Date: 25 March 2005
Characters: Ernie Macmillan, Cedric Diggory
Location: Socks
Status: Private
Summary: Cedric and Ernie meet for breakfast. And probably talk about women as they are wont to do.
Completion: Complete
Ernie awoke, curled up behind Eleanor, and was embarrassed to find that not only was his hand on her breast, but that he was also sporting a rather impressive morning stiffie. Thankfully, Eleanor was asleep. He slid out of bed, careful not to wake her, and padded to the bathroom.
The water was much warmer--he'd cast a charm on the water heater yesterday--and he washed up and took care of 'other' things. Although he felt slightly guilty for wanking in Eleanor's shower. Sleeping in the same bed as her was proving a little more difficult than he'd imagined. Luckily, he mostly stumbled to bed in the early morning hours, exhausted.
People at the hospital seemed genuinely grateful that he was there. While he still wasn't thrilled about his assignment, he was coming to feel a bit useful. Once he was dressed, he went back into the bedroom and stared at Eleanor for a long moment. She'd been asleep last night when he'd gotten home, but had left dinner out for him under a warming charm. Ernie wondered how long she'd want him to stay the night; he really didn't have a problem with it being indefinite. But he thought it best not to mention that. Especially after he'd blurted out his feelings.
Sighing, he leaned down to kiss her. Before he left, he scribbled out a note explaining that he was meeting Cedric for breakfast. After a moment's hesitation, he signed it 'Love, Ernie.' He carefully locked and warded the house and then Apparated to Socks.
Cedric, as expected, wasn't there yet.