The characters of the Harry Potter universe belong to Ms. Rowlings, and I'm borrowing them for my own imagination.
Chapter Four
April 14, 2000 (Year 2)
George stood watching Charlie try to reach the gift his mother had hidden in the highest cabinet in the kitchen. He wasn't really paying attention, he was in too much of a daze. The family was gathered together today to celebrate Teddy's second birthday, but George wasn't sure if he was in a celebrating mood.
Right now he was hating Valentine's Day. Two months ago he would have thought that was impossible. Valentine's day, his beautiful Katie's birthday, the day of lovers, the day, their second one together, that they became lovers, the day that made them parents. He knew he should have never listened to Fred, and actually paid attention when his father gave them the 'talk.'
"You get up here and see if you can reach it." Charlie said with a huff climbing off the chair.
George just looked Charlie up and down try to decided if he could confide in him.
"Yes, I'm short. Tell me something I don't know." Charlie huffed.
"Katie told me this morning that the healer told her the rabbits died." George said.
"I didn't know you two had rabbits. Why would you have taken them to a healer instead of Hagrid?" Charlie asked confused.
"Not real rabbits. It's a muggle expression. It means...it means that Katie's pre...pregnant." George admitted wondering why he was confiding in the confirmed bachelor of the family. Sure he knew Charlie was no stranger to relations with the opposite sex, especially if they looked like they could appear in Playwizard., but usually you didn't go to Charlie with this kind of problem. This was a Bill or maybe even Percy type of problem, definitely not Charlie.
"Bloody hell!" Charlie said as he slumped into the chair he had been previously standing on. "When?"
"Two months ago. She's due the middle of November." George said glancing around to make sure no one else was listening. Luckily, they all seemed to be outside.
"Wow. What are you going to do?" Charlie asked.
"I had already been thinking about marrying her, but I thought the wedding could take place next Valentine's Day. I just don't want her thinking I'm asking just because she is...you know." George admitted. "I already have a ring."
"If you already have a ring, then the sooner you ask her the less likely she will think that, right?" Charlie tried to reason.
"You would think, but she's a bloody girl, and they are so bloody complicated." George cried.
Charlie just laughed. "Just ask her and deal with the consequences of her response. I'd much rather deal with Katie them Mum finding out before you are properly committed."
"I forgot about Mum." George groaned.
"Why do you think I never bring a girl home. I rather be harassed about finding a girl and settling down, instead of the fact I would never bring the same girl twice." Charlie said.
"Chicken."
"Go talk to Katie now. I'll get Ron to climb up to get that gift, your hardly taller then me anyway. Not sure it is fair that Ron, Bill and Percy got all the height in the family. Let's hope your's takes after Katie."
George flipped him off before going to find his soon be fiancé, (well he hoped.)
TBC