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Author's Note

New Year's back along with some hope for our lovely non-couple...

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That night Charlie dreamt of her. His hands roamed her sensuous figure as her curls blew around her face in a soft breeze. He took his time kissing her rosy lips just to find out how soft they were against his own. Her perfume filled his senses and his ears filled with the sounds of her breathing, sleepy and shallow against his cheek. He marvelled at the lexicon of arousing sounds she made as he kissed her passionately, the little whimpers, mewls and moans that escaped her lips as the feel of his rough fingers curled and moving inside her. He adored how she tasted as she came, lapping up her sweet honey that she generously provided for him and how her whole body quaked and shook under the weight of her crashing orgasms at the work of his hands. In his dream he truly made her happy in every sense of the word.

…

Charlie woke with a start to a pointed coughing sound. He had been having the best dream ever and groaned huskily at the memory.

Opening his bleary eyes he looked first to the mess of blond curls spread out across his chest and wrapped his arms protectively around her, the brightest smile he had ever worn adorning his face. At the sound of another pointed cough he looked up to see two identical lads, rough and burley from working on a farm, their arms crossed on their chests and muscles bulging boldly. They did not have happy smiling faces.

Charlie gulped as he remembered that he was laying in a bundle of blankets on the lounge floor in Ashlynn's parents home, with empty blankets from where her brothers had slept and Tonks' still sleeping body also laying somewhere nearby.

"We just got up to start the morning work" one twin growled at him quietly.

"Thought we'd have a little chat before Dad comes down to see his princess wrapped up in the arms of a man he trusted" the other added menacingly.

With a heavy gulp and a shaky nod Charlie reluctantly extracted himself from Ashlynn's warm arms and followed her brothers outside.

"What's going on with you and our sister?" One twin asked, Charlie really had no idea who was which at this time in the morning and his mind was swimming.

"We're friends, best friends" he stumbled in response

"You didn't have your filthy man hands all over Tonks' body though did you" the other twin countered "what are your feelings for our Ashlynn?"

Tired of living a charade around her, and afraid of her brothers seeing through any lie his tired and hungover brain could come up with anyway, he opened his mouth and spoke the truth.

"I love her. I am so deeply in love with her that I can't even imagine living a single day without her in my life." He started and relief flew through him at this admittance. "I adore everything about her but she doesn't have a clue. I don't want to lose her by messing everything up."

Harry and Ben seemed okay with this answer by the fact they donned matching smiles, clapped him on the shoulder and left him standing outside, barefoot and shirtless in the freezing morning dew without another word.

…

New Years Eve arrived and the Weasleys were hosting another party. The family were all, once again, put to work and this year Charlie had been put in charge of the warming charms on the Marquee since Bill had had to go back to work a few days before. After hours using the new wand he'd received for Christmas (having damaged his old wand in an incident with a sneezing blast ended skrewt he had been looking after for Hagrid), he had just finished the last layers of warming charms when the guests started arriving so ran upstairs to shower and get ready for the night as quickly as he could manage, not wanting to miss out on the celebrations.

"Oi loser open up" Tonks' bellowing voice flowed through his bedroom door as he swapped his shirt yet again out of nerves.

"It's open" Charlie called back.

"Wotcha loser" Tonks greeted as she waltzed into the room and her eyes fell on the entire contents of his wardrobe laid out on Bill's empty bed "having problems are we?"

"I can't find anything nice to wear" Charlie blushed

"Wear this one" she said pulling out a slim fitting, midnight blue shirt from the middle of the pile before vanishing the rest back to his chest of drawers and wardrobe "trust me."

He pulled it on over his faded ripped jeans and was nearly done buttoning it up when Tonks grabbed his hands and pulled him out the door.

"It looks better slightly undone" she explained as they ran down the stairs "plus she'll be able to see that you're still wearing that dragon charm she gave you this way."

Storming into the Marquee his eyes, as they always did with or without his permission, searched for a familiar head of curly dark blond hair and within moments his heart clenched as he saw her running towards them, her eyes wide in glee at seeing her two best friends as she threw an arm around the neck of each of them. His eyes swam erratically across the midnight blue skater dress she wore with her favourite blue vans, her hair flowing wild and free. She looked happy and free and he had never seen her look so beautiful.

The music was already loud and fast paced as the trio jumped right into the heart of the celebrations to dance and sway around the crammed dance floor. The bar was well stocked and charmed only against those under seventeen so it was easy for them to grab hold of butterbeer and firewhiskey, although they followed Charlie's lead on not drinking much of the hard liquor as he recalled that part of the previous New Year's Eve party in the same location. They drank and danced merrily, hands entwined and bodies moving together for hours on end until finally the countdown began. The three had spent the night so far all together, enjoying being with their best friends, it had been the three of them together against the world since that fateful crash in first year but Tonks' had been glad to spot the fleeting glances her best friends threw at each other all night. Finally they might make something of this never ending flirtation.

TEN

Tonks immediately abandoned them at the start of the countdown with a knowing smirk and headed to the bar, but neither really noticed.

NINE

He took a step closer to her and picked up her hands in his.

EIGHT

She smiled at him and a blonde curl fell in slow motion across her face.

SEVEN

He smiled back at her lifting a heavy hand and tucking the lock neatly behind her ear.

SIX

She shivered at his touch and tipped her eyes up to meet with his.

FIVE

Their gazes locked and she felt like she was drowning in the oceans of his deep blue eyes.

FOUR

He took another step forward, now only a hair's width of air kept their bodies from touching.

THREE

His hand drifted down from her ear and threaded through the long mane of curls he adored.

TWO

She stepped forward in return, closing the gap and pressing the contours of their bodies flush against one another.

ONE

Her eyelids fluttered closed, lips slightly parted.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The cacophony of cheers and whoops around them didn't even register as sound as their lips met softly at first, grazing against one another in a tender kiss full of sweetness and innocence but within moments the kiss had deepened and Charlie poured all of his emotion into that first kiss. His lips moved slowly against hers in reverence of how incredible the young woman truly was to him. He thought of every time he had wanted to kiss her over the past seven years and poured all of the love and devotion he had ever felt towards her into that one simple act, their first kiss. He loved her and was desperate for her to know it.

After what simultaneously felt like millennia and barely a moment, they broke apart breathless as everyone celebrated noisily around them. The couple still didn't notice anyone else though, as though they were the only two people who existed in the whole world, until Tonks wrapped them each in a hug whispering wishes of a happy new year into each of their ears.

"Bill's away if you two want to talk" she added in Charlie's ear with a wink as she backed away, already on her way back over to continue flirting with the tall barman.

Tentatively Charlie gathered Ashlynn's hand up in his, a simple act he had done thousands of times before but that now felt like entirely new and terrifying territory, and guided her back towards his house.

"Um..my room's empty if you want to talk" he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck and gazing sideways at her nervously.

She tightened her hold on his hand with a disarming smile and ran up the staircase giggling as she pulled him along behind her. His heart raced at her giggle and his breath caught at the delighted smile on her face as she pulled him towards her at the doorway to his room.

"Charlie" she breathed against him. The echo of a taste of firewhiskey on both of their lips, just enough to lower their inhibitions slightly but no where near enough that they weren't completely in control.

Her lips crashed once more against his and he snaked his muscular arms around her dipped waist, pulling her soft curves into his firm chest. His tongue ran along her bottom lip teasing her and begging for entry at which her lips instantly parted for him in invitation and their tongues danced deliciously in each other's mouths. Her soft arms wound around his strong shoulders and her fingers tugged at the short hair at the nape of his neck.

Ashlynn felt herself being walked backwards and heard a door slam shut, this sudden noise brought her thoughts into better clarity at which she broke the kiss to cast silencing and locking charms, not wanting their night to be disturbed by anyone. His lips found her jaw and he pepped up and down it with soft kisses back forth from her rosy lips to the delicate shell of her ear, his wide tongue flicked at her earlobe before he sucked and nibbled on the soft skin below, encouraged by the pants and heady mewls released from the lips he was now so infatuated with. His mouth moved to explore her neck, just as he had imagined doing for years and he discovered that she tasted even sweeter than he had ever dared to dream.

Her hands found the dark blue buttons at the front of his shirt, her fingers fiddling to pop them open one by one but she took her time enjoying the experience and noticing that Charlie's breathing was becoming more and more laboured as her hands dipped lower and lower down his abdomen. When they brushed his shirt open at the top of his jeans his stillness was broken and he slammed her back up against the wall eliciting a heart melting moan from her throat.

His lips crashed hungrily back into hers as she pushed the fabric of his shirt from his shoulders and let it fall to the floor in a heap of midnight blue cotton, her fingernails scraping up and down his back as he rocked and rolled his hips into her. Her breath came in little pants as his muscles bulged against her palms, his lips and darting tongue tasting the hollows of her neck and collarbone, one of his large hands massaging her thigh and the other caressing her breast.

Delighted by the direction the night was taking, Ashlynn hitched her leg up around his waist and crumbled into Charlie's strong arms as he rocked his steel hard erection against her wet core. Sandwiching her firmly between the wall and his chest he lifted her other leg and hooked it around his waist, her feet hooking together at this lower back and her breathing becoming hotter and shallower with every ensuing thrust. With his hands on the back of her thighs and her panting face buried in his shoulder, he carried her over to his bed and sat with her on his lap. His hands moved through her curls, playing as he had longed to do for so long and messing them up further while she in turn played with the familiar dragon charm around his neck.

"I want you" she murmured, nudging his ear lobe with her button nose before catching it between her lips and sucking softly.

His hands moved from playing in her hair to the zip of her dress and he took his time dragging the small metal tag all the way down her spine. He allowed his hands to freely roam the newly exposed soft skin of her back as he kissed her passionately, his lips full of longing for her and only her.

Ashlynn stood from his lap and allowed her dress to fall from her frame, pooling seductively around her ankles. She kicked off her shoes and stepped back towards him, setting her knees on his bed either side of thighs and straddling his hips.

Charlie looked up at the breathtaking woman in front of him, desperate for her to understand how he felt. His voice was caught as he got lost in her eyes, his mind distracted as she carded her fingers through his messy hair. He couldn't put words to how he felt right now so he promised himself he would show her instead.

Holding her gaze he ran his hands along her thighs and up her sides, revelling in the soft curves he so adored. He reached behind her and unclasped her bra without taking his eyes from hers. Her breasts bounced free as he threw the lacy bra to the floor and, still holding her gaze, he took one of her pink nipples in his mouth. Her eyes fluttered closed and she moaned throatily at his actions. One nipple was tweaked by the calluses on his left hand while his tongue continued to flick and circle the other.

At the sound of a particularly sensual moan from his love, Charlie flipped them round, laying her down gently on his bed and hovering his body above hers. His lips moved down her body kissing and loving on every patch of soft skin he passed. Reaching her panties he looked up at her, silently requesting permission before dragging the soaked lace down her legs. He kissed his way back up to her core and lapped up her juices.

At the feel of his warm tongue against her clit Ashlynn melted completely, he thoughts turned to mush and she whimpered wantonly. She'd never been naked with a man before, never let any of the guys she'd dated get this far and she was so glad that when she finally had it was with Charlie. She loved him completely. She had barely had the chance to realise this fact before her first orgasm careered through her, his calloused fingers continued to curl and pump inside her, his thumb and tongue working together on his clitoris, begging her to orgasm again and again. Her hands fisted in the sheet, threaded through his hair and scratched up and down his muscular back as she writhed and squirmed beneath him screaming and moaning in ecstasy.

He was relentless with her, giving her several powerful orgasms one immediately after the next that all had her screaming and moaning his name.

"Charlie. Charlie. Char… Char… CHARLIE!" Ashlynn panted and screamed as another orgasm ripped through her.

Her walls tightened around Charlies fingers for the fifth time that night and he lapped up all the delicious juices she released for him. They were as sweet as honey to his lips while her chanting and moaning of his name as she came around his fingers was even sweeter to his ears.

His body worked its way up hers worshipping her body as he went and skimming her now extremely sensitive nipples with his chest. He held her close, his chest pressed tightly against hers, and kissed her adoringly, brushing his lips sweetly against hers as the end of her orgasm lingered on.

"I want you Charlie" Ashlynn whispered into his mouth between kisses "I need you"

She reached down and popped open the button at the top of his flies.

"Are… are you sure love?" Charlie's breath hitched as he felt her hands near his throbbing erection.

"Charlie. I'm sure." She confirmed honestly as she slid down the zip of his jeans and pushed them down his legs.

She'd not actually seen a penis before so allowed her soft hands to explore inside his boxers before removing them. Her hands toying with his thick, eight inch long shaft, and experimenting with the way it twitched against her when she ran her finger over the precum and slit at the top or when she cupped and squeezed his balls at the base.

Charlie's brain was completely fried. He was in bed with Ashlynn. The girl he had longed after, cried over and loved for seven years. He stared at her in wonder as she took off his boxers. She rolled them over so she could straddle his thighs as her hands pumped up and down his shaft. He watched her face and noticed how her eyes had grown wide at the sight of him. A growl rumbled through his chest at the innocent way she was worrying her rosy bottom lip with her teeth before his gaze flowed past her curls to her large breasts bouncing up and down excitedly as she pleasured him.

Ashlynn looked up from his glistening tip when she heard him growl. She locked eyes with him and saw so much affection in those deep blue oceans that she knew he was her someone special.

Leaning forwards to kiss him tenderly, Ashlynn's wet core brushed against Charlie's penis. At the pleasure of this sensation she rocked back and forth rubbing his tip and length along and between her wet folds until they were both trembling in longing.

"Charlie I'm ready" she spoke confidently into his ear.

It took him a few moments to register what she meant. He had never wanted to get this far with a woman before, sex was special to him and he knew he only wanted this with Ashlynn.

Charlie hooked his finger under her chin bringing her eyes to meet his, searching for any sign of hesitation. When he found none, he flipped them back over, spread her legs wide, grabbed his wand from the floor and cast the contraceptive charm Bill had taught him. His fingers found her folds again, spreading her honey around he inserted two fingers back inside her eager core. He found resistance when sliding in a third and carefully pumped his curled fingers inside her, his thumb rubbing her clit until she was repeatedly begging him to enter her.

Cupping her face in one hand and intertwining her fingers reassuringly with those on his other, he carefully lined himself up with her opening before slowly sliding into her throbbing wet core. He kissed her tenderly when he met resistance again and pushed through, squeezing her hand in his. He was so gentle and loving with her that the sharp pain was soon forgotten and when he eventually started to move again, she thrust towards him trying to pull him deeper.

With a throaty chuckle he sheathed himself inside her completely for the first time and she came instantly at the sensation of being so thoroughly filled. With her walls tightening around him Charlie held his resolve and waited for her to be ready before moving inside her again.

Their movements against each other became less rhythmic and their kisses more desperate as he thrust inside her faster and harder, both following the instinctive guidance their pleasure ravaged bodies gave.

"More Charlie. Please Charlie." Ashlynn begged whimpering and mewling at his motion.

Charlie gripped her behind her knees, lifting and spreading her legs further as he pounded into her relentlessly, his body knocking against her clit with every thrust. He watched her come so completely undone at his actions, her large breasts bouncing wildly, her hair fanned out over the bed around her, her face contorting in pleasure like she had never felt before, her breath uneven and mingled with mewls and moans.

"Charlie!" She cried out again as her latest orgasm rocked her to the core. Charlie thrust once more but couldn't hold it as her walls clenched around him, his own release toppling after hers as she milked him dry.

"Ash" Charlie cried out in response, his voice broken and his body shaking at the love coursing through him.

They collapsed into each other's arms whispering nonsensical words of affection to each other as they succumbed to sleep, exhausted and oh so satiated.