Chapter 6 - George and Angelina
George let out a tired sigh as he waved his wand and the last lock closed on Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. He and Fred had had huge dreams for their shop and now they were all coming true. Business was booming and most days the shop was so packed that his employees often had to levitate themselves over the crowd to help customers with questions. A sign that hung on the door now read: 'If you need assistance during your shopping, please raise your wand and shoot blue sparks so that a sales wizard may assist you'. Fred would have been so thrilled to see what their dream had become, but unfortunately he never would.
George gulped and held back the tears that threatened to break through his tired body. Then a delicious smell of roast beef wafted down to him and he smiled. Angelina had dinner well on the way by the smell. He pushed down his grief and made his way to the back stairs that led to their small flat above the store. Reaching the flat, he opened the door and was greeted with a most beautiful sight. Angelina was busy in the kitchen, with back turned and slightly bent over. She was wearing muggle pants and the sight of her perfect bottom caused a stir in George's groin. His tiredness left him as he crossed to her, turned her around and pressed his hungry lips to her mouth. Angelina moaned and began to give in to him when a pan behind them started to bubble over. She broke away from George and told him to behave until after dinner. He smiled and surveyed the pots. Dinner looked so good that he was willing to wait until they fueled themselves, but he planned on eating quickly. Angelina shooed him out of the way and he went to change out of his shop robes. As he did, he marveled at his good fortune.
In the tragic days after the battle, George was practically catatonic. Half of his soul had died with Fred. The shop remained closed while he grieved and in the first days he really had no desire to do anything but sleep and eat when his mother forced food in front of him. His family had been amazing, especially his parents who were dealing with their own grief. After a couple of weeks, he started to come to a bit and his father took him aside for a talk. They had spent an hour remembering Fred and his exploits. As they finished talking, Mr. Weasley took George in his arms and they both began sobbing. He hadn't held George like that since he was six and had knocked himself out crashing into the broom shed after an unauthorized broom ride. As their tears abated, Mr. Weasley pointed out that Fred had always been larger than life and that he would not have wanted his twin to stop living and immerse in grief. George was stunned at his words, but realized that his father was right. The next day, he and Ron went to the shop and began to put it in order.
Finally, a month after the battle, George re-opened and business had been increasing ever since. He hired back two of his employees from before the battle, but soon needed to hire more. One day when he was walking down Diagon Alley, he had bumped into Angelina and they went to the Leaky Cauldron to grab a pint and catch up. He and Angelina had been friends since Hogwarts and had enjoyed a casual ongoing flirtation while at school, but neither of them had been ready for anything serious. George was not like Ginny who had decided almost from the moment she saw Harry that he would be hers. George was good looking and carefree and he had never lacked companionship. Angelina wasn't one to share, so she always kept him at a distance.
Two hours after they sat down in Leaky Cauldron, their romance was blooming again, although neither yet realized it. Fred's death had changed George and he was much more settled. Angelina had just finished up a tour on a junior Quidditch team, but she would never be quite good enough to make it to the top. Realizing this, she had resigned and interviewed at the Ministry. She was offered a position in the Department of Magical Cooperation, but had decided that it wasn't for her. Since she was currently unemployed, she accepted George's offer of a position at the shop.
Angelina started the next day and George realized immediately that she more than an average sales witch. After a week, he made her a manager and she did so well that it took quite a bit of pressure and work off of him. They often ended up working late together after the shop was closed, preparing for the next day. Many nights they would enjoy a quick meal together as well. As their friendship blossomed, George realized how attached he was becoming to her. Before the battle, he had never been one to settle on just one woman and had spent a number of nights with more than one woman in his bed. He had even managed to shag two Gryffndors and a Hufflepuff all in one day after exams wrapped a couple of years ago. Since Fred's death though, his bed had remained empty.
One evening as Angelina turned and smiled at him when they were in the storeroom, he suddenly knew that his old ways were done. He crossed the room to where she stood. He took off his store robes, although he was fully dressed underneath. He declared to Angelina that at that point he was no longer her boss, and then he started kissing her. He hadn't had any plans beyond letting Angelina know how he felt, but she apparently did as she also removed her robes and he found she was wearing very little underneath. Any thought of business had vanished as they began exploring each other's bodies. Soon the remainder of their clothes were also gone and Angelina dragged him to the floor and ordered him to make love to her immediately. George happily complied. It soon became apparent that Angelina was not entirely unschooled in the art of lovemaking. They both came quickly at first and then started again. Hours later, they made their way upstairs to shower and eat. The shower took longer than planned and by the time George unlocked the store it was fifteen minutes late and his employees and a few early customers were lined up outside.
His other employees soon realized that there was something happening between their boss and manager. Soon it became a shop joke that before going into the back room, you had better make sure to announce yourself. Even when there wasn't work to be done, Angelina would stay the night with him instead of at the flat she shared with Alicia. Two months ago, Alicia had moved to Romania to be with Charlie and Angelina decided that the flat was too big for her, especially when she was hardly there. George happily invited her to live with him and their informal arrangement became formal.
Angelina was also a regular guest at family dinners at the Burrow and George knew that both his parents were happy to see him enjoying life. Despite that, George and Angelina had been careful to keep their living arrangements to themselves. Three weeks ago their cover was blown when his parents had gone to dinner and then taken a stroll down Diagon Alley. They had decided to stop in for a visit and upon walking into the flat, Mrs. Weasley immediately realized that the place had the distinctive touch of a woman and Angelina was more than a visitor. After a small argument, his parents had left upset. George wasn't entirely happy with the situation, but his parents really did need to let go.
The following week saw both of them invited to the Burrow for a family dinner. George and Angelina were the first to arrive and had a discussion with the Weasleys. His parents weren't happy, but agreed to let him live his life even if they didn't approve. The young couple had been back once since then and, although nothing was mentioned directly, Mrs. Weasley did manage to make four different references to marriage throughout the evening.
George was soon finished changing and went back to the kitchen to help Angelina with final preparations. They companionably maneuvered around the small kitchen and then sat down to eat. George looked at her and thought that he really could get used to this and maybe he should marry this wonderful woman. It was more than just the sex, although that was amazing, it was the way she just seemed to make everything around him brighter. They slowly worked their way through dinner, discussing subjects ranging from business to current events and news about their families. Once they finished and stood up to clear the table, George came around behind Angelina, wrapped his arms around her and grabbed her breasts. He told her to leave the dishes and then spun her around.
They began kissing and soon their tongues were waging war and they were stripping each other as they stumbled toward the bedroom. As they reached the room, George picked Angelina up and threw her on the bed. He then jumped after her, perfectly aligned to slam his erection straight into her. Angelina came immediately and breathlessly begged him for more. George did things to her that she hadn't known were possible. They spent the next two hours making love, first with wild abandon and then, once satiated, with slow loving ease. They fell asleep wrapped together and woke late the next morning.