Mungojerrie had grown to be a mischevious cat as the time passed. He was fourteen weeks old and was constantly scampering across the floor and climbing on and in anything possible. He skirted across the kitchen table and knocked Percy's rolls of parchment onto the floor. He hid in drawers and springed forward when he was found. He managed to hide in Percy's shoes. When Percy would slide his foot into his shoe, he would feel teeth dig into his big toe. He would pull out his foot and find the cat clinging onto his foot. As much as Percy complained about the cat's behavior, Audrey found the kitten perched on her shoulder. She merely replied, "Well, what can be done?" Despite the kitten's behavior, Percy never asked his girlfriend to get rid of the animal. The small creature was oddly endearing despite it's mayhem much like a certain brother of his.

One morning, Audrey rolled out of bed when her alarm started beeping. She looked over at her side and sadly realized that her boyfriend had already left for work. "Mungojerrie," she called rubbing her eyes sleepily. She stumbled into the kitchen only to find the kitten laying on top of two pieces of parchment on the kitchen table. She poured herself a cup of coffee before sitting down in front of the cat. "Kitty, you know Percy doesn't want you on the kitchen table," she said placing the kitten in her lap. Mungojerrie meowed impatiently as it jumped back on the table and strutted around the pieces of parchment.

"Now, what are you going on about?" she asked as the feline leaped from the table to the floor. She took a sip of coffee and looked down at the kitten. She picked up the pieces of parchment and tried to decided whether or not she should read them. Although she shouldn't read Percy's letters, the kitten was making such a fuss. Realizing the letters came from his brothers, her interest was caught. She read the letters and was quickly shocked by what she learned.

Really Percy?

This isn't a matter of her being ready. I mean: she lives with you, cooks for you, and you two have a cat. You just need to gather that Gryffindor courage that I assume you have. Get on one knee and ask her to marry you. What the worst that can happen? She wants to wait a year or two? That wouldn't be too terrible but horribly embarrassing for you. You know she loves you since she managed to be around you during your ministry-worshipping phase. Merlin, she saved you from belonging to your work. I've heard some fantastic things from Bill about your girlfriend so you don't have to worry about getting the family's approval. By the way, I can't wait to meet her. Go get married so I can finally meet her.

Love, Charlie

Audrey placed the letter aside and took a deep breath. Now that she had read one letter, she was compelled to read the other. She began questioning why Percy never discussed marriage with her. She decided to read Bill's letter knowing she was going to have difficulty getting work done with this on her mind.

Dear Percy,

Oh little brother, you never cease to surprise me sometimes. Audrey is a fantastic young woman. Why are you so scared to take the next step? For Merlin's sake, she lives with you and was loyally by your side when you weren't even speaking with us. Don't expect perfection out of your proposal and don't be terrified of rejection. Believe me, I was nervous that Fleur was going to say "no", but she wouldn't be forever by my side if I hadn't proposed. It really doesn't matter how you do it. If she loves you and wants to be with you, she'll say "yes". So gather up some courage and ask her. I do know where she works, and I will find out if you don't ask her to marry you within the next month.

Bill

She was fortunate to be having lunch with George that day. She hurried over to his shop as soon as she was sent for her lunch break. Although she felt weird talking to Percy's brother about her dilemma, she needed someone to talk to. She hurried upstairs to the flat above the shop. "Ah there you are," George said as Audrey sat down at the polished wooden table. There was a meat and cheese platter, sliced bread, and two bottles of butterbeer. Although she was tempted to ask where he got the food, she had a feeling Angelina Johnson brought it to him.

George noticed Audrey's disturbance. She was constantly fidgeting in her chair, and she quickly fell into silence. Despite his jokes, he had trouble making her laugh. Most importantly, she barely touched her food; therefore, something had to be wrong. "Audrey, are you okay?" he asked.

She sighed and asked, "Has Percy said anything to you about marrying me?" She nervously bit her lip as she looked into George's blue eyes. He didn't want to get involved with his brother's relationship issues; however, he hated seeing the young woman so troubled. Besides, he was dying to know what Percy could have done to disturb Audrey so greatly.

"No," he replied, "but polygamy is illegal. He can't be married to work and you." She cracked a smile and brushed the auburn hair out of her eyes.

She explained how her kitten urged her to read Percy's personal mail and how she discovered Percy's plan to propose. She further elaborated how they haven't discussed marriage yet. She couldn't tell her boyfriend that she knew about his plans to propose, but they definately needed to discuss the matter.

"Audrey," George said as she caught her breath after she vocalized her concerns, "you love my brother, right?"

"Yes, of course," she replied before nibbling on a piece of bread and leaning back in her chair.

"Naturally, you want to be with him, right?"

"Obviously.""

"Then stop acting like him. You're only overthinking it. You know exactly what you will do when he asks."

"You think?"

"Absoloutely."

After their discussion, Audrey quickly finished her meal and sprinted back to work. She felt confident that she would be able to handle any changes to her relationship. Now, all she had to do was wait for Percy to propose. She secretly hoped Bill's words of encouragement and Charlie's push would cause him to act sooner rather than later.

Two weeks later, Percy apparated into their home. A bouquet of red roses was in one hand and another hand was buried into his pocket. He grinned when he saw his girlfriend preparing dinner in the kitchen while the kitten was eating cat food out of the small metallic bowl. He watched her finish the salad filled with bright red cherry tomatoes, dark green Romaine lettuce, and sliced cucumbers. She placed the bowl on the table as he walked into the kitchen.

"Oh hello, honey, dinner is almost ready," she said kissing him on the cheek. "How was your day?"

He grinned at Audey and replied a simple "fine" as he imagined their life together. He would come home to find dinner on the table and his lovely wife ready to hear about his day like now. Perhaps, he would open the door and two children would run up to him. He was certain that he needed to be with Audrey.

He handed her the bouquet of roses and got down on bended knee. "Audrey Davis," he said practically breathing her name and pulled out a red velvet box, "Without you, well, I don't want to know what I would be like. I would be the happiest man in the world if you would be my wife."

"Oh Percy, yes," she said as he slid the silver band with a sapphire onto her finger. "I'd love to." She firmly kissed his mouth as he stood up and wrapped her in a tight embrace. Both of them planned to tell the select three Percy's siblings about the engagement because they owed them.