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Ch 10- The Boss/My Chick bad
The Boss is by Rick Ross
My Chick Bad is by Ludacris
"He is going to be out like a light tonight when he goes to bed." Hermione whispered softly.
Lucius looked over at Scorpius, who was looking ready for bed. It was good the movie was almost over.
"Remind me again how you talked me into this in the first place?"
Hermione smirked.
"hmm, lets see. I asked if you wanted to take Scorpius to muggle London to see the new Disney movie, and you weren't paying attention. Just mumbled 'sure, whatever you want'. I wonder what was on my chest that was so interesting?"
If the theater wasn't so dark, she would've seen his flush.
"Ahem, yes, well, I thought I saw a spider on you."
She debated making him squirm some more over it, but ultimately let it go.
When the lights came back on in the theater, the trio made their way out into the lobby.
"Mommy!" Hermione turned, startled, to see Rose running up to her.
She smiled brightly before dropping to her level to hug her daughter.
"Hi sweetie! What are you doing here?"
"We came with grandpa. He wanted to visit a muzzled cinema."
She looked behind her and Hermione followed her gaze.
"Muggle Rose, not muzzled." she corrected while standing up slowly.
"Got him dad? You want me to carry him?"
"I've got him. Wait, where's Rose?"
Ron looked around nervously.
"She's here." called Hermione.
Ron looked at her in surprise, before his face morphed into anger.
"Lucius!" called Rose brightly, running over to give him a hug around his legs.
Lucius smiled warmly.
"Hello Rose. Rose, this is Scorpius. Scorpius, this is Hermione's daughter Rose."
Scorpius waved shyly, half behind Lucius.
Rose waved back.
"Rose, come over here please." came Ron's stern voice.
Her face visibly fell.
"Bye Lucius. Bye Scorpius." she said softly before walking back to join her father.
Hermione visibly stiffened when Ron began to speak harshly at her.
"How can you stand to be out with him? Didn't I make it clear that I didn't like you associating with him? That our children aren't to be as well? Now our daughter is hugging death eaters."
"Former death eater. How dare you Ronald. How dare you speak to me in this manner, in front of our children no less, as if you own me. As if you have any say in who I can and cannot see..."
"Good evening Arthur, Hugo, hello again Rose. Ah, Arthur, would you be so good as to take the children outside for a moment. I need to speak with Ronald. Thank you ever so much. Hermione, would you mind taking Scorpius outside as well?"
Hermione opened her mouth to argue, but stopped when she saw the hardness in his gray eyes. His voice gave away no anger, but his eyes spoke volumes. He was livid.
She nodded, picking up Scorpius and following her children and Arthur outside.
When he was sure they had left the room, Lucius unleashed.
To Ron, it seemed as if Lucius had grown taller, but in reality it was from him shrinking away from him.
A muffilato charm was cast, privacy wards thrown up, and Ron found his feet were rooted to the floor, all done wandlessly.
"I am only going to say this once, Weasley, so listen well. You will never speak to Hermione that way again, and especially not in front of Rose and Hugo. I will not have you insulting her, or sullying her name. I may not have always been the best of men, but I take pride in the care I continue to provide for my son and my grandson. I care about Hermione and about your children. I will not have you insulting me further with this nonsense that they aren't safe with me around. You will stop threatening Hermione, because if you don't, I will make sure that you regret it for the rest of your asinine life. As you were so good to remind, I was a death eater at one time. You're lucky that I am a gentleman, otherwise you would be leaving this conversation bleeding."
"Are you threatening me Malfoy?" Ron retorted weakly.
Lucius chuckled darkly.
"No threats Weasley. Just a promise."
With that he turned and walked out, releasing the charms and spells as he left.
When he walked out into the night, he heard laughing and smiled.
Rose, Hugo, and Scorpius were eating ice cream cones and chatting excitedly.
Hermione and Arthur seemed to be having a nice exchange as they were both smiling softly.
His heart warmed in his chest to see Hermione's eyes light up when she saw him. It was enough to make a man continue to hope.
"Grandfather!" yelled Scorpius before running to him. Lucius picked him up as Hermione walked over.
"Everything alright?" she asked.
"Oh, everything is fine. We had a nice chat, didn't we Weasley?" he spoke as Ron came outside.
Ron nodded.
"Come on dad, lets get them home. Say goodnight to mommy."
The two rushed their mom and she gave out kisses and hugs.
"I'll see you soon loves. Bye now!"
"Bye mommy!" they said in unison before rushing to their dad and grandfather.
"Is it time to go home grandfather?"
"Yes Scorpius. Would you like to accompany us to Draco and Astoria's to take him home?"
Hermione smiled.
"I'd love to."
She didn't realize how much that decision would change the course of everything.
Dropping off Scorpius was mostly uneventful. She had a short conversation with Astoria about her new drapes in the parlor before saying goodnight to Scorpius as Astoria took him to bed. Draco and Lucius talked for a bit, before Draco took his leave to say goodnight to his son.
"Well that was nice ending to a well-rounded day." she said on the way out to the car.
He smiled.
"Yes it was."
"Lucius?" came another feminine voice, in a much higher pitch than Hermione's.
"Narcissa." he replied shortly.
"And is that the illustrious mudblood you work with?"she asked with sarcasm, gesturing to Hermione.
"How low you have become, associating yourself with filth."
Hermione saw the vein threatening to pop out of Lucius' throat. The same one was threatening to pop out of hers.
She casually strolled up next to Lucius and linked her hand in his and leaned into him before addressing Narcissa.
"Oh good evening Narcissa. How lovely to see you. I hope you don't mind, but we'll have to skip the pleasantries tonight. This filth was about to take your ex home to engage in some filthy activities. Do say hello to your French poodle for us." she pulled him along with her to the car, moving to walk backward while pulling him by the shirt. Knowing she was still watching them she leant against the car before pulling him down by the back of his neck to kiss him. He responded heartily, pinning her between himself and the car, grasping a handful of her curls in one hand, the nape of her neck with the other.
They distantly heard her huff, the clicking of her heels as she stormed off, and the front door open and slam closed.
Hermione broke away from him at the sound and touched her mouth before smiling.
"I guess we both were able to get even today." she spoke softly.
His eyes were glittering with fire and she felt her belly jump. He casually moved away from her.
"will you be staying at the Mansion tonight?" he spoke huskily.
"Yes." she whispered.
He nodded, worried if he opened his mouth, he would spill his heart out to her.
The ride home was spent in silent analysis. When they arrived, he opened the car door for her and helped her out of the car. She moved to take her hand back but he held fast.
She blushed as they moved into the house.
When they reached the main staircase he let go of her hand.
"Shall I call for Tipsy to escort you to your room?" he asked.
She shook her head no.
"Alright, goodnight then." he spoke before beginning to ascend the stairs.
She didn't know where the courage came from, but before she could stop it she had spoken.
"But you can."
He stopped.
"I'm not sure that's such a good idea."
She moved to join him at the top of the stairs.
"Lets go" she spoke grabbing his hand and moving in the direction of her room.
He followed wordlessly.
At her door, she turned to thank him and found him immediately staring at her lips. She licked them unconsciously and saw him swallow. It was all the confirmation she needed.
She placed her hands on the lapels of his coat and pulled harshly while stepping up on tiptoe, crushing her mouth to his. He groaned in satisfaction before pushing her up against the door.
Merlin, she hadn't been snogged like this in years. It was deliciously wonderful. His hands were smoothing over her back and bum, and hers were buried in his silky mane. At some point, one of her legs wrapped around him. The only reason she realized this was when she felt his hand graze her thigh.
She impulsively pulled at his hair then and felt him shudder.
Eventually they came up for air and rested their foreheads together while their breathing began to calm.
"Will you go to dinner with me tomorrow night?" he asked breathlessly, placing a hand on her cheek.
"Oh yes." she whispered before kissing his palm.
His eyes fluttered closed at that.
"Lets go to bed." she whispered.
His eyes shot open at that.
"Just to sleep." she corrected, realizing how that came across.
He kissed her forehead.
"alright."
"I'll just change and meet you at your room."
An hour later she was nestled in his arms in his bed. Just as she was drifting off she heard him speak.
"Should we talk about whats happening?" he whispered.
She turned in his arms to look at him before kissing him soundly.
"Sleep first" was all she said before turning back over.
He kissed her shoulder in reply before drifting off into his dreams.