Un Ete Magique – Ch. 7
Tea will be served at 2
The bustle of sound and different aromas was abundant in the living room of the Burrow. Fred and Katie stepped out of the fireplace and were met with open arms of a familiar, shorter, stouter woman.
"Yes, yes come here! Oh Fred dearest! I haven't seen you in at least a week! Are you well? You look thin. Let's get some food into you- oh! Who's this you have with you here?" Mrs. Weasley released her tight grip around her son's waist and wrapped her arms around Katie. "Oh my, it is a pleasure to have you here. Fred hasn't brought home a girl in ages!" Katie had to stifle a laugh as Fred's mum gently patted her cheek. Slipping her hand into Fred's as his mum turned around, walking back into the kitchen mumbling something about lunch, Katie looked up at Fred, smiling softly.
"I already feel more at home here than I ever have with my own family."
Lunch went by with good food, laughter, and plenty of conversation. Katie looked around the full table of Weasley's, all sharing stories with one another, laughing happily. She turned to Ginny who was sitting next to her, discussing Quidditch with Ron who seemed to be getting flustered by the fact that Ginny was a faster flyer than he was.
"Look, Ron, just give up. We can even have time trials if you want – I'm still going to be the faster flyer," Ginny rolled her eyes as she leaned back in her chair.
"You only think that you can fly faster than me and can beat me in Quidditch because you are dating Harry!" Ron stood up, red in the face and stormed out of the room. Ginny looked back at Katie and the two of them burst out in laughter.
"If you haven't noticed, he's still trying to find ways to ask Hermione out, but it's not working. It's not the world's fault that he was shagging Lavender Brown for a month before realizing that Hermione liked him," Ginny shrugged and took a sip of her tea. "He's just absolutely mental about her." Fred rose up out of his chair, stretching his arms above his head before looking over at Katie. "Would you like to go for a walk?" Without hesitation, Katie nodded, leaving Ginny to listen to her parents argue over her proper dating age.
The backyard of the Weasley's home wasn't exactly a garden oasis, but it provided beautiful scenery to accompany the sunset that was starting to come down over the lake. Fred placed his firm hand on the small of Katie's back as they walked around the grounds on this breezy autumn afternoon.
"This day has been truly amazing," Katie looked up at Fred, tucking her thin fingers into the belt loop of his jeans as they strolled along at a slowing pace. Stopping completely, Fred turned to face her, placing his hands on her hips, pulling her towards him.
"It's only been amazing because you've been here," Leaning forward, gently pressing his lips against hers, Fred wrapped his arms around Katie's smaller figure. Right then, the only thing Katie could think of was how she was surely going to slip out of his arms and fall to the ground because her legs wouldn't hold her up for much longer. Slipping her arms around his neck to hold herself up, Katie sighed against his lips as he pulled back to look at her. "You are amazing. I don't know what I'd do without you sometimes."
"Well, I don't know what I'd do without you, ever," She laughed, reaching up a hand to ruffle his hair. He took her hand, leading her back to the house in a bit of a jog.
"Come on! I want to show you something." The house was still bustling with voices, but it had moved from the kitchen to the living room, and Fred and Katie went unnoticed up the stairs. He led her up the stairs to his and George's old bedroom and closed the door behind them. "Well, this is it. It's where all the general plotting for George and I's evil plans throughout the years has occurred," Looking around, feeling a bit proud of all the working results that came from this room, Fred let out a sigh.
"Sounds like you two caused a lot of chaos in here," Katie snorted, looking up at Fred. She took a step towards him, wrapping her hands around his waist, gently pulling the back of his shirt out of his pants. "What's say you and I create a little bit of our own chaos?" Without hesitation, or further invitation, Fred raised an eyebrow before quickly jumping to seize the opportunity.
Heat, passion, sweat. Grinding hips, arched backs, gentle moans. Fred and Katie were unaware that there was anyone else in the house, but it didn't matter. They held back louder moans and even the occasional scream that couldn't be muffled by the hot lips of the other person. The groans got louder, their heartbeats quickened as the thick air pushed salty drops of sweat down their skin, the time between when their hips collided and separated was fewer, then, a resolution.
Fred turned over, flopping on the bed, feeling his sweat seep into his old bed. His heart was slowing down to match his breathing. Everything tingled as he lifted a hand to cover Katie's equally as sweaty hand. She turned her head, face painted with her damp hair, smiling breathlessly at him with her eyes closing as an afternoon nap was overtaking her mind. Snuggling her head closer to his bare chest, Katie yawned tiredly, draping her arm over his stomach as sleep started to set in. Fred felt a similar wave of rest overcoming him as his eyelids became heavy. He wrapped his arm around her small shoulders and smiled to himself as he closed his eyes, dozing off into a rather warm and happy afternoon nap.
