Misplaced Trust

hey everyone im sorry for sounding so sad on the last couple Author Notes but its just my co-author and i have been busting our butts to write this story

i guess im just abit upset by the lack of reviewer feed bad

A/N

LadyJMarie - yay! im glad you reviewed and that you find this interesting i hope we hear from you more


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Severus glared at the cauldron, as if doing so would change the results of his failed experiment. He growled and lifted his wand.

"Evanesco" he called out, and the orange-green sludge in the cauldron disappeared without a trace.

He sighed and was about to begin cleaning up when he heard the fire in his hearth whoosh to life, drawing his attention. Bella stepped out of the fireplace in a nice and tattered black dress. Her hands were slightly shaking so she clasped her hands in front of her.

"Hello there Severus." Severus raised an eyebrow.

He stepped forward and magicked away any lingering soot from Bella's dress.

"To what do I owe the pleasure?" Bella bit her lip as she was very nervous about the results.

Part of her prayed it was all her husbands fault they couldnt have kids and part of her prayed that Ron's defectiviness was just as bad as she heard.

"Um... i need to ask you for a favor. A rather important favor." Severus frowned at her reluctance.

"You know you can come to me for anything and I will do my utmost to see it done." Bella walks over to an arm chair near by as she looks down at her lap.

"Well um... i need you to preform a pregnancy test spell." Severus' eyes widen before he growls, his snarl truly alarming.

"That...vermin! I cannot believe he would do this to you! I will kill him with my own two hands!" He stormed to the fireplace, retrieving the floo powder.

Bella springs up and stands in front of him her snarl almost murderous.

"You touch one single hair on his head and i will show you a pain even our lord would fear." Severus halts abruptly, hurt by Bella's vehemence, but unwilling to admit it.

He steps back.

"What has he done to you?" He seems genuinely concerned.

Bella sighs softly as she relaxes visibly.

"I love him Severus... Harry shows me love and affection that dirt bag of a husband couldnt even begin to fathom." Bella could feel her heart swell at the thought of her young lover who made her body slightly tingle.

Severus turns away, glowering impotently at the ubiquitous jars on his wall. He'd hated Bella's husband and what he'd done to his childhood friend, but he was in no way prepared to be happy for her hand that brat. Bella steps foreward as she looks at him.

"So will you do this for me or are you going to let your dislike for my lover to cloud your better judgement?" Severus sighs, turning to Bella and giving her a wry look.

"You know you are more important than that." He turns back into his chambers and goes to a cabinet where he begins pulling out several packets and jars.

"Seat yourself." Bella sits down and sighs softly.

"I had Ron Weasley preform a test but his wand isnt accurate at all and he suggested that if i am... pregnant then the baby might be deformed..." Bella looked down silently praying he was wrong.

Severus snorted.

"No doubt he would assume such a thing before believing himself in the wrong. I will be making a topical potion. Much more accurate when used with this." Severus presented a tiny bottle of purplish fluid.

"You must drink it all. And you *must* keep it down." He stressed, knowing his friend would likely find it vile.

Bella sighed as she looked at her oldest friend.

"I swear you take sick pleasure in making potions that taste just as bad as they look." She holds out her hand taking the two viles.

Severus just smirked.

"Leave one aside. You'll take it afterward to counter the effects of what will be placed on your skin. You will need to bear your abdomen." Severus' voice slipped into his more clinical mode, treating Bella almost like patient rather than a friend, but it was the easiest way for him to deal with uncomfortable situations.

Bella sighs setting one down then downing the purple vial almost hurling it right back up but... she held it down. She gagged a few times before unbuttoning the middle of her dress showing her flat stomach. Severus quickly brought a shallow dish filled with what looked like bright yellow oil, sprinkling a pinch of herbs from the packet he'd taken down. He motioned for her to lay back on the laboratory table.

"If you would." Bella stands up walking over to the table and laying down.

"To think... 10 years of marriage not even a baby scare a couple months of sex with a man half my age and its a possiblity... wow" Severus simply rolls his eyes and spreads the surprisingly warm oil over her stomach.

After several moments it begins to tingle and congeal into two distinctive areas. One is a vivid, bloodlike red, and the other is the color of pure water at night, a blue so pure and dark that it looks like it should freeze. He frowns at the oil then turns to Bella, almost speechless. Bella looks at it.

"Care to tell me what that means? Im not well adverse to potion reactions." Bella was starting to slightly panic.

Severus shakes himself from his surprise and meets Bella's eyes.

"Young weasly was mistaken only in his interpretation of the information he recieved. You're child will not be deformed. He will be born with a sister." Bella's eyes widen as she gulps.

"T....Twins? You mean i am pregnant... with two babies...?" Bella's face was paler than normal almost sickly.

Severus nodded and took up the second vial, handing it to her.

"Drink up." Bella sits up and drinks the second vial almost mecanicly.

Her mind was running a thousand miles a minute. She was pregnant with twins... as in two babies... they were Harry's babies... what would Harry think... would he want to be a daddy? She couldnt stop her thoughts from running away with her. Would Harry leave if she told him... would he run to Dumbledore and take the babies with him... would he kill her to keep the babies from living? Severus watched Bella's emotions flit over her face and vowed to himself that if that brat everhurt her...but he paused here, unable to think of anything suitably horrific to subject the boy to.

"What will you do now?" He asked cautiously.

Bella sighs softly as she goes to answer. Suddenly the whole situation hits her heard as she starts to cry. Her thoughts had turned almost dark making her go into the survival mode she developed while in Azkaban.

"He cant... take my babies..." her voice a torcured whisper.

Severus hugged Bella to him, the second vial already having absorbed the oil from her stomach.

"He will not! I will not allow it!" He said fervently.

Bella clutches onto Severus as she cries hard. She should be happy but all she felt was overwhelming panic. Severus held her through her pain, his own mind working overtime. If the boy really loved her, how could she think this of him? He must have done something to warrant such fear, and Bella was too in love with him to tell anyone. Bella slowly sniffs as she stands up slowly.

"I need to head back..."

"Bella...If he brings such fear to you, you need not return to him. You must know that I would protect you with my life." Severus said grimly, not exaggerating in the least.

Bella looks at him as she shakes her head.

"Harry would never do something like that to me. I promise." Bella fixed her dress and walked towards the floo.

"Bella." Severus calls once more, he must be sure. "You are certain?"

Bella turns and nods.

"Yes i am Severus. Thanks for confirming..." she slowly turned and flooed back to the manor.

It was dark still as Harry should be asleep. Severus watched the empty hearth for several moment, unsure of precisely how he felt about all of this. Bella walked into her bedroom peaking to see if Harry was asleep.

"Harry?" Harry rolled over, obviously half asleep.

"Wond'rd when you'd come back." His voice is muttered and quiet in his half-waking state.

Bella stepped in as she shut the door gently. She walked over as she took off her dress leaving herself in only her panties and bra. She slipped into the bed laying next to Harry. Harry automatically wrapped her in his arms, warm from sleep. Bella gulps at she tried to keep some distance from him as she falls asleep. Vowing that tomorrow she might tell him. Harry barely notices, already slipping back to sleep.

The next morning comes as Bella was up early showering. She was thinking of how to tell Harry that she was pregnant. Harry stepped into the bathroom, hooking a finger intot he shower curtain and poking his smiling face in.

"Want some company?" Bella turned and looked at him smiling.

"Sure..." Harry quickly shed his pajamas and got into the shower behind Bella.

He runs his hands lovingly over her shoulders.

"How are you feeling?"

"Im... feeling alright." Bella turned to him smiling.

Harry smiled back, his arms going around her waist as she turned to him. He pressed close to her, their skin slippery against one another. He leant down and kissed her lips softly. Bella purrs softly kissing him deeply. She ran her hand over his chest. She enjoyed his touches so much. Harry makes a pleased but surprised sound. He instinctively squeezes Bella tightly against him, glad she seems to have gotten her drive back. Bella gasps and pulls back slightly.

"Careful Harry. Or you'll hurt them." She said without thinking.

Harry draws back sharply.

"Them?" He asks, clearly confused.

Bella bites her lip as she was hoping that she didnt just say that.

"Um.. well we will talk about this after the shower." Harry frowns, but nods.

"Alright..." Bella turns her back to him and starts cleaning herself then climbs out.

Harry looks incredulous, having intended to finish what they'd started. He sighs, looking down at his hardnes, and resolutely turns the hot water off. After a few minutes, a shivering Harry emerges from the bathroom, a towel around his hips. Bella held her towel around her as she sits down on the bed.

"Please sit down." she knew that she had to tell him.

Harry is beginning to look decidedly worried now, as he takes a seat beside Bella. He reaches for her hand. Bella holds his hand tight.

"I went to see Severus... last night... and i found out..." Bella bit her lip as she gulpped.

Harry sits forward immediately. If she'd gone to see Severus, it must be serious. Bella took a deep breath.

"Im pregnant..." Harry blinks for a moment before responding rediculously.

"W-with a baby?!" Bella nods then bites her lip.

"Im pregnant with twins."

"Tuh...twins." Harry says stupidly before jumping up, prowling the room.

"Are you serious?" Bella nods as she looks at him.

"Yes i am... are you alright Harry?" Harry is still for a moment, unable to assimilate the information that he is going to be a father.

When the notion finally reaches home, he explodes across the room, stopping abruptly in front of Bella, his outsretched hands meeting her softly as he drops his head in her lap. Though worried, he is obviously very happy. Bella looks down at him as she holds his hands tight.

"Please talk to me Harry..." Harry looks up to Bella, his eyes bright with what he would never admit were unshed tears.

"You've given me every dream I ever had, my Bella. Granted one is a bit earlier than I'd have hoped, but I'm happy even so." He leans his head against Bella's stomach as though he could hear the children even now.

Bella looked down at him and smiled gently holding onto him. She was happy to make him so happy. Now she wondered what James and Lily would think of this. Harry, as though echoing her thoughts, spoke.

"What will Mom and Dad do?" Bella sighs.

"Well we will just have to tell them. Maybe Lily and James will take it well." Harry nods and stands, pushing Bella's hair from her eyes.

"What time is it?" Bella looks at a clock on her night table.

"Its about 10 right now Lily should be up and if she dragged James out of bed." Harry nods again.

"We should tell them as soon as possible...so..." Bella nods.

"I wonder if i should go see Cissa while you tell them?" she speaks out loud.

Harry blanches.

"M-me?! I can't tell them that b-by my self!" Bella giggles and hugs him.

"Alright ill be there to help." He releases a releived sigh.

"Thank Merlin." He smiles and takes Bella's hand.

"I can do it with you there with me." Bella smiles and kisses his lips softly.

"Come on then." Harry follows easily and they find his parents in what has come to be the center of the house, the parlour.

Lily was sitting in her favorite arm chair doing a muggle crossword as James was nursing a cup of tea. Sirius was also there as he was reading the prophet. Harry pauses on seeing Sirius, but decides he's family and should be told anyway.

"Um. I-er...have something...we, I mean...something to..." Harry seems to run out of steam and turns to Bella.

Everyone looks over as Bella had her robe on while Harry had on a pair of pants. Bella looks at Sirius as her eyes were almost a crystal black. Sirius stands, concern writton over his features, as it is both Lily and James.

"Harry, Bella, what's happened?"

"I... I'm... I'm... pregnant." Bella says as she stands slightly behind Harry thinking that he might shield her.

Sirius looks like she just slapped him with a fish. His mouth hangs open and he seems unable to respond. Bella gulps as she rests her hands on Harry's back.

"Thats... not all... its twins." Lily, silent up until now, burst into uncharacteristic tears, running to Harry and Bella and taking them both in a gentle but firm embrace.

She seems unable to speak as James and Sirius continue to stare. Harry gasps as he feels his mother's arms around him and her tears on his cheek. Bella gasps as she gently hugs Lily and Harry tight. Lilly seems to realize something and glances back to the two stunned men.

"Boys!" She admonishes, startling both Sirius and James out of their stupor.

Sirius smiles softy before almost being knocked to the ground as James laughs brightly and pounds him on the back.

"Hah, I didn't know he had it in him!" Lily rolls her eyes and touches Harry's hair.

"My boy..." Bella giggled softly as she looked at Sirius pulling away from the Potters.

She slowly looked at her cousin as her eyes convyed the message without it being said.

'Finally a baby of my own... im not broken...' Sirius' soft smile returns and he puts a hand on Bella's shoulder, not needing to say anything to convey how happy he is for the both of them.

He knows how badly Harry always wanted a family, and Bella has now fulfilled that dream twice over. Bella moved over and hugged Sirius tight as she silently whispered into his ear.

"After this go and fire call Remus... you deserve to be as happy as we are." Sirius jumped as though she had pinched him, but he nodded, wide-eyed at her suggestion.

Harry wraps his arms around Bella's shoulders from behind.

"Secrets already?" He asked teasingly.

Bella smiles as she turns to him.

"Simply telling my cousin to get his rear in gear." Harry laughs and turns to Sirius himself.

"Yeah. What she said." Sirius rolls his eyes.

Bella giggled as she walked over to Lily.

"I wonder if its safe to use a glamour while pregnant?" Lily raises an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"Because with two little ones coming you and i have to do a lot of shopping." Bella giggled as her one girly thing she loved to do was shop for clothes and other stuff.

Harry shudders, glad his mother will be going along as Bella's shopping companion. As much as he loves her, he's not sure he'd last long shopping with her. James claps his son on the back much the way he did Sirius. Harry stumbles forward a bit, but James grabs him round the neck and pulls him close for a bear hug.

"Hah, that's my boy, Harry. I bet you did it on the first try!" Harry groaned, his face going bright red.

"Dad..." Bella giggles as she blushes softly at his fathers comment.

She smiles as she turns to Harry.

"Though Harry you will need to let me measure you. So i can get clothes for you." Harry's eyes spark, but he's quick to hide it from the others in the room.

The thought of Bella's small fingers on him, even for so innocent a purpose, is a powerful blow to his libido.

"Y-yeah. Sure." Sirius grins, easily noticing the byplay James is too distracted to see.

Bella smirks as she could tell there was a bit of sexual tension in her young lover. Having womanly knowledge she knew that sex wasnt completely out of the question for them. Maybe she would surprise him later.

"Come on Harry lets get those measurements now." Harry swallowed, but went after his lover like a puppy after it's master.


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