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Chapter Seventeen
"James wait!" yelled Hailey.
James ignored her and kept walking.
"James, stop! Please!"
James turned around. "Why Noah?"
"I don't know. It just happened."
"Just happened!" he stated angrily. "You two hated each other!"
"Things change. We got to know each other."
"Do you love him?"
"I don't know. I just know that he's important to me."
"What about me, Hailey?! You can't be with him and expect me to be okay with it!"
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying you have to make a choice. It's either me or him. You can't have both."
"That's not fair!"
"We've been close for years, Hailey. Don't throw it away because of some confusing months."
James turned around and stalked away. This time Hailey didn't follow.
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"Are you mad at me?" asked Noah.
"No, we're disappointed in the way you handled things, but we're not mad," said Hermione.
"Noah, believe it or not I know what you're going through," declared Harry.
"I doubt it," muttered Noah.
"I do. Did you know your mother and Ron used to date?"
Noah looked at his mom. "You did?"
"Yes, during the war against Voldemort," she answered.
"At one point during the war, Ron left Hermione and me. When it was just the two of us, your mother and I grew closer."
"We fell in love. I was dating Ron, but I was in love with your father," explained Hermione.
"It was a very hard time for us. Ron is my best friend. He's like a brother to me and I went and fell for his girlfriend."
"At first we tried to deny it, but our feelings wouldn't be ignored. One night, we were together and Ron came back. He walked in on us," she clarified.
"We'd never seen him so angry."
"So what happened?" asked Noah.
"We talked. I told him that I loved her and I wasn't going to give her up, even if it meant losing a brother," stated Harry. "In time, Ron forgave us. Then he started dating Luna."
"So what do you think I should do?" questioned Noah.
"I think you should apologize to James. Try and get him to understand," answered Hermione.
"And if you aren't positive that what you have with Hailey is real, than you should stop seeing her," finished Harry.
"Dad, I know my feelings for Hailey are real."
"What about her feelings for you?" asked Hermione.
"She wanted to be with me, but now I'm not so sure."
"Everything is going to work out, Noah. You might not think so now, but things will get better," declared Hermione.
"I hope so."
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James was about to walk inside the cabin when someone apparated in front of him.
"Happy Christmas, James!"
"Merlin, April you scared me."
"Sorry," she stated sheepishly.
"It's alright. Happy Christmas."
"You look like crap, James."
"Well, I feel like crap."
"Why?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Sure."
"Okay." James proceeded to tell her everything.
"Wow," she uttered when he finished.
"Not your usual Christmas Day huh?"
"Nope."
"I just don't see her choosing Noah over me."
"I don't think you should have given her an ultimatum. She should be able to choose freely."
"But what if she chooses him?"
"If it makes her happy, then you accept it and be happy for her."
"I can't. I can't do that."
"Okay, but I think you are going to regret the ultimatum."
James shook his head. "It's not an ultimatum. I just let her know that if she chooses Noah, I won't be in her life."
"Sounds like an ultimatum to me."
"We should head inside. It's getting pretty cold."
They walked inside and James introduced April to the Weasley's. April and Hailey eyed each other. When Harry and Hermione came downstairs, James introduced April.
"It's nice to meet you, April," stated Hermione.
"You too, Mrs. Potter."
Noah walked down the stairs and looked at James. James refused to acknowledge his presence.
"I'm Noah," he said as he shook her hand.
"April," she introduced as she looked him up and down.
Good looks run in the family she thought.
"I'll give you a tour of the cabin," suggested James.
As they walked upstairs, April loudly mentioned to James "You did not tell me how gorgeous your brother is."
Everyone downstairs glanced at Noah.
"Aren't you becoming quite the ladies man," commented Ron.
Noah turned to Hailey. "Can we talk for a minute?"
"Yes."
They walked outside together.
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"Today was interesting," remarked Noah.
Hailey nodded. They were silent for a few minutes until she sadly looked up at him.
"Noah.."
"It's over, isn't it?"
"It has to be, Noah."
Noah looked away from her. "It doesn't have to be. We could do this. We could be together."
"James won't accept it."
"So what? Eventually, he will. He has to."
"No, he won't, Noah. Everything would be so awkward and uncomfortable."
"Hails, don't do this."
"Noah.."
"I'm in love with you," he blurted.
Her breath caught in her throat and her tears began to fall.
"I know you're scared. You're scared of me and what you feel for me," he started. "I want to make you happy. I want to spend everyday making you happy, Hails."
Hailey wiped her eyes, but the tears kept falling.
"Give me that chance," he whispered. "Give us a chance."
Hailey shook her head. "I can't."
As she said those two words, Noah felt a sharp tight pain in his chest. It only took him a minute to realize that it was his heart breaking.
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