And I'm skipping forwards some more because I was in a Christmas mood when I wrote this because, well, it's nearly Christmas! :3
Can you sense my excitement?
Anyway; here :3


Chapter 31

Christmas

'Ash, Ash, Ash, Ash, Ash' George said poking Ashley's face every time he said her name in order to wake her up 'Ashleeeeeeeeeeey'
'What' Ashley replied, not opening her eyes
'You need to get out of bed'
'And why is that exactly?'
'Because it's Christmas'
'Aren't you supposed to be an adult?' she smiled 'You sound like a child'
'Well, yes. But everyone loves Christmas'
'Yes, they do, at normal times'
'It is normal time!'
'Oh really? What time is it?'

'George.'
'It's 6 …'
'Exactly, so let me go back to sleep' she said, before rolling over and burying her head in the pillow. A few seconds later she felt herself being turned back over 'What now?' she moaned, opening one of her eyes lazily
'Merry Christmas, love' George smiled, then leant his head down and kissed her
'Merry Christmas to you too … but don't wake me up at 6 in the morning ever again if you want to keep that' she said, then pointed towards an area in the bottom half of his body
'Well I really want me to keep that, and you really want me to keep that, so I'm not that worried' he winked, Ashley blushed a light pink colour then turned back over and buried her face int the pillow again
'And where are you going?' he asked, turning her back over to face him
'I want to sleep' she whined
'Well you don't have to face that way' he smiled, wrapping his arms around her waist
'You're so needy' she smiled
'You know you love it' George winked
'Yeah … course' she replied, making George smile.

-oOo-

'Come in!' Mrs Weasley exclaimed as George and Ashley turned up on the doorstep 'Bill and Charlie are in the kitchen, Ron and Hermione aren't here yet and Ginny and Harry are getting Teddy first'
'Good to know' George smiled, before taking Ashley's hand and walking into the kitchen
'Hello there, little brother' Bill smiled 'How've you been?'
'Good thanks, you?'
'Same really. Fleur's due in a few months, so she's not exactly happy'
'Where is she?' Ashley asked
'She's with one of her old Beauxbatons friends, she'll be here later though'
'Cool' Ashley smiled
'So, how long have you two been?-' Bill asked, nodding towards their hands
'Erm … since the beginning of June?' George said, looking towards Ashley for confirmation
'Yeah, June' Ashley smiled,
'How did I not know sooner?!' Bill exclaimed
'Well we figured you'd know, considering at the funeral I snogged her face off'
'Well, you did that quite a lot before, didn't you?' Bill smirked
'Get lost' George grinned
'So' Ashley said, aiming to change the subject 'What are you going to name the baby? Any ideas yet?'
'Victoire if it's a girl, Louis if it's a boy.'
'Sounds sweet, Fleur picked the names, right?' she grinned
'However did you guess?' Bill smiled, 'She said she was picking the names and I got to decorate the room...which I so badly wanted to do'
'Course' George smiled
'What about you then?' Bill began, a look of humour in his eyes 'Come up with any names? Figure it can't be long before you two have one, woulda thought you've talked about it'
'I have to erm … go' Ashley said quickly, before walking away
'Yeah, what was that? Sorry, Bill, I think mum just shouted me' he said, walking out quickly, leaving Bill sitting there with a smirk plastered on his face. George walked into the other room and saw his mother talking to someone at the door
'Mum? Who is it?'
'It's erm - Amos and Cedric, your father invited them'
'Oh.' George said, 'Well, I won't stop them'
'are you sure, dear?' Mrs Weasley asked
'Yes mum, I'm sure' George smiled, to which Mrs Weasley opened the door wider, letting Amos walk in, a few seconds later Cedric slowly walked, looking slightly ashamed at seeing George. Mrs Weasley and Amos walked into the kitchen, leaving Cedric and George in the room alone
'Cedric' George muttered
'George, I – er, wanted to apologise about before, I don't know what came over me. I want you to know that everything I said about – her, wasn't true. I don't like her, least not in that way anymore. I'm pretty sure someone slipped something into my drink, and I wanted to apologise for that as well' he said, pointing to where George's bruise had been before
'It's alright' George said, laughing slightly 'On both accounts, I'm pretty sure I did some damage to you as well' he said, adding a smile on the end
'Yeah, just a little' Cedric laughed. George heard a slight noise of a movement behind him and turned his head to see Ashley leaning against the door frame, smiling
'Well, when your mum told me both of you were in here, I didn't quite expect this scene' she laughed
'What exactly were you expecting?' George asked
'I thought that one of you would be bleeding profusely,' she smiled 'Or both' she added as an afterthought
'Well, we were actually having a civil conversation' George smiled, pulling her towards him and wrapping his arm around her waist
'I'm actually surprised. So, you don't hate each other now?'
'Well, I don't hate him' Cedric said
'I don't hate him either' George said
'Thank god. Me and Bill were just coming up with a plan for how to keep you separated' she laughed
'Well, you no longer have to do that' George grinned 'Right, I need to talk to mum for a second, see you in a minute' he added, kissing Ashley quickly and walking out
'So, you two officially dating now?' Cedric smiled
'Indeed we are, after all the bloody drama'
'Again, sorry about causing some of that' he said, 'Like I was telling George I thi-'
'Think someone slipped something into your drink' Ashley finished for him, smiling 'I heard that part'
'Well, I'm just glad he believe me. I half expected for him to be more annoyed at me if I'm honest' Cedric said. It was quiet for a few seconds before Ashley spoke up again
'So, how long are you staying?' Ashley asked
'Not long, I think dad just wanted to say something and then we're off again,' he said, then frowned slightly at something behind Ashley, she turned her head and saw an Extendable Ear slowly making it's way around the door, she turned back to Cedric, a mischievous grin spreading across her face.
'So … Cedric, you know how there's that Christmas tradition of kissing under the mistletoe?' she said, giving him a look that said play along
'I know of it' he smiled, resisting the urge to laugh
'Well, I can see from here that there's some mistletoe hanging directly above your head … and, well, it'd be a shame to break tradition, don't you think?' she smiled, a second later George walked quickly into the room, a mixture of hurt and anger on his face,
'And that, George, is why eavesdropping is not a good idea' Ashley grinned. George looked between the two and realised that it had all been an act, that he, George Weasley, had been played by none other than his girlfriend. Although this didn't seem to erase the look on his face, at seeing this Cedric quickly left the room. Ashley took a step towards George
'George?' she asked
'You are evil' George said, he began walking towards her until her back had hit the wall, he was less than an inch away from her
'Why?' she said, her voice barely above a whisper
'Messing around with me, not funny, Ash.'
'George -' she began, but couldn't continue due to the fact that George suddenly began kissing her forcefully
'Wait,' Ashley asked, breaking away from the kiss 'Me tricking you, turns you on?' she smirked, George simply shrugged in response, before grinning and grabbing her hand. He took a few steps back and pulled her with him
'I want you to come down to the Orchard with me for a minute, alright?'
'Alright …' Ashley said, frowning slightly, letting George pull her out of the back door, noticing the looked that passed between him and his mother. She chose to ignore this, thinking little of it. The two walked slowly down to the Orchard, she noticed that the closer they got, the slower George walked and the more nervous he looked
'George?' she asked, squeezing his hand 'What's wrong?'
'Huh? Oh, nothing' he said quickly, far too quickly for anyone not hiding something
'Well, I don't believe you.'
'Didn't think you would for a second, love' George smiled,
'At least you know me well' she grinned
'Considering how long we've known each other, if I didn't know everything about you I'd have to have been pretty oblivious'
'And you're not now?' she smiled,
'Hey!' he argued,
'You know I love you'
'I do' George grinned. At this point the two had reached the Orchard, George suddenly looked nervous all over again
'Okay, you have to tell me what's wrong … I'm getting worried' Ashley said
'Just wait a second, alright?'
'Alright …'
'I need to ask you something, but I don't exactly know how to make it sound persuasive'
'Just ask me' she smiled, which seemed to make George relax for a second, he took a deep breath, then grabbed Ashley's shoulders and positioned her in the right place
'Right … er-' he said, swallowing a lump in his throat,'willyoumarryme?'
'What?' Ashley asked quietly, her eyes widening
'Ashley Ariana Redford, will you marry me?' he asked, pulling a small black box from his back pocket, he opened the box and presented it to her, Ashley clapped her hands over her mouth as the words he had said sunk in. She then came to the realisation a few seconds later that she hadn't answered yet,
'Oh shit, yes!' she said quickly, smiling she held out her hand
'Great reply' George smirked, rolling his eyes before placing the ring on her finger, at a closer look Ashley noticed that it was beautifully simple, it was a single diamond in the middle, with two sapphire stones, one on either side of the diamond
'George, it's beautiful' she said, clasping her hand over her mouth again
'Well then it matches you' he smiled, before blushing a pink colour
'I love you!' Ashley said, jumping slightly whilst wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning towards him, causing their faces to be less than an inch apart
'I love you too' he said against her lips, before kissing her
'So, I guess my plan from when I was younger is working out' Ashley smiled
'What do you mean?' he asked, frowning slightly
'Well, when I was younger, I always said I would have a baby and get married by the time I was 26.'
'That seems like an odd order to place it in …'
'Well considering the situation right now it has to be that order' she said quietly
'Wait, what?'
'Well … erm …'
'You're … you're …'
'I'm?'
'You're pregnant?'
'Technically …' she said, 'Listen, I know you're probably not exactly thrille-'
'It's bloody brilliant' George smiled
'Really?'
'Really. It's great, now we're kinda like a family'
'Kinda like?' Ashley smiled 'We're engaged and I'm pregnant, I'm pretty sure that means we're a proper family'
'Good' George smiled
'Well, who'd have thought George Weasley would be engaged and have a kid on the way before he was even 21'
'Me' he smiled, then leant forward and kissed her again 'By the way, you do realise that was the worst way in the world to tell me that you were pregnant?'
'Well it was either that or write it on a piece of parchment, give it to you and then run away' she laughed
'Why would you run?'
'Nervousness … it's rather difficult telling someone something when you're not sure whether they would react in a good or bad way'
'Well, it's rather difficult asking someone something when you're not sure whether they'll say yes or no' George smiled, 'Luckily for us, both things went well'
'Indeed they did'
'Bugger, what time is it?'
'Er- … I wouldn't know why?' She smiled
'Well we'd better go back anyway, if we're late for dinner mum will kill me'
'That was another thing I wanted to ask, does your mum know?'
'Know what?' George asked, before realisation hit him 'Oh, yeah, she does … I asked her for advice'
'That's sweet' she smiled, as the two began walking back up to the Burrow.


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