Chapter 1
Sometimes, love finds you no matter how well you hide. There are also times when you keep on seeking it but it never wants to be found. Does it really not want to be found? Maybe you are already looking at it. You just haven't realized it yet. You keep on looking really far, craning your neck so that you can look at it very closely. Yet it's not there. Why? Because it's already in front of you from the very beginning. Maybe you were looking but you weren't really seeing.
Hermione just finished writing and closed her journal. She inhaled the fresh air surrounding her. She took in her surroundings. She saw the leaves dancing to the rhythm of the wind. She felt the wind caressing her cheeks. She sighed contentedly. She couldn't be any happier than she could be right now. You've come a long way, Hermione, she said to herself. She is proud of where she is and what she has right now. A fulfilling job, two lovely kids, and a loving husband.
'Mommy! Mommy! Adrianna's not giving me back my airplane!' Hayden Louie Malfoy ran outside and climbed on Hermione's lap. On her lap sat a cute little 4-year old boy with blond hair like his father and adorable chocolate brown eyes that he got from her. There are tears forming at the corner of his eyes and he has a pout stomped on his face.
'Adrianna! Please come outside for a second. Mommy wants to have a word with you.'
Adrianna came out of the house and sat beside Hermione. She looked at her 5-year old daughter. Adrianna Elizabeth Malfoy. She has blonde curls and grey eyes that so reminded her of Draco. She sat with her hands folded on her lap and her head bowed. She is waiting for her mommy to scold her.
'Now Adrianna, don't be so rude to your baby brother. Give him his plane back and you could both share it.'
'Here.' Adrianna gave the toy airplane to his brother. 'Can we at least share it?'
'Okay! Let's go back inside!' Both Hayden and Adrianna ran inside the house and Hermione can hear their happy squeals. Hermione lounged on the sofa and closed her eyes.
'Hey.' She opened her eyes and stared at the beautiful face of her husband. Draco Malfoy is as handsome as ever. His eyes, his hair and his lips that are perfectly formed never failed to send shivers down her spine. How could she be loved by a man so perfect like him?
'I didn't hear you come in. You're early today.' Hermione sat back and made room for Draco to sit.
'Yeah. We had things under control at the Ministry so we finished things ahead of time.' Draco encircled his wife in his arms and they both sat at the porch watching the sunset.
'I love you.' Draco said. He kissed Hermione on the cheek.
'Oh, I love you too.' Hermione turned in his arms and placed a kiss on his lips.
Hermione closed her eyes and reveled at the feeling of being held by the man she loves very much. They've come a very long way. She still remembered the day that turned their lives around.