She knew that she had to tell him right away. Still she didn't want to hurt him. She met him at their favorite spot under the large oak tree the Satur...day after her conversation with Wayne. She told him that they could no longer be together. Janet had cried and Chris had cried but eventually he said that he understood. He had known all along that it couldn't last, yet he had hoped that they could be together longer. Still he knew that he would be returning to college soon and his life would go. There was only one neighbouring house which overlooked my windows, and due to a high wall, only one of their rooms with a small glass balcony had a decent view.I think the husband worked, as he was never around during the day, but I saw the wife going to the shops from the front, or regularly using the rear balcony door to go into the garden to either talk to a neighbour or hang washing out - I was not working at that time and so when it got warmer I managed to get a rough idea of her routine.. Obviously, Dad - and Susan - must have spruced the room up a bit before I came, wanting to make me feel at home.I was starting to feel ashamed of my actions. Susan was a far better person than I had thought; far better than what I was. I didn't know if I would have the guts to stand in front of her long enough to apologize to her; I felt small."Hon," her soft voice broke into my reverie. "Are you all right?"I sat up and looked at her, peering in at me, concerned and caring. "I am sorry," I. “All right,” she said with a giggle, “Maybe one ... Or two - each!”“Take a looksee around the store while I go do some secret shopping, Gin!”While she went from display to display, he purchased ten of a new model from Firebolt that he had seen Deatheaters flying during the BoH, made a great deal and was getting them delivered directly to the Burrow. They weren’t cheap (25 galleons each, even after his deal), but Arthur, Molly and the gang had done so much for him over the years that it was well.
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