Chapter 51: Four Months Passed

Four months had passed since Hannah's death. Everyone was returning to their normal lives. The Order's numbers were falling rapidly. But they were slowly building too. Sirius had passed his Auror training and was going out on missions nearly every day. He would come home exhausted. It was the same with May. She was six months pregnant and working full time. She enjoyed her job in St Mungo's but she did not like the amount of causalities that came in every day. When she reached six months pregnant, she was moved to the children's ward, so she wasn't working too hard. But it did not last long. There seemed to be just as many children causalities as there were adult causalities.

"How are you this morning, Jenny?" She smiled and sat with her young patient.

Jenny's family were attacked by Death Eaters. Her father would not join them. "I feel better, May. My leg hurts but I feel good." She smiled at the woman. "Can you read me the story again?" Holding out the book; Alice in Wonderland.

May had brought the children's book into the hospital. She brought a lot of her old children's books into the hospital, donating them. She would read each child a book that they wanted to hear. To her, she was reading to the sick or injured child but she was also reading to her unborn baby. Her baby's favourite book had to be Alice in Wonderland. He or she would kick every time she started reading her favourite children's book. "Now, where were we?"

"Chapter Seven!" Jenny shouted with glee. "A Mad Tea-Party."

"A Mad Tea-Party." May grinned as she opened the book at the right place. "There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and talking over its head. 'Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,' thought Alice, 'only, as it's asleep, I suppose it doesn't mind.'" May continued reading the story. She smiled when she felt her baby kick.

Sirius had arrived at Remus' flat. He had not seen his friend for some time. Work and May had kept him from being with Remus. "Moony?" He knocked on the door repeatedly until Remus opened the door. "Your flat got bigger or something?" He joked. "Took your time answering the door."

"Oh. I've been sleeping. Been working nights." He let Sirius into the flat.

"You got a job?"

"Yeah. Just three times a week." He smiled. "Tea? Coffee?" He rubbed his eyes as he moved to the kitchen.

"Coffee please." Sirius smiled as he stood in the doorway as he watched Remus make them coffee. "So, where's this job?"

"Warehouse work. Just heavy lifting and stuff." He smiled as he added sugar to Sirius' mug. He stirred the contents and then handed Sirius his drink. "Here." He smiled.

"So, you can work around a full moon?"

The two of them moved into the sitting room. "Yeah. I just make sure I'm not working the day after a full moon."

"Good plan." Sirius nodded. "Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow night?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "Not working tomorrow." He smiled a little as he sipped his coffee.

Sirius had not seen his friend smile properly for a long time. He could tell Remus was still hurting over the loss of Hannah. "James and I were thinking of a night out soon. The four of us."

"What about May? She's six months pregnant. Don't want to annoy her, do you?"

Sirius laughed loudly. "Everything I do annoys her. It's her bloody hormones! One minute she is happy and laughing, the next she is crying and screaming at me, and the next she is happy and laughing again." He leaned back on the sofa and sipped his coffee. "I love her but I cannot wait for the baby to arrive, so I don't have to worry about upsetting May."

Remus chuckled softly. "How long has she got left?"

"13 weeks I think." He grinned widely. "Not long now. I'm going to be a Dad. Me? A Dad? I never imagined it."

"Me neither." Remus said sadly as he drank the rest of his coffee.

The two men chuckled softly. Sirius drained his cup and stood up. "I best go. May's finishing work early today. Just came to see if you were all right."

"Thanks mate." He smiled a little, as he took the cup from his friend. "You're welcome at any time. Especially when May is being hormonal May."

"Thanks." Sirius laughed. "See you later, Moony." Leaving the flat.

May had finished reading Jenny the chapter and the young girl had fallen asleep. The ward was silent. Most of the children were asleep. They had been told to sleep often to regain their strength. May closed the book and left it on the bedside table. She stood up, made sure the young girl was comfortable and left the room. She rubbed her back, which was aching, as she walked. She sat at the nurse's station with Monica, who was her superior. "Jenny is asleep." May sighed softly as she rubbed her stomach.

"Are you okay?" Monica asked her. "You look exhausted."

"I am." May chuckled. "My back is killing me." She sighed heavily. "Just month to go and maternity leave starts."

Her supervisor chuckled. "Have you got everything sorted?"

"Ummm..." May nodded slowly. "I... um... I think so."

"What's wrong?" Monica was soon at her side. "Bloody hell May! You're burning up." Pressing her hand against May's forehead. She picked up her wand and waved it over May. "Your blood pressure is too high. Sandy!" She called to the other nurse in the ward. May had gone white in a matter of minutes. The other nurse came rushing to the station. "We need a maternity healer here quick! May's blood pressure has shot through the roof and her sugar levels are low." Sandy ran off and out of the ward. "May? May! Speak to me!"

"What?" She spoke softly. Her head was lolling about. Monica had to hold her head up. "What... Siri... Sirius..." She mumbled.

"May! Your blood pressure has dropped and your sugar levels are very low. Have you eaten today?"

"Yes..." She mumbled. "Sandwich..."

Four healers and a bed burst into the ward. May was lifted up and placed on the bed and was wheeled out. "Someone contact her husband." They shouted as they rushed her out.

"Something's wrong with May!" Sirius apparated straight into James and Lily's flat. "She's in hospital."

"Why? What's wrong?" Lily was on her feet fast and grabbing her cloak.

"I don't know. I just had a message when I arrived home. I want you guys to come with me." Sirius spoke fast and quickly disapparated from the flat.

Lily and James soon followed their friend. Both were worried for May.

The healers examined May. Brought her blood pressure down and brought her blood sugars back up. The young woman lay on the hospital bed asleep. There were spells placed on her to track her progress and the baby's progress. There was a lot of commotion outside her room and Sirius soon burst into the room. He gasped in relief and also shock at the sight of her. He slowly stepped towards her and sank into the chair next to her bed. Cautiously, he reached out and wrapped his hand around her own. "Baby? I'm here." He bent down and kissed her hand. "I'm not going anywhere."

"Sirius?" Lily spoke softly as she and James entered the room. "Do you want us to stay?"

"No. You go home. I'll send you news." He did not look away from May. "May?" He gasped when he felt a slight squeeze of his hand from her. Both James and Lily froze in place. "Hi." He smiled when she opened her eyes and focused her gaze upon him.

"Hi." She smiled a little. "I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault." He chuckled, even though there were tears falling down his face. "I spoke to the healer and they said it is quite common in expectant mothers." He lifted her hand and kissed it softly.

"Hi guys." May smiled as she spotted her brother and sister-in-law in the doorway. She turned her attention back to Sirius, who was stroking her cheek. "When can I go home?"

Lily smiled. "I'll go and find out." She and James left the couple alone.

Sirius smiled at her and stood up, kissing her on the lips softly. "How's the baby?" Moving his hand from her cheek to her stomach.

"Kicking." May chuckled. She rested her own hand on top of Sirius'. "Feel that?"

He chuckled. He loved it when he felt the baby kick. He or she usually kicked in the night. "Yeah. I love it when it kicks." He kissed her again just as Lily and James walked into the room with a healer. "Can she come home?" He asked immediately.

"Yes. But," the healer stopped and stood at the foot of the bed. "May, you need to be on bed rest until your baby is born. Your healer will visit your home every week to see if you are well."

"Um..." Sirius looked at May. "We have sort of an unplottable place. I can meet the healer before hand and bring them."

"Good." The healer nodded. "We have a few patients like that. Can't blame you. Especially in these times. Just leave us your address and we will owl you dates." He nodded as he waved his wand, where a piece of parchment and a quill appeared. "Here we are. Just read this and sign. Then you can go home."

May took the parchment, read it quickly and signed on the bottom line. "Right, I'm ready." Handing the parchment back and climbed out of bed with the help of Sirius. He helped her put her coat on and then wrapped his arm around her. "Can I apparate?"

"I would not advise it. Nor would I advise the Floo network. How are you with muggle transport?" He asked curiously.

She nodded slowly. "I think I'll be okay with it." May nodded still as she wrapped her arm around Sirius' body. "Can I go now? I just want to go to bed." She sighed heavily. The healer chuckled and nodded, allowing the patient to leave.

"Right, Mrs Black." Sirius spoke as he led May into their home. James and Lily had gone home and would visit in the morning. "You need to go to bed. No arguments."

"Yes sir." She chuckled as she walked into the bedroom, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

Sirius automatically knelt before her and pulled off her shoes. "Come on. Let's get you into your pyjamas and you need to sleep." She laughed softly and she undressed and dressed with her husband's help. He was thanked with a kiss from her and a kick from their child. "You're welcome." He smiled as he helped her into bed. "I'll make us some dinner. You sleep." He kissed her forehead.

May moved under the covers, pulling them up to her chin and promptly fell asleep.

A/N: This story seems to be going really fast. I like it! Hahahaha! Well, here is chapter 51. I do not know how many chapters it is until the end but it is not too far away. BUT remember! There will be a sequel!

Responses from chapter 50:

CharlotteBlackwood: Thank you for forgiving me. :) I added the Remus kiss because Remus had a crush on May in school and he wanted to feel that love again with someone, just because he had lost Hannah. I imagine if she had not pushed him away, she would have started an affair with him, and it would have gone all wrong.

Forever Siriusly Sirius: I had planned on killing Hannah off since the beginning. (Don't worry about May. She will live!). Truth be told, Remus had been in love with May before Sirius but did not act on it because of his 'condition'!. Remus kissed her because he wanted to feel that physical contact from someone he loved. The kiss seemed like the right reaction. May was helping him and trying to make him feel better, the kiss was the right response for him. Sirius will be a great father, as I showed in this chapter. How he acted towards his unborn baby.

Shailo Leto Lupin: Thank you. :) I'm glad you liked it. :) Hope you enjoyed this chapter.