Chapter 25
Hermione and Ron sat down together at their next rest stop and began to talk. Even though things were okay now , there was still a lot of confusion in the air and some things and issues that had occured had not been cleared up yet.
" It was sort of rough I suppose" said Ron. " I hated not speaking with you and I was dead confused when you stopped speaking to me."
Hermione sighed. " Yes , well when I saw you with Lavender. It broke my heart Ron. I hate to admit it , but I was really jealous and upset about it."
Ron nodded. "I'm sorry!"
Hermione smiled shyly. "Don't be sorry. It's okay now. Nevertheless , I don't think Lavender will ever speak to me again!"
Ron laughed slightly. "And does that bother you?"
"Not one bit" she replied. " You know , when I saw you and her all over each other. It made me kind of sick."
Ron sighed heavily. "Yeah me too. I was hoping I'd come down with some illness just to get away from her."
"Was she that bad?"
"Insufferable" groaned Ron. "She wanted me by her side all day. The girl was suffocating me. I mean I like girls , but if I had to listen to them all day..." he blushed awkwardly. "Course there are some exceptions! Hermione , I treated you badly. I know I shouldn't have. But it's not easy for a guy. When he see's a pretty girl , it's like running out in front of a moving car. You either make it or you're going to get hit. You never know. I was afraid to say anything in case you rejected me."
Hermione sighed. "Ron , how will you ever know if you don't ask me. I don't like being led on or being used as a last resort."
"I'd never..."
"You did for the Yule ball and you presumed that I had no one to go with. Sometimes you have to ask yourself , do you really know everything about me or what is best for me?"
Ron shook his head. "I was a jerk!"
Hermione smiled slightly and touched his chin. " I'm grateful to have you Ron. Just be aware other peoples feelings okay?"
He smiled and brushed away a strand of her hair. Leaning in he kissed her. After they pulled away. They sat in a moment of silence and Ron's arm found her shoulder. She lay against him for a while.