Chapter 47: The Making Of Men

He watched her as she slept. It had been two weeks since she had told him that she was pregnant and he could not believe it. His hand rested on her stomach. There were no signs of her pregnancy, except for her morning sickness, which had begun 3 days ago. Only they knew and Lily knew about their pregnancy. They were going to tell James when the couple returned from their honeymoon. They were also going to tell James that they would be getting married in a month's time. She stirred in her sleep as Sirius stroked her stomach gently. "Good morning." He whispered and kissed her lips.

"Hmmmmm." She sighed and stretched. "Good morning." She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him softly.

"How are you?" He caressed her face gently with the tips of his fingers.

"I'm good." She smiled but the smile soon disappeared. "Not any more." She pushed him away and climbed out of bed, rushing to their bathroom.

Sirius climbed out of bed and walked to the bathroom, listening to her throwing up. He knelt next to her as she lay crouched over the toilet and he rubbed her back. "Nearly over." He stood up and ran cold water over a cloth. "Here." He knelt next to her again and held out the cloth to her.

"Thanks." She grumbled as she took the cloth from him, wiping her mouth clean. "Ugh. This is awful. Why couldn't I have the pregnancy where I had morning sickness for a few weeks and that is it?"

He chuckled and sat next to her as she wiped her mouth. "Are we still meeting Prongs and Lily later?"

"Yes." May smiled and stood up. She began brushing her teeth, desperate to rid the foul taste in her mouth. She spat into the sink. "Their portkey was at 8am. So they should be back now." She wiped her mouth and switched on the shower, letting it run until it was hot. "We can tell Jamie today."

"What about the others?"

She shook her head as she pulled out a large, fluffy towel out of a cupboard. "Not yet. Just James and Lily at the moment. Until I've had my first check up."

"Which is when?" He asked as he put shaving cream on his chin.

"A week tomorrow." She started undressing and climbed into the shower. "If everything is at it should be, we can tell Remus, Peter and Hannah then."

He had started shaving, looking into the mirror, to make sure he got his beard and moustache were tidy. "Have you told work?"

May had recently qualified as a nurse at St Mungos. Her qualification had been rushed through due to the amount of casualties were coming in from the attacks by Death Eaters. "Yes. They know. They're really helpful actually. They want me working until I'm 7 months pregnant. I can start my healer training after I've had the baby."

"That's good of them." He washed his razor and then washed his face. He grinned cheekily as he listened to her wash. He started undressing and quietly climbed into the shower with her.

"Sirius!" She squealed when she felt him stand behind her.

James and Lily had gone to the south of France for their honeymoon, where the Potter family owned a holiday house there. So, the two of them had gained a tan from their hot holiday. The two of them had returned earlier that morning and now they were waiting at the Leaky Cauldron for Sirius and May, who were meeting them for lunch. "When do you start training?" Lily asked James. Both of them were training to be Aurors but they were on different training teams.

"Wednesday." He smiled as he sipped his coffee. "You?"

"Next week." She smiled slightly. "We're not going to see much of each other, are we?"

James shook his head. "We're going to be so busy. I'll be surprised if we see each other much." He reached forward and held her hand. "We'll try." He gave her a grin. "They're here." He stood up as May and Sirius walked into the dark pub. Lily stood up too and the couples greeted each other as if they had not seen each other for years.

"So, how was the holiday?" Sirius winked at James as they sat down. "Oof!" He groaned when May elbowed him in the stomach. "What?"

"Behave." She scolded him and she shook her head and laughed with Lily. "So, did you have a lovely time?"

"Yes, thank you." Lily smiled. "We did." She smiled broadly. "How have you two been?"

May looked at Sirius, who was taking a sip of his butterbeer. "We're good. We're very good." He gave her a small nod. "We have two announcements to make. We want to tell you first because you're family and our closest friends."

"Should I be worried?" James asked, raising an eyebrow. "Don't tell me you have no money already?"

"Merlin, no!" May laughed loudly and reached for her water. She took a nervous sip of her water before she began talking again. "Sirius and I have decided that we want to get married next month."

"Oh brilliant." Lily smiled broadly. "Well, you have a lot of planning to do."

She laughed softly. "Which is why you'll be helping me as my matron of honour."

"Oh May! Yes, I'd love to!" The two hugged tightly.

"But why so soon?" James asked. "I thought you wanted to wait a year."

The couple looked at each other and grinned widely. "James. I'm pregnant. Which is why want to get married next month." May smiled as she held Sirius' hand. "We're having a baby."

"Really?" James grinned widely. "Congratulations!" He shook Sirius' hand. "You'll be amazing parents."

"Thank you." She grinned at her brother. "But, it's still early days at the moment. So, keep it to yourselves."

"When are you due?" Lily asked curiously.

"I'm not entirely sure. I think I'm 5 or 6 weeks pregnant." She smiled as she sipped her water, which Tom had brought to the table. "I find out a week tomorrow. I've got my first check up."

Sirius and May waited in the waiting area of St Mungo's maternity clinic. There were other couples there, some women were heavily pregnant, others were like May and were not even showing. "Are you okay?" Sirius asked her, holding her hand tightly.

"Yeah." She smiled nervously. "I'm just feeling really nervous." She gave his hand a squeeze, which he returned.

"It will be fine." He smiled at her and kissed her softly.

"May Potter?" A woman spoke.

May and Sirius stood up and followed the nurse. "Oh Merlin, I'm nervous." May whispered as the couple followed the nurse.

"Hello Miss Potter. My name is Healer Mary Norton." A female healer spoke as they entered an examination room. Sirius closed the door as May shook the older woman's hand. "You look exactly like your mother and father mixed together."

"You knew my parents?" May asked curiously as she sat down on one of the chairs.

"I knew your mother. She trained me when I started at the hospital." She smiled as she picked up a clean piece of parchment and a quill. "Right, let's get down to business. Just a few questions and then we can determine how many weeks you are." She sucked the end of the quill and rested it on the parchment. "Just ignore the quill. It will just take notes of what we're all saying." That was the truth, it had written what she had just said. "Could you just state your full name?"

"May Elizabeth Potter."

"And your date of birth?" The healer was watching the quill as it quickly wrote the notes.

"1st January 1961."

"Marital status?"

"Engaged." May smiled as she held Sirius' hand.

"When was the last day of your menstrual cycle?"

"Ummm..." May said as she thought for a moment. "8 weeks ago tomorrow."

"Right, any family history of pregnancy problems?"

"My mother had trouble conceiving and suffered one miscarriage. Any other problems, I don't know about." She smiled at the woman.

"That's good." The woman smiled. "Any information is helpful." She smiled still as she looked at the parchment. "This may seem personal and seem a little rude. How long have you been sexually active?"

"2 years." May smiled nervously and blushed a little, avoiding looking at either person in the room.

"When did you stop using contraceptives? Both wizarding and muggle." She asked.

May blushed a bit more red. "Not long ago. Can't really say a date. We just stopped." She shrugged her shoulder. "I'd say, around the time I left Hogwarts." The questions continued about their personal life, their lifestyle, and living arrangements.

"Now, that's the questions done with." She smiled, taking the quill and reading the parchment quickly. "Time for the examination. Could you lie down on the bed?"

May stood up and walked to the bed, laying down on it. "So, what's happening now?"

Mary smiled and took out her wand. "I'm just going to check your vitals. Your blood pressure, to see how far along you exactly are, and to see if we can hear your baby's heartbeat. Just lift up your shirt above your stomach." May lifted her shirt and relaxed as Mary waved her wand over May's body. "Blood pressure is normal. You are exactly 8 weeks pregnant. Heartbeat normal." She smiled at the young woman and Sirius, who were grinning like idiots. "Would you like to hear it?"

"Yes please." May grinned widely. She and Sirius were holding hands tightly as Mary waved her wand once more over May's stomach. The room was filled with a faint sound of a quick, small heartbeat. "Oh Merlin." May smiled broadly, a tear trailed down her cheek. "That's our baby." She looked up at Sirius, who was grinning wider and wider with every sound.

"Well, everything seems to be going well. I'd say you are due around the middle of May. You need to take care. Eat well and don't tire yourself."

"Yes." May nodded as she pushed her shirt down and sat up.

Mary smiled and handed her a small piece of parchment. "This is the date of your next check up with me. I will find out your actual due date then."

Sirius and May were thrust into wedding planning. They realised that one month was not enough time to organise a large wedding. They decided on a small wedding with a few friends. James was going to be best man, Lily and Hannah were going to be bridesmaids. It was only still James and Lily who knew about May and Sirius' news.

It was a few days before the wedding, when they received the news of the death of Sirius' father. "Do you want to go to the funeral?" May asked as she sat on their bed with papers spread around her.

"No." He shook his head as he stood in the doorway. "But I feel like I need to." He gave a heavy sigh as he watched her write some notes on a piece of parchment. "If I go, will you come with me?"

"I will." She nodded and took off her glasses. She had recently become slightly short-sighted and had to have glasses for reading. Unlike James, she didn't have to wear them all the time.

Sirius gave her a smile. "Thank you. It's tomorrow. That ok?"

She nodded and slid her glasses back on. "That's fine." She returned to reading her notes.

"What's all this for?" He moved and sat in the only space on the bed.

She chuckled. "I have an exam next month. I want to be prepared." She smiled as she dipped her quill in the ink pot. "I'll be finished in 5 minutes and we can have dinner."

"Already cooking it." Sirius grinned.

May raised an eyebrow. "I don't deserve you." She leant forward and kissed him softly. "What is it? Or will I be surprised?"

"It's a surprise." He kissed her again and stood up. "You take your time. I'll give you a shout when it is ready." He left the room and left her to her studying. He loved her in her glasses, he thought they looked made her look even more sexy.

The day of Sirius' father's funeral had arrived. Sirius and May were dressed in their best black dress robes. The funeral was taking place in the Peak District. The majority of the Black family had been buried there. Sirius and May arrived hand-in-hand and were greeted, coldly, by Sirius' mother. "What are you doing here?" She glared at Sirius, completely ignoring May. "You are not welcome here."

"I'm here to pay my respects. You and father may have not loved me like you should have. But he was my father. I have every right to be here." Sirius stood tall as he spoke. He was a man now. No longer a boy who mocked his mother. He was acting like an adult.

"I'm sorry for your loss," May spoke gently to the older woman.

Mrs Black scoffed. "You still with this blood traitor?" She sneered as she looked between Sirius and May. She caught sight of May's engagement. "Even worse, you're marrying her?"

"I am. On Saturday." He gripped May's hand a little tighter. "Come on. I don't want be here any more." The two of them turned and found themselves face-to-face with Lucius Malfoy. "Bloody hell."

"Black." He scoffed. "Potter." He looked May up and down and smirked. "Damn." He smirked still as he pushed past them both and greeted Mrs Black.

"Ugh." May shivered. "He still gives me the creeps." She held his hand tightly. "Let's just go home."

A/N: Sorry for the late update. I've got a new job and I'm really busy with it. So, here's a chapter. A wedding in the next chapter. ;)

Responses from chapter 46:

Forever Siriusly Sirius: Name has not been chosen... yet! I think Sirius is secretly screaming inside when she told him. LOL

CharlotteBlackwood: Not picking baby names... yet! I will get more lemons soon! In chapter 49!