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Chapter 8: Showers & Trouble

Nick ran into his parent's bedroom the next day and jumped onto the bed. He looked curiously at the wall of pillows going through the middle of the bed. He shrugged it of, maybe that's how all parents slept, how was he to know.

He lay down and snuggled closely into Hermione's chest, causing her to wake up. She slowly opened her eyes and looked down at him smiling. Nick then proceeded to wake up his father. He wasn't sure how so he just jumped onto his back…

'AAARRRGGGGHHHH' yelled Draco. He grabbed his wand of the bedside table and pointed it at Nick, who had fell onto the floor in shock and was starting to cry. When Malfoy realised who had attacked him, he slowly put his wand down and picked Nick of the floor.

'Hey Nick' he said soothingly 'you gave daddy a fright.'

Hermione snorted at this. 'You gave daddy a fright' she thought, that was so pathetic. But she had to admit it was kind of cute. No…Hermione what are you thinking…no…no…no… there is no way in hell could Malfoy be cute. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Nick laughing loudly.

She looked over to see Malfoy tickling Nick making him laugh so hard his face was turning purple. He finally stopped and stood up. He grabbed Nick and put him onto his shoulders. He walked towards the door and turned around when he reached it.

'Are you going to come down to breakfast Hermione?' and with that he walked out.

Hermione sat there stunned for a few seconds but then got up quickly and pulled a silk gown over her shoulders. Then she ran out of the door after Malfoy, she didn't want to get lost.

The dining room had a table in the middle that could seat around fifty people. She saw Draco and Nick sitting at the far end eating breakfast. She walked over slowly and sat down. She pulled a bowl of cereal towards her and began eating. She smiled as she listened to Nick ask Draco silly questions.

'Daddy how old is you?'

'The same age as your mum'

'How old is mummy?'

'Twenty-two'

'Weally! You're weally old then. I'm only this much old' said Nick holding up four fingers. Draco laughed and ruffled Nick's hair.

After breakfast Hermione took Nick up to his room so he could get changed. After giving him a shower and helping him into his clothes she left him to play with his toys. When she walked into her room to see Draco pulling on a set of work robes.

'Where do you work Malfoy?' she asked curiously

'Where do you think?'

'Ministry?'

'No you stupid Mudblood! Ever heard of Malfoy Inc. who do you think runs that, my dead father'

'Well I'm sorry' said Hermione

'I see you aren't going to work'

'I'm an on-call healer. I only go when they need me'

'Not any more'

'WHAT'

'I did the honours of handing in your resignation papers and-'

'You sonnava bi-'

'You sure you want to finish that sentence Granger' said Draco slyly.

'WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO IT' Hermione yelled.

'Because Malfoy women don't work' said Draco simply as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

'I AM NOT A MALFOY' bellowed Hermione

Draco mumbled something that sounded a lot like 'Yet'. But Hermione pushed the thought out of her mind and yelled 'YOU CAN'T JUST COME INTO MY LIFE AND START CONTROLLING IT. YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL I'M HERE LIVING WITH YOU IN THIS SHITHOLE.'

Just then Nick came bouncing into the room. He looked form his red-faced mother to his father who was leaning casually against the bathroom door, his face blank of any emotion. 'Where is you going daddy?' he asked, noticing Draco was all dressed up.

'Daddy has to go to work' replied Draco walking over to Nick and hugging him. 'See you later' he said ruffling his hair. Then he walked over to Hermione who was standing there glaring at him. 'See you later Hermione' he said. Then he kissed her lightly on the cheek and walked out of the door.

Hermione stood rooted to the spot. Malfoy had just kissed her. She shook her head slowly. It was all just an act. He only did it because Nick was there. Stupid asshole. He acted like he was the kindest person in the world in front of Nick and when they were alone he was a complete bastard. He did nothing but make her life miserable. She sighed and shrugged. Some people never change.

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Hermione and Nick spent the whole day exploring the manor. They had looked at all 100 rooms and had explored the huge grounds. It had been very exhausting. Nick had fallen a sleep instantly after dinner.

At that very moment Hermione was in the shower letting the warm water run over her body. Draco had thankfully not returned yet. After the shower Hermione walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a fluffy green towel. She walked over to the drawers and looked inside the one containing underwear…

'Who would have ever thought that a Mudblood could look so tempting' drawled a voice from the corner.

Hermione jumped in surprise. She looked around to see Malfoy emerging from the shadows. She tried escaping back to the bathroom but Malfoy caught her by the wrists and slammed her into the wall, holding her wrists above her head and pushing his body up against hers so she couldn't escape.

'What do you want Malfoy?' asked Hermione terrified.

Draco didn't reply, instead he planted his lips onto Hermione's and kissed her hungrily. Hermione tried escaping but he was much bigger than she was, giving him a lot more advantage. Draco slowly removed his hands from Hermione's wrists and cupped her face. Then he brought them slowly to rest onto her chest. He moved his hands from her chest and brought them down to her hips. Then her brought them back up to her chest and moved them towards the middle where the towel was being held in place. Then stood back so the towel fell off. He looked her up and down, smirking.

Hermione took this as her chance and punched Malfoy in the nose, which began bleeding instantly. While Draco stood nursing his nose, she threw on a set of robes and ran to Nick's bedroom, she grabbed him of the bed. He woke up and started to cry. Hermione accioed some of her and Nick's stuff into a suitcase and ran to the the living room. She grabbed a container of floo powder and stepped in front of the fire. She was just about to through some into the fire when…

'You have nowhere to go' came Draco's voice from the doorway. Nick who was still crying ran to him and climbed into his lap.

'What do you mean I have nowhere to go' asked Hermione

'I sold your house, and someone moved into it almost instantly' replied Malfoy.

'YOU FUCKING BASTARD' yelled Hermione. She started to cry and fell to her knees sobbing uncontrollably.

Nick slowly got out of his father's lap and walked over to Hermione. He climbed into her lap and hugged her. 'I love you mummy' he said looking into her eyes. She gave him a watery smile. Nick then turned to glare at Draco. 'What did daddy do to mummy you fucking bastard' he demanded causing Hermione to gasp in shock.

Draco stared. How was it that Nick was able to look after his mother at such a young age? He wished someone would love him in such a way. He swallowed and looked at Nick without speaking. He wasn't scared, obviously he was only four, but more rather jealous.

'Nick' said Hermione sternly, all tears forgotten 'I will never hear that kind of language from your mouth again, am I understood'

'But mummy-'

'And it doesn't matter that I said it, you aren't allowed to. Now go up to your bedroom and think about what you've done'.

Nick slowly walked up to his bedroom his head hung low, not saying a word. Hermione got of the floor and looked coldly at Draco who was staring at her with a distant look in his eyes. She grabbed her stuff and walked out of the living room and back to her bedroom. She changed into her nightgown and got into bed. She didn't know how long she lay there, wide awake, tears pouring from her eyes. She heard Draco come in but didn't say anything as he got into bed next to her. She fell asleep a little while later thinking about how her perfect life had been ruined by a bastard like Malfoy.

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