As always Michael served his purpose as a great distraction. Well that was until reality caught back up with her...
"Hermione answer the door. We need to talk about this." One of the twins insisted as they knocked loudly on Michael's front door.
"Ignore them," Hermione directed quickly.
"What are they doing here?" Michael asked. Of course he knew how the twins felt about Hermione... But he didn't think they would ever come to his door in search of her. When Hermione didn't respond straight away he knew something was up.
Not answering the question Hermione responed with a sigh, "those two don't know the meaning of space."
"Michael we know you are both on there, we just want to talk." George explained calmly.
"Just ignore them," Hermione insisted firmly.
Michael was sure that Hermione was keeping something from him and he was sure that he wanted to hear what the twins had to say.
"Don't," Hermione said quickly as Michael climbed out of the shower and wrapped a towel around himself. Hermione quickly did the same and followed Michael out of the bathroom as she continued to plead.
Hermione responed with a sigh, "those two don't know the meaning of space."
"Michael we know you are both on there, we just want to talk." George explained calmly.
"Just ignore them," Hermione insisted firmly.
Michael was sure that Hermione was keeping something from him and he was sure that he wanted to hear what the twins had to say.
"Don't," Hermione said quickly as Michael climbed out of the shower and wrapped a towel around himself. Hermione quickly did the same and followed Michael out of the bathroom as she continued to plead.
After grabbing a on his way out if the bathroom he dropped his towel and placed the robe on. Clearly unimpressed he suggested, "maybe you should just be honest with me. I don't want to have to open that door."
Hermione could see that Michael was on the edge. He was conflicted between wanting Hermione to stay and wanting the truth, whatever that may be. Hermione stood there with a blank expression of horror as she contemplated telling him the truth. The twins could still be heard at the front door.
Hermione looked worrisome as the large frame that was Michael walked away and went to let the twins in, she was shaking slightly now at the thought of what was to come.
Not daring to look she heard Michael open the door as she hid out of sight, she then heard the twins enter.
"Where is she?" The twins asked in unison. Hermione smiled sadly, they seemed to be more concerned then angry or mad.
"She is fine, but she won't tell me what is going on." Michael said trying to steer this conversation back to why Hermione was here in the first place. "You two must have messed up pretty bad to send her apperating back to me."
The twins paused for a moment sharing a look before George answered, "yeah we did. We tried to tell her how to act and feel when we would possibly understand what she if going through."
Michael frowned at this confession, "and what situation would you be referring to?"
"She is possible pregnant... We tried to get her to take a test..." George explained.
"She got really upset and sought physical comfort," Fred continued.
"And going of the evidence in front of us she found the comfort she was looking for." George said rather tensely.
"I had no idea," Michael said quietly, suddenly feeling quiet guilty. "Who? What? We?"
Surprisingly George placed his hand on Michael's shoulder reassuringly, "we don't know. I don't know anything about pregnancy but she seems to be under the impression that if she is pregnant it is yours... I think it had something to do with her being sick this morning."
Michael smiled grimly at George's gesture, although his mind was racing faster than a firebolt about the consequences of this news. Hermione's line of thinking was correct, if Hermione was pregnant and experiencing morning sickness now it was more likely than not that he was the father. The three men stood in silence as they individually thought about their situation.
The twins hoped they had made themselves clear earlier, that no matter what they were there for her. Fred hoped that Hermione wasn't looking for an excuse to exit their relationship, this pregnancy could give her the excuse she needs to live a more mainstream life with her ex. Fred promised himself that he wouldn't make Hermione do anything she didn't want to, if she wanted to be with Michael he wouldn't stop her. Although even as he promised himself that he knew he probably wouldn't be able to uphold the vow.
Michael on the other hand saw this as the grand finale, his one last chance to win Hermione back. "How about I talk to her and then I will let you know once we know?"
"No," Hermione said quietly as she came around the corner. She had since robed herself and managed to pull herself together. She couldn't believe the three men were having such a civil conversation, she also couldn't believe she was the one acting so immaturely. She knew that Fred, George and Michael would all be happy to raise a baby with her, regardless of the paternity. She silently wondered how she had managed to find three men who loved her so.
"I will take the test." Hermione announced definitively with tears welling in her eyes. The three men were pleased to hear the news, but also very anxious as to the results. Michael, being the closest to Hermione, kissed her forehead before pulling her into a tight hug. Hermione buried her head into his chest as she wrapped her arms around him.