When Draco asked her to marry him, she had only one condition.
"Don't kiss me. Don't hug me, don't hold my hand. Not until our wedding day."
She saw the flash of disappointment in his eyes. With his hand carefully on her wrist, gently, he asked if she loved him.
She looked at him and said, carefully, quietly, "I will marry you."
And she saw the flash of heartbreak in his eyes.
…
Sometimes, she saw his hand creep close to hers, on nights they sat together in her garden.
But he kept himself at bay, for love's sake.
And she was proud, and told him so, loving the way his eyes lit up at her praise.
…
They had their first kiss on their wedding day.
Right before their lips met, Astoria met his gaze.
"I love you, you know."
And she watched as his eyes lit up once more.