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The Morning After – She needed an employee…he needed an employer…

Chapter Nine- Can you keep a secret?

It hadn't been as difficult as she thought it was going to be. Lupin had heard her story and he hadn't said anything to her at all. He just regarded her in a silence that seemed so palpable that she could cut it with a knife. She wished that she could. For some reason, telling someone else wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be.

She actually felt much better in a way. Who knew that talking about it would help her get the weight off her chest? Since the incident, the only people who knew were Ginny and Harry. Other than that, she had not trusted herself to tell anyone, but here she was, spilling out her heart to Remus Lupin, a man old enough to be her father.

Lupin looked at her and sighed.

"Hermione, I understand now if you need some time by yourself to think. You just told me everything that…that happened…" he said. She smiled and nodded.

"I did, and I'm glad," she said getting up. He got up and dusted out his pants.

"Well then, Hermione, do you need me to get anything for you?" he asked with a concerned look on his face. She shook her head.

"No thank you, Remus, I'm fine," she said shaking her head. He nodded and went over to her and touched her shoulder.

"Things will be ok, Hermione, I promise," he whispered. She sighed and nodded. "I should get going now," he said.

"Alright, Remus, see you tomorrow," He nodded and left the room.

Hermione got up and went into the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee. It was over. She had told him and he hadn't quite reacted to it in the way she was expecting him to act. Why had she told him? She wondered. Shaking her head and continued to make her coffee and think about the consequences of what she had just done.

Remus walked along the side of the street, with his hands tucked in his pockets. His head hung down as he tried to process all the information he had found out less than ten minutes ago. How could that young man left her? How could someone leave a person like that? He felt a pang in his heart and sighed. The madness within, is what Sirius always called him, and at this moment, how damn true it was. He tried to hold back his tears, but they still leaked through and ran down his face. What a horrible man he was.

Hermione slept well. She felt as though since another person knew her so called secret, she could rest easier. She woke up feeling alive and well, and she couldn't wait to see Remus today. She didn't care how old he was, or that he was Harry's uncle. All she cared about was that she told him, and he knew, and he didn't hate her for it. Maybe she should start telling more people, she thought. She quickly changed her mind. Only three or four people was just enough for her. She smiled and jumped out of bed. Soon, he would be here, and she would be happy. Finally.

She decided to take a day off today. She would stay home and make a nice meal, and she would sit with Remus and Elizabeth and they would all eat like a family. The way things should have been. Looking in the cupboards, she realized that she needed stuff at the grocery, and she decided to wait until Remus arrived, and she would then go to the local grocery. Deciding against it, she decided to take Lizzy with her to the market, and ran upstairs to get her ready.

She left a note on the door, telling Remus that she and Lizzy were out, but he could let himself in, they would be home soon. She smiled at Lizzy who was busy with some new toy she had received and they began to make their way to the supermarket. Hermione felt happy.

A/N: I'm so sorry I took so long to get this up. Finals are finally over, and I have a week off so I'll get more time to write and update all my stories. It's been so hard doing work these days, and now we have this snow storm so everywhere I look outside is white. Well it looks pretty anyways. SO I have one more paper to do. And I'm gonna start the next chapter of this because I can't wait to do the plot twist. evil grin

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