Author's note: I'm so sorry for not updating at all last week! Schools been hectic! Anyways, here's the next chapter. Finally!

Chapter 15: Making Up

Wednesday, 11 July, 2018 (week 28)

Victoire was not in a good mood to begin with. Over the past couple of days, she had been experiencing a sharp, shooting pain which started in her rear end and shot down the backs of her legs. The pain would come and go, and after doing some research in the book Aunt Hermione gave her, she discovered that she had a condition called sciatica. This was simply caused by the baby, who was now in the process turning upside down, pressing his head against her sciatic nerve – a nerve that ran down her lower back and legs. The only thing she could do was take it easy and wait for the baby to change position again. In the meantime, it was extremely painful, which made Victoire grumpy, irritable, and intolerant of Dominique's attitude.

One afternoon, Victoire was sitting on the couch with her eyes close. No matter what she did, she couldn't get comfortable. Suddenly, Louis tapped on the shoulder.

"What, Lou?" Victoire muttered without opening her eyes.

"Will you play wizard's chess with me?"

Before Victoire could respond, Dominique said coldly, "She's too busy to play, Louis."

Victoire's eyes flew open. "What is your problem? I'm sick of this!"

Dominique looked at her sister in shock. "Sick of what?" She muttered.

"Your attitude, Dom! You're so cold and distant, and that's not you. You didn't start acting like this until spring break! Why now?"

Dominique's angry eyes softened. "We used to be so close."

"Aren't we still?"

Dominique sighed. "I… I don't know. Ever since you got pregnant, you've been spending more and more time with Teddy, which I get. I'm perfectly fine with that. But also you've spent less time with me, and I guess I got a bit jealous. I wanted things to be the way they were before. I know it's stupid and childish, but it's true. Really, I just want my big sister back."

Victoire sighed. So that was the reason for Dom's attitude. "Dom, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." Dominique didn't say anything, so Victoire continued. "I'll tell you what. Mamen is taking us shopping in France this weekend with Tante Gabrielle and the girls, but how about some time next week, you and I go shopping on our own. How does that sound?"

Dominique thought for a moment, and then smiled. "I'd like that."

"What about me?" Louis said suddenly. Both sisters looked at him in surprise, as they both had forgotten their younger brother was in the room. "Don't either of you want to play chess?"

"I will." Dominique said, and the younger children of Bill and Fleur Weasley left the room. Victoire smiled as they closed the door behind them, glad to finally have solved the conflict with her sister.

Saturday, 21 July 2018 (week 30)

Eventually, the pain went away, and by Saturday the fourteenth, Victoire was ready for shopping. It was a nice trip to France, and Victoire and Dominique enjoyed seeing their Tante Gabrielle and Adele, Clarisse, and Jacqueline, their cousins, who were seven, five, and two, respectfully. Tante Gabrielle was delighted to see them, and was ecstatic to see the engagement ring on Victoire's finger. That following Friday, Victoire and Dominique went to Diagon Alley, where they spent the whole day together, and had a good time. By the end of the day, it was clear that the sisters' relationship had been mended.

Finally, on Saturday, Victoire was able to spend the entire day with Teddy. During the week, Teddy was hard at work at Auror Training, so Victoire only got to see him from six-thirty when he came to Shell Cottage for dinner until ten, when he left to go home to his Grandmother's house. However, he had weekends off, and since they only had about 10 more weeks until the baby was born, they decided to go house shopping.

Wanting to have a wide range to choose from, Teddy and Victoire looked at a variety of houses, some from muggle realities, and some from wizarding realities. They started right after lunch, hoping it wouldn't take too long to find their dream home. The first place they looked at was in a wizarding neighborhood in the middle of London.

"I don't want to raise our children in the city." Victoire had said, and Teddy nodded in agreement. With that, they moved on to the next house.

Five houses later, the future Mr. and Mrs. Lupin still hadn't found their dream home. "What's next?" Victoire sighed.

"74909 Willow St." Teddy replied, looking at a list in his hands. "It's about an hour north of London in the middle of the country."

"Let's hope this is the one." Victoire said. Teddy reached out his arm and she took it. Together they apparated to their desired address.

Victoire gasped when she saw where she was. The house was painted white and had green trimming. There were several windows, including a large pentode window in the front. Along the back and right side of the house was a beautiful wrap-around deck. The yard was spacious and woodsy, and about 60 meters back was a calm, slow-flowing river. It was the perfect place to raise a family.

"Teddy, it's beautiful." Victoire gasped, tears of joy forming in her eyes.

"I think so too." Teddy said with a smile. He took his fiancée by the hand and led her to the front door before ringing the bell.

A short while later, the door opened to reveal a woman in her thirties, who was assumedly the realtor. "Mr. Lupin and Ms. Weasley, I presume?" she asked, and Teddy nodded. The woman let them in, and as soon as they stepped inside, Victoire discovered the interior was just as gorgeous as the exterior. It was the perfect size too, with four bedrooms, two baths, a spacious kitchen and dining room, a living room, and various other rooms. It wouldn't be big enough for Weasley/Potter get-togethers, but it was plenty of space for the future Lupin family.

"I want it." Victoire said softly after the entire house had been explored.

Teddy smiled. "I'm glad, because I'd be disappointed if you didn't."

By the time Teddy finished filling out paperwork, it was six o'clock, and all three of them – including the baby – were starving. With that in mind, Teddy and Victoire found a park further downriver, where they ate a picnic dinner Teddy had packed. Afterwards, they lay side by side on their blanket, facing each other. Suddenly, Teddy jumped. "Hey, he kicked me!" To Victoire's stomach he said, "That wasn't very nice you know."

Victoire laughed. "I'm sure he didn't mean it, Teddy."

"That may be, but I still can't wait until he's out so I can lie close to you without getting kicked."

Victoire laughed again. She couldn't have agreed more, because the sooner he was out, the sooner she could officially start her new life with Teddy and their baby.