Lasting Love (a Fred Weasley Fan Fiction)

Can't believe it

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*RIley's POV*

I picked at my food and sighed, the dinner table was quiet and I felt sick as I stared at my potatoes.

            "I know my cooking isn't amazing like my mother's but come on, I've never seen you just pick at it like that," George joked as he looked up at me from the other side of the table.

            It was just me and him in the little apartment he shared with Fred and I shook my head as I met his gaze, "the food is great, George. I miss Fred is all. I just, I need him here."

            "He's alright, Riley, we can go see him tomorrow if you'd like," George suggested. "Besides I'm here, I know it's not the same...but I'm still your friend. You can talk to me about anything, you know that."

            "There are certain things that can only be discussed with your loved one," I snapped at him.

            "You do know that Fred generally tells me everything you tell him right?" George laughed, trying to keep the mood light.

            "I wish he wouldn't, there are things that should remain private," I stabbed my potatoes as I muttered angrily. "Especially things you wouldn't understand."

            George stared at me, his eyes were big and his jaw was set. He didn't say a word or move after that, he just studied me, waiting for my next move. I felt even worse as I looked at him, George would be the one Weasley member to understand how I feel, but in a way he still didn't. I needed someone right now, mainly a female, but Hermione was busy cleaning up the aftermath of the war which only left Ginny—and the only reason I didn't want to talk to her about this was that she was younger than me and I was worried she'd judge me.

            "I'm sorry George, I didn't mean it like that..." I whispered as I looked at my food.       

            "There's nothing to be sorry about, poppet," he whispered back but I could tell he was trying not to let his emotions get to him. I felt a pit form in my stomach, I can't remember the last time George was the one to call me a pet name, that just showed me that I had hurt him.

            I shook my head and stood up from the table, "I'm going to take a nice long bath."

            George nodded slightly, "leave me some hot water."

            I slowly walked to the bathroom and locked the door behind me, I slid to the floor and let tears fall from my eyes. I shuddered as I pulled the test I had been waiting to take from it's hiding place on my shelf in the medicine cabinet, I stood up and took a few calming breaths before apparating.

            "Riley! What the hell!" Ginny cried out as I appeared behind her, she jumped so high that the glass she had been holding crashed to the ground.

            Without a word I pulled her into the bathroom down the hall, "Riley I really don't think I should be in here with you-"

            I shoved the test into her hands and she gasped at me, when she looked at me her eyes grew wide, "what is—"

            "I think I'm pregnant, I haven't been myself and I've even noticed a few physical indicators appear—one of them being that I haven't had my period for a while. I haven't gone to a doctor yet but I need this to be sure before I do anything else," I shuddered slightly as I sat against the sink, Ginny tried not to laugh as she leaned next to me.

            "Well, this has been a stressful time so maybe that could have something to do with your missing period....your body did get pretty torn up....maybe it's related?" Ginny suggested.