"Thanks Miller. I've got my pager if anyone needs me." said Cho taking her long hair out her plait as she walked out the building.
She walked to her flat and changed her clothes to a pair of black jeans and a red kimono top.
She sat in front of the radio and listened to the WWN (Wizarding Wireless Network) while reading the daily prophet.
Cho couldn't stand not seeing Charlie.
Maybe she could convince him to meet her before the dinner with his parents. For a drink or something.
She got the card out the pocket of her skirt and walked toward the telephone.
She paused. Maybe she seemed too eager or too desperate.
Cho sighed and put the card down on the table before turning back to the daily prophet.
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Charlie walked back to his office thinking about Cho.
Maybe he should have invited her over to the meal with his family.
But then he would have seemed to be indicating for it to go far.
He walked into his office to see piles of paper work to be done and his owl Trela sat on a perch on his desk looking tired.
Charlie sat down and stroked Trela's golden feathers before picking up the phone.
"Can I have the number for Cho Chang's apartment please?" asked Charlie.
He wrote down the number and then dialed it.
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Cho sung along to a weird sisters song when the phone rung.
"Hello?" answered Cho.
"Hey Cho it's Charlie Weasley. I was just wondering if you wanted to get together tonight?" asked Charlie.
"But what about your family Dinner?" asked Cho turning the radio down and sitting in a chair while her heart kicked her chest.
"I'm sure I'll be able to get out of It.," said Charlie already writing a memo for his father.
"Really?" asked Cho.
"Sure. I could meet you around seven outside the restaurant opposite the ministry building." said Charlie watching the memo fly out the window.
"Seven's great." said Cho looking at her watch for time.
"See you then." smiled Charlie.
"Bye." said Cho before hanging up.
She made a run for her closet and attacked it for the right outfit to wear.
She pulled out a mini black Lycra skirt that hugged her hips and a blood red boob tube. She tried them on and added a pair of leather boots.
Cho smiled to herself and began to get ready
Two hours later...
Charlie stood outside the restaurant waiting for Cho to arrive.
He'd been there half an hour and hoped that she wasn't going to be much longer.
Soon she arrived dressed perfectly and her red lips glistening with glitter.
Charlie gulped loudly as his heart jumped to his throat and Cho crossed the road.
"Hey Charlie, sorry I'm late." said Cho running towards him.
She tripped and fell onto the pavement.
"You OK?" asked Charlie bending down and helping her up.
Cho's cheeks blushed scarlet red as Charlie helped her to her feet.
"I'm such a clumsy person," said Cho brushing stones and dust from her skirt.
"No you were just over excited. Come on, our tables waiting." smiled Charlie putting an arm round her waist and leading her into he restaurant.
The two walked to their table and sat down.
"You OK?" asked Charlie.
"Yeah I'm fine," said Cho in an unconvincing tone.
"Tell me." said Charlie taking her hand.
"I'm sorry if I embarrassed you out there." sighed Cho.
"You didn't at all. In fact all my previous dates have begun with some one falling over. But then again back then it was usually Me." joked Charlie.
Cho laughed and felt her heart lighten up.
A rose girl came around and offered one to Charlie.
Charlie smiled and took it from her, paying a galleon for it.
"Here." smiled Charlie passing it to Cho.
Cho took it and smiled thanks.
"So how long you been a messenger?" asked Charlie.
"Only a couple of months. I was a bar maid at the tigers eye before. But being a messenger is more interesting." said Cho looking at the menu.
"I'm sure it is." smiled Charlie.
The two ordered their meals and began to talk.
"So what's your family like?" asked Charlie.
"Well my father was captain of the chudley cannons till he retired in 1990. My stepmother is a singer and my twin sisters are part of your brother's company Weasleys wizard wheezes. My younger twin stepbrothers are still at Hogwarts," said Cho.
"Interesting. Two sets of twins in the same family is hardly heard of." said Charlie taking their drinks off the tray that had been brought by a waitress.
"Well being the middle child can sometimes be hard," said Cho taking her drink.
"Well I wouldn't know about that personally. Being the second oldest. But I've heard Fred complain about it a lot." Smiled Charlie.
"So heard anything from your brothers recently?" asked Cho.
"Strangely enough I only seem to hear from my little sister Ginny more than the boys. But you know being an only girl in a family of boys is a bit hard on her at times. " Said Charlie.
"I remember meeting Ginny once at the Yule ball. She was such a nice girl," said Cho.
"Yeah well compared to the rest of us she's an angel," sighed Charlie.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Cho with a mischievous smile.
"Nothing much. Just bill's married a girl old enough to be his daughter, Percy rejected the family before Ron and Harry's fifth year. Fred and George made a memorable escape from Hogwarts in their last year and Ron was causing mischief all the time at Hogwarts one way or another." said Charlie.
"Large family you have." said Cho.
"Can be even larger with aunts, uncles and cousins," said Charlie.
"I'm sure." smiled Cho
The waiter brought the meal and the couple ate.
"So how long you been in Romania?" asked Charlie after they had both finished.
"Only a few months. Been staying around in Bucharest most of the time." said Cho sipping her wine.
"You should really visit around sometime." smiled Charlie.
"I would if I had the time and the chance," said Cho.
"Anyway. Maybe I could show you sometime," suggested Charlie.
"Maybe. Anyway I have to go home. I've got work in the morning." said Cho getting up.
"Let me walk you home," said Charlie also getting up.
"Thanks." smiled Cho picking up her purse and putting the rose near the top.
Charlie followed her to the entrance and saw it was raining.
He took off his jacket and put it around her shoulders.
"Come on let's go." said Charlie taking her hand and leading her across the road.
"Thanks." smiled Cho as they stopped out side her apartment.
"It's OK. I guess I'd better be going," said Charlie.
"You sure you don't want to come in? You can get warmed up and then apparate home." suggested Cho opening the door.
"You talked me into it." smiled Charlie coming in behind her.
Cho threw her bag into a chair and took off his jacket.
She handed it back and wrung out her hair.
"Want some butter beer?" asked Cho.
"Sure." smiled Charlie.
Cho walked into the kitchen and pulled put two bottles from the cupboard.
She came back in to see Charlie had sat down and had turned on the WWN.
"Nice music huh?" asked Cho passing Charlie a butter beer.
"Yep." smiled Charlie sipping the butter beer.
Cho sat down next to Charlie and sipped her butter beer as the radio played music to keep away the awkward silence.
Charlie finished his butter beer and got to his feet.
"Leaving so soon Charlie?" asked Cho.
"Yeah, I really need to catch up on my sleep," said Charlie.
"Yeah." said Cho putting down her bottle.
"Don't look so disappointed I'll see you tomorrow." smiled Charlie.
"I suppose." sighed Cho.
Charlie took Cho's hand and pulled her to her feet.
"I'm sorry I have to drink and run." whispered Charlie.
"Its OK." said Cho.
Charlie kissed her forehead when Cho's lips moved up to his.
"Don't leave Charlie," murmured Cho pressing her lips on his.
"I have to. Bye Cho." whispered Charlie with one last kiss before he apparated.
Cho sighed disappointed.
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Charlie arrived at home with Cho's kiss still buzzing on his lips.
Maybe he should have stayed longer; he'd given her the wrong impression that was obvious.
Charlie threw his jacket to one side and threw himself back on his sofa.
He needed a miracle to be able to still see Cho and keep the job hours he had at the moment.
Charlie sighed, what had attracted her to him anyway? She was about Fred and George's age for god's sake, young enough to be like a daughter to him.
Charlie got up and went to bed, needing to think things through.