A Gift Fic for the darling Celestia0909 for her hard work in Ravenclaw, round seven!
Molly and Arthur dealing with a miscarriage.
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"Molly, dear, is everything alright?" Arthur probes, sitting down on the bed beside me. I feel like I haven't moved in days, holding onto my stomach. My heart feels ridiculously heavy, but my body light, without the weight of the baby inside me. "I know, silly question. It's not alright. But is there anything I can do?"
I shake my head. I can't say anything just yet.
"Do you want to see the kids?"
"I'm not sure," I murmur, fingers clenching around the cotton of my shirt.
"Bill seems to be taller every day, you know." Arthur frowns at my lack of response. I feel like it's been weeks, months, since I've seen my children. Bill, Charlie, Percy. The three of them, like glowing orbs of positivity and life in my time. Ginger reincarnations of myself and Arthur, the love of my life.
But there's something missing. The new baby.
The new baby that died within me, where it was supposed to be protected.
"I just wish I'd been able to save him…" I say into our renewed silence.
Arthur sighs softly, as though I make him sad. "I know, Molly. We can't think like that forever, though. The only thing we can do is to try and do is to help our boys grow big and strong." He takes my hand, and a little more warmth enters my chest. "It's heart-breaking, I know. I loved that child, just as much as I love all of our children."
His compassion and his empathy are extraordinarily wonderful. Slowly, uncertainly, I begin to feel just a little less empty on the inside. The sheets are clean, my body is empty, but I know that my life is far from incomplete. With my husband, and with my children on our side.
Everything will be okay.
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