Chapter 11: Finding the Top Again

Harry, Ron, and Hermione had a very tense dinner. Caden had been very excited that his father was back home. He wouldn't stop asking questions about Harry and all of the stories that Ron and Hermione had told him. He wanted to make sure that all of the stories were true first hand. He didn't seem shy at all. Ron later muttered that he got it from Ginny. Caden was anything but shy. Harry answered all of his questions to the best of his knowledge.

By the end of dinner it was nearly nine o'clock. Hermione had already put Bella and Conner to bed and Caden was starting to ware himself out. His eyes were starting to droop and his questions became fewer and fewer.

"Why don't you go up to bed? You look kind of tired." Harry said ruffling up Caden's already messy black hair. Harry followed Caden up to his bedroom and helped tuck him in. As soon as Caden was tucked in and ready for bed the questions continued.

"Will you teach me how to fly tomorrow?" Caden said rubbing his eyes, trying to stay awake a little longer.

"We'll see Caden." Harry said almost regretfully. "I might have to go back to take care of a couple of things."

"You're leaving again?" Caden asked almost fearful. He didn't want his father to leave again.

"Only for a day or two." Harry said looking down at his tired son. He acted just like Ginny when he was tired. "I promise I'll be back. I'm not going to leave you again."

"Never?"

"Never ever." Harry reassured him. "Now go to sleep. Sweet Dreams." Harry said kissing Caden forehead just as Caden fell into dreamland. Harry watched his son fall asleep thinking about all the things he missed and how much he loved that little boy. Everything changed now.

"Harry?" Ron said in the doorframe. "Hermione and I would like to talk to you." Harry rose from his son's side and followed Ron downstairs to where Hermione was waiting.

"Before you start yelling at me Hermione I just wanted to say how I appreciate you looking after Caden." Harry started before Hermione could get going on him. "If I knew that he was still alive I would never have left and I intend to be here from now on."

"Harry, you should know better than to think that we would leave Caden all by himself." Ron said. "I did make a promise and I never intended to break it. All we wanted to know is where have you been? We've been trying to contact you ever since you left. Why did you never answer us?"

"I've been everywhere Ron, searching for something that I couldn't find. I didn't answer because at first I just wanted to move on and leave this life behind but after a while it just got to hard to answer. When ever I saw Hedwig I would ignore her because I didn't want to face that fact that I might have made a mistake leaving here. I was trying to move on."

"Did you?" Hermione asked before Harry could continue.

"Did I what?" Harry asked.

"Move on?" Harry thought about it. Did he move on? He was content where he was in LA with Sara and Hailey but he was still holding back. Still not prepared to take that final step with Sara and give up on Ginny. Could you really call that moving on? But he was willing to take that step but she wasn't. She was the one who had said no when he asked. Or maybe it wasn't a no, it was a maybe. She was holding back as well.

"I don't know." Harry finally answered. "I met someone, but we have both been holding back. She lost someone as well and maybe we were just trying to understand one another. But she reminds me of Ginny in so many ways." Harry said now drifting off into memories. "The way she sleeps, the way she laughs, and the way she dances. She's amazing, but…"

"She not Ginny." Hermione finished for him.

"That's the problem." Harry continued. "I don't know anymore whether I'm with her because I love her or if I'm with her because she reminds me of Ginny so much. I don't think I could tell the two apart." Not to mention Hailey looks exactly like Ginny; it's uncanny.

The three of them stayed in silence while Harry tried to work out the feelings in his head. He had never really thought about this until now. Everything was changing now and he didn't know where to begin.

"Have you heard from her?" Harry's curiosity got the better of him. Hermione and Ron both looked uncomfortable now but Ron answered anyway.

"Once," he replied. "About two years ago. It was in the last letter I sent you. She was spotted by a young Auror on vacation visiting some relatives. He tried to follow her but trying to catch her is like trying to catch a snitch with no hands."

"Hey, I've done that before." Harry said trying to bring up the mood but it didn't work. "Where was she?"

"Some city in the Americas. What was it called?" Ron said trying to recall the city's name. "Hermione?"

"Los Angeles." Hermione recalled. Harry's head shot up.

"LA?" Harry asked. Hermione responded by nodding her head. "But that doesn't make any sense. I've been in LA for the past six months and I've seen no sign of her."

"She could have been traveling just like you Harry?" Hermione reasoned. "It not very likely that she is in the same spot that she was two years ago."

"If I know Ginny, which I do, she would stay where she was." Harry said still trying to absorb this information. "She doesn't like to travel. For all I know I've seen her every day…" Harry stopped in mid-sentence finally coming up with the conclusion. How could he have been so blind?

"I have to go!" Harry said springing off the couch. "Ron, do you still have Ginny's engagement ring?"

"It's in the apartment right where you left it." Ron said totally not getting the change of mood in his best friend. "But Harry you can't leave! What about Caden?"

"I'll be back, Ron. I promise." Harry said still thinking fast. "I'm not going to let Caden grow up not knowing his father… or his mother. I'm going to get her Ron. I'm going to get her back." With that Harry was gone leaving Ron and Hermione wondering what Harry meant. How could he know where Ginny was? It had been four years; maybe she didn't want to come back? That was Harry's worst fear.

!#$&()!

Sara had just got Hailey back into bed. She had been asking where Ace was all day. But Sara was curious herself. What was in that letter that made him so mad? What did it say that made him leave? Was he coming back?

For some reason Sara missed him so much that it hurt. He had only been gone for a day and she longed to be in his arms again. She loved him so much. He had helped her get over Harry, but then again, did he really help her get over Harry? Ace was so much like Harry that maybe she just needed someone like him because of Harry. Did she really love Ace or was she just trying to replaces Harry with him? She didn't know.

Sara had been leaning on the banister of her balcony for about an hour when she felt arms encircle her waist. She didn't jump, she knew it was Ace. As he pulled her close she could help but think that she was being silly. But there was still that lingering thought.

"I thought you weren't going to be back until tomorrow." Sara whispered enjoying the warmth of him. Ace just nuzzled her neck enjoying the softness of her skin against his cheek. Then he broke the silence.

"I love you." He said.

"I love you too Ace." Sara replied. This made Ace flinch. He didn't want to be known as Ace anymore. He would have to tell her the truth no matter who she was.

"I have to ask you something, but this time I want the truth." Ace said making Sara start to worry. "Why are you always holding back? Is it because of Harry?"

"Ace you know that I still love Harry." Sara said not realizing that she had never told Ace Harry's name. She had always referred him as Hailey's father. "That's not going to change."

"I know." Ace said smiling into Sara's neck. He then whispered, "Let me ask you one more thing. Will you marry me? Not as Sara Jones," He placed a ring on the banister in front of her. It looked so familiar. "But as Ginny Weasley."

That's when Ginny recognized it. It was the ring that Harry had given her but that's not possible. Ginny whirled around and saw, not Ace, but Harry standing behind her. He looked exactly like he did four years ago. The day he died. What was she thinking? She couldn't be seeing him, he had died. Or did he? He had fought back death before maybe he did it again. Maybe he was standing in front of her again.

"Ginny…" Harry said when he saw her tears. He didn't want her to cry. She had cried too much in her young life. He tried to touch her, to reassure her but she turned away making his heart tear a little more. His life just got more complicated after the war ended; it had not gotten easier.

Ginny turned back toward the banister where the ring laid, sparkling in the moonlight. It had to be Harry. There was no mistaking that ring, no replacing it, and no doubling it. It was one of a kind. Ginny turned back to Harry, had he really been here all this time. No wonder she felt so comfortable in his arms. It just proved how much they loved each other. They had fallen in love all over again. How many people could say that?

Harry tried touching her again and when she didn't pull away again he took her into his arms. He had found what he was looking for; the love of his life. Everything felt right when she was in his arms. It felt right for the past six months but his feelings for Ginny always held him back but this was Ginny. The reason why he was holding back had always been right in front of him.

"Daddy!" Harry and Ginny pulled apart to find Hailey in her pajamas. She had heard Harry and Ginny talking and wanted to see her father again. She ran into Harry outstretched arms and hugged him. "You took off your mask!" Harry and Ginny looked at each other. What did that mean?

"You always looked like this in my dreams." Hailey explained. "When is mommy going to take off her mask?" Harry looked back at Ginny. He would love to see his true Ginny again. But how did Hailey know?

"Harry, Hailey is a seer." Ginny explained. "She has dreams about the future. It will probably stop before she goes to school. I was able to tell the future until I was eight. Little things. It's in the Weasley blood. Every female in my family had the power some point in their life. Why do you think I was so sure that you would defeat Voldemort and everything would be just fine?"

"Daddy!" Hailey said trying to get her fathers attention again. "Daddy! When do I get my brother?"

"Hailey, you don't have a brother." Ginny said before Harry could answer. The topic of Caden was still a little sore for Ginny.

"But what about Caden?" Hailey asked, confused. Ginny couldn't believe Hailey knew about Caden. As far as she knew she could never tell the past when she was a young Weasley. Why could Hailey?

"Caden's dead sweetheart." Ginny said interrupting Harry again, not wanting to get on the subject of her dead son.

"Dead! He can't be dead! He just can't be!" Hailey feared almost in tears.

"Don't worry princess! Caden's not dead." Harry said finally getting to the part that he didn't want to tell Ginny. How could he tell her that they had abandoned their son for four years?

"Harry!" Ginny was angry. How could he say something like that? "Don't lie to her!"

"I'm not lying, Ginny." Harry said putting Hailey down now that she had calmed down. Now he had to calm down Ginny. "Caden is alive. I just saw him hours ago. He's a healthy five year old boy who needs his parents. He was the one who sent me that letter that made me leave. I thought it was a trick of Ron or somebody to try and get me home.

A/N: Not Finished! Just lost last chapter so it needs to be rewritten. Sorry. It should be up with in a couple of weeks.