A/N: Confrontations was the one shot that I got this idea from. My first chapter is a lot like the one shot because it was so well written, but I put my own spin on it and I plan to write many more chapters after this. Hope it came out alright…
Chapter 1
(June 13)
Draco sat at his desk, looking over a list of potions he and his co-worker had to test over the next few months and decided if they were safe or not for the public. It was just one of many things he had to do with his very annoying co-worker. He heard her sigh, making him look up to see her bent over the same list. Hermione's hair spilled down her face and on to her desk.
Draco found that couldn't stand her over the passed six years since the war had ended; he and several others from his school landed jobs at the ministry of magic; his co-work Ms. Granger being one of too many. In the first week of working with each other (if you could call it that) they had to make a truce before they both got fired. After that, they did their best to stay clear of the other. When this could not be avoided they managed to be civil at best.
His eyes racked over her as he took her all in. There were so many things about her that drove him nuts. Like how she always thought she was right even when proven wrong! She would go on for weeks trying to prove her point to their boss until given her way. Then she would groan to herself about the extra work she had given herself and not to mention him. That's right, every time she had a new scheme he was saddled with extra work because they were technically partners.
Then there was how she always claimed she knew just what kind of man he was and dismissed him without so much as a second thought. That always pissed him off, how she could so simply dismiss him like he wasn't worth a second look, not that he wanted her to give him one, but still he was worth it no matter who was looking.
As Draco was seething over her annoying ways, Granger's fiancé strolled into the room and up to her desk. Ron Weasley leaned down to whisper something in her ear, making the girl turn a deep shade of pink. Draco's eyes narrowed as he watched in disgust over the scene before him.
He hated it that Weasley got to make her turn so red. That was something Draco had always taken such joy in. He hated the idea of any one else making her get all flustered. It wasn't because he had feelings for the girl. Hell, she wasn't even sexually attractive to him. It was just as long as he had known her he was the only one that could make her get that way and he loved to have that kind of power over her.
Granger got to her feet, getting her coat as she and the Weasel headed for the door. She looked over her shoulder at him. He shrugged, acting as if he hadn't been looking at her. She glared at him, making him know he had been paying way too much attention to the muggle-born.
(June 14)
Hermione got in the shower only to glare at the water springing down on her. She couldn't help it as she re-called a moment in her office that pissed her off. Malfoy was staring at her again! Not in the 'god she's a fine peace of ass' way, but the: I'm picking you apart and cataloging all your faults kind of way. It wasn't that she wanted Malfoy to think of her as a fine peace of ass. After all, she was an engaged person and had the life she always dreamed of.
It was that Malfoy only did this to her and no one else. Other women would get miner glances or approving looks, but she would be flat out stared at for hours on end. And the worst part is Malfoy made no attempt to hide the fact he was staring at her. It drove her crazy how he could be so… 'Bold'.
There were other things that bugged her about him too, but to have such a good looking man look at her for so long and only be thinking of her flaws was insulting. She was no fool; Draco Malfoy was a very sexy man. She had noticed when his robe was off and his sleeves were rolled up he was very well built. She had taken a few innocent looks at his arms and hot body when he was showing it off, but there was nothing else there to see except a 'Fine peace of ass'. She smirked a bit, shaking her head.
She wasn't interested in Malfoy outside of work or in work for that matter. She just knew he was a sexy guy and she'd be a liar if she said otherwise. The problem was every time Malfoy would piss her off like that she couldn't call him out on it at work and seeing as they didn't speak outside of work, Hermione's man, Ron, got her anger taken out on him. She knew he was getting tired of it because last night he had said 'What ever it is at work that's bugging you, dump it on Malfoy. You know he'd do the same.'
That was when she had decided from this day fourth that things were going to change between her and her co-worker. She went to work and as soon as she saw him she strolled right up to him smiling wide, "Good Morning Draco, you look rather nice today, is that a new shirt?" She watched as Malfoy looked her over to see if she was on something before looking down at his shirt and then back to her.
"Morning... No it's just one of many shirts I own that look the same as this one." She could hear the skepticism in his voice. He slightly moved away from her to the other side of his desk as if he thought the odd moment was now over.
"Ah, well whatever it is, you look nice today." She smiled brightly at him making him turn once more to look at her. She kind of liked to see how awkward he felt just then. "Don't forget, there's a big meeting in a half an hour!" She then turned on her heel, walking to her desk. She had known it would be awkward at first, but after a little while he'd get use to it.
(July 6 7:00am)
Draco looked down at his desk when he saw Granger coming in for the day. She had been acting odd for weeks now and it was making him suspicious. She would talk to him for no reason and ask him things like 'how was your date' or 'Where you having lunch'. At first Draco had been a little freaked out, thinking maybe he was under investigation or something.
He hadn't done anything illegal in years, but if they (The Ministry) thought he had, his already crappy rep would be made worse, which would have been a bitch since he had worked hard and still was working on fixing the Malfoy name. However, once deciding that that couldn't be it, his mind started to wonder and he didn't like were it was taking him.
He found that he could no longer look at Granger like he used to. Each time he did his mind would start undressing her and day dreaming what it be like to shag her brains out. It didn't end there either. He would wonder what her breath would feel like on his skin or how smooth her legs would feel under his touch. Before he knew it, he had a raging hard on, which tended to be painful when he couldn't take it out and play with it.
His solution to this new found problem was to ignore her. He wouldn't look at her at all and if she spoke to him, he used as few words as he could or a grunt of some kind. It was the only way to deal with his sudden sexual feelings for her. After all, it wasn't like he could take her into the closet and fuck her like he wanted.
(7:02am)
Hermione was pissed. After how fucking friendly she had been toward Draco, that git had changed but not for the better. He was ignoring her and had been for weeks. She hated the fact that he no longer looked at her. He wouldn't even look up when she was talking to him. Then there were times he acted like he hadn't heard her and when he did respond it was either a shrug, 'ah hu', or 'Mmm'. He was so damn infuriating she could just spit!
She shut the door and shutters, silencing the room and locking the door. 'Enough is enough' she hissed in her mind before making her way to his desk. "Draco," She said calmly, trying to get him to look up at her. He just mumbled like he was too good to be bothered with her. "MALFOY, LOOK AT ME!" She snapped, fire burning in her eyes. "God, just stop ignoring me for two damn seconds. We need to discuss this matter and NOW!"
Draco stood up, leaning over his desk to look her in the eye. "I don't think that's such a good idea," He said with a hint of something she couldn't understand. "I have work to do, so if you'll just…" He tried to wave her off. 'Jack ass!'
"I am your partner. I know what work we have to do and it can wait, this can not. So you can just stop your little stupid act and talk to me person to person." She hissed, making him come around the desk and back her into a wall. "You're such a bastard!" She hissed in his face as he growled at her. He put his hands on the wall locking her in-between him and it. "What is you're problem? I have been nothing but nice to you for weeks now and you act like its poison or something!"
"You really want to talk about this?" He hissed, seething in anger as he glared at her. She lifted her chin as if demanding he talk about it. "FINE! But it's not my fault if you don't like what I have to say!"
"Gods you're such a fucking prick." She growled, crossing her arms and glaring at him. He had to close his eyes and take a deep breath before he punched something.
"Why don't you explain to me how that is so?" He asked in a low voice, trying to keep himself from doing something stupid. Something that could get him in more trouble then he could ever get out of.
"You are rude, Draco. When someone is speaking to you, you should look at them, talk to them, and for gods' sake treat them as an equal no matter how much you don't believe it so." He looked into her eyes, letting his anger slip away.
"Alright, I'm doing what you asked Granger, so please do go on." His voice was strained due to his temper, but he had managed to be calm. It was easier then he thought as he took in her scent, which made his knees shack.
Hermione must have noticed because everything got very still. They just looked at each other as if waiting for something. Draco could see a hint of want in her gaze; it was all he needed to close the space between them. He let his breath run over her skin as he took in all her heavenly smells. He felt her hands run up his chest and over his arms making him let out a husky breath as he 'ah'ed' a bit.
Hermione snapped out of whatever she was feeling to whisper "No, we can't I'm a…" She didn't get to finish as Draco started to suck on her neck, making her eyes roll into the back of her head as she whimpered from his touch. He pushed her against the wall as her hands started to roam his body again.
His lips made their way up her neck to find her lips as his hands started to remove her shirt. They were acting like wild lusty animals as they pulled on each other roughly, taking each other's clothes off. Their kisses were frantic needy kisses. It was as if they had never kissed anyone before and never would again.
Once free of everything but their underwear, the two moved to his desk. He put her down on it as he moved over her body, stopping to play with her breasts. "Oh, no Malfoy we sho…uld stop…" She moaned, putting her hand in his hair and pushing him downward to remove her knickers. He never took her hand out of his hair while he pulled them down. As soon as she was free of them, she shoved his head into her.
This made Draco disregard her comments of stopping. If she really wanted to stop she wouldn't have been holding his head in place as he licked her. His hands slid up and down her legs as he licked away until he could no longer take it. Kicking his boxers off, he climbed on top of her. He stopped, looking down at her and breathing out a soft hungry 'No turning back'. Their eyes met as her hands slid down to run over his length. He let out a deep moan, loving the feel of her hand on him. She guided him into her, ending the question if they would go on like this.
Draco took his time to enjoy every second he was inside her and he made damn sure she was enjoying it just as much if not more than him. The desk moved wildly beneath them as they shagged wildly, knowing at any moment someone could break the spells hiding them and walk in on them. Maybe that was what made the shag all the more thrilling.
(8: 15am)
As the two straightened themselves up and cleaned up their mess, Draco heard Hermione saying 'Oh my god what the hell was I thinking'. He took hold of her arm, making her look at him. "Don't you dare…" He hissed at her.
"But Draco I'm eng…" He kissed her roughly, holding her to him.
"Not anymore your not," He breathed hotly on her lips as he started to day dream about another wild shag, only on her desk this time. "I won't let this go."
"You never do," She said, pulling away from him to pick up a few more things. After a long day of taking knowing glances at each other and getting almost nothing done, Hermione resealed the room. "What are you going to do?" She said with a devilish look on her face. It only got bigger when he said he'd figure it out. "That's what I thought; you know just as well as I do; no one will believe I slept with you." She raised her hand to keep him silent.
"I love Ron and I am going to marry him. Whatever this was…pent up stress or tension, it's over now." She went to leave, but Draco caught her by the arm.
"The hell it is," He snapped, pulling her to him and holding her there. "You wanted me, just as much as I wanted you. Now you can try and ignore it Hermione, but sooner or later you're going to realize this was no stress!" He leaned down, whispering dangerously in her ear. "I may not have a way to keep you now, but give me an hour tops and I'll take you down."
He felt her stiffen against him, knowing what he said was true. Letting out a breath she had been holding, Hermione came up with a temporary plan to keep them both happy. "You and I will never be anything more than a wild shag. Why throw away our lives on such a thing? Let me marry Ron in peace, him being none the wiser of our affair. While you and I take our affair behind close doors, hotels, your place or even a late night at the office. I'm happy, your happy…If you don't like that then here's what I see happening." She pulled away to look into his cold unfeeling eyes. "Both of us being in the paper, being trashed for what we did. My friends wanting to kick your ass and believing you did something to me to make me do this. I will eventually end up with Ron anyways, but you will have nothing…If I where you, I'd take the deal."
Draco growled at her, not liking what she said, but knowing every single world was true. "Fine, Granger you win…For now."