Disclaimer - I own nothing you recognise.
Pairing - PercyAudrey
Word Count - 538
Beta'd by Grandma Lizzy
Screwed
"Oh my god, you actually hate me, don't you?" Percy complained, glaring at his little brother. "Why on earth would you tell our mother that?"
George had the grace to look sheepish. "Well. It was a joke. But then. She just… you know Mum, Perce. She looked so hopeful and happy and then… I couldn't tell her that I was kidding because I thought she might cry and I'm not good at tears dammit."
Percy tried to fight the chuckle, he really did, but he couldn't. George was practically going blue in the face with the lack of air as he tried to get his explanation out in one breath and, well, Percy knew he wasn't lying.
George really wasn't good when faced with crying women.
"What am I going to do?" he asked, running a hand over his face.
Before George could reply, a knock on the door sounded and then the door swung open to reveal Audrey, Percy's assistant.
"Mr Weasley? Mr Wood is on line three for you. He's insisting you speak with him because you ditched him last night."
George snorted, and Percy rolled his eyes. "Thank you, Audrey. Why don't you take your lunch a little early? We can go through the next week's schedule when you get back?"
She nodded, blushing a little as she left the room.
"Well," George said, watching her go. "I was about to say you're screwed, but… I have a plan."
Percy groaned. "Now I really am screwed."
…
"Audrey… I know this is entirely outside of your job description, so feel free to tell me no, but… I have a favour to ask of you."
She looked up from the paperwork they'd been going over. "What is it, Mr Weasley?"
"I… My brother, you saw him here earlier?" When she nodded, Percy continued. "He told our mother that I had a fiance, and then wimped out of owning up to the truth. I, of course, do not have a fiance but… I wondered if, perhaps, just for the weekend of her birthday… maybe youcouldpretendwithme?"
She blinked. "I'm sorry, Mr Weasley, can you repeat that?"
Percy sighed. "I… I wondered if you would pretend to be my fiance for the weekend of my mother's birthday?"
"I, uh, well," Audrey stuttered, floundering for words. Percy felt bad when he saw how flustered she was and almost immediately retracted the request.
He waited though, and a few moments later, she found her voice. "Just for a weekend?"
Percy nodded, probably too eager but uncaring for his dignity.
She hesitated before nodding. "I can do that," she said, her voice quiet. "I, uh. Yes. I can do that."
…
Audrey watched as Percy pulled his car up to her building, waving when he spotted her watching through the window.
She waved back, her heart sinking at the almost goofy smile on his face. She was already nursing a crush on her boss, spending time with him outside of work…
When she stepped out onto the path leading down to where he was parked, he got out of his seat and rounded the car to open the passenger door for her.
Yeah, Audrey thought to herself. She was entirely in trouble.
Written for Meet Cutes, Day 2 - [A] needs a fiancée, and for him the answer's simple: his fiercely intelligent, beautiful assistant, [B], should play the role! But pretending to be [A's] fiancée threatens to ruin the life [B's] worked so hard for. How will she keep her head when she's losing her heart to her frustratingly attractive new boss?