Emmeline continued to watch, her smile widened some when he returned to gentle squeeze of her hand and looked back to her. He really was a handsome man. A bit of a rogue in looks, surely thanks to the the facial hair he sported but she liked it. He stood out without being an outcast. He'd caught her attention long before she'd realized just how handsome of a man he was. It was strange to think of such a thing, especially when she'd fancied herself with quite the crush on Mr. MacFusty not quite a year ago. And looking at Charlie, she realized he couldn't be any more different from the Gryffindor she'd found to be cute.

Scooting along the bench as he pulled her closer just a bit, she felt her cheeks flush at the close proximity. Which was silly, really. She'd all but sat in his lap on the kitchen floor not that long ago and as it was on the bench, they were barely touching. Other than the handhold they were sharing. But it seemed decidedly different, especially with the way he was looking at her.

Being closer, she was able to see the almost dreamy sort of expression in his eyes as he looked to her. But it words caused a slight flicker of alarm to go through her eyes. She hadn't expected it to be put into such terms even if she had hoped there would be an "us."

Her bottom lip caught between her teeth as she nibbled almost nervously there, her eyes focused on his before she nodded slowly, calmly. "I'd like for there to be," she ended up saying, soft and quiet. It was a big step to make. A terrifying one, really. Because even though he had asked it out loud, there was no knowing what he truly thought. Regardless, she was daring to get her hopes up in the moment. She just hoped they wouldn't crash down around her.

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