Chapter 14: Not quite over...
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"Cheers!''
The mood had lifted considerably since the morning and everyone was calm and happy. It was so hard to believe that just over four or five hours ago the whole atmosphere was grey, dull and full of tension. Now though, Harry and Ron had just opened their first bottle of fire whiskey and Hermione and Ginny had started up the barbeque. Sirius was happily sleeping in his buggy and Theo was splashing about in his paddling pool.
"I hope you're hungry!'' said Hermione handing them two hot dogs.
"When are we not?'' smirked Harry as he reached for the tomato ketchup.
"Very true,'' said Ginny. She put a bowl of salad down on the table and frowned. "I hope that you'll both be eating this as well!''
Ron let Harry answer; he was looking at Hermione who had just lifted Theo out of the pool. Now that he could finally breathe, he'd decided to tell Hermione how he felt and be with her. This sounds ok in theory, but when you actually have to do it, it's a totally different story.
"If you can't tell her, show her,'' said Harry looking at him.
"Huh?''
"Ron, I know that you wanna be with her and as usual, you don't know how to say it. So, show her how much you love her.''
"How?''
"I dunno, you'll think of something!''
"I will?''
"What are you two whispering about?'' asked Hermione coming up to them.
"No time like the present mate!'' Harry whispered with a huge grin on his face.
"Um, nothing,''
Hermione frowned at them suspiciously and sighed.
"Whatever! Ron, I need to talk to you, d'you mind coming inside?''
Ron shook his head and began to follow Hermione inside. He glanced back at Harry and shot him a nervous look. Harry smiled reassuringly and turned back to his beer.
Ron followed Hermione into the downstairs study. She closed the door behind him and they stood awkwardly on opposite sides of the room.
"Ron, we really need to talk,''
Uh oh, thought Ron.
"What about?''
"What happened last night,''
"Oh''
Great! She's going to say that it meant nothing and that we should just carry on as friends. Why don't I just shoot myself? Thought Ron to himself.
"Look, I didn't say anything this morning because you were so nervous about Lavender and the baby. But now that it's all over, I, well I thought that we should clear things up,'' she said nervously not making eye contact with him. Ron began to brace himself; it was only a matter of time...
"I, I don't, I mean I,''
"You what Hermione, what are you trying to say? Because you're killing me here! If you're going to say that it was all a mistake then fine! Just hurry up and say it!'' Ron shouted. All of the tension had become too much!
Hermione stared at him in shock. Did he really think that she thought that it was a mistake? She walked to wards him and cupped his scarlet cheek with her hand.
"I wasn't going to say that at all. I love you Ronald Weasley, and now that everything's sorted, I want to be with you!''
Ron felt his jaw drop. He couldn't believe what he'd just heard, had Hermione Granger just said that she loved him? He felt a roaring sound in his ears and started laughing. He picked Hermione up and spun her around the room. He stopped after about a minuet and sat down on a chair with her on his lap.
"I love you too!'' was all he could say.
The doorbell rang causing them to jump.
"I'll get it!'' yelled Harry.
Hermione sighed and looked at Ron.
"When should we tell everyone?'' she asked him.
"Uh, I dunno. You'll have to tell Theo, I'm not that good with kids...''
"We'll both tell Theo! You have to be there Ron, you are going to be his new dad after all!'' Ron leaned in to kiss her but the door suddenly swung open and Hermione dropped onto the floor.
"Sorry Hermione, there's someone...''
Ginny was cut off by a man who pushed her aside. He was tall, slightly chubby had thick eyebrows and wore a grumpy expression on his face. Ron recognised him immediately.
"Hello Hermione!''