A Love Like This

Chapter Ten

"I'm what?!"

"Not the reaction I was expecting. Here," Hermione and Ginny sat on either side of me and hugged me. "Are you okay? Are you g-"

"No, I'm not okay!! Hermione I'm sixteen and pregnant!!" My eyes watered. "What- what the hell do I do now?! How do I tell Fred?! I-"

"Hey, hey," Hermione rubbed my shoulder. "You'll be okay. You're alright. It- it's gonna be fine. Should we go get him? I can send Ginny to go get him."

"No!" I yelped. "I-I can't tell him. I can't. He can't know. I-I don't want him to be- be burdened. He's- he's been so happy the past couple of days."

"Who said he'd be upset about it?" Ginny asked. "I know Fred. He wouldn't be upset, especially seeing how upset you are."

"He'd be so supportive. All of the boys will, you know this."

"Hermione I can't," I stood up and sniffled, pacing now. "I can't tell him. I can't tell anyone. Maybe- maybe I should write home and ask to leave early. I-I can't stay here with this baby. It- it's eventually gonna show and I can't have Fred noticing."

Muffled and faint voices were heard downstairs. Hermione frowned. "The sound proof spell wore off. Lunch must be out."

"I can't go down there," I looked up, panicked. "I can't. I'm gonna stay up here all day until I figure out what to do. It's gonna take a while. I've never been through this before."

"My mum would know how to help," Ginny offered. "Rain you should tell someone. At least my mum if not Fred. you need to start thinking about the baby's health now, not just yours."

"Yeah, you need special supplements now. Vitamins. I'm pretty sure Hogwarts won't have any prenatal care. Usually there aren't- pregnant students."

"Just- just give me a moment to accept this, please. I-I need to grasp what you just told me. Alone."

"Yeah, sure. We'll be downstairs, okay?"

"Don't tell anyone," I looked up. "Please."

"It's not our secret to tell. It's yours now."

The girls left down the stairs and shut the door behind them. I curled up onto my bed and cried a moment, my hands pressed to my stomach, cradling the little life inside of me I didn't know about until now.

-3rd pov-

"Is she okay?" Fred immediately asked the girls when they came down the stairs and sat on the couches across from the boys.

"She's gonna need a moment," Hermione frowned a bit. "She didn't take it like I thought she would. Just- let her process it first."

George patted his brother's shoulder, seeing the worried and defeated look on his face. It's obvious how much he cares for Rain. he's never seen his brother so completely in love with anyone before. Fred's nearly unpredictable now that he has Rain.

-Rain's pov-

I have to tell him. But I really don't want to. I know how supportive and caring he is. I've experienced it multiple times now. But this? This is a whole new situation that I'm sure neither of us are prepared for.

I know I'm at least not prepared for this. I'm terrified. I don't know what's going on. I don't know what to do to take care of myself or this baby anymore. I'm completely clueless now and it's terrifying.

Writing Molly sounded like the best way to go. I'll be doing that even if I tell Fred or not. But I also am torn because I know if I tell his mother/parents and not him, he'd be a little hurt. I can't do that to him.