Angelina knows she will have to face him; she just isn't sure when. She can hear the pots and pans banging around in the kitchen and wonders if she pretends to be asleep when he comes in, if he'll let her sleep. Of course, that won't work. She would just have to see him later rather than sooner. Sighing, she pushes herself out of the bed and throws on a too big t-shirt.
"Hey," she says when she finds George in the kitchen.
Spinning around, he grins at her. "Morning. I didn't expect you to be up this early."
"Why wouldn't I be up?" she asks, a smile lighting her lips.
He shrugs. "Don't know."
They're playing around what happened the night before and they both know it. Angelina isn't sure if she wants to talk about it, at least not right now, but in her heart, she knows that they must talk about it.
"George," she sighs. "Are you going to tell me what last night was about?"
His shoulders slump before he nods. "I need you, Angelina. You know that."
She bites her lip. "Yeah, but that's not enough. You need to do more than need me, George. You've got to want to change."
"Listen," he snaps. "That was the past. I've changed. I'll prove it to you."
"Good," she replies. "Because I want you to prove it to me. I want to be wrong, George. I want us to move past this horrid war and be happy. I want us to be. . . .us."
"Merlin, Angelina, you aren't going to make this easy, are you?" he questions her, running his fingers through his hair.
"No," she answers. "When have I ever made anything easy?"
George snorts before reaching out and grabbing her around the waist. She doesn't protests and holds onto him just as tightly. It feels like coming home, being in his arms. In all of her life, never has she ever experienced anything like this.
"I want you to be happy, ok?" George mutters against her neck. "I'll do whatever it takes to make you happy."
"I know," she replies, smiling. "Ditto."
He lets out a laugh and just like that the serious mood has passed and they're friends again—more than friends actually—which makes Angelina's smile widen.