"So how far along are you Laura," Josie asked."Just over two weeks, possibly three. I tested myself just over two weeks ago and got the result, but it...must have just been conceived a few days earlier." You've known for almost three weeks and you're just mentioning it now," Harry said."I wanted to break the news on my anniversary, but I decided yesterday was a more perfect moment to let it be known."Susan smiled at Laura and mouthed a silent "Thank You"."Wait a second," Harry said suddenly, "If. She started her turn into the channel gently. I was more familiar with the handling of the boat and I could have been a bit more aggressive in the maneuver. I was happy with her restraint. Too many people attack a task like they've seen it done before them, not realizing that a practiced hand makes things look easier than they really are.I stowed the docklines and made my way to the cockpit. She was smiling. "Didn't hit anything. Took it slow." You did good." I need to master this thing,. Ginny asks in her most sympathizing voice “What the hell happened?”Hermione responds with a somber voice “I blew off the engagement with Ron.”Ginny realizing what happened using her ‘Extra-Female-Problem-Perception’ kindly asks Hermione inside. Hermione gladly accepts. As Hermione recites the story to Ginny, Harry makes them tea with a little extra strength pain relief (Jack-Daniels to be specific). A few cups later Hermione is feeling better and Ginny is feeling horny.Ginny in a slightly drunk. “Tootsie, it’s Michael.”“Hey, Michael, what’s up?”I was pretty sure she knew.“This referral from Monsieur M, María Fernanda, what’s the deal, do you know? What’s the ambassador’s interest?”She was silent.“Tootsie?”I thought I heard a sigh.“Michael, I don’t know, but it matters to him. A lot.”Another silence.“Um, Tootsie?”“Take me to lunch, Michael, OK?”“Sure. Are you free today?”“I’ll meet you in front of the embassy in an hour. Let’s go to the Coq, OK?”The Coq d’Or, despite its fancy name, was.