A/N: Since every pagebreak I make doesn't pick up every DL- is a break in time.
Harry's alarm went off and he sat up. He rubbed his eyes and then reached for his glasses. Last night Hermione had fallen asleep on the couch and he had put her in his bed and he moved to the couch. He turned his alarm off. 6:30 already?
He yawned and stretched his arms before getting up. He cleaned up all of the trash from the night before. Sometimes I am too nice.
He ran his fingers through his hair. What am I going to do at work? How am I supposed to act around Ron?
Harry walked into his room to check on Hermione. She was still fast asleep. A picture of the two of them sat on his bedside table. He quickly grabbed it and hid it. He didn't want her waking up and realizing he still had a huge crush on her. He really liked her and didn't like it when she was hurting like this. Yet, he knew he couldn't move in on her just yet. She is dealing with the breakup in her own way, in a way that confused Harry. He decided to finish getting ready before he woke her to say goodbye.
He stood there smiling at her before pulling himself away to take a shower.
DL-
Harry went directly to his office as soon as he got to work. He was going to avoid Ron at all costs. He looked at his picture of Sirus and his parents and smiled. He really wished they were still alive, maybe they could have helped him.
Harry leaned back in his chair. I still can not believe Ron did this. He looked at his ceiling and found that it gave him no answer.
"I need some coffee…." He got up and walked out of his office to get some coffee in the break room. Once he entered he discovered Ron reading the paper. Harry glared at him.
Harry walked right past him and poured himself a cup of coffee as Ron looked over his paper to find Harry there.
"H-Harry…"
Harry ignored him and continued to make his coffee.
"Harry…"
Harry walked out of the room without responding. Ron hung his head. Harry slipped back into his office and sat at his desk.
There was a knock on the door.
"Who's there?"
"…Ron."
"Go away."
"Hear me out."
"…just go."
"I thought we were best friends."
"Until you did that to Hermione…you broke her heart Ron. And that is something I won't tolerate."
"Can I come in and talk to you?"
"No."
Ron didn't answer but walked away.
DL-
A few hours later Harry sat at his desk finishing up some paperwork when Ron walked in.
"What are you-..."
"I came here to talk to you."
Harry folded his arms.
"I never meant to hurt Hermione."
"How would sleeping around-…"
"I never meant to."
"Really…"
"I was so drunk that I didn't know what I was doing."
"Great excuse."
"I am telling the truth. I got so pissed that I didn't know right from wrong."
Harry didn't respond.
"Please Harry, I am telling you the truth. I have no feelings for the girl what-so-ever. The reason I told Hermione about it was because I love her and I never meant to hurt her."
Harry froze.
"I thought telling her was better then trying to keep it a secret. I thought telling her was the best thing for her. I… I never wanted to lose her."
"What did you expect?"
His bottom lip trembled.
"Did you really think Hermione would stay after you did that?"
Ron bit his lip to stop it from trembling. "I didn't know hoe she would respond. I just wanted her to know."
"How thick are you?"
Ron looked at the floor.
Harry took a sip of his coffee.
"How is she?"
"Fine."
"Harry…"
"What?"
"Do you still like Hermione?"
Harry choked on his coffee. "What? How did you…" He stopped. "Why are you asking me this?"
Ron got up. "I had a feeling you liked her."
"So you are just going to give up?"
"Yeah. She is a lot better off with you."
"She still likes you."
Ron froze. "She does…"
"Yeah… I don't know why."
Ron walked up to Harry's desk. "I want to see her. I never meant to do any of this. I am so pissed off at myself."
"Well you better be." Harry sighed. "I know I shouldn't get involved but I think you guys should meet tonight. I will set it up."
"Oh thank you Harry!"
A/N: I am so glad you guys like the story. I was kinda skeptical about this one since I made a similar story with a similar plot and I realized that I do this kind of story a lot. Oh well, at least some people like it. Your reviews mean a lot guys, thanks a lot. One more chapter left guys…can you handle it? TTFN!