Chapter 12 – Moving and Growing

After their three day getaway, George and Luna returned and immediately began work on the house. Luna was now firmly in her second trimester. She was showing and glowing as George said happily. She was also feeling better and found her energy improving, which helped with the long list that the new house needed. First, they hired a magical contractor to handle a few structural issues, as well as roof repairs. Once the house was stable, they moved inside and began to update all the plumbing and adjusted a bit of the floorplan. All of the family stopped by at different times to check the progress and Harry especially was surprised at the speed at which everything was progressing. The rest of the family were all used to the magical way of things being done, but Harry had been raised muggle and let Luna know that the house was progressing at a phenomenal speed versus what muggles would have done.

A month after the wedding, only a few decorating items were left with the house and George and Luna took a day to shop for furniture. They had some from the flat, but much of it was worn and there wasn't near enough. George would have preferred to skip the shopping, but Luna insisted on his input. A couple of hours into the day she began to wonder though when George curled up on a couch and started falling asleep, declaring it was comfortable and suitable. Except for the fact that it was a hideous paisley, but that fact seemed to be missed since George was mainly concerned about comfort. After a very long day, they finally finished with a quite eclectic mix of furnishings. Many of the sales staff at the stores raised their eyebrows, but the selections suited the unusual family that was buying them. Once the furnishings were delivered, George and Luna set a date seven weeks after the wedding for the final move in. The entire family marked the Saturday on their calendars to help with the move.

The Saturday of the move dawned and it took George several attempts to wake his very groggy wife. They had been up late finalizing packing and she was feeling the effects of several long weeks. He rubbed her belly as she started to groan and was greeted by a firm kick. George's eyes shot open and his face lit up. It was the first movement he had felt. Luna smiled up at him.

"Couldn't wake me up, so you decided to wake her up instead?"

"Her?"

"I think. It would be nice to balance the odds for Roxy. Anyway, with her awake I'm not sleeping anymore. Time to get busy."

George leaned over and kissed her thoroughly. As his hands wandered, Luna started kissing him again and George decided that they had enough time for a bit of fun before the work of the day began. He worked his hand into her knickers and started stroking her lightly as he pulled her nightshirt off and began to nibble her breasts. He found her nipples were highly sensitive and, as his mouth closed on one, she began to thrust her hips against his hand. George was rock solid as his wife reached, yanked off his boxers and grabbed his cock. He divested her of the knickers and moved back up to claim her mouth as he positioned himself to enter her. Deciding to tease just a bit, he tapped his cock against her clit and dragged it down through her folds.

"Gods George, we've got things to do, get on with it already!"

George chuckled and continued his teasing. As Luna was about to say something else, he thrust into her suddenly, sheathing himself completely as the words died when she gasped and grabbed his shoulders. He began a slow and steady rhythm as he leaned forward and nibbled his way from her ear down her neck, grinning as she began to beg in his ear. Gradually he increased his pace and after a few minutes of loving, she began to pant as she closed in on her climax. George was also close and pulled back as he repositioned and pulled her legs up around him, deepening each thrust. That finally tipped Luna over the edge as she threw her head back and came. One more thrust and George joined her, sending a heavy load shooting off in her as he seemed to come forever. When he finally began to soften, he pulled out and rolled to the side. Looking at his beautiful wife, he took her face in his hands and kissed her long and slow. Some minutes later they collected themselves and slowly got out of bed. Luna put on a robe and went to check the kids. She was back a minute later, smiling.

"Well, we're early and they're still sacked out. Fancy a shower with your wife?"

George grinned stupidly and reached to untie her robe. Almost an hour later they were finally cleaned and dressed as Fred was the first to make his appearance, followed shortly after by his brothers. Luna went to retrieve Roxy while George started breakfast. Once they ate, they began to get the kids ready and the family started to arrive as the last child preparations were underway. With the help of Harry, Ginny, Molly, Arthur and Bill they began to prepare the move. Fleur meanwhile took all the kids on to the new house and setup a playroom to keep them busy. Everyone at the flat was assigned rooms and each thanked the gods for magic as they shrunk, lightened, and levitated furniture and boxes. Within a couple of hours they had everything apparated to the new house and began to put things in place. While that was being done, Molly popped out for a while and returned an hour later with lunch. Everyone took a break to eat and George and Luna cuddled close as they enjoyed their first meal in their new home.

After lunch, Fleur and Luna put the kids down for naps. Another hour's work saw everything arranged with only a few boxes left to be unpacked. Shortly before three the job was done and all the family said their goodbyes as George and Luna thanked them profusely. With the family gone and the kids asleep, they retreated to their new bedroom for a brief nap to make up for lost sleep from the morning.

With the move complete, life settled back into routine for the young family. Although they were now 180 km from London it made no difference thanks to magical transport. Luna continued her work three days a week and was happy that her energy seemed to returning. The shop was busier than ever and, as Fred approached his fifth birthday, George counted the days until he could introduce his son to the shop.

Two weeks after the move, the extended Weasley clan received the happy news that Ginny was expecting again. Luna was thrilled for her, as she knew the Potters had been trying for a while and Ginny was getting frustrated. Hermione's pregnancy was also proceeding well and she and Luna compared notes whenever the family would get together. Two months after Ginny's announcement, Fleur made her own when she announced that baby three was on the way. Molly was in a tizzy with her family's baby boom and Arthur wondered if there was any yarn left in Britain that she hadn't bought.

Three days before their fifth month in the new house, Luna was at home with kids and feeling especially bad as her due date rapidly approached. Just as she settled onto a couch after putting the kids down for naps, a patronus arrived. The small dog immediately began speaking with Ron's voice and announced that Hermione was in labor, but told Luna that Hermione wanted her to stay home with the kids and rest. As much as she wanted to be there with the family, Luna had to agree that she was too tired for a long wait at the hospital. Instead, she sent off several patronuses to the family and offered to take care of the kids while others went. Soon, Ginny appeared in the floo with James and took her up on the offer. Next, Percy arrived with Molly and then Fleur arrived with her two girls. Finally, Arthur arrived and dropped off little Rose, who would soon become a big sister. Luna settled the new arrivals as best as possible and went to start preparing dinner for the full house.

That evening, as Luna was cleaning up eight messy children, George apparated home from the hospital with news. Hermione had delivered a gorgeous little boy they named Hugo John. Non sibling children under six weren't allowed to visit, but George sent Luna on her way while he took over the cleanup duties. Luna apparated to the apparition point for St. Mungo's and made her way inside. It didn't take long to find the large Weasley clan, who all embraced her and thanked her for babysitting. Then she went into Hermione's room and met baby Hugo. He was definitely a Weasley, but also showed his mother's influence. He had red hair, but darker than his father's and quite curly. His skin was porcelain he had incredible long eyelashes. As Luna cuddled him, she felt her own child kick and respond. As she put her hand to her large belly, the healer who was in the room to check on Hermione shot her a look. Luna chuckled and shook her head. She wasn't ready to deliver quite yet. After staying for a while and talking with the family, Luna headed home. When she arrived, Bill and Percy had already picked up their kids, leaving just James and Rose. All the kids were playing in the living room and George sat, looking exhausted. He smiled as Luna entered.

"Hi Luna love. May I just say that I don't think I want nine of our own?"

Luna laughed. "No, I think five will be enough to keep us busy for now."

She went and sat next to George on the couch and he placed a hand on her belly, eliciting a kick from the baby and a groan from Luna.

"Not long now love."

"A while yet. My due date is nine days, but I think this little one is going to be stubborn. I think it will be a bit longer."

Luna's prediction was correct when her due date came and went with no sign that the new addition was ready to make an appearance. Luna was ready, but nothing she did seemed to make an impact on the stubborn child. Finally, sixteen days late, Luna was apparating home from a quick grocery trip when her water broke as she arrived. She immediately sent George a patronus and he was home within minutes. Ginny arrived minutes later to take the kids to the Burrow while George took Luna to St. Mungo's. Within a half hour of her water breaking, Luna was at the hospital and being admitted. The family began to trickle in after, everyone except Arthur, who agreed to stay at the Burrow with all the kids. Several of his sons chuckled at the idea of their father trying to manage all his grandkids, but they hoped it wouldn't be too long. Luna was also hoping the same.

Seven hours after she arrived, Luna and the others got their wish when the stubborn baby decided to finally make an appearance. A squalling nine pound baby girl arrived with just four pushes. She was pink and beautiful with wisps of fine reddish-gold hair. Her parents were overjoyed and christened her Fiona Catherine. The entire family all took their turns exclaiming over her beauty. As soon as she had taken her turn, Fleur headed back to the Burrow to deliver the news and relieve Arthur from his duties. A few minutes later, he arrived to meet his newest granddaughter. Due to the late hour and the fact the kids were asleep, it was agreed that the older kids would meet their sister the next morning. Once the last of the family trickled out for the evening, Luna settled back and stared at her daughter in her bassinet before falling asleep.

The next morning brought most of the family back to the hospital, including Molly and Arthur with Fiona's four siblings. Fred, Lorry, Sander and Roxy all seemed entranced at the new baby and, remarkably, Fiona remained quiet and just stared at each of them. George and Arthur carefully lifted all four of the older children onto Luna's bed. She was holding Fiona and then George leaned over and kissed her as Arthur took a picture. The family was now complete.

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And here I am going to wrap this story. This started off as a small plot bunny and then I had some other ideas of where I was going to take this. I thought it might be interesting to pursue the kids as a powerful magic team, but now I don't know. I'm not sure why, but this story has very low views and is my least popular story since the first story I ever wrote back when my style still needed a lot of work. I guess this pairing is not popular. I admit it's frustrating, but I wanted to at least complete it to this point. Unless there's a catastrophe, I won't ever leave any of my stories incomplete. For those of you who have read and those who have also reviewed, my thanks. I hope this ending satisfies.