The Next Level
AlwaysPadfoot
She took me by surprise.
It was as simple as one day in fifth year I realised I loved Andromeda more than just a friend and fellow prefect. The only problem was that her family would never allow her to be with someone like me.
Despite the fact that our relationship moved to the next level and it seemed that Andy was just as invested in us as I was, that's the way we continued for a year and a half, never calling ourselves a couple, never talking about what we were truly doing. We were together in every aspect, but not as boyfriend and girlfriend like I wanted us to be. So at the end of the sixth year we were sat out by the lake, our fingers intertwined, I finally plucked up the courage to say something.
"What are we doing, Andy?" I whispered, "This is ridiculous, we've been doing this for what? A year and a half? What are we?"
Andromeda let go of my hand and sat up, an action I replicated. She stayed silent for a long time before she spoke, "What do you want us to be?"
I took her hands in mine and leant my forehead against hers, "I've loved you since fifth year, what do you think I want us to be."
"Why did you never say?" Andy asked.
"Because I didn't want to ruin it," I responded, "I wanted us to stay perfect."
She laughed softly before leaning forward and pressing her lips against mine for a second, "Ted, you are perfect. I want us to stay like this, I want us to be together, I just didn't think you'd want to be part of my crazy family."
"I don't care about them, I care about you."
She giggled and reached up into my hair, pulling me closer, "You have no idea how much that means to me right now."
I mentally sighed with relief and wrapped my arm around her waist, kissing her deeply. Andy always took me by surprise because I expected this conversation to be so much more difficult.
Since that day in fifth year right up until today I didn't once think that this moment would come.
I was so happy it did.