Fade Into You: A Charlie Weasley Love Story

Chapter 8-Kiss Me

🎶And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck, I'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet, and with a feeling I'll forget I'm in love now🎶
-Ed Sheeran
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"I can't believe that womanizing bastard. As if all the other girls that fall prey to him aren't enough." Charlie was pacing around the clearing now, as Michaela stood up, trying to calm him down. "Charlie, what are you talking about? I'm fine. Carter tried but I stopped it before it went any further. He broke up with me afterwards, so nothing ever happened. And that was over a year ago." She told him, trying to ease his nerves.

"Just the thought of him trying that with you is hard to think about.. he's already played with so many girls emotions. He just takes what he wants and leaves them. I couldn't imagine him possibly hurting you that way. I don't even know how the fucker got into Hufflepuff to be honest. That's the last house he should be in." He said angrily.

"Charlie, I know he's an awful excuse for a Hufflepuff but why are you taking this so personally?.." Michaela questioned him. "Because he's hurt two of my friends, and he brags about his sexual conquests to his buddies and his Quidditch teammates. It's utterly disgusting. He's a pig." He explained to her. "And I've been waiting to kick his arse for years."

"I understand wanting to defend your friends. I didn't know about all the other girls.. he was playing me too, I'm guessing." Michaela looked sad for a moment. "He was nice enough to begin with but people can still be horrible and charming at the same time. But that doesn't give you an excuse to be violent. I'm sure now he has enough of a reputation that people know to avoid him as a potential love interest. As I said earlier, I'm fine. I emerged unscathed from the beast, so to speak."

Charlie looked at her apologetically, and said "I'm sorry.. I know you're right." He ranked his fingers through his long hair, feeling somewhat defeated. "But I just don't understand how other men can be so horrible to women and get away with it. It sickens me.. I just think about my sister coming to Hogwarts eventually and me not being here to protect her from someone like him."

"Charlie, she's a Weasley. I've met a good amount of you, and I've heard your mothers intimidating voice through a Howler. Your sister has the biggest supportive army behind her back, and she's learning from the best group of brothers anyone could ask for." She said with a reassuring smile on her face. "And I'm assuming she's a red head like the rest of her family. Us gingers are born with fire in our veins. We can take on anyone, and defend ourselves."

Charlie grinned at Michaela, realizing how right she was. He admired her strength and ability to see the brighter side of things, and stay so calm in stressful situations.. 'Could I fall any harder for this girl?' He thought to himself. He definitely couldn't wait to find out..

"I'm excited for you to meet Ginny. She's going to love you." Charlie pulled Michaela into a hug and kissed her forehead. "You'll be like the older sister she wishes all of her brothers were." He added jokingly. This elicited a giggle from Michaela.
"Thanks for adding to my already inflated ego." She winked at him and kissed him lightly on the lips. Charlie looked into her eyes, holding her gaze there a few moments. "What, is there something on my face?" She touched her hand to her cheek, smiling but feeling confused.

He lightly shook his head while pulling her to sit down next to him on the blankets, and said "No, nothing is on your beautiful face, Love.. I was just thinking about what you told me before I got upset about Huffleprick." Charlie chuckled a little at the nickname he gave to Carter but blushed.

"Good name, it suits him." Michaela giggled but looked at Charlie's face, concern etching her features. "What about 'it' Charlie?.." She hesitantly asked. "I know you said it's okay, but I feel guilty about pressuring you." He stated, feeling ashamed. "Thinking about Carter trying to take advantage of you.. and seeing how I touched you first, being the one initiating it all.. I'm not much better than him." He sighed and fell back onto the pillows.