Chapter 6

Disclaimer: I am not the almighty writer of Harry Potter and therefore I do not own it.

I just sat there in awe of the terrible situation I had let myself get into. I should have known that Narcissa was planning something, but I really wasn't thinking about that. I mean, I had so many other things on my mind. Andrew. My book. My marriage. But what could I say to Draco? How could I explain to him that I never wanted to get divorced. I never wanted him to leave. How could I ever start to explain how much I cared for him?

"I feel like I owe it to Narcissa to stay at least for dinner. But honestly, I don't know what to say to you. I just wouldn't know where to start."

" Why don't you start by explaining your book and then go into what you're hiding from me. And you're welcome to say nothing but I know you're hiding something," sighed Draco. Why did he have to know me that well?

"Well, why don't you start? What have you been doing with yourself for the past six months?"

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Was she really asking me about what I'd been doing as if we had just been apart for two days? How could I even explain what had been going on in my life? What was there to explain? She left. I couldn't handle it. I barely leave my house.

"Nothing out of the ordinary. Keeping myself busy. Not having a girlfriend. I thought it was a respect thing not to, since you'd only been gone six months. I suppose, however, that it was a wrong assumption."

Her face instantly turned bright red. I could see her mind working on how to explain the situation to me. Yet she couldn't think of the words and hung her head in silence.

"I did not mean to insult you. I was merely inquiring about your current relationship status that I was not informed about. Where are you currently residing?"

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Well, Draco had a wonderful way of making me feel like the smallest and worst person on earth. I had no idea at all how to explain why I started up a relationship with Andrew. He was charming and sweet. He tried to be the person I needed because he knew my heart was broken. He stayed with me anyway.

FLASHBACK

Hermione was sitting at a small table in a coffee shop trying to figure out how to put her life experiences on paper. Even though she had a laptop computer in front of her, she had always been the type to write out some ideas on paper. As she was chewing on the end of her pencil, a man came up behind her.

"I'm sorry to startle you, but I see you here quite often writing. I thought that maybe you could use a coffee and maybe someone to talk to? Get your brain juices flowing?"

Hermione smiled and decided, what the heck? I'll talk to him. It won't hurt to take a break.

END FLASHBACK

"Well, right now I'm living in America. In New Jersey actually. I opened a small beauty supplies shop with a friend. And I've also spent plenty of time working on my book, which comes out this week."

"Okay, Hermione," and as he said that, I got a chill down my spine. "Let's not do this whole thing of 'catching up' because we both know that doesn't matter right now. This may be the only time that I actually get to explain to you what I've been thinking for the past six months. Hermione, I love you. I still love you. And every day I think about what an absolute prick I was. I thought that I was protecting you. I was caught up in some really terrible stuff that I didn't want to get you involved in. But I'm ready to do anything to get you back because I've changed. I got myself out of that bad place, and I'm working towards being a better person. I want to help people. I want to be married to you again and have so many children running around. I'm not saying I'm perfect. I still have my problems. But I'm ready to start being perfectly honest with you and explaining exactly everything I've done in the past. You're worth everything to me. Will you please say something so I don't feel like a total idiot for spilling my guts out to you?"

I sat there in awe and shock. Right then, I knew how to start. I needed to tell him that we were still married. I needed to be honest with him.

"Well, Draco, I need to tell you something."

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I know it's been forever since I've updated this story but I've been reading fanfiction again and felt like it was the right time. Hope this was a good chapter!!!

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Kim