A/N: Hey everyone, what's up? Anything new or exciting happening in your lives? Anyway here is another chapter of 'In Love and War' I know this is also been another long wait for the chapter, and for that I am sorry. Recently though, I have been inspired by someone's talents that are truly amazing. I am seriously considering envoking regular updates now. Also, I've got inspiration to start another H/D project I've decided to tottally take Rivalry Interrupted out of the picture. I know 'Harry Potter and a New Love' isn't great, and neither is the hurried sequel, but I believe I can use those stories as landmarks. Monuments to how far my writing ability has moved beyond that. I also want to begin a novel-length story. I don't know how long this one will be but I'm not sure if it will be novel-length. Let me know what you think. -Dark
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Chapter 10
"Dear Draco"
Draco
Dear Draco,
I have a friend that I work with. I have a really huge crush on this friend but don't know if he wants to be more. I'm so unsure of myself around him, but he seems to have found some reason on this earth to like me. I really feel like if I don't do something soon, that he will find interest in someone else, or become attached to someone else. Help what should I do?
Signed,
Crushed
Dear Draco,
Recently, I answered a personal add in a newspaper and I met the guy last weekend. We had a great time! He took me out for drinks and then to a movie. Afterwards we had a leisurely dinner and talked about the movie. We've been on a few more dates, all fantastic, but I feel myself holding back. I want to be more, but I think I'm also a bit afraid of that. What should I do?
Signed,
Torn
Dear Draco,
Yesterday night, I saw this really cute guy at a bar. We chatted, he took me home, and stayed for a bit. Now I'm feeling a bit quilty about my one night romp and am not sure what to make of it. This guy is something else, and I'm noticing it every second I spend with him. We've been going out for a couple nights ever since, and I'm afraid I'm falling for him. What should I do?
Signed,
Hopeless
I sighed. If I had to read one more friggin letter about late night romps, lovely co-workers, or personal ad rejects, I would shoot myself. Coffee. I needed coffee. I had been at the office since about 7:00 that morning, and I was the first one there, besides the cleaning crew of course. They were always here a little bit earlier than...everyone. I take my job very seriously, don't get me wrong, but there are times when being New York's finest magazine advice columnist that just made me want to claw my eyes out.
My office desktop computer sat waiting for my typed responses to begin, but I didn't touch it's keys. The flat screen monitor seemed to be waiting constantly for something to happen, and the impatient cursor in the newly opened word document flashed before my eyes. There was a lot to my job. A lot that people didn't really realize was there, and sometimes I think that I was just plain under-appreciated. It figures that the only importance to this staff and magazine was that my articles filled the necessary space to meet printing requirements.
It was now 10:00 and I was ready for a break, although I'm not sure if Ms. Norbury would be very pleased if I took off right now. Not that I care of course. I just don't need to lose my job right about now. I love my little french-village style apartment, and I would like to keep it thank you very much. Which lead to my current predicament. Harry and I had become...intimate and that's going to lead into a little bit of trouble if the office found out, not only because of where we became...intimate, but because I'm supposed to be a cold, hard, asshole to him...wait...that didn't sound right. Ok so I'm supposed to freeze him out, and get him and his associates to back off of our magazine.
Seeing Harry could work out I think, under normal circumstances, but with the added predicament of this situation? I just don't think it can be done without it being personal. So now I have to play the part of the cold hearted bitch. Though Malfoys and Slytherins in particular are known for their acting abilities, that is just one part that I really do hate to play.
On top of that office desk was one of the most magical experience of my life. I know that sounds so terrible and so slutty. But with Harry it was different. Before him, I would take guys to my bed and fuc----
beep
The alarm on my computer had alerted me that I had an instant message from...DesktopWorker69...I hurried to turn off the sound on my computer, because we weren't allowed to be on any instant messengers at work, and I had forgot to turn mine off when work officially started this morning.
DragonTail23: Hello? Who is this?
DesktopWorker69: I'm watching you.
I look around in panic. What the hell?
DragonTail23: What the hell? Who is this?
DesktopWorker69: Come to dinner with me tonight and you'll see. Although there won't be any desks to do it on. lol.
I sighed in relief and felt my annoyance and fear ebb away. It was of course Harry.
DragonTail23: In your dreams wonder-boy.
DesktopWorker69: Hey, that's wonder-MAN to you.
I laugh out loud at this.
DragonTail23: What's with the name by the way? And where are you that you have internet access?
DesktopWorker69: The name, my dear, holds many complexities. And I'm at my hotel that has wireless...using my personel laptop.
DragonTail23: Complexities? Such as?
DesktopWorker69: Desk top...you know what that's there for, and also the 'top' part in Desktop is what position I perfer, and worker means that I work hard...occasionally on desktops...with certain people. And 69? well come on you have to know what that is.
DragonTail23: Of course I do. sigh
DesktopWorker69: What's with YOUR screen-name?
DragonTail23: I like dragons and they say if you pluck a scale from their tail then you get good luck. Obviously the 23 is my age.
DesktopWorker69: I can just hear the arogant sniff you just made while sticking your big Malfoy nose up in the air at my obvious unintelligence.
DragonTail23: What? BIG NOSE?
DesktopWorker69: Draco sweetie, relax. You don't have a big nose...I was kidding! Quit checking it out in the mirror!
DragonTail23: ...I was doing no such thing...
DesktopWorker69: Sure.
DragonTail23: Are you sure you're not like across the building watching me or something?
DesktopWorker69: I'm positive. anyway I saw your profile on the yahoo directory and thought I'd ask you to dinner tonight.
DragonTail23: You were serious?
DesktopWorker69: Yeah...I was...
DragonTail23: ...well...as long as it's not chinese...those damn...chop-sticks are useless.
DesktopWorker69: Lol, alright, we won't go to Chinese. But seriously Dray I'm going to have to teach to use them properly sometime. Be at my hotel at 7:00 p.m. SHARP. I'm at the Riverton on 8th street near Riverside park.
DragonTail23: I'm there or square
DesktopWorker69: Draco?...
DragonTail23: yeah?
DesktopWorker69: Never again. Remember 7 Sharp!
DesktopWorker69 has signed off 10:45 a.m.
"Mr. Malfoy!"
I turn slowly in my swivel desk chair and look at Ms. Norbury. I gulp audibly. "Yes ma'am?"
Amazingly...She smiles...SMILES. "Glad to see you've taken a new attitude towards your work. Keep it up."
"Thank you ma'am." I say with the biggest shit-eating grin I could muster.
Harry
I sighed as I signed off. This should be interesting. Our first Non-business date and he's agreed. Although it could be because I gave him a hand-job ontop of his evil co-worker's desk. I don't know, could be.
It's only been a day and a half and already I'm missing him though. I haven't decided if this is good or bad. It's good for us...bad for business. But hey at least he's still talking to me. Some guys freak out over this stuff when it starts to turn serious. uh...hope I didn't jinx anything...
knock on wood
I roll off my bed as my thoughts continue to roll around in my head and I go to take a nice long shower. Taking showers has always cleared my head before a big meeting or in the few occasions it's happened, a big date.
I take off my clothes and then enter the shower, turning on the warm almost full blast. I sigh and run my hands down my pecs to my abdomen to my nether regions all the while thinking of him. Tension pours out of my body with every touch of my hand, and every trickle of warm water.
My cock responds to each and every tentative touch...the way Draco would have done it...
Soon...too soon I am shuddering and calling out his name, and my seed along with my declining orgasm washes down the drain. I towel myself off and look in the mirror. There's something new there in my eyes. Something I haven't seen in a long time. I think it's something like hope.
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