A.N- Here's another chapter, this is probably one of my favorites that I've written so far. My posting has been kinda erratic, I think I might try and post every Thursday, keyword 'might,' but I will do my best. And also I have a bunch of songs that go with the following chapters, and this one is 'I found' by Amber Run. Give it a listen if you want. I'll shut up now, enjoy this chapter!
Hermione finished her long day of work and flooed home at 5:30 and started getting ready for her date with Ron. She hopped in the shower and got clean and ended up using some of Draco's shampoo that he accidentally left a few weeks back. She always loved the smell but hoped that Ron wouldn't notice how different it was to her usual.
Hermione was now wrapped in a towel and standing in her closet deciding on what to wear. "He never said where we were going," she thought aloud. She finally decided on a cream colored floral halter top dress that ended just barely above her knees. She also went with a pair of ballet flats that matched the cream colour of her dress. She finished drying off and got dressed, lightly curled her hair and went for a natural makeup look. As she finished up she looked at her wristwatch and saw that it was 6:45, she went and sat on her sofa and waited for Ron to pick her up.
Draco was in the middle of looking at his newly assigned case when heard an owl pecking at his office window. He looked up from his paperwork and noticed it was his mother's owl. 'What is it gonna be now?' Draco thought as he walked over to the window and let the bird in. He took the letter off of the owl's leg and gave it a treat before it flew away. 'Draco' was written very neatly in his mother's handwriting on the front of the letter, Draco opened the letter and began to read it.
"Hello Draco dear, I made reservations for us at Magie cachée to have dinner tonight. Your father and I would like you to meet someone. Be there dressed nicely at 7:15, and no later.
With love, your Mother."
Draco sighed and shook his head "I'm glad I have a choice there, Mum" he said aloud. He walked back over to his desk and looked at the photos and re-read the eyewitness accounts. Draco looked at the clock in his office and saw that it was 6:30 and decided he needed to leave so he could make it on time. He gathered up the case files and apparated home.
Draco landed in his sitting room, he walked over and set the files down on his counter and went to go clean up. When Draco went to wash his hair he noticed that his shampoo was missing. 'That's odd...' he thought when the realization struck him, Draco smirked as he reached for his conditioner and remembered where it was while conditioning his platinum blonde hair.
"Why don't you spend the night?" Hermione asked with a shy grin on her face. A smirk grew on the arrogant wizards face "baby, in case you don't remember, I spend quite a few nights here and vice versa," Draco replied while pulling the small brown-haired woman into his tall frame. Hermione blushed profusely and tried to pull out of his embrace, "Merlin, that's not what I meant!" she said as she lightly slapped his muscular chest. He let out a low chuckle and nodded he then leaned down and kissed her, enjoying just how perfect she was.
"Mmm...Draco" Hermione said while pulling away from the kiss, albeit quite reluctantly. "Let's go get your stuff," she said as she tried to pull out of his arms. "Can't it wait a minute?" Draco whined as he held onto her hand as she started to walk and get her purse while giving her the puppy dog eyes. Hermione just laughed and said "no, and if you're lucky you might not have to wait too long," she said with a mischevious glint in her eye. "Okay!" Draco shouted as he took her hand and side-apparated to his flat.
"Are you daft?! Something could've happened, I wasn't ready!" Hermione yelled at the innocent smiling man next to her once she regained her balance. "Ugh, let's just get your stuff," she said while shaking her head and walking to his bedroom. He followed her and grabbed a small duffle bag from his closet and got a few pairs of clothes. Hermione came out of his bathroom with his shampoo that she loved so much, body wash, toothbrush and toothpaste and put them in his duffle. "Let's go," Hermione said while holding out her hand for Draco to take so they could disapparate. "Let's" Draco responded as he took her hand and Disapparated to his second home with the girl who unknowingly held his heart.
Once Draco finished getting cleaned and pushed thoughts of Hermione aside he got dressed in a nice suit like his mother requested. He dressed in an all-grey suit with Italian leather dress shoes and ran a hand through his hair. He looked at himself in his full-length mirror and straightened out his suit jacket and nodded at his reflection before checking the time '7:00.' Draco walked out of his bedroom and into his sitting room with his expensive shoes clicking on the wood floor and disapparated to the restaurant.
Ron knocked on Hermione's front door at 6:55 to pick her up for dinner, he wore a slightly dingy looking brown suit with a pair of white trainers. Hermione stood up from her settee and laid her book down on the coffee table and walked to her front door and opened it. Once Hermione's front door was open and revealed who it was, the red-head spoke: "you look good 'Mione" Ron complimented. "Thank you...you do too," Hermione said after taking in his appearance.
"Shall we go?" Ron asked while holding out his arm for the brown-haired witch to take. "Sure" Hermione responded while locking her door and then taking his arm. They started walking down the hall of her building and then Hermione spoke: "where are we going?" They turned a corner and Ron gave his answer, "it's this fancy place called Magie cachée, it's supposed to be really good. Have you been there?" "Uh, yeah, once with a...friend," Hermione responded while looking away trying to hide the blush that crept on her face. They stepped out of her building and into a nearby alley to apparate to the restaurant.
Draco stepped inside of the elegant restaurant and soon found the table his parents were at with the help of a waitress. As Draco walked to his table he noticed a familiar brunette from his Hogwarts days sat with them. "Astoria?" Draco asked quizzically while giving his mother a look of confusion. The tall brown-haired woman stood out of her chair to greet the Malfoy heir with a quick hug and sat back down. Both Narcissa and Lucious stood to greet their only child with Narcissa giving Draco a loving hug and exchanging a cold handshake with his father.
"It's good to see you, dear," the elegant Lady Malfoy said while sitting back in her seat and her husband following suit. "No offense but what are you doing here?" Draco said directing his question towards Astoria Greengrass before he sat down. "Well, from what I've gathered there is a marriage proposal between the two of us" Astoria responded. Draco choked on the drink of water he was taking after he cleared his throat and was able to breathe again he gave his parents an incredulous look. "You can't be serious?" Draco asked, "I'm sorry Astoria, that's not what I meant." Draco said after he saw the slightly offended look on her face.
"It's alright I had the same reaction" the brown-haired witch responded while taking a sip of wine from her glass. "We can talk about this later but let's have dinner first," Narcissa said to everyone seated at the table. The waiter came by shortly after taking everyone's order. Draco drowned out the conversation that was going on around him when he noticed a head of bouncing brown curls. He did a double take at first and focused his eyes on the beautiful woman across the restaurant. It looked like she excused herself from whoever she was with and headed towards the restrooms.
Draco quickly got out of his chair and excused himself and also made his way towards the restrooms. He waited around waiting for Hermione to come out so he could talk to her. He needed to talk to her.
Hermione finally stepped out of the bathroom after a few minutes and almost ran directly into Draco's tall muscular body. "I am so sorry I didn't see you," Hermione said and looked up from the floor and was surprised seeing the piercingly grey of Draco. "Wha...what are you doing here?" Hermione stuttered out. "Can we talk?...Please" Draco asked with a pleading like tone. "I'm sorry, I have to go," Hermione said as she looked down and started walking away. Draco reached out and lightly grabbed her wrist to keep her from walking away "I am so sorry, please just listen to me." Hermione turned to see Draco with tears in his eyes and a desperate look on his handsome features.
Hermione pulled her arm away from Draco's grip and stole a quick look back at her table towards the red-head that awaited her and looked back to the man in front of her. Draco noticed her eyes travel behind her and followed her gaze. Draco's heart dropped when he saw that the weasel was who she was dining with tonight. Draco locked eyes with the beautiful chocolate brown eyes in front of him and asked: "Weasley huh?" Hermione noticed a single tear roll down his face and tried her best to hold back her tears. Draco then leaned down and kissed her on the cheek and whispered in her ear "I love you..." He then pulled away and started walking away, he stopped before walking out of the hallway where the restrooms were and said: "you look stunning by the way."
Draco walked back over to his table and sat down next to Astoria. "You alright?" Astoria asked quietly. "Yeah I'm fine" Draco answered with a tinge of sadness in his voice. She then noticed that Draco was transfixed on something in the distance. She twisted her body in her seat to follow his gaze and what she saw slightly shocked her, it was the one and only Hermione Granger walking to a table with puffy red eyes. Astoria then looked back at Draco who was still watching the beautiful witch. She then thought something completely absurd 'were they a thing?' She shook her head and answered a question that the Malfoy matriarch had just asked her.
Hermione wiped away her tears that had fallen after Draco had left her and walked back over to her table with Ron. She sat down and started eating the food that had arrived. "Are you alright 'Mione?" Ron asked with a mouthful of food. "Yeah yeah I'm fine" Hermione responded as she took a small bite of chicken.
Hermione then felt a pair of eyes boring a hole through her head, she turned her head and met the storm-grey gaze that stared intently at her. She looked at the people sitting at the table and noticed a young woman seated next to Draco, she looked familiar. And then she remembered 'Astoria Greengrass' and her heart dropped to the floor. Hermione's eyes traveled back to the eyes that were oh-so captivating and looked away after a few seconds. She tried to hold in her tears and focused on the plate of food in front of her.
The next hour and a half were filled with quick side glances and hiding tears of pain and trying to focus on anything but each other. 'I guess love hurts when you love with everything you have' Hermione thought as she made small talk with Ron and thought about the blond haired Slytherin across the restaurant.
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