Misery [T. Higgs] ✔

realization

Helena wakes up, held in a tight embrace. Her lower body aches. It does since yesterday. A throbbing pain. Like that bruises leave. And bruised she was. Her hips anyway. She turns around and places kisses all over her sleeping boyfriends face. He groans soft as he wakes up, tiredly kissing her back. "Hmm. I could get used to this.", he mumbles, a sweet grin on his face. Helena chuckles. Again kissing him. "Want some breakfast?" "Sure..." Helena slides out of bed and gets dressed. Well.. Sort of.
She slides on some panties and oversize T-shirt, puts on her glasses and calls it a day. Leaving the room and entering the kitchen. She begins making some simple breakfast and is soon hugged from behind. "Do you even know how damn lucky I am to have you?" She laughs. "That tickles." Her giggles sound adorable to him and he places little kisses all over her neck. "I love you, Hel." She turns and looks at him. Her eyes soft. "I love you too, handsome." He smiles to himself. He loved hearing those words from her lips.

Soon after they eat breakfast and spend the day in bed talking about random nonsense. Happily wasting away their time.
It is a calm moment to breathe, make love, and hold each other tightly. Because the worry of what is to come is huge.

After two weeks of nothing else but this daily rhythm they apparate to the fox burrow. The Weasleys home. Molly immediately goes to greet them. "Helena! I am happy to see you! And this is.." "Terence Higgs. Her boyfriend." Helena smiles as Molly gushes happily. "I am so happy for you two. Helena is a very good, sweet girl. Always taking care of all of my children. She will make a great mother one day.". Helena flushes, while Terence only laughs and hugs her from behind, pecking her cheek. "I already knew that. She takes care of a bunch of first, now second years."
"Helena." Harry runs at her in full speed and she quickly catches him, lifting him up with a huge grin on her face, hugging him tightly. "Hey Harry." He is set down and then greets Terence. "Alright. The plan is for me to pick you up a day before your birthday so we can celebrate together with your dad." Helena nods. He sighs. "It'll be weird waking up without you. Graduate quickly. I want you with me at home." She nods and pecks his lips, then watches as he disapparates. "Wow. You already love him that much?" Helena smiles at Molly. "If one does not plan on marrying their relationship partner and having a future with them, does one not plan for heartbreak?", she asks, repeating what Terence had told her on their first date. And Molly finds herself agreeing. "And Remus?" "He met Terence and seems to like him. As much as any man can like his daughters boyfriend..." Molly and her share a laugh, while her arm still stays wrapped around her little brother. "And how do you like your sisters boyfriend?" Harry grins. "Terence is okay, despite being a Slytherin. He is nice to my sister. That's all that matters.." Molly nods and pats his head proudly. "And Terence and you? How do you know each other?" "We became sort of friends when I was in second grade and joined the quidditch team. He has been seeker for Slytherin already when I came to school. He was the only one of them anybody could really have a conversation with. And so I gained a little crush on him. We stayed 'friends' all the way until this year, which was his final year, when he asked me out on a date. And my little crush turned into love I guess." Molly nods. Listening carefully. "Its beautiful to see you two. It really is. I haven't seen you smile like this before." "Not for very long. I've stayed over at his place for two weeks and I already miss him." "You'll see him next week. Remember?" Helena nods with a sigh, ruffles Harry's hair and then greets Hermione and Ron, before squeezing her favorite twins, placing a kiss onto each ones cheek before finally hugging Percy. "Hey Perc." He smiles and hugs her back. "Hey Helena. I guess I know now why I didn't get any owls from you the last two weeks..." She grins. "Sorry. I was distracted by domestic life.", she admits. "So you two are basically almost married." "First I need to be engaged. Then we'll talk." He laughs. "But knowing you there was lots of food in bed." "We basically didn't really move at all. And only left once for groceries." "Sounds about right." Both share a laugh and Helena goes to hug Ginny. The red haired girl beams at her. "I missed you already. You have a boyfriend now?" "Yup. Terence Higgs. Works at the Ministry now. He's an international correspondant. But they want him in the Unspoken department." Ginny nods. They all eat dinner together and Helena even gets to greet Bill and Charlie. Both there to visit. She feels right at home, though she misses Terence. She really does.