Percy's POV

It had been about 2 years since Audrey moved in with Percy, and the dynamics had definitely changed. He loved having her around, but things had just been a lot different since Ginny's wedding last summer. The two of them were happy, but it felt like something was missing. Both of them would get into these weird moods and avoid each other. Audrey had been spending a lot of time working at the Interior Design firm she had started last year, and Percy spent most of time at The Ministry. They never went on dates anymore, and the only time they really went out together was when they went to The Burrow, where she would catch up with his family and play with the kids, and he spent most of his time with his brothers.

Sometimes when Percy did come home earlier hoping to have some alone time with Audrey, he would come home to find that she was babysitting Teddy and Victoire. He would say something, but she seemed happy when she was playing with the babies. All he'd ever wanted was to make her happy but now it felt like they were stuck in this comfortable routine.

In most relationships, calm meant good; but as it pertains to Percy and Audrey, calm is never a good sign. If she wasn't talking 100 miles a minute, or planning something, or suggesting crazy things, something was wrong; and Percy had a feeling that it was his fault. The problem there is that Percy isn't a mind reader. Yes, he knew Occlumency, but he wasn't going to invade her mind just to get her to talk to him. He'd just talk to her; it couldn't be that hard.

"Audrey?" he called as he walked into their flat. "Are you home?"

"Yeah, I'm in the bathroom!" she answered. Percy walked the 20 steps to the bathroom and saw Teddy jumping up and down in his towel while Audrey attempted to dry off Vic. Perfect. "How was your day?"

"It was good. I got a lot done; you?"

"Better, since I got to spend it with the cutest kids in the whole world." She cooed at them. "Aren't they just adorable?"

"Yeah. Is everything ok with you?"

"Yeah, why?" she asked, still not looking at him.

"I don't know, you just seem a bit put out these days." She looked at him and gave a sad smile before picking up the kids and walking to the bedroom to dress them. "Audrey?"

"Do you feel like we're stuck, Percy? Like there's no means to an end for us; this is it?"

"I'm not sure what you mean. We definitely have been in a funk lately, but I don't think this is it. Do you feel that way?"

"I don't know. We were fine; then all of a sudden everything felt different. It's like I'm waiting for something else to happen, but part of me knows nothing will. Does that make sense?"

"Not at all." He answered truthfully. She quickly sat Teddy in his stroller and situated Vic in the weird looking thing that Fleur called a bjorn. He noticed that she grabbed their baby bags and another that he recognized as hers. "Where are you going?"

"I'm taking them to Ginny's; Fleur is going to pick up Vicky from there. I'm spending the night with Ginny since Harry's on an extended mission and the house will be empty. Is that ok with you?"

"Of course; you don't have to ask my permission to do anything." He said as he pulled her into a pretty uncomfortable hug, seeing as how there was a baby in between them.

"Alright. Well I'll see you at your parents tomorrow? It's Ron's birthday dinner."

"Right; see you then. I love you."

"Love you too." She answered before walking out of the door. Percy flopped down on the bed in frustration; he had no idea what was up with her. All this talk about 'ends' and 'this is it'; what more could she want? He had tried to get them a bigger house; but whenever he brought it up she shut him down and said they didn't need one if they had nothing to fill it with. He told her she had an unlimited budget and could fill it with whatever furniture she liked, but that only annoyed her.

Maybe she hadn't meant furniture. Did she want kids? Surely she couldn't be upset that they didn't have kids; the two of them aren't even married. Wait, did she want to get married? To him? Did he want to marry her? Percy had never in his life thought he would get married; it just didn't seem like something that was in the cards for him. The more he thought about marrying Audrey, the crazier it seemed. He was definitely feeling something towards the idea but he wasn't sure if the feelings were positive or negative. Percy thought he had everything he wanted; but now he wasn't so sure. He needed to talk to someone and the only place he could think of to find someone was the Ministry. He ran to the floo without even thinking and was standing in his office within minutes.

"Mr. Weasley? I thought you were taking the rest of the day off?" his assistant Syndal asked.

"No I needed to come back and clear my head. Um, can we talk?" he asked awkwardly. She giggled and made her way towards his desk slowly."

"Of course; we can do whatever you like Mr. Weasley."

"Percy. Call me Percy."

Audrey's POV

"Yesterday was extremely embarrassing! I'm never going near your family again." Audrey complained to Ginny while they waited for the waitress to bring their coffees.

"Are you kidding me?" Ginny asked, "You never get embarrassed. Why'd you feel that way?"

"Were you not at Ron's birthday dinner last night? You saw what happened." Audrey whined, not wanting to relive yesterday's events. It had been a normal Saturday at The Burrow until Ron and Angelina got into an argument about who was the better Quidditch player. George being George had started a pool, and it ended up in a full-on Quidditch match.

Audrey loved Quidditch and was all set to play until Percy decided to take the argument a little further and suggest that great Quidditch skills are a Weasley trait. Her boyfriend then had the 'brilliant' idea to make the game Weasleys vs. others. Why he had suggested that she didn't understand, but all she knew is that she felt really dumb when she realized she was the only one there that wasn't in any way a Weasley. Ginny was technically a Potter, but she'd been born into the Weasley family. Harry, Hermione, Angelina and Fleur had all married into the Weasley family; even little Teddy had been legally adopted. Audrey was the only one there that wasn't family.

"Are you talking about the whole Quidditch thing? That wasn't a big deal; you know you're a part of this family." Ginny said.

"You could say that, but I want to be in the family for real, not by default because I'm dating your brother and you guys can't get enough of my charm and wit."

"Don't forget how humble you are." Ginny joked. "Listen to me Audrey; you don't need to be married into the family to feel its effects. I mean, you still get the same ugly jumpers I do on Christmas, don't you?"

"You just don't get it. Yes, I want to be a part of the family but I want to start my own with Percy as well. I've been a bridesmaid five times already Ginny. Five! You're my best friend and I love you, but I was so jealous of you at your wedding because you get to be with the person you love for the rest of your life. I want that with Percy. I want to move out of our stuffy flat and get a big, yet tasteful, house. I love babysitting Teddy and Vic, but I want kids of my own. I thought that if I had them over enough he'd get the hint that I want kids of my own. I'm ready to start a life with him but he just doesn't want the same I guess." She said as tears began forming in her eyes. She could barely let out a cry before Ginny was across the table hugging her tightly.

"I'm sure that's not the case Audrey; Percy's mad about you."

"I drive him mad is more like it."

"That's not true at all. I've known Percy for 22 long years and I've never seen him happier than the day he brought you to The Burrow. You do realize he told us he loved you; you know how big that is? Aside from you I think he's only ever said that to my mother. I think he tried to express that he loved me through being less of a prat, but he's definitely never said it to me or our brothers. For him to say that about you in front of all of us is huge. He loves you; don't doubt that."

"Then why hasn't he asked me to marry him or even brought up the future?" she asked, refusing to let Ginny's comforting get to her. "Lately he's been staying at the office really late, and he acts weird whenever I try to talk to him or be normal at all. I think- I think he's cheating on me."

"The hell he is." she said before storming towards her seat, grabbing her purse and leaving money for her coffee on the table.

"Ginny, where are you going?" Audrey called to a retreating head of red hair.

"I'm going to have a chat with me dear big brother."

Ginny's POV

Ginny dealt with a lot of stressful things on a daily basis. Being a professional Quidditch player, being a wife to the most perfect man on the planet, remodeling a house the size of Germany, and taking care of a rambunctious toddler. She thought that since her brothers were adults, she would not have to worry about them, but clearly that was not the case. She was currently making her way through the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to either kill or seriously wound Percy. In the 3 years they'd known each other she had never seen Audrey crying or upset, and her brother would not get away with treating her however he was treating her or doing whatever he was doing. She opened the door quickly and was thrown off by the sight of her brother hunched over the table in deep conversation with a petite blonde girl that looked about 18 or 19 years old.

"What the hell is this?" she asked furiously. Both heads snapped up guiltily, but both relaxed when they realized who it was .

"Ginny, you can't just barge in like that." He said calmly

"Yeah whatever, we need to talk. Now."

"Ma'am, do you have an appointment?" the blonde girl asked.

"No. Do I look like a 'ma'am' to you? I'm like 3 years older than you."

"Sorry ma'am, but you're going to have to schedule an appointment-"

"OUT! NOW!" she barked at the girl. She quickly fled the room and Ginny would have felt bad, if she didn't remember why she'd come there in the first place. "You have some serious explaining to do."

"What do you mean? What's wrong?"

"Don't try and play dumb; I know your little secret."

"You do? Who told you?"

"No one had to tell me Percy, it's obvious."

"Really? I thought I had been hiding it pretty well." Percy replied. Ginny really couldn't believe what she was hearing. How could he be so heartless about the situation? It was like he could care less if his girlfriend would be devastated when she found out. "Well since you know, I trust that you'll keep it a secret."

"Not likely Percy. She's one of my closest friends; I can't just not tell her."

"Don't! I'm going to tell her in my own time. I have a plan."

"I can't believe you're doing this to Audrey. Why are you waiting so long to tell her? She thinks she did something wrong."

"She didn't. Honestly Gin; it's not her, it's me."

"I know it's you."

"Well, Syndal's been helping me think of a way to tell her." He said with a small smile. This man, her brother, was truly disgusting.

"I'm going to guess that your perky blonde assistant is Syndal?" she asked. Percy nodded and his smile grew even wider. Gross. "I can't even be here right now. I won't tell; but I am not happy about this."

"I thought you'd be happy for me; I'm finally going to be with the person I love."

"You really love this girl?" Ginny asked.

"With all of my heart." He answered confidently. Ginny couldn't even stand to say goodbye or look at her brother as she grabbed her purse and headed for the door. All she knew was that she couldn't keep this a secret. She had to tell Audrey.