Draco leapt from his chair when the Healer entered.

"Doctor, Is Hermione ok? Is our child ok?"

The Healer opened the door wider, allowing Draco to enter the hospital room. Trembling, he entered, dreading what he might see.

Nurses were aurrounding her bed. Does that mean something's wrong? Draco shuddered at the thought, Hermione, did I do anything wrong? Draco moved by the nurses, and they parted, exposing a bed. On the bed was his beloved. Hermione was holding a small baby. She looked up, and her tired face shone.

"Draco..."

Draco approached her bedside, and conjured a chair. He sat down next to his wife. Hermione placed the baby in his arms, and Draco almost cried. His daughter. Cara. His little girl. What had he done to deserve such riches? Why was he being rewarded? A loving wife, a job, a home, and now a beautiful baby girl. Tears fell onto Cara, and she stirred, and opened her eyes. Draco stared into her hazel eyes. He noticed some flecks of grey, and Cara smiled. She reached up her little hand, and Draco let her wrap her tiny fingers around his large one.

"Draco..."

Draco glanced at Hermione. Hermione smiled. Draco realized she was crying too.

"She's....going to look just like you. Wait and see." Draco shook his head.

"No, she's going to be just like her mother. She's going to be smart, and pretty. Even more than she is now. And I'm going to enroll her at Hogwarts as soono as I leave." Hermione smiled, and laughed.

"I'm hoping she becomes the Ravenclaw I wasn't."

"As long as she isn't in Hufflepuff." That made them both laugh, but softly, because Cara was now asleep. They looked at her, an overwhelming sense of love enveloped them. But Draco was suddenly overcome with sadness. His daughter, his child, was going to destroy people. She was going to stop the Death Eaters. And he found that he didn't want that. Despite the good she would do for the world, he was suddenly fearful for her future.

Hermione took Cara from Draco.

"Draco, go home and rest. They're keeping Cara here, and I have to stay as well. Go home, and make sure the store is running smoothly. And," she added as Draco stood up, "Make sure Hagrid didn't break the new register."

Draco leened over her bed, and kissed his wife goodbye. He left the room quietly, feeling the proud parent feeling, and...dreading to buy a new cash register.

OK! End of Chapter 14, maybe I'll post chapter 15 tonight!

Katie