A/N: OMG GUYS! This is the end of yet another Fred/Lily story! I hope you guys enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you to all of my reviewers, followers and favouriters and (even the ghost readers) I love you all xxxxx

CHAPTER 18

"That was so worth it!" Fred said opening his chest of drawers and taking out a plain green shirt.

"Hey what's that?" Lily asked pointing to a blue woollen sweater.

"Oh, it's a 'Weasley' sweater," Fred said as if it wasn't anything special. Which to him, maybe it wasn't, but to Lily, it was a symbol of being part of a family. Of being loved and cared for.

"Can I see it?" she asked in a girly voice.

"Sure," he shrugged and threw it to her. She lifted it to eye-height, seeing the bright yellow 'F' knitted into it. She liked it, thought it was cute. She giggled and threw it on.

"Doesn't it suit me?" she played, striking a ridiculous pose. It was way too big for her, yet Fred still thought she looked gorgeous.

"It's perfect," he shifted his arms around her petite waist and kissed the tip of her nose.

"Did you really both forget that I'm still in the room?" George said. Lily smiled and pushed Fred away lightly.

"I'd better go," she started to turn away, before she felt Fred's hand clasp around her forearm.

"Do you have to? You can spend the night here," he suggested.

"What about your mum?" she asked.

"She'll get over it," he countered.

"What about George?" she looked at the boy sitting on the bed.

"George do you care if Lily sleeps in my bed tonight?" Fred asked, his gaze fixed on Lily the whole time.

"Will I have to listen to you two snog all night?" he asked.

"No snogging," Lily said hopefully.

"Not even a little?" Fred pleaded.

"No," she said, "so can I George?"

"Yeah, course," he grinned and went to sleep. Fred smiled deviously and thrust Lily's body onto his. He went in for a kiss but Lily stopped him.

"Hey! I said no snogging," she said.

"You're hot when your bossy," he smirked.

"Fred," she raised an eyebrow at him.

"Okay, okay, I'll be a good boy," he said leaving a kiss on her cheek and pulling her into his bed.

They woke up the next morning at 5:47 am. Lily's hair was a mess and their legs were tangled together beneath the sheets. Despite the 'no snogging rule' last night, Lily let Fred sneak a few lustful kisses on her neck, once they were sure George was asleep.

"Oops," Fred whispered into Lily's ear, his fingers tracing the crook of her neck.

"What?" she mumbled sleepily.

"I accidentally gave you another love bite," he admitted.

"Bloody hell, Fred!" she tried speaking quietly because George was still asleep.

"It's not like you don't enjoy it," he winked and pressed his lips to the back of her neck.

Lily didn't get a chance to respond, because Ron had come bounding into the room shouting "It's Christmas! It's Christmas! Get up! It's Christmas!"

Lily slowly dragged herself out of the arms of the adorable boy who was trying to pull her back.

"Lily! Come back here!" he begged.

"You want me?" she asked playfully.

"Come on you know I do," he smiled.

"Then you'll have to come and get me," she said in the same playful voice. She skipped out of the room. She broke into a run down the stairs when she heard him jump out of bed and begin to chase her. She squealed as his strong arms caught her mid-step.

The couple laughed, and Lily broke out of his grip when he wasn't paying attention. She slowed down when she reached the table. Everyone crowded around it. The room filled with excitement as they ate.

"I wonder what I'll get!" Ron exclaimed.

"Oh I do hope my parents owl gets here today," Hermione fretted.

"I really don't want another maroon sweater," Ron added.

"I don't care what I get. Anything is better that what I got at the Dursleys!" Harry said happily.

"We got you something too Lil!" Fred and George chorused.

Within minutes all the food was gone and they were gathered in the living room around the brightly decorated Christmas tree.

"Calm down, calm down," Molly said. Arthur started handing out presents.

"Okay, Ron, Percy, Charlie," he called, chucking the gifts to them one by one.

Nearly ten minutes in, everyone except Lily had gotten their presents. She was beginning to feel a bit left out as she watched people rave over their presents.

Finally, Lily was passed a small package wrapped in green paper with moving reindeer on it. She opened it and there was a small, rectangular, crimson velvet box in it. She opened the box and inside it contained a necklace, with a silver snake wound into the shape of an 'L'.

"Oh my," her words caught in her throat.

"Do you like it?" the twins said in unison.

"I-I-I love it, it's beautiful! But, how on earth did you afford this?" she asked.

"We were saving up," George said.

"And we decided to buy this for you," Fred added.

"You shouldn't have...you didn't have to," she said.

"We love you Lil," Fred said.

"Yeah," George agreed, "why wouldn't we buy you something pretty?"

Lily smiled and hugged George. She went to kiss Fred, and then remembered that they were surrounded by his family and hugged him instead.

"Oh, it's alright," Arthur said.

"No - it's - I don't want to - uh - we shouldn't really," Lily stammered, her face going red.

"You're cute when you're speechless," Fred whispered, making her go even redder.

Hermione smirked and waved her wand and a branch of mistletoe hung above them.

"Go on," she nodded.

"You don't have a choice now Lil," Fred said and brushed her cheekbone with his thumb, then bringing her in for a kiss. It wasn't a passionate, hungry kiss like they usually are. No, this one was slow, happy and completely full of love. Lily broke away with a giggle. The Weasley boys cheered Fred on teasingly.

"Oh, Lily, there's one more for you," Arthur said passing her a larger present. She opened it slowly, revealing a deep purple, knitted sweater with an emerald green 'L' knitted into it.

A Weasley sweater.

It was the best gift Lily had ever received. She took off Fred's blue sweater that she was wearing and put on hers.

Lily now knew she was part of a family. She was loved and cared for.