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[clumsy_auror]

"All right, let's see if our little friend is going to say hullo today-- ah ha! There we are."

Healer Durkin prods the floating sonogram image with his wand, and moves the transmitting stone just a hair so that the fetus comes into sharper focus.

Nymphadora blinks at the picture with wide, eager eyes.

"How does it look? Is it the proper size? Is that the head?"

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[clumsy_auror]

Her smile widens. "Charlotte Kathleen." Then she laughs. "Lottie Kate."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

A laugh surprises its way out of him. "That's a bit precious. Lottie?"

[clumsy_auror]

Nymphadora bats her eyelashes innocently. "Nothing is too precious for our precious little bundle of joy, Bernard." Then she snickers and socks him on the arm. "Also, I was joking."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

He kicks her ankle under the table. "Well, one likes to be sure about these things. Otherwise one might accidentally agree to naming one's daughter Nymphadora Diphda or something similar."

[clumsy_auror]

"I'm expecting my mother to go on trial at the Hague any day now."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Reaching over to catch her hand in his, Bernard shoots her an unreadable look. "You know I like it."

[clumsy_auror]

"I do know." Leaning close, Nymphadora presses a soft kiss to his mouth. "And you know I don't feel the same way about it now as I did when we met." Another kiss. "But I reserve the right to tease myself and the woman who bore me."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"I know." He kisses her again, again, heedless of the scene they're making. "...Hey. It's almost summer, you know."

[clumsy_auror]

"Mm. I know it is. And?" Grinning, she leans her forehead against his temple.

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"...And summer means mortal peril, ever since I met you." His mouth travels along the rough line of her knuckles. "We need some life insurance policies or anything?"

[clumsy_auror]

"We've got one," 'Dora murmurs wryly. "Standard issue, when you join the Aurors. But no, I don't think we ought to be anticipating anything terribly perilous in the months ahead. Especially since I'm on desk duty."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"No... goblins bent on taking revenge for some raid last year or anything?"

[clumsy_auror]

"Well, we never say never, because that's just tempting fate. But no, not so far as I'm aware."

As she speaks, Nymphadora is busily cleaning Bernard's plate.

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Blink blink.

"Hey!" He slaps her hand away. "I'm hungry too, you know! Just the other day Dude was telling me I was looking rangy."

[clumsy_auror]

She leans back and looks him up and down.

"Rangy? Certainly not. Just a little on the skinny side."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"Because you steal the food off my plate."

[clumsy_auror]

"Sorry," Nymphadora replies sheepishly, and sets her own plate down in front of Bernard.

And scrapes the rest of the appetizers on it, as well.




But steals a piece of bread all the same.

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Sighing, Bernard relents and digs in.

"...I love you. But your voracity kind of freaks me out sometimes."

[clumsy_auror]

"Sorry," she repeats, leaning over to kiss his cheek and smooth a hand over his hair. The sinking sun behind him makes it flare, nimbus-like. "High metabolism."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

He grins around a bit of flatbread, his eyes twinkling. "Not what I was talking about."

[clumsy_auror]

A slight flush colors her cheeks. "Well. Look who's talking."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

"No, I think you win, lately, in all areas." Another bit of flatbread. "High metabolism."

[clumsy_auror]

She laughs, and leans her head on her hand, just looking at him.

Then she lets out a long breath.

"We're gonna be okay. All of us."

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Bernard pauses, mid-chew, his smile fading a bit. "Yeah. We'd better, is all. I've got plans."

[clumsy_auror]

They gaze at each other for a moment, and then 'Dora slides her chair over beside his. She slips her arm around Bernard's waist. Settles her head on his shoulder.

"I'd like to hear about these plans."