A/N: I own none of the characters besides Tab, Cliff and Matt
First off this is a sequel so ppl would be better off reading the first one before this one
The lyrics at the beginning are from 'On My Knees' by The 411
R&R plz peeps! Cheers babes, enjoy xx =)
Chapter One – The Assignment
He's got you begging on your knees,
Crying in your sleep
Making you believe him
But you're stronger
Than you'll ever know, girl
You control your own world
No need to take no more
"So let me get this straight, you get to go undercover as a honeymooner with another agent in Rome and you don't want to do it?"
Ginny Weasley leaned back in her chair and stared at her best friend as though she'd just sprouted another head.
"I can't leave Cliff and Matt on their own for god knows how long, they'd kill each other."
Tab cried, glancing fretfully at the moving photo of her husband and son waving at her from her desk.
"They're father and son what do you expect?"
Ginny laughed and raised a thin red eyebrow as Cliff and Matt began a furious toy fight, rolling around the bottom of the silver picture frame.
"So I'm giving you the assignment."
Ginny nearly fell out of her chair and she stared at Tab in amazement, her mouth dropping open.
"You... me... what?"
She asked, hardly daring to believe her ears as Tab grinned at her from behind her cluttered desk.
"You and another agent are going to Rome on a honeymoon baby doll, and you can't use family as an excuse cos you're still single and unless there's something you're not telling us you're definitely not a mother."
Ginny sat in silence for a few moments before letting out a shriek that made everyone in the room outside Tab's open office door fall silent to stare at her as she threw her arms around Tab.
"When do I leave?"
She asked eagerly, bouncing up and down in her chair. Her first assignment as a professional Auror and she got to go to Rome, not bad.
"You're plane leaves in four hours; Lupin will be there to give you your fake identity etc and to introduce you to your new husband."
Ginny who was halfway out of her seat sat back down and shot Tab a suspicious glance.
"Who is it?"
She asked warily, narrowing her eyes when Tab shot a shifty look at the floor, suddenly developing a curious interest in her wand as she twiddled it around in her fingers.
"Tab, who?"
Ginny repeated warningly, snatching her friend's wand out of her hand so she had to look up at her.
"Dracomalfoy."
She mumbled, rising to her feet and bustling over to her fireplace to toss some Floo powder in.
"I have a meeting Ginny, I'll talk to you when you get to Rome."
When she didn't get an answer she turned slowly to see Ginny looking livid, her eyes shooting daggers at her.
"Draco Malfoy? You mean I'm going to have to pretend to be married to that... that..."
Words failed her as she waved a hand around looking for inspiration.
"Incredibly handsome, charming, talented wizard..."
Ginny spun around to see her sworn enemy and ex-boyfriend lounging against the doorframe in fitted black jeans, a black polo-neck sweater, scuffed suede black cowboy boots and a pair of Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses hiding his piercing grey eyes. He had a heavy leather bikers jacket slung over is shoulder in surprise surprise; black. He had given up slicking back his ice- blond hair and instead it fell into his eyes and around his face in the most adorable way.
"And added to that list is husband now."
He raised a sleek ironic blond eyebrow and she felt distinctly unnerved that she couldn't see where his eyes were looking.
"Don't get cute."
She snapped, feeling particularly put out that he was stood there looking absolutely gorgeous and she was in an old pair of jeans with rips in the most unusual places and an old Weird Sisters t-shirt that had a coffee stain on the back from Ron walking slap into her that morning, luckily her waist – length paper – thin dark red hair covered the stain. She tossed her head back haughtily so her hair caught the light and he advanced into the room.
"Look, we may have to pretend to be married but that doesn't mean you have to touch me, or even look at me for that matter."
She said nastily as he brushed past her to get to Tab's desk where he dropped into her seat and propped his feet up onto the desk.
"Now come on, I know you don't really feel that way."
He gave her a seductive smile from under his dark glasses, his lips twitching slightly at the corners and she felt the heat grow in her cheeks which only made her angrier. Sparks shot out of the end of Tab's wand still clutched in her hand as she glared at him.
"Oh yes I do."
She growled, the sparks flying further away from her and landing on Draco's wand in the top pocket of his jacket setting it alight. He quickly ripped it out of his pocket and put the fire out with a bang of his hand on top of it.
"Look at the state, the grips been burnt, now what I going to do with it?"
He raised a suggestive eyebrow and Ginny gulped silently before crossing her arms and swinging her hips to one side.
"I can think of a few things."
She muttered mutinously, glaring at him out of the corner of her eyes as he gave her an amused smirk.
"I heard that."
He muttered, shoving his wand back into his pocket and dropping his hands back to the arms of the chair, tapping his perfectly manicured fingernails against the wood in the most annoying way.
"Who says you weren't supposed to?"
Ginny snarled, dropping down into her seat again, her legs thrown out before her and her arms crossed over her stomach.
"With a gob the size of yours it's hardly surprising."
He murmured, his tapping on the chair increasing in speed as he pushed Ginny harder.
"Well as much as I'd like to stay here and insult you I have a place to go."
Ginny said smugly, winking at Tab who raised an eyebrow at her and dropped onto the arm of Ginny's chair.
"Are you still seeing him then?"
Ginny nodded and propped her feet up on the edge of the desk, picking Tab's enchanted snow globe up and turning it over and over in her fingers ignoring the indignant squeaks of the snow angel inside it.
"Well since I have to fly to Italy in a few hours I'm off to say goodbye, if you follow me."
Ginny winked once more at Tab who shook her head and chuckled before breezing out of the room.
"Ughh."
Ginny groaned, closing her eyes and throwing her head back against the headrest, her hand shakily feeling for the window blind before slamming it down to block out the bright sunlight. She swallowed harshly and took a huge gulp from the bottle of water in her carry on case.
"Let me guess? You've never flown before."
Draco said, not looking up from his magazine as he spoke.
"No."
Ginny replied shortly, squirming in her seat trying to get comfortable. Finally she felt herself lean sideways drowsily and she didn't try to fight it when sleep claimed her.
Draco glanced down at Ginny, snuggled against him, her head on his shoulder looking utterly angelic in her sleep. God he had missed her, it had almost killed him when he had decided that if they were going to get any further on the Auror training programme they had to give up the distraction of each other.
A soft curl of her hair fell across Ginny's face and he gently moved it out of the way, his face expressionless but his eyes melting. The movement stirred Ginny and her eyes fluttered open to the familiar feeling of lying with Draco, after a few seconds however she realised where she was and what she was doing and she threw herself away from him so violently she nearly put her head through the window.
"We'll be landing soon."
Draco said, not looking at Ginny who was furious with herself for still wanting him after he had broken her heart. She had seen the sense in what he had broken up with her for and she had become an Auror quicker than she would have if they were still together but that didn't stop it hurting. She spent the remainder of the flight pressed up against the aeroplane wall so she wouldn't touch him, making sure a few people got between them when they left the plane.
After bustling through customs she searched around for Draco and finally saw him leaning against the door of the waiting room, looking as gorgeous as ever while she felt like death warmed up from all those hours cooped up on a small plane.
"Come on, we've got a taxi waiting."
Draco grabbed Ginny's arm shooting bolts of desire through her and dragged her towards the door through the crowds jostling to find luggage and relatives before propelling her into the waiting taxi and shoving their luggage into the boot of the car. When he finally flopped into the back seat besides her he had managed to attract the attention of a lot of bikini- clad female tourists who were gawping at him openly.
The drive to the hotel was amazing with Ginny staring in delight at the sights they passed while Draco made several smart comments. Ginny gave him a dirty look as he gazed at the huge hotel distastefully before grabbing her bags and stalking up the large steps leaving him to pay the bill.
"Mr and Mrs Barden?"
She asked the receptionist, handing her bags to the young boy who was busy gazing at her with his mouth open.
"Do you mind? That is my wife you're drooling over."
The boy blushed and Ginny scowled as Draco sauntered over and draped an arm around Ginny's shoulders, dropping a kiss on her head and making her blush. He shot a dazzling smile at the speechless receptionist before guiding Ginny up to their room where the boy had left their luggage without waiting for a tip.
"What are you doing?'
Ginny demanded, shoving his arm viscously away from her and stalking over to pull the curtains closed so no one could see into the room.
"Acting."
Draco replied, lifting his glasses up off his face and shoving them back so they held his hair away from his face.
"Such anger, looks like there's still love there."
Ginny jumped and spun around whipping her wand out and pointing it at Cliff who was lounging on the huge double bed. Ginny made a noise in the back of her throat and shoved her wand back into the waistband of her jeans; determinedly avoiding looking at Draco who she knew would be smirking.
"Love wasn't the problem."
She sighed, wriggling her hands into the pockets of her jeans and staring down at the red carpet, glancing up when Cliff snorted. He shot a glance at Draco's crotch and she grinned, ignoring the indignant sound Draco made as he scowled over at Cliff.
"No there were never any problems there either."
Ginny replied reluctantly, her eyes glazing over as shameful memories she had buried resurfaced. Draco gave Cliff a smug smirk as he raised his eyebrow at an oblivious Ginny before getting slowly to his feet.
"Well I only had to make sure you got here without strangling each other so I'm off, I have a family to get to."
He wandered over and kissed Ginny on the cheek quickly before slapping Draco on the shoulder and Apparating back to England. Ginny glanced uneasily at Draco before dragging her suitcase over to the bed and pulling out her clothes, neatly folding them and arranging them in the large chest of drawers and wardrobe in the room.
"I never would have thought a rich girl could do things like that for herself."
Draco said teasingly, his eyes glittering just as they used to when they were together.
"I wasn't rich all my life, as you took constant pleasure in reminding me."
Ginny replied coolly, grinning despite herself and turning around to look at him. She gasped silently when she caught sight of his bare chest, beautifully sculpted with strong muscles shimmering under the layer of sweat on his pale skin.
"What are you doing?"
She demanded once more, clapping a reluctant hand over her eyes and sneakily peeking through her fingers at him.
"Oh come on Weasley, it's not the first time you've seen it, and I don't recall you ever feeling the need to hide either."
He responded giving her a strange look as his eyes caught hers through her fingers, she glared at him as she dropped her hand and blushed. He strolled lazily over to her and put a hand on her waist, squeezing gently as he pulled her towards him. Ginny was disgusted with herself when she felt the familiar toe-curling, bone-melting desire he stimulated shoot through her body like liquid fire, he edged his lips closer to hers and she pressed against him despite herself, half hoping for half dreading the familiar feel of his lips against hers.
Their lips were barely an inch apart when he pulled away, waving his wand at his suitcase so it disappeared and taking a step back.
"What are you doing?"
Ginny asked, relief yet bitter disappointment at the kiss they had almost shared coursing through her.
"I'm here to get the job done; I can't afford any distractions and you..."
He trailed his thumb across her trembling lower lip, his hand gently moving in a slow circle against the skin of her lower back under her top.
"Are the most tempting distraction ever thought of."
He planted a light, brief kiss on her lips before grinning at her as he walked away.
"I'll be in the room opposite this one if you need me, angel."
He winked at her before Apparating into the said room with a loud crack. Ginny silently cursed herself and slapped a mental hand to her forehead for lowering her guard and allowing him to get so close.
"What the hell's the matter with you, girl? Do you want to get your heart shattered into tiny pieces again?"
She muttered, shaking away the last of the disorientating spell he always cast on her, throwing her into total panic where she didn't know what she should do and where everything wrong seemed right, especially him. She glanced down and saw that he had left his top in a heap on the floor, picking it up she felt the vague warmth of his body heat still radiating from it and she gave an involuntary shudder despite the heat of the day.
She quickly put it down and turned to stare at the halfway drawn curtains, her eyes alighting on Rome spread out before her. Everywhere she looked there were couples and it twisted the knife already in her heart since the day Draco had left. And now she was here, with him and they had to pretend to be married, the very thing she had so desperately wanted from him from the start.
"This is going to be a long assignment."
She sighed, giving Draco's innocent top a poisonous glare before throwing herself backwards onto the bed and drifting off to sleep with her head still full of happy memories she had tried so hard to forget.
First off this is a sequel so ppl would be better off reading the first one before this one
The lyrics at the beginning are from 'On My Knees' by The 411
R&R plz peeps! Cheers babes, enjoy xx =)
Chapter One – The Assignment
He's got you begging on your knees,
Crying in your sleep
Making you believe him
But you're stronger
Than you'll ever know, girl
You control your own world
No need to take no more
"So let me get this straight, you get to go undercover as a honeymooner with another agent in Rome and you don't want to do it?"
Ginny Weasley leaned back in her chair and stared at her best friend as though she'd just sprouted another head.
"I can't leave Cliff and Matt on their own for god knows how long, they'd kill each other."
Tab cried, glancing fretfully at the moving photo of her husband and son waving at her from her desk.
"They're father and son what do you expect?"
Ginny laughed and raised a thin red eyebrow as Cliff and Matt began a furious toy fight, rolling around the bottom of the silver picture frame.
"So I'm giving you the assignment."
Ginny nearly fell out of her chair and she stared at Tab in amazement, her mouth dropping open.
"You... me... what?"
She asked, hardly daring to believe her ears as Tab grinned at her from behind her cluttered desk.
"You and another agent are going to Rome on a honeymoon baby doll, and you can't use family as an excuse cos you're still single and unless there's something you're not telling us you're definitely not a mother."
Ginny sat in silence for a few moments before letting out a shriek that made everyone in the room outside Tab's open office door fall silent to stare at her as she threw her arms around Tab.
"When do I leave?"
She asked eagerly, bouncing up and down in her chair. Her first assignment as a professional Auror and she got to go to Rome, not bad.
"You're plane leaves in four hours; Lupin will be there to give you your fake identity etc and to introduce you to your new husband."
Ginny who was halfway out of her seat sat back down and shot Tab a suspicious glance.
"Who is it?"
She asked warily, narrowing her eyes when Tab shot a shifty look at the floor, suddenly developing a curious interest in her wand as she twiddled it around in her fingers.
"Tab, who?"
Ginny repeated warningly, snatching her friend's wand out of her hand so she had to look up at her.
"Dracomalfoy."
She mumbled, rising to her feet and bustling over to her fireplace to toss some Floo powder in.
"I have a meeting Ginny, I'll talk to you when you get to Rome."
When she didn't get an answer she turned slowly to see Ginny looking livid, her eyes shooting daggers at her.
"Draco Malfoy? You mean I'm going to have to pretend to be married to that... that..."
Words failed her as she waved a hand around looking for inspiration.
"Incredibly handsome, charming, talented wizard..."
Ginny spun around to see her sworn enemy and ex-boyfriend lounging against the doorframe in fitted black jeans, a black polo-neck sweater, scuffed suede black cowboy boots and a pair of Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses hiding his piercing grey eyes. He had a heavy leather bikers jacket slung over is shoulder in surprise surprise; black. He had given up slicking back his ice- blond hair and instead it fell into his eyes and around his face in the most adorable way.
"And added to that list is husband now."
He raised a sleek ironic blond eyebrow and she felt distinctly unnerved that she couldn't see where his eyes were looking.
"Don't get cute."
She snapped, feeling particularly put out that he was stood there looking absolutely gorgeous and she was in an old pair of jeans with rips in the most unusual places and an old Weird Sisters t-shirt that had a coffee stain on the back from Ron walking slap into her that morning, luckily her waist – length paper – thin dark red hair covered the stain. She tossed her head back haughtily so her hair caught the light and he advanced into the room.
"Look, we may have to pretend to be married but that doesn't mean you have to touch me, or even look at me for that matter."
She said nastily as he brushed past her to get to Tab's desk where he dropped into her seat and propped his feet up onto the desk.
"Now come on, I know you don't really feel that way."
He gave her a seductive smile from under his dark glasses, his lips twitching slightly at the corners and she felt the heat grow in her cheeks which only made her angrier. Sparks shot out of the end of Tab's wand still clutched in her hand as she glared at him.
"Oh yes I do."
She growled, the sparks flying further away from her and landing on Draco's wand in the top pocket of his jacket setting it alight. He quickly ripped it out of his pocket and put the fire out with a bang of his hand on top of it.
"Look at the state, the grips been burnt, now what I going to do with it?"
He raised a suggestive eyebrow and Ginny gulped silently before crossing her arms and swinging her hips to one side.
"I can think of a few things."
She muttered mutinously, glaring at him out of the corner of her eyes as he gave her an amused smirk.
"I heard that."
He muttered, shoving his wand back into his pocket and dropping his hands back to the arms of the chair, tapping his perfectly manicured fingernails against the wood in the most annoying way.
"Who says you weren't supposed to?"
Ginny snarled, dropping down into her seat again, her legs thrown out before her and her arms crossed over her stomach.
"With a gob the size of yours it's hardly surprising."
He murmured, his tapping on the chair increasing in speed as he pushed Ginny harder.
"Well as much as I'd like to stay here and insult you I have a place to go."
Ginny said smugly, winking at Tab who raised an eyebrow at her and dropped onto the arm of Ginny's chair.
"Are you still seeing him then?"
Ginny nodded and propped her feet up on the edge of the desk, picking Tab's enchanted snow globe up and turning it over and over in her fingers ignoring the indignant squeaks of the snow angel inside it.
"Well since I have to fly to Italy in a few hours I'm off to say goodbye, if you follow me."
Ginny winked once more at Tab who shook her head and chuckled before breezing out of the room.
"Ughh."
Ginny groaned, closing her eyes and throwing her head back against the headrest, her hand shakily feeling for the window blind before slamming it down to block out the bright sunlight. She swallowed harshly and took a huge gulp from the bottle of water in her carry on case.
"Let me guess? You've never flown before."
Draco said, not looking up from his magazine as he spoke.
"No."
Ginny replied shortly, squirming in her seat trying to get comfortable. Finally she felt herself lean sideways drowsily and she didn't try to fight it when sleep claimed her.
Draco glanced down at Ginny, snuggled against him, her head on his shoulder looking utterly angelic in her sleep. God he had missed her, it had almost killed him when he had decided that if they were going to get any further on the Auror training programme they had to give up the distraction of each other.
A soft curl of her hair fell across Ginny's face and he gently moved it out of the way, his face expressionless but his eyes melting. The movement stirred Ginny and her eyes fluttered open to the familiar feeling of lying with Draco, after a few seconds however she realised where she was and what she was doing and she threw herself away from him so violently she nearly put her head through the window.
"We'll be landing soon."
Draco said, not looking at Ginny who was furious with herself for still wanting him after he had broken her heart. She had seen the sense in what he had broken up with her for and she had become an Auror quicker than she would have if they were still together but that didn't stop it hurting. She spent the remainder of the flight pressed up against the aeroplane wall so she wouldn't touch him, making sure a few people got between them when they left the plane.
After bustling through customs she searched around for Draco and finally saw him leaning against the door of the waiting room, looking as gorgeous as ever while she felt like death warmed up from all those hours cooped up on a small plane.
"Come on, we've got a taxi waiting."
Draco grabbed Ginny's arm shooting bolts of desire through her and dragged her towards the door through the crowds jostling to find luggage and relatives before propelling her into the waiting taxi and shoving their luggage into the boot of the car. When he finally flopped into the back seat besides her he had managed to attract the attention of a lot of bikini- clad female tourists who were gawping at him openly.
The drive to the hotel was amazing with Ginny staring in delight at the sights they passed while Draco made several smart comments. Ginny gave him a dirty look as he gazed at the huge hotel distastefully before grabbing her bags and stalking up the large steps leaving him to pay the bill.
"Mr and Mrs Barden?"
She asked the receptionist, handing her bags to the young boy who was busy gazing at her with his mouth open.
"Do you mind? That is my wife you're drooling over."
The boy blushed and Ginny scowled as Draco sauntered over and draped an arm around Ginny's shoulders, dropping a kiss on her head and making her blush. He shot a dazzling smile at the speechless receptionist before guiding Ginny up to their room where the boy had left their luggage without waiting for a tip.
"What are you doing?'
Ginny demanded, shoving his arm viscously away from her and stalking over to pull the curtains closed so no one could see into the room.
"Acting."
Draco replied, lifting his glasses up off his face and shoving them back so they held his hair away from his face.
"Such anger, looks like there's still love there."
Ginny jumped and spun around whipping her wand out and pointing it at Cliff who was lounging on the huge double bed. Ginny made a noise in the back of her throat and shoved her wand back into the waistband of her jeans; determinedly avoiding looking at Draco who she knew would be smirking.
"Love wasn't the problem."
She sighed, wriggling her hands into the pockets of her jeans and staring down at the red carpet, glancing up when Cliff snorted. He shot a glance at Draco's crotch and she grinned, ignoring the indignant sound Draco made as he scowled over at Cliff.
"No there were never any problems there either."
Ginny replied reluctantly, her eyes glazing over as shameful memories she had buried resurfaced. Draco gave Cliff a smug smirk as he raised his eyebrow at an oblivious Ginny before getting slowly to his feet.
"Well I only had to make sure you got here without strangling each other so I'm off, I have a family to get to."
He wandered over and kissed Ginny on the cheek quickly before slapping Draco on the shoulder and Apparating back to England. Ginny glanced uneasily at Draco before dragging her suitcase over to the bed and pulling out her clothes, neatly folding them and arranging them in the large chest of drawers and wardrobe in the room.
"I never would have thought a rich girl could do things like that for herself."
Draco said teasingly, his eyes glittering just as they used to when they were together.
"I wasn't rich all my life, as you took constant pleasure in reminding me."
Ginny replied coolly, grinning despite herself and turning around to look at him. She gasped silently when she caught sight of his bare chest, beautifully sculpted with strong muscles shimmering under the layer of sweat on his pale skin.
"What are you doing?"
She demanded once more, clapping a reluctant hand over her eyes and sneakily peeking through her fingers at him.
"Oh come on Weasley, it's not the first time you've seen it, and I don't recall you ever feeling the need to hide either."
He responded giving her a strange look as his eyes caught hers through her fingers, she glared at him as she dropped her hand and blushed. He strolled lazily over to her and put a hand on her waist, squeezing gently as he pulled her towards him. Ginny was disgusted with herself when she felt the familiar toe-curling, bone-melting desire he stimulated shoot through her body like liquid fire, he edged his lips closer to hers and she pressed against him despite herself, half hoping for half dreading the familiar feel of his lips against hers.
Their lips were barely an inch apart when he pulled away, waving his wand at his suitcase so it disappeared and taking a step back.
"What are you doing?"
Ginny asked, relief yet bitter disappointment at the kiss they had almost shared coursing through her.
"I'm here to get the job done; I can't afford any distractions and you..."
He trailed his thumb across her trembling lower lip, his hand gently moving in a slow circle against the skin of her lower back under her top.
"Are the most tempting distraction ever thought of."
He planted a light, brief kiss on her lips before grinning at her as he walked away.
"I'll be in the room opposite this one if you need me, angel."
He winked at her before Apparating into the said room with a loud crack. Ginny silently cursed herself and slapped a mental hand to her forehead for lowering her guard and allowing him to get so close.
"What the hell's the matter with you, girl? Do you want to get your heart shattered into tiny pieces again?"
She muttered, shaking away the last of the disorientating spell he always cast on her, throwing her into total panic where she didn't know what she should do and where everything wrong seemed right, especially him. She glanced down and saw that he had left his top in a heap on the floor, picking it up she felt the vague warmth of his body heat still radiating from it and she gave an involuntary shudder despite the heat of the day.
She quickly put it down and turned to stare at the halfway drawn curtains, her eyes alighting on Rome spread out before her. Everywhere she looked there were couples and it twisted the knife already in her heart since the day Draco had left. And now she was here, with him and they had to pretend to be married, the very thing she had so desperately wanted from him from the start.
"This is going to be a long assignment."
She sighed, giving Draco's innocent top a poisonous glare before throwing herself backwards onto the bed and drifting off to sleep with her head still full of happy memories she had tried so hard to forget.