Chapter 6-

Lily sat on her bathroom floor, shocked. A million thoughts a minute ran through her mind. James. Baby. School. 17 years old. Money. James. When?

She could not remember the last time. As she tried to remember, she heard a knock on the door.

"Lily? Are you in there? We have dinner." Said Mary.

"Oh. Ok. Be right out. She slipped the test in her pocket and hid the box in a shower cap. Mary had a look of worry on her face when she came out.

"We, uhhh…lost James." Said Mary.

"Oh. I don't care. He could be hit by a bus for all I know and I would not have a problem with that." Lily replied.

"Oh Lil. You don't mean that. You two belong together. He wasn't right not to tell you what he did, but it was a bit childish of you to blow it out of proportion like that. I would say you have been acting quite odd the last couple weeks. With the flu, and the moodiness, and the snippy comments. I would say you were pregnant." Mary then laughed and went back to her bed to change for dinner.

Lily then burst into tears and crawled into her bed and hid under the covers.

"Oh Lily! I didn't mean to call you fat! You're gorgeous! I shouldn't have brought up James. It was too soon." Cried Mary, now comforting Lily.

"It's not that. It's something else. And I don't want you to know because it will ruin my life!" Sobbed Lily.

"Lils! Oh sweetie! Shhh… Shhhhh. It's ok cry it out. You can have a few drinking binges you just can't go that far. No wonder you threw up! You got hungover!" realized Mary.

"No! No! it's not that." Said Lily.

"Then what is it?" asked Mary.

"I'm pregnant." Whispered Lily.

"What!?" screamed Mary.

"I just found out today. I was in the bathroom taking the test. I snuck into Hogsmeade and stole them. I can't believe it. I feel like such a whore!" cried Lily.

"Stop it! You and James were engaged! You had every right to do it!" said Mary.

"Exactly! Were engaged! Not anymore!" screamed Lily.

Mary started crying and they thought about how screwed up their lives just sat there and comforted each other.

Alice walked in and was very confused.

"What are you two crying about?" asked Alice.

"I..uhh…have some bad news." Said Lily.

"What?"

"I was suspecting that with all the sickness and moodiness and my late period, I snuck into Hogsmeade to steal a pregnancy test and it tested back, positive.

"What! You can't be pregnant! You and James just broke up! You two can't raise a child hating each other! How long have you known?" asked Alice worriedly.

"About an hour." Answered Lily.

"You have to tell James. Now."

"Uhhh….James has been missing for 2 days." Replied Mary.

The girls then rushed down to the Common room and saw Sirius.

"Sirius! Where is James!?" asked Lily.

"He just went down to dinner. He's starving. He wants to talk to you though." He answered.

Lily then raced down to the Great Hall and skimmed it for James. She couldn't find him. Then she thought of the kitchens. She went to the portrait of the bowl of fruit and tickled the pear. She walked in and saw James sitting eating a sandwich with a bag of chips.

"James." She said.

"Lily?" he asked.

"I am so sorry! I freaked out at you and I shouldn't have. I couldn't deal with the secret. I acted like I was 12. I shouldn't have been so pushy and said some terrible things. I know you love me. I love you back. I just haven't been right lately and now I know why." Lily said.

"Lily I do love you, but I think we need a break for a while. Just some air between us so we don't freak at each other every other second. I'll see you round Lil." He replied getting up to leave.

"Wait! I need to tell you something very important. You need to listen to me!" she screamed.

"Lily, I don't have time for this." He replied walking out the portrait.

"Do you have time for a baby, James?" she said with tears begging to flow down her already tear stained face.

"What did you just say?" He asked her turning around slowly.

"I said a baby. The baby inside me. Growing every second. Waiting to come into this world with two happy parents that don't hate each other because one of them doesn't care anymore." She replied.

"You're pregnant? How long have you know?" James asked.

"About an hour and 15 minutes. And I already love it. I think it will have red hair and hazel eyes with a crooked smile and a love for mischief. It's going to be an amazing child. It will never cry or throw tantrums because it will be perfect. But, growing up without a daddy, will change that. If you need a break, then you can take a break. I can't take a break. I'm a mother, James. Are you going to be a father?" she asked. Then she silently walked out of the portrait without a single word.

James' head was spinning around and a round. He couldn't see and he couldn't breathe. The world was a new blank sheet of paper. And on that paper were two things, a baby and Lily.

He ran after Lily screaming and yelling for her to wait. She didn't stop. She stared forward and didn't look back, because if she looked back, she would never move on. She had to move on from James. He wasn't ready. She didn't trust him to stay by her for this.

Finally she could her him getting right on her heels. She looked beside her and there he was. He was walking straight forward and was ready to be there for her. She turned her head a bit more to get a better look at him and he grabbed her and pushed her up the wall and kissed her. She had never been kissed so passionately in her life. He let her go and kept looking into her eyes, like he could see through her soul. He then said, "You're a parent, I'm a parent."

She looked at him and then said, "I never stopped loving you. Not for one second. I walked out of the Heads Common room regretting every word I said the second I said it. I love you, forever and ever."