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In the Previous Chapter…
"Well, cripple or not, you're still gorgeous" Scorp smiled before leaning over and kissing his girlfriend.
"Gorgeous as I may be, I haven't had a shower in weeks, and to the looks of it, neither have you" Rose giggled, childishly pinching her nose. "You, Mister, are only coming near me again once you've had a bath or something" she said, waving her finger at Scorp. Both of them burst out laughing and were still laughing when Rose's parents came back into the room. Hermione was carrying a pair of crutches.
"You've been discharged so we can take you both home now" she smiled. Scorpius stood and wheeled Rose out of the room. When they were a short distance from the Hospital, they turned into a side alley and apparated to the Weasley's house.
Scorpius' first reaction to the Weasley's house was surprise. The detached house was built along the South coast of England and looked like it had come out of a postcard. The house was quite large and had an authentic look about it. It overlooked the sea, which looked lovely in the late October evening sun.
"It's lovely, isn't it?" asked Rose from his side, taking her boyfriend's hand.
"Yeah" he said, staring down at Rose.
"Shall we go inside?" Scorpius then pushed Rose down their driveway and through the front door, which Hermione held open.
"Our neighbours are muggles, so be careful what you say or do in the garden or out the front" Hermione smiled, before leading them into the kitchen. Hermione made them all a cup of tea and soon the two adults and two teens were sipping their hot drinks.
"So Scorpius, what is your reason for dating my daughter?" asked Ron.
"Because she's beautiful and intelligent and the bravest girl I know" he said courageously, hoping that he'd said the right thing.
"Meh, at least he didn't cower away" Ron shrugged. "He's passed Rosie" he smiled before excusing himself to his study to finish some paperwork.
"Sorry about Dad" Rose apologised as the door closed behind Ron, "He can be slightly intimidating at times" she frowned before turning to her mum. "Can I show Scorpius around?"
"Of course, hun. I'll call you when dinner's ready" Hermione smiled. Rose then wheeled herself out of the door slowly with Scorpius following behind.
Rose showed Scorpius around every room in the house. Scorpius was going to stay in the guest room opposite from Rose's room. Scorpius couldn't help but love his girlfriend's house. It felt so airy and open, and the view from his window gave him a great view of their extensive garden.
He couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the view from Rose's view, though. Rose's room was simply furnished; double bed, wardrobe, desk and a bookcase, and so the main focus of the room was on the floor to ceiling windows that lead onto a small balcony.
Rose wheeled her chair out onto the balcony and beckoned for Scorpius to follow. Her balcony overlooked the beach, and Scorpius felt right at home, sitting beside Rose, looking out over the sea.
"Your house is lovely" he said, taking Rose's hand in his own.
"I know, but it can feel a bit lonely sometimes" Rose said. "The neighbours are both old muggle couples, so it's only me and Hugo here that are younger."
"Well, I'm here for now" smirked Scorpius before leaning in and pressing his lips gently on Rose's.
If Scorpius had thought that Rose melted on his lips the first time he had kissed her, he was wrong. Rose seemed to meld into him as they kissed passionately out on the balcony. Scorpius lifted Rose out of the wheelchair and into his lap, and soon the kissing began to intensify.
Rose had her arms wrapped tightly around Scorpius' neck, whilst Scorpius' arms held her securely around the waist. Rose felt her heart and breathing quicken as Scorpius began to trail kisses down her neck. She had only ever had a few boyfriends before, and none of them had been like this with her. The closest that any of her boyfriends had come to this before was McLaggen, and that had ended up with him pressing her against a wall and raping her.
Rose suddenly pulled away. This was such a surprise to Scorpius, as Rose just jumped back without warning. She would have clattered to the floor if not for his hold around her waist. Worried that he'd done something wrong, he looked up to see Rose shaking with fear.
"What did I do?" he asked softly.
"Sorry, you didn't do anything...just…"
"Just what, Rose? I can't fix it if I don't know what upset you" Scorpius whispered, tucking a loose strand of Rose's hair behind her ear.
"I only ever got this far with Daniel" she shakily said. "I just got reminded of bad memories."
Scorpius realised what she was saying. "We don't have to do anything unless you want to."
"I really would like to do stuff, Scorp, it just brings up stuff I'd rather forget" Rose said. She then cuddled back into Scorpius, who pulled her close and pressed as soft kiss on her forehead.
"I'll never let you near him again, Rosie" he promised before resting his chin on the top of Rose's head and holding her close.
After eating dinner with Ron and Hermione, Scorpius and Rose went back into Rose's room. Rose pulled out a battered wizard's chess set and set up the pieces on her bed. Scorpius sat down cross-legged opposite Rose and watched his girlfriend get comfy.
"You know, I don't think I've ever played you at chess" she said.
"Then prepare to be beaten" Scorpius smirked, flexing his fingers and cracking his knuckles.
Half an hour later, Scorpius collapsed back onto Rose's bed, with Rose lying down by his side.
"Prepare to be beaten, huh?" Rose giggled.
"Well, I can beat you at one thing" Scorpius grinned mischievously. Before Rose even had time to register what Scorpius had said, Scorpius had rolled over so he was straddling her waist. "Well, this situation seems a bit de ja vu-ish, doesn't it?" he mocked, scratching his chin as if he was thinking, "but I think last time it was you on top of me" he laughed.
"Scorp, get off" she giggled. She gently swatted her boyfriend's arm in an attempt to make him move, but this just provoked him more. Scorpius gently started to tickle Rose's sides, and soon enough, Scorpius was once again collapsed next to Rose, but in a complete state of laughter.
"You only beat me this time 'cause I'm a cripple" Rose chuckled before cuddling into Scorpius. "It's getting quite late, we should probably go to bed" she yawned.
"I'm guessing I can't stay here without being shot by your dad?" Scorpius weakly joked. He rolled off of Rose's bed and when he was standing, stood and kissed Rose goodnight before leaving Rose to go to sleep. As he closed the door to Rose's room, he bumped into Ron.
"Scorpius" Ron nodded, before glancing questioningly at Rose's closed door.
"We've just been playing chess, Mr Weasley" Scorpius explained. "Rose was getting tired so I thought I'd leave her to sleep" he said.
"Well, it is quite late. Go and get some sleep, Scorpius, you're gonna have a long day tomorrow when you get back to school" Ron said before walking away down the corridor.
Scorpius only had a few belongings with him in a case, and that was only Hogwarts robes, muggle clothes and some trackies. He quickly stripped down and put on his baggy trackie bottoms before climbing into his bed.
Later in the night, Scorpius heard screams coming from Rose's room. Like he had done at Hogwarts, he hastily walked over to Rose's room and opened the door. He sat next to Rose on her bed and cuddled her close, and was whispering soothing things into her ear when Hermione came in.
"Rosie, are you alright?" she asked, walking over to her daughter.
"Just a nightmare, mum" Rose said quietly. Rose glanced up at her mum, and as if they had a telepathic connection, Hermione understood exactly what Rose was asking.
"Just don't tell your father" she sighed before leaving the room. Scorpius glanced at Rose, slightly surprised that she knew what her mum meant.
"Mum knows I need a human pillow to get back to sleep, so she's allowing you to stay here for the rest of the night so long as dad doesn't find out" she explained before pulling Scorpius down into the bed beside her. "Love you, Scorp" she murmured before hugging into his chest and falling asleep.
"Love you too, hun" Scorpius yawned before he too settled down into Rose's bed.