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Hermione later found out that they were in Rome. They were staying in a hotel named Il Lupo in Strada Romana, which was the Italian wizarding street. The hotel they were staying in was a five star one, obviously, as Draco had planned the trip.

Hermione had been to Rome with her parents during their summer holidays in third year. She loved it there and had wanted to revisit ever since.

On their first day they went to the wizarding part of Vatican City. They were surprised to see the various tourist spots there. They went to the Museo Magico, which contained many cultural and historical artefacts of wizarding Italy.

Hermione had read about the museum many times while studying the history of Goblins. There were many goblin made jewelleries, swords, cutleries in the collection of the museum. They also saw many paintings done by famous artists.

Later that day, after having a late lunch Draco and Hermione went to see the Saint Peter's Basilica. Hermione was exuberant to visit the church once again. Draco wasn't as enthusiastic as Hermione, but her energy and excitement was contagious. So, by the end of the day, he bagan enjoying himself too.

They called it an early night as they were both tired from all the walking they did. They decided to visit the Trevi fountainâ the next day and fell asleep cuddling, too tired for anything more.

"Do you want to throw a coin?" Draco asked casually.

They were walking towards the fountain, holding hands. Hermione wore a pair of light-wash mom jeans with an off the shoulder white top. She draped a denim jacket around her shoulders, in case she felt cold. Draco wore khaki pants with a violet button down shirt. He layered his outfit with a beige trench coat.

"Not really," Hermione replied.

"What? Not gonna wish for a lifetime of love and good luck?"

"I wish for that everyday Draco. But it's a misconception that many tourists have," she replied in her I'm-the-wittiest voice.

"Misconception?" Draco furrowed his brows in confusion.

"Yes. Many believe that throwing coins in the fountain is for love and good luck. But actually it's for a quick return to Rome." she explained.

"Well, doesn't matter. I'm still gonna throw a coin. It's not a bad thing to come back here with you again," Draco winked at her, making her smile shyly.

When they got back that night Draco went in the bathroom and ran a bath. Hermione peeked in to see what was taking him so long. Inside, she saw a shirtless Draco brushing his teeth, and beside him, the tub was filling up with bubble coming from the tap.

Draco saw her reflection on the mirror as he gurgled and rinsed his mouth.

"Wanna join?" he asked her, nodding his head towards the bathtub.

"Let me take my make up off first. You go ahead. I'll join you after."

He unbuckled his belt as Hermione came inside and stood in front of the mirror. He shimmied out of his pants and boxers. Hermione closed her eyes and averted her face away from him as he got into the tub.

Draco saw her cheeks and ears turning pink and said, "Hermione, you've seen everything already. Why are you blushing?" he chuckled.

"I didn't see anything. It was dark," she replied rolling her eyes to cover her embarrassment.

"You have nothing to be embarrassed about, love. I was only teasing you," he said.

There was that word again.

"Don't call me that," she said softly.

"Don't call you what?" Draco asked, confused.

"Love," she said. "Don't call me that unless you mean it, Draco," she kept her eyes firmly on her reflection on the mirror as she spoke.

Draco stood up and got out of the tub to stand in front of her in his full glory. But he didn't care about that. All he cared about was the fact that his wife thought that he didn't love her.

Of course he loved her.

"I mean it, Hermione," he said seriously. "I do love you. I've loved you for quite some time now."

"You're telling the truth?" she whispered looking in his eyes.

"I am," he paused, "I've liked you for years. But in the past two months, I've fallen in love with you," he replied.

She kissed him then. He kissed her back fiercely. She couldn't explain the kiss. It was raw and emotional. It was like nothing else in the world.

As they slowly broke away from the kiss to breathe, Draco pulled on her bottom lip with his teeth lightly, dragging it between his teeth.

"So.." he let the word hang on the air as he panted.

"I love you too" she said. Her vision blurred with tears as she said the four words. She threw her arms around him and hugged him tight. He mirrored the action. They stayed like that for a couple of minutes, until Hermione could feel his semi-erect member rubbing against her belly.

She pulled back, his arms still around her. She cupped his cheeks in her hands and kissed him. This time slowly. She wanted to memorize how his lips felt on her own. She wanted to relive the first time he had touched her. Her magic was pulling towards him. She felt dizzy at the intensity of the emotions running through her. Happy that he held her tight.

There in that moment, she fell in love, all over again.

He picked her up in bridal style and took her to the bedroom. He laid her on the bed and kissed her on the forehead. Draco whispered in her ear, "You're wearing way too many clothes."

Hermione chuckled at that. She removed her top as Draco unbuttoned her jeans. She wiggled out of her pants and underwear. Draco's eyes were roaming on her naked body, filled with something purer than just lust.

He sat beside her and kissed her. Then with the flick of his wrist he turned off the lights and the room plunged into darkness.

On their last day in Italy, Draco took Hermione shopping. Hermione wanted to see the Spanish Steps. Some expensive brands like, Louis Vuitton and Prada had shops underneath them. Draco insisted that as a new husband it was his duty to spoil his wife rotten. Hermione only shook her head at him. Obviously Draco wanted to shop in such expensive places. Extravagant was his middle name. Why was she even surprised.

After shopping they sat down on the steps, wanting to spend some time relaxing as they were leaving in the evening.

A/N : Beta love MargaeryB.

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