"But you aren't that person anymore," she says firmly. "That person wouldn't feel guilty. That person wouldn't be with me, here and now, trying to protect our son and me."

She kisses his forehead before kissing his lips.

"You're all together, here with me now. And Draco, I'm so proud of you realizing that what you had done was wrong and for walking away from it. I know it must have been hard."

She glances down a little at her stomach pressed against his.

"I think Cepheus wants you to know that he loves you, too."