George rolled his eyes. "Because she was Fred's girl," he said simply. "And who's to believe that she's not replacing him, with me? But it's been years, and it's nothing like that. I..." He shrugged one shoulder, looking down at the table.
In for a Knut, in for a Galleon.
"I've been in love with her forever, just too stupid to admit it." He gave his brother a careful look. "And yeah. She's great. And I never thought she'd have anything for me but, you know. Brother of your old boyfriend. Best mate. You know? But she'd been planning this move, with this bloke, and I had to give it a shot, right?
"And she's here. In London, with me. And Merlin, Mum's gonna have kittens when she finds out, so keep your gob shut about it, yeah?"