Good Enough - Invitation and Surprises - Chapter 1
Author's notes: Hello, everyone! How's it going? Here I am writing another fic. I got a few reviews for my first fic, so I am hoping to get a few more for this one. I don't have anything planned for this one, except for a few scenes that I want to happen. I know I said I was gonna write a comedy on Hermione being pregnant, which I started, but haven't been really inspired or passionate enough to research on pregnancy… so if anyone wants to help with it, you are welcome to!
Good Enough came to me out of the blue a few days ago, and today I decided to continue writing, and as I continued writing, more ideas came to mind, so hopefully I will have a good story by the end of all of this. It's a drama, mainly because it deals with Hermione and Harry's problems in their love lives… well, I hope it's dramatic enough- anyways, this is just for fun writing, so I hope you all enjoy reading this.
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It was all about the sex. It had to be.
She sat on her bed with a book propped on her lap, as she read it with difficulty because of the banging on her wall. Her caramel eyes were shutting from time to time as she concentrated on not thinking about the images that this banging created in her imagination, but by doing this, silent tears formed in her eyes.
Why did all this have to happen to her? She had a life on her own, she had learnt how to put her feelings aside, she had a boyfriend of her own that loved her, but still sometimes her love for her best friend got the best of her.
After a while, the banging ceased, and Hermione Granger fell asleep, as Harry Potter had a shagging feast with current girlfriend, Andrea, who was everything she could not be, or at least that's what she thought. She didn't know why this got to her; after all, she was with Tim. They had been dating for almost a year now, and Hermione knew Tim loved her for all she was worth and even more, but still there was something missing.
Of course, he's not Harry.
Hermione woke up as a new day was born. She put on her robe and went to the kitchen of her flat in London that she shared with all-time best friend Harry Potter, known to the whole wizardry population as the Boy Who Lived Again. It was known to her that Harry had become famous not for vanquishing You-Know-Who, but also because of his wild night outs with wild girls doing You-Know-What.
For instance, a few weeks ago Harry was spotted getting into a Hotel with a mysterious unknown. It wasn't the first or the last time, but when Hermione saw the article on the paper, she felt pain in her heart just by thinking how blind Harry was, and not to mention daft.
However, today was today, and Hermione had had a good night sleep, sort of, except for the part where Harry brought Who-Knows-Who to the flat and shagged the life out of her all night long. It was Saturday morning and there she stood in front of the kitchen counter, waiting for her coffee to be ready, when Harry's door opened.
- Good day to you, beautiful flatmate! - He said with a goofy half grin.
- Good day, Harry… - She answered back, not stopping the smile that his half grin caused. - You want some coffee?
- Sure… - He said casually. - Hey! Why the long face? - He said suddenly noticing the tired look in her eyes.
Harry leaned his head on her shoulder as she poured some coffee into two mugs.
- Oh, it's nothing, Harry. - She said reassuringly.
- You look tired… - He said softly caressing her cheek. - What happened?
- Well, you sort of forgot to put a charm before you know… - She said raising her eyebrows.
- Forgot to… oh-oh-oh! - He said as realization hit him. - Sorry about that…
At that moment, Harry's door opened once again, this time a tall slender figure was standing on the doorway. Her dark silky long hair trailed down, creating high contrast from her pale skin. And you could see a lot of skin, Hermione needn't her imagination to think of what Harry saw last night, what she could never be.
- Hello, hungry beast! - Andrea said wrapping her arms around Harry's waist, taking him away from Hermione.
- Good morning, Andrea! - He said and laughed.
- Good morning to you too… - Hermione added.
- Oh, hey… - Andrea said ignoring her. - So what are the plans for today? I am happy with anything as long it involves me and you on top of each other.
Harry laughed, as Andrea kissed his chest, trailing her kisses all the way through his neck to his jaw. Hermione drank her coffee and rolled her eyes. Andrea was going a little bit too far with her kissing, so Hermione pretended to choke on her coffee and starting coughing.
- Sorry about that… - Hermione said innocently. - I should get going.
- Honey, what are we going to do today? - Andrea said ignoring Hermione once again.
- Well, why don't we all, Hermione, Tim, Ron, Luna, you and me go for dinner? Tonight, what do you say? - Harry said.
Hermione turned around, taken aback for a second.
- What do you say? - Harry asked again.
- Well, I don't know, Harry. Tim might be busy tonight; I will have to ask him first. You know how doctors are, always busy and making excuses for everything.
- No strings attached, Hermione, you ask him and let me know.
Damn it, Hermione! Why couldn't you make up a better excuse like we have other plans already? Bollocks! *sigh*
- Okay, okay, I will- can't promise you anything though. - Hermione answered back and went inside her bedroom to get change.
In the meantime, Harry gave Ron a call and invited him to dinner, which he very much accepted with great delight because Ron always loved… eating. He also informed Harry he wanted to tell them something very important, and that Harry had provided the perfect chance.
Hermione, on the other hand, had gone to visit Tim and tell him about this unexpected dinner and spend some time with him. He was tall and had not so narrow shoulder, he was skinny, but had some muscles around. His dark wavy hair was messy, but not as Harry's. His eyes, his eyes were brown, definitely not as Harry's.
Even though Tim loved her so much, she couldn't avoid the gut feeling from time to time, there was something that wasn't quite right. He was a bit to perfect, she thought, always wearing nice clothing, looking his best. He was perfect for her, he was top student in his class, with top marks, yet he always seemed to have time for fun. He was witty and quirky in his sense of humour, attentive and delicate with her.
- So about this dinner… where is it again?
- Harry hasn't said anything yet, he wants to make sure that we are available. - She said casually. - So you want to go?
- Yes, sure… sounds like a good idea to me. - He said embracing her.
Once Hermione told Harry that they'd be going, he told her about Ron wanting to say something really important - really, if it relates to food, it's important to Ron. Some people never grow up. They laughed about it.
They all went together to this brand new Chinese restaurant called Titi that had just opened in Soho a couple of weeks ago. It was quite nice, as the place was lit by yellow lights, surrounded by a few flowers. The Oriental music playing softly in the background made it really comfy to be in.
They all ate wonderful food, chatting about old times, not mentioning magic, because Tim and Andrea were muggles. And by the end of the last dish, Ron grabbed his glass of wine and called for his friends' attention.
- Well, I think it's about time for me to announce something very important for both, Luna and me. - He said looking at Luna beside him.
She was rather a bit quiet because she had not many topics of conversation with muggles; in fact, Andrea and Tim were the first actual muggles she's ever dealt with.
- As you know, at least Harry and Hermione, Luna and I have been going out for quite a while now. And it seems to me like yesterday when she started fancying me… - He said joking.
- Ronald! - Luna tapped him on his shoulder.
- As I was saying… Luna and I have been going out for a time now, and well we… recently decided that we would be taking the next step together.
- Oh my God! - Andrea shrieked. - You are moving in together?
- Er… no, Andrea, I don't think that's what Ron meant with taking the next step. - Harry added a bit amused.
Hermione rolled her eyes, something that Tim caught and made him laughed.
- Ron, I am very happy for you… both of you, Luna. - Hermione said. I just can't believe Ron is the first one to actually do this… here I thought-
- Here we thought, Ron would always be Ron… - Harry added.
They all laughed. Harry ordered more drinks and they toasted for the couple. All of a sudden, Tim's cell phone rang. He looked at the ID and answered the phone as he made his way to somewhere more private. The next minute, he came back.
- Sorry, Honey. - He said as he pressed his lips against Hermione's forehead. - But I need to go. - He said rapidly.
- Who was it?
- Eh… they need me at the hospital. Apparently they can't seem to find Greg… sorry about that. - He said feeling guilty.
- It's okay, Tim… go, do your job, I will find Greg and kick his ass for this.
Everyone laughed and said goodbye to Tim as he left the restaurant, leaving Hermione with two other couples. All of them were celebrating, until Hermione felt all of them were a bit too drunk, so she stepped out for a moment and went to the bathroom. She washed her face, as she felt a bit flushed and fuzzy. She wasn't expecting anything on her way out.
When she opened the door, she saw a silhouette in a dark corner and she heard people moaning. And then she heard him calling Andrea's name, softly, but full of lust. Shagging in a public place, that's how far Harry went, or was it Andrea's fault? Hermione felt her heart aching for each time she heard their moaning, as tears welled up in her eyes until she couldn't hold her tears anymore. She would blame the alcohol in her body, but she should be the one to blame, she let this happened. She went into the bathroom again and washed her face once again.
Once she regained her self control, she headed back to the table. Harry and Andrea were back at the table, as if nothing had happened between them. Hermione knew better, but she looked up and continued drinking, even though she would regret it in the morning. But she needed to forget for now. They all continued drinking until no one else could. Ron and Luna took off together, while Harry took Andrea to her house. Hermione went with him because it was not safe for either of them to be alone right now. How she would regret this? She had no idea.
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Next on Good Enough…
Part of Hermione was screaming to not do it, but the other part could not resist. The alcohol in her body made everything so simple, there were no inhibitions, and Harry seemed to not care at all. They both wanted it to happen.
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