...and here is chapter 3. Don´t bother to sue, I have no money...

Chapter 3: "Losing me was never an option"

The Gryffindor common room was empty when he entered it. It was late and he assumed that everyone had gone to bed. Even thoughit had been a long day he wasn´t tired. The fire had almost burned out but it was still warm in the room and when he sat down in the chair closest to the fire he almost felt relaxed. But only almost.This had been one of the strangest days in his life and his head was filled with thoughts that he couldn´t get rid of. He keept seeing Hermiones face infront of him and he covered his face in his hands. Her brown eyes had been so sad and he couldn´t stop thinking about the tears that had been falling down her face. Why had he done it? It hadn´t changed anything till the better. He felt so alone, like he was the only one left in the world.

He didn´t hear her come in, suddenly she was just standing there infront of him. Her cheeks were red from the cold and she had snow in her hair and in her eyelashes.

- "Hermione...", he said, standing up. "I´m really, really sorry, I don´t know..."

- "Sscchhh", she said and he saw something different in her eyes. It was like she knew something he didn´t. He couldn´t see any sign of tears in her eyes, infact, she didn´t looked sad at all.

- " I just wanted to apologize, you were right..."

- "I´ve been thinking", her voice sounded strong. "I shouldn´t have reacted reacted like I did when you said all those wonderful things to me..."

-"You don´t have to..."

- "Don´t! I have to say this. No one, except my parents, have ever told me that they love me. It was a whole new situation for me. I didn´t know how to react, what you expected from me..."

- "I don´t expect anything from you", he moved a step closer. Her eyes were begining to fill wth tears once more.

- "The thing is", she said, trying to keep her voice steady, "is that I got afraid. You are my best friend, I can talk to you about everything and I love you. For a long time I loved you as a friend. I hated you at times, you can definitely drive me crazy but I have always loved you..."

- "...as a friend", he said cursing the word friend.

- "Well", she looked down at her feet, "for a long time I loved you as a friend but...eh...for some time now I think that I...well...that I love you more then a friend."

His heart was about to jump out of his body, his hands were shaking and his entire head was filled with a strange noise.

- "What do you mean?" He tried to keep his voice steady but failed.

- "I mean that I have feelings for you", she was still looking at her feet, refusing to meet his eyes. She looked so vulnerable, like she would break if he touched her, still he took her hands in his and just held them. Finally she looked up. She had tears in her eyes but she wasn´t crying.

- "I love you", he said putting a lock of hair behind her ear.

- "I love you to", she said moving closer to him. Their bodys were now pressed against eachother. He could feel her heartbeat, strong and steady. She was so warm...and close. She had never been so close before. She was so close that he could count everyone of her eyelashes. He couldn´t tell if it was she who made the first move but slowly their kips moved closer and closer. he didn´t have any time to get nervous, all he could think about was that he loved her like he had never loved anyone before. Their lips met, she tasted like summer and he put his arms around her and held her close to him. She drew her fingers through his hair as the kiss got more intense. She leaned against him and they fell down on the couch. Hi felt her body press against his.

- "Ron...", she said between two kisses, "maybe we should stop? Someone can come in." He stoped kissing her.

- "Everyone has already gone to bed." He kissed her again. "We´re all alone..."

- "Wait", she avoided his lips. "I love you but maybe this is going a bit to fast. It´s not that I don´t want to be with you, but this is not the time nor the place." She kissed him gently and he smiled at her.

- "I totally understand. Why don´t we just lie here and talk for a while?" He made room for her next to him on the couch. "Come here". She rolled off him and took place just next to him. He put his arm around her.

- "What made you change your mind?"

She looked at him and her face was serious.

- " I started to think, I thought about how much you mean to me and how long I´ve waited for you to tell me that you love me. I guess I reacted the way I did because I was afraid of my own feelings." She swollowed. "I mean, what if it doesn´t work out? What if we end up hating eachother? I don´t wan´t to lose you."

- "Losing me was never an option. You couldn´t lose me even if you tried."

His words made her smile.

- "That´s good to know."

He pulled her closer and felt the sweet smell of her hair fill the inside of his body. He had never felt so happy before. he was holding the girl he loved in his arms and he never wanted to let her go.

- "Hermione?"

She didn´t answer. He also felt very tired. It was like he was able to relax for the first time in days. He pressed her closer to him and closed his eyes. That was how Harry found them in the morning.