Stuck
Sorry this took so long! I've just been busy with school and everything, writing a little at a time.
DISCLAIMER: I still don't own Harry Potter.
Chapter Two: Should Have Known
Days had passed since Chase had come, and Ginny's mind was crawling. His number was in her nightstand drawer. Se had been meaning to throw it out, but hadn't yet. She shivered from the cold of the rainy London night and pulled the covers up to her chin. She couldn't sleep, not with Harry lying next to her. Ginny got up out of the bed carefully and put on her dressing robe. She reached for her nightstand drawer to retrieve the number and dispose of it. A noise from the kitchen made her head snap up and listen quietly. Cabinets were opened and closed and the light movement of jars in the fridge was heard. Ginny sighed, putting her feet into her slippers. She trudged into the kitchen squinting from the bright lights. Julian froze when he saw her, like a deer caught in the headlights. "Julian, what on Earth are you still doing up?" Ginny studied him for a moment and let her eyes focus. Taking the bottle of Coke from him, she pushed the glass into the water dispenser on the door on the freezer. "I'm not still up, I woke up thirsty," Julian exclaimed. "Hush, sweetheart, don't yell, drink up and go back to bed." Julian gulped the water and disappeared back down the hallway.
Finding she couldn't keep her mind off of Chase for the half an hour after that, Ginny wandered into the kids' rooms, to check on them. When she'd satisfied herself with that, she plopped onto the couch and stared out the sliding glass door. The lights overhead the pool glittered in the water like stars. Ginny propped her feet up on the oak wood coffee table and slumped into the cushions, deep in thought. She had to get Chase to just go away, but she knew him. He wasn't like that. He wouldn't go without a fight. Ginny rubbed her temples. This was going to be hard and Harry could never know about it. She looked up when she heard a door open. Madison stepped out of her room and paused when she saw Ginny.
"Why are you up?"
"I'm not speaking to you, Mum."
"Why not?"
"Because, you're unfaithful."
"How am I unfaithful?" Madison turned her back on Ginny to look at the clock. Ginny thought she may have taken that gesture stronger than it was meant. Madison turned back sharply and gave Ginny one nasty look. "I know what you've been doing, you've been seeing your ex-fiance, you've been speaking to him again behind Dad's back!" Madison was shouting and waving a finger at Ginny inches from her face.
"I saw you kiss him," Madison spat forcefully.
"Keep your voice down, people are sleeping."
"Changing the subject are we? I saw you and you can't deny it."
"Oh, yes I can. You didn't see it correctly."
"How could I have not seen it correctly? 20/20 vision!"
"He kissed me, I am not seeing nor speaking to him, not another word about it, go back to bed," Ginny retorted sternly. "Because you know I'm right." Madison stormed back into her room as Ginny burried her face in a cushion. Madison didn't understand. She was too young. Fourteen year olds don't understand this type of thing. She kicked her feet up on the couch and leaned her head back against the arm of the sofa and started to cry. Chase always brought trouble with him, where ever he went. Now he was trying to break up her family. Ginny knew she ought to tell Harry what had happened, but she opted otherwise. What if Harry didn't understand and left her? That wasn't necessary. All she had to do was stop thinking about Chase, not call him, not see him, and there would be nothing to tell Harry. No reason to worry. With that in mind, she trudged back into the bedroom. As the mattress shifted under her weight, Harry stirred and groaned. "Just me, I got up to get some water, go back to sleep." She paused, and then slid into the covers. More lying to Harry. How much more of it could she take? Ginny drowned her tears into the pillow when she felt Harry's arm wrap around her and pull her closer.
When Ginny awoke later in the morning, the bed was cold and empty. She felt behind her for Harry and found him gone. She sighed, rolled over, and sat up. She'd slept in. Harry was at work. The house was quiet, meaning he'd dropped Madison and Katie off shopping, and Julian at a friend's house. Ginny got up and sauntered into the kitchen. The microwave clock was blinking 11:32 am. She dragged herself back into he bedroom and dug through random drawers, straightening things out. She got a drawer down in her nightstand and found Chase Cameron's number. Ginny played with the paper and the phone, debating whether to call him and tell him to leave her alone or not. Finally, she gave in and decided to tell him to just stay away.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Chase? It's Ginny."
"So you've decided to call me."
"Yeah look-."
"Meet me at the corner store Monday at noon."
"Chase I called to tell you to just stay away from me."
"Be there." Ginny sat in shock as he hung up. She threw the phone down and cursed at herself. She should have never called. She should have known something was going to happen. Nothing good ever came of coming into contact with Chase. Ginny knew better, and would not go to the corner store too meet him on Monday. She would not go. No matter what.