A/N: here's the much-awaited (although not too long) third chapter! This one is slightly longer then the others so I hope you like it! Sorry for the short delay but my hand can only write so much in one night as all my work is hand written then typed up! Please review like always!
Oh boys, Oh boys!
Colin was in a fix! He knew Ginny didn't want him telling anyone what she was doing or where she was. 'Oh boys, Oh boys, Oh boys oh boys oh boys!' Chewing on his thumbnail and pacing his small flat he cringed, he could already hear he screaming bloody murder at him! But, good lord it had been Draco Bloody Malfoy at his door IN THE FLESH! Very nice flesh as well if you asked Colin himself! Not only had he been at Colin's door he had been asking about Ginny's whereabouts and only her whereabouts. 'Hey I wonder how he knew that I knew where Gin was anyways?'
"I had the right to tell him I did, she can't get mad at me over that! He's little Deccies dad for gods' sake! She cannot really yell at me fore sure… right?"
Heaving a sigh, Colin grabbed a handful of Floo powder and threw it into the roaring fire, it had been progressively getting hotter and hotter over the past two hours as Colin fought with himself over telling Malfoy about were Ginny was living. Sighing once more he stuck his head into the fireplace and hollered 'International Floo Network' and was soon greeted by a nice assistant.
"Hello there sir, how may I be of help today?"
"Uhm, I was wondering if you could connect me to 250th Maple Terrace if you could?"
"One moment please and I'll be back with you."
If Colin hadn't dated a rather fine looking bloke from International Floo Network he would swear that they were all bloody robots or some such rot for how polite and sincere they all were. Really he had no idea how they did it, he knew that if he had to work on day at IFN he would go utterly and completely barmy having to connect this one to that one and that one to this one all bloody day! BARMY he said! But then again Colin really did like his privacy, 'Hmmm… maybe that's why I can't hold onto a decent bloke, maybe I'm too private… that's a possibility now isn't it?'
Colin was pulled out of this thought with the assistant reappearing. "It seems the Floo at that location has been shut off temporarily, the home cannot be contacted at this time. I'm sorry sir, is there any other way we can assist you today at International Floo Network?"
"Turned off? What do you mean turned off? Why would she turn the bloody thing off! Doesn't she know people are trying to contact her? Argh, erm, no thanks that will be all, have a good day!" Pulling his head out of the flames he sat back on his haunches biting his bottom lip. 'What's going on?' Was the only thought going through a very worried Colin Creevy's mind.
Ginny Weasley sat soaking in the tub when her doorbell went, sighing in annoyance she hoisted her lazy butt out of the cooling water and wrapped a towel around her body after hurriedly patting herself dry. 'It better damned well be someone or something important!' Ginny thought nastily as she rushed through her small condo that she lived in with her one and four month old baby boy Declan Geordie Weasley Malfoy. As another knock sounded Ginny yanked open the door, a frown settled firmly on her delicate features, who the hell would be visiting her? Deccie was out with Verity and Torence and everyone else she knew would not drop by unexpected. Looking up the frown fell off her face to replaced by a blindingly white smile.
"Colly!" Ginny breathed astounded to see her best friend in her doorway thousands of miles from home.
"Ay Gin! Surprised to see me I bet? I hope I didn't come at a bad time." Colin said a broad smile splitting his handsome face as he eyed her toweled state.
"Erm, well no you didn't. I was just having a bit of time to myself. Come in, come in!" Ginny said finally realizing they were standing in her very open doorway in the middle of winter letting all the snow and cold air in.
"Thanks, sorry to drop by unexpected like I said, it's just I've got some news that you should know, and I tired to Floo you but it was shut off."
"Uh, yea that would be my fault. I didn't really want any disturbances." Ginny said flushing to her roots , by shutting off her Floo she had caused him to spend how many Galleons to travel over and just to speak with her? "Make yourself at home, you've been here before so you know where everything is… the kitchens over there," she said pointing to a doorway on the left, "and the living rooms there," she said pointing to the door on there immediate right, "and the dining room is right beside the kitchen! I'll just, um go change into something a little less chilly then you can tell me what your came all the way over from England for."
With that Ginny took off down the hall, clutching her towel to her she walked into her large bedroom, shutting the door she leaned against it. She hadn't seen Colin in well over six months and for him to show up unexpected and unannounced just out of the blue was very very out of character for him. Something big had to have happened for him to travel all the way over to Canada just to let her know something. Taking a breath she pushed herself off the door and walked to her walk-in closet, opening the doors.
Dropping her towel she pulled out a pair of low-rise jeans that were stain washed and wiggled into them then a black lace bra and a black shirt that said in cursive writing 'Inner beauty doesn't get you into clubs.' Verity had gotten it for her as a joke at how her and Ginny had gotten into a very exclusive hoity-toity club last year by flashing some of the bouncers, the memory made Ginny smile. Brushing her hair and applying a small amount of make-up with a quick spell she looked at herself in the mirror.
"Now you can't overreact at what he has to tell you." Ginny told herself staring at her reflection. Bracing herself with a deep breath and a little shake of her head she walked out of her bedroom, shutting the door quietly behind her. "Col?"
"Oh! In here Gin!" Could he heard coming from the kitchen. Ginny walked into the kitchen to find Colin holding her favorite teapot and to mugs set down on the counter in front of him, ready for hot water to be poured into them. "You know I would have done that."
"I know, but I had to have something to do while you dressed. Plus I needed something to keep myself busy now didn't I? How I was I supposed to know you were going to be quick? It used to take you hours to get dressed if I don't recall." Seeing her open her mouth to object to whatever he had just said he cut her off. "I know it's your house but really, let me make up for what I've done, although I highly doubt making us a cup of tea will do that."
"Fine, fine! Take over my kitchen see what I care!" Ginny said raising her hands in surrender.
Shaking her head with a smile she walked into her living room, this room in particular never failed to make her smile. It was a large a spacious room, decorated in creams, gold's and deep burgundies, it had been one of her first projects when she moved to Canada. On the far back wall sat a very very large flat screen television, a splendid Muggle device she and Declan often enjoyed and on the opposite right wall there were five large ceiling to floor windows were she had Declans play pen and other playing devices, whatever amused him really. On the right wall facing the left one with the windows in the corner was a large spruce tree decorated for the holidays, that were fast approaching now that she thought about it, with all the presents underneath it, and next to the tree ( but not too close ) was a lovely brick fireplace, with two stockings named Mum and Dec's.
Smiling as she sat down on the laz-boy she looked at the glass coffee table in front of her, brushing off an invisible piece of dirt. About to get up wondering what was taking Colin so long no sooner had the thought entered her room then said Devil walked in holding a glass tray with two steaming mugs, a pot of honey and some cream and sugar.
"I was looking for some biscuits but you don't seem to have any. Really Ginny, what has become of you, this is not good behavior young lady! Tsk tsk indeed!" Colin reproached, a smile lighting his face. When they had both gotten there tea the way they liked it Colin sat back, relaxing, yet bracing himself at the same time against the loveseat. "Gin, your either going to be really rather pissed off at me for what I'm about to tell you, or so happy your going to cry, I'm really rather have my heart set on the second one, but I suppose I can handle the first if I must."
Ginny frowned, rotating the cup in her hands. 'So happy I'll cry or so really mad. What could possibly make me both emotions?' Ginny thought quietly to herself as she watched Colin prepare himself over the rim of her mug.
"Earlier today I got a very unexpected visitor, I'd just been working on a new batch of photo's when he came so I was really rather pissed off. At first I was going to just ignore the bloody door but something told me to go open it. So I went to the door and opened it well I suppose rather rudely and whom do I see before me but him! At first I thought I was seeing things so I rather dumbly, yes I admit it was dumb, ask him if it's really him, and he of course has to respond with one of his smart-ass remarks! I ask what the bloody hell he wants with me and well, well he says that he wants to know where the bloody hell you've been stashed away and I say maybe it would be better if he came inside and we discussed this you know, because it's not exactly common knowledge were you're living now is it? And I'm excepting him to say no tell me were the fuck she is right here but instead he accepts and walks right in and so we get to talking and I find out were he's been and I might have let it slip that in your Toronto.. by accident of course!"
Ginny had listened to Colin ramble rather amusedly until the last sentence or two, he had told someone where she was! The bloody city for Circe sakes! BLOODY HELL! "What do you mean by accident you told someone where I was! And who the fuck is this 'him' you've been rattling on about?"
"Now, now Ginny calm down, just calm down. It looks like you're about to have an pollex or whatsit!" Colin said jumping up and spilling tea all down his front, really rather afraid for his anatomy. "This, this 'him' as you said it, it's well.. well it's Draco Malfoy Gin, he's back."
All of Ginny's rage blew out of her, rather like heat did out of a person on a cold windy day. Draco? HER Draco? Her dead boyfriend Draco! NO! It couldn't be, could it? Hangon, let her get her head around this. Draco had showed up on Colin's doorstep earlier this morning, over in England asking where she, Ginny, was? Her dead boyfriend, and her son's father had showed up on Colin's doorstep out of the blue after a year and three months of being declared DEAD! Yes, Ginny had kept track of his death, every damned day she had hoped and prayed that his body would be found, yes just his body, for she had long ago given up hope that he might be found alive. Raising a shaky hand to her forehead, Ginny closed her eyes, it wasn't possible, and it just wasn't possible after all this time. Taking in a shaky breath she dropped her hand and opened her eyes, taking a sip of tea to wetten her parched mouth she looked over at Colin, her eyes scanning his face. He wouldn't play a prank like this, no one would on her, and he was a poor-shit liar if she ever knew one.
"Draco?" She asked weakly. "He showed up at your door, want-wanting to know where I, yes me, I was?" Ginny asked quietly, barely able to control the shaking in her voice, her eyes roaming Colin's face for any indication that he may have been lying when she knew there wasn't one. "And, and you told him?"
"Ay, I thought he had a right to know love, after all he's Deccie's dad isn't he?"
"Yes, so, so he knows about Declan already?"
"Well, about that, no one really knows about him besides me and you and your Canadian friends do they? So no, he doesn't know about Declan, he hinted around asking but I just pretended I didn't understand him you know? I thought maybe it had better be you to tell him that he's a father."
"He knows where I live?" Gin asked quietly once again, trying to process the thought of Draco being alive, let along asking about her whereabouts.
"No, I only told him that you're in Toronto Canada, nothing else. I suspect he's already got people searching for your address, that's if he doesn't already have it."
Ginny gave a shaky laugh just as the door was thrown open, admitting the wind, cold and three of her favorite people, Declan, Verity and her boyfriend Torence. "We're home! Gin?"
"Ah, lovely! Come on Colin, you haven't seen your godson in awhile, I suspect he doesn't remember you properly, this will give you a chance to get to know him again, now he's talking but most of its baby garble but have little conversations with him." Ginny said, only slightly relieved to have the shift in topic, she needed time to get her thoughts in order.
