Whew! I'm starting to get emotionally drained from writing about all this crying and screaming!

Ron looked into Hermione's eyes in disbelief. He hadn't expected her to answer like that.

"What?" Ron asked, shocked. Hermione's eyes diverted from his and backed away from him because she felt that he was dangerously close to her.

"Andrew and I don't always get along all the time-" She was cut off by Ron saying,

"But you said you two never fight."

"We don't Ron. Its just that... Andrew likes to be in control. Sometimes I feel like my freedom is being restricted. Sometimes he makes decisions for me, I'm surprised that he didn't just put the ring on my finger without asking me." Ron made a face and said,

"Hermione, you were never meant to be restricted like that. You have too much in you to be controlled."

"Yeah, I know. You never tried to control me, Ron." Hermione said this sincerely and the moment it came out of her mouth she inwardly smacked herself for letting her guard down and damn near admitting that Ron treated her better than Andrew. Why am I marrying Andrew? Hermione was fighting an inner battle with herself. She couldn't answer this question. It seemed as Ron could read her mind when he next asked her,

"Why are you marrying Andrew?" Hermione rubbed her forehead because she felt an oncoming headache.

"I don't know Ron! I'm so confused right now! I don't know what to do!" Ron approached her and touched her face gently and she reluctantly pulled away from him and said, "Ron, I really need some air. I have to go, I'm staying at the Witch Broom Inn right next to The Three Broomsticks. Come and see me later, maybe we can continue this." Hermione picked up the divorce papers and shoved them back into the purple envelope. She grabbed her bag and found the ring inside it and slipped it on her finger. With one last gaze at Ron, she apparated right in front of him.

The moment Hermione left Ron felt like a big weight had been placed on his shoulders. He had always felt the burden there but now it just seemed like he could feel it more that he had seen her again. He hadn't counted on that. She really seemed stressed he thought. He felt like he was just imagining the loving glint in her eyes as she was fiercely upbraiding him.

~Witch Broom Inn~

Hermione reappeared in front of room number 12 where she was staying. She went inside and set down her bags and collapsed on the bed. She was so worn out and drained. The meeting with Ron had gone terribly. She had just thought he would sign the papers because he would want her out of his life as soon as possible. She had been so totally wrong. To her, it was very clear that Ron was still as deeply in love with her as he had ever been. And the feeling of longing in her heart told her that she returned his feelings as well. Hermione sighed as she lifted her left hand and gazed at the 2 carat diamond on her finger. It was beautiful and yes, Andrew could give her lots of beautiful things but...

There was this nagging doubt about her ability to give up and get over Ron. Even though she and Ron hadn't had much money, they had been happy together. Andrew liked to be in control of her, she wasn't always happy like she was with Ron. She was always happy while they were dating and the only time of real sadness in their relationship had been the pregnancy scare. She knew Ron would have cared for that baby and loved her or him more than his own life. She pictured in her mind a two year old red headed girl walking around their house and Ron holding the child in his arms. Yeah, he would have made an excellent father. Of course she wanted children but she couldn't help picturing Ron as the father. She was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard a knock at the door. Hermione stood up to answer it and she saw Ron. He looked at her uneasily and she didn't say anything because at that instant, he closed the gap between them and kissed her, of course... she let him.