Chapter 21: Kiss Her

December 22, 2019; Present

The day of the wedding, it was decided that the Past People would all stay in the back room of the church and the others would all go to the wedding.

Everyone-save for Teddy, Rachel and Victoire- were gathered in the kitchen talking before they had to leave.

"Well," Danny and Steve stood up. "We should go. We are the groomsmen."

"'Kay." Reese said. "Hey, neither of you have seen Vikki, have you?"

"No," Danny shook his head.

The back door opened and a red-eyed Victoire walked in and mumbled, "hi," as she passed.

Twenty minutes later with everyone at the church, Reese cornered Vikki at the back. "Vic? Are you sure you want to do this? To watch him marry her?"

Victoire sighed. "I'm sure. I can do this. I have to."

"You have twenty minutes left to tell him," Reese warned.

"I can't. I won't spoil this for him. He loves her," Victoire's voice cracked.

"Not as much as he loves you. My brother's a little bit like Ron. Very slow on the uptake."

"No, he doesn't, Reese. But it's fine, I'm fine. Icandothis," she whispered.

Reese looked at her doubtfully but didn't say anything.

In the back room, Tonks had finally forced Remus to talk to her. "Do you like her? Rachel?"

"Well… I mean, she's… alright," Remus murmured.

"No, she's not," Tonks stated flatly.

Remus sighed. "I'm sure if she's not right for him he'll figure it out.

Tonks looked at him doubtfully; the same look Reese gave Victoire two minutes ago. "In the next twenty minutes?" Remus shrugged helplessly.

Upstairs, Rachel shrieked at her sister for ordering the wrong flowers and Teddy, in the next room, went to answer the door.

"Ginny, Harry. Hey," he said.

Harry smiled. "Hey, Teddy."

"Look at you," Ginny said, tears filling her eyes. "Your parents would be so proud. All grown up," she whispered.

Teddy smiled at her as she pulled him into a hug.

"I'll give you two a few minutes, OK? Don't trip down the aisle, Ted," Harry said.

Teddy looked horrified. "Can that happen? Harry? Harry!" Harry laughed as he left the room.

"Ignore him," Ginny said. "He's just trying to make you more nervous."

"It worked," Teddy mumbled.

"As your Godmother, I get to ask you a favour, OK?"

"Sure… What?"

"Right before you say 'I do,' I want you to close your eyes and think of the person you love most in the world."

"OK… Then?"

"Then? You kiss her."