The True Meaning of Love
Autho Note: Thank you very very much for the lovely reviews and I hope you liked the last chapter. This chapter took longer to upload simply because I've been so busy, but here it is! I hope you like it- R&R please!
Chapter 10: Things get a bit more complicated...
The past week had been a long dreary mess. Hermione had filled Harry and Ginny in on what had happened between Ron and Lavender. They were both shocked and had tried to talk to Ron about it but he'd not said anything. His head had been hurting ever since he'd found out and he didn't know what to do. If he was the dad, did he stay with Lavender and raise the kid with her, or only see the child at weekends after clarifying an appropriate time? And then he'd felt like a prat because Hermione had been a single mum for the past three years whilst balancing work and her own personal issues like Viktor bloody Krum. How she'd been able to stay sane he didn't know.
"Ron?'' knocked Hermione on his door.
"Come in,'' he replied.
She entered and he saw that she was carrying a tray of sausages, eggs and bacon. She sat down on his bed and put the tray down in front of him.
"Mione, please, I'm really not hungry...''
"You haven't been eating at all Ron. I'm really worried about you.''
"Don't be! Look, I have been eating, just not as much as usual. And besides, I can't really stomach all of that grease this early...''
"Ronald, it's three in the afternoon! And your excuses are not going to work with me! You are going to eat all of this up now, and if you don't I will feed you myself!''
Ron looked at her and frowned. She was definitely not joking. He hesitated; maybe being fed by Hermione might make him feel a little bit better?
"Fine, open wide!'' She cut a piece off the sausage and held it up to his mouth.
"Hermio...'' Ron was cut off as the luring sensation of food in his mouth took over. It was so dam good! He savoured the mouthful and a goofy grin was painted onto his face. Hermione smiled at him.
"Niiice?'' she said in a voice you would usually speak to a baby in.
Ron nodded vigorously. Hermione began to feed him properly until he'd eaten the whole plateful.
"See, that wasn't so bad, was it?''
"Bad? Hermione that was delicious!''
She laughed, God he loved it when she laughed!
"Well I'm glad you liked it! Anyway come on, we are taking Theo to the park. Harry and Ginny are eating out tonight with Sirius so it's just the three of us''
Ron felt his insides smiling. On one hand there was the pleasure of spending time with Hermione and her adorable son but then again, he'd probably say or do something stupid to ruin everything as usual.
"Do I have to come?''
"Yes you do! Theo really wants you to. And so do I,'' she added after a short breath. Ron looked at her and sighed.
"Ok ok, give me a chance to get ready...''
"Hermione, I am cold wet and tired! Why the hell did I let you drag me here?''
"You're worse than Theo! Ronald we're going soon! Look, once we get home we'll eat something and then we'll have hot chocolate and warm up ok?'' Hermione told him.
"Fine, but can we please go now? Theo can't be having much fun in this cold weather!''
"Ronald it is not cold! It's just raining! And we will go in a minuet!''
They were sitting on a bench watching Theo play. It had just begun to rain heavily and Ron was complaining worse than ever. Just then they saw Theo drop off the top of the slide. He landed in a heap on the floor and immediately started crying. Hermione ran over to him and cuddled him close. Ron followed closely behind her. Hermione picked him up carefully.
"His knee's bleeding badly. I can sort it out at home, would you carry him for me?'' she said to Ron.
"Of course,'' and he lifted Theo up from Hermione. He gently carried him back and the lay him on the sofa. Hermione instantly cleaned the wound and stuck a plaster on it. She then made three steaming mugs of hot chocolate and they all sat down. Hermione and Theo tucked up on the sofa with a blanket. Ron was on the other sofa. He looked at the two of them and smiled. He couldn't believe that Viktor had given them up. He loved Hermione and if the situation with Lavender wasn't this complicated he would have told her by now!
At around eight o'clock Hermione put Theo to bed. Then she and Ron had eaten dinner and they were now in the living room watching the TV.
"Are you gonna be ok tomorrow?'' Hermione asked him.
Oh yeah, tomorrow, was the day that Lavender was going to take the date test. He had to be at the hospital by twelve.
"Um, I think so, I haven't really thought about it,''
"If you want me to, I could come with you,'' she offered.
"Mione, you don't have to. I'll be fine, really!''
"I want to,'' she stood up and sat nest to him. "I'm your friend Ron, I haven't been there for you for five years, please don't stop me now!''
"That was hardly your fault was it? But ok, I'd really like you to come tomorrow,'' he said. He looked at her and was surprised to see her looking at him.
"I really missed you, you know,'' she said blushing slightly.
"Yeah, I uh, I missed you too.''
She smiled and looked into his eyes. He practically melted straight away. He slowly leaned in forward and she leaned back. Within a second their lips had touched for the first time in five years. Ron was in heaven, it was as if fireworks were exploding inside of him, and the best thing was that she was responding to the kiss. He was just about to deepen the kiss when Harry and Ginny apparated in the hallway causing them to spring apart. Hermione turned scarlet and immediately ran upstairs. Ron sat on the sofa looking dazed.
Why is it always me?