Chapter 10
The next morning I woke up with a killer headache. Awesome, hangover how great is that. I showered and dressed slowly before making my way up to the twin's room. I knocked softly, not wanting to hurt my head anymore and George answered, grinning.
"Please?" I asked, holding out my hand.
He let me inside, "Hangover cure my dearest Lex?" he asked. "I suppose it could be arranged."
"At a price." Fred added.
"What price?" I mumbled.
"You have to tell Charlie how you feel. Today right now otherwise you can go without the cure. And I can tell you now, Hermione can't cure hangovers, so don't even try it."
I groaned. Sinking onto the nearest bed. "Please, I'm dying."
"You know what you have to do to get it Lex." George said.
"I can't. He has a girlfriend who he obviously likes. I'm not doing that. I'll keep the hangover." I said, slowly getting up to avoid a head spin.
I left the twins room and headed back to Ginny's room. Ginny and Hermione were sitting on Ginny's bed, with their heads together in deep discussion, they didn't look hung over in the slightest, but then again they didn't have to drink half a bottle on their own and then some.
"You don't look to healthy." Hermione commented.
"Tell me about it."
"You should go ask the twins for a cure." Ginny suggested.
"I did. But I didn't like the price so I didn't get it."
"They charged you?" Hermione said, shocked.
"Yeah, the price was to admit my feelings to Charlie, but I'm not doing that so it can go away on its own."
"That's a bit harsh. But you should do it anyway." Ginny said happily.
"I'm not doing it." I mumbled, "But I will go back to sleep I think."
I crawled back under the covers and went back to sleep.
Ginny's POV
Alexis had gone back to sleep in order to get rid of her hangover so I went to suss out mums feelings on Charlie's love life. As usual, mum was in the kitchen.
"Hey mum. Want a hand?" I asked brightly.
"Of course Ginny dear. Would you please put these dishes away while you ask whatever you came to ask?"
"Am I that obvious?"
"Yes, now what did you want to know?"
"I was just wondering what you thought about Liz." I said causally.
"She's lovely. Why are you asking?"
I ignored the question, "Is she the kind of girl you think Charlie will settle down with? Do you think she's the one?"
"I have to say that I wouldn't have thought that he would be so attracted to someone like her, I thought that he would go for someone a bit more adventurous, like he is. I didn't think he'd really go for someone who's so, for lack of a better word, girly. I don't know if she is the one, I always thought that he liked someone else in a very special way but nothing has ever happened."
"Who did you think he liked?" I asked, trying not to get excited. Surely it would be Alexis, that would be awesome, that would help solve this problem. I mean if mum thought he liked her well then it must be pretty true because mum just knows stuff.
"I don't really know for sure and I don't want to say, just in case this information gets to the wrong people. But I think there is someone very dear to him that he would do anything for and he just hasn't told her."
"Do I know this person?"
"Ginny, no more questions. You are getting way too excited about this and I do not want you breaking up Charlie and Liz because of something I don't even know is real. Off you go now; surely you have something fun to be doing."
I nodded and left, trying to figure out what mum wasn't saying.
Arthur's POV
I was working in my shed with my muggle things when Charlie came in looking confused.
"Hey dad, can I ask you something?"
"Of course you can son, that's what I'm here for. What's on your mind?"
"I was just wondering how you know when someone is the one for you?"
The one. My boy was really grown up. He thinks he's found the one. And then there will be a wedding, oh Molly will love that, and grandkids to show muggle inventions to. Wow exciting.
"Dad. Focus."
"Oh right, sorry. You just kind of know. You're the same but different. You have lots of things in common but not too many that's its unbearable and you do your own things to. And when you look at her you just kind of realise deep down that she's the one you want to spend the rest of your life with. It's kind of hard to explain. You know without a doubt that you would do anything for this girl, even if it costs you your life. You have to laugh; being able to make each other happy is an important part of a relationship. And if you want to propose, ask her dad first."
He smiled a bit, lost in his thoughts.
"Are you thinking that Liz might be the one?"
"Maybe. Thanks dad." He said as he left the shed, still lost in his thoughts.
Almost as soon as Charlie had left, Molly arrived.
"Ginny was just talking to me about Charlie and Liz and wanting to know if I think she's the one for him. Maybe he's going to settle down, maybe there will be a big wedding to plan." She said excitedly.
"Well, Charlie was just here asking me how you know if someone is the one."
"I always thought that he and…"
"I know what you thought Molly. I thought that might have been the case too, but now he has Liz, maybe things have changed."
"I never would have thought he would go for someone so safe. I thought he would have wanted someone that appreciated his need for adventure and danger and I don't think Liz understands the way that she does."
"I know Molly, but Charlie is a grown man now and you can't go making these decisions for him. You have to let him go his own way. I thought you liked Liz."
"I do, but I just don't want Charlie to make a mistake."
"You don't even know if he feels that way about her, let alone if she feels that way about him."
"But they would be good together. Maybe I could just…"
"Molly, don't force Charlie into anything he doesn't want to do." I warned as she left me to my muggle toys.