A/N: Thank you to Guest, sorry I couldn't PM you to thank you personally, but I appreciate your review.
August 1997
"I hate it when you go all quiet like this. I know there's something wrong, but I can't help you if you won't tell me what it is. I just worry about you, that's all."
She's lying on their bed and speaking to his back. He's turned away from her, staring blankly out the window and he's hardly said a word since they got back from Bill and Fleur's wedding an hour ago.
"Dora, please don't worry, I'm fine." He sits down beside her on the bed and gives her a smile that doesn't reach his eyes.
"Don't tell me not to worry, it's not something I can help, you know."
"I know." This time his smile is genuine, and the note of love in his voice is unmistakable. "I love you, please remember that. No matter what."
She nods, and drifts off to sleep with one of her hands in his.
The next morning, she wakes up to an empty bed, and a heavy heart. He'll come back on his own eventually, but that doesn't make waiting for him any easier.