"And yet…" Zoe let it trail off and I reluctantly pushed myself up with my arms so that I could sit cross-legged in front of her. She mirrored my position and then just looked at me, waiting for my reply.
"I'm pregnant!" I blurted out. As soon as the words left my mouth there was a shocked silence that I immediately began to fill with awkward babble. "I found out a few weeks ago when I started feeling sick in the mornings. I went to a Medi-Witch and she told me I was pregnant. I haven't told anyone, not even James. So I told him I had food poisoning when he caught me throwing up."
My long stream of words were cut off as Zoe let out an excited squeal and leant forward to wrap me into a tight hug. When she pulled back I noticed she was grinning madly at me. A knock on the bedroom door interrupted whatever she was going to say.
James opened the door and looked at us curiously; he must have heard Zoe's squeal from the kitchen and come to investigate. He sent a smile at me that I automatically returned. James always made me feel safer and as if my worries were silly; he relaxed me.
"James!" Zoe exclaimed, rushing off of the bed before beginning to push him out of the room and down the stairs. "Why don't you go visit Sirius? I can look after Lily today."
I giggled as Zoe practically forced a set of Sirius's house keys into James's hand. He looked over Zoe's shoulder at me as if to see if I was okay with the new arrangement. I was tempted to point out that Zoe wasn't actually giving either of us a choice, but truthfully, I wanted to talk to Zoe.
"It's fine James," I reassured him. "I'm already feeling better."
"Great! Bye James!" Zoe slammed the door shut in his face. "And don't come back for a few hours!"
We waited in silence until we heard the front door close and then burst out laughing. Zoe came back over to the bed and hugged me again as we laughed.
"I can't believe you just did that!" I grinned at her.
She rolled her eyes and nudged me with her shoulder. "No changing the subject. Why haven't you told James yet?"
"I'm scared," I confessed in a whisper. "I don't know if James wants children, and even if he does it's such horrible timing."
"Oh Lily," Zoe squeezed my hand. "James deserves to know. Horrible timing or not, it's here now and you're going to have to deal with it." She stopped suddenly and went pale. "You are keeping it, right?"
"Of course I am!" I cried, shocked that she'd think otherwise. It was nearly unheard of for Witches to abort their children because Pure-Bloods tended to get pregnant so rarely, but it the Muggle world it would have been an honest question.
For a second, and just a second, I let the thought of aborting run through my mind before shoving it into the deepest part of my mind, ashamed that I would even let it pass for that brief second. I loved James with all of my heart and I already loved my unborn baby, I'd have been devastated if anything happened to it.
"Then let's stop thinking of these depressing things and start celebrating," Zoe clapped her hands and pulled me off of the bed. "Let's get some champagne for me and sparkling water for you!"
I laughed and allowed myself to be dragged into the kitchen where Zoe searched through my fridge for celebrative drinks. For the first time in weeks, I let all of my worries fade away and was able to bask in Zoe's cheery glow. I put a hand over the not-there-yet bump on my stomach and smiled happily.
A/N: Another One-Shot complete. I hope you liked it.
I'm willing to write a One-Shot of anytime in the Packs life; during or after BitM depending on what is asked for. These will include any moments from any member of the pack, even the children or family friends.
If anyone has anything they want writing, don't hesitate to ask. Please review! :)