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It was now New Year's Eve. Deacon was spending the night over Ivan's while Ana and Charlie were celebrating a quiet New Year with Bianca. Charlie was drinking a glass of champagne.
"Save some for later," Ana giggled.
"What else am I supposed to do?"
Ana took the glass out of Charlie's hand, put it on the table, and gave him a kiss.
"So, we can snog for the next few hours. Fine with me," Charlie smirked into the kiss.
Ana smirked moving to straddle his lap causing Charlie into moan into her mouth. Charlie soon pinned Ana to the corner of the couch. Before they could get further Bianca started to cry.
"I'll go get her. You try and calm yourself down," Ana cooed.
Charlie groaned reluctantly. Ana walked to her daughter's nursery. She picked up her daughter, changed her, and walked out of the room. She sat back next to Charlie, their daughter on her lap.
"My two favourite girls," Charlie smiled kissing Ana's forehead and ruffling Bianca's tuft of red hair.
Ana snuggled deeper into her boyfriend's arms smiling. Around 9 PM, Bianca fell asleep on her mom's lap. Around two hours later, Ana fell asleep with her head on Charlie's shoulder. Charlie rang in the New Year next to his sleeping girlfriend and daughter. He picked up his daughter and put her in her crib. He laid back on the couch, pulled a sleeping Ana to his chest and fell asleep next to her.
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The next day Ana woke up on Charlie's chest. She watched him sleep briefly and kissed him awake.
"Hey love," he smiled.
She smiled back. "I must've fallen asleep before the New Year."
"You did. But I understand you're tired. I didn't want to wake you so we just slept here."
"That was sweet of you," Ana smiled.
Before Charlie could respond Bianca started to cry. Ana got up and went to check on their daughter. She just needed a quick change and she did just that. She walked out of the nursery to see Charlie talking to a police officer. He looked quite confused.
"Love, can you come over here?" Charlie called to her.
Ana walked over.
"Are you family of Deacon Park?" The officer asked.
"Honorary family, but not biological," Ana answered. "What happened to Deacon?"
He frowned. "Ivan Lopez was driving him home last night and him and Mr. Park were hit by a drunk driver. They were a bit drunk themselves but not over the legal limit."
Ana's face drained of all color. She couldn't imagine losing her best friend and godfather of her daughter.
"I suggest you contact his biological family and come down to the hospital."
Ana nodded numbly as the police officer left.
"I'm sure Deacon is fine, love," Charlie assured his girlfriend. He was rather fond of his girlfriend's best friend.
"That's easy for you to say, Charles!" She snapped as she made her way to the telephone or as Charlie called it the 'fellyphone'.
She picked up the phone and dialed Deacon's brother's number.
"Hey Ana!" the man greeted happily.
"Hey Darren," she greeted sadly.
The older man sensed her tone "Is there something wrong?"
"Deacon was in a car accident with Ivan. They were hit by a drunk driver."
"Oh, god."
"I'm going to the hospital right now," Ana informed him.
"Meet you there."
Ana hung up. She quickly changed her clothes and grabbed Bianca. Charlie followed her out the door as she locked the door.
"Love, I don't think you're in the condition to drive and I can't drive. We should find another way of non- magical transportation."
Ana nodded in agreement. "I suppose that's wise, Charlie. Let's take a taxi then."
Charlie nodded. Ana flagged down one of the rare taxis. They got in.
"Destination?"
"2190 West King, St. John's Hospital."
The taxi driver sped towards the hospital. Ana nervously twiddled with her thumbs. Charlie in effort to comfort her took her hand.
"Deacon's a fighter, he'll make it," he said encouragingly to his girlfriend.
Ana gave him a sad smile. "Besides, you and my dad. Deacon is the most important guy in my life. He's my only connection to the American Wizarding World. If I lose him, I lose my connection."
"I understand that, love."
Bianca babbled innocently from her dad's arms as the taxi screeched to a halt outside the hospital. Ana rushed towards the waiting room with Charlie and Bianca following her.
"Ana!" Darren exclaimed.
She turned to see her best friend's youngest older brother. Out of the Park brothers, he looked the most like Deacon with his brown eyes and dimples. They had the more Native American looking facial features.
"We still have no news," he said sadly.
Ana nodded and greeted his wife Samantha.
"Auntie Ana!" The twin girls Gabrielle and Grace squealed happily hugging their uncle's best friend.
"Hey girls," she smiled.
"Aunt An!" Their youngest and only boy, Dally, greeted.
Ana finished greeting her best friend's family as Charlie walked in with Bianca.
"Oh, you must be Charlie. I'm Darren, Deacon's older brother," Darren introduced himself to Charlie.
"Yes, I'm Charlie," he said as Bianca squirmed in his arms.
Darren nodded. "This must be the famous Bianca."
"Yes, this is our daughter Bianca. She's seven and half months," Ana smiled taking her from Charlie's arms.
"Deacon would talk about her a lot," Darren said.
Dally tugged his mom's pant leg. "Can I see the baby?"
Samantha picked up her son and he leaned over to look over at Bianca. The usually boisterous seven month old quieted down when she saw the older boy looking at her.
"I think we made a match without knowing," Darren chuckled.
Ana laughed but Charlie grumbled. His daughter won't be dating until she's in her thirties if he had anything to say about it. The group sat down. Ivan's family arrived a few minutes later.
"You must be Ana, Deacon's best friend?"
"Yes, I am."
The woman smiled sadly. "I'm Irene Lopez, Ivan's mom. It's unfortunate that we have to meet this way."
"I know."
Before Mrs. Lopez could respond the doctor walked out.
"How is my brother?" Darren asked desperately.
"Deacon Park got the brunt of the injuries because he jumped in front of Ivan to protect him."
"That certainly seems like Deacon," Ana commented.
"He has multiple cracked ribs, a ruptured spleen, a cracked skull, and he's in a coma."
"What's the probability that he'll wake up?" Darren asked.
"Fifty percent. But you can go in to see him."
The group nodded as the doctor walked towards Ivan's mom.
"You want to go in first, Ana?" Darren asked.
Ana declined. "You're his actual family, I'm just his best friend."
"You're kidding. You're practically the daughter my parents never had. You should go in first," Darren said.
"You sure?"
"Positive."
Ana glanced over at Charlie. She knew she would be a mess if he didn't come with her. Charlie took Ana's hand.
"Can you guys watch Bianca?" Charlie asked the others.
"Sure."
Charlie handed off his daughter to Deacon's sister-in-law.
Ana and Charlie walked to Deacon's room. Ana started to crumble to the floor but Charlie caught her in his arms and steadied her.
"Deke, you have to wake up," she begged holding his cold hand.
"I'm sure he will, love," Charlie assured her again.
The couple stayed in his room for about twenty minutes and before they left. They walked back to the waiting room and Darren and his family turn to go in.
"So I suppose we're going to spend a lot of time here?" Charlie asked rubbing circles on his girlfriend's back comfortingly.
"You can go back to England to be with your family if you want, I can deal with this on my own. He's nothing to you."
"You know me better than that love, I'll stay with you until he wakes up or he unfortunately passes away," Charlie assured his future fiancée.
Ana looked up at Charlie lovingly. "You will?"
"I certainly will, future Mrs. Charles Weasley."
Ana wrinkled her nose slightly. "I rather keep my maiden name."
"That's perfectly fine with me, love, I actually expected it."
Ana snuggled deeper into her boyfriend's arms.