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Song in italics, its Dreams by Diana DeGarmo, and Breathe by Faith Hill, Flashbacks in bold/italics
Chapter 23
Ron's POV
"Ron?" I heard Hermione's voice from the front door. I got up and walked into the front room, where she was taking off her coat and setting the car keys on the table.
"Yeah?" I asked, giving her a kiss on her cheek.
"I have something to tell you." She said, voice a bit shaky. I nodded, and lead her into her family room.
"I…I met this guy tonight…and he kind of asked me out…and I didn't really realize he was asking me out…so I said yes…" she said, grabbing my hand. I took it back, giving her a look that said 'are you crazy!' and her eyes almost filled with tears.
"I'm so sorry! I said I'd go to this club thing with him, and I haven't been asked out in so long that I didn't realize that he was asking me out." She mumbled, glancing up at my face.
"Hermione, do you want to take a drive, I have something I want to show you." I said abruptly, smiling inwardly.
"Um, sure…let me get my coat…." She said, getting up.
Hermione's POV
Ron drove us around for at least an hour before finally stopping at a small café outside of the little town we lived in. There was a large fountain in the middle, and around it, a dance floor. I gasped when I saw it; the place was beautiful and so peaceful.
"Ron?" I gave him a questioning look, but he only grabbed my hand and pulled me to the dance floor. I knew the song that was playing; it was one of my favorite songs.
Dreams are just dreams
When they're stuck inside your head
And all it takes is a little help from you
You know it's true that
Dreams are for real
When you see what I see
Then you feel it too
Ron grinned at me and put his hands around my waist, and I put my arms around his neck, and rested my hand on his shoulder.
We took the longest road
Just to make it harder
Let's do it all again
It only makes us stronger
"I can't believe they did this to us! Setting us up like this…." Ron was yelling indignantly as he and Hermione sat at a candle lit picnic that Harry and Ginny had tricked them into coming to.
"Well, it's not that bad. We could just go along with it." Hermione said hopefully, glancing up at Ron to see if he had noticed her tone.
"We could, but they were acting as if we really wanted this! 'You like each other, we know you do' 'You should have known that if you weren't going to make a move, we would do it for you!' As if!" Ron laughed. Hermione swelled indignantly, face turning red from embarrassment.
"You are the most insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet! I can't believe you-you git!" Ron looked at her, shocked. She was breathing hard, and her face was bright red. Suddenly, he understood. Reaching out with his hand, he touched her cheek. She began to calm down, and put her hand over Ron's.
"Ron…I love you." She said quietly, and he beamed.
"I love you too, Hermione." He leaned over, and kissed her.
I smiled at the memory, and Ron reached up and squeezed my hand.
And when the journey's over
And all my dreams come true
I dream of you
I guess we're just made of dreams
Nothing else matters
As long as we believe
I'm looking at you
And I see my life passing before my eyes
And when the journey's over
And all my dreams come true
I dream of you
The song ended, and Ron let his arms fall. I smiled at him, tears in my eyes. I couldn't believe that I was with the man I loved, after all we had been through I wasn't sure that it ever would have happened.
"Hermione?" He asked suddenly.
"Hmmm?" I replied, wiping the tears gently from my face. He knelt in front of me, pulling a small velvet box out of his pocket as he went. I stopped breathing, hardly believing my eyes.
"Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?" He asked, and at that, I positively melted. Sobbing uncontrollably, I tried to respond.
"Y-y-e-es! Yes, Ron, I will marry you." He beamed at me, and I watched him with bated breath as he opened the box and pulled out the most beautiful diamond ring I had ever seen. Well, actually, I had seen that ring before….
"C'mon, Mum, I just want one bite! I'm having so many stupid cravings now, I just want a little bit!" I whined, as I rubbed my stomach instinctively. Mum was about to cave, her eyes got soft and her grip on the bowl of cookie dough loosened a little as she looked down at her future grandchild.
"Well, maybe…" She got cut off as the doorbell rang. I smiled to myself and grabbed a big spoon as she hurried off to get the door. Just as I had scooped out a huge spoonful, Mum called me.
"Hermione! Ronald is here to see you!" Her voice was harsh and I could tell she was still a bit angry with Ron for…well, you know.
"Okay, Mum, be right there!" I waddled (Stop laughing, okay, with a stomach as big as Jupiter, it's all I could do to stop myself just hacking it off because of the way I had to walk!) out to the front room, where Ron was standing awkwardly, looking at Mum. I licked my cookie dough as I made my way over, and Mum walked away slowly while Ron said hi.
"Hey, could I talk to you out here?" He whispered as Mum turned her head suspiciously to Ron and I.
"Hermione…" Ron began as we stepped outside, suddenly kneeling down and taking a small velvet box from his pocket and opening it, "will you marry me?" My throat closed as I looked at the ring. It was the most beautiful ring I had ever seen. It had a gold band, with two small gold diamonds on either side of a large, sparkling, ice-like diamond that reflected the rainbow. On the band, in miniscule, looping letters was etched: 'I love you, Mione, you're the best girl I've ever known.'
I started to form my answer, but a voice cut me off…
"RONALD! HERMIONE!"
He slipped it on my finger, where it fit perfectly.
"I've been waiting all these years to give it to you, and now I finally had the chance. And now you don't have to worry about Kaden." Ron said, and I leaned against him as the next song started, a totally soothing song that made me feel as though I was in heaven…
I can feel the magic floating in the air
Being with you gets me that way
I watch the sunlight dance across your face and I've
Never been this swept away
All my thoughts seem to settle on the breeze
When I'm lying wrapped up in your arms
The whole world just fades away
The only thing I hear
Is the beating of your heart…
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