Chapter 3
Matt sat by his bed with a phone in his lap; his family had a phone so that Hermione's relatives could keep in touch and they wouldn't get suspicious, and pondered whether he should call her. It had been a day since he had run into her at the movie theater and he wasn't sure if it was too soon, or course he had to leave in a few days so that probably shouldn't apply. He finally worked up the courage and dialed her number.
"Hello." Matt heard from the other line.
"Hey is Hillarie there?" He asked uncertainly.
"This is Hillarie. Who is this?"
"It's Matt, from the club…and the mall…"
"Hi! I wasn't sure if you were going to call or not…"
"Yea…I was just wondering what you're doing this weekend." Matt said his voice shaking a little bit.
"Actually you remember those friends I was telling you about, well they're in London so we were going to go to a Karaoke Bar on Saturday night, you're welcome to come if you want, you'll see me at my…well I don't really know what to call it." Hillarie said in between laughs.
Matt laughed, "Sure you're friends won't mind?" He asked.
"Well let me ask them." Hillarie said and Matt was surprised to find out that they were right there with her. "They don't care and they actually want to meet you. Be afraid be very afraid!"
"Okay so I'll see you there, what's the name of this bar?"
"Dions…it's pretty close to the club you were at last night. Anyways, I have to go but I'll see you then." Hillarie said just before she hung up.
Matt heard a click and put down the phone slowly, 'That wasn't so bad,' he thought to himself. 'Wait a second, did I just agree to go to a Karaoke Bar with a bunch of girls?! What was I thinking?' He was about to go downstairs when his owl, Medwin, flew through the window carrying a letter. Matt untied the letter from his leg and saw that it was from Ron.
Hey Matt,
It is so boring here! I can see why my dad backed out of it; I think that since I look
like my dad, my grandmother has decided we are the same. Anyways Mum
said that I could come back early. I will see you Saturday night hope you haven't
made any plans. HAHA like you could EVER get a date without me around!
See you soon,
Ben
'Oh I am so going to shove this in his face.' Matt thought to himself happily as he gave Medwin a treat and headed downstairs. He went into the kitchen and was just about to get a snack when he heard his mum's voice from the other room.
"Don't you dare Matthew! We'll be eating as soon as your dad gets home! And don't bother sending Mandy to get you something to eat because I can hear her too!"
Realizing that he was never going to be able to fool his mother, he went outside to see what Mandy was up to. What he saw was not at all what he expected though. On the porch, swing was Josh and his little sister making out. "Hey!" Matt yelled trying to get their attention and control his anger all at the same time. "She's thirteen for Christ's sake!" He yelled at Josh angrily.
"Matt get out of here," Mandy said impatiently. "I'm a big girl and can take care of myself. And I'll be fourteen in a month!" She knew he was only looking out for her, but sometimes he was a little overprotective. She supposed she got her independence from her mother who had always refused anything Harry tried to do to protect her. When Matt just stood there with his fists clenched tightly at his sides she knew he wasn't going to leave and she told Josh to just go home. "Matt we weren't doing anything horrible we were just kissing."
"You're thirteen." Matt said again.
"You said that already." Mandy said trying to joke but then seeing he really wasn't in the mood said, "Matt I swear that's all we're doing and going to do for awhile and if that changes I'll tell you. We're friends remember."
"Promise?" He said still a little shaken up from what he had seen. It was his baby sister for Christ's sake!
"I promise, now I think dad's home so we'll be eating any minute. You know he can't wait for food." She said lightening the mood a little bit. Matt started to walk back inside, but she grabbed his arm and said, "Please don't say anything."
"I won't." He told her reluctantly. "But only if you don't tell anybody that I'm going to a Karaoke Bar on Saturday." 'Wait why did I just tell her that? She didn't even know I was going!' He scolded himself for being so stupid. 'Well I guess she would have found out eventually.
Mandy burst out laughing managing to get out in between, "You…in a karaoke bar…that's…wow…" when she had finished she looked at his face and replied, "Oh you're serious! I don't know that's a pretty funny piece of gossip I'm not sure I can keep that a secret…wait a minute…who's the girl?"
"What makes you think there's a girl?"
"Because whenever you agree to do something you would never normally do it's always for some girl. So, what's her name? Is she pretty?" Mandy asked beginning the interrogation. "I bet you met her at that club with Ben, you've been acting funny ever since then."
"Speaking of Ben I'm sure he'd loved to hear what you were doing with his brother on the porch."
"Fine fine keep your secret, but I'm going to find out sooner or later."
Matt ignored her last comment and headed back into the house for dinner where his father was waiting impatiently. "We've been waiting for you two now sit down I'm starving." Harry said, he wasn't angry but very hungry.
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Saturday was finally here and Matt was getting ready to go out with Hillarie and her friends. 'What do you wear to a Karaoke Bar?' he asked himself. He finally decided on what to wear when the doorbell rang and his sister yelled up the stairs. "Hey Dumb, Dumber is here!" Mandy yelled up the stairs.
Matt heard Ben reply, "Hey why can't I be Dumb?" before hearing someone come up the stairs. Seconds later Ben was in his room. "So what are we going to do tonight? We could go back to that club."
"Actually you're on your own tonight I have a date…kind of." Matt said indecisively.
"With who?"
"That girl from the club the other night, Hillarie. I'm going out with her and her friends. Is that a date?"
"It depends did she ask you to come or did you ask her if she wanted to go out?"
"I called her, but she asked if I wanted to join them."
"Then I have no idea."
"Oh you're SO helpful." Matt said sarcastically. "Anyway I have to go." He told Ben as he started to leave, but Ben stopped him.
"Where are you going on this 'date'?"
"Just out…" He replied purposely avoiding him. The last thing he needed was his friend telling him how embarrassing that was so he ducked around him and ran down the stairs. "See you later!" He called as he ran out the door.
Ben followed him down the stairs and saw Mandy sitting in the den smiling. "Where's he going?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Mandy replied still smiling.
Seeing he wasn't going to get anything out of her he said, "How would you like to go out for some ice cream seeing as how I was just ditched for a girl?"
"Sure let's go." Mandy said as she hopped up from the couch and followed him out the door.
"Seems we're the only ones left in the house love." Hermione said seductively in Harry's ear as she came up behind him. "Whatever shall we do?"
"I can think of one or two things." Harry said as he took Hermione's hand and pulled her up the stairs and into their bedroom.
"Hmm I do believe you are coming onto me Mr. Potter." Hermione said innocently as Harry pulled her onto the bed and fell on top of her.
"Do you have a problem with that Mrs. Potter?" He asked her as he unbuttoned her shirt and traced his fingers lightly along the seam of her bra lightly. Hermione shivered slightly under his touch and pulled him into a passionate kiss. "Guess not." Harry said smiling as he pulled of her shirt and unclasped the delicate fabric that was in his way.
"Now this isn't very even," Hermione whined as she put her hands underneath his shirt, feeling his muscles contract in the process. "I do believe this Quidditch has some positive side effects."
Hermione lifted his shirt off and as soon as she had Harry began trailing kisses lightly down her neck and moving onto her breasts. After kissing her for several minutes all over Hermione gasped, "Harry I need you now…"