Chapter Three
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"Don't you trust me?" she grinned slyly at him.
"Yes, but you have to answer one question for me please."
"Alright what is it?"
He took out a small velvet box from his jacket pocket and got down on one knee, "Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?"
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"What?"
"Will. You. Marry. Me?"
She couldn't find words and so she just nodded her head. Fred slipped the ring on her finger and they kissed. Hermione got control of her speech once more, "I love you Fred, so much."
"I love you too Hermione."
She snuggled into his lap on the couch, holding her hand up to admire her engagement ring. It was a gold band with a vine wrapped around it, and a single marquis diamond nestled in the middle, she loved it. It was simple yet elegant and the vine reminded her of her wand. "How long have you been planning to ask me?"
"Well I was going to do it at the family dinner tomorrow, but when you told me that you were pregnant it just seemed like the perfect moment."
"I'm glad you asked me when we were alone, I don't like big audiences."
"But you've known my family for years, why would you be nervous?" he asked confused.
"Well there is the fact that Ron hasn't spoken to me since you and I started dating and have you realized how much pressure there would have been on me to say yes?"
"Are you saying you wouldn't have said yes?"
"No that's not what I meant. I just meant that….ugh, never mind." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"I was only joking with you. I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you"
"No its ok don't be sorry." Hermione started to cry.
"What's wrong love?"
"Nothing it's just these damn pregnancy hormones." She laughed.
Fred rested his head on her shoulder and placed a hand on her abdomen, "Well it will all be worth it in the end."
"Yes, most definitely." She rested her hand on top of his.
"I can't wait to tell everyone tomorrow at dinner."
Hermione sighed, "Yeah that will be just peachy."
"Don't worry everything will be fine. Everyone is on your side, even Harry. We all think that Ron is being a total git about this whole thing. You guys were friends to begin with, and there was never any 'agreement' that you too were even going to date, let alone get married."
"I guess you're right."
"Yes I know."
Hermione slapped him playfully, "Don't act so smug. Just promise me one thing?"
"Sure love."
"Do I have your permission to slap your brother senseless if he acts like a total arse when we tell everyone?"
"Why not?" He laughed.
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Fred glanced at the clock over the kitchen sink, "It's 4:15, do you want to go over there early?"
"Why?"
"Well mum has this knack for knowing things even if you don't say anything. I've never understood how she does it, but if we get over there early she can go ahead and figure it out and we can ask her to let us tell everyone else."
"Sounds good let's go." They walked towards the fireplace and stepped in taking each others hand.
"The Burrow." The two said in unison.
The fire engulfed them and they were at the burrow within seconds, "Mum! We're here!"
Molly Weasley bustled in the room, "Oh good." She smothered both of them in a bone crushing hug.
"Mum, we can't breath."
"Sorry, dears." She pulled back and smiled at the both of them, looking them over. Hermione had made sure her left hand was out of sight, trying to see if she could trick Mrs. Weasley. Molly kept her eyes glued to Hermione and it looked like she was trying to solve some complicated math problem.
"What's wrong mum?" Fred inquired, knowing exactly what she was trying to do.
Hermione shifted a bit and un-subconsciously placed her hand over her stomach, the same hand with the engagement ring on it, "Oh my goodness, you to have gotten engaged and Hermione's pregnant!" Molly squealed in delight, once again enveloping them in a hug.
"How did you know?" Hermione asked.
"Well you have a ring on you left ring finger so that was a dead give away and you just have this glow about you." She smiled.
Hermione and Fred suddenly noticed a very bright red Ron entering the room, "Shoot, he wasn't supposed to be here yet." Fred whispered so only Hermione could hear.
"What did you say Mum?"
"Fred and Hermione are engaged, and she's pregnant!" she replied excitedly not noticing the anger in his voice.
"Hermione, can I talk to you in private?" Ron asked curtly.
"No whatever you have to say to me you can say in front of everyone." At that point both Arthur, Harry, and Ginny had entered the room.
"Fine then, I love you. Don't marry Fred." He blurted out.
Fred moved towards him anger coursing through his veins, "Fred please don't." pleaded Hermione.
"Hermione, he is being a total arse. He just needs to get over himself."
"I agree but you don't need to resort to violence." She turned to Ron, "Ron I'm sorry but I am in love with Fred and I am going to have a family with him and there is nothing you can do to change my mind."
He looked away from her, "I thought we were friends."
"For Merlin's sakes, we are friends. Or we were, I guess. You have frozen both Fred and I out of your life ever since we started dating. I want to go back to the way everything used to be, but you won't let it happen."
"How am I supposed to act? My best friend is going to marry my brother and have his kid, should I just act like I don't have feelings for you for the rest of my life?"
"Well you don't have to act like a complete git! I want to be your friend Ron, but if you can't just accept that I have fallen in love and that I am happy than I guess that I'm not your friend." She yelled. Hermione began to feel dizzy and stumbled towards a chair.
"'Mione, what's wrong, are you ok?" asked Fred concerned.
She turned to look at him, "Yeah I'm fine I just…." She didn't finish but started to fall and Fred caught her, just inches before her head hit the floor.
"Hermione!"
A/N: Hehe another cliffy, I just couldn't resist sorry. :D The more review I get the faster I update.