(Before anyone says anything about the bumps remember that Mia is three months pregnant with twins so will be bigger than singleton three months. Also, Chantelle is five months pregnant with quads).

Chapter Eleven, Mia's First Harvest Festival

As October 31st dawned, the morning of the Harvest Festival in Arcadia Way, Mia let out a contented sigh as she snuggled further into Fred, her head resting on his chest while being spooned from behind by Damon. André was on Fred's other side and Blaise behind Damon. All of them were still asleep enjoying their peaceful slumber, only for it to be suddenly ruined when Mia leapt out of bed startling her mates awake as she dashed towards their bathroom and only just made it to the toilet before last night's dinner made a reappearance. As she gagged she felt someone pull her hair back rubbing the top of her back, while another hand rubbed her back soothingly.

She could tell by the size of the hands and slight heat she could feel through her thin pyjama top that Fred had pulled her hair back and Blaise was rubbing her lower back.
"Shh it's okay Mia." Fred soothed.
"Breathe Amore mio. We have you." Blaise crooned. Using their advice Mia breathed deeply through her nose in between dry heaving before she sat back against them after wiping her mouth; feeling exhausted.
"Here you are my love." Damon said, entering the bathroom with a glass of water in one hand and a cup of tea in the other. André was behind him carrying a potion vial. "Some water and ginger tea to settle your stomach." He continued.

"Thank you." Mia said softly, accepting the water, rinsing her mouth out before taking a couple of sips before swapping the water for the tea. Smiling softly when Damon kissed her forehead.
"And a Stomach Soother and Anti-Nausea potion." André added, kissing her head. Watching carefully as she downed all of the potions and took a couple of sips of the tea to wash away the taste.
"How about we get you back to bed? We don't have to go to the Festival." Fred suggested, running a hand through her hair and kissing her right cheek, Blaise kissing her left and rubbing her back as she rested against them.
"No. No, I want to go." Mia protested.
"Okay, but get some sleep first as it's still rather early and we'll sort everything out." Blaise suggested.

After thinking about it for a moment Mia agreed and slowly stood from the ground after finishing her tea and thanking her mates.
"Don't worry about it Mia. We will always be here for you, now get some rest." André said, placing the water on the bedside table and giving Mia a loving kiss after she'd cleaned her teeth and got back into bed. "I love you."
"I love you too André. I love all of you." Mia said sleepily, giving the other some tender kisses before she drifted off to sleep.

***

As Mia dozed off her four dominant mates were left standing around the bed with various degrees of a worried frown.
"Maybe we should contact Healer Talbot." Fred and Damon said worriedly, their Dragel roaring inside their minds worriedly as their protective instincts surged.
"Morning sickness is normal but I agree, I think it's best we send for her." André agreed.
"I'll go Floo her now." Blaise said, turning to leave the room when a pop sounded as Dobby appeared.
"No Master Blaise I's fetch the Healer for Mistress Mia. I's be quicker." Dobby said passionately, but was wringing his hands nervously as a concerned frown marred his face.

"Thank you Dobby." Blaise said gratefully, he then proceeded to tell Dobby all that had happened this morning so the correct information can be relayed. As soon as he was done Dobby Disapparated and all they had to do was wait. While they waited in a tense silence, too worried to hold a conversation, Blaise and André sat in the two arm chairs while Fred and Damon sat on the bed on either side of Mia which soothed their protective instincts a tad as Mia cuddled into Damon this time. As they waited the time seemed to go by extremely slowly when five minutes after he'd left Dobby returned with Healer Talbot in tow.

"Healer Talbot, thank you so much for coming." André said gratefully, quickly getting to his feet to greet her and shake her hand.
"Oh nonsense André. I am your family Healer and there's no need for formalities, you know this. Just call me Allana. Boys, you'll need to move off the bed so I can cast a Diagnostic Charm." Allana said to Damon and Fred who obeyed her orders, despite their Dragel's screeching at them in their minds. After a few waves of her wand and a read of the parchment Healer Talbot turned a reassuring smile upon the four worried mates and a worried elf. "Mia and the wee babies are just fine, a little low on blood pressure and vitamins but that's normal after vomiting. Morning sickness is completely normal and shows the babies and hormones are progressing nicely.

However, some women are affected more than others, no one knows why but I can assure you, she is fine. They all are. When she wakes up make sure she has all of her potions, a hearty breakfast, her normal weetabix with banana and honey tea is completely fine." Healer Talbot assured.
"Thank you Allana sorry we've wasted your time." Fred apologised, as all of them let out a relieved sigh.
"Nonsense, it's better to check these things out then to leave them and her condition worsens and there's nothing that can alter it. I'll see you at the Festival boys." She said bidding them all goodbye before she shadowed out.
"Now that we can breathe easier, how about we get things ready for the Festival? Take the stress off of Mia." Damon suggested.
"That's a great idea." André agreed, he paused on his way out of the room to kiss Mia's forehead and headed down to the kitchen, the others following after no doubt kissing Mia's forehead.

***

Later that morning Mia awoke feeling much better than when she had first woken earlier that morning. To help her feel better after the violent vomiting André and Fred had brought her her breakfast, potions and cuddles and kisses in bed, while Blaise ran her a nice bubble bath and Damon gave her a shoulder and neck massage in the bath. When she stepped out she was left breathless by the tender loving kisses they each bestowed upon her, and then her heart practically melted when they each gave two kisses to her bump with whispers of good morning and I love yous to their two babies.
"Why are you crying, love?" Damon asked, concerned, gently wiping them away.

"It's happy tears." Mia assured. "I love you all so much and I've never felt this loved before."
"Well, that is going to be a common occurrence, Mio Caro." Blaise said tenderly, rubbing his thumb across her left cheek, Damon doing the same to her right.
"I will always love you." Fred swore, wrapping his arms around her hips.
"Je t'aime, ma chérie." André returned, wrapping his arms above Fred's and kissing her temple. Mia sighed happily as she was enveloped in a blanket of love, trust and safety. She didn't want to leave it but knew she had to get dressed for the Festival.
"I love you all, too. You all look so handsome, so I better go get dressed." Mia sighed, easing out of their arms.

Heading to the closet Mia decided on an outfit that would match the outing they were going on. So she decided on; a crop rust orange jumper dress that shows off her baby bump, black ripped jeans and black ankle boots, and a black handbag. To complete her outfit she'd curled her blue ends slightly and added a mix of orange and red shimmery eyeshadow blending them together to create a Smokey effect, black eyeliner and mascara and finally purple tinted black lipstick. As for her mates: André was dressed in black jeans, a grey T-shirt, black pea coat and brown trainers. Fred wore dark indigo jeans, a black polo shirt, a green bomber jacket, olive shoes and a grey beanie. Blaise wore blue stonewashed jeans, a grey shirt, black shoes and a brown leather jacket. And finally Damon wore black jeans, brown trainers, a white T-shirt and a brown coat.

As Mia walked down the last set of stairs the four important men in her life were astounded that they had such a beautiful woman that they could call their own and told her as such causing Mia to blush but had a happy smile on her face. As she came closer they noticed the baby bump clearly on show along with their marks and were filled with pride that no one could have their mate, but were also filled with awe at the sight of their clearly growling children despite kissing her bump every morning and night causing Mia to laugh a little at them and their dazed expressions.

"Dobby, you are more than welcome to attend the Festival or do anything you wish with your spare time." Mia told him, smiling gently as she clasped hands with Fred and Damon.
"Thank you Mistress but Dobby has something to do." Dobby declined politely, thinking of the baby blankets he wanted to make.
"Okay Dobby we'll see you later." André bid, as they all clasped hands and shadowed away to the field next to the Plaza where the Festival was being held.

***

Upon arrival Mia was amazed. A colourful balloon archway in autumn colours marked ten entrances with hay bales on either side, fairy lights in the bushes and the trees. There was multiple stalls full of vegetables and other things that the farmers were selling, there was an area where children or even adults could do pumpkin carving, a tractor pulling a cart along for the children which already held laughing children, an area that held the competition for the largest pumpkin some that could put Hagrid's to shame, and there was also a competition for the children with the best dressed costume. All around people were talking happily, laughing, children running around screaming with laughter either chasing each other or running from parents, and it made Mia smile as she rested her hand on her bump where her surprise twins resided.

"Are you alright, Mon chéri?" André asked concerned, noticing the determined but wistful expression and the hand on her bump.
"I'm okay. Just thinking that I never want our children to have the life I had. I want them to be children and experience all this, experience being loved." Mia said a little sadly towards the end.
"And they will be. We swear to you Mia, our children will be loved so much and experience all this and more and you will experience all this and love right alongside them." Damon swore fiercely.
"We hate what you've gone through Mia and I wish I'd been able to do something sooner but I can now. And if you want to prosecute your relatives then we'll support you and do that with you too." Blaise promised.

"Thank you." Mia said tearfully, flinging her arms around Blaise's neck hugging him tightly, than Damon's, Fred's and finally André's. Each of them gives her the love, affection, safety and care that she has been starved of and so desperately craved. Once her hormones were back under control she held Fred and Andre's hands as the five of them walked around the stalls buying the wares that were on offer and sampling the drinks and foods as well. Later that afternoon they met up with Elijah, George, Chantelle and Megan who looked so cute in her outfit. Mia helped her niece do the pumpkin carving both with big smiles on their faces, (Mia was glad she finally got to do it). She couldn't believe how much Megan had grown and that in less than a month she'll be one.

She's come along so well and soon she'd have some new nieces and nephews as Chantelle was now five months pregnant and expecting two girls and two boys, she saw how tired her best friend was and knew she'd start nesting soon as there was a chance they could come at either eight or even seven months which understandably made everyone nervous but Mia knew Chantelle and the babies would be okay as Chantelle was strong and they'll be just like their mother. It made her anxious and excited to meet her own babies which could come round eight months.

So, Chantelle could be due in December or January instead of February. And Mia could be due around the end of March instead of the end of April but they all wanted them to stay as long as possible; but this is where Mia's short height could work against her. She tried not to think about it and instead looked on the bright side: she couldn't be happier that she was born with the Dragel gene as it's given her four wonderful mates, a large family and children. Finally she's getting the peace she's so desired.
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Italian to English:

*Amore mio = my love
*Mio caro = my darling

French to English:

* Mon chéri = my darling
* Je t'aime, ma chérie = I love you, my darling.