The True Meaning of Love
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Chapter 11: Talking Always Helps, Sort of...
Hermione was sitting on her bed throwing a ball up at the ceiling. She was so confused and didn't know what to do. She loved Ron, she'd always loved Ron. She'd only married Viktor because she didn't want to end up alone. Ron had broken her heart by sleeping with Lavender, but that was nothing compared to how she felt when she'd heard that they were actually together. Viktor proposed to her and she'd accepted. She'd regretted it the second she'd said yes but somehow, she couldn't bring herself to put things right.
"Can I come in?'' knocked Ginny.
"Yeah of course,'' replied Hermione, sitting up straight and wiping away her tears.
"You don't have to pretend with me Mione, what just happened with you and Ron?''
Hermione sighed heavily and gestured for Ginny to sit down. She did and looked at her expectantly.
"We kissed,''
Ginny didn't know how to react. She'd known that this would happen at some time, how could anyone not! But she could also see it from Hermione's point of view.
"And I don't know what to do!''
"Fist things first, do you regret it?''
"Yes, no, I don't know! I love him Ginny, I really do! But I don't know if I'm ready for another relationship, and then there's all this stuff with Lavender and the baby! And I'm still married!''
"Hermione, Stop, you're babbling! Look, you may be counted as Mrs Krum, but Viktor left you three years ago! He walked out on you! You can't use him as an excuse, even if he is Theo's dad! And Lavender, you really don't need to worry, Ron's been round at my house nearly every week since they got together complaining about her and saying that he doesn't love her, and the baby might not even be his!''
"But it could be! I can't get hurt again Ginny, I just can't. Theo is my main priority and I can't risk him getting hurt in any way. Our lives are complicated enough as it is!''
"Hermione, I know that it seems hard but...''
"But nothing Ginny, I'm happy to just be friends, it's a lot less complicated,''
"You think? You love Ron and Ron loves you! If you love each other everything else will fall into place!''
"It takes more than love!'' shouted Hermione. Ginny paused and looked at her with a stern expression on her face.
"You do trust him don't you? I mean, what happened with Lavender...''
"I do trust him Ginny. But, I've been without a man for so long; I just don't think that I can change my life again for someone else. It's too hard,'' Hermione stopped to wipe away her tears.
"Hermione I honestly don't know what to say apart from the fact that there is a guy downstairs just as confused as you. Hermione, if you let Ron go now, you'll never be able to get him back.''