| Michelle walked into the living room, wringing her hands nervously. She was anxiously waiting to hear from Stephanie and Seamus about how the honeymoon went. Of course, this also meant that she would have to deliver her news.
Fred joined his wife, bringing her a tall glass of lemonade. �Settle down, love. We don�t have to tell them right away.� Michelle took the lemonade and drank half of it in one gulp. She set it down and shook her head at her husband. �Steph�s my best friend. I have to tell her. She�s going to know right away that something�s off if I try keeping a secret. It�s impossible. She�ll guess it.� �No, she won�t,� Fred reassured her. �Trust me.� Fred laughed at her, pulling her into his arms and kissing her passionately. They pulled apart and he rested his cheek on her forehead. �We don�t have to tell anyone. That�s what we decided, right? It�s good luck to keep it a secret for about a month.� Michelle smiled. �I guess you�re right. But it�s just too exciting not to want to let it get out.� Fred looked at his wife and was overwhelmed with her beauty. A tear escaped his eye that Michelle quickly wiped away. She kissed his cheek in reassurance. �What�s wrong, love?� she whispered. �You�re not supposed to be crying. Not the Frederick Weasley I know. You�re supposed to be upstairs, rigging our bed so that it will collapse when I sit on it in eight months.� He smiled and sniffled, placing his hand gently on her cheek. �I�ve already done that.� Michelle laughed and slapped him playfully on the shoulder. �It�s just a completely new feeling� every time I look at you now, I think of what�s to be in a year. I can�t believe we�re so lucky. It�s amazing.� �I know.� �And you�re so beautiful, Michelle. You�re my everything. You were everything to me at Hogwarts before you even knew.� �Oh, Fred� sometimes I wish you would have said something sooner. But if you had, maybe things wouldn�t be this way now. Who knows?� �I�m just glad we realized we were in love before you could marry Oliver.� Michelle laughed, putting her hands on Fred�s rugged, unshaven face and staring into his deep brown eyes. �I could have never loved him the way I love you.� Fred smiled, closing his eyes in joy. �I love you very much.� �I love you.� They kissed each other and Michelle pulled away to wistfully breathe, �So we should keep the baby a secret?� Fred nodded. �I think it�s a good idea to keep it secret.� �Keep what secret?� Fred and Michelle nearly jumped out of their skin when they turned around and saw Seamus and Stephanie standing together in their living room. Fred�s eyes widened. �How long have you been here?� �Just long enough to hear that last thing you said,� Stephanie answered. �Don�t worry.� Michelle pulled from Fred and ran at her friend, hugging her tightly. �So, how was the honeymoon?� �It was fabulous! Ireland was simply beautiful! Seamus was right,� Stephanie said, casting a smile at her new husband. �You actually left the hotel?� Fred asked, smiling slyly at Seamus. Michelle narrowed her eyes at him quickly and then smiled as well. �There you are.� Stephanie frowned at her friend and then linked her arm through Michelle�s. �Come on, now, let�s go into the kitchen and we can talk about the honeymoon. Besides, I want to know what you and Fred are being so secretive about.� Michelle opened her mouth to protest but Fred cried, �Be strong, my love!� |
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