Chapter 10: All the time in the world

A/N: Hi! I just firstly want to say thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed my story so far and especially rhmac12 and lillymay77 for the last chapter. It has really made me smile. In this chapter I am fast forwarding a bit further in time than I have recently just to speed things up a bit. Anyway, here is chapter 10!

A month and a half later it was the beginning of August and Ron and Hermione found themselves looking for a house/ apartment in muggle London. For the past hour they had been looking in a variety of house with an estate agent. They were now searching the final house of the day and had their hearts set on this as their new home. It was perfect for them. The house was rather spacious, a spare bedroom and a large garden were just a few features. Hermione had also set her heart on the fact that there were 2 rose trees – her favourite flower, in the front garden.

"So, that is everything about this final house that you need to know. It is getting late and I really need to see my baby daughter before she goes to sleep and so I'll get going and just contact us when you have reached a decision." The estate agent smiled and left.

A couple of minutes later they walked out of the house and sat on a park bench nearby.

"Which house do you think?" Ron asked

"I liked all of them, but there was just something about that house that drew me to it slightly. I think that my hearts set on that one. What about you?" Hermione quizzed

"I really liked that last house, I can picture us living there happily, but I also liked the one before that. I don't know." Ron said

"I really don't mind. It's up to you, Ron." Hermione said

"No honestly you choose, Hermione." He retorted

"No you choose!"

"No, you!" Ron said

Hermione sighed and slouched on the bench. She slowly turned to Ron, her eyes innocent.

"We have to stop arguing about things like this. I know we are both trying to not argue with each other because we don't want things to go wrong. I really want us to decide on this house together." Hermione said gently

Ron took her hand and squeezed it slightly.

"I really liked that final house, it is the perfect house and we have enough money for it and I can see us being there together. If you also liked that one, then we can happily take it." He replied

"Really?"

"Really." Ron said softly

Hermione then hugged him tightly and went to contact the estate agents.

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A week after things with the house was going quite quickly. It was a Monday morning and in the afternoon they would be moving into their new home together. The reason they had been able to move in so soon was because the couple that had been previously living there were moving in with relatives and so could leave their house as soon as possible.

Hermione's Dad, Robert, was helping them move their belongings with his car and by 2pm, it was only Ron and Hermione left to move into 26, Snowberry Road.

Hermione hugged her Mother and father powerfully, feeling slightly different and knowing that this was her and Ron's future standing right in front of them.

"I'll come and see you on Thursday and I will call you tonight. Honestly we will be fine." Hermione smiled

"You two let us know if you need anything, we are a couple of seconds away over the phone." Helena reassured them.

"Well we best get going, love you Mum and Dad." She sighed

They hugged Robert and Helena again and then disapparated to their new home together. As they stood on the blissfully silent road and walked along the pavement towards 26, Snowberry Road, the pair realised that this was their first time properly alone together since being at Hogwarts just a few months ago. They were finally living together.

"This is it. We are actually alone and have each other." Ron sighed and wrapped an arm around Hermione. She looked up and smiled at him peacefully.

"I know, I can't believe we are living here." Hermione laughed

Ron suddenly then grabbed her hand, open the gate and gazed towards Hermione.

"Well come on then." He smiled and tickled her in the ribs.

They ran up the path and into the house. The warmth hit them. It felt cosy and welcoming just like a home should be. It felt right and it belonged to them. This was their home.

"What should we do?" Hermione questioned

"Nobody is here to stop us from doing anything and so we can do whatever we want. That is the fun of it." Ron answered smiling

He took Hermione's hand again and dragged her into the living room. It was fully furnished as the ex residents of the house had left some furniture behind and luckily it suited Ron and Hermione's taste. Ron jumped onto the sofa and bounced up and down happily.

"Come on, Hermione!" Ron beamed and continued jumping.

Hermione laughed and came over to the sofa. Ron helped her on and together they happily jumped up and down for minutes and minutes on end. They laughed and looked into each other's eyes and realised that it would take a lot to tear them apart.

Hermione picked up a cushion and hit Ron whilst still jumping.

"Ow, Hermione!" Ron cried at hit her back.

As Ron hit Hermione the cushion exploded and the inside of the cushion and feathers burst all over them in a soft, delicate shower. Hermione gasped at the sight of the feathers consuming the room but continued to hit Ron with the cushions.

After a couple of minutes the pair sat down and giggled at how much fun they had just had together. It would be a memory that they would always remember for years and years after this unforgettable day.

"Wow that was fun." Hermione giggled

"I don't think we have had that much fun in ages." Ron chuckled

"Apart from when we were at the beach on that day in June." Hermione sighed

"Yeah, apart from that. But this was really fun." Ron sighed

"It was nice to be just a kid again and just enjoy some time together." Hermione said

Ron thought about what Hermione had just said carefully. She was right. When they had been at Hogwarts, they had never really had time to just enjoy their life and be a kid. There was always something to worry about. Whether it was a mysterious prophecy or somebody being petrified. There was always something. And they had always been under somebody's shadow and control and so hadn't been allowed to have much freedom or just what they wanted to do. Now was a time to be a kid and they had missed out on a bit of their childhood together.

"You are right Hermione I know we are technically adults now but it is fun to just behave like a kid sometimes and have fun." Ron smiled

"Yeah."

Ron leaned over to Hermione and kissed her powerfully on the lips. She smiled as he pulled away from her.

"I don't think I realised until now how much I really love you Hermione." He said softly and his ears and face went red.

"I love you more than you can imagine Ron Weasley." Hermione returned the kiss. Just as powerfully and passionately and Ron wrapped his arms around her.

They stopped after a couple of minutes and looked out of the window to find that it was dark now and what they had thought was minutes had been over an hour. The clock read 9:45pm and they suddenly realised how tired they were.

Hermione yawned and then giggled as Ron smiled at her. They sat there on the sofa, cuddled together for a while before they realised that it was getting late.

"Come on, it is getting late." Hermione said and they slowly walked dozily up the stairs.

Once they had each had a shower they finally got into bed. They had decided to share a bedroom (and a bed for that matter) since they felt they had both become closer over the past month.

They both lay there surrounded by a few boxes, gazing at the ceiling hoping curiously that the other would break the silence that was consuming the cool air.

"Hermione?" Ron asked

"Yes Ron." Hermione replied and turned on her side to face him.

Ron also turned on his side so he could look her in the eyes when asking this question.

"You know when we were in Australia for the first night and we walked into the room to find that there was only one bed." Ron began

"Yes. I do remember that." Hermione smiled, she already knew where this was going.

"Well when we found that there was only one bed and still agreed to share it; you said that to you, that didn't really count as sleeping together. And I agreed." Ron continued and looked into her brown eyes deeply. "Do you count this as sleeping together?"

Hermione deliberately paused for a minute or two to make Ron believe that she was thinking carefully. In reality, she already knew this answer from when he began to ask the country.

"Yes Ron, I do count this as sleeping together because we both chose to do this and haven't been put in a situation where that is the only option. I agreed to this because I love you and since we are doing nothing more than sleeping, then yes, I do count this as sleeping together." Hermione answered kissing him on the cheek.

Ron smiled happily. He now could actually count this as the first time he ever slept with Hermione (properly).

"I count this as sleeping together too. For most of the reasons that you mentioned but mainly because I love you with all my heart. We will get to the part about nothing more than sleeping when we get there." Ron beamed and kissed her like she just did on the cheek.

A thought suddenly came into Hermione's brain and it wouldn't disappear. Hogwarts. She suddenly remembered that in two weeks time she would be going back to Hogwarts for 4 months. That meant all this, would be nothing for those months and she would have to be without Ron. At least they would be able to see each other at Hogsmeade weekends.

"Hey, Ron."

"Yeah."

"Do you mind me going back to Hogwarts?" Hermione questioned

"Hermione, honestly I don't mind at all. You want to finish your education and get your NEWTS. I always knew that. I will miss you like crazy and will probably send pig with a letter everyday but look on the bright side, we will see each other on Hogsmeade weekends and it is only until Christmas." Ron answered softly.

Hermione reached for Ron hand and held it tightly.

"2 weeks can be all the time in the world you know. In two weeks anything is possible and we can do whatever we want in that time. Something fun, wild or just a bit crazy. We could go completely bonkers and do something insane. Every minute is an entire universe to explore and discover in 2 weeks. Together we have all the time in the world." Hermione said whilst maintaining a calm, placid, peaceful look.

Ron gazed at her and hugged her tightly. The warmth of his body made her smile and feels loved like being wrapped in the arms of a lovable, friendly bear. They had only admitted their love a few months ago but she would never love anyone else like this.

"Night Hermione." Ron said

"Night Ron." replied Hermione

Hermione was right. Together, they had all the time in the world.

Authors Note: Hi again. This chapter was shorter than planned and was just something that popped into my head to show that they now live together. I know I said something in this chapter that maybe too early to discuss in their relationship but I was just diverting that far into the future. My school finished for the summer a couple of days ago so expect many more chapters over the coming weeks. PLEASE REVIEW!