Always

Ron and I were sitting on our bed just talking to each other. My back was to his front. I was sitting between his legs while he played with my hair. We were reminiscing about the summer before we got together.

“Remember the first time you kissed me when we moved in together?”, he asked with a chuckle.

“Oh my gosh yes. I was so embarrassed after”, I said shaking my head in my hands.

I had been working in the kitchen to make dinner for when Ron got home from work. I knew he was meeting with the others to try and become a partner and so it was a very important day. He walked in the door, and I rushed up to greet him. He laughed as I crashed into him.

“Well, hello to you too”, he laughed.

“Sorry, I am just happy to see you. Tell me, what did they say?”, I asked eagerly.

“Well, they want to bring in Lee and get his opinion because he has a small bit of ownership in the company. So, nothing official yet, but they did agree and don’t see why we haven’t already done it to begin with”, Ron said, and I crashed into him again. I looked up at him and smiled. Just as he was going to kiss my forehead I moved and kissed his lips, a bit roughly. I looked down, a blush making its way up my whole neck and face and rushed back towards dinner.

“Aww, don’t be embarrassed beautiful. It was adorable. The first sign I felt that maybe something more could happen”, he said, kissing my head. “Come on, lets go see the others”, he said, grabbing my hand and pulling me of the bed.

We were all sitting in the twin’s room upstairs after dinner. Bottles were being passed around and toasts were being made. To say some of us were a little bit too… intoxicated would be an understatement.

“And… and here’s a cheer… to the best girlfriend ever… who… who turned down my more attractive… drugged brother… and… and picked me”, Ron said, slurring his words. We all raised our glasses. Freddie smacked George over the head again. Bill really laid into him earlier. George was lucky he went to bed with his wife, or he probably would have received another smack from Bill.

“Ow! Dammit! I said I was sorry”, George said.

“What were you even thinking? Ron is already head over heels for her”, Hermione said.

“Exactly, what would have been the… the point”, Ginny hiccupped.

“I thought he would do something stupid like try to make-out or grope Katie in front the family. I don’t even know how Charlie got that cup!”, George said, defensively.

“Ron said he didn’t want tea, so I took his cup”, Charlie said. He was still a little distant after this morning. I gave him a sympathetic look. I looked to Ron, and he nodded his head at me, already knowing what I was asking. I stumbled my way over to Charlie and plopped down next to him. I leaned on his shoulder.

“We’re not mad at you Charlie”, I said quietly. He leaned his head down on mine. Ron came over a moment later and laid his head down in my lap.

“You tried to push us together, I should have known better”, Ron said sleepily. The others chatted amongst themselves, giving us some privacy. I glanced at George quickly so that he knew I wasn’t mad at him either. He might have some apologies to still say to Ron and Charlie, however.

“I know. I just wish I caught on. Tried to fight it”, Charlie said.

“It’s okay. Really. You were drugged, we don’t blame you”, I said quietly. I yawned. I was very sleepy as well. I honestly can’t begin to tell you what happened next. I woke up in the middle of the night, sweating, very hot. I had no idea how we got there, but some transfigured the twins’ beds into one big bed. I was dab smack in the middle. Ron was to my right, and Hermione and Blaise were to his right. Curled in a little ball in between mine and Ron’s head was Jynx, who was purring as if this were his best night ever. Charlie was to my left, and Ginny and Harry were to his left. Laying across our legs were the twins, Freddie was the closest to me, his head in my lap. I smiled to myself. My not-so-small little family. I rolled over carefully and laid my head on Ron’s shoulder. I kissed him softly. He snuggled down closer to me and sighed contently. It wasn’t long until I fell asleep again.

We were woken up hours later by a cooing Molly. She had her hands on her hips, but a smile on her lips.

“I should be very upset with you lot. Drinking yourselves stupid”, she said sternly. “But you all look so adorable cuddled up, I’ll let it slide. However, get up. Breakfast is ready”, she said before hurrying out of the room. I groaned and tried to bury my head back into Ron’s shoulder.

After a breakfast filled with a lot of toast to try and soak up some of the alcohol, most of us went back to bed in our own respective beds. After waking up again, I fished out two small vials and handed one to Ron.

“Hangover cure”, I said, before downing my own. Ron took his and chased it with water. “Better?”, I asked.

“Yeah, you?”, he asked back, coming over to pull me into his arms. I nodded my head yes as he kissed my forehead. “Ready to go home?”, he asked. I nodded again and began to gather our belongings and started to pack our bags. Ron handed me a fresh pair of clothes.

“I think I am just going to wait until we get home. Maybe we can shower together?”, I asked him with a wink.

“Of course, anything for my beautiful girlfriend”, Ron said with a grin. Ron grabbed our bags and I grabbed Jynx before heading downstairs. We said our brief goodbyes to everyone before loading up into our car. Ron drove us home, his hand on my thigh the whole time. I looked down at my ring occasionally. It really was beautiful. We used magic to get our belongings and gifts upstairs. I waved my hand, and everything started to put itself away. Walking to the bathroom, I started the bath and added some bubbles.

“A bath?”, Ron questioned.

“Mmm, yes. I wanted to be held by you”, I replied. I let him strip off my clothes before he took off his own. He got into the tub and pulled me down to him. He wrapped his arms around me, and I rested my head on his shoulder. We chatted a little bit about dinner and going back to work. After the bath, we cuddled up on the couch and put on a movie, content to spend the remainder of our night in each other’s arms.