Parenthood (Tonks)

[Anelisa Taelyn Lafayette]

Lisa sighed and pushed some hair behind her ear as she looked at baby clothes. They didn't know the gender of the child just yet, but they both had the strongest feeling that it would be a girl. The name of their daughter was going to be Lisette Magdalene Weasley. Since she had some time off (well...okay, Fred had forced her to take time off out of concern for the child's health), she'd gone out to find some clothes. They hadn't told Molly, yet; she was too distraught over Bill's marriage. It wouldn't be fair to drop a bomb like a baby on her at the moment.

Lisa hadn't had to go into hiding yet, but she knew it was coming.

She and Fred had a plan (well, Fred did) for what would happen when Lisa inevitably had to go on the run. She wasn't sure shed go along with it. Maybe she'd return to France...it seemed like a safe bet. She could hide in plain sight there.

She shook her head to clear it of such thoughts and continued looking at baby clothes. She was going to be a mother...it was so exciting!

She blinked and turned slightly when she heard her name being called.

[Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin]

Tonks was looking around for anything that would be good for a baby boy. She figured Cassie was right and was going on the assumption that it was a boy. Although, one thing her mother had read to her from, what she guessed was a dictionary, kept popping up in her head. 'Don't assume, when you do you make an ass out of you and me. Ass|U|Me. Break it down, make it make sense.

She looked around an noticed someone pretty framilliar. Wasn't that Lisa? Fred's girlfriend? Wait was she having a baby too? Tonks's eyes kind of widened at the thought of Lisa having a child, then thought about Fred having a child. Fred wouldn't do that to his mother would he? Maybe she should ask.

"Lisa! Hey, Lisa!" Tonks called. She walked over to the girl trying to make the large baby bump seem smaller. It was no use, she couldn't change the shape of her stomach.

[Anelisa Taelyn Lafayette]

Self-conciously, Lisa crossed her arms across her torso in an admittedly weak attempt to hide her stomach, larger than it normally was, already. She'd been getting knowing looks from customers often, lately, and she hadn't gotten any maternity clothing yet. All the money that Lisa earned that didn't go to Jak or helping Fred and George keep their home in order was spent on the baby. They were still working on the nursery, a blue room with fluffy white clouds painted on the walls and dainty little lace curtains over the window. There was a little white crib in the corner nearest to the window and a rocking chair nearby. Lisa and Fred had spent an afternoon painting it.

She smiled at Tonks warmly. Though younger than Lisa, they had been in the same House and occasionally hung out together. Though not the best of friends, Lisa had always gotten along with Tonks and was comfortable with her. She'd been glad that To is was so close to the Weasleys when she'd first started dating Fred.

"Oh, hey Tonks! Looking for baby things?" she asked pleasantly.

She hoped that Tonks didn't ask about the baby...they hadn't told Molly yet, and Lisa knew that Tonks would make her.

[Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin]

Tonks smiled and moved her hair behind her ear. She always wanted to be good hearted to the girl. All she knew was that she'd been used as a toy for some italian. She didn't ask any questions about it because she thought she'd be intruding, plus she couldn't really use the information to arrest the guy. She noticed Lisa's stomach was bigger than she remembered it. Was she having a baby too?

Earlier in the day she'd been trying to figure it all out, where she'd put the crib, whether or not she was going to paint part of her room so they'd be able to say they had a semi-nursery. The joys of having a mother with money was that she got to use some of it.

"Actually, I was in the neighbor hood, I'm supposed to be working. The boss made me go in even though I actually am supposed to be on bed rest. What are you doing?" she tried not to smirk. "Are you having a baby too?" she raised her eyebrows.

[Anelisa Taelyn Lafayette]

Lisa blushed lightly at her friend's question. Was it that obvious? Already? Sure, it had been a few months since the big reveal, but she didn't think she was showing so much...they would have to tell Molly, soon. Lisa hoped that she didn't get too horribly angry and, if she did, she didn't stay that way. She didn't want to be the reason that Fred got in an argument with his mother...

She'd liked setting up the nursery, admittedly. She enjoyed doing things like that, and she didn't often get a chance to. She didn't have many friends from Hogwarts left because they had all moved to various nations and generally scattered. She hasn't been able to help them set up nurseries for their own children as a result.

"O-oh...oui, Fred and I are having a child," she confirmed softly. "Are you sure you should be here if you're supposed to be on bed rest?"

[Nymphadora "Tonks" Lupin]

"Screw bed rest. I want to be outside. I hate being cooped up all day. I would be just amazing if they'd let me go back to work." Tonks shrugged. "How wonderful! Does Molly know? Because I'm sure she's going to want to know here soon. And I'm just that good of a guesser." she winked.

She looked around. She had to make sure no one else they knew was around. She needed to know if any one had seen Harry since Remus had when he left and tried to join him. Someone had to have seen him by now. Luckily, Potter-Watch was being set up. Hopefully some good would come from it.

"I have a major question. Have you heard or seen anything of Harry, Ron, or Hermione? I'm really worried about them." Since Harry was undersierable number 1, it was hard to find places to talk about them. You had to say it very quietly or someone would mention something to the ministry and you'd be put in Azkaban.

[Anelisa Taelyn Lafayette]

"Ah...Molly doesn't know yet," Lisa admitted. "We've been busy lately and haven't been able to drop by. I hope that she doesn't react badly."

Lisa liked Molly quite a lot and didn't want her to dislike her, so she was understandably nervous about telling the Weasley family matriarch that she was pregnant. She prayed that Molly wouldn't be angry when she found out...though she was sure that Fred's mother would be. Her own mother would be furious, if she even spoke to Lisa. Honestly, Lisa had fallen out of contact with her parents about a year earlier.

She glanced around discreetly to make sure that they hadn't been overheard talking about Harry, Ron and Hermione. She always had to be careful, anymore; it was becoming increasingly more dangerous for muggle-borns like Lisa to walk around Wizarding London.

"I haven't," she replied in a whisper. "Not in a while. I hope that they're alright..."