Back at the Brown Mansion, Rose woke up in the afternoon with a terrible hangover just as Fred had expected and moaned in pain.
"You need a cold shower and coffee, love," Fred said gently, so as to not startle her.
"Everything is so bright and loud...." She groaned. "What happened last night?"
"That depends on how much you remember, love."
"I remember... nothing from last night. And my head hurts. And it is too bright."
Fred let out a sigh of relief. If she did not remember anything, it meant that he would not have to lie to her yet again about Emma. It was not like he had not done it before but he was tired of telling her the same lie over and over again. He knew it was wrong but he was doing it for their benefit. He wanted nothing more than to be with Rose the way they w
