You Jump, I Jump

Xenophilius was waiting for them in the front garden of his house. There was all kind of weird plants growing all over the place. Luna and her father were so alike it was uncanny. When they saw each other they both smiled and made a weird waving hand gesture at each other. "Luna, how are you?" Her father seemed beyond happy to see her.

"So great! Mrs. Weasley is a fantastic cook! How are you Papa?"

"The dirigible plums are ready to be harvested, so I'm happy about that. You should take some back with you." Luna grinned. Xenophilius then took notice of George. "Ah, young Mister Weasley, how do you do today?"

"I'm fine thanks Mister Lovegood."

"Please, please, call me Xenophilius." George grinned and nodded his head.

"Alright, but then, please call me George."

"I owe you quite a debt of thanks George." The blonde haired man said, with a look verging on reverence on his face. "Without you I fear the quibbler would not be back on its feet."

"It's no problem. I'm not really doing you a favour though; selling the quibbler brings up my sales too." While the boys were chatting about business Luna started wandering the garden. Touching certain plants, and sniffing at others. She loved the garden at her father's house, almost more than any other place in the world. By the time she re-joined her father and George, they were laughing, about what she had no idea, but she smiled and walked toward them.

The afternoon passed with George and Luna helping Xenophilius harvest the plums, and then they had a lazy cup of tea out in the back garden, where a charming old table and chairs were set up under a moss green umbrella. Luna could see that George and her father were getting along, and it made her chest warm, and gave her a fuzzy feeling of happiness. When it came time for them to start heading home Luna drew her father into a hug. "I'll come back and see you really soon, I promise."

"You'd better, and bring George with you. Sweetie, you seem really happy." Luna grinned.

"I am. Happier than I've been in a long time." Xenophilius put a hand on either side of Luna's face. He just grinned down at her.

"I can tell." He turned away and picked up a bag of plums. He handed them to George. "Take care George."

"Thank you. You take care too Xeno, we will try to make out here soon." Xenophilius grinned and nodded. Luna and George waved as they walked away from the house. Luna turned to George with a huge grin on her face.

"I think he likes you. That's kind of rare for my dad."

"I think he's a cool guy." George grinned and slung an arm around Luna, they didn't have to be walking they could apparate at any point they wanted to. But walking with Luna through the fields surrounding her father's place in the disappearing light was soothing to him. Luna stopped walking and pulled on George's hand to make him face her. She brought one hand gently up to his face, the other rested on his shoulder.

"Thank you for today. I really enjoyed myself today."

"No need to thank me, I had just as good a time. My mother already scolded me for not coming out more often, and demanded that I bring you to dinner later this week. So I should probably be thanking you, for having the patience to deal with my mother." George grinned sweetly and Luna laughed.

"Your mother is very kind George."

"I know."

"You're very kind." She smiled.

"I know." George chuckled. Luna had a strange look in her eye as she rose onto her toes, and attached her mouth to George's. He used his free hand, that wasn't holding the bag of plums, to hold her closer to him. She sighed into the kiss and pressed herself even closer to George. He chuckled slightly and drew back a bit. "What do you say we take this home?" He asked. Luna grinned and nodded. Not changing their position even a fraction, George span and they popped back to Diagon Alley, right outside the joke shop. George unlocked the door and pulled Luna inside before re-locking the door. He gripped her hand and pulled her along behind him up to the flat. He dropped her hand and dropped the bag of plums on the kitchen counter before turning back to Luna.

She was grinning at him and held a hand out to him. He walked forward and took it, drawing her slowly against his chest. His heart was stuttering, and his breath was shaky. Luna pressed both hands to his chest, using that to balance as she lifted her face closer to his. George had his hands resting on Luna's hips, he held her in place, just millimeters from his lips. She cocked an eyebrow at him. George figured out why his pulse was racing and his breath was uneven. His body was telling him he was about to say something big. "Luna, I…" He let a breath out. "I love you." She shifted back slightly, her eyes raking his face.

"Oh, George, I love you too." He grinned, and then she grinned. George pulled her closer and pressed a searing kiss to her lips. Luna's arms wrapped around George's neck, while his arms wrapped around her back. Luna's hands started threading through George's hair; he groaned and walked until Luna's back was pushed up against a wall. Her breathing was heavy when George took his lips from hers and started kissing down her jaw and neck. Luna squirmed a bit and George looked up at her.

"You alright?"

"I'm fine, better than fine. I think I'm ready George." He cocked an eyebrow at her.

"Ready, ready? You're sure?" He asked, his voice a little more hopeful than he intended. Luna bit her lip and nodded. George grinned and brought his mouth back to hers, he hoisted her so that her legs wrapped around his waist and walked them to the bedroom, where he set her softly on the bed. He hovered over her for a moment and looked deep into her eyes, asking with his eyes if she was sure. Her eyes said yes.

Luna had never felt what she felt wrapped securely in George's arms, breathing calming down from what they had just shared. She stroked a hand over his chest and looked up at him. His eyes were closed and he had a slight grin sitting on his features. His eyes popped open when he felt her watching him. "So..?" He asked. She grinned.

"So, that was…" She sighed and smiled. "I really love you George." He grinned and placed a kiss on her mouth.

"I love you too Luna. I'll take that as a compliment." He laughed.

"You absolutely should." She grinned and rolled so she was on top of him. "Round two?" She asked, George's only response was to wrap his arms around her and kiss her senseless.

AN: As promised another chapter, a bit longer than the last one. I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter. Let me know what you guys think! :)