Everything good in your life begins and ends with her -- Fall 2016

How on earth was I going to tell DRaco something that was going to change his life forever?  As far as I knew, he and Pansy were gettign along again and that they were staying together.  But he had to know that I was carrying his child.  I was sitting at the little cafe waiting for Draco.  We have not really talked since we ended things.  I could nto believe how excited I was to see hi agai.  i saw him walk i ad I stood up, grinning.  It was as if we no longer had strings attatched.  We embraced before sitting down.  "Hi," I said, a little breathlessly.  I wanted to take hold of his hand, but refrained.  He was getting along wtih Pansy again.  I did not want to ruin that for him if I could help it.  I needed to focus, though, but his blue eyes made me not care if either one of our marriages worked or not.

I could not believe how radiant Addison looked.  Nor could I believe how much I had apparently wanted to see her.  "You are looking lovely," I told her, unsure how I should behave with this encounter.  I wanted to hold her hand or something, but Pansy and I were back together.  I only agreed to seeing her because I could not believe she wanted to speak after we ended things.  We were both supposed to be putting our marriages back together.

I grinned at him.  Everyone always told me that I looked the best when I was pregnant.  I put my hand on his arm, hoping that it was okay.  "Draco... I have some big news that I have to tell you," I said quietly.  I wish we could have been somewhere more private, but this was probably the best thing we could do.

I pulled my arm away from hers, not to be mean, but because it was the best thing to do.  "what is it?" I inquired.  I thought she knew she could confide in me no matter what -- even though we were not an item, we still had a friendship of sorts.  Addison looked very worried and concerned, did she and Black actually end things?  Was she expecting me to end things with Pansy?  the thought had crossed my mind many times... but to make it official?  I was not entirely sure now.

I sought comfort in his eyes when he pulled away from me; which I completley understood and did not hold against him.  "I'm pregnant," I said bluntly.  "You can be as involved as you want or not at all.  There's no pressure.  None at all... but you deserve to know," I explained, pushing hair behind myear.

I leaned back in my seat, staring at her.  This was something I definitely did not expect to happen.  There was no way that I would leave Addie to do this on her ow.  "I'm not going to let you do this alone.  I'll be there for you and the baby."  I wondered what her plan was, though.  How would Pansy handle this?  "What are you and Dean doing with everything?"  This was definitely unchartered waters.

I sighed and shook my head.  "I'm in the process of moving out right now.  I was hoping to work on things and stuff... but I'm not entirely sure what's going to happe now," I admitted honestly.  It was probably for the best doing it this way, though.

I could not believe it.  "I'm sorry, Addie," I said honestly.  As much as I hated Dean in school, I did feel bad to have a hand in ruining their marriage.  But when it came to Addison, I could hardly ever control myself.  I knew why Black loved her so much.  I was -- and probably always will be -- in a marriage with a woman that I had strong feelings for, but I would not call it love.  It was something I grew up with... and so it was easy for me to accept that for myself.

I shook my head.  "it's not entirely your fault," I replied honestly.  Ultimately it was my own fault for cheating on him.  But I did not want to dwell on the negatives today.  The baby did not deserve that.  "Just so you know, I hve an appointment tomorrow... if you'd like to come," I told Draco.  I hoped that he would want to.  I was three months along.  I would be finding out the sex of the baby this appointment.

I smiled at her.  "I will pick you up at your new place.  I can help unpack and stuff, too, while I'm there," I offered.  She should not be doing all of that on her own.  We exchanged all the needed time information and we left.

I met her at her new flat and escorted her to St. Mungo's.  We waited in the exam room for the healer.  I looked at Addie and smiled.  "You're feeling alright, though?" I asked her.

I laughed and wondered if Draco had been this worried when Pansy had the twins.  "I'm fine, Draco," I assured him.  Teh healer came i and I had made a poitn for it not to be Lily or Chloe.  I knew they would be professional about everything, but still.  Id id not want to cause any extra drama than necessary.  She put the gel on my abdomen and started up the machine.  When she asked if we would like to know the gender, we both nodded.

"You'll be havig yourselves a little girl," she told us.  She left the room so I could get out of the gown.  As I buttoned my overshirt, I looked at Draco.  "So... you'll be getting yourself a daughter!" I said excitedly.

A little girl?  I was going to have a daughter.  One hat I would protect far better than Keegan.  That still haunted me to this day... I smiled at Addie and gave her a kiss on the cheek.  "I can't wait to see if she looks just like her mum," I said.  If only things would have been different, though.  I hated the idea that our daughter was being born from something like this, but it did not matter.

I was so happy that Draco was excited about us having a girl.  I grinned at him.  I was sure that this would be entirely complicated.  But in the long run, it would be worth it.  I did wish that it did not mean it would end my relatinoship with the man who stole my heart on top of the Astronomy tower.  Draco and I left the office and I looked at him.  "I'm going to tell the kids in the next few days," I told him.

I nodded and buttoned the top of my clloak.  I smiled at her.  "I'll tell Dorian as well," I agreed.  I was going to wait until ADdie was ready to tell her kids before telling my so.  The kids all talked ad I did not want him to spill the beans if they did not already ko.  I gave Addison a hug before I had to leave -- I had to get back to the Ministry for owrk.  This was going to be an intereting time from here on out.  At least for a little while until everyone got used to the idea.