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weasleywithatan (weasleywithatan) wrote in irreparable,
@ 2010-08-23 00:25:00

Entry tags:

audrey, charlie weasley, ota 2010

WHO: Charlie and OTA
WHAT: Charlie drops something of value and someone chases him down to return it.
WHERE: Diagon Alley
WHEN: Sunday evening
RATING: PG?

Charlie didn't know why he'd done it. He knew, logically, that he didn't want to talk about marriage for a few more months at least. He wanted to take it slow, to be reasonable. He didn't want to rush it. He would ask her to move in and after they were comfortable he would prop the question.

But tonight he had walked into a jewelry store and, while thinking about buying a sapphire necklace, ended up buying a diamond ring.

A beautiful, modest diamond ring. He was standing on the curb looking at it when he thought he saw Penny's mother. It wasn't her, but he shoved the ring in his cloak anyway. He turned and headed around the corner, into the Leaky Cauldron, through the back alley, and into Diagon Alley. Maybe George could talk some sense into him. He was too distracted to notice when someone bumped into him and when the black velvet box--which was too thick for his pocket-- slipped out from the tight pocket and rolled softly on the brick street.

Charlie walked on towards the shop.

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bidabble
2010-08-29 04:46 am UTC (link)

Audrey was trying her best not to think about what it would be like to be married to George. Mrs. Weasley as a mother-in-law, all the Weasley Children as brothers and sisters-in-law... she was intimidated by Bill a bit, and especially by Fleur. She liked Charlie and Percy very much... and Harry and Ginny were so sweet. Ron and Hermione, too... sometimes she felt like she was part of the family already. But kids right away?

"Really? I don't think George wants to marry me."

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	weasleywithatan 2010-08-29 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"I'm a bit confused here," Charlie stopped across the street from the shop and let a woman with a bunch of children pass. "Why don't you think George wants to marry you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bidabble 2010-08-29 05:07 am UTC (link)
	"Well, I mean... not now." Audrey said, stopping with him, and waving to the little girl with the balloon, following the woman with all the other children. "Moving in together is a big step. I honestly never thought we'd get this far." She gave a quick, gentle sigh. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleywithatan 2010-08-29 05:10 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah I never thought I'd be thinking about marrying Penny. It happens fast, huh?" Charlie didn't know about any of the bumps along the way for Audrey and George, but he knew about all of he and Penny's bumps. Attempted murder was a big one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bidabble 2010-08-29 05:15 am UTC (link)
	"It can..." Audrey said, conceding. "But I don't think it will with me and George. I'm not even sure how he feels about... about marrying me." She paused. "We talked a little bit about children. How many he wants, and my fears about giving them to him." She wasn't sure why she was confessing this to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleywithatan 2010-08-29 05:00 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie frowned a little but he just listened. She would keep talking if she was comfortable. It sounded like either Audrey had some serious problems or that their relationship had some serious problems, or maybe both. Did George know that she had so many doubts? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bidabble
2010-08-30 04:11 am UTC (link)

Audrey had a lot of doubts about everything. She didn't really feel she deserved any of it. Not after all the horrible things she'd been through. She considered herself to be damaged goods, and sometimes it felt like accepting charity to be with George.

"My brother and sister-in-law can't have any more children. They're happy, and their family is complete, but George says he wants ten kids. Ten. What if I can't give him ten?" She said, lifting her hands to wring them in front of her.

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	weasleywithatan 2010-08-30 04:13 am UTC (link)
	"George says he wants ten, but George forgets how difficult he was for Mum. He and Fred were terrors. She tried to stop after the twins. Ron and Ginny were both accidents," Charlie explained. "'Course don't tell Ron he was an accident." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bidabble
2010-08-30 06:13 am UTC (link)

Audrey couldn't stop a little snort that came out of her when he mentioned Ron and Ginny being accidents. That seemed to happen a lot, didn't it? And to think, her brother and sister-in-law had to fight for their babies.

"I would never." She said, giving Charlie a little grin. It was small, though. "I'm sure whatever is meant to happen will happen. If George and I are meant to get married and have dozens of beautiful, ginger babies, then we will. But if we're only meant to be in each other's lives for a short time, then... well, I'll be sad. And I'll never stop loving him. But I'll survive."

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	weasleywithatan 2010-08-30 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	The Weasleys were a fertile bunch. Charlie figured George remembered that and was being safe. He hoped Ginny served as a recent reminder for that. "They don't even have to be Ginger babies, though with you odds are they would be." Victoire was the first blonde Weasley in a long, long time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bidabble 2010-08-30 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Probably. My brother and sister-in-law don't have red-heads for children, but my sister-in-law has black hair. It was almost out of the question for her kids to be ginger like me." She shrugged. "I hope to add to the Weasley Brood. Some day." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	weasleywithatan 2010-08-31 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Good." Charlie knew that if she stood a chance in their family, she had to want kids. "Well, I'll leave you here. I think you did a better job talking me down from the ledge than George would have." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bidabble 2010-08-31 03:24 am UTC (link)
	"What? Really?" Audrey blushed a little. "Well, don't let me stop you from going to see your brother. I'm headed upstairs anyway." She gave him a bright smile. "It was good talking with you, Charlie." And with that, she turned and popped into the shop to cross to the back and head upstairs to the flat she shared now with George. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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