Once Trish had swung her leg around to position herself in his lap he felt himself wanting this more and more. Over the past week there had been a slight tinge of worry or doubt regarding his feelings. Because, the situation they were currently in - them getting slightly hot and heavy - could have gone the complete opposite way. He could have told her he loved her, they may have snogged, and then well, he could have maybe realised he didn't see her in any way other than her being his best mate. But as his hands slided up the side of her thighs, making their way to her lower back, he was suddenly felt reassured him that he did want her in this way. Actually, right now, he wanted her quite badly. As he felt Trish's smile on his lips he formed one of his own before it faltered slightly as she pulled away.
To say that Ed was surprised at what his best mate had just said would have been an understatement. In fact, as far as Ed knew Trish had never said that to a bloke, and mean it in the way he assumed she did. As much as he tried, he couldn't hide his grin. He cupped the side of her face and meet her lips for a tender kiss. "I love you too," he whispered against his lips as he pulled away. Ed almost felt like laughing. All of his worrying had not been necessary. Sure, there was still apart of him that was concerned on what all this meant, but as long as she wasn't running for the hills he was happy. Even more so now because of the fact that she was in his arms, and in a more of a mate kind of way. Though, there was still a hint of doubt in the back of his mind, something he was trying hard to ignore but there was a thousand things that could go wrong. However, he found a strange reassurance in her words, and all he had to do was remind himself that it was him and Trish. Whatever might be in store for them they will more than capable of recovering from it.
As she said he loved him once more, his smile grew again after slightly faltering while thinking of his doubts. And again, he found a reassurance in her words. He felt there was a truth in them and while he had thought of the possibility that she was doing all this because she felt compelled to earlier, he had no doubt in his mind now. Even his doubts from moments ago had slowly numbed and disappeared from his mind. He breathed in heavily, taking in her words again before he felt her lips on his once more. He returned the kiss, his head following hers for a quick moment as she pulled away.
As she rested her head against him, he wrapped his arms around her, tilting her head up with his index finger so he could kiss her forehead gently. He took a moment to think about the whole picture instead of concentrating on the fleeting thoughts that passed through his mind. It had been around about two weeks since the Halloween ball, and getting from there to here would have once seemed impossible to the Hufflepuff. But, here they were, and Merlin he was glad. But when she asked him what was next for them, his pulse quickened slightly, a little unsure on what to say. After taking a few moments, his eyes narrowing slightly as he thought everything through. "You're my best mate, you're my Chuckles, reckon it's only right if you're my girl too," he responded, his voice surprisingly calm. It took him a while to let everything sink in, realising that after all these years everyone had been right about them. Normally, Ed hated being proven wrong but in this situation he was rather smug about being wrong, and proud of it too.