Winnie felt like she sat in a tentative limbo in which she did not know exactly what was going to happen next. Whatever it was she and Dory had decided to do better on, was fragile at best and she felt like the bottom was going to drop out at any moment. There were some things that still went unspoken between them; the other woman he had been involved with, the ring itself and what was it they were doing exactly?

Her part of the agreement was to speak up more about how she was feeling, but she still hadn't figured out how best to do that when her most apparent feelings were terror and panic at the thought of getting married. The worst part was that it had nothing to strictly do with Dory either. Win had always figured she would end up a tried and true spinster and was content with that. Marriage had never been on her to do list, especially not to someone like Dory. He himself was wonderful, but he came with a huge extended family and responsibilities and expectations, and that was a bit too much for her. She didn't know how to deal with all of that and she definitely did not know how to express that to him.

Still, they had spent some time together, which was difficult, given the holidays. He celebrated Hanukkah and she and her family celebrated Christmas, so between the different gatherings and other family traditions, it hadn't been that much time, which gave her time to try and sort her feelings. However as New Year's had rolled around they decided to spend the night together at his house and she still didn't have anything figured out. Stepping out of his floo in little more than her slippers, negligée and housecoat, she had only the champagne and some chocolates in her hands. Her hair was loose and the soft brown waves fell down over her shoulders. "Well hello there," She greeted with an easy smile as she found him waiting.