Tonks and Lupin: Beauty and The Beast

Chapter 2: The Big News Part 1 (Remus Lupin POV)

I jumped up and ran into the bathroom to find my wife leaning over the toilet, retching.

"Oh, honey", I said, holding her hair back for her.

She straightened, letting out small sobs every few seconds. I put my arm around her shoulders and led her to the sink. I turned on the tap and held her shaking hands under the running water. I gently rubbed soap on them until they were clean, rinsed them, and dried them. I reached under the sink and grabbed a washcloth. I wetted it, and dabbed it around her mouth, gently rubbing off the vomit. I then got the cloth soapy and wiped her face with that. I grabbed another washcloth and dried off her face.

"Thank you, Remus. I love you." Tonks said weakly as she leaned onto my shoulder I smiled, glad that she was okay.

"I love you too, honey. I love you so much." I said and leaned in to kiss her forehead. "I'm glad that you are okay."

Just then, from our bedroom, Teddy began to cry. Tonks gasped, then burst into tears again. I tightened my grip on her shoulders, and asked, "What's wrong, honey?"

She sniffed, leaned into my chest, and whispered, "What if I got Teddy sick? He's only a baby, and it would be my fault!", and burst into tears yet again. She put both of her arms around me and buried her head in my chest. I hugged her back, buried my nose in her light blonde hair, and said, "I'm sure that it is just something that you ate. Teddy will be okay."

"But-" she began to say something, but I covered her mouth with my hand and tilted her head up so that she was looking at me in my eyes. "Teddy will be okay. So will you. I will ask Mrs. Weasley to find out why you're not feeling good, sweetheart. Everything will be okay." I reassured her.

We walked back into the living room, hand in hand. Our guests took in Tonks' puffy red eyes, and my hand holding hers like we would never let go. Mrs. Weasley came up to Tonks and hugged her as any good mother would. Ginny was holding Teddy in her arms, and Ron was reading something from "Tales of Beedle the Bard". I asked Mrs. Weasley to check over Tonks, and of course, she said that she would. I thanked them all over and over again.

"Can I use your bed as a hospital bed?" Mrs. Weasley asked us.

"Of course, Molly, anything that will help Nymphadora." She smiled. I sat down in my armchair. Just then, a sudden realization came over me. Nymphadora didn't even try to correct me. I thought. This cannot be good.

I stood up and walked back and forth, back and forth. It seemed like too long.

"Worried, Remus?" Ginny asked. I nodded. "I've been through this many times with Harry. She'll be okay, Harry's been nearly severed in half and survived." Ginny reassured me. I exhaled, finally relaxing. Mrs. Weasley had seven kids, so I was sure she could heal my wife.

Finally, after what seemed like years (but had probably only been about an hour) Tonks and Molly came out, both with wide smiles on their faces. She seemed really happy and had her hands over her stomach. I jumped up, restless, and ran to Tonks, embracing her.

"Are you okay?" I asked her with my hands on her shoulders.

"Better than ever, Remus. I have some very big news to tell you," she said.

It had to be good because she was smiling. Were her parents coming over? Were we finally going on our honeymoon? No, it couldn't be that, because she was happier than I had ever seen her.

"Tell me, tell me, tell me!" I said feeling like a child.

"I'm pregnant! We are going to have another baby!" She joyfully shrieked and threw her arms around me. I was so shocked. I stuttered, then hugged her, ruffling her sweet smelling hair and smiling a little.