Chapter 48: Mr and Mrs Black

It was the day before their wedding, Sirius and May were just spending time together before a night apart. The couple and all their friends were having a meal that night at a muggle restaurant before splitting. The girls were going to be staying at the Potter manor, where the wedding was taking place. The boys were staying at Sirius' flat. "Are you all right?" Sirius asked as he watched May put make up on.

"I don't know. I just thinking about the future and it seems grey to me." She sighed heavily, putting down a make up brush. "Will our baby be safe? That's all I'm thinking about. Our future as a family."

Sirius sighed heavily and stood behind her, resting his hands on her shoulders. "I know. But the more we fight, the better our future will be." He bent down and kissed her cheek. "I know you feel unsafe. But I will always protect you and our baby. You come first. Always." Kissing her cheek again. "Come on. We have to meet the others soon." He stood up straight and caressed her hair for a minute before returning to get ready for the meal.

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There was no proper hen party or stag party for the couple. They both wanted to have one last meal with their friends. The wedding was last minute, so there was no time to plan parties for them. It was Lily who suggested a large meal for their friends. They had booked a table for 7 at a small Italian restaurant.

"To Sirius and May." The party raised their glasses to the couple. The meal didn't last long as they wanted to go home and get ready for the wedding.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Sirius whispered to May as they said their goodbyes outside the restaurant.

"I'll be the one in the white dress." She cupped his cheek and kissed him hotly.

"Damn! That's what I was going to wear." He grinned cheekily. "I'll have to look for something else to wear." He held her tightly. "I can't wait for tomorrow. I get call you my wife."

May smiled up at him. "I cannot wait to call you my husband." She pushed her fingers through his hair. "We have to go. I'll see you tomorrow, my love." She kissed him hard.

"Come on. In 24 hours, we will be having a lot of fun." He winked at her before giving her the most passionate kiss he could muster.

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May awoke the next morning with the feeling of excitement and nervousness but both were long forgotten when she was greeted by her morning sickness. She rushed to her bathroom and threw up in the toilet. This was not the best morning for her wedding. She stripped down and went to shower. She was definitely awake before Hannah and Lily, as they would have woken her up by now. She rubbed her stomach slowly as the nausea rose up in her again. Today was going to be hard.

"May?" A knock came on the door. It was Lily. "May?"

"I'm just showering." She called to her. "Please tell me you have tea."

"I have tea." Lily called through the door. "Hurry up or it will go cold."

May laughed. "I won't be long." She continued washing her hair before rinsing it and then climbing it out. She was about to wrap her towel around her, when she caught sight of her naked body in the mirror. She had put on a little weight; her breasts were slightly larger and her stomach was a little bigger but not the sign of a pregnancy. She smiled slightly as she rested her hands on top of her stomach. She could not wait to experience the pregnancy. A smile was spread across her face as she wrapped the towel around her.

"Come on you!" Hannah was banging on the door this time. "You've got 2 hours until you have to be at your own wedding."

"I'm coming." She laughed as she dried herself, slipped into her wedding underwear and wrapped her large fluffy dressing gown around her before she went out into her bedroom. "I'm here." She announced to her two best friends, who were dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. "I'm not here." May gagged and spun around, rushing back to the bathroom.

"May!" The two women chased after May, who was kneeling on the floor and throwing up in the toilet. Lily knelt beside her and rubbed May's back. Hannah was soaking a cloth under the cold water. "Here." She handed it to May. "Are you all right?" She asked as May wiped her face. "We can cancel the wedding if you are ill."

May chuckled as she stood up and began brushing her teeth. "I'm not ill." She smiled at Hannah through the mirror. "I'm pregnant."

"What?" Hannah gasped, her eyes wide in shock. "Seriously?"

"Yes." She wiped her mouth, after she had finished brushing her teeth. "I'm due around the middle of May." She smiled widely and turned to face her best friend, who was still staring at her in shock. "Say something."

Hannah just squealed in delight and hugged May tightly. "Oh May! Congratulations!" She stepped back for a moment and hugged her again. "Oh! It's brilliant news!"

"Thank you." May hugged her back and laughed. "Come on. Let's get ready. We don't have a lot of time." The three left the bathroom and they got themselves ready for the wedding.

Sirius and James had arrived at the manor, but did not go inside. Sirius was banned from entering the manor until the wedding reception. Remus and Peter were inside making sure the large dining room was ready for the wedding meal. Sirius and James walked around the house to the large garden. Sirius and May were marrying in the grounds, next to the pond. Thankfully it was a very nice, warm day. "Are you ready, mate?"

"No." Sirius chuckled nervously as he ran his hand through his hair. In 10 minutes, May would be walking up the aisle and they would be man and wife. "Is everything ready?"

"Yes." James nodded. "Don't you worry."

Sirius let out a long breath and nodded. "Oh Merlin! I know how you felt now."

James laughed loudly. "You'll be fine. She's not going to do a runner."

"I hope not." He smirked a little.

"Are you ready?" Hannah asked May as she handed May her bouquet of flowers.

"No." May laughed as she held the bouquet. She ran her hand down her front, smoothing the imaginary wrinkles away. "Let's go." She smiled nervously and she, Lily and Hannah left the bedroom. May had chosen a traditional white, muggle wedding dress, after she had seen Lily's wedding dress. Her dress was plain white, full length and strapless, which she wore a lace veil with circle of flowers on top of the veil. Lily and Hannah were wearing lilac strapless bridesmaids' dresses.

The three women walked towards the stairs and May gasped at the sight before her. There were rose petals all the way down the stairs, which led out of the door. "Oh Merlin! Who did this?"

"Sirius thought of it." Lily smiled at her friend as they walked down the stairs. "Remus and Peter decorated the stairs, earlier. Which is why you have not been allowed to leave your room."

She laughed and bit her lower lip, to stop herself from crying. "Oh Merlin!" She laughed again as they moved out of the manor, where the pathway was covered in rose petals, leading around the back of the house. May was already crying. Everything was perfect.

"She's here." Remus spoke to Sirius when he walked up to the groom. James had gone to lead May up the aisle. Music filled the air, announcing May's arrival. Everyone stood up. There were only 20 guests, not including the wedding party.

Sirius stared straight ahead at the minister, who was smiling at the people walking up the aisle. "Oh Merlin." He mumbled when he caught sight of Lily and Hannah standing on the other side. They looked really beautiful. Merlin knows what May looked like. He had to turn. He could hear her walking towards him. He turned around. It was a good idea. It was a prefect sight. His eyes were only for her. Everyone seemed to disappear. To him, there was no one else in the room, just her. She was beautiful. "Hello." He whispered when she stood at his side.

James kissed May's cheek and moved to stand next to the groom. James could not stop smiling as Sirius gripped May's hand and they did not look away from each other as they were married. The guests clapped and cheered when May and Sirius were married and kissed. They were Mr and Mrs Black.

Sirius smiled broadly as he led May and the rest of the wedding guests into the manor. "You look beautiful." He whispered in his wife's ear. Wife. She was his wife.

"Thank you." She smiled up at him as she held his hand tightly. They followed the trail of petals into the large dining room, where there were 6 tables; five circular ones and one long table. Each table had flowers and also floating candles above them. "Oh, it's beautiful." She smiled broadly at him. "We did good."

He bent down and kissed her lips softly. "We did very good." He led her to the long table, which was for the wedding party. "Mrs Black." He grinned as he held a chair out for her.

"Mr Black." She smiled and sat down. Every person took their seat and the meal began. Laughter filled the air as everyone ate and drank. "It's the most perfect day ever." She kissed Sirius. "Thank you."

It was time for the speeches. Sirius went first, "May, thank you for saying yes. Thank you for not running away all those times I was an ass." People laughed. "You were my best friend. I learnt so much about you. Gained a crush on you. Fell in love with you. How could I not marry you? You're my soul mate." He reached down and held her hand. "I cannot wait to start this new chapter of our lives." He bent down and kissed her knuckles. "I love you." He turned to their guests and raised his glass. "To May."

"To May." Everyone raised their glass to May, who smiled and blushed as she raised her glass back to them.

Sirius sat down and James stood up. "Hello everyone." He grinned at them as he held a piece of paper. "I wrote this speech a million times over the last month. I only finished it during Sirius' speech. So here it goes." He chuckled as he looked down at the paper and began to read, "Today I stand here as a brother, father and best friend. For 19 years, I have been a brother to May. Loving, overprotective, exceedingly handsome, and just amazing." People laughed at this.

May just rolled her eyes. "Shut up James." She laughed softly as she leaned against Sirius' shoulder, his arm around her shoulders.

"Fine." He winked at her and smiled. "I'll always be your brother. Today I was a father too. We lost our father many years ago, and to walk you down the aisle today, I felt how dad would have felt. Incredibly proud." He smiled down at her, his speech forgotten. "I know he is proud. You have grown into wonderful young woman. Mum and Dad would be extremely happy to call Sirius their son." James smiled at Sirius. "Now, I stand here as a best friend. Sirius, you have been my friend since the first day on the Hogwarts Express, and I cannot get ready of you. As much as I try to." He grinned when people chuckled. "But I'm glad you have married my sister. You can control her but she knows how to control you better. I love you both. To Sirius and May."

"To Sirius and May." The room chorused.

"We attack tomorrow." Voldemort announced to the room. "The spy tells me that the few of them are meeting on the outskirts of Alderford. They are meeting at 5pm. What for, I do not know. We attack and bring in as many of them as we can."

"Yes, my lord." They all nodded. Their numbers were growing. The Order's numbers were declining rapidly. Which was good for them but their leader wanted more recruits. He wanted people from powerful families; like the Potter family. There were only two of them left and he was determined to have them.

"Be ready tomorrow." He spoke as he stood up and left.

Sirius and May stood in the middle of the dance floor, dancing slowly. "You've made me the happiest man in the world today." Sirius smiled as he held her close to him. "Especially since you look exceptionally beautiful."

She blushed and smiled. "Thank you. You look so handsome." Her hand stroked the back of his neck as they swayed on the spot. The party had been going on for nearly two hours. Some people had already left but there were quite a few still behind. They were the ones who liked to dance and drink. "I've had such a lovely day." She smiled up at him. "In one week's time, we can start our lives properly."

"I cannot wait." He kissed her softly. "You, me, and our baby. Our little trio." He looked down at her stomach and then winked at her. "The three musketeers."

"Have you been reading my books again?" She laughed softly. She laughed louder when he spun her away from him and back into his arms.

A/N: Well we had a Mr and Mrs Potter and now Mr and Mrs Black. The next chapter won't be all happy happy, lovey dovey.

Responses from chapter 47:

Forever Siriusly Sirius: I'm glad you liked the heartbeat scene. Got the inspiration from two of my friends, who are both pregnant and recently had their scans. :) I knew it was you. Hee hee!

CharlotteBlackwood: Lemons are going to be less and less now because I want the story to progress.

Amber: I am really sorry you feel that way. I try to make the lemons far apart. There will be very few of them now as the story is nearing its end and you will see more of the important stuff.

Roseweasley85: You're welcome. :) Enjoy this update.