"𝕬nd then she asked James to be the godfather and blamed me when he said no because I'm pregnant" I scoffed, bringing my drink up to my lips, rolling my eyes in remembrance of the red headed girl,
"She did not! So she invited herself into your house without saying anything, had the audacity to ask him to be the godfather after everything and then said it was because you were pregnant. What is she doing?"
"Merlin knows. She told me to shut up to because apparently I was jealous of the situation. It's not like he's the father of my children, or my husband or anything, i'm jealous because he's not godfather to them"
"And i'm guessing you told her off?"
"Of course I bloody told her off, It tried doing things my way because you know, we're adults not kids anymore and we have families, I thought we could move on. But no, apparently not. So I said a nice few words in response.....totally polite and pleasant of course"
"Yes, I believe you"
"She can sod off if she appears agains saying she's pregnant with twins and calls them variations of the names we've picked. I felt like-"
"Killing" He answered with a mischievous smirk, raising his hands up in defence when I sent him a flat look, his green eyes shining brightly at me though I could see the hatred hidden behind the proudness, "That's my special werewolf. Now.....where does she live?"
"I couldn't tell you, I don't know and I don't want to, Tom" I sighed, drinking my hot chocolate, his nose wrinkling up from my response, "Marlene said she went to her house and gave her a piece of her mind about the whole thing, especially after last time"
"When she tried to kiss James and break you apart? Then said you and Regulus were secret loves? I have no idea why you were friends with this girl before, sweetheart...." He responded, drinking his own hot chocolate, picking up Harry when he kept jumping and trying to climb on him, resting him on his lap and patting down his hair,
"She was nice, she was always a goof friend but I suppose jealousy changes people" I uttered, smiling at Harry when he looked at me with a beam despite my own words, "Go on Ree, tell Uncle Tommy what you told me"
"Wee wove you" He giggled, my heart swelling in my chest, leaning back in my chair with a smirk, his eyebrows raising, looking down at the baby and back to me with an impressed expression,
"He's rather intelligent, it must be from you, James currently has his head stuck in the bannister" He replied, nodding his head over to behind me where James indeed just got his head stuck in the bannister, Sirius standing beside him with a mischievous grin, a groan leaving my lips, "You chose a good one, Melody"
"Shut up, Voldy" I muttered, watching Remus sigh and going to fetch the butter from the kitchen to help him out, Harry clapping his hands together in amusement, bubbling laughter falling from his lips, Regulus' booming laughter only spurring him on further, Peter nearly tumbling down the steps over James' legs sticking out, my hands slapping to my forehead,
"We're adults...we're adults....we're adults" I whispered to myself, looking up to James again, his glasses falling off his nose and onto the floor, his cheeks turning pink, "Remmy, where's the butter?!"
"Maybe you should transform, Prongs, you might get out ea-"
"No! Don't say that because of his antlers!" I yelled at Sirius who just howled even more in laughter, Regulus joining him, my eyes flickering to Tom who just shrugged, before I glanced towards the kitchen, "Remmy what is taking so long, you remember what butter looks like, you have it everyday" I scoffed, standing up with great effort, smoothing my hand over my bump as I waddled into the kitchen freezing at the sight.
"El, go back to the living room" Remus muttered to me, standing in front of me as I stood frozen at the sight, completely in disbelief.
"What the fluff" I breathed out, peering around from behind Remus to see my father stood there with a small smile on his face, rolling back and forth on the balls of his feet, his hands in his pockets.
"Hi Melody-"
"Don't talk to her" Remus cut him off sternly, shaking his head feeling immensely protective over his twin like he should have been when he left the first time. He doesn't get to keep popping in and out of their lives when it suited him and mess with her emotions. It wasn't fair, she has enough going on, she doesn't need a lazy excuse of a father on top of that. So he keeps her behind him and faces the coward of the man he used to aspire to be with a glare in his eyes.
"Mama!" Harry yelled, waddling in and freezing beside me when he looked up to see my dad, backing away and hiding between Remus and I, clinging on to my legs,
"It's okay, love" I told him, stroking my hands through his messy hair, not being able to reach down and pick him up the way I wanted to, Remus reaching around and lifting him up on his hip,
"Harry, this man abandoned your mum and I, what do you think of that?" He asked, a throat forming in my note when I felt more presence behind me,
"He did what?" I heard a cold voice speak lowly, moving forwards with narrowed eyes, my dad swallowing a deep breath, backing away from the wizard, my hand banding around Tom's wrist, pulling him back from doing something stupid, my dad's eyes travelling down to my stomach, his lips parting, "So you're the famous father of the year?"
"Please I-"
"Please, please, please" Tom mocked with a sarcastic grin, rolling his eyes before straightening his face, "Time for excuses has run out"
"What are you doing here?" Regulus snarled, stepping into the kitchen and pushing Remus and I behind him and Tom, Harry nuzzling his head into Remus' neck being scared, Remus whispering sweet things into his ear, kissing his head whilst I eyed the scene, desperately hoping I wasn't about to go into labour from all of this drama,
"I came to see my children-"
"Ah, you see that's the thing, I distinctly remember saying at James and Lo's wedding when you showed up, they stopped being your children the day you walked out on them" Regulus cut him off sharply, showing his true Black stance, my eyes growing watery by the minute, walking over and sitting at the table, not wanting to be doing this now.
I can still feel all of the pain from the day he sent us a letter and abandoned us when we needed him most. I can still feel the ache in my heart that Monty and Mia tried their hardest to fix by comforting me, reassuring me I did nothing wrong to be left the way we did, that I would always be their daughter and they will never leave me. The fact he didn't tell us mum was sick until it was too later and we didn't get to say goodbye or talk or hug to her one last time until she was gone, never for us to be with her again. I didn't realise I had choked on a sob until I heard a bang and Regulus had pinned him to the wall and Tom had his wand drawn at his throat, Peter apparently at my side, holding me close,
"It's okay, Mel, you're okay....just breathe in and out with me, yeah?" He whispered, taking a few deep breaths in and out, turning me away from the scene, though I could see his eyes flickering over every couple of seconds though my eyes were cloudy, my hand on my bump, feeling the babies kicking,
"W-Where's James?" I questioned, drowning out the sound of Regulus and Tom sneering at him, Remus already having taken Harry out of the room so he wasn't a witness to this, the dirty blonde haired boy planting a kiss on my forehead whispering,
"Stuck in the banister still like the idiot he is. He's trying to get out though"
"Get out" I heard Tom spit, the door slamming loudly before I heard a soft sigh, the older wizard crouching down beside me with a small smile, "I know a thing or two about lousy fathers"
"He's gone, mon espoir" Regulus told me softly, stroking his hands through my hair from behind to relax me, now It was just small sniffs occasionally, after I wiped my eyes,
"Merlin these babies must want to stay in there with all this drama, I'm surprise you haven't gone into early labour" Peter jested, causing me to break out into a smile, laughing gently and nodding my head,
"Where's Remmy?"
"I'm here, El, all good! Your husband is a bloody moose but i'm helping him! I'll be in, in a minute!" He shouted from the living room, my lips tugging upwards when the three laughed, hearing Sirius and Remus coach him into pulling his head out, Harry running back into the kitchen and standing at my legs with watery eyes and a pout on his lips,
"It's okay, Ree, it's all good" I told him quietly, reaching down and placing him on my lap, tucking him as close as possible with the bump in between us, the boy puckering his lips and kissing under my eyes which were tear streaked, causing my heart to nearly explode. He may have my intelligence but he has his dad's heart and that's exactly what I wanted, "Granny and Gramps are coming over soon and they're bringing ice cream"
"Ice cweem?!" He gasped, Peter displaying the same expression with a twinkle in his eyes from the information, Tom sending the older boy a baffled look for his obsession with it, Regulus snickering behind me, reaching and ruffling Harry's hair,
"I'm here! I'm here!" James declared, stepping into the kitchen with a crooked grin, all of us cheering and clapping, Peter picking up Harry and taking him away to play, Regulus and Tom leaving the room to leave us alone, James approaching me slowly, sitting on Peter's seat and scanning over my face with soft eyes, "Lunes....."
"Why do people do this to me?" I mumbled, frowning as I looked down to my hands on my bump, meeting his hazel eyes when he tilted my chin up, a faint gloss over mine again, "They give me pain, let me heal and then come back for more, I-I've move on, why? Why do they do that?"
"Because they've realised how much they want you in their lives because of how amazing you are. They don't deserve you, Elody, you deserve the world. You're an incredible friend, and even more incredible wife and most especially mum. Our babies are lucky to have you because you're so bloody amazing and give them so much love already, other people want some of your love too" He responds softly, caressing my cheek whilst gazing into my eyes, my heart skipping a few beats, "You're doing great, my little moon. Remember that"
"What did I do to deserve you" I murmured almost inaudibly, my body entirely warm from everything about this boy, this man, my husband. If I had to do this entire life thing again, I would hope I find my James Potter because he's the only one I could ever want, he's a dream.
"I think that's a question I should be asking. For you though, it's because i'm a really cool stag" He grinned, placing his hands to his head and pretending to have antlers, causing me to laugh at his goofiness, his head tilting to the side whilst keeping his eyes locked on me, his cheeks warm, leaning forward and resting his forehead against mine, our noses brushing against each other's, enjoying the closeness, trying to ignore the loud conversation in the other room,
"What do you mean you've never had ice cream?!"
"Wormy don't be daft, of course he hasn't, he's been too busy being the evil dark lord, he has no time for ice cream"
"I'm absolutely appalled by this information. Ice cream is the best"
"But doesn't it make your head cold?"
"Your heart is made of ice, how much colder can your head be!"
"Padfoot don't be mean, he's never had chocolate ice cream-"
"Cookie dough"
"Mint chocolate chip"
"Vanilla"
"Strawberry"
"No, the best is bubblegum because it's blue"
"That's like saying Slytherin is the best because it's green"
"Slytherin is the best!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Everyone in that room loves you, even the dark lord who's never been on an ice cream bender like we have. Don't think about those who don't put the effort into you as much as you do for them, it's not worth it. Focus on all those who love you and want you all the time" James whispered whole heartedly, wishing to take all the pain away she was feeling.
He felt guilty because technically Lily was his fault and now her dad shows up within days, it's not fair on her. Especially as she's pregnant and they already have a son and family on their mind, they don't have time for unnecessary drama. He wants her to feel the love instead that each and every person has for her, especially him as it grows every day he's with her to beyond what love should ever feel like. But love is infinite with them. It will always grow stronger each day they're together and they share it with their children and little family.
They won each other in this war of hearts.
And he could never be happier because of it.
"Yeah, you're right. All of you, especially you and Ree and these two" I nodded, rubbing my nose against his as we placed our hands on my stomach, hearts pounding in our chests, heavy with love and fondness, "Our little fawncubs"
"Our little fawncubs" He repeated, a tear rolling down his cheek when he felt a kick on his hands, his head lifting ever so slightly so he could see her beautiful chocolate orbs, not helping himself but capturing her lips into an adoring kiss, the both of them doting on each other, laughing against each other's lips when they heard a cheer,
"Ice cream!"
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More drama llama 🦙
I still think I'm hilarious— i'll tell myself until the day I die, I know.
Anyway, I wrote the cutest little chapter for 'Buttercup' yesterday for the future and I can't wait to get there so I can post it and you can read it. I don't know about all of you but since 'Our Forever' and this book, I feel my writing has improved and I'm definitely more comfortable with it now with uploading, thanks to all the love you give me. It makes me so happy, I owe it all to you guys. ♡︎❣︎