Unexpected (Completed?)

Chapter 30

I woke up feeling refreshed. The clock beside the bed said it was thirty minutes before I had to meet Lucius and Severus at the Ministry. I found the elves had made me breakfast and found my clothes that at had been taken to America. I put on black fitted slacks, a crème blouse with a matching black fitted jacket. "Mistress can I help you get ready?" I smiled, "of course Posy! I'm so very glad to see you! I'm heading to the Ministry." She nodded and with a snap my hair was in loose curls that tumbled down my back and makeup was very natural. I smiled and threw on a pair of heels, "mistress I made breakfast." I nodded and went to the table in the room and scarfed down the simple breakfast of eggs and toast before hurrying to the Ministry. When I arrived people were hurrying everywhere rushing as if the war hadn't taken place and the government hadn't completely changed. I headed to the Minister's office and nodded at people who spoke hello to me. I ran into bloody Umbridge as I got to the door, "Ms. Potter." "It's Mrs. Riddle." She huffed and followed me into the office as I took my place behind the desk, "do you need something Dolores?" "Yes an adult not you... you sniveling child." Lucius and Severus were already in the office and Lucius turned to her, "you're fired."

She scoffed, "You CAN'T fire me." I smirked, "Lucius arrest this woman." He nodded and had her whisked away to Azkaban before I could blink an eye. "How are we this morning gentlemen. Where do we stand?" "I've done as you asked. Everything is set, Severus and I found a potion to take the magic from the mud bloods." I nodded, "begin. We have a short amount of time to get things prepared. I will visit Hogwarts today to see the easiest way to fix the castle." They both nodded and left. My husband entered a short time later, "you've been busy." I arched a brow and continued flipping through properties without acknowledging him. "You didn't come home last night." "No I didn't." "Who were you with?" I glanced at him, "I was alone. I needed to think and I rather not come home angry." "Why were you so upset?" "You were faithful to me while I was pregnant yet all the sudden with someone who was like a mother to me you both betrayed me." "I will always take what I want. You should get used to it." I nodded curtly and kept on with my papers, "I'm impressed wife, fueled by your anger you've made significant changes and decisions in a day, such a short amount of time." "Determination of a better world and anger were key elements of my productivity." He came around the desk and slowly moved my hair to the side and kissed my neck with a single kiss. I ignored him and rolled my eyes, "is there something I can help you with my lord?"

"So it's my lord now?" I shrugged, my feelings where upset, I was angry and he acted like cheating wasn't a big deal. "Sophie." "Tom." "Your thoughts betray you." "Why her? Narcissa of all people?" "You should know she will be staying with us. She's been charged with taking care of Orion." "Why so you can fuck her?" He growled and spoke low in my ear, "be careful wife. You've gave me my heir. I could dispose of you." I ignored the chill that went down my spine. "Perhaps it'll me who disposes myself of you." "You'll never leave Orion but I suppose I could find a purer witch and have another child. Ours is only a half blood after all." I was hot with anger, "I'm sure you can if that's the case feel free to. I'll take my son and leave." He chuckled, "you're doing very well not letting your emotions betray you my dear, but you can't hide anything from me." I didn't respond and reminded myself that I needed to be calm. "I've also decided we will no longer share a room." I couldn't believe what I was hearing from my own husband. I'm the reason he won. I killed Harry Potter, he couldn't do it he wasn't strong enough. I loved him, I followed him, devoted myself to him and his cause and this is what I get in return. What happened to us. "As you wish." "Keep doing what you're doing. Your good at it." With that he left. A tear slipped from my face and a knock from the door startled me, it was Lucius again.

"Are you alright? What's happened?" There was a pensive in the office and I led him over and removed the memory of what's transpired and allowed him to see, when he was done he looked at me, "I pledge my allegiance to you." I nodded and sat down, "give me your arm Lucius." I placed a kiss to his mark, I breathed and let myself feel the darkness I only felt on occasion and looked as his mark disappeared from sight. He gasped. "How?" "I learned a lot when I was pregnant. We need to be smart. We're going to overthrow him. We can no longer trust Narcissa. We will need smart wizards and witches on our side. We don't need a large force like the battle. We need to outsmart him." He nodded and looked intently at his arm. "Will he know it's gone?" "No there's still a trace of dark magic. You'll just know if he calls you and you could always glamour it back if that would make you feel safe." He nodded just shocked all the same. "I will return home, I must see what's going on as now I'm expected to sleep elsewhere. I need to set eyes on my son as well. If he makes good on his threat to have another heir I will leave with him." Lucius nodded, "be safe Sophie." I kissed his cheek and left.

I returned home and he went to Tom and I's room, he was there looking over stuff on his desk that had been placed there while I was pregnant. He glanced at me, "I didn't expect you back." "If I'm expected leave my room that I share with my husband I will supervise it myself." He nodded and went back to his papers. I walked into the closet and used my wand to to sort my things, "Posy." She appeared, "yes mistress?" "Please take these to the master suite in the west wing. Also make sure I'm not getting spied upon and only I can control the floo in the room." She nodded and popped away. I went into the bathroom and began to collect my things and I felt an arm sneak around my waist, pinning me against the counter, I looked into the mirror to look at him. "Why are you doing this?" "You made me look weak." "How?" "I relied on you to much. I made this world. It is mine." "Love isn't weak Tom. It's strength. I killed Harry. He was a threat to you and to our son. We rely on one another. Then you betrayed me." "Is that how you see it my dear Sophie." A tear slipped down my face, "you took everything from me and then gave me everything. I could have left, escaped. Instead I chose to love you. I helped build our life together." "What do you want me to do?" "Dismiss Narcissa. I don't want her here or anywhere near Orion. I want an apology from both of you. I want you to be the man I love and help me fix our world." "I won't. I won't dismiss her. This affair. It's gone on longer than you know." "WHY? WHAT DOES SHE HAVE THAT I DO NOT?" "She's not a child." I nodded, everything made sense, how she would stay with him and I while I was pregnant, how he was always ready to have her around. "When we had sex to punish Severus. That's how I felt."

"You will survive." "I will be your wife in name alone. Until we get a divorce. You may have your affair but I will not stand here and not have my needs met or be alone while you have your fun. She will not attend to Orion. I will choose someone but it will not be her." He took a step away from me, "I accept your terms. Wife." I turned to look at him, I placed my hand on his cheek and he leaned into my touch as he always had, "the worst part is no longer allowing myself to love you." I walked past him and Posy appeared and took the rest of my things to my new chambers. I felt fire in my eyes as I walked down the halls to my room. It was beautiful, Posy had been busy, it was much changed but it made me sad and with a pop I left and appeared at my destination. "George." "Sophie. What brings you here?" "I well I don't know. Tom and I have well separated I just wanted to see a friend I suppose. I'm sorry I should not have come." I turned a way and felt him grasp my wrist, "you're always welcomed here." I smiled as he pulled me into a hug, "he's a fool. To let you go. You're worth everything." I nodded sniffling like an idiot. "George thank you, you're kind." He let go and we sat down in the apartment over the shop "how are you?" "I'm disappointed. It's been a whirlwind. He dissolved my first marriage, ended my pregnancy. We married, had a child and truly fell in love. Won a war that just wasn't worth the lives lost, our son was taken, my life was threatened, he cheated on me and expected me to be intimate with someone as a thank you and now everything between us is over." "What do you mean?" "He told me to thank you, and give you anything you wanted even if it was myself. You and I talked when I went home he was well he was having Narcissa fuck him." He was shocked, "he wanted you to sleep with me if that's what I wanted for saving your son?" I nodded, "well not saying I wouldn't want to, but I wouldn't use you like that. I couldn't force you to give yourself to me. That's not the right way to go about things." I nodded, his face was red and he was flustered.

"George? Are you alright?" He nodded his head without making eye contact, "Geeooorrgggeeeee." I laughed and he looked at me seriously, "I killed for you. For your baby. I would do it again. Anything you asked. For you." I was taken back, "George what do you mean?" He kissed me and it said everything be needed to. I allowed it, my mind raced as we kissed, this was weird. It was sweet and I didn't expect it. He pulled away, "I've always loved you. Cared for you. You were always with Malfoy. You were always to good for him." I was just shocked. "George I don't want to lead you on. I'm well I'm going to overthrow my husband. Now is not the time for me to get involved with not knowing what the future holds." "Then allow me to pledge myself to you and your needs. Any of your needs." I nodded, "I accept. Give me your arm," I placed a kiss on it using dark magic once again, "you'll know when I need you." He nodded. I kissed his cheek, "you never know George. I might take you up on your offer." He smirked, "let me show you." I arched my brow, "perhaps another day." I was left with a pop finding solitude in my bathroom. I drew myself a bath, poured bubbles, oils, potions in, the water was hot but it felt perfect. I found peace by myself. I would survive this.