Own Nothing.
Three.
They pulled into the Jackson's driveway, Hermione stepped out and let the children out from the back seat. "Now Clyde, you're sure that your mother is okay with you staying at Luke's on 322 a school night?"
"Yea sure. She's at an out of town meeting. I would be just by myself. It happens a lot now and days." Clyde replied as he and Luke ran across the street. Teddy helped Maria out of the car and it was just the four of them now.
"Thanks for taking us , we never go out."
"Well thank your mother, she took the check."
"Oi. Don't act like we never go out Teddy. We do every time we visit Uncle Harry's."
"Yea, because he doesn't want any one else to suffer Aunt Ginny's cooking!" He shouted as he walked over to their house.
"Make sure you do all of your homework!" She shouted back.
"I'll put it on the table!" He replied, closing the door.
Hermione shook her head, turning back to Maria and Alan. "Next time Alan, when there isn't six of us, I'll let you get the check." She smiled.
"I think. I'll go do my homework. Can't save the world with a 'D' on my quiz." Maria smiled and ran inside.
Hermione chuckled, and began to turn and walked away. "Wait." She stopped and turned back to Alan. "You said next time."
"Yes. Next time, when it isn't such a big bill. I'll let you pay." Hermione stated, stepping closer to Alan.
"So like on a date?" He asked, shoving his hands into his pant pockets. He smiled down at her, a head taller then her. "Like day after tomorrow?"
"Mr. Alan Jackson" Hermione stepped closer, staring him in the eyes. "Are you asking me out on a date?"
"Well you did insinuate it." He shrugged. "But yea. You and me, a nice dinner and a movie."
"Is this to help me feel more comfortable with our children fighting aliens?" She asked, tilting her head.
"This is me, asking you out on a date, to get to know you better." Alan replied.
"Okay, see you at seven. " She smiled, turning to walk back home.
"What should we see? What do you like? Action? Romance? Thriller?" He shouted as she stepped onto her drive way.
She spun around and laughed. "Surprise me Alan, you're getting really good at it." She waved and dashed into her house.
She closed the door behind her and took a deep breath. She shrugged off her coat and hung it next to her son's. "Did he ask you?" She jumped at Teddy's voice, looking up, she saw him at the stairs.
"What?"
Teddy came down the stairs, standing in front of her. "Did he ask you out Mum? You two have been cozy all through dinner. I almost wonder if you two were just going to straight to mating. But he asked he out instead."
"Teddy." Hermione sighed, trying not to laugh. "Go finish your homework. I know that you have a math test friday."
"Okay." He reached up and kissed her on the cheek, hugging her tightly. "Mum, you deserve to be happy. So don't let this one go."
Hermione smiled, hugging him back."Tell me when you're going to bed. I'll come kiss you goodnight."
Teddy pulled away and ran upstairs. "EW! Mum, I'm almost a grown man, men don't get kisses goodnight!"
"My house, my rules!" She shouted up the stairs, laughing. She went into the kitchen and began to make herself a cup at tea. Leaning against the counter, she looked at the mail that came in that day. She held up a letter from the ministry and groaned. "Bloody hell."
Alan Jackson walked into his house, with a little skip in his step. He blurted out random tunes under his breath that almost sounded like his own theme sound. "I take it that she said yes" Maria asked, scaring her dad.
"Jesus Maria." He held a hand to his chest. He straightened up, grabbing the kettle to start some tea. "She did in fact. Dinner and a movie."
"Your bill?" Maria asked, jumping up on top of the counter.
"My bill." He smiled, turning the stove on. "She wants me to surprise her on the movie choice."
"What are you going to choose?" Maria asked, getting cups out from the cabinet beside her, handing them to her dad.
"I don't know, a comedy?" He replied, shrugging.
"What if she doesn't like it?" Maria asked. "She seems like a very serious type of person. Only smiles once and a while."
"I don't think so. We have tons of laughs when its just the two of us while you lot are at school."
"Is this a repeating occurrence?" She asked, jumping down and getting some of Hermione's homemade cookies out.
"At least a couple of days a week." He replied, pouring the tea.
"Then this really doesn't count as a first date Dad."
"What is it then?" He asked, sitting at the table.
"Hmmm." Maria thought about it. "Probably the third, I believe."
"So we're on our third date, without actually going out for the first two?" He smiled at her.
"It could happen." She smiled back. She sat down next to him and grabbed his hand. "Dad, I'm being serious here."
"Really? About this being a third date?" He asked, confused.
"No Dad, now, I'm now being serious about this." Maria looked him in the eye. "I know that some part of you is afraid of getting hurt, some part doesn't want a repeat of what happened with Mum. You're ready, I can tell. You're just itching to get out there and find someone new, and Teddy says his Mum's the same way. She was just always afraid before."
"When did you two have this talk?" He asked, taking a sip of his drink.
"At dinner. You two decided to sit at another table, to let us four be alone. There's a lot that Teddy and I talked about, you two come to mind. Teddy says his Mum likes you."
"Of course she does. Who can resist?" He joked.
"Dad!" Maria exclaimed.
"Listen Maria, I love that you two are worried about us. But we'll be okay. We're two grown adults that like each other and are going on a date."