Loving Bittersweet (Part Three of You Will Be The Death of Me)

Loving Bittersweet Chapter 18 Part 2

Leianna

George and I found a place to be alone, where we could talk without the prying eyes of all the other Gryffindors. It ended up being the girls side of the tower. I sat down on the nearest bed and waited for George to sit next to me.

He looked at me questionably. I could see from his eyes he was trying to read my emotions, my face expression to know what I wanted to talk about. With a low sigh he walks over and sits beside me.

At first, neither of us speak a word, I myself was trying to find the right words. I didn't know how to tell him, without hurting him. I did love George, but now I knew it wasn't in the same way he loved me.

Finally, I muster the courage to break the silence.

"George," I begin, looking towards him.

"I already know what your going to say," he states, "I can see it in your eyes, I knew the difference in you when I hugged you or touched you for that matter."

"George, I can't find the right words to say to you, I don't want to hurt you," I explain to him, "I do love you, having you in my life is something I never want to lose."

"But you love him, Draco," he says giving me a weak smile.

I look at my hands that I had unknowingly began to fiddle with, "Yes, I love him."

He reaches out to my hand, and in all the chaos I had forgotten that I still had Draco's ring on my finger. He looks to be questionably as he runs his finger over it, "You want to be with him too."

"George don't say it like that, please," I say to him, "Its killing me to even say this to you, but I can't lie to you, to hurt you."

"I don't want to be hurt," he tells me, "And I understand. I just always held on to the hope that maybe I could make you happy, to capture your heart the way he did, but I see now that he has your heart, there's nothing left for me to even try to capture."

I couldn't find my words, I had no idea what to say to him. I just sat and felt the sick pain stir in my stomach, the sadness of what was happening to sink into my core. Suddenly I felt a his  hand that was on mine tighten. I look up and George smiled to me.

"Don't make yourself feel so bad Leianna," he tells me, "We can't help who we fall in love with, and who we don't."

"But George," I begin but he cuts me off again.

"You have to make yourself happy in life, however short it may be as of now," he says looking around at the room, "This is dark times, and if Draco is the one who makes you happy then you shouldn't hold back, hold on to that happiness."

I break down and throw my arms around him, sobbing uncontrollably, "George Weasley, you are the most sweetest, kindest, and most understanding person I have ever met, and I love you for it."

"Yeah I know, I'm bloody awesome," he tells me sarcastically as he pats my back.

I pull away from him, I reach to my finger and slip the ring that he had given me off.

"This is yours, and you should give it to the girl who is worthy enough to love you the way you can love."

He takes the ring with a side smile, he then slips it into his pocket and stands.

"I guess I am going to make my way back to the others," he tells me, "I can only assume what you will attempt to do now."

"George," I say standing as well, "You know me all to well."