Belle Rochford
graduated
Shopkeeper: Madame Malkins
The secret's out.
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Post by Belle Rochford on Feb 24, 2010 2:29:34 GMT -5
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Post by Zach Fischer on Feb 24, 2010 22:28:58 GMT -5
Zach was sure he shouldn't feel relieved to hear that the owner - Chris? - was a childhood friend. Surely it shouldn't matter to him either way? But he grinned at the mention of Sinead. "Uh, yeah, Aidan mentioned her a couple of times..." He shook his head reminiscently. "We were both kind of - precocious in our teens. Sometimes I kind of forget that, I havent' been with anyone else since me and Nat first started dating when I was in seventh year."
He seemed to have got the conversation back to dangerous territory again, without really meaning to. He tried to turn it to something else, remembering that he'd been meaning to discuss something with Belle, without Jezabel around.
"Belle - has it been hard for you, raising a child alone? I still feel guilty that I wasn't there for you."
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Belle Rochford
graduated
Shopkeeper: Madame Malkins
The secret's out.
Posts: 49
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Post by Belle Rochford on Feb 25, 2010 5:47:12 GMT -5
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Post by Zach Fischer on Feb 25, 2010 20:59:54 GMT -5
Zach chuckled. "Well, Aidan was pretty complimentary about Sinead. He wouldn't tell me much - so I know he liked her." He shook his head, thinking about Aidan. "You know, when I heard Ceal found him with another woman last year, I gave him a hard time - told him he should grow up. But now... well, I still don't think it was okay, I kind of understand a bit more that things can change between people... I shouldn't judge him, I don't know everything that led up to it."
He listened to Belle talking about their daughter as a baby, and smiled. "I'm glad she didn't give you a hard time. My mother had quite a challenge - the way she found out we were animagi was when she walked into our room one morning and found a baby and a wolf cub curled up in the crib together."
His stomach suddenly growled again, and he grinned. "Let's hope the food doesn't take too long," he said.
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Belle Rochford
graduated
Shopkeeper: Madame Malkins
The secret's out.
Posts: 49
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Post by Belle Rochford on Feb 25, 2010 22:45:17 GMT -5
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Post by Zach Fischer on Feb 28, 2010 23:45:30 GMT -5
The tremour in Belle's voice didn't escape Zach. "I forgot, she was a good friend of yours." He reached over and touched her hand, as he continued, "Aidan was shattered when he... heard about Sinead. A lot of people died in that battle, but for him, it was the first time he lost someone he... that he was close to. He seemed to recover quickly, but I think it took him longer to get over it than he let on. That whole thing changed all of us - made us realize that we're mortal." He sighed. He hadn't meant this to become such a depressing conversation.
Suddenly, Zach realized that his hand was still resting on Belle's, and he withdrew it as she looked over at the barman. "Thank goodness for that," he said, when she told him the food was almost ready.
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Belle Rochford
graduated
Shopkeeper: Madame Malkins
The secret's out.
Posts: 49
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Post by Belle Rochford on Mar 2, 2010 21:13:38 GMT -5
my head is saying "fool, forget him"MY HEART IS SAYING "DON'T LET GO." Belle looked down at their hands when Zach's appeared on hers. She bit her bottom lip slightly. That felt nice. And she felt horrible for liking it. It was only a friendly, comforting touch on the hand, but it hurt a little. She sighed and nodded. "It was definitely a hard time to go through. Everything happened at once. The Battle, Sinead dying, the trials... then I found out I was pregnant, all at the same time. Didn't have a second to comprehend it all at the time, but everything's getting better."
Suddenly, his hand left hers. Another sigh left her lips. Thankfully at that moment, Chris came over with their meals, placing them down in front of them. "Thanks Chris." "No worries, love, shout out if you need anything." And with that, he patted Belle's shoulder and left them. "There you go, your stomach can stop protesting now!" she teased, before starrting on her chicken.
----- Lyrics: Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John
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