I'll Be Home For Christmas

Chapter 13: As Long As There's Christmas (is unlucky to have a 13 chapter story?)

Disclaimer: I don't own them

A/N: KISS ME!!!!!

            Christmas morning Ginny's eyes fluttered open as she felt little butterfly kisses on her neck.

            "Merry Christmas," Harry whispered to her.

            "Merry Christmas," she whispered back.

            "How did you errand go last night?" he asked. Ginny could tell he knew where she had gone. He knew her to well.

            "Good," she answered simply. "What time is it?" she asked.

            "Seven."

            "James will be looking for us soon," she told him.

            "Ginny can I give you one of your Christmas presents now? In private?" Harry requested.

            "Only if I can give you part of yours," she replied. He grinned and hopped out of the bed to retrieve his gift. He came back and sat on the bed, allowing Ginny to position herself so that she was sitting in between his legs, straddling his torso.

            "Can I go first?" he asked.

            "I guess…" Ginny pouted.

            "Ginny you and James are my life, you know that. There's nothing more important to me in this world than the two of you. We're this perfect little family and the only thing I'd change is I would have been able to do this a long time ago." With that said Harry revealed a small jewelry box and opened to reveal a beautiful diamond ring. "Virginia Weasley, will you marry me?" he asked her.

            Ginny felt tears form as he slipped the ring onto her finger. "Yes!" she exclaimed, throwing her arm around his neck "Yes I'll marry you." She wasn't planning on loosing their embrace when Harry spoke to her.

            "So where's mine?" he teased. Ginny pulled back leaving her hands around his neck and smiled.

            "Well its not really anything I have to give you…" she blushed. He grinned at her.

            "What is it?"

            Ginny wiped a stray joyful tear of her cheek, and smiled at Harry, staring into his eyes. "I'm pregnant," she whispered. Harry's eyes widened and he beamed.

            "You're what?"

            "I just found out a few days ago, but I decided to wait until today to tell you."

            It was now Harry's turn to pull Ginny into a tight embrace as she let out more happy tears.

            "Happy Christmas!" a little voice squealed as James came zooming into the room. He quickly jumped onto Ginny's bed and wiggled his way into the hug. He quickly grew impatient though and urged his parents to separate.

            "Come on!! Pwesents!!" James tugged as his mother's arm. Harry and Ginny finally gave in and followed their son downstairs.

            They reached the living room to find that everyone else was already awake. The other children had already begun digging into their treasures as the adults waited to open theirs; while they enjoyed helping and watching the children experience Christmas. Ginny and Harry joined James at his pile of gifts as he tore into them.

            Ginny laughed, "Don't you want to know who they're from?"

            "Nah," James shook his head, as he continued to tear the paper.

            After a lot a wrapping paper was shed James was down to his last gift. Ginny picked it up and read the tag.

            "This says to James, from your three favorite uncles." She handed him the gift.

            "Thanks Uncle Fred, Uncle George and Uncle Ron," James called. Ginny suppressed a laugh at the honesty of her sons statement and the feigned offended looks Percy, Charlie, and Bill were giving her.

            James got through the paper and stared at the broomstick in his hands. He didn't seem to understand what it was.

            "It's broom stick baby," Ginny explained. When this didn't seem to help she added. "It's just like Daddy's." This comment put a bright smiled on James' face.

            "Wow!" he said.

            Ginny looked over at Harry who seemed extremely impressed by the miniature broomstick. "You going to teach him how to ride Dad?" Ginny asked. Harry grinned at her. She knew the thought of being able to share flying and Quidditch with his son would please him. Harry's father hadn't been able to teach him what he knew about quidditch, but now Harry would have the opportunity to pass his knowledge to his son.

            The dinner table that night was packed with people, and the surface was covered with all the different dishes. Everyone was served and waiting to dig in. Arthur Weasley bowed his head to begin the prayer but Ginny stopped him.

            "Can I say it this year dad?" she requested.

            "Sure Ginny," he answered, a little surprised at her offer. The family joined hand and bowed their heads. "Dear Lord, Thank you for all you have blessed us with; we thank you for the food we are about to eat, and for the happiness you have brought us. I'd like to thank you lord, for bringing us all together as a family this year, all safe and well. And thank you for teaching all of us, that hope and faith are the most important things to hold onto, because if you keep hoping and keep faith in something, eventually, everything will be all right. Please bless our friends and family and keep them happy and safe in the coming year. Thank you lord. Amen."

            "Amen," the family coursed.

            "That was lovely Ginny," Molly complimented her daughter.

            "Yes well done Ginny," Percy commented.

            "Let's eat!" Fred and George said simultaneously.

            The family proceeded to dig into the food, chatting merrily.

            They had only been eating a few moments when Hedwig arrived and dropped a letter in Ginny's lap.

            Ginny-

            How could you have forgotten to write me? Well you're coming to the Manor for New Year's now and that's final. Tell Harry I say welcome back and that I'm glad he's all right.

            I must say you letter had the worst timing. It arrived just we were leaving for dinner. I thought you were going to tell me not to do it! However I was pleasantly surprised. Well Happy Christmas Ginny and give love to your family.

            Love,

                        Draco

            "It was a letter from Draco," she said as she folded up the letter.

            "Ginny could you pass me a roll," Allison asked from across the table. Ginny grabbed a roll out of the basket and handed it to her.

            "What is THAT?" Allison squealed grabbing Ginny's left hand, causing her to drop the roll into the gravy boat. She had eyes the diamond ring that now had a home on Ginny's ring finger. Hermione leaned over Fred to see what Allison was talking about and gasped!

            "Now that's a rock!" Fred said, pulling his sister's hand closer so he could examine the ring. Harry and Ginny both blushed as all the women goggled at Ginny's ring and the men gave Harry jokingly dirty looks for showing them up by giving Ginny such a luxurious ring.

            "Oh congratulations!" Molly Weasley had welled up.

            "Thanks Mum," Ginny smiled.

            When the family was all finished eating at the dished were cleared away, they decided to move everything into the living room. After a while Mr. And Mrs. Weasley retired to their bedroom all the children had fallen asleep, and Sirius and Remus left to stay at the Shack. The rest of the family remained in the living room, talking quietly by the fire.

            "So Gin is there any other new news you're neglecting to tell us?" Ron asked jokingly.

            Ginny shifted her eyes away.

            "There is?" he exclaimed. "I was only joking!"

            "Yes. There is," she confessed.

            "What?" George pressed.

            The room fell silent and all eyes were on Ginny. She felt a sudden sense of deja-vou.

            "Ginny?" Percy prompted

This time Ginny wasn't ashamed or scared of what she was about to say.

"I'm pregnant!" she beamed, grabbing Harry's hand as she said it.

"What?!" The word rippled around the room. It wasn't anger this time around though, it was just shock. Suddenly all of the women were chattering in excitement again.

"So we really are all pregnant now?" Hermione grinned.

"If you had told me this was going to happen a month ago, I probably would have had you committed." Ginny laughed.

"Seven Weasley grandchildren in one year…"Ron tried to conceptualize the thought.

"Eight!" Hermione corrected and everyone laughed.

"World watch out," Bill shook his head.

"The Weasleys are taking over!" George exclaimed and then proceeded to let out a whoop.

Ginny grinned at the excitement she had brought her family. She felt Harry's arm slip around her shoulders. "I love you," he whispered to her.

"I love you too."

She looked around and saw the smiling faces of her brothers and sisters-in-laws. This was how Christmas was supposed to be. She couldn't imagine anywhere she'd rather be that very moment than in her living room with her family, Harry's arm keeping her as close to him as possible. It was perfect.

Harry had finally made it home for Christmas and Ginny knew that this was just her first taste of a lifetime of happy Christmases to come.

The End.

A/N: I think that's the first time I've ever gotten to write those two words.

First off, would some one please call a hospital for me because after I hit the post button I will probably pass out from exhaustion.

Second:

Well that's the end…. well not really. Like I said, there will at least be an Epilogue. I want to thank you all sooooo very very much for keeping me going with your support. I confess there were moments when I was about to give up, but you all kept me rolling. I can't believe I actually finished it!!! I did some mad writing today! So please review! One of my favorite Christmas presents tomorrow will be getting on my computer to read my reviews and see what you all think. Just you know I love you all very very much. I honestly feel like I've made friends through this story. Maybe that's why I'm so sad to see it finished…. Oh well. I hope you all liked it. It's my baby, so thank you for being so kind to it. So Merry Christmas to all of you I hope you have a wonderful day with the people you love. Now go to bed so Santa can come!!

Love and Kissed Always,

Bella