Everything seemed to be happening so damn fast and Molly didn't know how to handle it. Frank was leaving to go to America. How on earth she was going to manage without him was beyond her. In a way, it was her fault, though. He had asked her to go with, but it was something that she had to refuse. As much as she loved Frank, getting up and leaving everything she had ever known. It had been so sudden and the only answer she was able to give him was rejection. There were times when he had tried to see her since then, but it was too hard. She would text him or talk to him on the phone here and there, but she couldn't see him. She knew how his face would look and she would feel even worse for the refusal.

The simple solution was to get away. So, a day trip to London was on the schedule. It would allow her to clear her mind and catch up with Dominique in the process. She hadn't seen her cousin in what seemed like forever and she was certainly ready to see little Renee again. That girl was one of the most well-behaved children that Molly had ever encountered and honestly made her want to have kids of her own one day. That was all up in the air now, especially after the decision to stay in England. A sigh fell from her lips and she shook her head, trying to force the negativity from her mind. This was a day that was meant to be happy, so she had to work harder to keep that smile plastered on her face.

Once she was sure that she was ready, Molly grabbed her purse and apparated to the little shop that they had agreed to meet at. She was running a little bit later than she had meant to, but there was no doubt that Niqui would understand. In all reality, it would let her cousin take some more time to look around for some art supplies. If there was one thing Molly knew, it was how much her cousin loved art and anything that it involved. Stepping out from the back, she flashed a smile to one of the women before spotting her cousin. "Niqui!" Seeing the familiar blonde head of hair seemed to make everything so much better. As she crossed the distance between them, the troubles she were having seemed to just fade away from her mind for the moment. Reaching over, she carefully hugged the taller girl.

There were a lot of things that she was going to have to figure out and Molly was hoping that getting away for a while would be everything that she needed for that. She was hoping that being in London and talking to Niqui would clear up everything in her mind and make her realize what the hell she was supposed to be doing right now. What her boyfriend had asked of her was a serious commitment and honestly, she didn't know if she was ready for something like that. That was the reason she had refused him. Of course, then she ran away like a coward, unable to face him a moment longer. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the best decision for her to have made, but it wasn't like she could take it back now. All she could do was deal with the aftermath of the decision and try to figure this out. She knew that he was upset and hurt and right now, well, he probably didn't want anything to do with her. She didn't really blame him for that, though.

Time with Dominique was something that Molly always looked forward to but never seemed to be able to get enough of. Her cousin was one of her absolute best friends and the fact that they rarely saw each other anymore actually kind of broke her heart. When they attended Hogwarts together, they saw each other all the time, even though they weren't in the same house. It didn't matter, though. During classes and between them, at quidditch games and at meals, they were always together. They were thicker than thieves and that time was something that Molly knew she would cherish forever. A lot had changed since then, though. Niqui got married and had a baby with her best friend. There was more than that, but those were the happier things that they needed to focus on. Those were the things that would get them through the difficult times. Now, it was Molly's turn for a difficult time and the only person she could think to turn to was the blonde girl that she had known forever.

The embrace between the cousins was one that Molly had been needing for longer than she even knew. "You're one to talk! Rocking that pre-baby bod like you never even had this sweet little girl!" It was that which had her turning towards the little girl who was occupied with her wolf and lightly squeezing her little arms. "Hello sweetie. Aren't you just the cutest thing ever?" The smile that was given to her had her smiling before standing up and looking at her cousin again. "I'm ready for a vacation. I'm glad you could make it to meet me. I think I've needed this way more than I even knew. What about you? How's married, mother life?"

Molly had felt a lot of the tension in the family while everything had been going on with Dominique. She noticed the way that Artemis and Rose treated her differently. Hell, even Roxanne had started to turn on her. It was frustrating, but Molly could only do so much to play mediator for her cousins. Thankfully, things between Roxy and Niqui seemed to be getting back on the right track if what she had been hearing was any indication of things. Given how close the two of them had been, it was good to see that that things were normal. Well... As normal as anything could be when you had a family as huge as theirs. Now, Roxy was off in New Zealand and Molly genuinely hoped that she was going to have a blast out there, maybe even meet a nice boy who could help tame that wild side she seemed to have. It would be good for everyone if they were able to work something like that out. Maybe then they could go on a triple date!

"I can imagine. Let me tell you, I love my niece to pieces, but I am so glad I'm not having a baby." Molly wasn't sure that she would ever be able to get her figure back. She'd heard before that she had hips that were great for birthing, but those comments generally got someone slapped upside the head, if it didn't result with an angry werewolf growling at them. That had her thinking about Frank and a frown pulled at her lips for a moment before she quickly tried to shove it away. She wasn't here to think about Frank. Well, that wasn't entirely sure. She did plan on talking to her cousin and seeing what she thought on the whole thing. Maybe Molly had been irrational, but this whole commitment thing full of feelings was new for her.

She laughed a little hearing about Sebastien's super power and shook her head. "He's always kind of been like that for you though. I mean, he seemed to know when you needed someone before any of us did." Molly often felt bad about that. She wanted to be there for her cousin, but it was hard to do when her best friend always beat everyone to the punch. It was a similar fashion in the vice versa, she realized. Whenever Seb had seemed to need someone, Niqui just knew and off she went - oftentimes without telling anyone that she was even leaving. It really was about time that they got their shit sorted out and got together.

Hearing that the other girl was starting back up at work had her looking surprised. "Oh, wow. Nervous to leave Renee in someone else's care?" The red head heard stories of mothers that just couldn't bare to leave their kids after giving birth, so it would be interesting to see if Niqui felt the same way. She had no doubt that the little girl would be left in capable hands, but that didn't mean that it would be easy for either of her parents. Niqui was always pretty protective and Sebastien was no different.

Molly would have fought anyone that tried to correct her when it came to the relationship that she claimed to have with little Renee. Just because Niqui was her cousin didn't mean that she wouldn't be considered Renee's Aunt! The girl was so young that it would hardly matter and the cousins were close enough that they may as well have been sisters. Molly maintained a pretty good relationship with all of her cousins, though she was definitely closest with Niqui and Lily. They were her favorites, but she never actually told anyone that. With a family as big as theirs, it would probably hurt someone's feelings. That was something that she wanted to avoid for as long as she could.

Gingerly, Molly shoved at Niqui for her comment and gave the blonde a look. "No. And probably not for a while." The mention of Longbottoms had her mind going back to Frank and his face when she had turned and run away from him after telling him that she couldn't go to America with him. There was no way that she was going to be able to face him again after that. Hell, it had been a couple weeks and she hadn't faced him. She was too scared to see his face, to hear the things that he would have to say about her. He probably hated her and at that point in time, she really wouldn't have blamed him.

"That Slytherin girl didn't know how to keep her eyes in her head. If she did, we wouldn't have such a problem," the redhead said with a little scowl. Marietta was a bitch who seemed to be determined to sink her claws back into Frank and that drove molly absolutely insane. She knew that she loved him, but sometimes he made it so damn difficult that she just had to deny it and go a different way. "He asked me to move to America with him. I don't know if I should."

Molly hadn't meant to blurt that out before actually responding to what Niqui had to say about Noelle and Marceau wanting to babysit Renee. She couldn't really blame them. She was an adorable child and it seemed that the relatively new couple just wanted to get in as much experience as they could. It just so happened that Renee was the best resource for them at that point in time. "Yeah, I can't imagine Sebastien is a fan of them being all couply around him."