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Charles "Charlie" Septimus Weasley (charlieseptimus) wrote in doublecrossed,
@ 2009-07-28 15:26:00

Who: Charlie and Hestia
Where: Their house
When: Backdated to after their last owl
Why: It's 'them' time
Rating: TBD
Status: Closed/Incomplete

Charlie sighed, it had taken him forever to get home and he didn't like that. He missed Hes and Izzy though he was glad that his wife had managed to get her to bed without him. Sometimes, bed time could be horrible then, other times Izzy would go along with it just fine. He hoped it had been the latter that night, for the sake of Hes who was home alone.

Entering the house quitely so he didn't wake his daughter, Charlie made his way to where he new his wife was. Finding her there he walked up to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Hi there, love," he said smiling at her.

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thegirlyousee
2009-07-28 06:02 am UTC (link)

Hestia was curled up on the couch. She had just gotten out of the shower and was wrapped up in nothing but one of their new fluffy blue bath towels. Hestia could not possibly express how happy she was that they had their own place again. And this place was so much nicer than their house in Romania. Mostly because the Romania house had been Charlie's bachelor pad, not intended for a family, and had just happened to end up needing to squeeze a new wife and baby girl into it. This was a house they had picked out to raise Izzy and the triplets in. It was set up just how they both wanted it and everything was perfect.

Especially her husband. Hes closed the book she was reading (Raising Multiples) when Charlie bent down to kiss her. Hestia had been reading as many books on triplets as she could possibly find. They were in for something in six months or so. But for now she was just glad that Isabella was asleep and Charlie was finally home.

"Hey you." Hestia returned the smile. She reached out her arms to pull him down beside her. Sometimes Hes had taken for granted the amount of time they got to spend together in Romania. Sure, Izzy was still around, but there wasn't so much of this family stuff to deal with. Or the war. And there was time to leave Izzy with one of the other handlers and slip off for a lunch quickie. Or have a romantic dinner on the porch when their daughter had finally gone to sleep. In London there was so little time for that and it was something she sorely missed.

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charlieseptimus
2009-07-29 08:26 am UTC (link)

Allowing Hestia to pull him down next to her, he settled down comfortable before wrapping his arms around her. It was good for it to just be the two of them again. They didn't often get this time for just themselves with everything that was going on now that they were back in England. Truth be told he had missed these times a lot. "How was your day?" he asked after a bit.

It had been a comfortable silence, like always, but he was of curious how his wife had gotten on during the day. It had looked like from the owl Hes had sent him that it had been another hectic day looking after their daughter

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thegirlyousee
2009-07-29 09:27 am UTC (link)

Curling easily into Charlie's arms, Hes let out a contented little sigh. It was amazing how perfectly she fit against him. She always had. Even after all these years, all the things they'd worked through, she could still snuggle into his arms and they nested together like a pair of legos. He smelled good, too. Maybe not clean good, but he smelled like Charlie. And that was always good. Hes let her eyes fall just and just enjoyed the silence and the sound of his heartbeat.

"Hectic. You know Bella, always up doing something. She wanted to spend the whole day doing art of one kind or another. I think I have glitter in places I may never get it out of." Hes grinned, tangling her fingers with Charlie's. "But she went to bed easily enough. I rather enjoy the quiet when it doesn't take her an hour to get to sleep." Although she rather enjoyed her husband being home and hearing his heartbeat and his breathing and just talking with him as well.

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	charlieseptimus 2009-08-03 08:51 am UTC (link)
	"That's true," he said sighing softly. Bella had always been an extremely active child but then that was all that surprising given her Weasley bloodline. "That's always good to here," he said smiling. It was good when Bella behaved and did what she was supposed to do. It made things a lot simpler for them in the long run. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thegirlyousee
2009-08-03 09:03 am UTC (link)

Hestia snuggled down closer to Charlie. She shifted so she could press her face against his throat. He smelled so good. It was always so comforting to be pressed against Charlie like this. Even with the world so dangerous outside she didn't mind as long as she could stay in Charlie's arms like this. He always took care of her, always protected her, even when she was sure she didn't deserve it.

Nuzzling against her husband, Hestia placed the softest of kisses against his skin. "I missed you all day." She always missed him all day. But Hestia was well aware that they really needed for him to work in order for them to survive. Especially with Hes all pudgy and pregnant now.

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charlieseptimus
2009-08-04 03:13 am UTC (link)

Charlie wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss on the top of her head as he relaxed under his wife's kisses. "I missed you too, love," he said softly.

Sighing softly he asked, "Can I ask you something important?" He really needed to talk to her about this Order thing and he was curious as to what she would think of it. He was actually tempted to just do background work so he wasn't in any danger.

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thegirlyousee
2009-08-04 03:26 am UTC (link)

That didn't sound good. Hestia knew that tone. That was always the tone that he took when he wanted to talk about something serious. Hestia didn't really want to talk about that today. She was feeling very emotional. But she wasn't about to push her hormones off on Charlie. It was too early for her to start that already.

Snuggling closer to Charlie, Hestia just kind of nodded against him. She sighed, kissing his throat again. "Of course you can ask me something important, honey." Of course it could wait until the morning. But Hes knew there were very few times that the two of them could talk openly without Isabella overhearing them.

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charlieseptimus
2009-08-04 09:01 am UTC (link)

Charlie took a deep breathe not sure how to approach this. Finally he decided to go ahead and just say it. "Because of the attacks there has been some talk about reforming the Order," he said simply hoping that Hestia wouldn't over react. "I was thinking of joining up but perhaps only do background work. I don't want to be away too much from you and Bella. Either way there's a meeting coming up," he said before waiting to see how his wife would react to that.

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thegirlyousee
2009-08-04 02:44 pm UTC (link)

Oh, well, at least it wasn't something important. Like having to repaint the walls already or something. Hestia sighed, slipping her hand up under the bottom of Charlie's shirt so she could feel his skin against her palm. She was always so much calmer when she could actually touch him. It was something like a way to keep herself grounded. Charlie always kept her from going off the deep end... and they both knew she was always close. Although she'd been a lot better the past few years, since the war ended, since they got back together, since Isabella.

Nodding her head a little, probably barely enough for Charlie to notice, Hes did her best to give her consent without actually saying it. But she knew she needed to say something. "I know. I saw the note." Hes went silent again, thinking about it for a minute. She knew better than to think Charlie would actually want to sit back and watch everyone else take care of this. He was a fighter. If nothing else, the fact that they were together proved that. "I don't want you involved, but that's not fair of me. If we're going to go through this again, I can't be selfish about it. Go do what you need to."

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charlieseptimus
2009-08-05 08:42 am UTC (link)

Charlie knew what Hestia wasn't saying and he understood that too. He also understood that she and Bella needed him more than anything so truth be told his mind was mostly made up already. It just felt better having talked to his wife about it. "The two of you need me, more," he said kissing her forehead. "I wouldn't do anything to take me or you away from each other." Taking a deep breathe he said, "I think I'd be more comfortable doing background work and knowing that I can keep the two of you safe more than anything."

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thegirlyousee
2009-08-05 08:15 pm UTC (link)

Hestia wanted to argue. She was a lot better than she had been during the war. Since then she'd found confidence in herself again. She was always more confident when she had Charlie backing her up. Hes figured she could handle anything now. Especially since they had a daughter to take care of. Hestia hadn't ever been terrible at defensive or offensive spells (not great, but that's not something to brag about anyway) but now she had the confidence to really handle herself. But then again... now she was almost to the halfway point in her pregnancy with triplets, so she probably wasn't going to be any use to the Order.

Shifting on his lap, Hestia sat up a little so she could look at him. "I can keep us safe, Charlie." Hes grabbed his hand and put it on her belly. "I'm pregnant, not crippled. I can still wave a wand and mumble incantations." She grinned a little, feeling the triplets kick. With such cramped living spaces, they were doing things a little bit sooner than usual. They were a little squished. "I'm just, you know... fatter."

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charlieseptimus
2009-08-06 08:48 am UTC (link)

"I know that love and I wouldn't force you to stay away from it all if that is what you really want. I just feel better knowing you and Izzy are safe and well. You mean the world to me," he told her truthfully. Oh he knew Hes was stubborn and would argue that until she was blue in the face but Charlie felt an obligation to keep them safe and happy. He had no idea what he would do if she wasn't in his life anymore. She kept him going just as much as he kept her going.

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thegirlyousee
2009-08-06 11:27 am UTC (link)

Hestia grinned a little. "You're such a sap, you know that?" This was why she loved him. He was all rough and manly on the outside with a squishy center. She loved that he could be this sweet and understanding, and still work with dragons. His hands were rough, his body was covered in scars, but his heart was pure. That, more than anything else, was why she was still with him after all these years. (Well, that and the fact that he wouldn't let her push him away no matter how unworthy she felt.)

Snuggling back down against him, Hes went silent for a few minutes. Then she went back to nuzzling against his neck and drawing little circles on the exposed skin of his arm. "So Izzy's out for the count, what do you want to do with our free time tonight?" Free time, time when the both weren't absolutely exhausted, was rare with a kid like Isabella.

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charlieseptimus
2009-08-07 08:43 am UTC (link)

"Oh and you love me for it," he said grinning at her. He loved teasing her and spoiling her for that matter. It made him happy to see her laugh and smile, made all the ups and downs worth it. It was an amazing feeling, to see her like that.

Wrapping his arms around her, smiling as she traced his skin. It was slightly ticklish but he managed not to laugh at the sensations. "Well, I'm sure there is plenty of things we could do." he told her grinning at her like a child who was caught with his hand in the biscuit jar.

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thegirlyousee
2009-08-07 03:53 pm UTC (link)

Hes laughed, nuzzling against his neck again. "Well of course it is. What else is there to love you for?" She teased, sitting up so she could look at him again. "I mean, you're missing the basic manly qualities. Muscles." Hestia ran her fingers around his rather beefy arms. "Facial hair." Hes leaned forward and nuzzled against his scruff. Merlin he needed a shave! She laughed, planting a gentle kiss on his lips. He was fun to tease sometimes. And she was rarely in this good of a mood lately. It had to be all those pregnancy hormones.

"Plenty of things, hmm?" Hes grinned a little. She shifted on his lap so she was straddling him with one knee on either side of his hips. Raising an eyebrow questioningly, Hestia smirked a bit deviously. "Why is it that I get the feeling you're only thinking of one thing?" Or maybe that was just her. They only had a few months, maybe less than that, before she was too big to have sex.

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