"Victoire? You home?" Teddy Lupin stepped out of the fireplace into the living room of the house he and Victoire owned. "Vic? You home?" He walked through the living room and into the hallway. He noticed all of her shoes were on the shoe rack and her coats were hanging up on the rack. He headed up the stairs and into the corridor. "Victoire?" He walked further along until he reached their bedroom. He was about to walk in but stopped himself. He knocked on the door. "Victoire?" He didn't hear anything so he walked in. It was exactly as he had left it that morning. The bed was neatly made, the blue throw over perfectly straight. He frowned and left the room. As he stepped out, he heard a retching sound coming from the bathroom. He ran towards it and saw Victoire knelt over the toilet. "Vic? Are you okay?" He asked, inwardly cursing himself. Such a stupid question, he thought, she was clearly not okay. Victoire looked up at him, her eyes watery and her face tearstained. "Not exactly…" She sounded as if she was on the verge of crying. Teddy knelt down beside her. "What's wrong?" He asked softly. Victoire let a silent tear roll down her face. Teddy wiped it away and left his hand there.
"Teddy…. I just feel awful for not telling you sooner, but I swear I didn't know." She took a deep breath. "Teddy… I'm… I'm pregnant." Teddy stared at her, admittedly very shocked but he was also… indescribably happy. His child, Vic's child, their child. Something that was only theirs, and would never be anybody else's. Teddy smiled. "Victoire. Why are you crying? I love you, you know I do. And now I love our child as well. It's fine." He coughed. "I was going to do this tomorrow but today's just as good, I guess." He took her hand and helped her to her feet. Teddy dug in his jacket pocket until he found what he was looking for. He got down on one knee.
"Victoire Appoline Weasley, I have loved you ever since we were babies. I loved you all through my childhood and teenage years. We may have been silly back then but I always loved you. You are my sun, my moon, my stars, my everything. Victoire, will you marry me?"
Victoire was taken aback. "I…. I…. Yes. Of course!" Teddy stood up and she flung her arms around him. "I love you." He whispered into her hair. Victoire kissed him and Teddy returned the kiss passionately….
EIGHT MONTHS LATER…
Victoire was lying in bed with her head propped up by three large pillows. Teddy was sitting next to her in an armchair. A photo of the pair on their wedding day was on the bedside table.
"Are we seriously talking about names now?" Victoire groaned. Teddy sighed and his usually turquoise hair turned purple for a minute. "Vic, the twins are due in two weeks…"
Victoire huffed. "I just want to sleep." Teddy stroked her forehead lovingly and handed her a glass of water. "I know, love." Victoire took the water and drank deeply before handing it back to Teddy. She sighed. "If we have to choose then I like Marie and Amelie for girls. For boys, I like Nathan and Joseph."
Teddy nodded and wrote them down on a piece of parchment. "I like Amelie too but I also like Lilac. Boys is… I would like to honour Harry with a middle name… Maybe Harrison but shortened to Harry?" He asked quietly.
Victoire nodded. "That's perfect."
SOME WEEKS LATER…
Congratulations to Theodore Remus and Victoire Appoline Lupin on their twins:
Harrison Joseph Lupin and Lilac Amelie Lupin.
Born 28th July 2020 during the Summer Holidays.