::: Chapter 13 :::

"Hey Bells!' Rod said as he bent down to give her a quick peck on the lips that unexpectedly turned into a long one. She kissed him back with as much vigor as he gave her. When they finally finished the kiss, they nuzzled against each other. 'Hmm….somebody misses me."

"Don't flatter yourself. It's just you've been away a lot and I have missed talking to you that's all. All this time I've been having conversations with someone who's a thousand times smarter than me that I look forward to talking to someone who makes me feel intelligent for a change."

"Ah, that's my Bella. My sweet, sarcastic Bella. Now what am I missing here?' he started drumming 2 fingers against his temple in mock contemplation. 'Oh yeah the twisted part. So, have you been doing any killing lately? Or at least crucio-ed somebody?"

Rod got up and poured himself some brandy.

"No….I haven't had enough time to do that and I have been feeling so tired lately…' she trailed off, looking down at the floor.

Rod stared at her and shrugged. "Too bad, I got myself like a dozen or so each week,' he proffered a drink to her which she surprisingly turned down. Bella never turns down a drink.

"I can't."

"Why the fuck not?" He frowned at her.

"I…' she looked up at him as a smile lazily crept across her face. 'It's this…condition that I'm in. I can't drink anything with alcohol in them."

"No,' Rod said disbelievingly as he sat down on the chair opposite her. 'No…you're not…."

She smiled at him, nodding her head slightly.

"Wait,' he grabbed her hands. 'You're what? What? Tell me?"

"I'm pregnant you son of a bitch!" she exclaimed as she watched his eyes widened.

He started laughing as he climbed over the table and hugged her, kissing her entire face. His excitement made her laugh and he was yelling, "We're having a baby!" at the top of his lungs.

"Shut up you twit!" she said as she hugged him.

"So when…when is it due? He said after he managed to pull himself together. He pulled out the chair next to her and sat down.

"In about 7 months.' She said, her smile matching his.

"So have you thought up names for the baby?"

"Well no…I still have a long way to go before the baby arrives so I haven't thought of it."

"Ok. I am so happy Mummy!" he said as he pinched her cheeks.

"Please…stop it.' Bella said, pushing his hands away as she placed her hands on his cheek. 'I hope it looks just like…"

"Rodolphus,' Voldemort interrupted her as he entered the kitchen making them both jump up off they're seats. 'I would like to speak to you in private."

"Yes…yes of course my Lord."

"In the den." Although he had been talking to Rodolphus, his eyes were on Bellatrix the entire time. When both wizards had left, Bella could feel his stare lingering in the kitchen sending shivers down her spine as she recalled what she was just about to say to Rodolphus before Voldemort had interrupted.

Later….

Bella suddenly figured out why pregnant women always complain of fatigue. She just couldn't seem to stay put in bed. She found herself needing to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes either because she needed to vomit or pee. As she stood over the sink, staring at her own reflection in the mirror, she wondered how this had happened to her.

However, her thoughts were interrupted.

"Bella?' Voldemort called to her. 'Come out here. I want to speak to you."

Bella could feel her heart beating faster when she heard his voice. She turned towards the bathroom door, took a deep breath, and turned the knob.

"Yes, my Lord." She said, trying to sound as normal as possible. She saw him sitting at the edge of their bed.

"Come and sit next to me.' He said calmly. Knowing him, Bella knew there was a knife hidden behind that calm voice. She had hoped that he had not heard the entire conversation between her and Rod but now, she knew he had heard and seen everything; what was actually said and even those that had not been said.

'I could start this by beating about the bush before getting straight to the point but knowing me, I won't,' he placed an arm around her shoulders making Bella even more uncomfortable.

'You see Bella, I told you, you are my most loyal Death Eater and being the fair Master that I am, I hold you high above any other Death Eater. I make known to you my feelings, I let you share my bed and now, I make you the mother of my heir. You see how I do things? Whatever I want, I have. Whatever I want to give, I give. Just as easily, I can take it all back. Don't do anything to humiliate me, Bellatrix. Do I make myself clear?" he asked her, grabbing her by the chin to make sure she looks at him.

"Yes, my Lord."

"Good,' he said as he stood up to leave. 'And about LeStrange, if I see him do anything like that with you again, just consider it his final wave goodbye.'

He was standing right in front of the door to leave when he decided something else.

'Oh, what the heck. Crucio!"

The spell hit Bellatrix square in the chest sending shocks throughout her entire body as she fell onto the bedroom floor. She had so not expected that and neither had she expected the second curse.

"Crucio!" he yelled again with such intensity that this time the spell lasted even longer. Bella could feel the spell tearing her skin but the pain went straight down to the bone. She tried to say something, to beg him to stop but she just could not gather enough strength to overcome the curse. After a while, she passed out.

Voldemort lowered his wand and slowly, walked up to her unmoving body. He sat down on the bed staring at it. After a while, he carried her to the bed.

"I made it clear enough so that you could read what my actions say about my feelings for you, my sweet. You should have known that I'm very possessive. I'm only doing this for your own good. We do want to be very happy together do we not?'

For a while, he stared into her beautiful pale face, brushing her hair away from her face, fixing her pillow, pulling her covers carefully so it would keep her warm.

'Don't you worry about the baby. It's only close to 2 months old, I'm sure he can't feel a thing. Just sleep tight, you're resting for two now remember?'

He kissed her gently on the forehead.

'I will care for you from now on."

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Well it's not exactly a muggle raid but I hope this is evil enough for you Sarah. =)

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