October 20th, 1994
Cedric quickly scribbled his name on a piece of paper before throwing it into the Goblet of Fire. Bridgette squealed and jumped up and down, clapping. "You are so getting in and if you don't, I demand a recount!" she exclaimed.
"But nobody votes in this, Bee," Cedric said.
"So?" she asked, laughing and kissing him before entwining her fingers into his and leading him over to a seat.
"When did Dumbledore say we find out again?" she asked as they began to eat dinner.
"Halloween," he told her.
"That's too long from now..." Bridgette murmured, digging into her mashed potatoes.
Cedric laughed and kissed her cheek. "Don't worry about it," he mumbled. She looked up and smiled, her smile fading when she saw Brent and Alexis sit down at the table together.
"You alright? I thought you were over that Bee," Cedric said quietly, hurt on the inside even though he didn't let it show. It still got to him that she was so awkward whenever she saw Brent with Alexis.
"I am but...you know, no one completely gets over something like that," she whispered, turning back to Cedric and smiling. "But don't worry...I'm with you now," she continued, taking his face in her hands and kissing him.
He smiled and kissed her forehead softly. They had been together for almost 2 years now.
About ten minutes later, Bridgette jumped up. "I'm full and going back to the common room, care to join me?" she asked.
"I have to see Professor Sprout about a few things, why don't I meet you there in about 10 minutes?" Cedric asked.
"Sounds good to me," she replied, leaning down to kiss him. "I love you so, so much," she mumbled against his lips.
"Mmm, I love you too, I'll see you there love," Cedric said, smiling at her as she walked out of the Great Hall.
"Badger," she said to the portrait, about to step into the common room but a hand came out of nowhere and pulled her away.
"B...Brent," she said, suddenly finding herself face to face with him.
He didn't say anything but kissed her, hard, pushing her up against a wall. "Oh my God, get away from me!" she exclaimed, pushing him away.
"You don't know how much I've wanted to do that Bee," Brent moaned.
"Well, I don't want you, not anymore," she said, starting to walk away.
"Bee, I don't think you understand...you don't know how much I've wanted to be with you ever since that day. You don't know how hard it was for me to tell you about Alexis," Brent said, grabbing her arm.
"You can't have wanted me that much since you were sleeping with her!" Bridgette exclaimed, pulling her arm out of his grasp.
"I sort of had to, you weren't willing to Bee, I couldn't wait forever you know, I wasn't getting any younger!" Brent exclaimed.
"You promised you would wait until I was ready!" Bridgette shouted. "You promised!"
"Well I didn't think it would take over two months for you to be ready!" Brent shouted right back.
"If you really wanted to be with me you would have waited as long as it took," she said.
"Listen Bee...that was all in the past...let's try and focus on the present ok?" Brent said, his voice softening a bit.
"Ok, the present: I love Cedric," she said, feeling her eyes water. "And he loves me...and that day when we broke up, he listened, he comforted me...that's love, Brent, not what me and you had, I can realize that now. I realize how it feels to be completely and just...utterly in love."
"What do you see in him, anyway?" Brent asked.
"Everything I thought I saw in you," she said. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm meeting Cedric in the common room."
With those words she turned around and told the portrait the password before going into the common room, where she went out onto the balcony.
She leaned over the edge and sighed. She knew she did the right thing by walking away from Brent...she knew that she loved Cedric more than anything.
"Hey baby, what are you doing out here?" Cedric asked, coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist, kissing her shoulder tenderly.
She leaned back against him and sighed. "I needed some fresh air," she said, smiling.
"You wanna tell me the real reason Bee?" Cedric asked a moment later, looking down at her with an arched eyebrow.
"I ran into Brent in the hallway," she told him. "He's such a jerk; I wish he would just leave me alone."
"Did anything...happen?" Cedric asked her quietly. She knew he was still a little insecure around the subject of Brent.
"He tried to kiss me," she said quietly. "But I backed away," she added quietly, a knot forming in her stomach as she lied.
"Oh, ok," Cedric said, his arms wrapping around her stomach a little tighter than they were before.
"You don't need to worry Ced," she told him, turning around to face him. "I love you and only you."
"I know Bee...I know," Cedric said, stroking her hair softly as they just stood out on the balcony.
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October 31st, 1994
"The Hogwarts champion is...Cedric Diggory!" Dumbledore exclaimed and the whole Hall erupted into cheers.
Cedric's grin turned a mile wide as he leaned down and kissed Bridgette passionately before getting up and walking into another room.
Bridgette was the last one to stop cheering about five minutes later. She sat down and grinned hugely, her spirits soaring.
Her smile only faded slightly when she saw Brent gazing over at her from down the table.
"Harry Potter!" Dumbledore exclaimed and the whole Hall glared at Harry as he made his way to the other room, but Bridgette couldn't seem to take her eyes away from Brent.
After Dumbledore finished all of his announcements the students gradually made their ways back to their common rooms.
Once they were both in the common room, Brent dragged her over to a corner where he backed her up against the wall and kissed her fiercely.
Her first instinct was to slap him and push him away, but for some reason her brain pushed that away and went to her 2nd instinct, kissing him back.
He seemed a little bit surprised that she returned the kiss but covered it up by snaking his arms around her waist and pulling her closer.
She moaned slightly as she felt his erection pressing up against her leg, her tongue slipping into his mouth.
"Hey, Bridgette I've been looking all over for..." Cedric said, his smile fading and his voice trailing off. Bridgette pushed Brent away and looked over at Cedric who had tears in his eyes.
"Cedric! Cedric hold on, it's not...it's not," Bridgette stuttered, hastily trying to fix her appearance.
"Don't, Bridgette," he whispered, turning away. "Just don't."
"Cedric!" she exclaimed, trying to walk after him, but being stopped by Brent.
"Brent, let go of me!" she cried, feeling tears sting her eyes. "I have...I have to go after him!"
"Wait...are you telling me you just made out with me, but you still want him?" Brent demanded.
"I don't want him, Brent," she said. "I need him! But you'll never understand that!"
"Why the fuck did you just kiss me then? You could've easily pushed me away!" Brent exclaimed.
"Just let go of me!" she exclaimed, pushing past him and out of the common room.
"Cedric!" she exclaimed, looking around her for any sign of him, but there weren't any. She let out a cry before turning right and running down the hall that way.
When she couldn't find him, she fell to the floor in the middle of the hallways and started to cry. She looked up when she heard footsteps behind her. "How could you?" Cedric asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"I don't know!" she sobbed, her head still in her palms as she cried, "I just...I don't know!"
"How long?" he asked.
"How long what?" she replied, her voice slightly muffled.
"How long have you been...ch-cheating on me?" he asked, his voice cracking halfway through.
"Cedric, I promise that was the only time--" she said, her voice cutting off abruptly as she remembered back in September when Brent had kissed her.
"Is there something you're not telling me?" he asked slowly.
"You know...back in September, I told you about seeing Brent in the hallway? He well...he sort of did kiss me," Bridgette said softly.
"How could you lie to me, Bee?" he exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, Cedric!" Bridgette cried, standing up and facing him. "I'm so sorry! But I love you! I still love you, please believe me!"
"It's hard to believe you Bee! I mean, I don't even know how many other times you've lied to me, I just...I need to think," Cedric said, brushing past her angrily and storming off down the hallway.
"Cedric!" she cried, more tears flowing down her face.
"Bee...it'll be alright," Brent said softly, coming up behind her and placing a tentative hand on her shoulder.
"NO!" she shouted, shrugging his hand off her shoulder. "It won't be...and it's all because I'm...God, I'm so stupid!"
She took that moment to spin around and smack him harder than she ever had before, running off soon after that.