Edward!
It was her goal for the night to be as normal and happy as possible.

For a woman who has been abducted by death eaters, dated and fell in love with one, and continues to fight in an underground society trying to end the reign of terror the death eaters have thrust upon the United Kingdom, it really wasn't as easy as one might think.

Edward, though, made it easy to be normal. He was nice, and sweet, and didn't pressure her into anything that she might not want to do. Not that she had been pressured before, it was just nice knowing that she had some bit of control over the pace of their relationship, and with the way things went. Edward was just a good guy, and that was what she needed in her life. No drama. No anxiety. No worries.

But of course, that overwhelmed her. He was too nice, and almost naive in some ways. The attack on Diagon Alley had once again forced Emmeline to realize that her life and the lives of those around her was never going to be danger free. Even if the death eaters hadn't specifically come after her, they could because they had. If it got out that she and Edward were serious, who knew what a death eater with a vendetta against her and the Order might do? She couldn't risk being the cause of another person's pain.

Be normal! Try and be normal, "Thank you for the ice cream," she cooed, tilting her chin up toward Edward. They'd stopped at a muggle shoppe, seeing as both were still a bit wary of Diagon Alley.