Annie and Cedric are back (fanfic)

[Octobersmom]

The next few weeks flew by in a blur. I spent my days working at the sweet shop and my nights with Seth. Once he realized that I wasn't going to get angry if he touched me he became a very good lover. He was so attentive and eager to please. I still missed Cedric but I told myself that I would eventually get over him. That I would fall in love with Seth the way I had with Blaise.

I heard that Serena was expecting another child. The jealousy I always felt when anyone in the village became pregnant reared it's head but I was able to suppress it. Serena was a women who I could understand. She wasn't perfect and did not pretend to be. The news that the baby may be Will's was unexpected but not upsetting. Will would be a wonderful father. He deserved the happiness that a child would bring to his life.

I wanted to send him an owl or stop by to congratulate him but I didn't. I wasn't sure how he felt about our last meeting or if Dan had mentioned what happened between us. I wasn't sure I wanted to see any disappointment or hurt on his face if he realized that I had only been using him to make Cedric jealous.

Then last week I heard that the baby wasn't Will's. My heart ached from him but more so for Cedric. I knew that he would have loved to have a Diggory baby in the clan. Someone to carry on their family's legacy of love, hard work and friendship. All of the qualities that made both Cedric and William such wonderful men.

I almost went to the Wood's home to see him. To tell him how sorry I was that this baby was not his blood nephew. I knew I couldn't though. If I saw him, if he showed even the slightest sadness over the disappointment of the truth of Serena's baby's paternity or worse, any joy at seeing me, I would tumble and I'd fall right into his arms. I couldn't risk it. Instead I worked longer hours and spent more time in my own bed with Seth.

I got up this morning and left Seth sleeping in my bed. I showered, got dressed and went to work. It was like most mornings had been for quite a while. Completely routine. Shaylina greeted me at the door to the shop, ready to finish up a shipment of bracelets for a family in Kent. Her goods were almost as popular as the amorentia laced tarts. Almost. The morning went on. Customers came and went as our cash drawer grew increasingly fuller. It was a typical morning until they walked in.

Will led the way followed closely by Cedric. Ced's eyes bore into mine, a look of self satisfied cockiness on his handsome face. After several seconds that felt like days he turned his look to Will. Free of the lock he had on me I noticed that Will's eyes were glued to Shay. Cedric elbowed him in the ribs.

"Umph!" Will rubbed the spot where his brother had hit him. "I'm sorry to do this Annie but it looks as though you've been breaking the law and as a magistrate of the court it's my duty to ask that you cease and desist." he held out a piece of parchment for me to take.

I grabbed it roughly from his hand, "What's this rubbish? I may not be perfect but there is nothing illegal about my business! I got my permits from the minister himself."

"Er, no Annie. This has nothing to do with your shop. It seems that you co own your house with Cedric. Your deed is a magical contract and as such he has equal ownership to it." He looked at Cedric through the corner of his eye. "As well as equal right to occupy the premises."

"What!? That's outrageous!" i shouted. Shaylina had stopped working and was focusing all of her attention on the three of us. "Are you telling me that I can't say who can and who cannot live in my own home?"

"Of course I'm not saying that." Will stated matter of a factly. "I'm simply saying that you can't say that Cedric, specifically, can't live there.'

I wanted to slap the look of triumph right off of Cedric's face. "I'll be moving my things back in by the end of the week. As soon as S is resettled and doesn't need me to watch Landon anymore."

"Like Hell you will." I seethed.

"Annie, be reasonable." Will used his calmest tone. "You signed a magical contract. You can't break it. Cedric has every right to live in the house. If you don't want to live with him you can choose to move out."

"Over my dead body." I hissed.

"See you later in the week, roomie." Cedric said almost laughing. He turned to leave, pulling Will, who's attention had shifted back to my assistant, with him.

"You're both going to regret this."I shouted after them. Oh yes, they would both wish that they had not done this by the time I was through with them.