A/N: This is my main entry for Hermione/Rabastan inround 2 of the ultimate OTP comp.
Hermione was sat at the dinner table with Rabastan, her mind going into overdrive.
He had told her that he had been invited to a men's only night at Malfoy Manor the previous night, but she had seen him with another woman in Diagon Alley.
"Are you okay? You seem… distant," Rabastan asked.
"I'm fine," she replied. "How was the men's night?" she asked putting a smile on her face.
"It was nothing special. Just a catch up between friends really," he replied shrugging.
"Really? So that's why you were escorting another woman down Diagon Alley then."
Rabastan looked at her in shock. It was clear to him that he had no idea she knew anything about what had happened the previous evening.
"Hermione, I can explain. It's not what it looked like, I promise. The woman you saw was the manager of Nathaniel's," Rabastan tried to explain.
"Nathaniel's?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Yes, I asked whether she could open the shop for a late appointment. There was something I wanted to get, and I didn't want anyone else to see what it was," he answered.
"So you're not seeing her then?" Hermione asked feeling relieved.
"No, Hermione I'm not. I love you and I would never hurt you like that."
"What were you going in for?"
Rabastan sighed a little.
"I wanted this to be a surprise, but I suppose I had better to tell you. I was looking at their engagement rings. I was trying to find one which represented us, and I was planning on asking you next week on our anniversary," Rabastan explained.
"I'm sorry that I doubted you. It's just that I didn't understand why you would have lied to me. I love that you want to find something that represents us and when you ask me I will say yes."
"You will?"
"I will," Hermione replied with a genuine smile.