I had to re-write this one like 4 times...
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13
Under pressure…
"You are what?" George asked, his eyes reflecting the battling emotions inside his head…
"Pregnant…" Tania repeated…
According to the doctor she was a month now, and they were 4 days away from Christmas, she felt it like a present… she was beyond happy, nervous and scared, but happier than ever before it was an incredible feeling knowing there was a life growing inside her…
Life was good now; George's shop was full with people, everyone rejoicing in the great reopening, the whole street was full of kids and teenagers looking for some kind of present or jokes… George smiled at them and was happy he had taken Tania's advice on reopening it… of course it wasn't for free, but it was a win-win situation…
Angelina and Luna were more than happy to help him there, Luna's tales about nargles and some other weird things kept the kids' full attention and they kept asking George to bring nargles, George just smiled and turned to do something else.
She was pregnant with George's kid, they were going to be parents and surely enough they were not ready, but it couldn't be more thrilling…
"We need to tell your mom and dad… and mine too…" she said after a long pause in which George's eyes were glued to her belly.
"Yeah… yeah… we have to…" he mumbled.
"Since my family's coming for Christmas we probably should make a big dinner… and have them all to come…" she muttered.
"Okay have all the Weasley's and the Arce's here…" he mumbled.
"No, not here… too many people, maybe we should go to a restaurant…" she said.
"Okay a restaurant… that's good…" he said.
And so the 25th arrived after a cozy dinner last night at The Burrow everyone was in the mood for another outing, the Weasley's were surprised to know that they were going to meet Tania's family.
Molly had all her kids wearing their best clothes, and Tania gaped when she saw the big family approaching the restaurant; Fleur, Hermione, Audrey and Harry were with them… she turned to look back at her mom, her dad and brother… she was sweating.
After the introductions were made everyone started chatting animatedly, she was relieved… She was between George and her father, and then her mother next to Samuel, Ginny, Harry, Molly, Arthur, Ron, Hermione, Fleur, Bill, Percy, Audrey and Charlie next to George.
Maria was gaping at the amount of redheads…
Dinner was good and it was when they ordered the dessert that George stood and announced she was pregnant with his baby… the thickness of the silence was making her gag…
Maria just stared wide eyed and George had the impression that she knew what he had just said… Sebastian was rapidly losing color… and Samuel was staring at his sister as if she grew a second head…
"Congratulations!" they all turned to the source of the voice, Ginny was smiling and Harry too… she was blushing and laughing…
"I am going to be an uncle?" Ron asked Hermione and she laughed and smiled up at George.
"Congratulations, George…" she said.
Bill and Fleur smiled up at him and congratulated him as well, Audrey smiled and Percy simply nodded in agreement, Charlie patted his back and smiled at him, Tania smiled and sighed in relief, she turned to Molly and Arthur and her own family, but they were only gaping at her… she frowned.
"I am going to be a grandpa…" Sebastian mumbled with tears in his eyes.
"Dad!" she laughed.
"Oh well… congratulations, Tania…" Samuel said not really caring.
"We have to arrange a wedding!" Molly's voice echoed in her head and she almost fainted then and there.
George's knees gave away and he plopped down on his chair paling by the second, his hand found its way to Tania's knee and she put her shaking hand on his they both shared a frightened look.
"I don't think that's necessary…" said Maria, George widened his eyes when he heard her; she did know how to speak in English after all…
"I beg your pardon?" Molly turned to her. Everyone quieted upon that and Tania lowered her eyes.
"If they don't want to marry I don't see why they should… being married or not won't change the fact he is the father and she is the mother…" Maria said staring at Molly…
"Of course it won't, but surely they had thought about getting married… that's probably the reason they decided to have the baby…" Molly turned to look at George and he blushed…
"I doubt this was planned… Tania was on the pill…" she said. And Tania blushed madly.
"The pill?" Molly asked.
"A contraceptive…" Hermione mumbled and everyone turned to her and Ron… they exchanged a look and blushed; she pulled her hand away from his and turned to look somewhere else.
Charlie, Ginny and Harry were on the verge of laughing they were entertained by the whole situation…
"Well… that'd explain it…" Arthur suddenly said. Everyone turned to him. "Muggle chemicals don't work with magical blood… and a contraceptive spell wouldn't work on her either… this was… bound to happen…" he said and all the magical eyes on the table widened when they saw Sebastian's confused glance.
"Muggle? Magical blood? Spells? What are you talking about…?" he asked and Samuel agreed with him.
"You big idiot!" Molly smacked her husband on the head and turned to Sebastian. "Nothing to worry about…"
"George is a wizard…" Tania said out of the blue and her mother turned to her with a bewildered look.
"Are you high?" Samuel asked her confusedly.
"No, Samuel… George and his family are magical people; wizards and witches… apart from you; Samuel, mom, dad and me everyone on this table is either a wizard or a witch…" she seriously said…
…
"That was fun…" Tania mumbled on her way home, George held her hand tight and smiled form time to time when he remembered the faces of her family when they learned he was a wizard.
Her family was staying until the next year… they had time to explain more detailed stuff but she knew her mom was still skeptical about it all…
"Your mom it's really nice you know…" Tania said remembering the innocent woman. "I bet she's kind of disappointed knowing I don't want to get married…"
He abruptly stopped and she turned to him with her green eyes shining guiltily.
"You don't want to?" he asked with curious eyes.
"Well… I don't think I am even ready for a baby… I don't think I am for a wedding…" she mumbled.
"Okay…" he said dejectedly.
After that her family surprisingly accepted to go to The Burrow for dinner, her brother was as amazed as she was the first time she got there… her dad simply admired the building wondering how it was possible for it to stand since it was so askew…
Her mother was unfazed; she went to dinner and ate chatting with Molly about the pros and cons of a marriage…
"But you are married…" Molly argued.
"Of course I am… they were other times… I marry him because I loved him and I wasn't pregnant… I just don't want Tania to feel forced to do something just because she is pregnant… if she's not in love she doesn't have to marry…" Maria said.
"But she is pregnant for a reason… of course she's in love…" Molly said.
"She is pregnant because she didn't know the pill wouldn't work…" Maria argued, Molly quieted for the first time her eyes sad and hurt… "Look, Mrs. Weasley… I'm not saying I am against them marrying… if she is in love it'd be my pleasure to have your son as an in-law… I just don't want the both of them going into something they don't want…" she muttered.
Molly smiled.
"I was starting to think you didn't like my Georgie…" she smiled warmly at her, Maria returned the smile.
"Your son is way too good… even for her…" she whispered the last and kept eating.
After the whole Christmas ordeal and the New Year her parents were still in London, in a cheap hotel waiting to know what was to come, her mom would fight until the end to keep her single, but Molly was doing a great job convincing her showing her pictures of her own wedding years ago…
She was already 2 moths…
One night she was with George watching an old movie in her flat, that same afternoon she had told Oliver about her situation and he was utterly astounded…
"Maybe we should get married…" she mumbled… George turned to look at her.
"Maybe we shouldn't…" he replied unfazed by her comment.
She was confused.
"Well… obviously if you don't want to there's no problem with me… it's just a paper… of course there are vows and stuff like that… but if you are not in love is not necessary…" she said unaware of her own words.
"I love you…" he said, his eyes glued to the television.
She turned to him and glared…
"You don't need to say it like that… as if you are the only one…" she stood and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, he followed her.
"Maybe I say it like that because I am the only one… I am sorry… but… how many times have you told me you love me?" he asked hurtfully.
She didn't turn; she knew he was right…
"I thought they were just words…" she mumbled afflicted.
"Every word has a meaning… I love you… Is it so hard to say it? Is it so hard to let me know you love me?" he walked up behind her and when she turned he saw her glinting eyes, but he needed to do this… "You think you're stronger because you cannot say the words? Does it make you better than me? Is it so hard to say it? Or maybe… maybe you don't feel them at all…" he said and clenched his jaw when she was on the verge of crying.
"You are being unfair…" she hoarsely said.
"It's me who's being unfair?" he asked sarcastically. "You are going to have a baby with a man you don't love and I'm being unfair?" he spat.
"George!" she yelled and finally tears flowed.
"What? Does it hurt to know the truth? Does it hurt as much as it hurts to know you are having a baby with a woman that doesn't loves you back?" he yelled.
"I never said I didn't love you!" she yelled a hand on her mouth and another on her stomach, she felt like throwing up.
"You never told me the opposite either!" he snapped.
"I thought you knew…" she harshly said.
"Sorry… I might be a wizard but I cannot read minds…" he laughed humorlessly.
"Well… I do… George… I do!" she yelled with rivers of tears running down her face.
"What? You do what?" he asked haughtily.
"I… I do… I do love… you…" she said and slipped down against the sink until her bottom was on the floor.
He regarded with a look, he barely heard her but he knew what she had said… why did he do that?
He crouched down in front of her and cupped her cheeks she was furious at him, she felt used and weak… he was right…
"I love you too… do you understand why it hurts me?" he asked his eyes glinting with sadness.
She slapped away his hands but he grabbed her wrists, and she glared at him angrily…
"I don't want to see you right now…" she mumbled hoarsely and tried to stood, but he prevented her from it…
"I don't care… I' m not leaving… last time I did everything went wrong…" he said being careful with her kicking legs…
"Just leave!" she yelled trying to get away…
He forced her legs apart with his knees to avoid her kicks and pressed both her wrists to her chest, she was shifting uncontrollably in his grasp… George leaned down to her and pressed his lips forcefully to hers… when she gasped his lost no time in planting his tongue inside her mouth…
This was new to both of them, George felt as if his body was on fire, just the way her legs were pressing against his hips trying to push him away, her hands in tightly closed fists ready to punch his face, he could see the green of her eyes glinting with full emotions and even if she was rampageous at him he couldn't help but want her…
It was difficult but soon he had both her wrists caged in just his left one, his right hand went to her neck and forced her head up, he kissed her more deeply, she was breathing raggedly but didn't relaxed, she was still fighting him, he didn't know how to feel; offended? Dejected? Amused?
It wasn't until his hand went to the small of her back and lifted her from the floor and she ended up straddling his legs, that he felt the change in her demeanor, but it was not enough for him to feel safe and let her hands go…
She lightly pulled away from his lips and mumbled between kisses…
"Give me… back… my hands…" he kept kissing her and ever so slowly he let go of her wrists.
Immediately her hands were on his hair, kissing him desperately, his hands went to her hips and brought her closer to his hips, she hugged him with her legs and kissed him with all she had…
She pulled his hair and separated from his mouth, she looked down at him, her tear streaked face was blushed and her hair all tousled. She grimaced and had enough strength on her legs to stand she leaned against the sink and looked down at him… his hands on the back of her knees, he had been unfair… he knew she was weak for him… he knew she loved him… it was as if she was naked in front of him…
Ever so disdainfully she slapped his hands away and walked away from him she was walking to the door when she heard him…
"Just… just marry me… just do it…" he said… she immediately turned with her eyes widened in surprise and saw him, his hands gripping the edge of the sink and his head lowered between his arms, clearly defeated.
There was silence just her ragged breaths and his deep breathing, and after a few minutes he sighed heavily. He stood and turned…
"I am sorry… I shouldn't have, but… I was really happy to know you loved me… I guess I took advantage of that…" he said… she knew he was apologizing for what he did just a few minutes ago, the way he had manhandled her…
She braced herself, she felt like she was being treasured right now…
"Let's forget about a minute about my mom wanting us to marry… forget about yours trying to keep you single forever, about my dad not caring and my nosy family, forget about your dad being a pest with your pregnancy and your laid-back brother… forget about everyone else…" he said looking directly into her green eyes. "Just you and me… like we used to be… like that time we watched that movie with the little lion… the time we danced in your living room… the time when Oliver introduced us… our first kiss… you and I in my bedroom… you and I flying on my broomstick… you and I for the first time in the shop… you and I… making love for the first time…" he finished and she was on the verge of crying again.
He took a step closer and stopped.
"Can you? Can you forget about everything else…? They are all nosy, it's horrible if you ask me… it used to be me and you… and now it's like having an audience waiting for us to do what they want… but… in the end this only concerns you and me… we alone…" he walked another step and sighed. "…I… I want you to marry me for me… not for my mom… and if you don't want to marry me I want it to be for you and not because of your mom… I can go on wanting to marry you… and you can go on not wanting to marry me… it's okay… as long as it is for you and me…" she sobbed…
"You…" she sobbed. "You sure know what to say…" she laughed and sobbed harder.
"It doesn't matter, Tania… Just do it… close your eyes and forget them… just for a minute…" he said…
She closed her eyes and felt the tears go down her face… she was so tired… she just wanted to be left alone with George and the baby… she opened her eyes and was surprised when her eyes met George's chest… she looked up to his eyes and saw the emotions dancing there.
"Would you marry me?" he asked and waited feeling the deafening silence in his ears…
She breathed out slowly and with the same seriousness in his eyes she replied…
"Yes…"
I didn't say it before, but you've probably figured it out already...
i am hopelessly romantic...
I love corny situations even if they made me laugh...
i'm flexible too but i prefer a good piece of romance...
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