The tale of little Bean

Ch. 4

Just the way you are

"There here! There here!" Gillian yelled running down the staires.

"Now remember what I told you. Everyone?" Mrs. Weasley said looking around. "No questions. OK" Everyone noded.The whole Weasley clan had been asked not to question Hermione about the baby. And Mrs. Weasley was going to see to it that no one did.

Ron entered first holding the baby. Next was Hermione then Ginny. Harry brought up the rear caring the bags. He dropped them at the door and fallowed everyone into the living room.

"Everyone." Ron announced. "I would like you to meet Beyonca Gean Weasley." he said holding the baby up. "Bean" he said looking down at her smiling "this is everyone." there was giggles all around. Ron handed her off to his mum and went to help Hermione to the sofa. "Would you like some tea?" he asked.

"Mmm. Yes, I would love some. Thank you." she said with a smile. Ron retreated to the kitchen and returned with a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

"Oh Ron… that was supposed to be a surprise." Mrs. Weasley said.

"Sorry mum" he dipped his finger into Hermione's icing and tasted it. "Mmm. Its vary good." he said with a smile.

"Get your own." Hermione said slapping him playfully on the arm.

"Be a dear and bring it in here would you please." Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Sure." he went to go get it.

Ginny had fallowed him in "Need some help?" she asked.

"Yeah. Could you get the plates and silverware," he replied

"Who wants cake?" Ron announced as they came back into the room. Instantly all the children were at his side shouting "Me me. I do I do." Ron pretending not hear them said "No one? No body wants cake?" the children got louder. "Harry how bout you? Do you what some?" he said with a smile.

"Daddy." Philip wined. "Come on Uncle Ron. We want some. Please." Lily yelled.

"Ok.Ok." Ron laughed. "Here you go." he started cutting and handing out pieces to everyone.

"Oh Hermione she is beautiful. She has your eyes." Angelina said sitting down next to her.

"Thank you." Hermione answered with a smile.

"How did you come up with the name? Beyonca it's lovely."

"Ron named her.," she said looking over to him and smiling. "It is nice isn't it?"

Angelina nodded. "Yes it is. How are you by the way? How you holding up."

"Me? I'm great. She was so much easer than Gillian or the twins." she answered.

"How long?"

"Seven"

"Wow! That's great. It took Lacy almost 13 hours. She is stubborn just like her dad." Angelina said looking over to her own daughter. They both started laughing as Lacy almost tackled her dad for the last piece of cake. "I better go help him." she laughing as she got up and walked across the room.

Ron came and sat down beside Hermione. "I saved you an extra peace." he said hold up a plate. "You better not let Lacy or Fred see it thou." He looked over to were Fred was struggling to get Lacy off his leg. She and Ron both smiled at the site.

"Thank you." she said. "You are my saver." she smiled up at him. "Would it be rude of me if I went and laid down," she asked "Just for a few minutes? I'm so tired."

"No. You go ahead. You need the rest. Bean will be fine I will take care of her." Ron said helping her up off the sofa. He walked with her to the staires "do you need help up?"

"No I got it. Thank you hunny." She lend in and kissed his cheek. "I love you."

He kissed her back "I love you to. More than you know."

She smiled at him and headed up stars. She was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. When she woke up it was dark out. She wondered what time it was. She must have been more tired than she thought. Getting up out of bed, she pulled on her robe. She notested that Ron was not in bed with her. She slowly made her way down the stars. When she got to the bottom of the stairs. She hared his voice he was talking to someone. Being quite not to make to much noise she tiptoed to the door and peaked in. She saw Ron sitting on the sofa he was holding the baby in his arms and was talking to her.

"You are such a good girl. You drank the whole thing." he set the bottle he was holding down and laid her across his shoulder. Patting her back, she burped loudly. "Now I defiantly know you are a Weasley." he said with a smile. "With an appetite like that." He laid her down across his legs. "You are so beautiful. You look just like your mum, you know that?" He ran his hand softly across the baby's head letting the curls run thru his fingers. "You don't need red hair to prove you are my daughter. I love you just the way you are."

Hermione was standing there listening to him talk to the baby. Her eyes tiered up when she herd him say that, she let a small sob escape her lips.

Ron turned when he heard her. "Oh... did we wake you?" he asked. Hermione shook her head no, came in, and sat down beside him. "She woke up. I changed her and she eat." he was gently rubbing Bean's tummy. "You were hungry weren't you." he cooed at her. Bean smiled up at him. He looked over at Hermione "did you sleep well?"

"Yes thank you I needed that. I was so tired," she said laying her head on his shoulder.

"Yes I know." he smiled down at Bean and said "Mummy snores loud don't she. I think she is the reason you woke up. Yeah." Hermione playfully slapped his arm. "Oh... did you see that Bean. She smacked me." Bean smiled up at him again. "Oh you think that's funny. You're on her side then." he smiled down at her. She yawed and slowly stared to close her eyes. "Looks like someone is ready for bed. And your not the only one." he said when he saw Hermione yawning to. "Come on Bean lets get you and mum back up to bed." They headed back up to there room. He laid the baby down in her crib and covered her with the baby blanket. He lend over and kissed her head "Good night baby Bean. Sweet dreams." He turned and saw that Hermione had already fallen asleep. He smiled and walked over and covered her up. Leaning over he kissed her head as well. "Good night hunny. I love you." She smiled in her sleep.