Author's note: Sorry it took so long to get this update. I promise to try to update more quickly from now on. There's a little French in here with translations at the bottom. If it is wrong, let me know how to fix it. Thank you for reading, favoriting, and following. Reviews are much appreciated.
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Weasley Family Expanding
Ginny twisted in the dress. The cream dress with the green lace overlay fit perfectly. "I think it might be a little long." She said.
Katy, the woman that would do the alterations, made a note on her clipboard and looked over the rest of the dress. "It bunches a little here in the waist. We can tighten that up a little."
"Yes, I can see that."
"Let us see." Bill called from the other side of the curtain.
Ginny laughed and nodded to Katy.
The curtain was pulled aside and the three on the other side went silent.
Fleur nodded and spoke first. "It looks good."
"Wow, Ginny." Ron breathed.
Bill sniffed. "You look beautiful."
Ginny said, "I need you to take a picture for Mom and Dad." She stuck a pose when her oldest brother took out his phone. "And I need my phone." She took out hers. "I told the girls I'd give them a preview." She took a selfie that showed only the neckline. She made a silly face and then sent it to Luna and Hermione with the text, "Ain't I purty?"
"I really like it." Bill said. "Mom and Dad both say you look amazing."
Katy helped her onto a platform and began to pin the dress.
"You guys want to get dinner after this?" Ginny asked as she struggled to stand still. "At Corelli's?"
Ron shifted uncomfortably and said, "I have plans with Harry."
"Oh?" Ginny looked over her shoulder.
He shifted again. "Yeah, he's got this girl he's seeing who has a friend."
She smiled. "I hope she's The One."
"I do too." He admitted softly.
"Fleur? Bill? Dinner?"
The couple exchanged a look. "We could." Fleur said.
"Yeah." Bill leaned closer to his wife and said softly in French, "Je pense que nous devrions leur dire."
She responded, "Mais vous avez dit que nous gardions le secret."
"Nos parents savent. Et il faudra un certain temps jusqu'à ce que nous pouvons obtenir tous les Weasleys ensemble."
Ginny asked, "What is going on, you two? What's with the French?"
Fleur giggled. "We're having a baby."
Ginny gasped. "Oh, congratulations. I would hug you but I'm full of pins."
"I'll do it for you." Ron leaned over and hugged their sister-in-law. "This is amazing."
"How far along?" Ginny asked.
"Just shy of ten weeks, the doctor said." Bill answered. Ginny saw him beaming proudly.
"Wow. Luna and Hermione are going to be so happy when they hear."
"Don't say much, please." Bill asked. "Mom and Dad know and Fleur's family know and now you two, but we want to tell everyone else."
"My lips are sealed." Ron said.
"After I tell my fiancées, so are mine." Ginny said. "That is okay, right?"
"Sure. I can't wait for them to know." Fleur said. "We'll tell them at dinner. We'd love to join you."
Bill nodded. "I like Corelli's."
Katy stood and held out her hand. "Step down and walk around in that a little. Let me know what you think."
Ginny did as instructed and then stood in front of the mirror and just looked at herself. She smoothed her hand over the material. "I'm getting married." She said softly. "Oh, my god. It just hit me."
Fleur stepped beside her. "You look great." She tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Très belle, Ginny."
"Merci." She kissed her sister-in-law's cheek. "I'm happy for you." She placed a hand on Fleur's stomach. "Very happy."
A short time later, they all four left the dress shop. Ginny pulled out her phone and called Hermione. "Hey, honey. We're done. Ron has a date tonight, but Bill and Fleur will be eating with us."
"Oh, fantastic. Tell Ron good luck on his date."
Ginny relayed the message.
"Thanks." Ron said awkwardly.
Hermione continued, "We made reservations, but they aren't for another hour."
"We'll come home then and hang out for a bit." Ginny told the others the news.
"Okay." Hermione said. "I love you."
"Love you, too." She hung up.
"So to your house?" Bill asked.
"Yes." Ginny hugged Ron. "Have a good time on your date. Tell Harry hello for me."
"I will." He hugged the others and then went to his own car.
Luna pulled Ginny close when she walked in the door. Ginny giggled and returned the embrace. Luna pressed her face into her fiancée's neck and breathed her in.
"I love you." Luna whispered.
"I love you." Ginny kissed her temple. "Did you get progress with invitations?"
"We did." Hermione said from the sofa. "Hi, Fleur and Bill."
Luna looked into Ginny's face and smiled. "Hermione and I were just talking about life before you and how wrong it felt."
Ginny rested her forehead against Luna's. "Yeah, I was just floating by before you decided to ask me out."
"Stop being mushy." Hermione scolded playfully. "Come and kiss me."
Luna let her go and watched her walk to kiss their other fiancée. "Hello, family." Luna said in greeting the other two.
Ginny took a seat and looked to her brother. "Can we tell them?"
"Tell us what?" Hermione asked.
Luna sat across both women's laps. "Yeah, what's the news?"
Bill leaned forward. "I'm going to be a father."
Luna squealed and jumped up to hug the parents-to-be. "I'm going to be an auntie! I'm so excited! I never thought I would."
Hermione chuckled. "Ginny has several brothers. Did you really not think you'd be an aunt by at least one of them?"
"It just never occurred to me. Oh, guys, I'm so happy for you." She hugged them again.
Hermione took her turn congratulating them. "Félicitations!"
"Merci, Hermione." Fleur said with a giggle.
Bill said, "So we're planning on moving soon to a bigger house. And when we do, we'd love to have you come over and help get everything set up. Along with the rest of the family."
"Are you going to fill the house with more Weasleys?" Ginny teased.
"Well, someone has to." He chuckled. "You're marrying two women. So we get more than we expected with you, but still not enough."
Hermione looked at her watch. "We should head over. Maybe they'll have a table ready. I'm starving."
"We can take our car." Fleur offered.
They made it to the restaurant and were able to be seated a little early. They ordered drinks and started looking over the menus.
Fleur looked between the three other women. She said, "I want to ask something and you don't have to answer and if it's offensive to you, let me know."
Hermione folded her menu and gave Fleur her full attention. "Yes?"
"Are any of you going to change your last name?"
"I don't plan on it." Hermione said. "I've been a Granger all my life and all my professional work has gone toward remaining that name."
Luna said, "I would, but I don't know which one I would take."
Ginny said, "We could pick a new one if you want." She put down her menu. "I never really thought about it myself. The Weasley name isn't going to die out anytime soon, but I don't know. I suppose we could change it later if we decide, but I'd like to keep mine for now."
"Well, that's settled." Luna folded her menu. "I'm going to have chicken parm."
Ginny giggled and squeezed her knee. "I love you."
"I love you." Luna responded.
"I'll change my name if you want."
"I could always become a Weasley." She smirked. "Or a Weasley-Granger."
"Granger-Weasley." Hermione smiled. "You dated me first."
"I did. And if it was Granger-Weasley, I wouldn't have to stand in lines for very long when it called for alphabetical order." Luna giggled.
"And I'd be stuck at the back of the line like always." Ginny grumbled playfully.
"Imagine going from a Delecour to a Weasley." Fleur said with a laugh.
The waiter came and took their order. After he walked away, Bill asked, "So how much more wedding stuff is there?"
"We've got quite a bit." Ginny sighed. "We should be able to get our rings in a couple weeks. Their first fittings, my final fitting, cake, flowers, catering. A lot."
"Do you have a venue" Fleur asked.
Luna said, "We're doing it at my dad's house. He lives near a vineyard. He works there. It's really pretty. There's a forest I used to play in when I was little."
"Are you nervous?" Fleur asked.
Luna shook her head. "I've been preparing for this all my life."
Hermione laughed. "I never really saw myself as married, in all honesty."
"I did." Ginny said. "But in a much different context."
"With a guy?" Bill asked.
She nodded. "With Harry."
Hermione cleared her throat.
"Sorry." Ginny said meekly.
"Don't be." Luna rubbed her back between the shoulder blades. "It was an important part of your life."
"Luna." Hermione warned.
It was still a bit of a sore spot. And they had fought a lot when she wrote him down on her guest list.
"Moving on." Bill said. "So what are you doing for a honeymoon?"
"We're planning a road trip." Luna chimed in. "Along the coast. We're going to stop at some of those crazy roadside attractions."
"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom." Hermione got up.
Ginny followed. "What's your problem, Hermione?"
"Do you still think about him?" She asked as she leaned over the sink.
"Sometimes. He's a childhood friend, honey. Do you expect me to just cut him completely out of my mind? He and Ron still hang out. They had a double date tonight. I've moved on. He has moved on. Why can't you?"
"I don't know." Hermione sighed.
Ginny moved closer and placed a tentative hand on Hermione's arm. "I love you. You and Luna are all I need. We'll be married soon."
"What do you want, Gin?"
"I'd really like you not to get upset every time his name is brought up."
Hermione took a calming breath and nodded. She wrapped her arms around Ginny's neck. "I love you."
"And I love you."
They shared a kiss and then Hermione moved away. "I actually did need the bathroom." She disappeared into a stall as Ginny laughed.
Translations:
Je pense que nous devrions leur dire. = I think we should tell them.
Mais vous avez dit que nous gardions le secret = But you said we should keep it a secret.
Nos parents savent. Et il faudra un certain temps jusqu'à ce que nous pouvons obtenir tous les Weasleys ensemble. =
Our parents know. And it will take some time until we can get all the Weasleys together.
Très belle, Ginny = Very beautiful, Ginny.
Merci = Thank you.
Félicitations! = Congratulations!
On a side note, I feel like Bill and Fleur met while he was living in France for a while and that's why they speak French when they are discussing the baby. I feel like that happens a lot when they are around the rest of the family and that French is spoken with as much regularity in their home as English. Frenglish? Franglais? Something like that.
