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Chapter Fifty Five
‘Hey there little ones’ Harry grinned sitting up in his bed as she walked in with the pram, ‘hey there my big girl’
‘Hmm’ she frowned at him,
‘Couldn’t stay away?’ he smirked,
‘Don’t push your luck Harry’
‘So have you forgiven me?’
‘I’ve seen what Mum has done to Charlie and Soph’
‘And what happened’
‘She slapped her, told her she wasn’t good enough for Charlie and insisted they can’t get married’
‘Explains why she didn’t come yesterday and why she never answered my patronus’
‘They’ve gone Harry’
‘What do you mean?’
‘They’ve gone to wherever they were planning to go, they didn’t stick around after she abused her – they packed up rucksacks and they’ve left on there trip, she left you this’ she handed him an envelope,
‘Harry,
I know what I said and I stand by it, you will give me away and you will be back with Gin by the end of the week. I’m sorry just to leave like this but I can’t stay, neither can Charlie. He’s taking me to save me from this mess and her obvious desire to break us up. I don’t know why she doesn’t like me, I’m considering she’s seeing something between me and you that wasn’t ever there. Ron doesn’t help the situation and her own reluctance to let go of Charlie is holding her back. He’s still her little boy even when she tells him off for acting younger then he is and we both can’t come to grips with why she doesn’t want to see him happy – or to be more specific to see him happy with me. Charlie and I aren’t eloping we’re just escaping for a bit, the honeymoon before the wedding or maybe we’ll get married on our travels – in which case I’ll send you and Gin tickets, we’ll need witness’s . I know this is impromptu but we just need to go, I’ll miss you and we’ll look out for Hermione on our travels. I love you brother, take care of yourself and your girls and I’ll see you again soon, Soph xxxx
‘Wow’ he grinned,
‘She told me to trust that you love me above anything else Harry’
‘She’s right, I do’
‘I’ve had a hard time believing it’
‘I’ve been fighting him for seven years it’s a hard thing to let go off, I’ve been fighting to be with you for the last two and that’s even harder to let go of, you and them – you’re all I’ve got and I’m not giving you guys up without a fight’
‘We don’t have to fight anymore’ she left the pram beside the bed to sit next to him, ‘You know I’ve had the worst couple of nights Harry’
He smiled wrapping his arms round her middle from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder, ‘Yeah?’
‘You were right; I can’t sleep without you anymore’
‘Well tonight you should be ok’
She held his cheek with her palm resting her cheek against his, ‘Are you coming home?’
‘They’re letting me out this afternoon’
‘Mmm’ she smiled and kissed his cheek, ‘Then maybe an afternoon nap’
‘You know how good that sounds right?’
‘I know’ she shuffled to turn and kiss him properly, the urge becoming more apparent, the need for him rearing it’s head after nights alone and the hatred she’d been harbouring disappearing. It was all forgotten now because she was in his arms and she was where she belonged. Nothing else had ever felt as right as this always did to her and it was safe and warm and loving and constant.
‘Harry’ she said between kisses,
‘Uh uh’ he mumbled back against her lips,
‘I love you’
‘Love you too Gin, I love you too so much’ they kept kissing only to be interrupted as she had him pinned to the bed and he was pyjama topless underneath him but the healer in charge knocked. She jumped to sit beside him on the bed almost falling off; he steadied her with an arm around her waist and smiled,
‘Mr Potter’
‘Healer Anton’
‘You’re free to go this morning once I’ve checked you over, you really shouldn’t be alive you know’
‘I know, but I’m lucky I am I guess’ he grinned looking to Gin ‘really, really lucky’
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‘Mmm’ she smiled and rolled over, ‘Charlie’
‘Yes honey?’
‘I was worried you weren’t here’
His fingertips ran over her shoulder,
‘I’m here, and I’m not going anywhere’ his held her back against his chest kissing the side of her neck to her shoulder,
‘Where are we again?’
‘Paris, don’t you remember?’
‘It’s all a blur, we just left, and I remember writing the letters to Harry and Gin and getting on the euro star…’
‘And last night?’
‘Don’t worry that is still on my mind’ she grinned and turned into his embrace to kiss him properly, ‘Still very, very fresh’
‘Hmm’ he grinned kissing back passionately ‘Now we’re going to have to wait a minute’
‘Charlie’ she groaned,
‘Hold on for a sec’
She frowned at him,
‘I just wanted to ask you something’
‘Go on’
‘Will you marry me?’
‘I am…’
‘As in today – will you today?’
‘I can’t’
‘Huh – but why not?’
‘Because I can’t do it without Harry, without some semblance of a family with me’
‘Ok’ he sat up a little miffed,
‘Charlie’
He looked away and distanced himself from her,
‘Charlie don’t be like this’
‘We ran for a reason, I thought that was it’
‘It is part of it, but it was to get away – not to run off and elope but just to be together, without the hassle’
‘So you won’t marry me without the hassle?’
‘Without people we love with us, without those who trust what we’re doing is right, no’
‘Hmm’
‘I love you Charlie, I want to marry you that hasn’t changed even after what happened with Molly’
‘I don’t want to talk about her’
‘Charlie’ she wrapped her arms around his neck from behind whispering softly in his ear ‘Will you marry me?’
‘When?’ his hands held hers in place,
‘Whenever we both agree on a date’
‘Sure’
‘And will you tell me you love me so I don’t feel so mean about this?’
He chuckled ‘I love you silly’ he kissed her cheek ‘It was just an idea is all’
‘I just – I want Harry to give me away and I want you to have your brothers and sister beside you, that would make the day perfect, I know people always say it’s not about who’s there, but for us – family’s a massive part of both our lives Charlie, we can’t cut them out, especially not for this’
‘I understand’
His lips pressed to soft skin again,
‘Now where were we before I was so rudely interrupted?’
‘It was you that-’ he cut her off with the kiss and the grin forcing her to lie back on the bed again as she gave in with the same happy smile.
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RIP JD Salinger |