"Hey- woah!"

Dry leaves broke under Cundrie's feet as she rushed to Penelope's embrace, not giving her any change to say anything as Cundrie crushed Penelope in a hug. Penelope pushed herself off her, not because of anything but because of Cundrie's baby. Is a bear-tight hug safe for the baby? She doubts it, it's putting pressure on the baby. But yet again, she's not the one who's pregnant.

"What's-"

"You're right-" Cundrie cuts, still sobbing. Penelope has never seen them so distraught. "Oliver. All about xem."

"What?" Penelope asked, but Cundrie knew she knows what Cundrie meant. "You talked to Arya?"

"Yes-" Cundrie wiped their tears from their eyes, taking deep hitched breaths in.

"What did she say?"

"She saw Ol-" Cundrie got cut off by her sobbing, Penelope rubbing her back in an attempt to soothe her. "She- xe-"

"Breathe first, calm down," Penelope advised, still rubbing Cundrie's back as to soothe them. Cundrie kept sobbing. Penelope didn't stop rubbing Cundrie's back. Cundrie made a retching noise and threw up to the dirt in front of them, Penelope easily cast a spell as to clean it away.

"I'll get some water for you, ok?" Cundrie nodded weakly and Penelope left for the nearest tent, Cundrie sitting down to a nearest giant stone.

It's been eight months since they last saw each other, yes, but can a person move on that quick? Arya says she saw Oliver snog someone else in June when they ended things at the end of January, which means it's only been five months. Can a person move on that quickly? Cundrie can't. Cundrie can't move on that quickly, so why can Oliver? Doesn't xe remember the memories they had together, the words they exchanged, the hugs they had, the kisses, the handholding, the sex? What about the baby?

It's true what Penelope said, a murder associate is not a good look for an ex-girlfriend, but she still loves xem. Why? Why does Oliver have to move on so quickly? Why does Oliver have to forget Cundrie so quickly? Cundrie can't, how can she when she's carrying xyr dearest daughter? She'll see xyr in her for 17 years, more if she can have her way. If Oliver is here with her, this'll be so much easier. Why?

"Here you go, Dri-" Penelope appeared from behind them, holding a glass of water and offering it to Cundrie. Cundrie accepts it with no other words, drinking the glass empty with ease.

"Thanks-" Cundrie nodded. Penelope takes the glass off her hand, holding it on her lap. Penelope sits next to Cundrie, placing her hand on top of Cundrie's.

"What's wrong?"

"What you said was right-" Cundrie nodded, wiping their tears away. "Harpies had a match with Puddlemere last June, and Arya saw Oliver snogging someone else after a match. You're right, how can I even think that xe'll stay waiting for me? But how can xe move on from me so quick? Arya says it was June, June was just five months since we last saw each other!"

"I didn't say that, Dri," Penelope said soothingly.

"What did you say, then?"

"A murder associate is not a good look for an ex-girlfriend," Penelope recited. "But I don't care about that, I see how helpful and kind you are. If xe doesn't, it's xyr loss. You opened a camp for all of us, it's already 20 Muggleborns and you're getting more. If that's not an indicator of how selfless you are, I don't know what is."

"It wasn't originally my idea, you know-" Cundrie shrugged. "It was Marcus'. Marcus saw an undesirable poster of his Muggleborn prostitute friend and wants her safe, and this idea came to being. I tried to talk to him out of it, using my pregnancy as an excuse, but instead, he talked to me into it."

"Well, you still let him do it. In fact, you help him with Muggleborn Quidditch players and Muggleborn Ministry workers. And me," Penelope added and sighed. "And you two don't stop there. He gets at least one Muggleborn here every day, you gave him ideas of where to find them. You care for the Muggleborns that are here. And that's the Cundrie I love and admire."

Cundrie smiled as Penelope planted a soft kiss to her lips, Cundrie kissing her back in equal excitement. Penelope's right, her time with Oliver is over. It's time to forget xem, xe has forgotten her. She doesn't owe xem her heart, not anymore. Xe doesn't even know about xyr daughter, and she probably won't let xem know. Why should she? The baby has Mummy and Uncle Marcus with her at all times, they don't need xem.

"Dri-"

"Let's do it-" Cundrie nodded, eyes glinting with determination. Penelope furrowed her brows, waiting for elaboration. "You and me. Let's do it. Let's make us official."

"Are you sure?" Penelope shook her head, eyes wide in confusion.

"Why not?" Cundrie asked. "You like me, don't you? You told me that you don't care that I'm carrying Oliver's baby, you told me that you still want me and I do like you. Why not?"

"Maybe we should go on a few dates first, you just got your heart broken-" Penelope shook her head. "Is this even you speaking?"

"My heart was broken eight months ago, I'm tired of letting it broken!" Cundrie exclaimed. Cundrie harshly kissed Penelope again, their hands caressing her hair. "Let's do it, you and me. Please."

"I'm ok with us having sex, we've had sex couple of times before, but is it ok if we have sex with your pregnant state?" Penelope asks, pulling herself away from Cundrie. "What if your baby gets hurt? What if we just snog, if you want? I don't want to hurt her."

"Don't worry, she'll be safe," Cundrie assured. "Just sleep with me, there's the shack I share with Marcus and he's retrieving more Muggleborns, we should be safe."

"Lead the way."