Two weeks have gone by and the couple has spent every night snuggled up together, simply finding comfort holding each other close as they sleep.
FP has had better nights with knowing Alice was keeping him company. He's sleeping a healthier amount and is inevitably happier.
Down the hall, the engaged couple wakes up earlier than the two secretly sharing the same space.
Fred kisses and snuggles up close to Hermione. "God, I can't wait to marry you next month."
"You're going to have such a beautiful wife."
"Oh, a goddess for sure."
Hermione blushes. "Is it possible to love you anymore than I already do?"
"Not more than I love you." Fred smiles. "And one day, I'm going to get you pregnant." He places a hand over her belly. "If that's okay with you, of course. I know we've only lightly touched on the idea. We can talk more seriously about it when the time is right."
"You want a baby with me?"
"I'd love to raise a baby with you."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you would make an amazing mom. I can't think of anyone else I'd want to start a family with."
"You would be a wonderful dad. Though I've got to say, FP did say it would be like I'm raising you and the baby." Hermione laughs.
"Hey, he also had mentioned that he would be totally onboard if we name the baby after him."
"Don't tell me you promised him anything."
Fred shrugs.
"Fred!" She smacks his shoulder. "What if it's a girl?"
"Forsythe for a boy. Forsythia for a girl."
"Charles is lucky Alice named him," Hermione shakes her head.
"We can bicker about names when it's actually conceived. How about that?"
"We'll talk about it."
Fred laughs and kisses her.
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Hermione sits at her desk in the office filing paperwork. She is pulled away from her work when FP comes back in from outside.
Hermione looks up. "Hey, I thought you and Fred were going to be with the crew all afternoon?"
"I have to go," FP places his hard hat on his desk and digs out his car keys from his pocket. "The school called. Apparently Charlie got himself caught up in a fight."
"Charles?" Hermione couldn't believe it.
"That's what I want to figure out," FP shakes his head. "Alice is going to meet me there."
"Give me a call if you need anything!" Hermione tells him as he leaves.
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Charles is found sitting in the hallway outside of the principal's office with a scowl on his face.
Both his parents enter the building together after getting out of their cars.
"Charles?" Alice's voice gets him to look their way.
The principal steps out of his office. "Ms. Smith, Mr. Jones, please step into my office."
"Are you okay, sweetheart? What happened?" Alice kneels down in front of her son to check for any injuries.
"Ms. Smith," The principal repeats again. "May we discuss this in private?"
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You Can't Hurry Love
Fanfiction{COMPLETE} After six years in the army, FP has nothing to his name but a bus ticket back to the town he bitter sweetly calls home. He reaches out to his long time best friend, Fred Andrews, for some help shortly after he gets to town and is labeled...
