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Counting Fingers, Counting Toes	By : ssdawn Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Hermione/Cedric Views: 3797 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The moment we have been waiting for...finally! Thanks go to all of the great readers out there enjoying this story as much as I am loving writing the story. Great thanks also extended to Nicole my super beta! :)
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Counting Fingers, Counting Toes Chapter 4
Cedric wandered out of the bathroom the next morning. He stretched upward and gave a loud yawn. Hermione smiled at him as she cooked breakfast at the stove.
"You finally are awake," Hermione teased him, "I didn't know that the sofa was all that comfortable." She smiled and turned back to cooking the bacon.
"The sofa is not necessarily comfy, but the company there was superb." He came around behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist leaning his chin on her shoulder. "Breakfast looks and smells wonderful."
"Well I hope that you like it," she looked up at him over her shoulder, "It's all for you. I ate a bagel earlier. Bacon and eggs didn't sound good to me."
Cedric grabbed a piece of bacon and popped it into his mouth. Sitting down at the table he opened up The Daily Prophet. Looking over at Hermione he casually asked her a question, "I noticed you took another one of those Muggle pregnancy tests."
Hermione stood buttering the toast, "Yes, I am a little late, and it was there…so I took it last night. But I didn't waste my time looking at the negative results."
"So you didn't even look at it?" Cedric started eating his eggs and perusing the pages of The Daily Prophet.
"No, I didn't bother, it is always the same result…I'm not pregnant." Hermione turned back around to the stove to pull the muffins out of the oven.
"So the test is negative if it is showing a positive sign?" Cedric glanced at Hermione as he asked the question.
Hermione suddenly dropped the pan of muffins on the floor. Muffins flew everywhere as Hermione stared at Cedric with her mouth wide open. "What did you say? The test showed what sign?" Hermione went running into the bathroom and dug through the waste basket. Cedric was close on her heels as Hermione was digging through the trash.
Finding what she was looking for, she held it up close to her face, "This can't be right. It's always negative; it has never had a positive sign before." Hermione looked at Cedric looking for some answers. Her hands started shaking when the reality of the test results hit her, she was finally pregnant!
She started shaking her head back and forth, "This can't be true. I can't believe it, there must be something wrong with it."
Cedric put his hands out to steady her, "Why do you think the results are incorrect? I thought you told me before that there are never any false positives, but there can be false negatives."
Hermione nodded, "Yes, you're right." She looked at her husband with surprise, "Do you really think it has happened?"
"Well there is only one way that we will know for sure, " he whispered softly, "We need to head over to St. Mungo's and get official word from a Healer. "
Hermione took off her robe and walked to the bedroom. Cedric tried to dress as quickly as he could. Putting his arms around Hermione he said, "We better not apparate there with us both in the state we are in, let's Floo there instead."
Hermione only shook her head and they entered into the fireplace and Cedric shouted out, "St. Mungo's" and the twirling of Floo travel made Hermione's head swim and her stomach want to hurl.
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After a series of magical tests, Hermione lay on the table silently. Cedric also was speechless as the Healer spoke to them. "Now that you are pregnant, there are some guidelines that I would like you to follow." Cedric and Hermione looked at one another and smiled as if they were the only ones that knew a great secret.
"Can we go now?" Cedric asked the Healer. After being given the go ahead they both stumbled out into the hallway and ran into Harry and Ginny Potter, along with their two sons, James and Albus.
"What are you two doing here?" Ginny asked suspiciously looking from Hermione to Cedric and back to Hermione. Then she looked at the rooms that Hermione and Cedric had emerged from. A big smile started spreading across her face.
"Well, what are you two doing here?" Hermione asked back trying not to burst with the surprise that was growing within her.
"Ron and Lavender are here. She went into labor during the night," Harry explained, "The whole family is down in the waiting room. Come with us."
As Cedric and Hermione's eyes connected, they both giggled when they thought of their scheduled plans for what they were going to do when they found out Lavender was in labor. Now, their plans had been altered and there was no need to run away.
As they entered the waiting room a chorus of hellos went around welcoming the two couples.
"Mum, we ran into Hermione and Cedric coming out of the examination rooms in the OB unit," Ginny announced to all of the Weasleys who immediately turned their eyes to Hermione and Cedric.
Nervously Cedric ran his fingers through his hair and Hermione bit her lip. Molly Weasley got a knowing look in her eyes, "Well, are you two going to say anything or are you going to make us guess?"
With tears in her eyes, and holding onto Cedric's hand tightly she burst out, "We're pregnant!" Once again a loud cheer could be heard in the waiting room like it had the night when Albus had been born, but this time the cheering for was them. Hermione felt herself being enveloped into Molly's arms while a series of hard slaps on the back were given to Cedric.
"I just knew it when I first saw you today," Ginny mused, "You looked different and I recognized that "thing" that was going on between you two." Ginny took her turn to hug Hermione and then Cedric. "You have waited a long time for this and I couldn't be happier." She then burst into tears.
Harry stood next to her, "First there are the pregnancy hormones, now there are the postpartum hormones…" and before he could say anything else, Albus was shoved into his arms.
Ginny said angrily, "You don't understand…you are a wizard…" and she went to the other side of the room and sat down with crossed arms in front.
Holding a fussy baby Albus, Harry turned towards Cedric, "The fun is just beginning, mate, look out." He smiled and then went over to Ginny to calm her down.
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Hermione could hardly believe the way she was feeling as she held Ron and Lavender's baby girl in her arms. She had never felt such love and tenderness. The feeling of jealousy that she usually felt was nowhere to be found. It felt so natural holding the baby.
Lavender spoke softly to her, "Is it true then?" she asked excitedly. "Are you really pregnant?"
With a huge smile, Hermione answered, "Yes it's very true. Funny thing is we just found out today."
"Wow. What a day to find out! Our baby girl must be a good luck charm for you." Lavender lovingly stroked her baby girl's head.
Cedric listening replied for Hermione, "Actually it was Albus Severus that was our good luck charm."
Harry, sitting there close by, looked puzzled, "Why would Albus be your good luck charm?"
"I am 100% positive that is the day we conceived our baby," Cedric explained like he was chatting about the weather. With an elbow shove into his ribs, Hermione tried to get her husband to stop talking. "Well, it's true, that day in the utility closet..." Cedric smiled brightly remembering Albus' birthday when Hermione had run away and he had found her hiding in the closet.They had stayed in the closet for another hour enjoying each other despite the cramped space.
"Shush now, no one is interested in the utility closet," Hermione said with a blush on her face.
"I beg to differ," Ron said mischievously,"This will be a good story that Uncle Ron can share with your child some day."
Rolling her eyes, Hermione stuck her tongue out at Ron, "Why thanks, Ron, I'm sure that this baby will be thrilled to know the exact location where Mum and Dad created him."
"What were you doing in the closet anyhow?" Ginny inquired. Hermione looked at baby Albus sleeping soundly in Ginny's arms. Then her eyes traveled back to the new baby girl Weasley whom she was holding.
Hesitantly she spoke, "I didn't want anyone to see me crying," Hermione did not make eye contact with anyone in the room. "I was at my breaking point and couldn't deal with the fact that I still wasn't pregnant." The tears started falling down her cheeks as she tried to explain how she had felt only a month ago.
Ginny walked up to Hermione putting her hand consolingly on Hermione's arm, "I'm so sorry, Hermione. We didn't understand how hard it was for you."
Harry quietly walked over to Hermione, "We should have realized with all the babies being born …I mean, I am one of your best friends and I didn't even think of your feelings. I'm so sorry, please forgive me." Hermione looked into the pleading eyes of her best friends.
"Yes, of course, I forgive you," Hermione said graciously, "But I can't say there weren't a few times I wanted to hex you all into next week by some of the things you said to us."
"Yes, like she almost hexed a Healer here at St. Mungo's," Cedric muttered by her side.
"You almost hexed a Healer?" Ginny looked at her in utter amazement, "I could see maybe Ron hexing a Healer, but not you. "
Harry commented with a snicker and a smile, "Oh, Ron and I know her well enough to know if the Healer got her knickers in a twist, Hermione wouldn't have hesitated showing her wrath."
"Dare I ask what the Healer did to get you that angry?" Lavender questioned. All eyes turned towards Hermione to hear her answer.
"Basically he told us, after many invasive tests, that they could find nothing wrong with us and didn't know why we weren't getting pregnant." Hermione's eyes were downcast as she relayed the story.
"But the worst part," Cedric took over, "Was when he told us to go home and relax and that is when I had to grab her hand before she hexed the poor man."
"Thank you for embarrassing me, love.That will be one more thing that Uncle Ron can share with our child some day." Hermione turned a fixed stare on her now contrite husband who was trying not to grin.
"Now, no more stories about me or I may be drawing my wand to hex someone else that is standing near me," Hermione beamed at Cedric as she issued her hollow threat. He answered her by bending over to kiss her brow and hold the hand of the newest Weasley in his.
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"Socks! Stinky, filthy, socks!" Hermione held up a pair of Cedric's socks in front of his face and shook them back and forth. He stood there not sure what she wanted him to say. When he said nothing Hermione started ranting again. "They don't belong on the floor or on the chair or…or…they belong in the hamper!" She threw the socks on the floor and stomped out of the room. Cedric watched her hips sway as she defiantly made her exit. Sighing he picked up his dirty pair of socks and sauntered over to the hamper and deposited them where Hermione had insisted they belonged.
They were five months into Hermione's pregnancy and he was beginning to see that no matter what he did or didn't do, he was unable to please her. He was trying to not let it upset him; after all, it was her body that was being stretched in every direction and had hormones raging to and fro in her body.
Cedric walked into the dining room where Hermione sat, straight-backed, with her arms folded and her mouth set in a frown. Feeling put out, Cedric grabbed his coat, "I'm going out for a bit," and he apparated out of their apartment.
Hermione stared at the spot where Cedric had been standing. It shocked her that he had left so quickly without saying anything about the socks. Bending her head down, she started bawling and dropped her head down onto the table feeling sorry for herself.
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Cedric sat silently as he drank his butterbeer and wondered what the hell to do with Hermione.
"Hey, mate, can you use a friend or two right now?" He turned around when he heard Harry's voice and saw he and Ron coming towards his table in the far back corner. They pulled out some chairs and sat down and Ron gave Cedric a lopsided grin.
"Hermione thought that you might like commiserate with people who know your pain." Harry reached over to slug Cedric in the arm.
With a smirk Cedric shook his head, "I am at a loss about what to say or do around Hermione these days. " Ron started to laugh until Harry's glare silenced him. "I mean she always seems to be in tears or angry at me about something I did wrong or forgot to do!"
"It's a long nine months," Ron volunteered, "You just need to realize that until that baby pops out you are going to be at fault and you are to blame for anything that goes wrong."
"How do you retain your sanity during those nine months?" Cedric looked from Ron to Harry for any advice they had to share.
"Well you saw the shape I was in the week before Lavender had our baby," Ron said, "You saw I was so bad off I was ready to be checked into St. Mungo's mental ward."
"I have to admit I had seen you in better states than that day you came to me for baby advice," Cedric mused.
Harry raised his eyebrows as he turned towards Ron, "You went to him before you came to me?" he almost sounded hurt as he looked at his best friend.
Sheepishly Ron defended his actions, "Well, you see, I was nervous about asking you, Harry, because you are perfect at everything you do," Ron looked over at Cedric for support, "I just thought that maybe Cedric here wouldn't judge me …oh bloody hell, Harry…I just thought I was going to be a failure at being a father."
"Uh, Ron, you are talking about me, I am not perfect at everything I do, "Harry said defending himself, "I bumble my way through most everything just like you do."
Cedric couldn't hold back the laughter any longer, "I am so glad that you two showed up tonight. I can see why Hermione liked consorting with you both through your many adventures."
"Consort with us? That sounds like she was doing something terrible or bad for her," Ron blurted out.
"That's because it was bad for her. She always got into trouble when she was around us." Harry grinned.
"The troll was her own bloody fault our first year, I had nothing to do with that," Ron tried standing up for himself.
"Not true, Ron, you are the one who told her that no one could stand her and that she was a nightmare." Harry pointed out the truth, "That's why she ran away to cry in the girl's bathroom."
Cedric stood up to leave, "I must be heading back to Hermione but I thank you both," he said nodding his head to both men. "You definitely took my mind off of my problems."
"Just one more word of advice, Cedric," Harry called out, "Don't take personally anything she says or does for the next four months."
Flashing a smile at them both, Cedric waved his hand at them in a salute. He snickered as he heard Harry and Ron arguing about who was at fault for Hermione being trapped in the bathroom with the troll those many years ago at Hogwarts. At least that was one thing she couldn't blame him for because they hadn't even known each other then; but on the other hand, leave it to Hermione and her current state of mind, she might just figure out a way to do just that.
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Slipping through the front door, he was barely in, before he was attacked from the front by a blubbering Hermione. "I am so sorry, Cedric." She rubbed her runny nose against Cedric's clean shirt. "I didn't mean to yell at you…but your socks make me want to throw up." Then she started to sob again into his shirtfront.
Cedric put his arms around his crying wife and kissed her brow. "I'm not mad at you. I am just confused about how to please you at the moment."
Hermione stopped crying long enough to look up at Cedric with a puzzled look on her face. "What do you mean? I'm not hard to get along with." She shook her head as she tried to figure out what he was trying to say to her.
Cedric thought carefully before he began to speak to his very emotional and pregnant wife, "I just know that this pregnancy has made you more…um…sensitive about certain things that didn't bother you much before." He stood still waiting for her reaction to his words.
Hermione, standing quietly, still encircled in Cedric's arms looked at him pitifully, "I'm sorry," she whispered to him, "I didn't realize how this pregnancy was affecting you. All I know is that my whole body aches, my nose is aware of everything stinky within a two-mile radius and I feel like a beached whale."
Cedric leaned forward to rub noses with her and then brushed his lips against hers. "You need to let me know when you need something. I can't read your mind and the way things have been going isn't working."
"Oh my, did you feel that?" and she pressed his hand against her belly, "The baby is kicking…here, feel right here." Hermione moved his hand around on her belly and pressed his hand onto a certain spot.
With a big smile, Cedric gave a big laugh, "I do feel it! Does it hurt when it kicks like that?" Hermione could see that he was fascinated by the movement from the baby.
"It doesn't hurt too much yet. Lavender and Ginny said it really starts hurting near the end when the baby runs out of room to move." Hermione's eyes were lit up with excitement while she shared this with Cedric.
Cedric was just happy that he was taking her mind off of her aches and pains. Little did they both realize that this moment was a turning point in their relationship as they came together in anticipation of their future child.
"I will try harder to pick up my disgustingly reeking socks," Cedric started kissing a trail down the side of her neck, "If you promise me that you will tell me how you are feeling before you start yelling at me." He finished speaking and he kissed the hollow of her neck.
Hermione giggled, "That tickles," she said, "I agree to what you said if you promise me you will become acquainted with the hamper so I won't need to pick up your foul socks."
"I will do as you wish. Anyhow, pretty soon you won't even be able to bend over to pick up my socks." Cedric tried to have a serious look on his face but soon broke into laughter.
"That is so not funny, "Hermione hit him on his chest. "I am not that big yet!"
Cedric swept her up in his arms and started walking to their bedroom. "How about I analyze your body parts more thoroughly in the comfort of our bedroom?"
"I think that your investigation is a superb idea," she slowly unbuttoned his shirt, "But remember, no clothes on the floor."
Cedric tossed her on the bed and lifted her blouse over her head. He laid his head by the side of Hermione's very round tummy. Reaching out he started to trace circles from top to bottom. Hermione shivered as his explorations continued. He next followed the same pathway with his lips as he showered kisses over her circumference.
Looking up, he met her eyes, "Do you realize how beautiful you are?" and his hands went behind her back to unhook her bra. As her breasts spilled free Cedric groaned as he latched onto a taunt nipple. "Gods, I love your breasts now that you are pregnant."
"Does that mean you didn't love them before?" Hermione looked a little annoyed at his comment.
"No, love, it just means that there is more to worship," and he grinned as he trailed a wet pathway from one breast to the other. As Hermione's knickers came off, Cedric's hands went up over her belly and down to the valley that housed her inviting core. His lips followed the trail that his hands had just made, slowly causing tingles to shoot straight down her body.
"Ruddy hell!" Cedric shouted suddenly, "It just kicked me in the face!" Hermione sat up on her elbows and looked up at Cedric. He looked like he was ready to throw up.
"What is wrong? You knew the baby was there." Hermione just shook her head at her husband.
"But, we can't do this with the baby there." Cedric looked very uncomfortable as he stared at Hermione's abdomen.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with us having a romp while I am pregnant!" Hermione screamed out very frustrated, "It didn't seem to stop you two nights ago."
"But…but…that was different; that was before I had felt the baby move." Cedric started to get off of the bed.
"Don't you budge or so help me this will be the last time I agree to sex until after the baby is born." Hermione kneeled on the bed as she threw the ultimatum out to him.
Cedric stopped dead in his tracks as he calculated the four long months of no sex with Hermione. Turning towards her he said, "Ok, but let's just wait until the baby falls asleep."
Giggling, Hermione told him, "Last time the baby was doing a happy dance the whole time. You just couldn't feel it." Cedric again looked a little horrified at the thought. "Look, the Healer said that we having normal sex won't harm the baby." She looked so impish as she twirled her curls around her finger, with her pregnant belly prominently displayed. "Now let's try this again…but with the lights turned off."
Seeing the naughty little look in her eyes he reached over to turn off the light. Then he wrapped his arms around her from behind and smoothed them down her backside. "I think that this will work just fine." Hermione sighed in relief, but not as much as Cedric, who had come too close to four months of forced celibacy because of his own idiosyncrasy.
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A/N: Exciting things to come in the next chapter!
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