A Twist In Time

Revealing Secrets, Accidentally

"This little piggy went to the market, and this little piggy stayed at home." I touched Thomas' toes with a little tickle, watching his gummy smile as he laughed at the feeling. "This little piggy had roast beef and this little piggy had none. And this little piggy went wee-wee-wee all the way home." I ran my fingers up his legs and into his sides, smiling brightly as he giggled, his hands reaching out to grab onto my hair.

"I worry about you, Thomas-J." I sighed, bringing him into my arms and pressing a kiss to his head. "In the future, you're not a very nice man. You killed a lot of people and a lot of those people were my family." I brushed my fingers through his hair. "They said you couldn't love and that's what turned your heart dark, but I see you now, you have my love, you have Polly's love and I'm pretty sure you have Tommy's love." I lifted him above my head and looked at his light blue eyes. They were so much like the Shelby blue it almost startled me. I had to explain it to Polly when she said he looked like Tommy. Explained to her that I may have passed on my metamorphmagus abilities to him in some form and that him spending so much time around the Shelby's must have rubbed off on him.

"I will always love you, Thomas, no matter what happens," I told him, pressing a kiss to his nose.

"Romy, there's a man downstairs at the door," Matthew said, looking at me uneasily as he hovered in the door.

"Oh, I'll be down now," I replied, picking Thomas-J up and settling him on my hip as I followed Matthew down. At the door stood Phineas, which was strange considering he normally apparated or used the floo. "Phineas, what are you doing here?"

"Umm, I have some news," he said stepping into the house and giving me a soft smile. That was unusual, he was normally so jolly and now he looked so morbid.

"What's the matter, Phin?" I asked, taking him into the living room and placing Thomas-J down on the blanket where his toys were.

"We've had word of some Dementors on the front lines." That wasn't good. I also couldn't understand why they'd go to the front lines, didn't they go after happy thoughts? I couldn't imagine they'd be able to find much happiness in France. "Newt and I will be gone for a couple of months to deal with it."

"You can't be serious, Phineas. It's dangerous out there!"

"Yes, I know, but if I can do anything to stop more of their suffering then I will," he said tapping his hands on his knees as he waited for my reaction.

"I can't believe you're doing this, Phineas. Did you volunteer? I feel like you volunteered," I muttered giving him a disapproving look. I knew it was selfish of me to wish he didn't have to go out and fight, as a wizard, we tended not to get involved in Muggle wars, he had the perfect reason not to get involved, yet here he was volunteering.

"You can't tell me you wouldn't do the same thing," he argued, giving me a pointed look.

"I work as a nurse, Phineas, it's bound to happen at some point and I can't refuse, I signed a contract. If it comes down to it and I'm ordered over there I can't refuse because if I do they'd take Thomas-J from me."

"They can't do that." He seemed outraged at the thought of Thomas being taken from me.

"They can if they arrest me. Look, don't you worry about me and the possibility of going to France. Let's worry about how you're going to look after Newt."

May 15th 1917

Dear Tommy,

I was afraid this was going to happen. I've confessed my feelings to you and you've not replied to my letter. Either you are disgusted by my revelation or you've not been able to reply. I'm hoping for the latter.