"Ohhhhh... Well, same month at least!" Then her smile brightened as she said, "Of course I would! Her Uncle Colin, who is always taking beautiful pictures of her, right?" She was thinking about Dean, too, Uncle Dean who would have drawn Lily all the time, and Lavender found herself reaching out for Colin's hand and squeezing it again.
Then he started talking about his chest aching and oh, Lavender felt her own heart ache in return. She'd only been a mother for a day or so, but her instincts had already kicked in. Lavender opened her arms and said, "Come here, love. I think you need a hug." Softly, she added, "My chest hurts too, love. My heart aches, even though I'm happy about Lily all at the same time."