Chapter 3-

I do!

Ginny stirred a little in her sleep. Harry didn't want to wake her up so he lit the (propane) fireplace and pulled a chair up so he could face Ginny and the fire at the same time. The kitchen light was still on so he went in grabbed a beer out of the fridge and turned it off. What he needed now more than ever was a drink.

i I can't believe she came to u my /u house and. . . . and. . . . what . . . . Waited for me. . .She obviously loved me if she waited for me all day! No wait she doesn't love me she never wrote back. . . . . She ate my last yogurt! No stop getting angry! I can't drink anymore its making me angry! /i

He went to the sink and poured out the can then he went back to sit in his chair that was facing Ginny and the fire. The only thing that hadn't changed was the countless hours he stared into the fire.

Ginny stirred in her sleep again. Then her eyes opened and she saw Harry sitting there watching her intensely.

"Hi how are you?" Ginny asked sitting up.

"Good…Err….. How are you?" Harry said. He was at a loss of words.

"I'm okay. . . . Err. . . . . anyways that nice clerk said that malfoy came and e left with a black eye?" Ginny said raising an eyebrow at him.

"Yeah well I bumped into him in the street, and then he followed me home. He made me upset insulting the way I live and saying 'How could you defeat the Dark Lord and then go and just pretend to be a muggle' which surprised me that he even cared but when he said 'why don't you go talk to your friends the mudblood and weasel are all lovey dovey-

"I punched him I mean he called Hermione a mudblood again! And you know how I bottle up my anger so when he said that I blew up!"

Ginny chuckled, "yes you were always blowing up at us all the time."

"Some things never change. I almost blew up at you because you ate my last yogurt!" Harry and Ginny burst into a fit of laughter!

As if from instinct Harry leaned his face towards Ginny's. There lips were about a half inch apart when Ginny smelled the beer on Harry's breath "Harry James Potter! Have you been drinking?" Ginny yelled in almost an exact replica of Mrs. Weasley while pulling her face away from his.

"Yeah... Er … sorry," Harry said. He could feel a blush rising in his cheeks. At age 25 Mrs. Weasley's scolding still embarrassed him and Ginny's wasn't far from hers.

"So Harry your obviously not good because I've never known you to drink and now I look into you fridge and all you have is a cup of yogurt and two cases of beer!" Ginny said this with a sorrowful look on her face. Harry stood up, switched the light on, and left the room quickly. But just as quickly as he had left he came back this time with a blanket in is hands. He draped it over her body and said, "We'll talk more in the morning." He kissed her forehead and left turning out the light in the process.

Ginny lay there staring into the fire. She had missed that feeling of security that feeling of love that you got when someone takes care of you. She wanted that feeling back she wanted. . . .Harry back . . . silently tears fell down her face.

Harry laid down in the center of his bed, but he knew sleep wouldn't come. He couldn't believe that he just blew her off like that. The memory of her sleeping on the couch flooded his mind. How beautiful she was. Tears fell down his face. Then he heard the door creak. He watched as Ginny walked in and laid down next to him. They were face to face now.

"Harry I do…" Ginny said, tears rolling down her face again. "I do love you. Do you still love me?" Ginny relized what she was saying and thought that if Harry said no she wouldn't be able to live.

"Of course I do!" Harry said tears falling from his eyes as well. Harry moved in to kiss her again this time he didn't have the smell of beer on his breath. Ginny could smell the mint from his toothpaste. When there lips finally touched there kiss was soft. It felt like electricity was flowing through her body. It had been seven years! Seven years scince she had last felt like this. They broke apart and stared into each others eyes.

"Harry, will you just hold me?" Ginny asked. She just wanted him to protect her. He pulled her into his arms carefully. For once both of them fell asleep easily.

When Harry woke up he carefully took his arm out from underneath Ginny. He went to the kitchen, grabbed the key off its hook that was in the cupboard under the sink, and headed for the i Wizard room /i as Harry called it. He pulled his trunk out of the closet and started packing some of his things. He grabbed the key from beside the glass case that held his wand. He opened it and grabbed his wand greedily. He gladly floated his trunk to his room. When he opened the door to his room he was surprised to find a half naked Ginny! He closed the door as quickly as possible, put his trunk down by the door, and went into the kitchen. It wasn't like he hadn't ever seen Ginny like that, it's just the fact that it's been so long. He grabbed some eggs out of the fridge which were hiding behind the beer he took the beer out and sat it by the trash can.

"How do you want your eggs Gin?" Harry yelled

"Over easy please." Ginny said walking into the kitchen, "How was your morning?" Ginny asked blushing.

Harry thought about how he walked in on her changing and how he had used magic. "It was great!" He said grinning. Ginny was leaning against the fridge watching him while he cooked the eggs. When he finished he sat them on the table but before he could sit down Ginny grabbed his arm, pulled him towards her, and kissed him. This kiss was different than the kiss last night. This kiss was full of passion and raw desire to be connected with one another. Harry rubbed his fingers up her spine giving her that sensation that made her moan. She just couldn't stand it longer. They broke apart and with a wild grin she grabbed his hand and headed towards the bedroom.

"Harry are you ready yet?" Ginny called from the kitchen.

"Ill be right there." He called from his room. He was putting the last of his muggle clothes into his trunk.

He ran out into the kitchen his trunk behind him "Ok you remember how to apparate don't you?" Ginny asked with a smirk on her face.

"Of course!" Harry said.

"Well just concentrate on the burrow and-"

"Gin I know how to do it!" Harry yelled trying very hard to have a serious look but his mouth wanted to smile.

Ok. . . ok . . . lets go. 1…2…3"

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