13. Sight
Ron is beyond exhausted.
George had him cleaning up the shop in every possible nook and cranny all morning. Mercifully though, his brother gave him the afternoon off, it is his birthday after all.
He can already picture his afternoon, he'll nap for hours, and then he'll pay his mum a visit. She'll have his favourite food on the table. He can picture her roasted beef and chocolate trifle, he salivates at the mere thought. Delicious.
Yes, he'll do that. That sounds like a plan.
And it'll keep his mind busy so he won't think of Hermione.
He misses her. More than he could have ever imagine missing her. He doesn't know how it's possible. They've been apart for longer before. But they are different now. He wants to bicker with her, make her flush with a simple grin, smell the mix of vanilla and sweat on her skin, and feel her hair under his fingertips.
One month.
He hasn't seen her in one month.
He craves her more than food. He's such a prat.
Maybe he'll take a shower first. A cold one. Frustration courses through his body as he enters his bedroom. He carelessly removes his dirty t-shirt and head towards his dresser to grab a clean pair of pants.
"Please don't mind me and keep removing your clothes."
He turns around so fast he almost knocks his foot against the dresser.
Hermione.
He forgets to breathe.
His girlfriend is sitting, on his bed, wearing jeans and one of his shirt.
This is the best birthday ever. Nevermind the shower, nap, roasted beef or chocolate trifle. Nothing can top Hermione looking at him with a smug grin on her face.
"You're going to catch a fly if you keep your mouth open like that."
Oh god he missed her.
He jumps on the bed next to her and clings her body to his as she laughs.
"You're really here?" he asks, too afraid that he'll wake up from the best of dreams.
"Happy birthday," she whispers against his mouth.
He's not so tired anymore.
A/N : Again, it's a companion piece of the previous two drabbles Sound and Smell. That's two drabbles posted in a day! Don't get used to it. Also do you see a pattern already?
