Chapter 7
A/N Everyone get hankies.
She let the body bind go and Harry got hysterical.
'Bowser the brick!' He hooted. 'You bet your pretty pink Kitty cat I know what you're like when you're drunk!'
'Enough. Just thinking about that gives me a hangover.'
Harry did the sign against evil.
'So you forgive me?'
'Course. For one thing the string of prostitutes Voldemort paraded through the house. And the look on your face when you were hung over….poor baby.'
'More than when I was pregnant?'
'Much.'
'Hmmm maybe I ought go over to the Three Broomsticks and…'
'NOOOO! God no!'
'Okays.' She went over and sat on his lap. 'Like your any better?'
'Yeah when I'm drunk I'm depressed.' (a/n *sarcastically* NOOOO!)
'Oh. Damn I have nothing to torture you with.'
'Nope so curiously where is this pink kitty cat?' Hermione pretended to think.
'Going to the moon. Isn't that what I said? Right?'
Harry fell over on the couch and banged his head on it.
It was five days after she told Harry about Dirk err Dick err that guy and Harry was leaving the next day. In bed that night Hermione snuggled up to Harry.
'Remember your promise?' he heaved a sigh.
'Yeah.'
'If you don't want to…'
'No it's okay.' He slipped off her nightgown and she his boxers. When he came inside her she felt reluctance. He kissed her and made love to her with a kind of robot-ness. When they separated panting he was quiet for a while. Then he spoke his voice choked with tears.
'Hermi I'm sorry,'
'For what babe?'
'I'm sorry that I have trouble making love to my own wife.'
'Hey that's okay. I'm sure you'll get better. I love you and that's all that matter. I'd never leave you.'
'Not even for Dirk/Dreak/Dick's dick? Ha Dicks dick!' She answered him by hitting him with a pillow. Hard! He laughed and hit her back and an all out pillow fight ensued.
'I just wanna know one thing!' He cried when the chaos subsided.
'What?' she asked curiously.
'Did that Jelly legs ever take effect.'
'Huh? Oh you mean that time I fell when I tried to go to the bathroom? I thought I was just weak! That was you?'
'Uh huh.'
'HARRY!'
'I was mad!'
'Harry James Potter that was awful!'
'I know. You puked on my broom.'
'I couldn't help it!'
'And I couldn't help the curse. I have a wand hand with a mind of it's own.'
'Funny.' She hugged him and Harry fell asleep in her arms. Her thoughts turned to the lovemaking. It really had sucked. Poor thing! Well she'd have to show him it was okay to show affection. That was all. But first she'd have to get him to tell her what happened to him.
The next evening was lonely for all of them. They sat around the fire missing Harry who they had seen off early that morning. Then right before she sent the kids to bed and away from the game they were playing there was a pop and Harry's head appeared in the fire.
'Harry!'
'Hey babe! This is the last wizarding fireplace for a while and I thought I'd call.'
'I miss you already.' She willed herself not to cry. Not again. 'The kids too but they'll be okay.' Benjy came up behind her.
'Dad! When will you be home?'
Harry looked at his son. His oldest son. 'I'm already there inside of all of you. When you eat your dinner I'm there. When you play with your cousins I'm there. I know I'm in your heart.' Benjy nodded. 'And I'll be back physically in a month.'
'Kids Bed.' Hermione wanted some time alone with Harry.
'I really miss you darling.'
'I know Hermi just take it one day at a time. And NO Dick's dicks.'
She grinned. 'Will you drop it?'
'No.'
'Okay.'
'Babe we already went to one house and the destruction was awful. The three children were at a neighbors and their eyes have so much pain.'
'Oh baby.'
'And I help do that!' he shouted. 'I tore apart families. Not just my own.'
'Harry you didn't tear us apart. You brought us closer.'
'Thanks Hermi.' He smiled a bit.
'And you know what you did was best even more kids would be orphans if you hadn't killed him. Maybe even ours. You stopped him Harry.'
'Yeah. Thanks Hermi.'
'I love you babe. My Harry.'
'I love you too Hermi.'
'Good night sweetheart.'
'Good night babe.' He left and she tucked the kids in fixed her self a Bloody Mary and sobbed.
He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time
And when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye
A little voice came on the phone
And said "Daddy when you coming home"
He said the first thing that came to his mind
I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
I'm your imaginary friend
And I know I'm in your prayers
Oh I'm already there
She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Don't worry about the kids they'll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that I'll be in your dreams tonight
And I'll gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes
I'm already there
Don't make a sound
I'm the beat in your heart
I'm the moonlight shining down
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there
We may be a thousand miles apart
But I'll be with you wherever you are
I'm already there
Take a look around
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
And I'll be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh I'm already there
Oh I'm already
There
A/N Phew… 'Already there' is Lonestar's!
