Andromeda felt herself beginning to smile. Her body readied itself to laugh along with him, but she clamped down on her lip with her teeth, willing herself not to do this. If Ted had been any regular guy that had cheated on her, this wouldn't have been hard.
But Ted wasn't just some other guy. He was likable and always kind. When they had still been dating, he might make her mad, but she wouldn't stay mad at him for long because he would end up doing something so sweet that she forgave him. Those redeeming qualities had strung her along for the longest time...
So instead of chuckling along with him as he ragged on muggle romance novels, she gave him a small smile, her blue eyes focused only on the book in his hands. Her left arm snaked surreptitiously around her torso as if to hold herself together. No words came to her mind, and she felt extremely stupid just standing there, staring at his book. She thought she could do this. She thought she would be able to just get it done and over with, but she was beginning to doubt herself.
"Well, enjoy your book," she said, chickening out. She chanced a glance up at his face, trying to seem a bit more natural. She even smiled just a tiny bit more! And then she turned, getting ready to head toward the girls' dormitories.
ooc; OHMIGOSH. I wrote a really good reply to this and IT DIDN'T POST. ;; Now I'm upset. Good thing I checked though...