A/N: Yes I know it's been a long long while since my last update. I am truly sorry. I have 3 pregnant cousins, one of them went into labor recently, then the next day an aunt died, and now my other pregnant cousin was hospitalized because she was dehydrated so it's been kind of a rocky week. Plus I've had lots of friends over keeping me busy because it's the first week of summer! But I will start posting faster now I promise. Enjoy!
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Chapter 2
A Not So Welcome Visitor
The next morning Hermione and Draco sat at the dining room table together eating breakfast. Draco was baby feeding Hermione her fruit with his fork when Olga entered the kitchen with Adrian on her shoulder.
"Guud morning Mizzuz and Meester. Zee baby waz cryin for yuu," she said handing Adrian to Hermione.
Hermione took the cooing baby into her arms and held him up to her shoulder patting his back soothingly. Draco smiled watching her.
"Olga... today's you're day off isn't it?" Draco asked turning to her and folding up his copy of the Daily Prophet he'd been reading.
"Yez." She replied.
"Will you be visiting Leo?" Hermione asked smiling up at Olga.
Leo was another squib that Olga had met and had been dating for two months now.
"Yez." She repeated, this time with a slight grin.
"Well enjoy your day," Draco said rising from the table.
"Hermione I have go to run into Diagon Alley and the Ministry for a couple of hours. You'll be alright?"
"Of course. Why do you need to go to the Ministry for?"
"An interview, I made a date with one of the reporters yesterday after the game. I promised I'd come in and answer a few questions for them."
"Its not Rita Skeeter is it?" Hermione asked narrowing her eyes.
"Course not. I'll see you later." He bent down and kissed the top of her head and kissed Adrian's forehead.
"Where iz Ava and Dante?" Olga asked as Draco left the room and apparated to Diagon Alley.
"They stayed with Ginny and Harry last night, they should be home any-"
Suddenly the fireplace roared with green fire and Harry walked out grinning with Dante on his shoulders.
"Hullo!" He cried seeing Hermione, Adrian and Olga.
Hermione and Olga both smiled and nodded at him. Following right after Harry Ginny burst through the green fire holding Ava on her waist. Ava had her head rested on Ginny's shoulder. Both of the children were still in their pajamas and looked sleepy.
"Good morning darling," Hermione said to Dante as Harry plucked him off of his shoulder and put him back onto the ground. He ran towards Hermione and climbed up into her lap.
"I'm tired," he moaned laying his head on Hermione's chest.
Hermione handed Adrian to Harry, then plucked Ava out of Ginny's arms, who looked just as tired as Dante and led them upstairs to their bedroom.
"I'll be right back," she called down the stairs to Harry and Ginny.
Hermione put the children in their beds and almost instantly they passed out. Hermione turned off the light as she left the room. When she came back downstairs Olga was no where to be seen and Ginny was holding Adrian.
"Did Olga leave?" She asked smoothing down her dress.
"Yea, she said she had an appointment. Just like we do." Harry said grinning.
"What kind of an appointment?" Hermione asked sitting back down in her chair.
"We're to see a healer about the baby today," Ginny explained smiling.
"Oh! How wonderful!" Hermione cried excitedly looking up at the pair of them.
"Yes, but we really must be off. Our appointments in five minutes."
Hastily she put Adrian back in Hermione's arms and went to the fireplace with Harry.
"We'll tell you all about it when we get back!" Ginny said just before flooing.
For the rest of the morning Hermione fed Adrian, played with him in the Nursery, then put him down for a nap. Hermione was in the lounge reading a book when there was a loud knock on the door. She left the lounge, walked down the banister to the front door and opened the door.
Opening the door revealed Draco's teammate and the Quidditch Team Captain (since he'd been at Hogwarts,) Marcus Flint. He was grinning at her and had a broomstick, which she guessed he'd flown over on, by his side.
"Marcus," Hermione greeted him.
"Whatever are you doing here?"
"I have a message for you and Draco. Can I come in?"
"Of course," she hastily shuffled out of the way letting him walk through the doorway.
Marcus entered and smiled down at Hermione.
"Draco isn't here now." She explained folding her hands and shutting the door.
He nodded. A silence enveloped the atmosphere.
"Would you like some tea?" She asked awkwardly.
"Sure."
Hermione led him to the lounge and poured another cup of tea while Marcus sat down in a comfy sofa in the massive room. Hermione passes him his tea cup smilng.
"Thank you," he said taking his tea.
"So what is this message?" She asked taking a seat on a couch opposite Marcus.
"Well there is going to be a party this Friday night at my Manor. It's for all the players and their wives or girlfriends. No kids."
Hermione smiled.
"Yes Draco said something about it yesterday. However he said that an owl would be sending us the invitation."
"Well I thought I would deliver the message personally to your pretty self," he winked.
Hermione blushed.
"Where are your children?" Marcus asked looking around the room.
"Asleep, taking their naps." Hermione answered pursing her lips.
He was quiet for a moment then looked up to her and sighed.
"They certainly are lucky to have such a wonderful, beautiful mother like you." He said staring at her with a glint in his eyes.
This hit Hermione particularly hard. She knew that Marcus had had a past marriage. He'd been married to her for a few years and had two sons with his wife. Then suddenly out of the blue his wife divorced him.
Marcus later said that his wife had had an affair and left him in the dumps taking their children with her and her new lover. Hermione watched Marcus's expression turn painful as if he were reliving some unpleasant memories. She wanted to comfort him.
"Hey," she began standing from her seat and walking over to sit next to him.
"I understand that you've had a hard time since your wife left you. But you're always welcome here." She said covering his hand with hers
Marcus looked up at her with sparkling eyes and a tight mouth. Hermione was suddenly hit with the realization of how knee weakening attractive Marcus truly was.
In his Hogwarts day she had thought, not so much, but now he was fully grown. Tall, lean and muscular, he had a very masculine jaw line, light brown hair and light blue eyes that reminded her of pale blue gems.
Marcus suddenly put his hand on her knee. Hermione looked wildly at him.
"It is really hard sometimes Hermione... my wife taking my children and leaving me."
Hermione's eyes widened and filled with sadness for him.
"I'm so sorry for you, if there's anything I could do-"
She put one of her hands on his chest and smiled at him warmly. He stared at her. A silent trance settled over them as they watched one another. His biceps were toned she noticed as he ever so slowly wrapped an arm around Hermione and pulled her closer to him.
Hermione's breath in her throat hitched. She was nearly in his lap now. Hermione stared at him, slowly her gaze fell onto his lips. Suddenly a deep voice growled from the doorway breaking the trance.
"What time will this party be?"
Hermione and Marcus both dropped their hands and jumped in surprise. They looked at the doorway to see Draco standing staring wildly at the pair of them on the couch.
"Hullo Draco!" Marcus said gleefully standing up abandoning Hermione and walking towards Draco.
Draco narrowed his eyes dangerously as Marcus approached him. Marcus put his hand out for Draco to shake. He did not.
"Er... well it starts at ten then mate."
"Right then." Draco hissed.
Marcus grinned and turned on Hermione. She blinked at him from the crouch. He nodded curtly with a pleasant smile.
"See you soon."
He then disapparated.
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Draco was still standing in the doorway looking murderously at Hermione. She carefully met his gaze up from the crouch. The silence was unbearable. She stood up and walked towards him.
"Well... how was the Ministry?"
His eyes widened a fraction. She noticed that he was slightly shaking, but made no mention of her observation.
"The kids are upstairs taking their naps-"
Draco moved in on her quickly and she sprang back from him flinching. He pushed her against the wall and caged her in with his huge arms. Her eyes were panic stricken.
"What was he doing here?" Draco demanded in a whisper that sounded like he was on the verge of loosing control.
"Marcus came by to tell us about the invitation to the party." She said obediantly.
"Then why, pray tell, were you nearly on his lap with your hands on his chest. And why did he have his hands wrapped around you?"
Hermione glared daggers at him. She moved past and away from him. He was scaring her.
"I was not in his lap. And nor were we wrapped around one another like you say."
"You most certainly were." Draco growled walking up behind her.
"I was not! I was only comforting him Draco." She shouted turning around to face him.
"Comforting him!? It appeared that you were about to give him a lap dance Hermione!"
Before she'd comprehended what she was doing she slapped him swiftly across his cheek. Her jaw dropped. Draco jerked his neck at her and grabbed her arm forcefully.
"Ow Draco you're hurting me!"
"Good. That hurt me. However not as bad as seeing you nearly on top of my teammate. Tell me what was happening between the two of you!" He shook her violently.
Hermione jerked free from Draco and gaped at him.
"He was upset because of his divorce and loosing his children! I felt horrible for him! I was merely hugging him and trying to make his worries ease! I was NOT about to give him a lap dance no sooner than he was about to stir my emotions! I love you Draco! Why in Merlins name would you think the exact opposite!?"
She looked like she was about to cry. Draco's face had softened as his wife had let out this unexpected outburst. He quickly went to her and pulled her toward him. He began to lovingly stroke her hair with his hand.
"I'm sorry baby... it's just you didn't see... how it looked. What it looked like to me."
Hermione made a strangled choking sound against his chest and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
"I would never do that to you. Or our family." She insisted snuggling against him.
Draco gripped her chocolate locks of hair in his hands and pulled her fiercely against him.
"Oh I you wouldn't. I'm so stupid Hermione... will you forgive me in my ignorance?"
Hermione reached up to grip Draco's cheeks in her hands and pulled him down so that his lips met hers.
"It's already done love." She whispered when they'd pulled apart.
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That night Hermione lay in her bed next to a sound asleep Draco nervosly biting her nails. She hadn't lied to Draco today, she loved, and only loved, Draco... but Flint indeed had stirred something in her. But it was just desire.
It was normal for a tied down married woman to have wanton desires for other unmarried men. As long as she didn't act upon them. It was perfectly normal. Look but don't touch. She sighed snuggling closer against Draco.
She loved him more than anything. Fling was handsome and maybe he did have a little thing for her too but they would never actually subcome to their desire. At least she certainly wouldn't.
She'd just keep an eye on Flint and make sure that there was no funny business. She was more than happy in her present life and so was Draco. She thought.
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