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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Reviews would be much appreciated, so long as they aren't just hateful reviews. The next chapter will probably be a pretty long one, as some pretty big stuff is going to go down, but it might take me a while to write that chapter.
Luna looked around the muggle restaurant, this was a peculiar place to meet up…she wasn't sure why Harry chose to come here, but she didn't complain. Her and Harry hadn't talked in quite a while…almost a year since they properly spent time together, and when she owled him to meet up and catch up, he suggested coming here for some reason. It was a nice little place. Maybe Harry just didn't want anybody to interrupt them…this was not a place that many wizards would come to.
She started with a coffee as she waited for him to show up. She showed up a little early, that was much better than being late.
She looked up and saw him at the door, and smiled widely, waving to him. He smiled back and walked over to her, sitting across from her in the booth, "Hey Luna. It's been a long time since we last talked."
Luna nodded, "Yeah, it has been quite a while. I've been busy with the twins and getting them ready for school, and work."
Harry nodded, "Yeah, I've had work, and the kids, to worry about as well. Shall we get something to eat?"
Luna smiled, "That would be great."
They both ordered their food, Luna got fish and chips, and Harry got a burger with chips on the side.
"So, how are you and Rolf?" Harry asked once they got their food, but before he started eating.
"We're…good..." Luna looked at her food; she didn't want to bother Harry with her relationship issues. She picked up a chip and ate it, "How about you and Ginny?"
Harry frowned slightly, "Ginny and I are great, but it doesn't seem like you're good, Luna. You can talk to me, you know, I'll keep it a secret if you want me to."
Luna looked up at Harry, she couldn't tell him the truth; it would just ruin things…for everybody. Luna shook her head, "Don't worry about it, Harry, it's…nothing…"
Luna was slowly eating her chips, and she looked down at them, not wanting to make eye contact with Harry.
Harry reached over, and put his hand on Luna's hand, which, unknown to him, made butterflies fly around in her stomach, and he said, "Luna…sometimes all you have to do is talk to somebody."
Luna looked at his hand on hers, and sighed, saying quietly, "I don't think we're going to make it…"
Harry's eyes widened and his fingers curled around Luna's hand, "What do you mean?"
She swallowed, even though she didn't have any food in her mouth, "Rolf and I have been fighting lately, and…well…I'm not so sure that the marriage will survive…"
Harry was silent for a moment before saying, "Well, what have you been fighting about?"
She stared at her fish intently, "I…well…he thinks that I'm in love with another man…"
"Well…you're not, right?"
In truth, she was, and she always was, but she couldn't say that. Rolf had finally pointed it out, saying he'd tried his best to ignore it for a long time, but that he just couldn't ignore it anymore. But what was Luna supposed to say to him? Or to Harry right now? She had no idea what to say to either of them, or how to explain herself to Rolf… She kept staring at her fish as she thought about what to say, but Harry asked quietly, "You love Rolf though, don't you?"
Luna nodded, "Of course I do. I've been married to him for…13 years now, it's not like I could fake my love for him for that long."
Harry nodded, and squeezed her hand a bit, "If anything happens, Luna, Ginny and I will do whatever we can to help you through the…divorce."
She looked up at him and smiled slightly, "Thanks, you're a good friend. Now, let's stop talking about me. What's new in your life?"
They had a nice little chat for the rest of the meal, and then parted ways once they were both finished eating.
Luna was right, her marriage did not survive.
Little did she know…a few years later, another marriage would not survive a fight, although, it was for a somewhat different reason.
