A/N Thanks for the reviews. Sorry for the delay been a busy week for me. So happy as well I won a sneak peak to the HP WB Tour.

Chapter 37

Later that evening everyone apart from Jackie, George and Jessica had gone home on Fred's insistence that they needed sleep. George and Jessica had refused to leave Fred's side and Jackie wanted to stay with George's side and despite being extremely tired Jackie had no desire to sleep. She spent most of the night quietly sat with a sleeping Teddy in her arms not wanting to put her little brother down, she let her fiancé and best friends talk amongst themselves. George glanced over at her concerned Fred looked at his brother and then towards Jackie sorrow filing him. Neither of the twins able to contemplate what she must be going through having lost yet another parent and young Teddy in her arms the boy who at just a month old was going to have to go through life without his parents.

"How's she holding up Georgie" Fred whispered.

"Not good she's barely speaking she doesn't want to sleep or rest, she won't let Teddy out of her sight. She was sobbing uncontrollably when she woke and she was still a little dazed but she made her way to their bodies she was hysterical Freddie, the only time I saw her like that before was when Sirius died" George frowned pausing as he looked at her worriedly.

"You should go and speak to her" Jessica told George quietly.

"Yeah I think I will" George smiled he turned to his brother concerned about leaving him not wanting to leave his side.

"I'll be fine Georgie go comfort her" Fred smiled at his brother.

"Baby will you come outside with me for a moment" George whispered walking over to Jackie and placing a hand on her back as he looked at her and the sleeping baby in her arms full of concern and love. Jackie didn't answer but slowly stood to her feet holding the sleeping Teddy close to her.

"Here Jackie let me take him" Jessica smiled at her best friend softly from Fred's bedside. Jackie shook her head but didn't answer. She walked out of the room still holding the baby in her arms as George followed her out of the room.

"Do you think she'll be ok Fred" Jessica whispered.

"Yeah she'll be fine eventually she has all of us doesn't she" Fred smiled.

"And poor little Teddy he is only a baby" Jessica whispered tears falling from her blue eyes.

"I know Jessie but he will be ok we won't let it not be ok" Fred looked at her and reached out his hand to wipe her tears away. He knew now that he wanted to spend forever with her.

"I love you Fred I was so scared" Jessica cried "I thought you wasn't going to wake up"

"I'm Fred Weasley it takes more than Lord Voldemort to bring me down" Fred laughed chuckling to himself. Jessica couldn't help but smile at him despite her tears. Fred patted the spot beside him on the bed and Jessica climbed upon it laying down beside him and resting her head on his chest as he brought his hand up to stroke her hair softly. Jessica fell asleep in his arms listening to the steady beat of his heart.

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Outside Fred's room George led Jackie down to the small waiting area that was used by families. He sat down in one of the chairs pulling his girlfriend down into his lap as she held Teddy in her arms securely the baby not once blinking as he slept peacefully.

"It will be ok Jackie I promise you the war's over now everything will be ok" George whispered as he touched her face softly with his fingers.

"They're gone George I mean Tonks meant so much to me and although she had become my step mum she was more like the sister that I never had and merlin George dad he just well" Tears rolled down Jackie's face as she spoke. "he took me in Georgie he was always there for me even when we fell out he never let me down he was always there for me protecting me, looking out for me. He would read to me every night, sing to me, we'd play wizards chess together and exploding snap he told me tails about his school days and what the Marauders got up to, he taught me so much and I miss him so much already George how am I going to get by."

George held her close to him not saying a word but just being there for her Teddy started to stir and opened his eyes looking up widely at her with her father's brown eyes.

"Look at him Georgie he's so beautiful and perfect, the perfect mix of dad and Tonks I see my father so much in him Georgie how am I going to cope he's going to grow up without his parent's George" Jackie cried. George held her closely and looked into her eyes seriously.

"Jackie look at me I know that it's going to be so hard and I can't possible comprehend what you are going through but I'm here for you I'm your fiancé and I'm going to look after you and Teddy I promise you just like I promised your dad. I love you so much Jackie and I promise you that no one will harm either you while I'm around. We will make sure Teddy will never forget who his parents are or the cause that they died fighting for he will grow up knowing how his mother and father died heroes" George spoke softly he slowly took Teddy from his fiancées arms and looked down at the boy. "I promise you Teddy I will look after you and your sister I promise you"

"Thank you George" Jackie whispered as she looked into her fiancés brown eyes. She even managed a weak smile as Teddy turned his hair ginger matching George's as he looked up at the older man smiling without a care in the world not understanding what had gone on being too young to understand.

The pair of them stayed like that for a while Jackie sat in George's lap as he held George until Teddy started to cry.

"Oh Teddy come here" Jackie took the boy into her arms as he cried.

"What's up little fella" George asked as he looked at him. Teddy wailed and started to nuzzle on Jackie's finger.

"George he's hungry I've not got any milk" Jackie spoke.

"We better go and see if we can find some hopefully the café will still be open" George spoke he helped Jackie to her feet as she held Teddy and wrapped her arm around her as they walked out of the room to find food for the crying baby in her arms.

"Is he ok?" the familiar Irish tone of Healer Murphy asked as she walked down the corridor towards them.

"He's hungry I need some milk for him I haven't been able to pack a bag for him with everything that has gone on" Jackie whispered sadly.

"Come on the Maternity Unit is just upstairs I will take you to get some" Healer Murphy smiled at them softly.

"Thank you" George smiled back as the followed her.

Once upstairs and sat in a quiet room Jackie started to feed Teddy his milk as Joanne sat across from them.

"He's adorable" Healer Murphy asked smiling softly at the couple looking at Teddy's currently ginger locks. Tears shone in Jackie's eyes as she looked down at him.

"He's my brother our parents died in the war"

"Oh I'm so sorry" Healer Murphy whispered softly looking at George apologetically as Jackie continued to stare down at Teddy who was looking up at her with the same big brown eyes of her father. "Would you like me to leave you two alone?"

"No it's fine" George answered. Jackie nodded her head and looked up at her.

"Thanks for helping Fred Healer Murphy" Jackie spoke as she looked at her.

"It was nothing and call me Joanne" Healer Murphy smiled at them.

"Ok thank you Joanne for bringing my twin back to me" George smiled wrapping his arm around Jackie. "So you look around Charlie's age but I can't remember you from Hogwarts"

"I went to Beauxbatons as my mother is French my father is Irish I moved over to England after I finished school to work and train here at St Mungo's" Joanne replied "I take it Charlie was one of your brothers that I saw around Fred's bedside earlier"

"Yes he would be one of the six of us then we have Ginny and my parents of course" George chuckled.

"You seem like a really close knit family" Joanne smiled.

"Yeah we are even if Percy's only just seen sense" George muttered quietly. As Teddy finished his bottle and started to nod off in Jackie's arms Joanne looked at them.

"You really should go and get some sleep Fred will be fine he's in good hands. You both look exhausted" Joanne spoke concerned as she looked at the two.

"It's ok" Jackie whispered not wanting to sleep despite the fact she was starting to nod off on George's shoulder.

"Maybe Joanne's right baby I don't want to leave Fred but we do need rest and I'm sure Teddy would like to sleep in a crib" George said as he looked at Jackie trying to debate what they should do in his head.

"How about I get another bed and a crib to put in your brothers room" Joanne smiled at him.

"That would be great thank you" George smiled at her. While Healer Murphy left to sort out the arrangements in Fred's room George looked at his fiancée kissing her head softly. "It will be ok baby you need to sleep ok" he smiled at her and kissed her softly on the nose before taking her hand and leading her back downstairs to his twins room at the hospital.

Once downstairs George looked around the room as Jackie lay on a bed in his arms beside them Teddy slept peacefully in a crib while Fred and Jessica slept in Fred's bed Jessica's head resting on his chest. He had put it there after they had returned to find her sleeping beside him. George looked down thankful that Jackie had finally allowed herself to rest as he could hear the steady beating of her heart George finally let sleep overcome him.