Skinny Love: A Romione Love Story [CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVISION]

Chapter Eight

||LAVENDER||

"WHAT do you mean we're not spending Christmas together?" I furrow my brows in confusion.

Ron sighs, clearly frustrated. "Because I'm spending it with my family like I do every year."

"This year is different, though. You have a girlfriend!" I insist. I literally want to scream. When he told me to meet him down here after curfew I thought he wanted to sneak in a make out session...or maybe something more. Turns out he just wanted to inform me that we were not spending Christmas together.

Our first Christmas as a couple and he doesn't want to spend it with me? I even bought a damn Christmas dress to wear!

He sighs again. "I know, trust me, I know." Then he mumbles something I can't make out.

My eyes narrow. "Why can't I come with you? Don't you want me to meet your family?"

"No," he responds quicker than I expected.

"No?" I go and sit down next to him. "Are you ashamed of me?"

Ron gives me a funny look. "What? No I'm not ashamed of you. I just think it's a little soon to meet the family. That's only for when things get serious."

I gasp. "You don't think what we have is serious?"

At this he rolls his eyes. "Lavender...we've only been together for three months. That's hardly enough time to make any serious commitment."

Does this mean he's not ready to commit to me? His words hurt more than he realized. Three months is plenty enough time to figure out where things are headed. I thought we'd be ready to get serious and possibly even talk about our future together.

I get up, ready to respond when I remember something. The other day when I was studying in the library I overheard a conversation between Harry and Hermione. About Harry and Hermione spending Christmas with Ron.

"Is Hermione coming with you for Christmas?"

Ron looks up at me. "Yeah. I mean, she may not come this year because...why?"

"You're letting Hermione spend Christmas with you but not me?"

"Hermione is family, she's been spending Christmas with me since we met." Ron says matter of fact.

I let out a tiny sigh of relief. "So she's like your sister? Like Ginny?"

"Hermione is definitely not like a sister. She's, she's..." He trails off as a smile spreads a cross his lips. "Probably the best thing that's ever happened to me."

I scoff. "I really don't get your friendship. What kind of friend ignores you for three months simply because you've got a girlfriend."

"I-," He stammers. "I don't know, but something is wrong with her. Sometimes I think that maybe it's my fault why we aren't talking."

I furrow my brows. "Why would it be your fault?"

"Because I think it feels like I chose you over her. I mean, I have been spending a lot of time with you and I haven't been able to hangout with any of my other friends, not even Harry."