Pairing: Dramione

Chapter 9:

Hermione's POV:

I fall asleep fairly easy tonight until about five-thirty when Autumn starts crying. I get out of bed and walk into her room to change her diaper. She is red in the face and crying very loudly.

"You're okay baby," I soothe her. When I finish changing her diaper I try a bottle but she doesn't take it. She doesn't have a fever or anything and I sigh in relief. I don't care if she were to cry for hours now, at least my baby isn't sick. I try a story and she slowly starts to quiet down but when I sing her a lullaby she falls asleep again. I put her back in her crib and go in the kitchen for a glass of water. I check the time and see it's after six-thirty. I decide to just stay up instead of going back to bed. I make a quick breakfast and pack up Autumn's diaper bag before she wakes up so we have some time to play this morning. I feel bad that I won't see her tonight and I want to make up for it this morning. At eight Autumn wakes up and I feed her a bottle and play with her. Lately she likes to play peek-a-boo and we play it all morning.

I quickly drop off Autumn at Mrs. Weasley's and go to St. Mungo's. It's fairly busy today, enough to keep me from thinking of Draco. Around three I'm reviewing some charts when Samantha, the receptionist starts to talk to me.

"Are you excited for tonight?" she asks excitedly. I nod, trying to concentrate on the chart in front of me. "You're so lucky to go out with Draco Malfoy. Hermione, you deserve this." This made me lift my head back up to look at her.

"Why do I deserve this? I didn't do anything." I say obliviously.

"Hermione, you're raising your daughter by yourself, you work harder than anyone else here, and you don't even complain. You deserve to be spoiled." I shake my head.

"That is something I do because I have too. I have to raise Autumn because who else would? I work hard to give everything my daughter deserves, and I don't complain because I'm the one who made this mess." I fib the last part but she didn't need to know that.

"Okay, fine, you don't deserve this. At least enjoy it." She smiles at me. I smirk but nod. After I finish the charts I sign out and pick up Autumn.

We get home at four and I feed her, give her a bath, and play until I have to get ready. I put her in her crib to take a nap while I get dressed. In the back of my closet I found a red cocktail dress. It ends right above my knees and has short sleeves. It's a little snug because I'm not back to my pre-pregnancy figure yet but it'll work for tonight. I also put on a black blazer because it's cold and I put on red flats. I freshen up my make-up from this morning and fix my hair. I put an enchantment on it so it won't frizz tonight. After I finish getting ready I pack up everything Autumn could possibly need for tonight. She won't spend the night, but she will probably be there late. I hear her stir in her crib and I pick her up and give her a kiss.

"Good afternoon sweetheart," I say as I give her a kiss. I feel a little guilty about leaving her tonight; she's only use to the Weasleys' baby-sitting her. Even though I know she doesn't understand me, I talk to her.

"You're going to be good tonight, right? Be a brave girl for momma tonight, okay?" she babbles back to me and I smile. At six I put her in her carrier and grab her bag to leave.

When we arrive at Malfoy Manor Narcissa welcomes us in.

"You look beautiful tonight, Hermione."

"Thank you, are you sure you can handle her? She can be cranky when she wants to be," I warn.

"We'll be fine, have fun on your date with Draco."

"I will, I can pick her up around eleven. I can't pay you much."

"You don't owe my anything and eleven is fine. I have the crib Draco used as a baby by my bed for her when she gets tired."

"I would put her to bed around seven, hopefully she'll go to bed good. Thank you Narcissa." She waves my thanks and tells me to go home and wait for Draco. I give Autumn one more kiss before I leave.

Back at my flat I grab a book off my bookshelf to read while I wait for Draco. I'm nervous; I haven't been on a date since before I was pregnant with Autumn. After ten minutes of trying to read, I realize I've read the same paragraph over and over again. At seven on the dot someone knocks on my door. When I open it I see Draco dressed in a nice suite with a bouget of white lilies, my favorite flower.

"They're beautiful, let me get a vase." He walks in and takes a look around the living room while I find a vase in the kitchen. When I come back he looks at me.

"You look beautiful tonight, Hermione," he says sincerely and I'm pretty sure I'm blushing.

"Thank you."

"Are you ready to go?" I nod. He walks forward and opens the door for me. I haven't been this nervous in a long time.

A/N: Thank you guys for the support. This week has been especially hard for me but I'm glad so many people are reading this

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