It's felt like she's been at work all day. Finally, she can go home, sit down, get away from the smell of grease and sweat. Really, Susan just wants to sit.

She's untying her apron, about to punch out, when she hears a crash from the dining room. She sighs, rolling her eyes as she goes out to see what the commotion is. Her coworker is here to pick up the shift from her, but he hasn't punched in yet. It's still Susan's responsibility to deal with this. She just hopes it won't take too long.

In all the years that Susan's worked in this Muggle diner, with everything she's encountered – all the rowdy customers and rude remarks – this is definitely the weirdest one yet.

"Malfoy?" She comes around the line into, over to the table where he's sitting.

He jumps in his seat when Susan recognizes him. She figures that he's here for the same anonymity that this job gave her after the war. She can't imagine life would be very kind to him after the side he chose, but then again, he wasn't very kind either. Maybe things have changed.

"What happened?" Susan takes a bit of pleasure in watching him squirm.

"I—I'm sorry. It just… happened." His eyes are fixed on the shattered remains of a mug. Shards of the ceramic cover the floor beside his table. "This sort of thing hasn't happened since I was a child, I don't know what got into me. I can fix it—" he offers, reaching into his pocket for his wand.

"Not here!" she whispers, rolling her eyes again. Honestly, does he know anything? "But I would appreciate you cleaning this up. I'm meant to be heading out, I've been here all day." She gives him a look, noticing how he seems to be stopped in his tracks, deep in thought or immensely confused – Susan can't quite tell which.

She gets the broom and dustpan from the back room, giving a wry smile to Paul as he ties his own apron on before following you out. "Go home, Suse." He grins at you.

"In a minute, I'm in the middle of something. Believe me, I'd love to be home right now." She sighs, taking the broom and dustpan over to Draco, handing them over and stepping back. Susan waits for him to get up and start cleaning up the mess. Draco just stares at the tools, holding them awkwardly in his hands.

"You can't be serious? Don't even tell me you've never swept before," Susan says, her voice still quiet, but the incredulity coming across in her tone. "Get up, I'll show you. Purebloods," she mutters to herself.

She takes back the broom, sweeping up a small section of the mug into the dustpan. "It's really quite simple." Susan hands the broom back, watching him juggle it between his hands, trying to find a comfortable way to hold it. Eventually, he just starts sweeping, despite the awkwardness of the motion. Susan stands at his side, arms crossed. She's torn between feeling exhausted and entertained.

When the last of the shards are collected and thrown in the trash bin, Draco hovers by the front door as Susan grabs her bag from the back room. She goes to leave, but he stops her. "I wanted to… to apologize, again."

"Don't." Her face softens, and he relaxes a bit. "You wouldn't believe how many mugs get broken here in a week. It's not a big deal." Susan readjusts her bag on her shoulder, pushing the door open before her. "We're all still a little shaken up from the war. It's alright. You can be vulnerable, Draco."

He splutters, trying to explain himself, but Susan doesn't give him the chance. "I did want to thank you for taking care of the broken mug, though. Made my job a little easier. I'll confess I didn't expect that kind of thing from you. It's nice." She didn't stay to see his cheeks turn red. There was only one thing on her mind now, and that was the bed and hot cup of tea waiting for her at home.

A/N: Writing Club – Character Appreciation 17: (word) Apology; Disney Challenge C4: Write about someone overworked; Cookie's Crafty Corner: Yarn - Write about someone learning something new; Book Club – Janine: (au) Waitress, (word) confess, (trait) submissive; Showtime 12: (situation) Doing something for the first time; Amber's Attic T1: Write about a transformation; Count Your Buttons C1: Susan Bones; Lyric Alley 18: I make no apologies; Sophie's Shelf Trio Het 1: Draco/Susan; Lo's Lowdown Q2: "But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep." – Robert Frost; Fortnightly – Snape's Shelf 2: 5 – Write a post-war fic; Holmes – (song) Issues by Julia Michaels; Auction – (dialogue) "You can't be serious?"; Seasonal – Days of the Year – Sept 18: Write a fast food!AU; Shay's Musical Challenge 29: Write about learning something in a place you didn't expect; 365 Prompts Challenge – 114: (emotion) Satisfied; Insane House Challenge – 506: (action) Sweeping up; Dragons and Writing Month: wc 694