Okay well I was in Colorado and then Scotland and then my computer broke so it has been quite a long time. I have been working on mapping out the story, so it is planned for quite a few chapters. I just have to write them. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, or favorited the story, or added it to their alerts list, it means a lot. As always, read and review! Yes they do have quite lenient parents, but Bill and Fleur don't know that Teddy and Victoire are together.
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Teddy's POV:
I wake up with something snuggled up to my chest. I look down to the blond hair splayed everywhere and smile. Vic is so cute when she sleeps. I decide not to wake her, just to go back to sleep. A few hours later I wake up to an empty bed and somebody tapping me on the shoulder. "Teddy, wake up! I need help making breakfast!" Vic says, shaking me awake. I sit up and the sheets pool around my waist. I rub my eyes, bringing them into focus. Vic is standing at the foot of the bed, looking very nice. She looks freshly showered, and is dressed very, well, Parisian. Vic throws a towel at me as I stand up. "Take a shower and then come help me in the kitchen. I thought I would let everybody else sleep in on the first day." I grab the towel and head into the bathroom.
After a nice hot shower I put on some clothes and go downstairs to help Vic. Her back is to me as she is trying to reach on top of a cupboard for a basket of croissants. Her blouse is riding up, exposing a little bit of skin. I reach over the top of her and grab the basket. I set it on the table behind me and spin her around, bringing her in for a kiss. She kisses me back, than pulls away to survey her breakfast.
Around a large table Vic has laid out a spread of fruit, croissants, bagels, cream cheese and juices. "Do you think I need to make some sausages?" she asks me, looking worried. "It's beautiful," I tell her, wrapping my arms around her waist. She smiles up at me and gives me a kiss. I deepen it, lifting her up so she is sitting on the counter. Vic is petite, so embracing can be a little awkward. We are snogging for a few minutes. Her legs have wrapped around my waist bringing me closer. My hands run up and down her back, twisting in her long beautiful hair.
"My eyes!" a voice explains. I feel my hair turning a shade of bright red. Vic blushes as Jules stands in the doorway of the kitchen, wearing baggy pants and a large Gryffindor shirt. "Morning lovebirds!" she says, not hungover at all, "Where are the other two darlings?" she asks, looking around for Maria and Mark. Vic has made herself busy, obviously embarrassed to be interrupted by one of her dearest friends. "We haven't seen them yet," I tell her. Jules nods and looks around. "Vic this looks delicious! Nice and light, just what I need if I want to stay in shape for Quidditch." Vic groans, "I completely forgot we were supposed to be training all summer. Perhaps we can find a Wizarding athletic club where there's a pitch."
"Good idea!" Maria says, walking into the kitchen, followed by Mark. "Well since we are all here me might as well start breakfast!" Vic says, "I was thinking we could fill plates here and then maybe eat on the balcony outside. Paris is very beautiful." Mark grabs a plate and piles it high. I follow, being the hungry teenage boy that I am. The girls lag behind, obviously needing to discuss something. Mark and I head out onto the balcony where there is a nice sized table. We sit down and dig in. After a few minutes of eating I speak up.
"Good night last night?" I ask him in a suggestive tone. He looks at me with a contented look on his face, "You have no idea mate," he tells me, "Maria is amazing. And not just in bed." I laugh. "She's great, I really like her," he tells me, "She's the first girl that I could see myself with for longer than a few months." The girls come out the door. Maria sits next to Mark, Vic plops next to me. Everybody eats in silence until Jules speaks up.
"Well what should we do today?" Jules asks, looking at Victoire. Vic swallows the bite of fruit she had just put into her mouth. "You all can decide. I know places where we can go, but I've done it all. What do you want to do?" she asks the group. "Shop!" Maria and Jules say at the same time. Mark and I groan. "Shopping is fine with me, but those two," Vic says, gesturing towards Mark and I, "don't look so excited. Perhaps you too would like to find a Wizarding athletic center, preferably one with a Quidditch pitch."
"That sounds good to me," I say, pushing myself back away from the table. I started clearing people's plates, but Vic stopped me. "One more thing I'd like to talk about is meals," she says. I sit back down. "We can eat out as much as we want, but we definitely should utilize the kitchen and everything else in Gabrielle's house. I was thinking that perhaps three nights a week we can all cook dinner, together, alone or in smaller groups. Breakfast and lunch can be done here or elsewhere, I just feel like dinner is a good time for all of us to be together, just being friends before Teddy and Mark have to go into the real world and get real jobs."
"That sounds like a great idea!" Maria says, "I would love to cook some Spanish food, but we would need to order in ingredients." Everybody starts to talk about the different things we could prepare, but my head is still whirling around the thought of getting a job. I should be getting an owl soon from the Department of Magical Law, which is where I applied within the ministry. If that doesn't work out I don't know what I'll do. I love Harry, Ginny and the kids but I do want to find my own flat somewhere. Close to the ministry, if my job works out. I'm still reveling in my thoughts when I realize Mark is trying to say something to me.
"Teddy! Are you in there?" he asks, punching me lightly on the side of the head, "I was just saying that I'm going to go get changed, then we can head out." I nod, "Sounds good. Let's meet in the living room in fifteen minutes." Vic comes out on the balcony, with some parchment in her hand. She hands it to me, "This is a list of all the Wizarding places in and around Paris. Gabrielle wrote it in English, so you can't really get lost. If you do just apparate back here." I take the list and stand up to clear my plate. "Thanks love," I tell her, giving her a quick kiss. We both walk back into the kitchen, where everybody is working together to clean up. Mark and I are both ready to go. We say goodbye and head out the door.
Victoire's POV:
After Teddy and Mark left the girls didn't take to long before we were ready to leave on our day of shopping. It's not my favorite thing, but I would like some new dresses and other, sexier things. Teddy and I have only just started dating, but we've loved each other for so long I feel that our relationship will progress very quickly. I don't know if I'm ready to take that next step. I'll talk to the girls about it later. Pretty soon Maria and Jules come down the stairs, ready for a fine day of shopping. We start out with the top Muggle designers. During our shopping us girl's get to talking. Jules is also checking out every man with two legs and a head. The girl can be shameless.
"Maria, what is it you and Mark are doing together?" I ask, curious to her intentions with this relationship. She blushes, sorting through a rack of clothes. "Erm, well, there's shagging, and talking, and he introduced to me his parents as his girlfriend, so it's more serious than anything else I've done. I don't really know right now. We are just enjoying ourselves. I do hope we stay together for longer than the summer, than it means that he really likes me, more than just as a summer fling," she answers, turning her attention towards a row of scarves.
"So you like him that much, to stay together for a year apart?" Jules asks. Maria nods, "If he wants me. You know I've liked him for ages, so this is just a dream come true. Right now, you never know, it doesn't hurt to be a little cautious," she tells Jules, who is eyeing up another man who has just entered the store. "Vic, what are you doing with Teddy?" Jules asks, snapping out of a daydream. I pause to think for a moment. I don't want to say the wrong thing.
"I've loved Teddy since we were little. Even though we've just gotten together I just feel like we already have something that people work at for years. I believe who wants to stay together forever, and so do I. I just think it's too soon for either of us to voice these opinions." I answer Jules. She smiles mischeviously, "Yeah yeah, we all know that, but what are you doing with Teddy? Him?" I blush a famous Weasley red. "Just snogging. Right now at least. I really don't know. I mean, I've never done it, and I don't know if he's done it and well, I don't really fancy talking about this in a store full of nosy people." Jules grabs me by the arm, pulling me out of the store. Maria comes after. "Let's grab a bit of lunch and then have this discussion like mature nearly adults." She looks around for the nearest café. I pick one that I know will have a secluded area. I get us a table, in the back, and we all go sit down. After placing orders for drinks and appetizers Jules gets right down to business.
"Right so you've never had sex," she says. "State the obvious," Maria says, not hurtful, jokingly, "Teddy hasn't either you know," Maria tells me. I was unaware of this fact. With all the girls he used to have, I just assumed that he had shagged at least one of them. "Here's the real question," Jules says, "Do you want to sleep with Teddy?" I blush even more, and nod my head. "Vic! This is so exciting!" Maria says. "Not like tonight or anything," I add quickly. "Still, you can never be too prepared. You're already on birth control potion right?" I nod, "And you know the contraceptive spells?" Jules asks. Once again, I nod. "The way I see it, you can never be too careful, considering you're a Weasley," Maria says, laughing a bit at her own joke. "I want to, but I want to wait for a while, just to be sure I'm really ready." I tell them. "Of course darling, but let us warn you, the first time it will hurt. Not badly, but it will hurt. Don't worry though, after that its great fun," Maria tells me. "Are you and Mark having a lot of fun?" I ask her. Now it is Maria's turn to blush. The waiter comes back with our appetizers. We dig in. I place an order for lunch.
"Now down to the important part," Jules says. I groan, regretting asking them for help. "Have you any lingerie?" she asks, waggling her eyebrow suggestively. "Well yeah, I mean my aunt gives me some for every occasion. I think she was secretly hoping I would fall for some French guy and come live in France." "Perfect!" Jules squeals, "Now whenever you decide you're ready, you're ready!" Soon our meals come. After eating lunch we decide to head back to Gabrielle's house, tired from a full day of shopping. The boys aren't home yet. I decide to change into something more comfortable, a flowing little dress. I put on some lingerie underneath, never knowing when the time will come. Pretty soon the boys return, hungry from searching Paris high and low for a Quidditch pitch. Luckily they found one. I decided to order in Chinese food, wanting something easy after our first day. It comes, and we all sit on the balcony to eat it.
"So ladies, how was shopping?" Mark asks between bites. "Good!" Maria says at the same time Jules answers, "Productive." We all eat in silence for a few moments. "This Quidditch pitch," I start, "We'll be able to use it right? Whenever, more or less?" Teddy nods, putting down his fork. "It's real close, you know, and we can use it during public hours or reserve it whenever we want. The place also had regular areas where you could work out like a Muggle, with running machines and other things. It will be perfect for those of us who need to make a Quidditch team next year." I smile, "Teddy its not making the Quidditch team, its making the Quidditch team win." "Agreed," Jules and Maria add. "Let's make a toast," Mark says, "To being in Paris, and having the best summer ever!" We clink glasses, laughing and talking for the rest of dinner. Teddy magically cleans up the place, putting away leftovers. Everybody heads up for bed, eager to rest after a long day.
Teddy and I walk hand in hand up to our room. He shuts the door, pulling of his pants and shirt and pulling on his flannels. I decide to test the waters a little bit. "Teddy?" I ask, "Could you help me out of my dress?" he nods, coming over to pull down the zipper. He slowly pulls the zipper down, revealing the lacy undergarments I decided to wear. I step out of the dress, and turn to face him. "Thanks," I tell him leaning up to kiss him. I kick off my shoes as we tumble into the bed. We snog for a while before I stop things, sitting up. "Teddy, I want to have sex with you," I tell him. He sits up. "Just not tonight. Do you want to, sometime in the future?" I ask him. "Vic I've loved you for years, and if and when we have sex won't change that. I just want you to be comfortable. I will be ready whenever you are," he tells me. I smile, kiss him for a few more minutes until I slide under the covers. "I love you," I whisper. He pulls me close, "I love you too.