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A/N: Hi to everyone who may read this! I hope you like this new chapter. I apologize for the long update. Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
~~*~~ May hummed a tune her mother would sing when May was little while she grabbed her shawl hanging from the knob on the wall near the door. It was the night of the cook out at Sam and Rosie's. Seredric agreed to meet May here in her home with a small wagon to take them. He was expected to arrive within minutes.
Taking a deep breath, May turned and looked into the full length mirror on the nearby wall. The dress she chose to wear, a pale yellow, was one of her favorites. It wasn't too fancy but pretty enough. Her wild curly hair was gathered on top of her head and held with pins. A few spirals were lose and hung around her face.
Everything seemed perfect for this date. A date. May smiled to herself. Seredric had politely asked her if she would consider going to this dinner as his date. He had asked so perfectly. He asked if she still liked him well enough after tonight, he would like to begin courting her. She had agreed full-heartedly.
A sound of a wagon approaching was heard by May. With one last glance into the mirror, May smiled and headed out the door.
Seredric sat upon his wagon with the reins in his left hand. His smile widen as she came into view of the wagon. "Excuse me, Lass. I seem to have lost my way. This clearly isn't May Gamgee's, for the lass I see in front of me is a beautiful Jem."
May gave him a sly smile as he climbed down from the wagon and she replied, "I do not know if I should take that as a compliment or an insult Sir Proudfoot."
"Then blame my father for giving me the curse with poor words, my lady," Seredric said with a glint in his eyes.
May laughed. "Then I will do so."
Bringing her hand to his lips, he placed a soft kiss. "But you do look beautiful, May."
"Thank you Seredric and may I say the same to you." Seredric kept her hand in his as he helped her into the wagon. "Where is Lily?" Seredric pointed to the small basket in the back.
"She fell asleep on the way over," Seredric explained. He took the reins into his hands and gave a little whip. The mule started on his way to the Gamgee home.
~*~
"Estella?" May said, with a shock expression on her face. May and Seredric had just arrived at the house. Lily was still sleeping so May sent Seredric on his way to the back as she went to but Lily to bed in one of the Gamgee children's rooms. She had just put Lily down and was walking through the back way of Bag End, when she heard something in one of the closets. Thinking it was one of her nieces or nephews she opened the door expecting a child, but what she found was two adult hobbits, her best friend Estella and Merry Brandybuck.
"May!" Estella exclaimed. She looked at Merry who still had his arms around her and back at May. Her cheeks grew a deep shade of red. "We. were just trying to. find-"
"We are getting married!" shouted Merry, interrupting Estella. He took a hold of Estella's left hand and gave May a better look at the very expensive ring on a special finger.
"Merry! I wanted to tell her!" Estella said.
Merry grinned. "I'm sorry 'Stella. I can't keep it to my self much longer. I want to shout it to everyone!"
"Well, I can't blame you," said Estella. She turned and looked back at May. "You are going to be my maid of honor, right?"
"Oh Estella!" May rushed forward and met her friend in a hug. "Of course I will! I would love to!" May drew back and looked at her friend in the eye and shouted, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!!" Both woman screamed and jumped up and down. After a few minutes of screams of joy, May and Estella settled down enough to walk with Merry out to the back with the others.
~*~
Everyone took their seats on the large picnic table in Sam's back yard once the food was done cooking. The roasted pig sat in the middle with fried vegetables surrounding it. Other delicious foods sat in various sizes of containers around the table. Sam sat the head of the table, while Rosie sat at the other end. Pippin sat on Sam's right, while Diamond occupied the seat on Sam's left. Estella and Merry had taken their seats on the side of the table that Diamond was on. While Seredric and May sat on the side where Pippin sat. The hobbits chatted with each other while they ate. The men talked about their travels and how everyone in Gondor was fairing. Estella was bursting to tell everyone about her engagement to Merry, but she agreed with Merry to announce it to everyone at the end of dinner. May had promised to keep it to herself until everyone knew.
It was towards the end when Diamond stood as she tapped her fork to her glass of water. She cleared her throat once all eyes were on her. "I have an announcement to make," Diamond paused. "Pippin and I are happy to inform you that all of you are invited to our new house tonight for a little party. We are celebrating our second month of marriage and us moving into a new home." People around the table started to talk on how nice that was and other details about the house, but they didn't realize Diamond wasn't finished. She cleared her throat three times before she caught everyone's attention once again. "That's not all we are celebrating," she smiled at Pippin's confused look and took a very deep breath. "I'm also expecting a baby."
It was as if Pandora opened her box once again. Merry choked on the piece of fruit in his mouth. Sam lost hold of his glass. Seredric lost hold of May's hand he had held under the table the entire time. All three women shouted with joy. But the reaction that Diamond was most relying upon from the one person she loved wasn't one she had in mind. Pippin Took had tears falling from his eyes.
Diamond panicked in her mind. Why was he upset? Didn't he want a child? Seeing tears on Pippin's face was something Diamond didn't want to see, and she had been the one to cause it.
Her panic came to an ease when Pippin stood and made his way around the table to Diamond. When he came near, he pulled Diamond into a tight embrace. He kissed her forehead and whispered, "I'm so happy Diamond. You've made my world complete."
"Really?"
"Honest." He kissed Diamond on the mouth. After a few toasts, congratulations, and slaps on Pippin's back from the men, everyone settled back down in their seats except Diamond, who was pulled on to sit on Pippin's lap.
Estella then took this time to get everyone's attention to make her own announcement. "I have an announcement of my own that I must share with everyone! This may become a shocker to all of you, so prepare your self." She turned her head at Merry and they both smiled at each other. "I'm getting married."
Diamond squealed along with Rosie. Once again talk went around the table, when it suddenly stopped with the question Pippin asked, "I bet you wish the lucky guy was you, huh Merry?"
Everyone, including his wife, stared at Pippin as if he had grown an extra head. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Pippin," May said. "Merry IS the lucky guy Estella is going to marry."
It took a bit for it to sink into Pippin's head. Then he started to shout. "Merry! You're going to be married! My best friend is going to be married!! Merry is going to get married!" He slapped his hand on the table. "That's wonderful Merry!"
Merry grinned and he held up Estella's hand for everyone to see the new ring. "It's beautiful, Estella," Rosie commented.
"I know," Estella said.
"We had decided that we want our wedding six weeks from now. Nothing too big, but we want it to be fancy. We both have agreed that only two people will stand with us at the alter. Estella has chosen May as her maid of honor and I have chosen Pippin as my best man," Merry said. Pippin beamed.
After a long time of talking of babies and weddings, the sun began to sink. The guests of the Gamgee house knew it was time for them to be on the road heading home. Diamond and Pippin insisted everyone come to their house for the party that would be held. Sam and Rosie declined; they didn't want to leave all the children at home by themselves. Merry and Estella agreed to come.
"Well, May. I think you need to bring this new someone with you and come to our place," Pippin said.
"Oh please come May!" Diamond begged. "It'll be more fun if you were there. Just like it was when we younger."
"I don't know. We can't take Lily with us. She'll be too sleepy in the morning," said May.
Rosie then offered the suggestion that Lily stay with Sam and her for the night.
"Then we'll pick her up in the morning," Seredric said. "She usually is a heavy sleeper, but she will have them nights when she's up at three in the morning. If you give her a bottle and rock her a bit I think she will fall back to sleep."
"We don't have to stay the entire night either," May said. "We could get here early, just in case if she did wake up." Seredric agreed with her. Sam shook his hand with Seredric before he climbed up in his buggy with May. With a wave, Seredric flicked the reins and May and him followed Merry and Estella in their wagon in the darkness to Pippin Took's place.
A/N: Hi to everyone who may read this! I hope you like this new chapter. I apologize for the long update. Enjoy!
Chapter 4:
~~*~~ May hummed a tune her mother would sing when May was little while she grabbed her shawl hanging from the knob on the wall near the door. It was the night of the cook out at Sam and Rosie's. Seredric agreed to meet May here in her home with a small wagon to take them. He was expected to arrive within minutes.
Taking a deep breath, May turned and looked into the full length mirror on the nearby wall. The dress she chose to wear, a pale yellow, was one of her favorites. It wasn't too fancy but pretty enough. Her wild curly hair was gathered on top of her head and held with pins. A few spirals were lose and hung around her face.
Everything seemed perfect for this date. A date. May smiled to herself. Seredric had politely asked her if she would consider going to this dinner as his date. He had asked so perfectly. He asked if she still liked him well enough after tonight, he would like to begin courting her. She had agreed full-heartedly.
A sound of a wagon approaching was heard by May. With one last glance into the mirror, May smiled and headed out the door.
Seredric sat upon his wagon with the reins in his left hand. His smile widen as she came into view of the wagon. "Excuse me, Lass. I seem to have lost my way. This clearly isn't May Gamgee's, for the lass I see in front of me is a beautiful Jem."
May gave him a sly smile as he climbed down from the wagon and she replied, "I do not know if I should take that as a compliment or an insult Sir Proudfoot."
"Then blame my father for giving me the curse with poor words, my lady," Seredric said with a glint in his eyes.
May laughed. "Then I will do so."
Bringing her hand to his lips, he placed a soft kiss. "But you do look beautiful, May."
"Thank you Seredric and may I say the same to you." Seredric kept her hand in his as he helped her into the wagon. "Where is Lily?" Seredric pointed to the small basket in the back.
"She fell asleep on the way over," Seredric explained. He took the reins into his hands and gave a little whip. The mule started on his way to the Gamgee home.
~*~
"Estella?" May said, with a shock expression on her face. May and Seredric had just arrived at the house. Lily was still sleeping so May sent Seredric on his way to the back as she went to but Lily to bed in one of the Gamgee children's rooms. She had just put Lily down and was walking through the back way of Bag End, when she heard something in one of the closets. Thinking it was one of her nieces or nephews she opened the door expecting a child, but what she found was two adult hobbits, her best friend Estella and Merry Brandybuck.
"May!" Estella exclaimed. She looked at Merry who still had his arms around her and back at May. Her cheeks grew a deep shade of red. "We. were just trying to. find-"
"We are getting married!" shouted Merry, interrupting Estella. He took a hold of Estella's left hand and gave May a better look at the very expensive ring on a special finger.
"Merry! I wanted to tell her!" Estella said.
Merry grinned. "I'm sorry 'Stella. I can't keep it to my self much longer. I want to shout it to everyone!"
"Well, I can't blame you," said Estella. She turned and looked back at May. "You are going to be my maid of honor, right?"
"Oh Estella!" May rushed forward and met her friend in a hug. "Of course I will! I would love to!" May drew back and looked at her friend in the eye and shouted, "YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!!" Both woman screamed and jumped up and down. After a few minutes of screams of joy, May and Estella settled down enough to walk with Merry out to the back with the others.
~*~
Everyone took their seats on the large picnic table in Sam's back yard once the food was done cooking. The roasted pig sat in the middle with fried vegetables surrounding it. Other delicious foods sat in various sizes of containers around the table. Sam sat the head of the table, while Rosie sat at the other end. Pippin sat on Sam's right, while Diamond occupied the seat on Sam's left. Estella and Merry had taken their seats on the side of the table that Diamond was on. While Seredric and May sat on the side where Pippin sat. The hobbits chatted with each other while they ate. The men talked about their travels and how everyone in Gondor was fairing. Estella was bursting to tell everyone about her engagement to Merry, but she agreed with Merry to announce it to everyone at the end of dinner. May had promised to keep it to herself until everyone knew.
It was towards the end when Diamond stood as she tapped her fork to her glass of water. She cleared her throat once all eyes were on her. "I have an announcement to make," Diamond paused. "Pippin and I are happy to inform you that all of you are invited to our new house tonight for a little party. We are celebrating our second month of marriage and us moving into a new home." People around the table started to talk on how nice that was and other details about the house, but they didn't realize Diamond wasn't finished. She cleared her throat three times before she caught everyone's attention once again. "That's not all we are celebrating," she smiled at Pippin's confused look and took a very deep breath. "I'm also expecting a baby."
It was as if Pandora opened her box once again. Merry choked on the piece of fruit in his mouth. Sam lost hold of his glass. Seredric lost hold of May's hand he had held under the table the entire time. All three women shouted with joy. But the reaction that Diamond was most relying upon from the one person she loved wasn't one she had in mind. Pippin Took had tears falling from his eyes.
Diamond panicked in her mind. Why was he upset? Didn't he want a child? Seeing tears on Pippin's face was something Diamond didn't want to see, and she had been the one to cause it.
Her panic came to an ease when Pippin stood and made his way around the table to Diamond. When he came near, he pulled Diamond into a tight embrace. He kissed her forehead and whispered, "I'm so happy Diamond. You've made my world complete."
"Really?"
"Honest." He kissed Diamond on the mouth. After a few toasts, congratulations, and slaps on Pippin's back from the men, everyone settled back down in their seats except Diamond, who was pulled on to sit on Pippin's lap.
Estella then took this time to get everyone's attention to make her own announcement. "I have an announcement of my own that I must share with everyone! This may become a shocker to all of you, so prepare your self." She turned her head at Merry and they both smiled at each other. "I'm getting married."
Diamond squealed along with Rosie. Once again talk went around the table, when it suddenly stopped with the question Pippin asked, "I bet you wish the lucky guy was you, huh Merry?"
Everyone, including his wife, stared at Pippin as if he had grown an extra head. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Pippin," May said. "Merry IS the lucky guy Estella is going to marry."
It took a bit for it to sink into Pippin's head. Then he started to shout. "Merry! You're going to be married! My best friend is going to be married!! Merry is going to get married!" He slapped his hand on the table. "That's wonderful Merry!"
Merry grinned and he held up Estella's hand for everyone to see the new ring. "It's beautiful, Estella," Rosie commented.
"I know," Estella said.
"We had decided that we want our wedding six weeks from now. Nothing too big, but we want it to be fancy. We both have agreed that only two people will stand with us at the alter. Estella has chosen May as her maid of honor and I have chosen Pippin as my best man," Merry said. Pippin beamed.
After a long time of talking of babies and weddings, the sun began to sink. The guests of the Gamgee house knew it was time for them to be on the road heading home. Diamond and Pippin insisted everyone come to their house for the party that would be held. Sam and Rosie declined; they didn't want to leave all the children at home by themselves. Merry and Estella agreed to come.
"Well, May. I think you need to bring this new someone with you and come to our place," Pippin said.
"Oh please come May!" Diamond begged. "It'll be more fun if you were there. Just like it was when we younger."
"I don't know. We can't take Lily with us. She'll be too sleepy in the morning," said May.
Rosie then offered the suggestion that Lily stay with Sam and her for the night.
"Then we'll pick her up in the morning," Seredric said. "She usually is a heavy sleeper, but she will have them nights when she's up at three in the morning. If you give her a bottle and rock her a bit I think she will fall back to sleep."
"We don't have to stay the entire night either," May said. "We could get here early, just in case if she did wake up." Seredric agreed with her. Sam shook his hand with Seredric before he climbed up in his buggy with May. With a wave, Seredric flicked the reins and May and him followed Merry and Estella in their wagon in the darkness to Pippin Took's place.