Moments
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Chapter 21:
"Is it true?"
I didn't bother looking up from my game of chess. I might not be able to beat Fred but Jace is just as bad as I am.
"Is what true? Knight to D4"
"That you knocked up that hot piece of ass, Leighton, and that's why you married her."
I turned away from the chess board and looked at the hunkering blonde idiot standing in front of me.
"I'm sorry, would you care to repeat that" I said standing up "I don't think I heard you clearly the first time."
I was daring the idiot to repeat what he has said.
"No need to get all flustered" is he an idiot? Must be. "I'm just saying, if I knew she was easy—"
That's it. I hauled off and punched him in the face knocking him down.
That McLaggen jerk wasn't the last asshole I had to deal with throughout the day. Rumors of Ali's pregnancy spread around the school like wildfire. I use the word rumors because like always the shit being said was completely fabricated. The day ended with me earning no less than six detentions. It probably would've been more if Fred hadn't constantly covered for me. He said he wanted to punch McLaggen for a while.
People were going to talk. I knew that would happen. That wasn't what was pissing me off. Okay so it was part of what was pissing me off. But mostly I didn't like the way they were talking about Ali. They made it seem like she was a slag who trapped me trying to get a piece of the Potter fame. Guys I can punch for being noisy gossipmongers. Girls, on the other hand are a lot more vicious, and untouchable.
I tried to shield Ali away from the worst of it. However I found it hard to tell her to ignore everybody when I was punching every guy that leered in my direction.
"It'll die down, they'll find something else to talk about" I kept telling her. After three days, I just about had enough.
I found Ali in our private room laying down on the blankets crying.
"Hey, don't let these fuckers get to you" I said toeing off my shoes and lying down next to her.
"They aren't" Ali replied hastily trying to dry her eyes.
"I'd kick all their asses if I could" I told her pulling her into my arms.
"I know" she said curing into me, "it's almost seems like you rather spend all of your free time in detention instead of being with me."
I winced. It did seem like I was spending all of my free time in detention these days.
"That's not true. I seem to be having a shorter temper than usual lately. I'll work it out" I said. Speaking of detentions I thought about the letter I received from dad this morning.
"At the beginning of this school year I promised my dad I'd aim for fewer detentions"
"That's working out so well" Ali said sarcastically.
"Sush, I was doing fine until recently. I'll have you know last year I was one detention away from earning the most detentions earned by any one person in a school year. I think my namesake still hold that record. Anyway, my dad told me at the beginning of the school year that if I get good grades and fewer detentions he'd help me get a place when I finish school."
"Do you get good grades? I still have yet to see you study anything other than your Quidditch playbook."
"I get good grades. NEWTs is going to be easy, it was the detention thing I was more worried about. Well I got a letter from my dad this morning. One of his colleagues at work is selling his summer cottage in Somerset. Dad thinks we should check the place out."
"It's still January, isn't it a bit early to think about where we're going to live in six months?"
"Of course not. It's better to look now and find a place before school ends and we have nowhere to go."
"Your parents said we could stay with them."
"We can, or we could get our own place. I know I don't want to live at my parents forever."
"I guess that's true. Besides if I need help with the baby your parents are only a fireplace away."
"Is that what you're worried about? Not having help when the baby comes?"
"I know you'll be there for me, we're in this together. But I don't….neither one of us knows how to be parents. I figured if we're staying with your parents they'll give us tips."
"I'm sure they'll give us a hand no matter where we're living, we're family. That's what they do" I said.
We laid in silence for a while.
"It's kind of surreal."
"Hm?"
"I was just thinking" Ali said. "Sometimes when I'm in class a teacher will call me Potter. My first day back to class it took me a minute to realize Fitz was calling me in class because he kept calling me Potter. I still have a hard time getting used to it, being married and pregnant while still in school. Do you think we'll really last?"
"Of course we will" I replied. "Bonded for life, remember? We'll be together forever."
"Forever" Ali repeated.
"James wake up!"
"Shh! Sleepy" I muttered.
I felt the familiar sensation of being hit in the head by a pillow.
"The baby is moving" Ali said.
My eyes snapped open. "What?"
"Feel."
I blinked away my grogginess quickly as I sat up and placed my hand on Ali's stomach.
There was definite movement. I looked at Ali in awe. Babies really are the miracle of life. We did this, we made this baby who is moving so much. There was nothing to be ashamed of. We made this little guy or girl and if people want to talk about us, screw them. This is something they won't be able to take away. This moment, the three of us together.
"I love you" I said knowing I don't say it often enough.
"I love you too."
I kissed her stomach. "I love you too, little one."
"You know" I added, "We really should find out if the baby is a boy or a girl."
"I want it to be a surprise" Ali pouted.
"What if the next time we have an appointment with Madam Patil I pull her to the side and ask her what the sex of the baby is?"
"You better not."
"Come on. It'll be easier if we're saying he or she I don't want our baby to be an it" I said. "Besides if we find out the sex we can come up with baby names. And I'm sure my mum and all my female relatives would love to take you shopping for baby clothes."
"I'm not going to give in, no matter what you say" she said covering my mouth.
If she wasn't going to give in no matter what I say then why was she covering my mouth? I can break her.
I licked her hand causing her to pull it back.
"As I was saying, I think it's good if we know the baby's sex before hand—"
Her lips cut me off as they met mine. I wrapped my arms around her pulling her tighter as my tongue entered her mouth.
"You were saying?" she whispered.
"I wasn't saying anything" I replied as I kissed her again.
My hands trailed down to her bare thighs. She had taken to sleeping in my shirts. Not that I minded, I loved seeing her wear my clothes.
As I kissed my way down her neck she began to fumble with my boxers.
"Slowly" I whispered against her neck.
"No" she moaned, "Not this time."
She pushed me flat on my back and sat on top of me, drawing her shirt off slowly.
Was there anything more beautiful in this world?
I wanted to take a moment to burn the image of her gloriously naked and wanting me in my mind forever. Merlin, she is perfect.
She straddled my hips. Swiftly I entered her in one quick motion. We both groaned and took a moment for the shocks to set in. it w as like a tingling feeling went straight from my balls and up my spine. How did she have this effect on me?
She did this thing with her hips, I have no idea how to explain it just was….I had to grab her thighs. I wasn't going to last if she kept that up.
From this angle I could see everything as I entered her over and over again. Suddenly I couldn't see straight, my mind went blank, and all I could do was feel.
Ali giggled.
"Shh"
"You didn't even last two minutes" she said.
"Shut up" I said pulling her down to me. "You're the one who didn't want to go slow."
She had no idea what her giggles were doing to me. It wouldn't take long at all for round two to start up.
I moved hair out of her face. I stared deeply into her chocolate brown eyes. "I love you."
"Prove it."
Challenge accepted. I grabbed her hips and flipped us both over so I would be on top. I kissed her slowly, possessing her.
I stroked her slowly enjoying every second making sure she could feel me. Her nails dug into my back moaning my name over and over. She clenched around me as she orgasmed, and I followed soon afterwards.
"I love you" she whispered.
I brushed her hair out of her face again.
"Love you too. If you're still awake in five minutes I'll prove it too you again."
There she goes giggling again, it's not going to take five minutes after all.
AN: Sorry it took me so long to update! I hadn't realized how long it's been. I didn't really like this chapter. It's...not my best. I wrote it a while ago and told myself to publish it, I just never did. I got distracted by SWTOR. More chapters coming soon.
Thanks to my reviewers. Truly, if it weren't for the people who left reviews I wouldn't have remembered to update. Thanks to everyone else who is following this story or just added to their favorites. I will finish this story and I'll try to update more often. Sorry for the super long AN, I'm going to stop typing now.