I rolled over in bed, and sighed. I heard the door open, and I turned to face a red haired man dressed only in orange chudly cannons boxers. I smiled as he looked up and saw that I was awake. His freckled face broke into a smile as he came over to the bed and kissed me softly. I pulled him on top of me and deepened the kiss. We were panting by the time he pulled back.
"Good morning love," Ron told me, brushing my sleep mussed hair from my face. "I didn't mean to wake you." He smiled at me.
"Welcome back. You didn't wake me. Your absence woke me. I thought you would never get home!" I smiled and pulled him down for another kiss, this time invloving my whole body by rocking my pelvis against his. Ron smiled and broke the kiss.
"Geez, Hermione, miss me much?" Ron laid down beside me. I would have pressed for more, but I had to get up in ten minutes. We snuggled together, facing each other, to talk, which we hadn't gotten to for almost a week. Ron had been on assignment with the aurors, finishing their six month take down of a cell of dark wizards. My brave warrior was very good on missions. He and Harry had co capitained this last mission. Ron and Harry each had their own units to run, but with such a difficult cell to take down, they had gotten the best to work together to ensure the safety of all those involved.
"Of course I missed you. Dolt." Ron laughed. I sighed and snuggled closer, running my hand through his soft ginger hair. I tucked my head into his neck and sniffed, having missed his scent.
"What time in Tri's wedding?" Ron asked me, knowing that I had to be there several hours before he had to drag his laszy butt to the ceremony. He played softly with my curls and I smiled.
"I'm leaving for Trina's at 7, so about 20 minutes for me, and the ceremony starts at 11, so you need to be there at 10:30." I kissed Ron one more time, and got out of bed. His eyes were immediately drawn to the gap between my sleep shirt and my pajama pants. Ron traced his hand across my lower stomache, and came to rest on the hand wearing his ring. The ring he had put on my hand last Sunday, the day before he had left on his mission. He smiled at me, secure in the knowledge that he had a mark on me now.
"Any chance I can convince you to stay for some extra curricular activities?" He asked, pulling my pants out so he could peak down and see if I was wearing underwear. I wasn't. I giggled and darted out of his reach, gently scolding him.
"No Ronald. Honestly. As maid of honor I have to be there. Who else will know what to do when my cousin goes mental about the fact that she's getting married?" Ron smirked. He had met Trina and Phil, her husband to be, and knew they were both excited to get married. They were perfect for each other.
"One more kiss then, love." I kissed the man who I would marry in less than 3 months. September 1 was coming fast. I broke the kiss and went into the bathroom to shower. By the time I came out, Ron was sound asleep. I gazed at the only man I would ever love. Spending long periods of time away from him was hard, but it was worth it. We both worked to make the world better, I as a magical lawyer, putting trash into Azkaban, just as fast as Ron, Harry and the other aurors could bring them in. The work we put in was made easier by the thought that hopefully no other young wizards or witches would have to fight against an extemely powerful dark wizard in our lifetimes. No one deserved that. I silently laid out the black suit he would wear today, then apparated to an alley around the corner from Trina's flat. I walked to her front door and knocked, ready to let the abuse from her other two brides maids begin. Aly answered the door. She didn't smile and turned around as soon as the door was open. I sighed to myself. Aly was mad at the fact that I had been chosen as maid of honor as opposed to her. It wasn't my fault, but it did cause her to be less than pleasant to me when Trina wasn't around. I followed her into the flat and walked straight to the living room, where I knew the makeshift beauty parlor would take place.
"Hermione!!" Trina shouted, looking up from her bowl of granola and yogurt. I smiled back at her and gave her a hug. "I'm so excited! I can't believe this day is finally here! How was your morning Bookworm?" Her nickname for me since we had been old enough to read. I smiled at her.
"It was good. Let's focus on you though. What needs to be done?" I asked her, jumping into my work mode. I grabbed the list she had pointed to off the table and proceded to get to work. I made calls to check on deliveries and the rentals, confirmed the DJ yet again, and made sure the flowers were still looking fresh. By the time 9 rolled around, I had the list done and was the last one who needed to be prettied up. Trina sat me down while she went to the bathroom, and Aly and Bree made faces at me as they worked on my make up and hair. I was glad they were helping them, and I said thank you.
"We're not doing this for you." Bree sneered. She was Aly's sister, so she held me in the same regard. I shouldn't have even tried. Trina came back out and they reverted back to politeness. As Tri saw me sitting there, she noticed my left hand.
"No way." Bree and Aly looked at her confused, and I blushed, nodding my head. "Seriously? He finally proposed?" Trina had known about my crush on Ron since my first year, and Now that we had been together for a good year she was excited for me to get my fairy tale as well.
"Yeah. He proposed on Sunday." I looked down again at the beautiful ring ron had put on my finger. A diamond surrounded by small blue saphires, and aquamarine gems, to signify Ron and I together forever. I heard faked congratulations for me from Aly and Bree.
"You're getting married? Wow. I never really pictured it." Aly said, venom slipping through. "Where'd you meet the lucky guy? The internet?" She asked me. Trina and I rolled my eyes. Trina wasn't blind. She knew how Bree and Aly were treating me.
"No, Ronald and I went to school together." Bree laughed.
"Was he in advanced classes with you? I guess nerds find love too." Aly and Bree sniggered. Trina just sighed. I got an idea of how to put them in their place. I whispered it to Tri and she smiled nodding her head. As we loaded into the car to take us to the church I plotted.