Good Enough

[mcgonagallrules]

Wow that is lemony!! And you know nothing makes your day any brighter than a little lemon in it! Still love this story...update soon please.

[Gemmie Lou]

"Are you ready my dear?"

"Two seconds i am just putting my hair up"

"Why not leave it down it makes you look so beautiful"

Albus could hardly breath when Minerva left her bedroom, she looked absoluelty stunning in the green dress he had bought her and with her hair falling down her back she really did look like a goddess. Albus decided to be bold and instead of offering Minerva the crook of his arm he placed it round her waist instead. He liked the view of her cleavage that this position gave him and smiled when he smelt his shower gel on her.

Minerva was so happy when Albus put his arm around her waist that she did the same and laid her head on his shouldere. They made their way into town and decided to eat at a small italian restaurant on the outskirts of town. The owner of the restaurant gave them a quiet table at the back commenting on how it was nice that they had been together so long and Albus was still romantic. Both Minerva and Albus had blushed when the gentleman said this and Minerva blushed even more when Albus bought her a rose from the elderly lady going round the tables.

Albus and Minerva sat and ate their meal talking about everything from transfiguration to the muggle sport fencing which Albus had tried to take up in his youth but had failed miserably at. Neither could think of better evening in all of their memory and neither wanted it to end. They were both so glad that they had ended up on holiday together.

As they walked back to the villa Minerva decided to use some of her gryffindor courage and took hold of Albus' hand. They strolled up the hill to the villa each wrapped in their own thoughts of how to prolong the evening. When they got to the villa Albus walked Minerva to her door and then stopped, he had wanted the evening to carry on but he was tired from not having taken a nap this afternoon and he had seen Minerva stifle a yawn on the walk up from the restaurant. He decided to say goodnight.

"My dear i had a lovely time tonight thankyou very much."

"I had a great time also so i think we should share the thankyou."

"OK well ill see you in the morning then my dear sleep well"

"Yes pleasent dreams darling."

With that Minerva started to turn and walk into her room but Albus stopped her. He couldn't resist his heart had filled with joy when she had called him darling and he decided to try a different technique to make her feel beautiful and to see if she loved him like he loved her. So he lent down and softly brushed his lips pver hers. Instead of pulling away like he had expected her to she wrapped her arms round his neck and deepened the kiss. Albus could not believe how wonderful this felt he had dreamed of doing this for so long and now it was actually happening.

Minerva also couldn't believe what was happening. She was kissing Albus he was kissing her. It felt so wonderful she had always thouht that all those authors of the trashy romance novels had excagerated when they had described kissing your love but they had not her kneees really felt weak and her mind was going numb. Minerva realised that she was slowly running out of air and that sooner rather than later she would have to pull away and breath. Slowly her and Albus seperate dhe had a huge grin on his face and she realised that so did she.

"I feel that was a perfect way to end our evening dear"

"I believe it was Albus."

With that he slowly drew her hand to his mouth kissed it lovingly and watched her walk into her rooms. Both fell asleep that night happier than they had been in a very long time and looking forward to the rest of the holiday.

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A/N cheers for the reviews

[tanja]

me too

[nemi]

Aww that was really cute! The line about the trashy romance novels made me giggle too! ^^ This story just keeps getting better, everything is wonderfully described and the plot's great! Update ASAP!

[EloquentPhoenix]

Yey kisses!

[Alesia]

it is very sweet. It is amazing how fast your self esteem can change when you find someone who loves you

[Gemmie Lou]

i'vegot a bone to pick with you minerva... a BIG one... woof woof arooooooooooow!!!!!! love yaxxxx

[Gemmie Lou]

Minerva woke up with a huge grin on her face she smiled at last nights memory and wondered what to day would bring the next moment she heard a knock at the door.

“Come in Albus”

“Good morning my dear I brought you breakfast.”

She then realised that Albus was carrying a breakfast on a tray as well as a vase containing a red rose. Albus place the tray over her legs, placed a warm kiss on her mouth and then went to leave.

“Are you not staying to eat with me”

“I didn’t know if you wanted me to or not.”

Minerva levitated the tray, moved over, and lifted the covers up motioning for Albus to get in next to her.

“We eat our breakfast sat next to each other everyday and have done for years why break a great tradition when we can just move it to a new location.”

Albus smiled and started to put marmalade on his toast. He was so happy it was obvious that Minerva did not want last night to be a one-time thing either because she had leaned into his kiss before. He could feel Minerva’s warm leg up against his and then he realised that it was bare, he loved the feeling of Minerva’s bare leg against his silk pyjamas. He could not resist he leant over and kissed her more passionately than the last kiss. Minerva grinned.

“And what are you smiling at my dear.”

“You taste like marmalade, darling.”

“Do you not like the taste of marmalade my dear, I would rather give marmalade up than your precious kisses”

Minerva smiled and blushed at the same time, it was obvious that Albus liked her because he would never give up his morning breakfast of marmalade on toast otherwise he had been eating it for breakfast every day for over half a century.

“The taste of marmalade is just fine darling besides if we kiss for long enough then it will go away.”

Minerva smiled at the shocked but happy look on Albus’ face and decided to do something to get rid of it. She put the tray on the floor and leant over to passionately kiss him. Albus was surprised to say the least but he soon returned the kiss. He had been shocked when Minerva said that put happy as well. He loved Minerva’s kisses her mouth tasted like honey to him. Albus then decided to stop thinking and concentrate on kissing the love of his life instead. By this point Minerva was lying beneath him her breasts were pushed into his chest and he struggled to contain his arousal, then Minerva wrapped her bare legs round her back and she came into contact with his arousal. He pulled away he loved Minerva and he did not want to make love to her until he had told her that. When he looked down, he saw that Minerva looked upset and that she was trying to get out of his arms. He realised that she was probably thinking that this was her fault and decided to put her straight.

“Minerva my dear why do you look so upset. I didn’t pull away because of anything that you did I pulled away because I care for you very much and I want to show you how much I care all week. I do not wish you to think that I brought you on holiday only so that I could seduce you. I brought you because I want to spend time with my closest friend and someone who I hope will become more to me very soon.”

“Oh Albus, I thought that you didn’t like me ands that you just got carried away forgetting that you were with me.”

Tears started to roll down her cheeks and Albus pulled her up and onto his lap, and slowly kissed her.

“I like you very much and I could never forget who I am with, you are my world Minerva don’t ever forget it, now lets go and get dressed and then we can start our day.”

He kissed her gently and then left wishing that he could take all her worries away not realising that he had.

[TheGryffindorSeeker]

great chapter. cant wait for more.

[nemi]

How adorable! Poor Minerva. This story gets cuter and cuter! You show new sides to both of their characters and yet neither is OOC, it's wonderfully crafted. Update soon!

[EloquentPhoenix]

Good to see he can always make her feel loved and special. I like the way this story is going, he should know by now that he can always make her feel better! Update soon.

[tanja]

want more

[mcgonagallrules]

More please! This is too cute!

[Alesia]

I loved the way Albus reassured Minerva.

[Gemmie Lou]

The next 3 days passed quickly for Minerva and Albus they had travelled all round their surronding area and seen all there was to see. They had also spent all their mornings eating breakfast in Minerva's bed and ended all their days with a goodnight kiss at Minerva's door. There kisses had slowly grown more and more passionate but much to Minerva's dissapproval Albus had remained a total gentleman.

Today was to be the last full day of their holiday, they were sitting in Minerva's bed eating breakfast when Albus asked her a question.

"We have spent all our days so far sightseeing my dear so how would you like to sped today relaxing by the pool and then going out for one last meal at the restaurant we visited at on our first night here?"

"That sounds wonderful, we deliberately got a villa with a pool and we haven't used it yet, if you give me half an hour to get dressed i'll meet you outside"

"Ok my dear"

With that he gave her a warm kiss and picked up the tray and left. Albus smiled to himself this had been the best holiday he had ever been on, he and Minerva were now officially a couple they had diicussed it last night at dinner and had decided that they would keep their relationship quiet and only tell the staff and their close friends but both had expressed a wish that this be a forever thing. Albus had gone shopping when Minerva was napping yesterday and purchased a ring he had decided to propose tonight, he knew that things were moving quite quickly but he loved her so much and he couldn't bring himself to make love to her unless they were engaged to be married sometimes he hated his victorian upbringing. Albus then realised that he had been stood in the kitchen thinking for almost fifteen minutes and that he needed to go and change, he couldn't wait to see Minerva in her swimsuit.

Minerva stood infront of the mirror looking at her reflection she was pleasently suprised, even though you could see her scars they no longer bothered her, Albus had spent all week telling her how beautiful she was and all the reasons that he liked her so much she had never felt so happy in herself. She went to braid her hair because even though she had worn in down all week it was hard to swim with it like that. She pulled on a roe and walked outside to find Albus streched out on a lounger just like in her fantasy, she decided to make it into reality, so she quietly walked over dropping her robe on the floor before he had had a chance to see her she straddled him.

"Well hello to you my dear, you look absolutely ravishing"

Albus was struggling to control his desire, the most beautiful women in the world was straddeling him and there was nothing but two pieces of swimwear seperating them. He quickly pulled her down for a kiss and then picked her up and jumped into the pool with her still in his arms. Minerva came up spluttering.

"Albus Dumbledore i'll get you for that"

"Sorry my dear but i needed to cool down so i decided that you did to."

Minerva smiled she was happy that she had affected Albus she had decided that tonight was the last night that her and Albus would say goodnight at her door, when they had breakfast tomorrow they would both have spent all night in the same bed.

[EloquentPhoenix]

That was the most cruel place to leave it! Please update soon!

[nemi]

AAARG! That was such an EVIL place to stop! I loved the update, it was really cute and made me laugh too! Post more soon!

[Trulyamused]

This story is so refreshing. It really is. I can picture Minerva as the virgin to Albus very Victorian gentleman. Given Minerva's character I really cannot see her as one to whore around, even when given the opportunity. Especially, when she's loved Albus since she meet him.

Of course, the longer the wait the sweeter the surprise. I doubt either of them will be very disappointed in the final outcome of their consummation.

There's my soap box speech.
Good luck,

Truly

[TheGryffindorSeeker]

agree evil place to stop. but like sit lol....funny how to "cool" down lol. loved it. keep up the great work

[Tanja too tired to log in]

brilliant update

[mcgonagallrules]

I agree that this is a cruel place to leave us! Can't wait for the next installment. I love that Albus needs to officially make them a forever couple before they spend the night together. Alas, where have all of the "Prince Charming's" gone...

[Gemmie Lou]

Here you go everyone the penultimate chapter of my story. You guys have all been really nice thankyou

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Minerva lay in the bath that evening smiling happily to herself, she had a great time today with Albus they had spent all day just relaxing by the pool. She couldn’t wait for tonight, she was only worries about one thing and that was the fact that she was a virgin. What if Albus decided she wasn’t good enough and wanted to go back to be just good friends, she didn’t think she would be able to not after the joys that she had experienced this week. Minerva slowly pulled herself out of the bath and wrapped herself in a towel to walk to her room to get ready. As she left the bathroom Albus was waiting outside she gave him a quick kiss and then walked into her room feeling his gaze upon her back.

Albus was in a happy mood as well. He couldn’t wait to ask Minerva to be his wife, and to spend the rest of their lives together. He was only worried about after he proposed and they went home. He could tell that Minerva wanted to take their relationship to the next level and he did to but he was worried that he wouldn’t be experienced enough for her and that he wouldn’t please her. He decided to not worry himself anymore whatever happened would happen anyway and he doubted that Minerva would give up their relationship over something silly. He stepped out of the shower tied a towel round his waist and walked into his room.

Albus was sat in the living room waiting for Minerva he could not wait to see what she would look like in the black dress that he had bought her. At that moment he heard a cough and looked up to find Minerva smiling at him. She looked absolutely stunning in her dress with her hair flowing down her back and as she walked towards him he could see most of her leg and the top of her stockings. He stood up still in a bit of a daze gave her a warm kiss and then wrapped his arm around her.

“Albus are you okay darling you look a bit pale?”

“Yes sorry my dear I am fine I just forgot to breathe for a moment then”

Minerva laughed, they hadn’t even left the villa and already she felt like the luckiest women in the world. She wrapped her arm around Albus’ waist and they walked into town. The owner of the restaurant seemed happy to see them and gave them a quiet table facing the window with lovely views of the countryside. They ordered dinner and then while they were waiting for the food to come Albus took her hand across the table and spoke to her.

“My dear I have something to tell you it has been something that has been in my head for a great number of years but I could never find the right time to tell you. We have just shared the best holiday I have ever had so I have decided that now is the perfect time to tell you Minerva that I love you.”

Albus waited for her response he had spent all day agonizing over how to tell Minerva but that had just seemed to come out right. He hoped she thought so too.

“Oh Albus, I love you too, but until this week I could never think that you could feel the same way about me”

“My dear I have loved you since you were 16 years old and I taught you how to become an animagnus, I just never believed that you could fall in love with an old man like me”

“Oh how silly we both have been, we could have been together 50 years ago”

“Yes but anything may have happened we must live in the present not the past my dear and enjoy the time we have together now.”

Dinner then arrived and they sat and talked just like they had on the first night. After they had finished their meal the owner of the restaurant wished them all the best and they started to walk back up to the villa. About half way up the hill Albus stopped Minerva and then he knelt down and took out a small black box.

“Minerva I know we haven’t officially been a couple for that long but we have loved each other for 50 years or so and I want nothing more than for you to become my wife.”

“Oh Albus I would love to marry you”

With that she flung her arms around his neck and they shared a deep kiss. Albus then showed her the ring, it was a gold band with three stones on it a ruby, a diamond and an emerald. He placed it on Minerva’s finger and then wrapped up in each other they finished the walk back to the villa. Both feeling slightly nervous.

[nemi]

WOW! That was so cute!

I loved Albus' line "Yes sorry my dear I am fine I just forgot to breathe for a moment then", it added just the right amount of humour to the cuteness!

I loved the way you have made their relationship progress and my only complaint is that there is but *one* chapter of this story left! It's been absolutely brilliant; all good things must come to an end but it'll feel strange! Please write a sequel, 'tis fantastic!

Update soon!

[tanja]

cute update !! Repeat it soon

[TheGryffindorSeeker]

awww great chapter...excited for next one please update soon ....sweet fic, lovign it

[Trulyamused]

Anticipation is making us wait.

Great stuff. More soon please.

Truly

[Gemmie Lou]

[glow=red,2,300]A/N: Split this chapter into two so only one more to go xxxx[/glow]

Albus and Minerva entered the villa quietly, neither quite knowing what the other wanted. Minerva was nervous, she really wanted to take her and Albus’ relationship to the next level but she was so worried that he wasn’t ready for that step yet, maybe he wanted to wait till they were married or that she wouldn’t be able to please him. She decided to just see how things went and to stop worrying.

Albus was feeling less than confident as well he thought that this was what Minerva wanted but he couldn’t be sure and he didn’t feel comfortable in asking her. What was he going to do? This decision was taken out of his hands when Minerva turned him to face her kissed him gently on the lips and then shyly asked him a question.

“Albus, do, do you want to, maybe stay in, well with, in my room, with, well me, tonight?”

“Minerva, I can see that you are nervous and so am I, I would like nothing more than to stay with you tonight and I just want to say that I will only stay if you are sure that you are comfortable with this.”

Minerva decided to answer that question with actions rather than words and stood on tiptoes to plant a passionate kiss on Albus’ mouth. Albus wrapped his arms around Minerva’s waist and deepened the kiss, he would never get enough of kissing Minerva she tasted like the cheesecake she’d had for dessert earlier and he decided that he would forever associate cheesecake with Minerva’s mouth. Without even realising it they had managed to walk to Minerva’s bedroom and when Minerva felt the back of her knees brush against the bed she gasped in surprise. Albus tensed he didn’t want to do that yet, he wanted to enjoy Minerva first and take his pleasure later, he decided to suggest something that had been in his head for days.

“Minerva. Would you like to share a bath with me?”

“I would like nothing more Albus, shall we.”

With that Minerva took Albus’ hand and lead the way to the bathroom, once there however nerves overtook her. She was scared that once Albus had seen her body in full he would change his mind. Albus saw the look on Minerva’s face and recognized it as the one from the changing room he decided to make her see that he thought she was the most beautiful women in the world and that he wanted to spend the rest of his days and nights with her in his arms. He slowly moved towards her and started to undo the zip that held the dress together at the back, he got the zip about half way down when Minerva tensed. He drew her close and looked deep into her eyes.

“Minerva I love you more than life itself, I love you for being you not because of what you look like, though that does play a part. You are the most beautiful women in the world to me and I am going to spend the rest of my life with you, I know you worry about your scars but as I have said before they are a testament to your bravery. Please let me see you, this is something that I have imagined for far too long, lets make it reality.”

With one last look into his big blue eyes Minerva tugged at the dress and it fell to the floor leaving her in nothing more than a pair of black panties. Albus gasped she was so stunningly beautiful he had thought that seeing her in a swimming costume would prepare him for this but it didn’t , he quickly pulled her to him and kissed her deeply whilst stroking up and down her sides.

[littlemorgsi]

What a cruel place to leave us! Please update soon.

[tanja]

I agree ;D

[Trulyamused]

Good Good. More More.

Great stuff.

Truly