L'amour Toujour

C39: Wedded Bliss

Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters.

The following morning Hermione and Fleur woke up far later than they usually would, which given how exhausted they had been, was to be expected. They were also very surprised to see breakfast waiting for them, since they hadn't heard anyone entering the room.

"Good morning Mrs. Black. How did you sleep?" Hermione asked softly.

Fleur smiled and kissed the brunette softly. "I slept very well, Mrs. Delacour. I hope you did too?"

Hermione nodded and curled into her wife. "Of course I did. I spent the night with my wife after all."

"It still feels surreal that we're finally married, even though I am sure that yesterday will forever be imprinted in my mind. It truly was the perfect day." Fleur said softly.

Hermione smiled and nodded. "We could make it even more memorable by actually consummating our marriage, several times hopefully."

"And we shall, mon amour, but I think you'd agree with me that we'd do well to have breakfast first. Some fuel for our marathon will be important." Fleur said with a soft smile.

"Fine, be the reasonable one. You're lucky my stomach agrees with your logic." Hermione said with a playful pout.

Fleur giggled as she rolled out of bed, taking most of the covers with her. "Come then, my dear wife, let's not let your mother's hard work go to waste."

Hermione rolled her eyes a little as she too got out of bed and joined her wife at the table, where a literal feast was waiting for them, along with a small note from Pandora.

Good morning my sweets,

We hope your first night as a married couple has found you well.

Do not worry about the rest of us for as long as you both feel the need to work through your urges. I'll make sure to have food available for you throughout the day.

All our love,

Bellatrix and Pandora

They both smiled as they read the note. "It seems our family is expecting us not to come out of our room for the entirety of the day. Shall we see if we can meet their expectations after breakfast?" Fleur asked with a teasing smile.

Hermione just nodded as they quietly ate their breakfast, occasionally sharing a piece of bacon and fruit with each other. "We're such a stereotype right now. Two newlyweds sharing bits of food with each other the day after their wedding. It's almost something out of a romance novel."

Fleur smiled at that. "We are cheesy love, we don't have to pretend otherwise. We've had a very over the top wedding that probably has placated the more traditional members of both our families, if my mother's reactions and those of Narcissa were any indication."

"I don't think I've ever seen my aunt so emotional. It was actually sweet to see." Hermione said softly.

Fleur nodded at her. "The same goes for my mother. While she is a very emotional woman, she usually doesn't show it outside of Veela circles. Seeing her open up yesterday gave me good hope for the future."

Hermione smiled as she pushed her now empty plate away. "As it does for me baby, but I believe we have one more thing to do before we can start this day of love and sex."

Fleur smiled and kissed her. "Yes, we do, and I think we can combine that with a shower too."

Hermione nodded and followed the blonde into the bathroom, with Fleur quickly grabbing a small container from her bedside table. "What's that love?"

"This, mon amour is the last part of our fertility ritual. The cream I need to apply to your belly after our shower to heighten our chances of conceiving, and once I've applied it to you, you need to do so to me." Fleur said with a soft smile.

Hermione nodded, having completely forgot about that particular part. "I honestly forgot that was a thing we had planned for today. Sorry baby."

Fleur smiled and kissed the brunette softly. "It's okay love, it's been hectic the last few months." The blonde said sweetly.

Hermione smiled right back at her wife as they stepped under the already warm spray of the shower. "Still, that's no excuse to forget something so important."

Fleur smiled and pulled her wife close to her body. "We are allowed to forget things every once in a while, baby. No one, especially not me will look at you any differently for forgetting something. You're only human."

Hermione nodded and relaxed against the blonde's body, luxuriating in the feeling of her mate's voluptuous breasts pressed against her back.

"Enjoying yourself, mon amour?" Fleur asked softly as she ran her fingers over her wife's stomach.

"Immensely, my love. You know that there are few things I enjoy more than being naked with you." Hermione said teasingly.

Fleur smiled and pressed a kiss to the brunette's neck. "You could almost be a full blooded Veela with how much you enjoy being naked. I can't wait for us to go to France and have access to our private beach."

"I can't wait either. I've been looking forward to our honeymoon for weeks, even though I know we'll both miss our sisters a lot." Hermione said softly.

Fleur nodded and smiled at her. "I know, but it's only two weeks of the rest of our lives together. In the grand scheme of things it's but a blip."

Hermione nodded and turned around to kiss her wife softly. "I know, and I know it'll be good for us all to have those two weeks of separation. We have the rest of our lives to drive each other crazy, at least until their daughters are born. After that we'll be far too busy running after four half Veela girls."

Fleur smiled at that as she once again turned her wife around so she could wash her hair, the two witches taking at least an hour to wash each other, and afterwards they spent another half an hour to apply the cream to each other's belly's, both of them giddy to get this morning started.

…

The moment they were back in the bedroom, Fleur led her wife to the bed. "Are you ready, mon amour?" She asked softly.

Hermione nodded and pulled the blonde down into a kiss. "Of course I am. There was never any other person I would contemplate starting a family with. I do have to ask though, how will we do this?"

"We'll use the same spell we used that time we made love at Le Chaudron Bleu. The cream we applied to each other will act as a conduit for our sperm to actually be able to get us pregnant." Fleur said with a soft smile.

"Then all that remains to be asked is, which of us will start?" Hermione asked sultrily.

Fleur grinned and kissed her. "Unfortunately we won't have a choice, now that you are ready, I am struggling to control my Veela. She is demanding to be first."

Hermione smiled at that. "Then come and claim me, baby." She said as she laid back and spread her legs.

Fleur growled softly as she stalked closer while she cast the spell that made her grow a cock and her eyes took on an amber hue. "Do not tease me, mon amour. I'm doing everything in my power to not just take you."

"Then don't hold back Fleur, you know you can't hurt me no matter how much your Veela has taken over. There is, nor has there ever been a reason to handle me with kid gloves. I am not made of glass after all." Hermione said softly.

The blonde nodded and kissed her wife softly as she slid her cock into her, making the brunette moan loudly beneath her. "I had almost forgotten how tight you are, mon amour."

Hermione smiled and locked her legs around the blonde's waist, pushing her wife even further into her. "That's because we're not used to penetration with something bigger than fingers, which is really something we should work on during our honeymoon."

Fleur grinned at her wife as she sped up a bit, just to keep it interesting. "Are you saying that we should start to invest in toys and perhaps ask our sisters if they could start working on breeding a Pleasure's Snare for the four of us to use and enjoy?"

Hermione blushed a little and nodded as she pulled the blonde down into a kiss. "Is that so weird?"

"Of course it isn't love. It is natural to experiment a little." Fleur said with a soft smile.

Hermione only smiled as she used her body to flip them over, letting her hands roam across the blonde's body as she rode her wife. "You look very sexy like this, Mrs. Black. I should have you on your back more often."

Fleur grinned as she let her hands roam towards her wife's breasts. "I would not be opposed to that, mon amour, but I don't think I can hold it much longer. You're squeezing me just right."

"Then let go, baby. Fill me like only you can." Hermione said softly.

Fleur pulled her into a kiss as they both moaned loudly as she came deep inside her wife, this time both of them being fully aware of how a golden light enveloped Hermione, and as they rode out their highs and Fleur pulled out of her wife, they both came to rest against each other.

A few minutes later Hermione pushed herself up and kissed the blonde softly. "That was amazing baby. Are you ready for round two?"

"As ready as ever, mon amour. Claim me as yours." Fleur said huskily.

The brunette nodded and focused her magic on the spell they had used before, giggling softly as she saw the penis form on her body. "I'll never get over the fact how amusing this looks." She said softly as she slid herself into Fleur, who, like she had done, moaned loudly from the intrusion.

Hermione then sought a steady pace, not fueled by the legendary Veela lust that had taken over her wife during their first round of sex, but also not wanting to prolong this for too long, since she knew that even though everyone expected them to get lost in each other for most of the day, she really wanted to spend time with her mothers and sister too.

Like she had done to Fleur, the blonde wasted little time in flipping them over, riding the brunette to her heart's content as Hermione's hands sought to memorize every curve once again. "Sweet Goddess, you're so deliciously tight baby. I don't think I can last very long."

Fleur smiled and bent down to give her wife a deep kiss. "That's okay love, I'm kind of exhausted already. The magic of that spell cost me more than I thought."

Hermione smiled and caressed her face gently. "Then how about after we're done, we go and take a long, hot bath. I'd say we have certainly earned it."

Fleur nodded and nuzzled her nose in the brunette's neck. "I can get behind that, and I'll admit that I miss Gabi and Luna too. I've gotten so used to having them close that I miss it when they're not here."

"I feel exactly the same love, which is honestly a worry for me when we go on our honeymoon, because while I would love to travel, I'm afraid that once we're back we'll be glued to their sides for a week." Hermione said softly.

Fleur smiled at her. "Perhaps, but I think we'll find a good middle route, perhaps a night with our sisters before we leave should help with the separation we're bound to feel."

Hermione nodded and smiled as she stiffened and came deep inside her wife, the two witches once again enveloped by a golden glow, making them both smile.

After half an hour of cuddling with each other, they made their way back into the bathroom, magically filling the tub before settling in, both of them sighing contently as Hermione came to rest against the blonde, which in her mind was still the best place to be in the entire world.

…

Hermione had never been one to enjoy the sun, but being able to lie on a bed next to her wife, and since it was a private beach with no one around for many miles, they could continue to be naked as much as they pleased. "I have to say love, France really has its perks."

Fleur smiled at that as she took a sip of her non-alcoholic cocktail. "More than a few I'd say, mon amour. It's almost a shame that we can't move your mother's mansion and grounds here." She said teasingly.

Hermione smiled and leaned over to kiss her. "I think my mothers are a bit too partial to Britain to actually leave for good, but I think we can convince them to take us all on holiday here. I think they'd love to get away for a few weeks."

Fleur nodded and gave the brunette's hand a squeeze. "That is certainly something we'll suggest for next year, although I am sure that we'll have to do little convincing when they see how tanned we are, which I must admit looks dead sexy on you."

Hermione smiled at that. "Why thank you Mrs. Black. You look pretty ravishing yourself."

Fleur smiled at her. "Every time you call me Mrs. Black, it sends a shiver of pleasure down my spine, and I get the urge to do certain things to you."

Hermione grinned mischievously at er wife. "Well, there is no one around, but I also don't want sand in uncomfortable places, so we seem to be at an impasse."

"Fine, no doing certain things until we are back in our apartment, but only because you make such a good argument about not getting sand in certain places." Fleur said with a soft smile.

Hermione smiled and leaned over to kiss her. "I knew you'd see it my way, baby. What we could do however, is take a relaxing swim together and cool down a little."

Fleur smiled and nodded at the brunette. "That is an excellent idea, mon amour." She said as she scooped her wife into her arms and walked them into the sea, much to the amusement of the brunette as she cuddled in close to her lover.

"I never realized how much of a calming effect the sea has on a person. I've never really taken the time to appreciate these small blessings in life." Hermione said with a soft smile.

Fleur smiled at that as they floated around while holding hands. "That is one of the reasons I wanted to take you here. It is the perfect getaway for a few weeks to take our minds off everything that has happened over the last months."

Hermione nodded and smiled at that. "That it is, and something we've earned too, and if I'm honest I'm glad that we decided that this is our only stop. I don't think I could handle the separation from my sister for much longer than these two weeks."

Fleur nodded at that. "I know love, I feel the same as you do with Gabrielle. I had severely underestimated how strong our bonds had become over the last few months, and I have a feeling that will only grow as the years go by."

Hermione nodded and smiled. "It probably will, given how everything has developed since the battle of Hogwarts, and I am also very sure that the moment we start showing that they'll be by our side almost every hour of the day."

Fleur smiled dreamily at her as she rubbed her belly. "I know they will. Even before Gabi and I grew this close we were very attuned to each other's emotions, and I know Luna has that same connection to you."

Hermione smiled at her. "I do wonder when we'll start feeling anything. So far I haven't felt any differently.

"Probably by the time we're home we'll start feeling signs of our pregnancy, mon amour, and because we did this through a Veela ritual, not all signs of a regular pregnancy will be present. There will be no morning sickness, but we'll both feel the nesting phase very early on." Fleur said with a soft smile.

Hermione laughed lightly at that as they walked back onto shore, drying themselves magically before laying back down on their lounge chairs. "That I am sure will be a very amusing sight."

"Since mine will most likely resemble an actual bird's nest, I imagine it will. I can still remember when Maman was pregnant with Gabi that she gathered every pillow in the house and kept rearranging them around herself until she felt comfortable, and I have a feeling that I will be much the same." Fleur said softly.

Hermione giggled at her. "Why am I getting the image in my head that my nesting phase is going to involve a lot of books?"

Fleur giggled at that mental image. "While I doubt that, your cravings might actually be something like that. Veela cravings rarely involve food after all."

Hermione smiled at that. "Can you imagine me sending Luna to the library to get me a book in the middle of the night?"

"I could see that happening, but knowing your sister she'll do it with a smile." Fleur said with a loving smile.

"I know she will, and knowing her she'll know exactly what I need too. Even before we figured everything out she was very adept at reading my mind. Every time we were in the library for homework she managed to hand me the book I needed before I had a chance to ask her for it." Hermione said softly.

Fleur smiled at that. "I can see that too, the two of you sequestered in your corner of the library exchanging books with each other in silence."

Hermione smiled and leaned over to kiss the blonde softly. "I'm sure you'll be able to witness that again, but what would you say about going back to the room and seeing where we can get a nice intimate dinner."

Fleur nodded and kissed her wife softly as they put their shorts and shirts on before making their way back to the room so they could get changed for dinner.

…

When they were back home two weeks later, their sisters, as well as Bellatrix and Pandora were overjoyed to see them again, and most of their first day back had been filled with questions about everything they had done during their honeymoon, and they had of course little qualms in telling their family everything they had done on their two week sojourn.

This had led them to a night with their respective sisters, both Hermione and Fleur needing to reconnect with them before they could do anything else.

Luna was especially clingy that night as she refused to be parted from her sister, cuddling close to the brunette as they shared soft kisses with each other. "I've missed you over these past few weeks, 'Mione. It was far too quiet without you and Fleur here."

The brunette smiled and pulled the petite blonde tighter to her body. "We missed you too Lu, which is why we only went to France for two weeks instead of a historic tour of Europe. We missed you and Gabrielle so much that we just spent two weeks in the sun."

"It has certainly helped your complexion, sister. You look gorgeous, and not a tanline on your body too." Luna said with a soft smile.

Hermione smiled and pressed a kiss to the back of her sister's neck. "We had a private beach Lu. Of course we were going to continue what we have been doing for the last month. Being naked is very freeing."

Luna giggled at that. "Yes it is, and it seems our mothers are quite adamant on continuing that feeling, which I don't think anyone in this house will have an issue with."

"I think you would be very right in that. You and Gabi certainly won't, and I know Fleur won't have any issues either, but tell me, what have you two been up to in the past two weeks?" Hermione asked softly.

Luna smiled at that as she turned around in her sister's arms. "Nothing much to be honest. We helped Mummy further expand our place in the greenhouse and helped Mama get everything in the house in order, so that everything would be ready by the time you and Fleur came home. All that should be left is the space you two have claimed for yourself, or were you two done with that before the wedding?"

"I believe we were done already, so I think we focus on the future and making sure your future niece has all the room in the world to explore." Hermione said softly.

Luna smiled at that as she let a hand trail down to her sister's belly. "How does it feel so far 'Mione? I'm awfully curious."

"So far there isn't much to feel Lu. It's only been three weeks since we did the ritual, but from what I've been able to gather from Fleur, there won't be a morning sickness, but instead a very early nesting phase, and we think that my nesting phase is going to involve a lot of books so you might be called upon to get me books as my pregnancy progresses." Hermione said with a soft smile.

Luna giggled at that. "While that will be a funny thing to see, you know I won't have any issue with that, 'Mione. If books are what my big sister requires, then books are what she will get for as long you need them, but I also hope you know that I will never be far from your side while you are pregnant."

Hermione smiled and kissed the blonde softly. "I know, and you know I would never oppose that. Chances are that I wouldn't want you to be too far from my side, and I know the same goes for Fleur and Gabi."

Luna smiled at that. "There is one other thing that I need to tell you. Gabi proposed a couple of days ago, and we plan to get married next week."

Hermione smiled brightly at that. "To be honest, we had expected that to happen soon, which does not mean I'm not anything less happy for you Lu."

The blonde smiled and nuzzled her nose in her sister's neck. "I know it might be a stupid question, but will you stand beside me as my Maid of Honor?"

"Like you would have to ask, sis. It would be my greatest honor." Hermione said sweetly.

Luna smiled at her sister. "We were planning on doing the same rituals as you and Fleur, minus the flying one, since Gabi's wings haven't matured fully yet. Is there any advice you can give me?"

"If you're also planning on doing the fertility ritual on your wedding night, all I can say is to prepare for a level of lust you haven't seen before. I was a bit unprepared for that part, but other than that, there is not much different, besides of course having to bare your boobs to the entire family." Hermione said with a soft smile.

Luna giggled at that. "It's not like don't bare it all on a daily basis already."

Hermione smiled and kissed her sister softly. "Then you have nothing to worry about Lu, and I am sure it will be a magical day."

The blonde smiled at that. "I know it will, and since we don't have a honeymoon planned, we'll ensure that everything afterwards is just as magical."

Hermione smiled at her as she pushed the blonde to her back so she could for once cuddle into her baby sister. "I'm sure it will, and we get to keep another promise to each other as well, since we'll be pregnant roughly around the same time."

Luna nodded and smiled as she wrapped an arm around her sister. "We'll drive our mothers crazy in a few months, you know that right?"

Hermione merely nodded as she slowly fell asleep, too content to be in her sister's arms to even move from her position throughout the night.

…

Gabrielle's and Luna's wedding was just as magical as that of Hermione and Fleur, and now three of months after the fact, all four women were clearly pregnant, much to the great joy of both Pandora and Bellatrix, as well as Apoline and Amelié, who came to visit them at least once a month.

The rest of the family, and in particular Dora and Ginny who had taken to the nudist lifestyle too ever since moving in with each other, were also frequent visitors, with everyone being very invested in the four pregnant women.

Today however was a day where it was just the six witches at their home, with no one expected to visit for a couple of days.

Currently Bellatrix and Hermione were sat together in the library, with the brunette cuddled into her mother, since her wife was fully into her nesting phase and had claimed the majority of the living room with her sea of pillows, which conveniently had been dubbed 'The Nest' by the rest of the family.

The brunette was reading quietly in one of her mother's advanced spell books while Bellatrix was gently caressing her daughter's stomach. "Are you feeling okay sweetie?" The raven-haired asked softly.

Hermione nodded at her mother. "I feel amazing Mama. Being able to be so close to you and Luna has truly helped keep most of the pregnancy symptoms at bay so far, although Fleur said that a Veela pregnancy is a bit different."

Bellatrix smiled and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "So I've noticed, I've never seen such a literal interpretation of a nesting phase."

Hermione laughed lightly at that as she rubbed her slightly protruding belly. "I'll admit that the urge to do something similar is becoming greater and greater, although I don't feel the urge to make an actual nest, but rather surround myself in as many books as possible, and according to Fleur that might even extend to my cravings when they develop."

"Now that I can imagine. My cravings when I was pregnant with you also revolved around books. It drove Cissa mad when I asked her to get me a particular book at three in the morning because I couldn't sleep, since Pandora was usually working in her greenhouse during those hours. She always has been a bit of a nightowl." Bellatrix said softly.

Hermione smiled at that. "So is Luna, I can't remember the number of times I woke up in the middle of the night to see her still working on homework, especially in fifth year when there was little else to do with Umbridge watching our every move."

Bellatrix smiled at that. "About that, I have good news on that sweetie. Kingsley informed us that she was removed from the Ministry and is currently serving a lengthy sentence in his new prison."

"That is indeed good news. Someone like her will only hold back this new society with her old thinking. Plus she was just a bitch." Hermione said softly.

"That she was, my sweet, and she has definitely gotten what was coming to her. She was far too power hungry for her own good, but unfortunately necessary to keep the Ministry faithfuls in line, but now her use has finally run out. None of the original faithfuls liked her." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.

Hermione nodded and smiled at her mother as Pandora and Luna walked into the library. "I figured we would find you here. Room for two more?"

Bellatrix and Hermione both smiled at them as they made some room, both of them making it very clear where the two blondes could sit.

Pandora and Luna giggled a little as they took a seat and were pulled against their lovers, since ever since Luna and Gabrielle had gotten married, they had dropped all pretense of just being sisters, and Hermione just couldn't resist nuzzling her sister's neck as she wrapped her arms around her. "Hey 'Mione. Are you feeling okay?"

The brunette nodded and smiled at her. "I'm doing okay Lu, are you okay?"

Luna smiled at her. "Of course, she's very calm whenever I'm close to family."

Pandora and Bellatrix smiled at their daughters, who they had noticed had reached a whole new level of closeness ever since they became pregnant. "It's almost as if we're looking into a mirror of the past, isn't it love?" Bellatrix said softly.

Pandora nodded and gave her wife a kiss. "It is. Both of them quieted down whenever anyone of our family was close, especially Dora. Remember how she used to cuddle against us while placing a hand on our bellies?"

Bellatrix smiled at the memory. "I do, she was so adorable back then. I'm sure that memory could fuel a decent Patronus."

Hermione and Luna giggled at that. "We can see it too, a two year old Dora cuddled up to you while babbling to your belly, and then to repeat it a year later with Mummy is a pretty amusing thought." Luna said with a soft smile.

Bellatrix and Pandora smiled at them. "I'm sure if you ask her nicely, she'd be willing to do the same thing for her favorite nieces."

"While it would be an adorable sight, I don't think that would go over too well with our mates at this point, they've become even more possessive of us in the past months." Hermione said with a soft smile.

Bellatrix smiled at her eldest. "We know, which is why we were only teasing, because despite how well they've taken to our lifestyle, I think Fleur and Gabrielle know that Dora and Ginny are very happy together."

"That won't stop either of them from teasing us though, Ginny has always had a nose for that type of chaos, and Dora is basically a living embodiment of chaos, at least when she's not working." Luna said with a dreamy smile.

Pandora smiled at that. "Yes, she embodies the duality of her nature more like any other I've ever seen, stately and collected by day, and chaotic and free by night. It is the nature of a Metamorphmagus that is forever warring with each other."

"We've read a lot on Metamorphmagi since finding out that we were sisters, and all of the talks we've had with Dora about this confirms that too. She said that she always needs to tip-toe along a line of control and chaos."

Pandora and Bellatrix nodded at that. "She always has, which used to cause amusing sights when she was younger, but I think it is time for me to start dinner, and I am sure your mates won't mind your presence beforehand."

The two girls nodded and smiled as they got up and followed their mothers to the living room, where two mountains of pillows resembling actual nests took up the two couches, and as they joined their respective mates on their nest, both sisters couldn't help but relax fully into the little paradise that they had been able to create.