Tessa had just moved into an apartment. Her father was helping her and was paying for her to stay there. He thought that this would be a good chance for her to start over and forget Damien. Tessa's father knew that she was pregnant when she moved. And he did his best to help both Tessa and her unborn child. At first she hated the city, it was noisy It wasn't like London where she grew up. But she would have to get used to it. She heard that their was muggles who said they had a cure for blindness. Every since her first year she wanted to be able to see.

And she thought that this was one reason Damien had left her. But also Anne had a part to play in her marriage crumbling. She then rubbed her belly wondering what she was going to have. But Tessa didn't care as long as it was healthy. Her first week in the building, her neighbors would come and welcome her. And they told her that they would do anything that they could to help her. By taking her to her doctors appointments and also to see the doctor about her blindness. Her next door neighbor was the closest and Tessa shared a lot about her life. She told her about how Damien was treating her and the reason that he left her. And Tessa told her that she didn't tell Damien that she was pregnant.

She did her best not to tell anyone that she was a witch. And she had left her wand back in London. Because she knew how much trouble she would be in if anybody found out. All Tessa wanted to do was stay in her apartment all day. But her neighbor Faith wouldn't have any of it. She would take Tessa to the mall. And they would do nothing but shopping for her. Faith knew that she didn't have a whole lot. And their was going to be a baby on the way. Tessa was thankful that someone was looking out for her. Faith told her that she would be needing new clothes soon. Because what she had wouldn't fit, and Tessa didn't know this because she was never told.

But Tessa was glad that she had found a friend here. It was hard at first because she felt like she was alone. She was still hurting from Damien leaving her. It was all her fault that her marriage failed. And she felt like her life was never going to be right again. But Faith keep telling her to give it time. That it would all work out in the end. She told Tessa that if Damien had truly loved her, he would come back to her. And Tessa believe that this would happen, but she didn't want to get her hopes up.

At first Faith would come over and teach Tessa how to cook and things that someone would need to know. Tessa didn't have to learn before, because she had a house elf that would take care of her. But Faith was taking her time to help Tessa out, seeing that she was new to everything. She just wanted to help her get her life back on track. And she knew this is what Tessa need, she would sit down and they would talk about what Damien did. Faith noticed at first it was hard for her to do. But as time went by Tessa would talk more and more about him.

Faith drove Tessa to her doctor appointment. This was the one where she was going to find out what she was going to have. And she couldn't have been more excited. When she would think about it, she would feel bad that she left Damien. And that she didn't tell him that she was having his baby. But she felt like didn't want him to know. He didn't want anything to do with her, and that it why she thought that he left her. And that was why she wasn't going to have him involved in his baby's life.

Both her and Faith was in the waiting room, just waiting for them to call out Tessa's name. This was the day that they was waiting for. And Tessa knew that she would have to write her father telling him if her was going to have a grandson or a granddaughter. Tessa wanted to tell Damien's parents about their grandchild, but she didn't know how.

“ Tessa Grey if you would follow me. We will get you set up for the doctor.”

Tessa then got up and followed the nurse back. She then looked over and seen that Faith was following them. With each step she was more excited, this was her baby. It was growing inside of her. She was then led into a room and was told to lay down on the table and the doctor would come in. Faith just sat there waiting to see Tessa's baby. Her doctor walked into the room.

“ And how are we doing today Miss Grey?”

She smiled a little bit. “ Oh I am doing find Dr. Christian. I just been having morning sickness. And I have been doing everything that you told me that I should do.” He then smiled as he looked at Tessa. “ That is good, looks like you are putting on weight, that is always a plus. But I need you to lift up your shirt for me.” Tessa did as she was told. She then noticed that he put blue goop on her stomach. Dr. Christian then took a wand and moved it around. Both Faith and Tessa seen that her baby was up on the screen. Tessa wanted to start crying, this was growing in her. She knew that this is what happened when she had happier times with Damien. And it was killing her not to tell him, but she wanted him to pay for what he did to her.

“ Miss Grey it looks like you are going to have a little girl.”

Tessa was shocked, she and Damien would say that they wanted three little girls. But that would never happen. And she would be raising her by herself, but she had help from Faith. She had never been happier that she was having a little girl. When she got home she knew that she would have to write her father. Telling him that he was getting a granddaughter. Tessa knew that they would have to get the other room ready for her. And this meant a lot of work, but she knew Faith would find some people to help her out. And this meant more shopping for Tessa and Faith.

Tessa was laying in her bed, when she felt her little girl kick for the first time. This was something that made her want to cry. Because Damien wasn't here with her, this was something that she wanted to share with him. But she was sure that he didn't want anything to do with her or her little girl. She had remember telling Faith that Damien would drink. And Faith told her that she was glad Damien left her, because bringing a child into that wasn't going to be good. Tessa told herself that she would do anything to keep her and her unborn girl safe.

While she was laying there, she would rub her belly. Just to try and calm her down. And to let her know that her mommy was there and that she loved her. Tessa made sure that she sang every night before she went to bed. This was for her baby, to let her know that everything was fine. And this was also to help Tessa. Letting herself knowing that everything was going to be alright. She knew that she was going to be a single mother. She knew that it was going to be hard, but she didn't have much of a choice. Damien wasn't going to be coming back.

She was thinking of names that she could name her little girl. There was so many that she could choose from. Tessa would have named her after her mother, but she didn't know her name. And she knew that Damien would want to name her after his mom. But Tessa couldn't remember the name. Tessa wanted a cute name, an interesting name. She loved going out into the gardens growing up. So she knew that she wanted to name her after a flower. But she didn't want to give her a name where she would be teased later in her life.

Tessa smiled as she had the perfected name. But she had no idea what would go with it. She knew the name that she always ready that would go with it. It was a fool proof name that would go with anything. And since she was divorced from Damien, her little girl would have her last name. And she didn't want to explain why she had a different name from her mothers.

“ I will call her Lily Marie Grey.”

She was in the delivery room. It was finally time, she was going to meet her little girl soon. But she knew that this wasn't going to be easy. She had heard stories that this part was extremely painful. And this is what scared her the most. This is the part that she wished that Damien was with her. But it has been a while, and she had to stop thinking about him. For the sake of her little girl she wasn't going to mention Damien to her.

The doctor told her that she had to keep pushing. All she wanted to have this all over. She could do without all the pain of having a baby. But she wasn't going to regret any of it. Lily was know going to be her life. With every push Tessa was screaming, she was already read for it to be over. It seemed to be going on forever. But thirty six hours later, she had her baby girl.

Tessa could help but cry when she got to hold Lily. She looked like her mother but she had her father's eyes. When she saw Lily it reminded her of everything about Damien. But she knew that she was never going to let Lily know about her father. She knew that later Lily wouldn't like it. But she was protecting her from him. She knew that Damien could try and take her away. And Tessa wasn't going to have any of it.

One of the nurses came in and took Lily away. This was so she could get some sleep. After giving birth she was extremely tired. She had only wished that Damien was here with her. But she knew that he wouldn't have nothing to do with her. But she then closed her eyes and feel asleep.

It was Lily first birthday. And Tessa couldn't take enough pictures. They wasn't just for her to show off, but so her father could see how fast Lily was growing. It felt like the other day she was born. Her baby girl was growing up on her. And what made it worse on her, how much she reminded her of Damien. And she felted like she made the right choice. Not to have Damien in Lily's life. Raising her by herself was not an easy task. But Faith step in and would help when she could. Watching Lily eat her piece of cake was cute.

She was actually playing with her food. Which Tessa was getting pictures of it. Tessa knew that she had to act like this when she was Lily's age. It was still a happy time with her family, she still had her mother and older brother. And Lily was laughing and giggling at everything. Which this was making Tessa smile. Lily was something that got Tessa through the day. It was because of her that she didn't break down and started to cry.

Faith then looked at Tessa and smiled. Tessa was lucky that she had been with her since she had moved that. Without Faith, Tessa would have no idea what to do. She looked at Tessa as she grabbed Lily from her highchair. “ Do we want to start with presents?” Tessa smiled. “ Yes let's start that right now.”

Tessa grabbed Lily and walked into her living room. She then sat down on the floor while Lily was sitting on her lap. Faith then started to hand her bag and presents. After a couple Lily got the concept how to open them up. Tessa was looking at all the clothes that she was getting. But when she got to her gift from her father. She noticed that he got her a teddy bear. And this was something that Lily latched onto.

Lily was just a little bit older. She was already three and Tessa had no idea where the time went. Tessa remembered when she was born. But she knew that she was enjoying watching her grow up. And Lily started to put things together. Lily knew that her life wasn't like the other kids that she would play at the park with. Because they would come with their mommy and daddy. And Lily knew that she only had a mommy.

“ Mommy why don't I have a daddy. Doesn't he love me enough?”

Tessa had no idea how to answer that. She told herself that she was never going to bring Damien up. But she had to answer the question. Tessa knew that she could answer this without bringing up Damien's name. “ Honey I am sure your daddy loves you, but he can't be around us. And it isn't because he doesn't love us.” This was something that she didn't want to talk about. And this was something that she didn't want to deal with this. Because she had already wrote Damien out of her life. If her really wanted to be around her, he would find me.

She then looked at Lily and started to smiled. “ How about we put in Tangled and I will go put in some popcorn and just enjoy the rest of the day.” Tessa hoped that this was enough to distract her from asking anymore questions.

“ Alright mommy I will put on the DVD while you make some butter popcorn.”

Tessa walked into the kitchen to start making her popcorn. She had just dodge that one, but she didn't know how long she could lie to Lily. She would be asking more and more questions. And she knew that as she was getting older. She was getting smarter with everything is going on. After a couple of minutes later she walked back into the living room. Lily had already put the DVD on and was curled up on on the couch. She was ready for her mom to curl up with her.

Tessa was packing up her apartment. It was going to be harder for her to leave. She had been living here for six years. Lily was already six and Tessa was wondering where the time went. Tessa had received that her father was dying from cancer and that is why she was moving back. And she had also wrote to Hogwarts about taking a job. Tessa had made sure that Lily's room was all packed up and ready to go.

“ Mommy why do we have to go?”

She then smiled a little bit as she looked at Lily. “ Lily we are moving to be with grandpa. He is very sick and needs us to be around to help him.” Tessa hoped that Lily would understand, and wouldn't ask if her father lived where they was moving to. She didn't ask that many questions, because Tessa wouldn't tell her much. But it wouldn't get easier when she would be moving back. She knew that her father would tell Lily the true answer. And Tessa knew that her daughter wouldn't trust her, so she decided to tell her.

“ Lily honey I want to tell you this now. I know I have keep this from you for years. But your father is living in England the last time I knew. He left me before you was born. That doesn't mean that if he sees you, that he doesn't love you.”

“ Mommy what do you mean?”

Lily was confused about what was going on. She didn't know who her daddy was. But he was where they was moving to. She knew that her mommy must have been protecting her from him. But she walked over and gave her a hug. “ Mommy I love you.”

Tessa smiled as her little girl hugged her. “ Mommy loves you too. And we will be living with grandpa till I can find us a home.” She knew that she would have to start looking once she got to England. Tessa was glad that her daughter understood what was happening.

Tessa was trying to unpack at her father's house. They was letting them live their till she could find a house of their own. She was enjoying the time that she had with her father. And Lily was enjoying being around her grandpa. This was something that Tessa didn't have at her age. She had already lost her family and was put in an orphanage. So she was now enjoying her time spent at his house.

She knew that she would have to take Lily to meet Damien. This was something that she didn't want to do. Because he would tell her that she should have told him. And it was Tessa's fault that he had to miss the first six years on his own little girls life. And she wanted Lily to have everything that she didn't have. Tessa hoped that when he saw Lily he would take her back. And they would be a happy family. But she knew that her dreams could be crushed. They haven't seen each other in six years. He could have moved on and found another girl.

All she could hope was that this went well. But she knew that something could go wrong. While she was in New York she had learned this. What could go wrong, always ends up going wrong. In six years she hoped that Damien would have changed. That he would see Tessa and come running back to her.

Tessa had just got home. Lily finally meet her father and it went smooth. She hated how Damien was blaming her, saying how it was all her fault. Tessa was scared when Damien left her, she didn't know if he was the same guy. She was more upset that he was dating Anne. Nothing could be like it was and all Lily wanted was her mommy and daddy to be together again. Tessa always taught her that some things could be put back together.

She had taken her father back to the hospital before she left. Lily knew that her mommy was upset. Tessa couldn't believe that he went to Anne. But she knew that she wasn't that shocked. Because he had feeling for her when they was in school. She always knew there was something going on. Because Damien was never around, and Tessa knew that he was with Anne. She wanted to break down and start crying ,but Lily was with her.

Tessa then broke down and started to cry. She was angry at Damien for dating Anne. But there was nothing that she could have done or said that would have got him to change his mind. She then sat down on the couch and Lily climbed on her mommy lap. She then smiled and sang a song that always made Tessa smiled.

“ Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand Hold it tight

I will protect you
from all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry

For one so small,
you seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry

'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more

You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always

Why can't they understand
the way we feel
They just don't trust
what they can't explain
I know we're different but,
deep inside us
We're not that different at all

And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more

Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know
We need each other,
to have, to hold
They'll see in time
I know

When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together

'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on,
Now and forever more

Oh, you'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart, always
Always

Tessa smiled as her daughter was finished.

Tessa had thought that she found the perfect little house for both her and Lily. It was big enough for both of them. And she was getting a lot of her money from her father. But also Damien was helping her, she was using the money that she got in the divorce. She had a lot of it because she moved to live with muggles and didn't need it. Damien had offered to let her live near him. But she wanted something that was hers.

She then smiled as she walked into the house. Tessa had seen the man that was selling it. He let her walk around, giving herself time. Tessa walked into what would be the master bedroom and she smiled. It was beautiful and she could see herself living here. But when she went to the next room and just sat down on the bed. She then looked around and started to think to herself. “ This would be prefect for Lily's bedroom.” So far she was falling in love with the house.

Tessa could see herself living their with Lily. And that was the point of looking at the house. After she walked into the next room. She knew that she had to put an offer on the house. Tessa had sat down on the bed and knew that she wanted to make this into Lily's playroom.

She then walked back outside and started the paperwork for the house.