A/N: Took the advice of two guests and changed the way I was going to do the whole buying a pregnancy test thing. Makes much more sense the way they said it. Thanks to everyone who reviews and follows/ favorites the story. You make my day when I see an email of a review or a follow/ favorite. Literally smile like silly.
Ginny shut her mouth close.
"What about a muggle shop?"
"There's one twenty minutes from here in walking distance. The one I took you to when you needed a bandage,"
"Then I'll go there. My brother's cannot know. They're already snooping around,"
"Yup. You know they won't stop until they find out,"
Ginny put on her shoes and grabbed her purse.
"We have to prevent that from happening. I'll be back in an hour or so,"
"Alright,"
"If Harry comes back tell him to come back later,"
"Okay,"
Ginny left. Twenty minutes later she got to the store, inconspicuously entered and bought a pregnancy test, and left.
She took her time getting home, thinking about the possibilities and her future. If she was pregnant, she'd have to quit Quidditch and tell Harry. If she wasn't, she didn't have to tell him or anyone.
Mum always wanted a grand-child. Wonder how'd she take it if she found out her eighteen year old daughter was pregnant with a man who wasn't her husband or her boyfriend. Ginny was deep in her thoughts to realize she had arrived outside her loft. She nervously went up the stairs to her front door and unlocked it.
Four heads turned to her. Harry, the twins, and Grayson were sitting in the living room. The guys were smiling and Grayson was eyeing her nervously. She quickly moved the bag behind her back, hiding it from view.
"Ginny!" One of the twins said.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here?" She asked shakily.
"Just dropped by," A fake ear. George.
"We wanted to see you. And guess who we found here with Grayson?" Fred this time.
"Harry Potter!" George exclaimed.
"Now that makes us think,"
"Why would he come here to visit?"
"I told you guys already. I came to talk to her about Ron,"
"Really?"
"Yeah, really. Ron needs help with something,"
"Okay, Harry. Ginny, what's in the bag?"
"What bag?" She asked nervously.
"The one right behind you. The one you're trying to hide,"
"Oh, it's just girl stuff,"
Fred and George stood up and walked to her. Ginny backed away every step.
"What are you hiding?"
"Nothing, it's just pads. You know, for when you're on your period,"
Harry opened his mouth then shut it, remembering no one knew about Ginny and himself.
One of the twins tickled Ginny while the other one grabbed the bag. They opened it and took out the item. A pregnancy test.
Harry's eyes widened. Merlin.
"A pregnancy test?"
"It's not for me!" Ginny quickly said, reaching out to take the test back.
"Then whose it for?"
"Umm, it's for-"
"For me," Grayson stood up and said.
The twins' eyes narrowed at her trying to tell if she was lying.
"Who are you sleeping with Grayson?"
"None of your business, Fred or George,"
"Fred,"
"Right, well goodbye,"
"'We don't want to leave. We want to see the results of the test,"
"You two, out now," Ginny ordered, pushing them towards the door.
"Alright! Alright! We'll see you Saturday, Gin-bug,"
They planted a kiss on Ginny's cheeks and left. Ginny turned to a seemingly angry Harry. Grayson took the cue to leave.
"Harry, before you blow things out of proportion, I have to-"
"You bought a pregnancy test? Do you think you're pregnant?"
Ginny nodded slowly.
"Were you ever going to tell me?"
"No, not unless I was pregnant,"
"That's great! Nice, Ginny," Harry threw his hands up in disbelief.
"I'm sorry! I didn't want to worry you,"
Harry didn't know whether to leave or stay. He was mad at Ginny for keeping it to herself, but he also wanted to make sure she wasn't pregnant. He couldn't deal with a baby.
"How long does the test take?"
"Ten minutes or so,"
"Go and take it,"
Ginny nodded and went to the bathroom. She did what was needed and set the stick on the counter. It felt like forever waiting on the results. She only needed a + or a –. Anxiety killed her.
Finally the ten minutes were up and she picked up the stick with shaking hands. Eyes closed, she took a deep breath to calm her. She opened her eyes and stared at the result. Through blurry eyes, she saw it. Double checking she wasn't seeing things, she relaxed. – . A negative.
She walked back to the living room to see Harry sitting on the couch, head between his legs in thought.
"Harry,"
He looked up with a questioning look. She shook her head. His body visibly relaxed. He stood up and walked to her, putting his hands on her shoulders.
"It's not time for kids,"
Ginny looked up at him, staring at his green eyes that enchanted her dreams.
"Do you want kids, Harry?"
"No, I'm only 19. I'm too young to be a dad,"
"No, I mean in the future. Would you ever want to settle down and have kids?"
"Sure. I mean, if that's what life wants for me, then yeah. But I don't want to marry until my late twenties. I need to have my freedom before I'm tied to one woman for the rest of my life,"
And in that moment, Ginny realized how different her dreams and goals were from Harry's. She had thought she wanted a long career of Quidditch. But this pregnancy scare made her want that life in a couple of years. She wanted a baby before she was twenty-five. She wanted a husband and a house and a garden. And she knew she would never get that life with Harry. At least not how she envisioned it. Yet, she couldn't bring herself to push Harry away.
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. Ginny let him.
"We need to remember to use contraceptives to avoid this problem in the future,"
She nodded, "Yeah,"
"Are you okay? You're fine with not being pregnant?"
"Yeah, I am. It just frightened me is all,"
"You sure?"
"Positive. Like you said, we're too young to be taking care of another human being,"
"Okay, Gin. What do you say we go to a muggle restaurant? You can invite Grayson,"
Inhaling and exhaling, Ginny calmed her nerves and nodded.
"Great, let's go,"
And Ginny then understood when they said life can change in the blink of an eye.