In the end, as much as Weasley and Draco had tried to talk Pearson into confessing, Pearson refused to talk despite the very fact that they had something on him, and thanks to Harianna something that linked him to the last murder. In the end, it had come down to a trial, a trial Draco was currently missing. But if had to choose he would pick the birth of twins over Pearson's trial any day. And if they really needed him, they could always call him in at a later point, but right now Harianna was far more important. Ria's had been booked in for a cesarean for the same day as the trail as the twins were still both breech.

They were still currently waiting for a slot to open up, Draco glanced over to Ria, who was resting in the hospital bed, in her gown with a nervous smile on her face, her fingertips were brushing over her baby bump in a delicate manner. Ria looked rather tired.

'Get some rest, I'll wake you.' Draco received a smile, and she looked at him gratefully. Before letting her head fall back onto her pillow, it did not take long for her breathing to even out. Draco pulled out a few pieces of parchment he had brought with him, pieces of parchment that contained the next James Evans book, he might as well finish reading it while they were waiting.

...

Kai Mason brushed the parchment with the tips of his fingers, letting out a hearty sigh. This case ... had been his toughest case, and he wasn't sure on if he wanted to let go of it just yet, despite the very fact that hours ago it had been closed.

'It's only parchment, it's not going to bring her back.'

Kai looked up, he still had not got used to the slight dark blonde haired man that was his new work partner, Mace Devitt's grey eyes pierced into his own as though he could read his very thoughts.

'You shouldn't have been working it, to begin with -'

'Was never one for doing what I was told, Devitt.'

'It's a good thing then, that I'm exactly the same,' Mace replied taking a seat on his desk - Kai was actually starting to no longer think of it as Mathew Withers.

'She ... my mother, died giving birth me - my father refused to speak about her for years. And I thought it had been my fault, believed it to be my fault somehow, that she died.' Kai said, 'then I found out what happened - it was why I started working in this section, to begin with.'

'She was a good woman, that's what you should remember her by, not by what happened to her,' Mace said hesitantly, Kai turned his head away back to the pieces of parchment. 'She'd be proud, that you caught the bugger that did it, that tried to do it again.'

'You're right,' Kai said, 'I ... it's been like knowing her -'

Mace got to his feet, walked over a placed a hand upon his shoulder, and squeezed in reassurance for a brief moment. 'You don't have to explain to me, I understand, really I do.'

For a second Kai had forgotten his partner had lost his mother too, though it had been due to health.

'Would you like me to file it?'

Kai Mason shook his head, his hand brushed the pieces of parchment one last time, Kai snapped the file shut, focusing upon the name written upon it; Helene Mason for sheer seconds.

I got him, mum. I got him. Kai thought to himself as he flicked his wand, watching the file disappear from his desk to return itself to storage.

'Right, pub?' Mace said, rubbing his hands together looking at him hopefully.

Kai chuckled, 'Not today - I think - I think I might go see my dad, let him know the news.'

'More ladies for me then,' Mace said happily, 'See you tomorrow Mason.'

Kai watched him walk out of the office, the newbie still had so much to learn, he wasn't sure who he should feel sorrier for the woman who no doubt be on the receiving end of Mace Devitt flirting tactics or Mace Devitt himself. Mace Devitt reminded Kai a lot of his younger self - the younger self before his old work partner Mathew Withers. I'll teach him everything you taught me, Kai vowed silently. But for now Kai had other pressing matters to deal with, teaching Devitt could wait, for this past year had taught him life was far too short to have regrets.

...

'You finished it then?' came Weasley's said as he settled down into an empty chair.

'Yes, but you're wrong about the Auror partner being me because Mace Devitt and I are nothing alike.'

'She couldn't keep everything the same,' Weasley replied, 'or everyone would know - well everyone is about to know regardless. After this trial hits the news.'

'Pearson?'

'Confessed everything ... under Veritaserum.' Weasley said, 'how it all started, how he been on missions in the areas the killings had taken place - how he had developed a lust potion that clouded people's judgement, how it used it to lure his victims - how he hope it would lure Ria back into Auror Headquarters. The bastard made himself invisible to spy on our progress - only thing Ria and I actually never thought of Invisibility Cloaks and Spells. He admitted to destroying the tracking files - how he wanted to lure us all away from the office by going after my wife first, so he could kill your mother. And the night of the surveillance ... he set off the watch after ... '

'Bastard.'

Weasley nodded, 'Figured we'd go looking once we realised that they had gone missing.' Weasley changed the subject, 'How are you holding up - I'm surprised I caught you.'

'We got pushed down the list because emergencies came up,' Draco replied, but as he done so a Healer he had met before walked over to the bed.

'Healer Cartel.'

'Dimetri is fine, sorry for the wait, but I thought it be best to handle this delivery myself.'

'We don't mind ... Ria won't like being having favouritism because of who she is.'

Healer Cartel just smiled, 'That's not why I'm here, I just thought my presence would ease her -'

'He delivered Kai,' came a soft sleepy explanation. Green eyes looked dazed for a few moments, until they settled on Weasley, 'the trial?'

'Finished, the bugger confessed,' Weasley said, and added to Draco, 'I'll leave you to it. I'll be at my place Patronus me.'

Draco nodded in confirmation, as Weasley got up and left the room behind them. They made Draco put an operation gown on whilst the prepared Harianna for the cesarean. Draco forced himself to concentrate on Ria's face and nothing else, knowing she was about to be cut open made him feel slightly ill. Draco squeezed Ria's hand encouragingly, waiting for the time to pass. Time that seemed to slow on purpose. Until the first cry sounded throughout the room. One down and several minutes later came a second cry. Harianna let out a hefty sigh of relief.

Draco couldn't believe it as he stared down into the little cribs a little while later, the cribs had been nestled to a side of Ria's hospital bed. Both of their children had inherited Draco's blond hair, though it was darker than his own. Both had Ria's facial roundness and nose, and they had inherited her eyes too.

'They're finally here,' Ria said sleepily.

'That they are,' Draco replied without looking up. 'We never did discuss names -'

Harianna yawned, 'I was thinking that maybe we could name them after ... after our parents.'

Draco looked up, 'I'd like that. I'd like that a lot.'