Pureblood (Lucius Malfoy) *COMPLETED*

CHAPTER 38 - IN MY BLOOD

"Keep telling me that it gets better.
Does it ever?"

I

move a little closer to Lucius, nestling my face into his neck. He pulls me closer in his sleep, wrapping his arm around my waist. As he sleeps soundly, I glance up at him, watching as he breathes quietly, his chest rising and falling perfectly in sync.

I was scared.

Even though everything was calm, and peaceful and the love of my life was sleeping beside me without a care in the world, I was scared. I felt trapped, like the walls were caving in, like the universe was denying me air, like I couldn't breathe.

I wasn't frightened of Lucius. Not this time. No, this time, I was afraid of what he would say, or what he would do if I did end up carrying his child. Even if we somehow managed to miraculously work everything out and have the child, what would we tell people? What would society do to us?

What would Draco think?

I gulp, emptying my mind of all these thoughts because that was the last thing I wanted to think about. Definitely the last thing.

I sigh, tears welling in my eyes.

I was fucked.

Or really, this situation was fucked.

I had always wanted children, my entire life. It was always something I had pictured to have, along with a cozy little house and a loving husband. But that was another subject I did not want to think about.

Eventually, I decide to stop thinking about it. After all, there was still a perfectly reasonable explanation for everything. I had caught something which caused the sickness and my period was often late anyway, so that didn't seem worrying.

As I hide my face in Lucius's neck, I screw my eyes shut, trying desperately to fall asleep. That was the weird thing - I had been tired all day and yet when I finally try to sleep, it doesn't come.

Not for another hour.

* * *

The blinding sunlight that shoots through the window and directly onto my face tells me it's morning, and so as much as I don't want to, I lift Lucius's hand from my waist and get out of the bed. Grabbing a large hoodie, leggings and trainers, I change rapidly, combing through my hair with a brush and leaving the dark wavy locks loose as they fall down my shoulders and back.

Fumbling about for my wand, I conjure up a piece of paper and a pen, scribbling on it in case Lucius woke up and I wasn't there. I scribble out the words multiple times, until I'm finally happy with it.

Gone to see Dee.
Don't worry, I'm okay, just need her right now.
I'll be back soon, love you.

Kelly x

I leave the note on the bedside table and look at Lucius one last time before leaving the room, closing the door quietly behind me. Lightly walking down the steps, I almost trip over Scorpion who's sleeping in a ball on the bottom step, his body jolting awake as I squeal, narrowly missing him. I hold my hand to my chest, breathing heavily as I watch him jump up, barking at me happily. My eyes widen as I crouch down, picking him up, "Shh..." I hold him close to my chest, smiling when he licks my cheek with his sandpaper-like tongue.