Chapter 10
". . . in my mind . . ."
"Hermione?" Ron said in disbelief. He'd spent the last two years wanting to be with her, and here she was in his living room.
"I'm sorry to come like this, I should have told you I was back. But I just couldn't stand it anymore," her hands were flailing wildly and she wouldn't meet his eyes. "I had to see you." She took a step towards him. "I had to touch you." She stroked his cheek.
Ron suddenly pulled her into his arms and kissed her fiercely. "I thought you weren't coming back," he said.
"I couldn't leave you along anymore. I couldn't be alone anymore. I had to come back to you."
In response, Ron just kissed her again and asked the fateful question. "Hermione, will you marry me?"
Hermione stared at Ron, aghast.
"I know that two years can change a lot," he said. "But I also know that I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Please stay with me, Hermione. I don't want to lose you again."
It was her name that did it. Hearing her name from his lips for the first time in two years made her knees positively buckle. "Of course I'll marry you, Ron. I love you."
Open your eyes, I'll still be by your side
Ron and Hermione were married one short month later.
"Ron," said Dumbledore, who was overseeing the ceremony, "do you promise to love Hermione with an everlasting love, to keep her safe in times of trouble, and to comfort her in times of sorrow?"
"I do," said Ron.
"Hermione, do you promise to love Ron with an everlasting love, to keep him safe in times of trouble, and to comfort him in times of sorrow?"
"I do," said Hermione, tears glinting in her eyes. She noticed there were some in Ron's too.
"Then I now pronounce you man and wife."
Later that night, Ron and Hermione were lying in bed. He was stroking her cheek.
"I love you so much, Hermione," Ron said. "Thank you for staying with me, even when we've made so many mistakes."
"I'm sorry I left you," said Hermione, pure guilt in her voice. She reached out to embrace her husband.
"You're here now," said Ron, embracing her back and kissing her forehead.
"How could I ever have been so blind?" Hermione asked herself aloud. At Ron's questioning look she explained, "You give me something to sleep to at night."
THE END!!
A/N: This was the last chapter! My first complete multi-chaptered fic! Exciting! Thanks to all of you who have staying with this story and reviewed so faithfully. This was hard to get through, but you guys made it all worth it. I probably won't write another Ron/Hermione story again (unless the muse guides me), but if you're a fan of Snape/Hermione, or Harry/Ginny, or Draco/Ginny, look for me, okay? Thanks everybody!
". . . in my mind . . ."
"Hermione?" Ron said in disbelief. He'd spent the last two years wanting to be with her, and here she was in his living room.
"I'm sorry to come like this, I should have told you I was back. But I just couldn't stand it anymore," her hands were flailing wildly and she wouldn't meet his eyes. "I had to see you." She took a step towards him. "I had to touch you." She stroked his cheek.
Ron suddenly pulled her into his arms and kissed her fiercely. "I thought you weren't coming back," he said.
"I couldn't leave you along anymore. I couldn't be alone anymore. I had to come back to you."
In response, Ron just kissed her again and asked the fateful question. "Hermione, will you marry me?"
Hermione stared at Ron, aghast.
"I know that two years can change a lot," he said. "But I also know that I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. Please stay with me, Hermione. I don't want to lose you again."
It was her name that did it. Hearing her name from his lips for the first time in two years made her knees positively buckle. "Of course I'll marry you, Ron. I love you."
Open your eyes, I'll still be by your side
Ron and Hermione were married one short month later.
"Ron," said Dumbledore, who was overseeing the ceremony, "do you promise to love Hermione with an everlasting love, to keep her safe in times of trouble, and to comfort her in times of sorrow?"
"I do," said Ron.
"Hermione, do you promise to love Ron with an everlasting love, to keep him safe in times of trouble, and to comfort him in times of sorrow?"
"I do," said Hermione, tears glinting in her eyes. She noticed there were some in Ron's too.
"Then I now pronounce you man and wife."
Later that night, Ron and Hermione were lying in bed. He was stroking her cheek.
"I love you so much, Hermione," Ron said. "Thank you for staying with me, even when we've made so many mistakes."
"I'm sorry I left you," said Hermione, pure guilt in her voice. She reached out to embrace her husband.
"You're here now," said Ron, embracing her back and kissing her forehead.
"How could I ever have been so blind?" Hermione asked herself aloud. At Ron's questioning look she explained, "You give me something to sleep to at night."
THE END!!
A/N: This was the last chapter! My first complete multi-chaptered fic! Exciting! Thanks to all of you who have staying with this story and reviewed so faithfully. This was hard to get through, but you guys made it all worth it. I probably won't write another Ron/Hermione story again (unless the muse guides me), but if you're a fan of Snape/Hermione, or Harry/Ginny, or Draco/Ginny, look for me, okay? Thanks everybody!