Victoire/Molly
Prompt: Be Prepared
Be Prepared
May 12, 2024
"So? Am I pregnant?" Victoire asked her cousin nervously. She was lying on the hospital bed with her knees up and her hands clenched into fists. Unfortunately, Teddy had to work and couldn't get time off to be with her for the pregnancy scan, but Victoire was grateful that it was Molly giving her the examination, and not some stranger. Even though she was only a trainee and the supervisor was close by, it comforted her and kept her at ease.
Molly chewed on her lip and stuck her quill behind her ear, keeping some of her red hair out of her face. Victoire watched her earnestly. She and Teddy had been trying for a baby for almost a year, but so far, they had been unsuccessful. Everyone had given her their opinion on why she wasn't pregnant yet, even her own mother, but Victoire knew there had to be something wrong with her.
She had approached Molly, prepared for the worst to come out of her cousin's mouth. Molly would break it to her gently, in that sweet, caring way of hers, and Victoire would leave St Mungos for the last time, giving up on trying to have a baby. Teddy would be devastated; he might even divorce her, and then she would be left with nothing… no child, no husband and no dignity.
Molly clicked her tongue as she examined the results, making Victoire clench her fists. She wished that Molly would hurry up and tell her. She couldn't take the suspense any longer. Sensing her impatience, Molly looked up from her notes and beamed at her oldest cousin.
"Well, Vic," she began gently, and Victoire squeezed her eyes shut as she braced herself for the bad news.
"You should start preparing the nursery, because you're pregnant."
At first, Victoire almost didn't believe her cousin and thought she was playing a cruel joke on her. But then, she realised that Molly would never do such a thing. She opened her eyes to see Molly grinning at her proudly and felt tears rush into her eyes.
"You're serious?" she asked. "I'm really pregnant?"
Molly nodded and rushed to embrace her cousin. "Yes! Oh, congratulations, Victoire!"
Victoire laughed euphorically and clung to Molly, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks. "Oh, Molly! I'm pregnant! I can't believe it! Wait until I tell, Teddy. He'll be ecstatic! Oh, thank you, Molly!"
The two girls sobbed happily in each other's arms as they celebrated the new step in Victoire's life. She would now have to prepare for motherhood, and she couldn't wait.
A/N: This was a different take on this prompt, but it was basically about Victoire getting ready to prepare for the new change in her life. As I said before, Molly becomes a Healer, so it's only natural that Victoire turns to her cousin when she's trying to get pregnant. I thought this was a cute little snippet of cousin love. Molly's a trainee Auror, but her supervisor allows her to tell Victoire the news, as they are cousins.
Ages: Victoire (25), Molly (18)
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