Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does. Only the plot of this story belongs to me.

WARNING! This chapter will be short, just 646 words. I'm sorry it's short, but I'm posting the epilogue along with it, so maybe you'll forgive me. I didn't post it with the last chapter, because I wanted it to be a separate chapter. Ciao WG13!

Excerpt from Awkward…

When Harry finally pulled away, due to lack of air, he looked down at Hermione. She was staring up at him in wonder and awe; her hands were still tangled in his hair.

It was Hermione who spoke first.

"Harry. I ….

To Be Continued…

"Harry. I have a confession to make."

"What's that?" asked Harry who was very comfortable in his new position.

"I like you a lot." At her words a smile spread across Harry's face.

"I like you too Hermione," he said leaning down and nipping her bottom lip with his teeth. "I have for a very long time." This time it was Hermione who smiled.

"However," said Harry, "I have a prior engagement." At his words, Hermione stilled.

What was he talking about?

"Wh..at?" Hermione stuttered.

"You see," said Harry lying back down next to Hermione. She turned to face him.

"I've recently admitted to myself that I was in love with my best friend. My other friend encouraged me to not let her get away, seeing as she meant so much to me. After that I was determined to woo her in an effort to get her to like me. So, you see you'll have to be patient with me because I'm still trying to woo my best friend." Hermione smiled as she let out a small chuckle.

"Don't worry. I'm patient. Also, I think this best friend of yours is going to realize really soon what a great guy you are and decide to like you back," she said.

"Is that so?" asked Harry. Hermione could only nod as he leaned over to kiss her once more.

~.~.~

The next morning Harry and Hermione tried to enter the kitchen without looking like they had just spent the last ten minutes making out behind their closed bedroom door.

They shouldn't have worried. Ron was too excited about Draco coming over again that night to notice anything weird about his friends' behavior.

They had decided to wait and tell Ron when they could tell his family as well. Harry didn't want to come out with the news; he wanted to surprise them all by just kissing her. When Harry had told her this she couldn't help but smile and agree. It was rare that he had so much fun doing something. Who was she to take that away?

So that led to Harry inviting Ron's family to dinner two nights later. (They couldn't do it that night because Ron had already invited Draco.)

Anyways, they were all now standing in the kitchen while Ron was at the stove. (He was giving Hermione a break from all the cooking she had done in the past week, as well as Harry, who had cooked the past two nights for Draco.) Hermione was leaning against the counter sipping on her drink while Harry sat at the island chatting with Ron's family when the perfect opportunity presented itself…

Someone had asked for a glass, and since Hermione was standing in front of the cabinet that housed the glasses she turned to get it. Silently getting up from his seat, Harry crossed the floor to Hermione. Once he reached her he placed his hands on her hips turning her around and effectively trapping her against the counter.

"Harry what are you…?" Hermione was cut off as Harry pressed his lips to hers, earning gasps from everyone in the room. Because she had not managed to grab the glass yet, Hermione still had two hands free and she chose to reach up and bury them in Harry's hair as he nibbled against her lips.

"You taste good," he said finally pulling away.

"Thank you," she said, "but do you think you can let me go so I can grab the glass?" Sighing Harry dropped one arm from around her waist, and let her twist around to grab the glass.

When he turned back to the Weasley's, he immediately sought out Ron's gaze. However, his best friend was smiling brightly.

"Took you long enough," he said. Harry smiled back at him.

"It was worth the wait," he said winking at him.

Author's Note: So they're together. There was no fuss or no hassle. They simply went from being friends to dating. The fuss and hassle were for other couples; ones who don't know each other like Harry and Hermione do. They just wanted a simple relationship that was more than friends. Over time it will grow into something more. Onto the epilogue.. WG13!

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