The First Time

Disclaimer: I own nothing. The characters in the Harry Potter series belong to the lovely Mrs. Rowling. I DID make up Daniela, though.

Chapter 3 - The Morning After

Daniela wakes up in a panic. Her head is throbbing and there is someone in the bed with her. She turns over and is greeted by Charlie\'s smiling face.

\"Good morning, beautiful.\"

\"Good morning, Charlie.\" \'What happened last night,\' she thinks to herself, staring at Charlie\'s bare chest, and her own barely clothed body.

\"Don\'t worry, we just slept,\" Charlie says, observing her eyes darting over his naked chest and face. She leans in and kisses him purposefully on the mouth.

\"I love you, Charlie Weasley.\" He blushes furiously as her hands roam admiringly over his perfectly chiseled upper body, and he feels the growing evidence of his desire for her.

\"Dani...\"

\"Charlie...\" she says, pressing her body against his.

As if on cue, there is a pounding on the door.

\"Charlie! Let me in! Mum\'s gonna flip if she finds out I stayed at Fleur\'s last night.\"

\"Just... Just a minute, Bill.\" Charlie looks anxiously at a half-clothed Daniela, whose mouth is open in shock. All of a sudden the door flies open and an alarmed Bill rushes in. Literally seconds later, there is a knock on the door.

\"Bill? Charlie?\" It\'s Mrs. Weasley.

\"Yes, mum?\" a winded Bill pants.

\"The children and I are going out. Do you need anything? Charlie?\"

\"No, mum, we\'re fine,\" a nervous Charlie squeaks. \'Don\'t let her come in, please,\' he thinks to himself.

\"Do you think Daniela needs anything?\" A look of panic runs across Charlie and Daniela\'s faces.

\"No, I\'m sure she doesn\'t. She did say she was going to sleep in today. All that travel yesterday, you know.\"

\"The poor dear, getting lost and all that. Well, we\'re off. We\'ll be back sometime after lunch.\"

\"Alright, mum.\"

\"See you, mum.\" All three breathe a sigh of relief as they hear Mrs. Weasley\'s footsteps heading down the hall.

\"That was certainly close. Sorry to barge in on you two like that.\" Bill looks sheepishly at a half-naked Charlie standing beside the door and Daniela sitting up in Charlie\'s bed wearing nothing but the satin night gown. She notices him looking and hurriedly pulls the covers up to her chin, blushing.

\"It\'s alright, Bill, nothing was going on,\" Charlie insists.

\"That\'s not what it looked like,\" he says, unconvinced.

\"I should go back to my room. Charlie, could you hand me my robe?\" He picks her discarded robe from the floor, and wraps it around her shoulders. After a quick kiss, she leaves their room and heads to her own. After a long hot soak in the tub, she joins Bill and Charlie downstairs for a late breakfast.

\"So what are you two planning on doing today?\" Bill asks them. They look at each other quizzically.

\"We hadn\'t really planned on doing anything,\" Charlie admits.

\"Well, Fleur and I are going to Hogsmeade later, and we were thinking about having a picnic. I\'m sure she wouldn\'t mind if you guys came. I think it would be fun.\"

\"What do you think? You up for it?\" Charlie asks Daniela.

\"Sure, it sounds like fun.\"

\"Great, I was planning on leaving in half an hour. Is that okay?\" Half an hour later, the three meet in the kitchen, and prepare to apparate to Hogsmeade. Once they arrive, they meet up with Fleur Delacour, who is trying on dress robes in Madam Malkin\'s. Bill rushes up to her and plants a kiss on her mouth.

\"Fleur, you remember my brother Charlie? And this is his girlfriend Daniela.\"

\"Hi, it\'s nice to meet you,\" Daniela extends her hand to Fleur, who just stares at it.

\"I\'m sorry, I\'m afraid I can\'t move while they\'re doing alterations.\"

\"Oh, okay,\" she pulls her hand back dejectedly. That one moment pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the day. Bill, Charlie, and Daniela cater to the whims of Fleur, who seems oblivious to the fact that Daniela and Charlie are not having very much fun. Bill and Fleur step into a shop, and Charlie and Daniela decide to wait outside.

\"So, are you having fun?\" Charlie asks.

\"Well... no. Not really. Oh, who am I kidding? Not at all. Oh Charlie, get me away from this place. Let\'s go somewhere else. Anywhere else. Please?\" He begins to laugh.

\"I thought you\'d never ask.\" Minutes later, they walk into the Three Broomsticks, sit down and have a couple Butterbeers.

\"I love my brother, but he has horrible taste in women. Unlike me. I have great taste.\" He leans across the table and gives her a quick kiss. She smiles and blushes.

\"You know, I think we should have our own picnic.\"

\, th, that sounds like a good idea.\" Charlie magics a picnic basket and blanket out of nowhere, and they head toward the edge of town to find a nice spot to enjoy their meal. They find a nice secluded location, spread out the blanket and food, and begin to eat.

\"Oh, I\'m stuffed!\" Daniela exclaims half an hour later. She nuzzles against his neck. \"Why don\'t we take a nap, Charlie?\"

A few minutes later, they are lying on the blanket, both on their sides, with Charlie spooned up against Daniela, an arm over her waist.

\"I love you, Dani,\" he whispers in her ear as they drift off to sleep.