Trudging up the stairs, ready to kick off the uncomfortable shoes that I wore on my now sore feet, desperate to take off the warm sweater that caused excessive sweat to drip from under my arms and breast, my cheeks burned from how much I had been smiling. Even just imagining how I felt in those few hours plastered a stupid grin on my face. My hand subconsciously raised itself to my cheeks and massaged the slightest bit to relieve some of the pain the smiling brought.
"Someone looks happy." I heard Katie say, still loudly chewing a piece of gum, hopefully a new piece, as she had been when I left, when I finally entered the room. I quickly took note that she wasn't alone, her girlfriend Angelina Johnson accompanied her on the bed. They laid on their stomachs facing the foot of the bed. Angelina was flipping through one of Katie's pop magazines she probably got in the mail. I shook my head, a slight smile on my face. Of course I had been that obvious. My face burned as I thought back to just a few minutes ago.
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"I had a lot of fun," Dean noted, squeezing my hand he held twice. I took a deep inhale and nodded in agreement, glad that I had accepted his gracious offer. We walked through the portrait door to our shared common room, finally inside the warm room. We had been out longer than anticipated, it was beginning to be dark when we began to head back.
"I did too. You are just so amazing. Different from other guys you know? It was kind of hard to put myself out there but you showed me it was worth it." I grinned, noticing there weren't as many students in the common room as there usually was. He pulled my wrist so that I was standing in front of him, needing to look up to look into his whiskey brown eyes.
"Well thank you, and I'm glad. I promise you Y/N, I will treat you nothing less of a queen, that is if you let me." He offered, his face turning the least bit red. I giggled at his words and shrugged my shoulders. I couldn't help but look behind him as fiery red hair caught my eye. I noticed the twins at a small table, their legs so long their knees bumped each other as they sat. They didn't have the boxes they had earlier, but they were both scribbling on a piece of parchment, crossing things out, ink splattering on both of their shirts. My attention turned back to Dean when I noticed a small burning in my face while I looked at them, quickly shaking any thoughts of anyone but Dean.
"I think we should go on a few more dates before we make anything official, but...I would really like that," I told, squeezing his hand as he had done mine.
"I understand, and I agree, more dates would be amazing," he smiled.
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"How could I not be? Dean Thomas is just-"
"Tasty." Katie finished and Angelina giggled. I finally shrugged the sweater to the ground and reached around to unclasp my bra, finally letting myself breath. Kicking off my shoes and quickly changing into more casual clothes, a tank top and pajama shorts, I plopped myself onto my bed, stretching my limbs before turning on my side to face the couple, my head resting in my hand.
"So, how did it go? Katie filled me in on all of the necessary details," Angelina asked. She was in front of Katie, resting her head on her arm, their legs tangled together at the top of the bed. I tried my hardest not to smile again, but it was just the natural reaction.
"That good?" Katie asked, rolling her eyes, tightening the arm she had around Angelina's waist. I nodded my head, yawning, picturing the handsome man that was Dean Thomas.
"I've never heard you so speechless before." Katie gasped playfully and Angelina nodded in agreement eagerly.
"Oh shut up,' I said as I sat up and threw my pillow at them. 'If you must know, the date went pretty excellent. Dean is just so sweet. I didn't expect to enjoy myself as much as I did, really."
