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Watching them from across the room wasn't as painful as it had been after the break up. But seeing them at the same functions all the time was becoming tiresome. It didn't help that Hermione had been alone for the better part of the last six months. She had been trying to focus her efforts on launching her global fashion company with Narrsissa Malfoy. It hadn't left much time for dating, with all of the planning and meeting's. The traveling non stop it didn't leave much time for much else.
She was happy to be shot of the likes of Ron Weasley and his cheating ways, but it still boiled her blood that he was now with Lavender Brown the slag who had broken them up. Why did they get the happy ever after? The voice in the back of her mind said 'because they deserve each other. What goes around comes around'. She often had to remind herself, she didn't need a man in her life to be happy. Beside as of late, when she had been home her nights were mostly spent in the company of a man who far better at pleasuring her than Ron ever had.
"I know you aren't dwelling on the fact that Weasley over there is here with that sorry excuse of a witch," said a voice in her ear. She had felt his eyes on her from the moment he had entered the room. She always seemed to be on fire when he looked at her. She smiled to herself as she turned to come face to face with the grey eyes of Draco Malfoy.
"Of course not," she lied.
"You have always been a bad liar Granger," he smiled and handed her a flute of Champagne. "Beside's the things I have planned for you tonight will drive that weasel right out of your mind," he said leaning in to whisper in her ear again.
" So might I inquiry about the where about's of my mother," he asked smiling as he pulled away. "Seeing as she is the one who always demands I attend these functions.
"I haven't seen her in over an hour," Hermione replied as she started to scan the room for her business partner.
"She told me you guys were planning a trip to Paris in a few days?" He asked trying to be nonchalant.
"Yes we are," Hermione stopped her scanning of the room and turned to look at him curiously. "Why do you ask?"
"Well I was thinking, if you were up to being sneaky that maybe I could tag along. You know mother she is in bed by seven. We'd be free to do some exploring if you know what I mean," she smiled at this.
"I was under the impression Mr. Malfoy that you had a business to run here in London. A business that requirers a lot of your attention," she said giving him his trademark smirk.
"Yes it does, but I however have found something rather appealing to give my attention too these days,"
She tried not to smile to much, it had been serval weeks since the two once enemy's found that they might have more in common than they had originally thought. It had been after a function just like this. The night was still young and Malfoy had asked her for a drink at a pub not to far from the ministry. It wasn't the first time they had been out a lone but it was the first time he thought him might like do this more often. Whatever they were still had no label, after all they had still been flinging insults at each other not to long ago.
"I think your mother is growing suspicious," Hermione said softly. Narcissa has been dropping hints to Hermione in the last few weeks that alluded to the fact she might know what her business partner and son were up too.
He snorted "oh my mother knows alright. She always knows, I am willing to bet that she is secretly planning the engagement party."
"Draco, we agreed." She said sternly
"Yeah when we said it was a one time thing. But we are well past that now don't you think?"
"And how would you explain to your mother why you wanted to tag a long?"
"Well it has been awhile since I have been to Paris," She looked at him with that look she reserved for just him.
"And exactly what kind of exploring did you have in mind," she asked asked taking another sip from her flute.
"The kind that doesn't require us to leave the bed," he whispered into her ear, pulling away he smirked at the blush that was slowly creeping into her cheeks. He loved the effect he seemed to have on her. It drove him wild.
"There you are Draco," they heard his mother say before turning to see her approach.
"Mother," He said curtly.
"You aren't bothering Hermione again?" She asked with a slight knowing smile.
"We were just discussing your trip to Paris," he said and smirked again.
"Oh yes, how exciting. Still can't believe we are being picked up in a every major Wizarding boutique in Wizarding Paris." His mother gushed with a huge smile. It was really nice to see her so happy again Draco thought to himself.
"I thought I might tag a long." He said nonchalantly.
"Oh," was all her mother said with raised eyebrows.
"You know it's been awhile since I have had the pleasure of visiting. It's a great place to make some business contacts for the future as you know I am try to expand the reach of the business."
"Oh," was her response one a again.
"Blaise can handle things without me for a few days," he knew what she was doing. She was onto them.
"Hermione dear, you wouldn't mind," she asked turning to the witch beside her.
"No of course not, I'm sure the villa has plenty of room." Hermione piped up. Blushing again.
"I see, well then the more the better," Narcissa waves to someone over their shoulders "well glad to see you two have finally pulled your head out of the sand," and without another word walked away to greet some of the other guest.
"She knows," Hermione groaned.
"Yup, she knows," he said with a smirk. "It's not so bad, she loves you. And she has been nagging me to start thinking about settling down."
"Settling down?"
"It's not like we are planning on running off to Vegas anytime soon. I don't think either one of us can deny we are enjoying ourselves. Why not see where it goes. Beside's it will be fun to see the paper's have a field day with this one," and before she could stop him he leaned in and kissed right there in the middle of the crowed ballroom for all to see.
Yes, it did look like Hermione Granger was better off without the like Ron Weasley and his cheating ways.
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