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Chapter Ten
Ginny let herself into Hermione and Luna's house. She saw the pair curled into a corner of the couch and smiled. She moved to Luna's side and rested her head on the other girl's lap.
"Well, hello, there." Luna said with a soft laugh. She smoothed her hand over Ginny's hair. "How's it going?"
"It's going. I talked to my advisors and stuff." She caught Luna's hand and brought it to her lips to kiss the palm. "If I move off campus, my scholarship will change. Since it's my senior year, I won't be losing anything. And I can even work a bit supervising the gym and doing laundry in the off season."
"So you're moving in?" Luna asked anxiously.
"I still want to discuss it with my parents, but yeah. I'd like to move in if the offer still stands."
"I don't know. What do you say, love?" Luna asked. "Do you think she can contribute?"
Hermione chuckled. "I think so."
Ginny felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see Hermione grinning at her. Ginny asked, "So it's happening?"
"It is." Luna chuckled.
Ginny reached across Luna's lap and wiggled her fingers at Hermione for her other hand. The three relaxed for a few silent minutes as they stared at the TV. It was a documentary, so Hermione had chosen the current programming, Ginny thought. That was until she realized it was a wilderness show about looking for Sasquatch. Ginny shook her head and smiled to herself.
"Fuck you, Ginny." Luna told her with a laugh.
"I said nothing, honey." Ginny said with a grin. She kissed the other girl's palm.
Hermione let out a soft gasp. "Oh, I completely forgot something."
"What?" The other two asked at the same time.
"My parents are coming in for graduation next week." She looked over to Ginny. "Want to meet them?"
"I guess. If you want me to."
"Of course I want you to. You're my girlfriend."
Ginny sat up and let go of both their hands. "Do they know?"
"I've talked about you. But I haven't said the 'G' word. They don't really know about that part of my life. I'm not sure how they'll accept it."
"I'm surprised my parents took it so well." Ginny returned her head to Luna's lap. "I told them you and I started dating, Hermione."
"And they're okay with it?" Luna asked.
"They seem to be. After all the girls my brothers brought home, I think me having two consenting girlfriends is the least of their worries. And since I'm the youngest, I've always gotten away with so much more because my folks were so exhausted. Especially with Fred and George to deal with."
"Not to mention that Hermione and I are both really hot." Luna said matter-of-factly.
Ginny and Hermione both laughed. Ginny said, "I completely agree."
They were quiet again. Hermione tickled Ginny's palm and laughed when the other girl let out a squeak. And then Ginny jumped and fell off the couch.
"Luna!" Ginny scolded.
Luna laughed hard and then covered her mouth quickly. "I'm sorry, baby. I couldn't help it."
"What did you do?" Hermione asked.
"She has this spot on her side—"
Ginny jumped off the floor and put her hand over Luna's mouth. "Don't you dare finish that."
"I won't." Luna mumbled against her hand. "Promise."
As Ginny slowly moved her hand away, she caught a look that passed between both of the other girls. She opened her mouth to protest, but was unable to even begin speaking as she was tackled to the ground by Hermione. Luna sat on her legs and dug her fingers into Ginny's sides. She laughed and squirmed and begged for mercy.
"All right, Lu, I think she's had enough." Hermione said, letting Ginny's shoulders go.
Luna stopped tickling and leaned down over her girlfriend. She smiled and gave her several soft kisses. She pulled away slightly and smiled. Ginny pushed her blonde tresses out of her face and pulled her down for a more proper kiss.
"I think I'll go start dinner." Hermione said, starting to move away.
"No, stay." Ginny requested softly.
"Are you sure?"
Ginny sat up and tugged on Hermione's arm until she moved closer. She lifted a hand and trailed her fingers down Hermione's cheek before she moved her hand around to the back of the other girl's head and pulled her into a kiss.
Ginny's eyes cut to the side as she broke the kiss. She saw Luna visibly holding herself back. She smiled and leaned in for another kiss from Hermione. Ginny smiled against the other girl's lips as Luna groaned. She finally pressed her lips against Ginny's neck.
Luna's mouth moved up Ginny's neck and she gently pushed Hermione out of the way to take over Ginny's kiss. Hermione chuckled seductively and pressed her lips to Luna's cheek. After a while, Luna removed her lips from Ginny's and caught Hermione's mouth in a deep kiss.
Ginny sat back and watched the pair as their mouths moved together. She reached up and ran her hands down their hair. She caught her lower lip between her teeth as she continued to move her hands over each of the girls' bodies. She was so distracted by the way her hand moved over Hermione's shoulder that she didn't see Hermione and Ginny moving their mouths back to her until they were upon her.
She let out a happy moan as their mouths moved in tandem down her neck. It was made even more glorious by the differences. Luna nipped at her skin, knowing it excited her. Hermione used her lips more.
Luna's mouth made contact with Ginny's once more as Hermione closed her mouth over Ginny's neck where it met her shoulder and began sucking hard. Ginny gasped into Luna's mouth.
The kiss continued and hands roamed. And it was glorious. Ginny had never experienced this before. She never would have thought it could be so fantastic. But she started feeling the pain of Luna's weight on her legs, pressing them down into the hard floor. She gently pushed them both away with one last kiss to each of them.
"My legs are kind of hurting, Lu. And I'm starving." She said reluctantly.
Hermione smiled and stood. "I'll start cooking." She walked into the kitchen and left them alone.
Luna rolled off Ginny's lap and leaned against the couch. "That was hot."
Ginny giggled and moved to her side. "It was nice. I'm going to have a hickey."
"You'll be cute with your hickey."
"No, I won't. I'm going home tomorrow, remember?" She curled into Luna's side.
"Oh. Right."
"You could come with me." Ginny rubbed her arm. "Or do you and Hermione have plans?"
"Nothing planned." Luna turned her head and pressed her lips to Ginny's. "We'll talk over supper."
"Okay." Ginny kissed Luna once more and then moved up onto the couch. "Come cuddle."
Luna smiled and climbed on top of Ginny. They watched the rest of the documentary. As the next one was starting, Hermione appeared and handed over her phone.
"Your dad. He said your phone went to voicemail."
Luna took the phone and pressed it to her ear. "Hey, Dad." She reached for her own phone and grumbled. "No, my phone died. Sorry."
Ginny took it and brought it to the charger on the other end of the room as Luna settled in to talk to her dad for a while. She caught Hermione's hand before she walked back into the kitchen and brought it to her lips.
"Do you work this weekend?" She asked.
"No, I don't."
"We should talk about it, but I'd like to officially introduce my family to you two as my girlfriends. The last couple times we were there were…"
Hermione nodded in understanding. She kissed Ginny's cheek. "We'll talk. Come help me finish. I'm working on getting some potatoes cooked to mash. And I need some corn cooked."
"My mom cooks it up in a frying pan with a lot of butter. She's from the South. It's a wonder we're all at healthy weights with the way she cooks."
Hermione laughed and pulled her into the kitchen. They worked together with barely any words passed between them. Ginny wondered to herself if it would mean they'd also work well in the bedroom. From the way Hermione kissed her and seemed to know what to do to make her body hum just from a kiss and a few light caresses above the clothes.
"May I sleep with you tonight?" She asked uncertainly.
Hermione smiled as she mashed the potatoes. "I think that can be arranged."
"In the literal sense of sleeping."
This addendum made Hermione laugh outright. "That can definitely happen. Just us or Luna, too?"
"Would she be offended if we asked her to sleep elsewhere?" Ginny put the pan of corn in the middle of the table and then started to put out plates.
"I don't think so. We'll talk about it."
Luna came in and slipped Hermione's phone into her back pocket. She kissed her cheek and then wrapped her arms around Hermione's waist. "I told Dad."
"And?" Hermione prompted.
"He wants to meet Ginny." She cut her eyes across the room to the other girl. "He's coming for graduation."
"That's going to be a big weekend." Ginny commented. "Three new parents to meet."
"They'll like you." Hermione assured her.
"Most people do." Luna contributed.
Ginny shrugged and turned away, chewing on her bottom lip.
"Oh my god, Ginny, I need you to stop." Luna groaned.
"Stop what?" Hermione asked.
"That thing she does with her lip." She jumped when her phone started going off in the other room. Luna squealed from the other room and came bursting in. "It's real!" She shoved her phone in Hermione's face. "Sasquatch! Clear-as-day, baby! A whole tribe of them!"
Hermione took the phone. "Are you sure?"
"Jason took about four dozen pictures of the group. He said he was so scared, but when they saw him, they just looked annoyed and brought the little ones out of sight. Look, baby!" She swiped the screen across. "Aren't they so cute?"
"They are. But how certain are you that these are real and not just some hoax?" Hermione asked gently. "You've fallen for these things before."
"How can someone fake that?" Luna asked, hurt beginning to show on her face.
"Sweetheart." Hermione put Luna's phone down and cupped her cheeks. "Baby, listen, I know you want it to be true, but there are people out there who want to trick you. People who are giant Neanderthals who think it's funny to get someone's hopes up to the sky and then pull the ladder from beneath them."
"I hate when you do this, Hermione." She stepped away and snagged her phone. She turned to leave the kitchen.
Hermione called after her, "It's almost time to eat."
"I'm not hungry anymore." She slumped out of the room.
Hermione sighed. "Will you go talk to her? She won't listen to me."
Ginny nodded and left the room. She found Luna crying in the bedroom she shared with Hermione. She sat on the edge of the bed and placed her hand on Luna's arm.
"Tell me it's real, Ginny." Luna held up her phone.
Ginny took it and flipped through the pictures. "What do you think?"
"I want to believe it so bad. And Hermione always makes me question it." She sniffed and rolled over.
"Always?"
Luna sniffed again and shook her head. "She supports me a lot. She helped with the site."
"Sometimes, Luna, things are just too perfect to be true. She doesn't want you to follow this thinking it's real if it turns out to be fake. I want you to pursue it. But I want you to do it knowing it could be a trick. Can you just do that? Keep that unique mind of yours open?"
Luna thought about it a moment and then nodded. "I think so."
"Good. Come on, Hermione's been slaving over a hot stove and it smells great."
