davy gudgeon (dagudge) wrote in valesco,
@ 2008-03-16 12:05:00

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Ellie

Davy picked up a little blue bonnet and twirled it around his finger, looking over the store and seeing the division of clothes - it was like a muted, pastel rainbow with blues on one side and pinks on the other with lots of other mixed colours in the middle like yellow and green. He was a little disappointed that no one was having a boy, because okay, the girl stuff was cute, but there were just so many dresses Davy could look at before wanting to find himself in some pub, listening to the wireless and spitting on the floor.

But it had been his idea to go shopping, though Davy had kind of thought it would be window shopping and maybe stuff for his new flat, but they'd passed by a baby store and well there was no reason not to, plus, it wasn't like Ellie'd gotten a lot of time to shop for Baby Bell while being at school. He spotted something bright and grinned, setting the bonnet down and headed over to it. Pulling the onesie off the rack, Davy turned to where Ellie was perusing a wall of very frilly dresses and called out to her.

"Hey Ellie, what do you think?" Davy held up the orange article of clothing under his chin so she could read the text that said '#1 Cannons Fan'.

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jelliebelly
2008-03-16 09:41 pm UTC (link)

Ellie turned her attention and gaze away from the wall of pink and--ohhh why wasn't Katie being born before Easter, huh? There were so many adorable dresses she could buy to put her in, and--onto Davy and the atrocity he was holding up.

Atrocity.

"That's not very funny at all," she said, betraying her tone by cracking a smile. "I want to live to see my niece, thank you very much, so unless you find something in blue and gold around here, I'm going to have to respectfully respond that I think that looks like a piece of rubbish." Ellie walked towards him and snatched the onesie out of his hand and set it back on the rack, giving him a kiss on the cheek as she did so. She wondered for a second what kind of Quidditch-onesie war might ensue if it was their own kid they were buying for, and not her brother's--which was totally not a conscious thought, wait, what? Ellie mentally shook herself, trying to get that thought out of her head. Not like it was bad, just... well, honestly. Them, have kids? They were terrified of sex. It was a crazy notion in and of itself.

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dagudge
2008-03-16 10:10 pm UTC (link)

Davy laughed as Ellie snatched it away and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, leaning in to rest his chin on her shoulder, continuing his teasing tone, "Oh come on, it's hilarious. Just imagine the look on Ian's face when Liz opens that. It would totally be worth it. Even as a gag gift, hi-lar-ious, Ellie. I would want a picture of that moment and to frame it above my mantle. I would decorate my flat to compliment that picture it would be such a precious moment."

He snickered again and pointed to another display, "They have Hogwarts quidditch robes over there. I'm thinking Gryffindor. There should always be more Gryffindors in the world. Better to start her early, tip that balance a little more to the scarlet and gold side. I know all my kids will be Gryffs, there's no denying this awesomeness."

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jelliebelly
2008-03-16 10:55 pm UTC (link)

Ellie raised a skeptical brow and shifted to regard him. "Oh really?" she asked. "You know, I really don't see why you'd want a bunch of loud, rowdy, reckless kids running around the house. And just think, when they're going through their Terrible Two's!" She shook her head. "No, I don't think you'd want that."

Wait, why had he brought this up? Given, he hadn't said anything about who he was imagining as his kids' mother, or even if he was thinking of a mother, but--Merlin's pants. She still couldn't help but to blush a little at the whole of the subject.

Untangling herself from his arms, she walked over and picked up a set of blue and bronze and showed them off to him. "See, I'd think you'd want something more like, oh... Ravenclaw. They could read books and become scholars rather than go outside and get messy and hurt themselves and disturb the neighbors." She nodded sagely. "That's what my kids are going to be."

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dagudge
2008-03-16 11:59 pm UTC (link)

"But you will want active and noisy kids to keep me occupied. What are you going going to do with me if you have a house full of well-behaved book nerds?" Davy said, following over and picking up a baby book and waving it about. It didn't really occur to Davy what they were talking about, it was just joking around, right? Plus, they were only eighteen, it wasn't like they were going to be like Liz or Lily and jump into the whole married and family thing.

Davy flipped through the book before tossing it back on the table and grinning at Ellie, "I was a wonderful little boy, it was Vinny who was the hooligan. Always pushing me out of trees and into the lake. It's the Hufflepuffs you have to worry about."

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jelliebelly
2008-03-17 04:34 am UTC (link)

Oh, so he was talking about them? Well, that was... oh gosh, what was she even doing, turning this into a big deal? This was just playful conversation, it was nothing to get flustered about. They were just joking around--and yet, she couldn't get her imagination to stop running wild with itself, no matter what she did.

"Somehow, I don't believe that you were that innocent," she told him, smirking, her tone amused. "But I simply can't believe that sweet, sweet Vinny would be a troublemaker. That you would make him a scapegoat, honestly, Davy, it's just not nice!"

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dagudge
2008-03-17 05:25 am UTC (link)

"Oh please, Vinny was a demon, just ask Gladys. Before I went to live with them, I dreaded going over because Vinny would run me ragged and then when we shared a bedroom, there was just no getting away from him. Like a gnome really, just never let up!" Davy laughed, leaning forward and smirking. It was true, though he was embellishing just a little.

"So it's the cousins we'll have to worry about. My children will be quiet, quirky and well behaved, your children are going are going to be hooligans, dancing all over the place and making rackets," Davy stuck his fingers in Ellie's side with the intent to tickle her mercilessly, "But, what do you think they'd make if they were the same kids, eh?"

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jelliebelly
2008-03-17 05:55 am UTC (link)

Blimey, he just had to go and ask that, didn't he? He must have been determined to turn her ears red, and to be honest, his methods were quite effective.

"EEP!" she squealed, then quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. Squirming, she tried to get away from his hand, but--bloody hell, she was so damn ticklish and they were getting stares and making a scene, the berk! Barely missing knocking over a display of booties, Ellie finally managed to get out of Davy's arm's length.

"I think they'd be very, very confused, that's what," she responded finally, eyeing his hand suspiciously. "Possibly suffer from multiple personality disorder. But they would be very smart and very brave, and they would be fantastic Quidditchers and all of them would know how to dance a samba flawlessly, and they'd bring home the best fingerpaintings from primary school every day because they'd be so artistically inclined."

Wait, had she just really gone into all of that?

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dagudge
2008-03-17 06:21 am UTC (link)

Davy held up his hands near his shoulders in an innocent fashion as he sauntered over to her, glad the store clerks were busy with a different couple who seemed hell-bent on getting everything off the top shelf. Davy pointed at them and instead of waiting for her to look, he leaned in and stole a quick kiss as a reward for himself. Then he registered what Ellie had actually said and he leaned in for another kiss, this time a sweet one and he placed his hand on her cheek. He pulled back slightly and smiled at her, bumping their noses together. Davy was amazed that they'd managed to make it nearly a year together and now they were talking children together like it was no problem. He didn't think it was a joke now, and was surprised at himself, that the idea of having kids with this woman wasn't making him run out the door. Davy was sure he didn't want them Right Now, but, the idea of having them in the future... well that wasn't so bad.

"They'll be the most amazing kids ever, because you're their mum," he said quietly.

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jelliebelly
2008-03-18 02:36 am UTC (link)

It wasn't a joke, for some reason Ellie knew that everything she had said just then hadn't been out of teasing or silliness or anything like that. She hadn't been... well, she wouldn't say that she had been serious, because heck, there was no way that she and Davy were starting a family any time soon. But the thing was, she could still see starting a family with him, someday, when they were older and out of school and had jobs and all of that adult stuff hit them. If they were still together, of course, but if they had made it this long with the way they fought, then it shouldn't have been too far a stretch to say they could make it further, right?

"Well, I think their Da'll have something to do with it too," she smirked a little, leaning in to catch one more kiss before she pulled away, conscious of making too much of a public display of affection.

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