thanks again to Kit for being my beta on this. you're a lifesaver, really,. you know.. the really tasety kind :3
once again dedicated to Katja Deutsch, I finally got it right!
Here's your fluff my friend :P
She lay with her head in his lap; his hand, still strong even through age, ran through her hair, all bushiness gone with time. She sighed; he leaned down to kiss her softly, and they smiled at each other. It was their moment. A moment of pure tenderness shared with one another for no other reason than love.
They had been in love for a long time. When they didn't have Ron between them to see anymore…they saw each other. But if it had happened differently…if Ron hadn't…Things might…
"Harry."
She always knew what he was thinking, especially when he was thinking of Ron.
"Sorry, 'Mione."
She reached her hand up to touch his face and he put his hand over hers, fingers interlacing.
"There's no way to know what might have been, you can't dwell on it all your life. It's already been so long. Even our children have grown and left us, Harry, leave Ron where he needs to be."
"I'll try."
She laughed, "You say that every time."
"It's all I can promise." He shrugged.
"It's all I'll take." She smiled and leaned up to kiss him again. "We're still honourary Weasleys for life."
He smiled back at her. "We are that, Hermione. We are that."