Melanie's POV

Today was the day my contractions started so I was currently preparing myself at the moment...but nothing I thought about or did was soothing me.

I was going to be a mother soon.

I had a feeling it was going to be a girl but Severus believed otherwise.

Today though...I felt too odd as I rubbed my oversized stomach.

As if a gut feeling was telling me something tragic was to take place.

A premonition of a disaster in which awaited me.

But even having the feeling...it's not like I could see the future...so all I could do was prepare myself for the worst.

I was very much nervous and very much on edge from the unsurety.

"Melanie. Calm down my love, it'll be okay. If anything happens I'm here".

I paced back and forth as the skirts of my dress swayed from my pacing.

"Yes, yes you're right. I just can't seem to shake this feeling. You have the room ready?"

"Yes."

"Everything's okay? Double checked everything?"

"Yes, even triple checked for you."

"What about my brother? What if he tries something. He's been too quiet...what if-"

His hands laid softly on my shoulders.

"Easy now. The baby needs you calm. If anything happens I'm here with you."

"Yes, you're right. Sorry."

"Just breathe and relax."

Attempting my best to breathe in and out I then sat on the nearest chair I could find to rest my beating heart and aching legs.

For some reason as much as I wanting to calm down I couldn't.

"Stop panicking Melanie." Severus's tone turned to a warm but cool warning all at once.

He was concerned for me but I myself had to overcome this panic of uneasiness.

He could only aid me so much and I didn't want to solely depend upon him...because if one day he wasn't there for me or couldn't be...I had to know how to stand alone.

I touched foreheads with him as I finally calmed down as I thought of our first kiss...the way he took care of me.

The way he softly gazed at me when he thought I didn't know he was looking at me.

The way he was by my side, even though he wasn't very physical on comforting me just having him near me was enough.

I knew he was cautious of not wanting to upset me but also wanted to make sure I was going to be okay.

"Thank you Severus. I'll be alright."

"Good. I do wish for you to be more than alright though."

"I promise, I'll be just fine." I nuzzled my head in his neck as he kissed my nose and then my cheek...and then my lips.

"And I'll be here even if you don't. It's okay if you aren't even if I prefer you were. I will never rush or control the way you feel but I'll support you always Mrs.Snape."

"It's weird when you call me that."

I felt his lips curve to a smile as his lips grazed mine.

"My dear~ Aren't you not my wife?"

I blushed.

"Well when you put it like that-"

He came close to me, lips pressing against mine before speaking.

"And aren't I your dear husband?"

I about lost all common sense from the way he was going at me like this.

I held my hands out to push him away as I pressed my lips together in a pouting manner.

"You make me inescapable of your charm."

He only chuckled as the sunlight hit his back with beams of light separating each way.

"You're too easy to tease. Now up we go. You're soon to give birth and need to stay in bed until our baby arrives."

I only nodded as Severus princess carried me to our bed.

After an hour or two of waiting I finally started to feel contractions again that wouldn't stop.

Pretty soon I was giving birth.

I felt light...too light as I pushed.

My vision blurred seeing masses of shadow of two.

Severus and the midwife if I'd guess correctly.

I squinted my eyes as sweat dropped from my forehead.

"Severus." I spoke weakly with him at my side, squeezing my hand to reassure me.

My vision cleared again.

"You're almost there." He spoke.

Fear filled every fiber of my being because I knew what was happening.

"Severus...I won't make it. Once our little one is out...I don't think-"

He held my hand as if he couldn't believe me.

"Keep going, you'll make it. So stop talking nonsense."

No.

It's that he wouldn't believe me.

After all I could see why.

We found each other almost entirely by chance and late in life as well.

Falling in love with one another in the most unexpected of times.

Our love so strong that I knew it was too good to be true.

One day I knew more than anyone that someone like me never could get her happy ending like she had dreamed.

To grow old beside the man I'd meet one day, growing a family and having memorable adventures together.

Unfortunately my life was to be shorter than I had hoped but still...Severus had sparked light into my darkness and that alone was enough to have a happy ending even if it wasn't the exact ending I was looking for.

"Severus..."