Chapter 14

Rose watched Teddy twirl Victoire around the dance floor for the hundredth time as she sipped on her 'god only knows how many' champagne; leaning against one of the many beams that supported the weight of the huge tent, sheltering them from the wind. It was a simple but beautiful wedding service. There was no shortage of tears when Teddy said his vows. They had opted to write their own vows and Teddy had all the available wishing they could be Victoire and all the taken hitting their husbands for not being romantic anymore. Rose was happy for them; they truly loved each other and would spend the rest of their lives together. She also spotted Dom and her new boyfriend on the dance floor. It had become pretty clear that Dom hadn't been working the night before once she arrived with Jacob, a half-hour before the wedding. Luckily for Dom, Victoire didn't have time to get angry before the wedding and now she was to busy love eyeballing Teddy to care. Al and Alison had also made their way on to the dance floor along with her parents, when she felt him come and stand behind her.

"Nice Wedding?" Scorpius asked.

"Mmm Hm… beautiful," Rose replied, still admiring the scene in front of her. She was surprised it took him all night to approach her; she had felt his stare since the beginning of the wedding and all through the night. He was so close she could feel his chest moving against her back. She didn't know what made her do it, whether it was the champagne or the atmosphere but before Rose realized what she was doing, she had closed her eyes and leaned back, molding into him. She could feel his warm breath on her skin as he lowered his head and placed a kiss on her bare shoulder, sending tingles down her spine. He rested his hands on her hips and mumbled, "Yes you are Rose," before kissing the spot where her neck and shoulder joins. She could smell the small trace of whiskey in his breath as he spoke. "So very. Very. Beautiful," he said huskily, as he punctuated each word with kisses. She moaned quietly, so only he could hear. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer into his chest. "Rose," he mumbled into her neck. As he said it reminded Rose of how he had said her name in his sleep. Rose thought she could hear something more than lust in his voice but she was never sure when it came to Scorpius Malfoy. Reality seemed to come crashing down on her. Her eyes shot open. Taking deep breaths as though she couldn't breathe, she pulled away from him, unwrapping his arms from where they sat snug around her waist. She didn't even look at him as she walked past him, out of the tent away from the Wedding and its guests, feeling flushed and confused. Scorpius took off straight after her, calling her name.

"Rose! Rose, stop!" They could still hear the music from the wedding faintly and the lights still provided enough light for him to make out her body. Rose had stopped, leaning up against a tree, her back to him, trying to catch her breath. She wasn't sure if it was from her quick escape or from the encounter she just had with the handsome blonde, either way she was breathing heavily. Scorpius stood a metre back, giving Rose her space, even though he didn't want to. "Rose just talk to me." She turned so that she her back was now against the tree and looked him straight in the eyes, trying to read him. He look scared, ashamed but at the same time hopeful. Her breathing had slowed but was still ragged. He took one step toward her.

"No, don't!" she barked at him. "You stay," holding her hand out in front of her, signaling what she wanted. He did what she asked. She was trying to get her emotions in order.

"I'm sorry, Rose," he said, "I know I shouldn't have…"

"Yes that's right, you shouldn't have!" Rose snapped across him. Anger started to rise in Scorpius. "You shouldn't have done a lot of things!" she added, referring to their many forgotten moments that she blamed him for.

"If I recall correctly, I wasn't the only one there," Scorpius bellowed raising his voice a little and moving closer to her, "you're just as guilty as I am in all of this."

"But I am always the one to put a stop to it," Rose returned, no longer leaning on the tree.

"That's right; you stop it, you run away, you avoid your feelings every time. Why? Because you're afraid, Rose." He moved closer to her, so he was right in front of her, lowering his voice slightly. "You're afraid of how I make you feel," he inched closer, forcing her to lean back against the tree again, trying to keep some distance. "You're afraid of how your heartbeat intensifies whenever you look me in the eye," he said as his lustful gaze locked on hers, causing her heartbeat to speed up rapidly. "You're afraid of how your breath hitches every time I touch you," he uttered, running a finger up and down her arm. Against her own will, Rose's breath hitched, as he stroked her arm sending tingles all through her whole body. Scorpius smirked at her reaction to him and took the final step, so that his body was flushed against hers. He had rested his hands on her waist. Rose's eyes briefly flashed to his lips before looking back into his eyes. He bent forward resting his forehead against hers, trying to control his own breathing. Closing their eyes, they listened to the pounding of their own heartbeats and to their rapid but shaking breaths. "You're afraid of how much you really want to kiss me," he whispered huskily, as he inched closer to her. When Rose felt his breath across her lips, she spoke.

"No, I'm afraid you're going to break my heart," she whispered as she opened her eyes, holding back tears. Scorpius leaned back slightly and opened his eyes.

As Scorpius stared straight into her glassy eyes, he froze. He felt like he was back in forth year, not knowing what to say, how to say what he felt; how to tell her she is more to him then a conquest. Rose took his pause as a sign he wasn't going to fight for her, that he knew what she had said was inevitable and that this was it. She pushed him back softly, making some space before stepping out from the gap between him and the tree. She turned her back on him, began to walk away but for some reason she chanced a look back. Scorpius still hadn't moved from the tree. However, he had placed both his hands on it as if to keep him from collapsing. His head hung, looking at the ground, his chest heaving with heavy breathes. The sight pained her, he looked so broken. She knew how he felt though, rejected. She had cried over him once, he had avoided and rejected her, now it was her turn. She turned her back on him. "And Malfoy, I'm not the only one who avoids my feelings," Rose said with a shaky voice, as a tear ran down her cheek. She hasty wiped it away as she ran back towards the lights and the music.

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