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This story is the sequel to Playing with Fire. If you haven't read Playing with Fire yet you can here: s/10132840/1/Playing-with-Fire

I finally have the first chapter ready for all of you. It took longer than I thought to get this ready, I've been working on this chapter for about two months now. Life just got in the way, but I'm back. I hope that this long first chapter will make up for the wait. Also, I want to thank all of the dedicated readers of Playing with Fire again because you are the reason I am even writing this story.

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Ten Years After Playing with Fire

Hermione POV

I collapsed onto the couch in the family room with a glass of wine after getting home from work. It had been a long day; no scratch that, a long few years. Since we'd graduated from Hogwarts, Draco and I had focused all of our energy on our jobs and starting a family. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trade what I have for the world, but I do miss those times when we had no responsibilities and all the time in the world to spend alone. Now we were lucky if we got a few minutes of quite a night. Between our jobs and the kids and getting everything else taken care of we barely had any time alone anymore. It was nights like tonight when I missed those times at Hogwarts the most.

I missed the way we could spend hours alone in Draco's dorm without any interruptions. I missed not being able to keep our hands off of each other, it's not like we could keep our hands off each other now, but we had no time to do so. When kids came into the picture, those days we'd spend alone together went out the window. I missed them, but that was okay because the kids filled a whole different longing I'd always had. I loved being a mother, I just needed a break from everything every now and then.

As I sat on the couch and drank my wine, the kids were playing games in the corner. I had no energy to cook dinner tonight, so Draco'd agreed to pick something up on the way home. It had been one of those days where nothing went right and I couldn't wait to have Draco home. Even after the toughest of days at work being home with my kids and husband always made everything better. They were honestly all I needed to be happy.

A few minutes later the front door of the house opened and Draco appeared in the hallway. He walked into the family room, his eyes on me and the glass of wine in my hand. "One of those days babe?" he asks with a raised eyebrow and small smile on his perfectly kissable lips.

"You could say that," I groan, wanting to get up and kiss him hello but not having the energy.

"I'll take care of that," he says with a promising smirk before walking off into the kitchen to set down the food. His words have my body waking up and my mind racing with ways he could take care of it. I take another sip of my wine before setting it on the coffee table in front of me and getting up.

As I stand Draco reappears from the kitchen and makes his way over, wrapping his arms around my waist and giving me a quick kiss. I melt into him, wishing we had time for more but I know we don't. "Where are the kids?" he asks as he releases me.

I look over into the corner where they were just playing and see the spot empty, where did they go? "They were just right there," I point to the spot and then look around the room. "Why don't you go get changed and I'll go find them," I say, I'm sure they've just moved into the den but they are probably getting into something they shouldn't be.

"Sure," Draco nods, but grabs my arm in his and pulls me back to him when I start to walk away. When we are pressed chest to chest he leans in and gives me a passionate kiss before pulling away. "We'll find some alone time when they go to bed and I'll take away the stress," he promises as he reaches up and massages my shoulders for a second, I melt into him. It feels heavenly.

"I can't wait," I sigh as I lean into him. He continues for a minute before pulling away and I groan at the loss of contact, but I know that even though I want to stay here with Draco's hands on me I should go grab the kids for dinner. Years ago back when we were at Hogwarts I would have said screw dinner and let's head to the bedroom now. Oh, how things have changed.

I make my way into the next room and find the kids exactly where I thought I would. They are building forts with the cushions from the couch, something they know they're not supposed to be doing but I don't really have the energy or desire to get mad at them right now so I just say, "What are you two up to?" as I place my hands on my hips.

"Nothing!" Eleanor, Ellie or El for short, our five-year-old daughter exclaims. She has curly brown hair like mine, that's currently in pigtails and grey blue eyes, which she inherited from her father.

"We're not doing anything Mummy," Lucas, our three-year-old son, says innocently giving me big puppy dog eyes. He looks just like his father did when he was younger with the white blonde hair, pale skin, and grey blue eyes.

I just shake my head at the two of them as I say, "Let's get this cleaned up, Daddy's home and it's time for dinner."

"Daddy's home?" Lucas's eyes light up. He is the sweetest little boy, he may be excited that Daddy's home, but at heart he's a Mummy's boy.

"Yes, let's get this cleaned up and then we can go see him," I reason with him.

"Okay," he nods, his eyes wide as he starts to put the cushions back on the couch. Ellie and I join in and we're done in under a minute.

When we're finished we make our way into the kitchen and the kids help me set the table. Soon enough Draco is joining us and Lucas is racing towards him saying, "Daddy!"

"Hey, little man," Draco smiles at Lucas as he scoops him up in his arms. Draco is so good with the kids, seeing the way he interacts with them makes me only love him more.

"Hi Daddy," Ellie waves from across the kitchen.

"Hey Princess, how are you?" Draco smiles at her. She's Daddy's little Princess and she knows it. She can get away with anything when it comes to Draco, luckily she hasn't learned how to use it to her advantage quite yet.

"I'm good," she smiles, her eyes sparkling. "Can we eat now?" she asks.

"Sure," Draco smiles as he sets Lucas in his chair before pulling out a chair for both Ellie and I. We sit around the table and eat the delicious food that Draco picked up on the way home. I love spending time with my family like this; it's enough to make me forget about the craziness of work and the stress that is burdening me. It's moments like these that make everything else worthwhile.

As we eat dinner Draco asks how the kids day went and they excitedly tell him about the great time they'd had with their Grandmum today. Narcissa gladly watched the children while Draco and I were at work, I never would have taken her as the nurturing grandmotherly type but she was. It was easy to see where her son had gotten his way with kids.

When we finished our dinner the kids ran off to play some more, leaving Draco and I alone in the kitchen. "How was your day?" I ask Draco when we are alone, it's the first chance I've gotten since he'd gotten home.

"Same old shit different day," Draco sends me a small smile as he leans back in his seat. Draco is an apothecary at St. Mungo's and I know he loves it, he looks forward to going to work everyday.

"I know the feeling," I laugh. I'm an Auror and don't get me wrong, I love my job as well, but sometimes it gets to be too much. Today was one of those days where it was too much.

"Let's not talk about work," Draco suggests as he stands from his chair and makes his way over to where I am sitting.

"What did you have in mind?" I look up at him with an eyebrow raised in question. I can think of many things that we could do instead, but all of them were R rated, nothing we could do while the kids were in the other room.

Draco gives me a knowing look, he can read exactly what's going through my mind just by the look on my face. "I'm sure I'd love everything that's going through that pretty little head of yours, but I think it's going to have to wait a little while," Draco sends me one of his sexy smiles that have my insides waking up.

"I know," I sigh with an exaggerated eye roll. All of the sudden I can't wait to get Draco alone, all I want right now is him. His lips on mine, his hands on my body, I need him.

Draco laughs before walking behind me and placing his hands back on my shoulders. As he starts to give me a massage he says, "I was thinking that we need to get sometime away from all of this."

"Mmhmm," I murmur as I melt underneath his skilled hands.

"I was thinking maybe we could get someone to watch the kids and we could have date night sometime soon," he says as his fingers knead into the sore muscles of my shoulders.

"Yes," is all I say. I need a date night with Draco, it would be just like old times again. We stay silent as Draco continues to massage my shoulders, which is a good thing for me because I don't really think I could form a coherent sentence right now with the amazing things that Draco's hands are doing to my body. I'm a puddle by the time he removes his hands and he hasn't even touched me in any intimate way. I guess that just goes to show you that Draco still has the same affect he's had on me since the very first day. His hands can do wonders to my body, even when he's not even trying.

"Why'd you stop?" I ask when Draco's hands finally leave me. I turn in my seat to look up at him and he's staring down at me, his hair flipping forward over his eyes.

"We should probably get the kids ready for bed," he says, leave it to Draco to logical when all I can think about is him. I nod and push myself out of my chair, only to take a step forward and wrap my arms around Draco's neck.

"Just let me do one thing first," I say, my voice low as I tangle one hand in his silky blonde hair and pull his warm lips to mine. I kiss him greedily, my lips and tongue moving against his in a way that sets my body on fire. It's like I can't get enough and I can tell he can't either by the way his body is reacting against mine. I push myself against him as close as possible and kiss him even harder, causing him to let out a groan which only turns me on even more. I absolutely love it when Draco reacts to me this way, it makes it even harder to keep my hands off of him.

I don't know how long we stand there in the middle of the kitchen heatedly making out, but it takes a laugh from the other room to finally separate us. For a second there I'd forgotten where we were, I'd forgotten he kids were just in the other room and thought it was only Draco and I. I really needed some alone time with my husband so I could do all the things I was fantasizing about without any distraction.

When we pull apart we are both breathing heavily, Draco's eyes are dark and his cheeks are flushed and I'm sure mine are too. "We should get the kids," I say after a second, my breath still short.

"Yeah," Draco nods and takes a step back from me, running his hands through his hair leaving it sexily disheveled. The few feet of space between us really helped to clear my head, it helped me keep my hands off Draco for just a little longer.

As I start to make my way into the other room to find the kids, Draco grabs my wrist in his hand. I turn to face him, a questioning look on my face.

"I love you Hermione," he whispers, his eyes full of love and passion.

"I love you too Draco," I smile up at him and give him a quick peck before we go to find the kids.

Once we'd gathered the kids we'd rounded them up for their baths, Draco took charge and I sat back and watched how great he was with the kids. When he was with Ellie and Lucas I got to see a side of Draco that I'd never seen before they were born, he loved them more than anything which only made me love them more. After their baths we brought the kids to their respective rooms and tucked them in before reading them bed time stories. I took care of Ellie while Draco took care of Luke, we switched off every night.

Ellie fell asleep rather quickly tonight so when I left her room Draco was still in with Lucas. I leaned against the doorframe to Luke's room and watched as Draco sat on the bed next to Luke and read him the story. They were so cute together. I smiled as I watched them and couldn't help but think that Lucas was going to look just like Draco when he grew up, if he was half the gentleman that his father was then Luke would be an amazing catch. I wasn't ready to think that far in advance though because I didn't want to think of my gorgeous little boy getting up to the types of things his father did when he was at Hogwarts.

I was too lost in my thoughts to realize that Draco had gotten up to the bed and was walking my way. "Hey babe," Draco smiles as he moves around me and pulls Luke's door mostly closed. "Ready to head to bed?" he asks with a glint in his eyes.

"Do you really have to ask?" I ask with a smile as I wrap my arms around his waist and pull him closer.

"No, I know you too well," Draco says with a teasing smile as he leans down to kiss me quickly before scooping me up in his arms and carrying me to our bedroom.

"Put me down!" I order as I swat at his back. Draco obliges as he unceremoniously drops me onto the bed. He is smiling down at me with a teasing youthful smile, it reminds me so much of our Hogwarts days.

He walks over and closes the door before making his way back over to me. "Come here," I say impatiently as I reach out for him. I don't want to wait to have his body pressed against mine another second. I need him now.

Draco moves closer and allows me to pull him down on top of me, his lips meeting mine in the process and we are lost. As we song I get more and more worked up, needing Draco even more. It's not like it's been a while since we've had sex, but it's been a while since we've been able to let our guard down without interruptions. I'm hoping we can do that tonight because that's what I need and the neediness in Draco's kiss tells me he does too.

I quickly pulled Draco's tshirt over his head and trailed my hands down the newly exposed skin. It wasn't long before most of our clothing was thrown to the floor, Draco was left in his boxers and I was left in my underwear and bra. I was kissing down Draco's chest on my way to my destination when Draco said, "Babe you don't have to..."

"I want to," I looked up at him through my eyelashes. Draco always made sure to let me know that I didn't have to do anything special to him, but the truth was I craved it. I craved making Draco groan beneath me as I took him to the edge, I honestly loved going down on him it turned me on.

As I was playing with the waistband to Draco's black silk boxers I froze in my spot when a voice came from behind our closed bedroom door. "Mummy, Daddy," Lucas's small voice sounds scared.

"Fuck," Draco mutters under his breath as I get off of him. I agree completely with his curse, we'd been so close yet so far. I slide off of the bed and grab Draco's shirt from the ground, pulling it over my head as I go open our door. Luke is standing there, his blue eyes wide in fear as he clutches his blanket.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" I ask as I crouch down to his level. Behind me I hear Draco cleaning up our scattered clothes and hiding all evidence of what we'd just been about to do.

"There's monsters under my bed," Luke cries, his blue eyes tearing up.

Draco comes and crouches beside me saying, "Do you want me to go check it out?" Lucas nods and Draco grabs his wand and Luke's hand before making their way to the bedroom. I sigh and take a deep breath, running my hands through my hair in frustration, before getting ahold of myself and following after my boys.

I stand in the doorway as I watch Draco hold out his wand which is already lit and crouch down next to Lucas's bed. "See there's nothing under there," he says and Luke bends over tentatively to look.

"Oh," Lucas's lets out when he sees there are no monsters under his bed.

"Come on, let's get you back to bed," Draco says as he stand from his crouching position and looks down at Lucas.

"Can I sleep with you and Mummy tonight?" Luke asks, his small voice hopeful.

Draco looks down at our son for a second before nodding, "Yeah, just for tonight." He bends over and scoops Luke up into his arms and Luke cuddles into Draco resting his little head on his shoulder.

"Luke's going to sleep with us tonight," Draco say when he sees me standing there, his eyes hold an apology.

"That's fine," I smile, I need my little man to feel safe while he sleeps more than I need Draco to make love to me. Luke comes first in this situation and there is no doubt about it. I follow Draco back to our room and watch as he sets Lucas on to the bed. Luke crawls into the middle of the bed and cuddles into the blankets. I smile at him as I slid in on his left side and comfortingly stoke his hair. Draco turns out the lights and slides in on the other side, it doesn't take long before Lucas is asleep.

"I'm sorry we didn't get to finish what we started," Draco says into the darkness after a few seconds of silence.

"It's okay, but you owe me one," I tease as I reach other and grab his hand in mine.

"I'll make it worth the wait," I can hear the smile in Draco's voice as he says this.

"I know you will," I answer.

"I'll talk to Ginny tomorrow at work and see if she can watch the kids on Friday night," Draco says. Ginny works as a Healer and St. Mungo's and I know Draco and her see each other a lot.

"Perfect," I smile. If Ginny agrees to watch the kids, which I know she will, Draco and I can finally have that alone time I've been craving. It's funny how much things have changed since our relationship first started. We used to be able to spend as much alone time together whenever we wanted, but between jobs and our kids there just wasn't time anymore. We needed to find that time before we both went crazy, we needed to remember what it used to be like when we had nothing to worry about.

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