Week 2 of the Ship Til You Drop Competition - Oliver/Katie
Inspired by the song The Man by Ed Sheeran
"I'm not cut out for the life on the road
'Cause I didn't know I'd miss you that much."
Katie wanted to be happy for him. She did! It was just that it was her dream to be a part of the Puddlemere United's Quidditch team.. yet he got the part. She missed him so much, too. Oliver went off to Manchester to train and other parts of Europe to tour with the team. It was her dream.
Oliver was going home that day. She felt excited and envious at the same time. Envy shouldn't have been an issue, because there should be no envy between lovers. She chanted in her mind that she should be happy to see him after months of being separated from each other. She waited at a booth in the Leaky Cauldron, as they had agreed to meet there. She wore a simple dress made of soft teal cotton that complemented her body.
She felt calloused hands cover her eyes, a smile forming on her lips. "Oliver?"
"Katie." her boyfriend breathed out, a wide grin on his face. "I've missed you so much, love."
"I missed you, too." Katie wrapped both arms around him, nuzzling her face on the crook of his neck.
"I have to tell you something."
"Wh-What is it?" she asked, paling. It was never a good way to start a conversation like that.
"I'm not cut out for the life on the road because I didn't know I'd miss you that much." Oliver's hand made its way on top of her on the table.
"So I asked if there were any open spots for a reserve Chaser, and there is." Could this be it..?
"Would you want to train with me as Puddlemere United's Reserve Chaser?"
"I do, Oliver! I do!" Katie could feel happy tears forming in her eyes. She could feel the eyes of everybody in the Leaky Cauldron, just realizing that she answered like he proposed. It felt like he did, with his Puddlemere United proposal.