Chapter 11: "At Last"
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"Crap! That was absolute crap!" Ron laughed. Ron, Luna, Ginny, Harry and Nigel from their team were in Ron's flat celebrating the Chudley Cannon's victory. They had finally made it to the Qudditch World Cup.
"It was not." Harry said taking a sip from his firewhiskey. "I won that game fair and square."
"Luna. Honey! Did you not see me with the winning hand?" Ron asked tugging Luna towards him and wrapping his arm around her waist. Luna seemed distant.
"Ok." She said simply.
"Honestly Ron. It's just a game." Ginny said rolling her eyes.
"Aw come on Ginny. You know how competitive Ron is." Nigel said sipping his ale.
Ginny couldn't help but roll her eyes once more. She absolutely despised him. He was so disgusting and pig headed. Once he had tried to kiss her at the Christmas party two years previously and Ginny managed in the knick of time to grab a drumstick from the poultry on the table and shove it into his mouth.
"Yes, I know this Nigel. I've known him since I was born." She said not hiding her annoyance for the man. He grinned. His big yellow toothed grin.
"Aw, come now Ginny. Cheer up! We just won the game. Give me a reward." He said and leaned in to kiss her.
"Ronald, I think we need to have that talk you've been putting off." Luna said tapping Ron on the shoulder lightly.
"Not now, Luna. It can wait." He said and shuffled the cards. "New game Potter?"
"No, Ronald. You told me after the big game. Now it's after and you'll have more to celebrate than just your victory." Luna persisted.
"Luna! It can wait!" Ron said impatiently. Harry knew that was a horrible thing to say. He shook his head and ushered the cards away.
"I swear if you take one step near me Ni…"Ginny began but then froze as she heard a voice yell.
"I'M FUCKING PREGNANT RON!" Luna yelled. Her face flushed and her eyes beginning to water. Everyone froze. Ginny stood their with her mouth open along with her brother. Luna was regulating her breathing as she stared at Ron.
"You're….pregnant." Ron said.
"Yes I am. But I'm so happy to hear that the news could have waited a little longer." Luna said and stormed out of the living room towards Ron's room.
"Yep, erm, think I'm going to go." Nigel said looking uncomfortable. He waved and then apparated.
"So that's why she made an appointment with Draco…" Ginny said thinking out loud.
"Malfoy! Malfoy laid his filthy hands on my girlfriend!" Ron yelled. "He probably put a curse on our child!"
"Oh shut the hell up Ron! Draco is not the person you think he is! He would never do such a thing!" Ginny yelled at him.
"Draco?! You're on a first name basis with him now?" Ron said crossing his arms over his chest. Ginny did the same.
"Yes, I am, Ron." She said.
"And now you're going to tell me that you two are together." Ron said chuckling and looking at Harry. Harry knew this was not going to end well.
"As a matter of fact. We are." Ginny said and smiled smugly. Ron choked. Harry patted his back hard.
"WHAT! YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!" Ron yelled.
"I am, Ron. And if I were you, I would not be worrying about who my sister is dating and actually go apologize to my pregnant girlfriend, who I have been neglecting." Ginny scolded. As if something had clicked in his head Ron ran towards his room and opened the door.
Harry stood up, shaking his head. "Wow, that was interesting." He said. "So, you're with Draco huh?"
Ginny smiled. "Yeah. He really has changed Harry. I know you'll probably find that hard to believe but he really has." She said sitting down on the couch. Harry sat down next to her.
"I believe that. A lot of people have changed." He said bitterly. He then turned to Ginny. "Especially Hermione and I."
"What has been going on between the two of you? I cannot even mention your name without upsetting her." She said facing him.
"Why don't you ask her? She's the one engaged to a man I despise. I mean I know I hurt her and acted like a complete prick when I believed Jacklyn. But I honestly don't have any clue on how I can ever make her see past that and show her how truly sorry I am for it." He said shaking his head. He then stood up. "I'm going to go home. I'll see you."
Ginny nodded. She saw him apparate and then sighed. So much drama to deal with. She then jumped as she heard a door slam open.
"I'm not staying here tonight Ronald!" Luna yelled clutching a bag.
"Luna! Honey! I'm so sorry! Please don't go." Ron pleaded. He attempted to take the bag from her. "You shouldn't be carrying that in your condition."
"Ronald I'm only a month pregnant. I highly doubt carrying this will affect anything." Luna said rolling her eyes. Ron still persisted.
"Please. Stay! I'm so sorry." Ron said. He then got down on his knees and wrapped his arms around her waist. He then laid his cheek upon her stomach. Luna sighed and looked at Ginny. Ginny smiled.
"Fine, Ronald. But I swear if you do anything stupid like that again!" she said pointing her finger at him. She then took the bag and went into the room again.
"So, Draco." Ron said looking down.
"Yep. Draco Malfoy." Ginny said standing there with her arms folded. She saw Ron shutter.
"I really hope you know what you're doing Ginny." Ron said.
"I'm a big girl now Ron. I'm sure I can choose a right guy for myself, thanks." Ginny said rolling her eyes.
"I know, but you're still my little sister to me. I want you to be safe." He said looking down and shuffling his feet.
Ginny gasped. "Ron. Are we having one of those often heard about but never experienced before brother and sister moments?" she asked trying to hold back a grin.
Ron began to blush. He then wrapped her in a hug. "Oh shush." He said. She was a bit taken aback at this sudden case of affection. She returned the hug nevertheless.
"You all right there Ron?" she asked once he had let go.
Ron than began scratching the back of his head and had an almost confused expression on his face. He looked like he was 11 years old again.
"I'm just scared, Gin. I mean I'm going to be a dad. Me, a dad. I just want to be a good one you know." He said. Ginny smiled tenderly.
"And you will be Ron. Believe me. I've seen you around Bill and Fleur's kids. You're fantastic." She said rubbing his arm.
"Yea. Guess you're right. Um…bout Luna." He said smiling nervously.
"It's the hormones." Ginny said understanding her brother's concerns.
"Good, because she's never yelled or cursed at me before." He said smiling in relief. "How long does it last?"
"Anywhere from a month till full term." She said. Ron's eyes nearly flew out of his head.
"So I might be dealing with this for 8 more months?!" he asked running a hand through his hair. Ginny nodded.
"Yeah. But all you can do is just give her plenty of love and attention. I have to go. If there's anything…" Ginny began and then raised an eyebrow as she looked past him into the hallway. He turned and his eyes widened. There was Luna in light pink, short negligee.
"I think you might want to show Luna some love and attention right now." Ginny said smirking.
"But…but she's pregnant." He said looking at Ginny worried.
"Ron, you can still have sex when a woman's pregnant." She said.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"They didn't give me the title of healer for the hell of it, Ron." She said.
"I won't…you know…poke it in the head?" he asked. Ginny burst out laughing.
"No, Ron. You won't. It's not even big enough to be called a fetus yet." She said.
"A what?" he asked.
"Never mind. Have fun." She said. She then waved and apparated.
She entered the apartment and sighed. Hermione came out of the kitchen. She wiped her hands on a dish towel and looked up at Ginny.
"Oh, thank Merlin it's you." She said.
"Who didn't you want it to be?" Ginny asked taking off her black coat.
"Blaise." Hermione said. Ginny gasped dramatically. Hermione frowned. "Yeah, I know what your opinion of him is."
"I would hope you do." Ginny said sitting on the counter and nibbling on some nuts.
"I told him I wanted to put off the wedding for a couple of months. I felt that we rushed into it a bit too much." Hermione said. She began walking towards her room.
"Hermione, what the hell has gotten into you?" Ginny said following her. Hermione entered her room and turned to face Ginny.
"What are you talking about?" Hermione asked. Ginny held up a finger, indicating to Hermione to wait one second. She then proceeded to walk to her bed and pick up a pillow.
"Remember this." Ginny said. She then began to beat the bed with the pillow.
"WHY! WHY CANT I SAY NO! WHY CANT I JUST TELL HIM I ABSOLUTELY HATE JACKLYN AND I WANT TO RING HER NECK. AND THAT I THINK HE SHOULD MARRY ME AND FORGET ALL ABOUT HER. AND I WANT TO HAVE HIS CHILDREN." She mimicked. Hermione stood there with her arms folded, frowning.
"Yes well…" Hermione said trailing off.
"Yes, well what? Hermione sit down." Ginny said sitting down on her bed. Hermione sighed and obeyed.
"What happened between you and Harry? I seriously thought after he broke it off with Jacklyn you two would finally be together." Ginny said. Hermione looked away.
"I thought so to….But I can't help thinking about when he didn't believe me." She responded.
"Hermione. He apologized and even got down on his knees. What more do you want from the man. Do back flips, hire an orchestra? You have to forgive him. I mean truly forgive him Hermione. Don't keep holding that against him." She said grabbing a hold of Hermione's hand.
"You're right. But I don't think he wants anything to do with me. You know, because of my engagement." She said.
"I still can't believe you're going through with it." She said shaking her head.
"He's a nice man and he cares for me." Hermione said folding some of her clothes.
"But do you love him?" Ginny prodded. Hermione didn't answer right away.
"Of course, why would I have said yes if I didn't" she said finally, putting a shirt into a drawer.
"Uh huh…so you're going to be giving up on Harry." Ginny said.
"What would I be giving up on with Harry? I'll still be friends with him." She said.
"Really, you're going to still be friends with him after you kissed." Ginny said.
"How…" Hermione began turning towards Ginny quickly.
"Luna." Ginny said. "Who is pregnant by the way."
"What!? Are you serious?" Hermione exclaimed, her eyes wide.
"Are you in love with Harry?" Ginny asked quickly.
"Yes. Wait! No! No! I am not, wait, stop it! You're confusing me. You're making me say things that are not true." Hermione said.
"No! They are true! It's just taking you forever to believe them. But guess what Hermione, you don't have forever." Ginny said getting off the bed.
"Don't tell me how I feel! I love Blaise and I am marrying him ok! If Harry doesn't like that, well….that's just not my problem." Hermione said angrily. "Blaise is stable. That's what I need in my life right now."
"You know, I thought I would never see the day when clever Hermione would be so stupid." Ginny said coldly and walked out of the room. "Keep lying to yourself. I hope it makes you feel better." She called from the hallway.
Hermione stared after her. Then she broke down. She cried as she never had before. Why was she going through this? She could always handle things, why was she all of a sudden losing control now. Right when she most needed it.
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Harry awoke suddenly as he heard a noise in his room. He grabbed his glasses from the bedside table and put them on to focus on the blurry figure he saw. He immediately sat up in bed as he saw Hermione there. She stood there in a white shirt and pajama pants. She looked as is she had been crying.
"Hermione." He said in a hoarse voice. He stepped out of bed wearing nothing but a pair of loose pajama pants. Hermione stared at his chest and then down following the thin happy trail that disappeared underneath his pants. She looked up at him.
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry Harry." She said and then broke down. She collapsed on the floor, her shoulders shaking as she had her face in her hands. Harry rushed to her. He got down on his knees and wrapped her in a hug. All his anger seemed to melt away as he held her right then and there.
"It's all right Hermione. It's ok." He said his words soothing.
"No, it's not! I hurt you so much. I owe you everything." She said pulling away.
"Hermione the only thing you owe me is your trust and friendship. Nothing else." Harry said restraining himself from saying love also.
"No. I owe you much more." She said. She stood up. She began to pace. "I wanted to hurt you as you had hurt me. But I realized that wasn't the right thing to do. I decided to postpone the wedding. To give it a little more time to make sure it's the right decision."
Harry made a slight face but nodded anyway. "I respect your decision." He said. He began to stop closer to her and then stopped. "Sorry, I can't get close to you." He joked.
She shoved him. He took her arm and brought her in for a hug. Her heart rate began to speed up. She hated being this close to him when he looked as good as he did right then and there. She began to breathe a little deeper. She looked up at him. Her heart fluttered. She was so confused. Did she want Blaise or Harry? Then Harry kissed her and all further thought was completely gone. He cupped her face and kissed her lips gently. She kissed him back. Everything seemed to stop. Blaise could never kiss her the way Harry was doing right then and there.
The kiss became more intense. Hermione kissed him hungrily. This was what she had been craving. Both her hands were on his face as she tried to get as near to him as possible. Both their breathing was ragged. Hermione lifted her shirt over her head and immediately went back to kissing him. Harry rubbed up and down her back. They became more aggressive as time passed. Next thing Hermione knew, she was only in her bra and underwear. She ran a hand across his broad, muscular back. She threw her head back as Harry kissed her neck. Her fingers found their way to his hair.
"Harry." She moaned. He then picked her up, her legs wrapping around his waist and pinned her against the wall. Hermione was getting more turned on as the moments progressed. She could tell Harry was as well. He slid her underwear off slowly and Hermione knew it was going to be a long night.
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AN: You know I must tell you guys a secret. Every time I sit down to type up a new chapter I'm never really sure what's going to come out. Of course, I have an outline of what's going to be in it but sometimes my hands and brain take over and things like this happen. I'm keeping hush on what's going to be happening with the Blaise/Hermione/Harry triangle but rest assure you will all like the ride that you are going to be taking within the next/last chapters. So buckle in tight and prepare for a bumpy ride.
To Z: Hermione is behaving a bit strange with going back and forth between Harry and Blaise. She's very confused about what she wants. But everything is going to be settled soon. So just hang tight.
Thank you all for reviewing! I appreciate it so much. And I love how you guys are trying to figure out what's going to be happening and why some people are making the decisions they are making. But there is one person ( not saying which) that is on the right track to what's going to be happening. ; ) Until next chapter! Which should be soon. I mean hey, two chapters in one week is pretty good don't you think. Love you all! Read and review as always! ,<3
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