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Chapter 7
"Hermione!" Ginny, Angelina and Fleur exclaimed as Hermione entered The Three Broomsticks the following Saturday.
Hermione quickly walked to their table and hugged each of the three women.
"I missed you guys." she mumbled.
"We missed you too, honey. Come on, sit down, sit down."
"How are you?" Angelina asked her.
"I'm great. How are you guys?" They were all fine.
"How is your new work? Are your colleagues nice?"
"Work is great, and well, almost all of my colleagues are very nice."
"Almost all of them?" Ginny asked and raised her eyebrows.
Hermione sighed and shrugged "It's nothing. One of them, Jess is her name, I don't know what her problem is, but she hates me. But it's only her, I can live with that."
"You shouldn't live with that. What does she do?" Angelina asked.
Hermione thought about all the little mean comments and glances she had to endure at work, but didn't want to tell her friends about it. Not even Charlie knew about it.
"It doesn't matter, really. I don't care what she thinks of me or why she has a problem with me. I just want to do my work, I don't have to be her friend."
"Hermione…." Ginny said, knowing her friend.
"Come on, enough about me. Any news I need to know about?" Hermione asked and looked at each of her sisters-in-law. Ginny and Angelina both shook their heads, but Fleur had a small smile playing around her lips.
"Fleur, spill!" Hermione exclaimed, drawing the interest of the others.
"I'm pregnant." Fleur announced.
Hermione's eyes widened for a second and her chest tightened. But she pulled herself together. Thanks to Angelina's and Ginny's cheers, nobody saw her moment of weakness.
"Wow Fleur, this is great, congratulations!" Hermione said and squeezed her hand.
"Thank you."
"So, Bill could convince you." Hermione said, smiling.
Fleur nodded and smiled "It didn't take much."
"We need to celebrate! I'm going to ask if they have cake here." Ginny said and stood up to go to the bar. A few minutes later, she came back with a huge smile and four pieces of raspberry cake.
"So Hermione, when are you and Charlie finally adding a new Weasley to the bunch?" Angelina asked.
Hermione, who was just swallowing, had to cough and gasped for air. Fleur waved her wand and Hermione could breathe properly again.
"I'm sorry. I don't think that we will…" Hermione said. She decided that she should at least tell those three the truth.
"But why?" they asked.
Hermione took a deep breath, she didn't want to start crying "Charlie and I were trying for years. It just never worked. A few months ago, we went to a Healer and well…my body just isn't that great…I-I tried a potion that makes me more fertile, but it didn't work either and then after a while I just couldn't do it anymore. The hoping, the praying, every time you take a pregnancy test and it turns out negative…so I told Charlie that I won't do it anymore….really selfish, huh?!"
"Oh honey.." Ginny and Fleur said.
"That's not selfish, Hermione. And I bet that Charlie understands."
"He does. He's great. I love him even more for that."
"Why didn't you say anything?" Ginny asked.
"I didn't want your pity. I don't want you to look at me differently."
"We just want to be there for you, honey. In good and in bad times, okay?"
Hermione nodded and smiled, before the girls all covered Hermione's hand with their own.
The afternoon was emotional draining for Hermione. She was so happy for Fleur and Bill and relieved that she finally told someone about her problems. But a big part of her was exhausted and sad. She didn't know why she was this sad, she really thought she finally accepted the fact, that she couldn't have kids. But she figured, that she just had to live with the dull ache in her chest every time someone announced a pregnancy or when she saw one of her nieces or nephews. That would probably never go away.
Because Charlie and Hermione never sold their house in England, Hermione went straight home after her meeting with the girls. She just wanted to relax, maybe cuddle with Charlie, so that she would be ready for the evening with the family. Angelina, Ginny and Fleur promised her that they wouldn't tell anyone about what they learned today, and Hermione was glad about that. Telling her best friends about it was one thing, but telling the whole family was another matter altogether. She wasn't ready for that.
"Charlie? Are you home?" Hermione exclaimed as she opened the front door. But the house was quiet, so she assumed that Charlie wasn't home yet.
Hermione sighed, because she was hoping that her husband was home. She lay down on the couch and closed her eyes for a moment, it didn't take long and she fell asleep.
Hermione slowly awoke from her deep slumber, because something was tickling her cheek. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that Charlie was stroking her cheek.
"Hey…" she whispered, still a bit sleepy.
"Hi. Are you okay?" he asked her.
"You spoke to Bill, huh?" Hermione asked and he nodded.
"I'm okay." she answered his question "Are you?"
Charlie nodded and kissed her forehead "I love you."
"I love you too."
Flashback:
It was a snowy Sunday afternoon. Charlie and Hermione were together for almost four months and so far everything was great. They tried to see each other as much as possible and at least right now, it worked.
"That was a nice walk!" Hermione said to Charlie, as they entered her flat together.
"It was."
"You want some tea?" Hermione asked him, as they took off their coats.
"Yes please." Charlie answered. So, Hermione went to the kitchen to make some tea. Meanwhile, Charlie started to light the fireplace.
As the tea and the fireplace were ready they made themselves comfortable on the couch, snuggling together, just enjoying the moment.
"I love you." Charlie suddenly whispered and gave Hermione a kiss on the temple. It was the first time one of them said those words. A warm feeling was spreading through Hermione's body.
There was no doubt, that she loved him too, so she turned her head around, told him she loved him too and kissed him gently.
