Chapter 1
He's been staring at her for the past 2 evenings. It was very easy to feel his eyes on her.
It was just because of this reason that she didn't look up when he finally gathered enough courage to slide into the booth she was sitting in. "You look like you need something much stronger than that, Captain." He drawled.
While she wasn't new to whole flirting business, she was unsure of how to proceed when she wasn't the initiator. Without looking up, she asked "What exactly did you have in mind?" She'll never be able to tell you why, but she could feel the smirk develop on his face without looking. "That's a very easy answer….Me!"
At this, she looked up slowly. Quirking an eyebrow, she spoke "While I agree to not having heard that pick-up line before, I assure you that by the end of the night, it'll be you wondering who had wanted the stronger drink." With this said, she sauntered off, not waiting for his response or him to catch up.
This made Draco pause. With all his charismatic charm, and calculative flirting, he had never been one to have received such attitude and confidence. The past 2 evenings he had seen her there, nursing just one tumbler of whisky till around 9pm, after which she would order whatever caught her fancy from the bar menu, finish it off in silence, with maybe a glass of wine, and retire for the night. She would not sit with the rest of her crew, nor join them outside of the hotel. So when he finally came to proposition her, he was ready to be instantly declined.
Finally snapping out of his internal rambling, he caught up with her just as she entered the lift. Thankfully, it was empty.
Turning fully towards her, Draco lightly ran his fingers arm her arm.
"So…I noticed that you don't keep your name tagged onto your person, does that mean I'll get a name or would you prefer to be Captain all night?" "It would definitely be easier to just have you calling me Captain all night, but I'll let you call me Granger." The name made him jolt, snapping his eyes to hers, he noticed the sly smile.
"I've heard a lot about your prowess Granger and I intend to fully make use of your time this evening." His smirk returned full force. Cornering her into the side wall of the lift, he had both his arms by her shoulders, effectively blocking her movements. So when she suddenly crouched down and under his arm, he was unprepared to face the wall head-on.
"I suggest you immensely improve your game Mr Malfoy, if you are willing to stay all night." With that said, once again she walked away, leaving yet again, a baffled Draco in her wake.