Gemma smiled gently as she felt her brothers arms wrap around her. She wrapped her arms around him too. "Ah Gemma I've missed you" he said. "I've missed you too" she said, as she pulled away. She had been in Rivendell with Gandalf. "How was your journey to Rivendell?" he asked. She walked inside his house and a huge smile plastered her pink lips "It was amazing Bilbo!". He chuckled "I am sure it was for you, though not for me. I was worried sick about you" he sighed. Gemma rested her hand on Bilbo's shoulder. "I am home safe am I not?". Bilbo nodded "Of course..because you are here". She giggled "You are too funny Bilbo..are you going to make me tea or not?". He nodded, and hurried into the kitchen. She shut the door and made her way into the living room. She flopped down on the armchair, and rested her feet on the footrest. She smirked to herself, remembering the plan Gandalf had explained to her. He was going to get Bilbo to go on an adventure. Bilbo came rushing in a few moments later, holding two cups of tea. He placed hers in her hands and sat on the other armchair. She began to tell him about her journey. "That sounds interesting" he said, smiling. Gemma knew he did not mean it. She yawned then, feeling tired. "Are you tired?" he asked, finishing his tea. She nodded gently, rubbing her eyes and standing up "I will see you in the morning, Bilbo". He nodded "Goodnight little sister". She smirked as she exited the room and wandered down to her bedroom, which was right across from Bilbo's. She got into her night dress and hopped into bed, thinking of what tomorrow would bring.
The next morning, she awoke to the smell of eggs and bacon. She smiled and rushed into the kitchen to see Bilbo serving up the food. "Hey brother" she grinned. He smiled widely, clearly in a good mood today "Here you go little sister". She took the plate gently from his hands, though she was quite hungry. She then began to eat at the table, while Bilbo sat at the other end. "Any plans for today?" he asked her. She felt a smirk coming, but refused to let it show, so covered her mouth with her hand and said "I shall go to the market shopping, and you?". "Nothing at all" he sighed. She nodded "You should really go out and do something with your life Bilbo..like come with me to Rivendell". He shook his head as soon as she finished the sentence "I am a Baggins". "And a Took" she reminded him "are you saying it is inappropriate that I go off?". "Sort of, yes" he said, as he stood up and brought his plate over to the counter. She sighed and finished her food, then walked off to her bedroom. She looked at her curly blonde hair in the mirror, then grabbed her brush. She brushed through the curls and then wandered over to her drawer, taking out a new dress. She then went to the bathroom to get washed, then went to leave the house. She heard Bilbo clear his throat when she had opened the door. She turned around quickly and raised an eyebrow. "I am sorry for saying that..It's just I am terribly afraid of you getting hurt..I love you and..if I lost you I would blame myself" he said, clearing his throat again and then looking at her. She smiled and rushed to him, giving him a hug "I will always forgive you". He chuckled and ruffled her hair "now, off you go to the markets. I heard there will be some excellent flowers for sale". Her eyes showed pure excitement. She adored flowers. They were her favourite thing. She hurried from the Hobbit hole and made her way towards the market. As soon as she reached the market, she bumped into her friend Bell Goodchild.
"Gemma!" she heard someone exclaim. She spun around quickly, knowing the voice "Bell!" she smiled. They hugged each other gently, Gemma being careful not to squeeze her pregnant belly. "Oh Bell you look stunning" she grinned. "Thank you sweetie, you too!". "How are the children?" asked Gemma. "They are fine, they are very excited for the baby to come along..I am hoping it is another boy" she said excitedly. "Well I wish you the best darling" smiled Gemma, feeling slightly jealous of her friends love and family lives. "How about you? See any gorgeous elf men on your journey?" winked Bell. Gemma shook her head "none so far". Bell tutted "You will definitely find someone, you are beautiful!". Gemma laughed, unsure of whether or not to believe her friend. Surely if she was that beautiful she would have found someone by now. Gemma seen Bell's husband, Hamfast talking with a bunch of other Hobbits. "Is Hamfast excited?" asked Gemma. "I think he is the most excited of all, even after all the children we have had" she giggled. Gemma laughed "I would be so happy if I could have a baby". Bell rubbed Gemma's arm gently "You will..someday you will hold a little baby of your own ..what would you call him?". "If it was a boy..I would definitely call him Frodo" she said, thinking about how her baby boy would look "Yes..Frodo..now I hope I have a boy". Bell smiled "You will meet your Frodo someday". They soon had to say their goodbyes, and Gemma continued to the market. She had always wanted to marry someone really cute..and then have children with that person. She shopped for a while, picking up some roses. She began to walk home ,and that is when she seen Gandalf talking with Bilbo, but Bilbo rushed inside. She decided to hide, so it would not look obvious if Gandalf began to talk with her. She knew Bilbo would be spying out the window. Once Gandalf was gone she casually walked into the house. Bilbo dragged her in "Did you see him? Did he see you?" he asked. "Who?" she asked, acting confused. Bilbo fell for it, and sighed with relief.
Later that night, as they both sat down for dinner, the doorbell rang. Hopefully that was Gandalf with the dwarves. Bilbo stood up and answered it. Gemma giggled as she heard him stutter and sound very confused. Soon though, a scary looking dwarf came into the dining room. He grabbed Bilbo's food and began to eat it. "Um Gemma..this is...Dwalin" said Bilbo looking quite confused. Gemma nodded "Okay" and began to eat her dinner, that was, until he grabbed hers too. She gasped in shock. How rude! She looked at Bilbo with her mouth wide open. He shook his head. "It's just that um..I wasn't expecting company" Bilbo whispered to him. He seemed to be enjoying their food too much to listen. Gemma groaned in annoyance. Gandalf never mentioned they were a pack of hungry fools. That's when the doorbell rang again. Both Bilbo and Gemma looked confused, though Gemma knew what was going on. "That'll be the door" said Dwalin, with his mouth full of food. "I'll get the door from now on, brother" she sighed, standing up and walking towards the door. Bilbo stomped over first though, opening it. They both stood there while a white haired dwarf bowed to them"Balin, at your service". "Good evening" replied Bilbo. "Yes, yes it is" Balin said, looking at the sky "though I think it might rain later" he then added. "Hm?" said Bilbo. Balin stepped inside, standing in front of Gemma "Am I late?" he asked her. "Late for what?" asked Bilbo. "Oh! Ha ha!" he said suddenly, looking at Dwalin.
"Evening, brother!" said Balin. That made sense their names rhymed! "By my beard..you're shorter and wider than last we met" said Dwalin. "Wider not shorter" said Balin, walking over to him. Bilbo poked his head out the door, then walked back inside. They both looked over at the brothers. "Sharp enough for both of us" he then added. They both laughed, and Dwalin rested his hands on Balin's shoulders. Then they head butted each other. Gemma winced, imagining the pain. "Uh I'm sorry I hate to interrupt" said Bilbo, stepping into the living room " But the thing is, I'm not entirely sure you're in the right house".
Bilbo and Gemma followed them into the kitchen. "It's not that I don't like visitors. I like visitors as much as the next Hobbit. But I do like to know them before they come..visiting" said Bilbo. Gemma stood next to him, watching the two dwarves in their pantry. "What is this?" asked Dwalin, holding up the blue cheese. "I don't know I think it's cheese. Gone blue" replied Balin. "It's riddled with mold" continued Bilbo, who was talking to them. He was saying "the thing is ..the thing is I don't know either of you.. not in the slightest..I don't mean to be blunt but I had to speak my mind.. I'm sorry". Bilbo cleared his throat as the two dwarves stared at him. Gemma looked from Bilbo to them. "Apology accepted" said Balin. "Ah" said Bilbo. "Now, fill it up brother, don't stint" he continued on. That's when the doorbell rang once again.
Gemma sighed and Bilbo moved to answer it. "no..I'll do it" she said, smiling gently. She went and opened the door, and right before her eyes stood the most handsome dwarf she had EVER seen. She gasped in surprise, and he smirked while himself and what must have been his brother bowed "Fili" said the blonde one, then her eyes darted to the handsome dark haired one "And Kili". "At your service" they both said in unison. "You must be Ms Boggins" he said, looking her up and down. A light blush came over Gemma's cheeks. "U-Uh". "Nope she is not you have come to the wrong house" said Bilbo, going to close the door. "What?" asked Kili, stopping Bilbo from closing the door. "Has it been cancelled?" he continued on. "No one told us" said his brother, Fili. "No, nothing's been cancelled". "That's a relief" said Kili, pushing past Bilbo. He gave Gemma once last look up and down, then made his way into the living room after handing his weapons over to Bilbo. Fili handed Bilbo his weapons and added "Be careful with these I just had them sharpened". Kili started to wipe his shoes off our mothers glory box, and asked "nice place you got here, did you do it yourself". "No it's been in the family for years..that's our mother's glory box can you please not do that?". "Fili, Kili. Come on give us a hand" said Dwalin, dragging him away. "Mr Dwalin" laughed Kili, slapping him on the back. "Shove this in the hallway. Otherwise we'll never get everyone in" said Balin. "Everyone? How many more are there?" asked Bilbo, still carrying the weapons. Gemma could not take her beautiful blue eyes off this handsome stranger, and to be honest, he could not take his eyes off her. Her eyes enticed him. She was beautiful. He wandered was she married.. or if she was courting someone. If not he would make her his. Then he thought about what his uncle would think if he courted..or even married a Hobbit. He shook the thought from his head. She was probably staring at him because he was different and she had never seen a dwarf before. Then again..how come she was not looking at his brother or Dwalin or Balin?
That's when the doorbell rang once again. "Oh no. No. No. There's nobody home!" Bilbo shouted Angrily. Gemma knew he was going to get really mad. She sighed and looked towards the handsome dwarf, totally ignoring her brother. She could not help but think..would be father her dream son? Her Frodo? She shook the thought from her head. He was only looking at her because she was a strange sight to him. But then again..why not stare at Bilbo then? She let a soft sigh escape her lips and went to join her annoyed brother at the door.
Before they knew it..the place was full of dwarfs.