Hello there! I finally finished the 10th Chapter! This is actually the fastest I could upload now-a-days since I have classes. I have loads of school works thrown my way at the moment. So, sorry if I would not upload that fast. Oh yeah...

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Time Heals All Wounds

Chapter 10: A New Chapter

For the next couple of days, Draco would never fail to show up at Hermione's place. He would always make sure that he takes his lunch there. Sometimes, he would bring take-outs over while there are times he would rely on Hermione's cooking. The only times that he would not show up is when he was busy with work. And when those very rare occasions do happen, he sends an owl to Hermione to inform her of such.

Hermione was really delighted and pleased with Draco's antics. She knew that Draco can be sweet and a gentleman from the month of dating the two of them did before. But this time around, it seemed that Draco is making so much effort than before. She likes how on weekends when Draco was on his off at work, he would help out on taking care of Scorpious and even help out on the house (even agreeing that he use magic as minimal as he can).

Of course Scorpious was delighted for the first couple of times that Draco visits their place. He was so excited and for that Scorpious hogged Draco's attention most of the time. The two were so close and Hermione can only smile as she watched the two boys. Hermione loved as she watched the two boys. Hermione loved the way that even if Scorpious did not even know Draco is his father, he still acts and it looks it, he already loves Draco as if he was. She is even amazed at how her young boy has a closer relationship with Draco, who he has only known for only a short while, than Harry, who he knew for almost all his life.

But even then, Draco playing with him, entertaining him and even spoiling him cannot keep the young child from noticing the closeness of his mother and Draco. Sometimes, when the two adults think that Scorpious was busy in his room, playing, he would sneak out to sneak up on the two of them. But he would see the two of them cuddled on the sofa. At times, he wondered if the two were playing some kind of game. And so, he would shrug it off.

Scorpious, being used to only him and his mother, was not used to having another one in their small world. And Draco's existence being a more permanent change, suddenly Scorpious does not know what he wants anymore. Don't get him wrong. He likes Draco because he comes over to play with him and gives him gifts. But he does not like it when his mother leaves him at the Potters to go out with Uncle Draco on her break, which she usually spends with him. Of course, this does not happen most of the time because mostly, the three of them would go out to eat or walk at the park.

One Sunday when Hermione closed up the shop, Scorpious was up early. He was definitely looking forward to the day he could finally have his mother all to himself. Kids can be after all selfish, especially when it comes to their mothers. A huge smile adorned his face as he thought of the things he and his mother would do together.

The young blonde's day started of pretty good. He woke up to his mother's cooking. He even gets to help out Hermione make their breakfast, which was chocolate chip pancakes with maple syrup. It was his favorite thing to eat at breakfast. All morning long, the young child was all happy and energetic. It's as if nothing can take down his merry mood… well not until Draco came by.

Instantly, the young boy's smile fell into a frown. He let out a soft 'hmpf' as he tried to get Hermione's attention. He was trying to let the brunette that he was quite displeased, but she does not seem to notice. Even his colder than usual greeting to Draco only earned him a raised eyebrow from both adults.

After which Scorpious remained silent and run-off to his room. In that instant, the two finally noticed the young blonde's unusual behavior. Both of them watched him disappear before looking at one another. "What do you think is wrong with him?" Draco asked.

Hermione let out a sigh and shook her head. "I don't know," Hermione said. "But he was just fine a while ago."

"Want me to check up on him?" Draco asked before taking a sip of his tea.

Hermione stared at him for a while. "No, I'll do it," she said instead. She sat up and gave him a quick peck on the lips. She then headed to Scorpious' room. She then found out that the door was closed. She let out a soft sigh as she wondered what had gotten to her child. She brought her hand up and knocked on the door before opening it. "Scorpious," Hermione called as she entered the room.

She found Scorpious on his bed playing with his stuffed dragon. She smiled slightly before going over and sitting on the bed. "Hey," she said.

In reply, Scorpious looked at her for a moment before going back to his toys. It made Hermione shook her head. "What's wrong Scorpious?" she asked.

Scorpious shook his head in reply but he did not look at his mother. "Nothing," he said.

"I'm your mother Scor," Hermione said in a soothing manner. She then reached out to the young blond and patted his head. "That's why I would know if you're okay or not."

Scorpious stopped what she was doing and looked up at Hermione. After a few seconds, he sat up. He then clutched his stuffed dragon. "I just want it to be just like before," Scorpious said in a small voice. "I want it to be the two of us. Just like before."

Hermione's eyes widened. She shook her head and looked at Scorpious. "But nothing is going to change Scorpious," she said. "It's just that now, we have Draco."

"No! Everything is changing already," Scorpious said in a childish manner.

"But I thought you like Uncle Draco?" Hermione asked after a pause.

"Ye-yes. I li-like Uncle Draco," Scorpious replied. "But I don't like it when he takes you away from me!" At this time, Scorpious' eyes were watering. And the next thing Hermione knew is that Scorpious was crying. "It's just, you spend lesser time with me right now. I miss my mummy!"

Hermione frowned. She was so caught up with her and Draco's newly formed relationship that she was not able to notice Scorpious' stand on the matter. She just assumed that Scorpious would be alright with it. She mentally scolded herself at being such a careless mother. She should have paid as much attention to Scorpious. And surely with the shop's opening, Scorpious feels more alone and neglected.

She moved closer to Scorpious. She then engulfed the crying child in an embrace. Not knowing how to explain such a situation that they are in to a distressed child. She let out a sigh as she tried to soothe Scorpious. She moved her hand up and down on his back in a calming manner as she let him cry.

It took a while before Hermione manage to make Scorpious stop crying. After a few more minutes, Scorpious finally fell asleep. Hermione then carefully laid the young lad on his bed. She tucked him in. and when she was heading to the door, that's when she realized that Draco was standing on the doorframe.

"How long have you been standing there?" Hermione asked.

"Long enough," was the short reply of Draco.

Hermione stepped out of the room. She gently closed the door behind her. "I'm sorry," she said.

Draco shook his head. He then wrapped his arms around the brunette. "Why are you saying sorry?" he asked.

"It's because of me that we are in we are in this kind of situation," Hermione replied as she leaned onto him.

Draco kissed the brunette's neck. "Stop blaiming yourself love," Draco replied. "Besides, stop shouldering everything. You got me 'Mione. We could get through this together."

"Oh, how are we going to explain everything to him?" Hermione asked.

Draco let out a sigh and shook his head. "I also don't know Hermione," he said. "But I think, I should probably go for now. I'll come back tomorrow. And you, take care of Scorpious."

"I guess you're right," Hermione said. She then looked at him and managed a weak smile. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"I'll see you tomorrow," Draco said with a soft smile. He leaned down and kissed her straight on the lips before heading to the floo fireplace. Hermione watched him leave. And for the rest of the day, Hermione made sure to address to Scorpious' every needs. She made sure that the young boy was comfortable and that he forgot everything that happened that morning.

The next morning, Hermione woke up earlier than usual. She was awoken by the sudden sound of the floo network. When she went to check it out, she only found out that it was Draco. It turns out that he dropped by early so that the two of them could talk about how they would go and break the news to Scorpious. It was not exactly Hermione's ideal time but she knew that they need to talk about it. The sooner they figure it out the better.

"We could always tell him straight away," Draco suggested when the two of them could not think of anything else.

"But he's a child Draco," Hermione countered.

"Exactly, he is a very intelligent child. He'll understand and accept it without much question," he said. "You don't have to make everything so complicated."

"Don't have to make everything so complicated," she said to herself. It was as if she was letting the words sink in to her. She frowned a bit and shook her head. "Maybe you're right," she said at last.

"Of course I'm right," Draco said smugly. "Between the two of us, I'm the one who doesn't really overreact."

"Can you stop being smug all the time?" Hermione asked. Her frown deepened as she said so.

"Nah, I can't help myself. It's natural you see," he said. His usual smirk placed on his face. "Now how about a kiss?"

Hermione tried to act placid but miserably failed. She stifled a laugh in turn and playfully slapped him on the shoulder. Draco found this as a good sigh. He moved closer to her, pulling her close to him. In turn, Hermione wrapped her arms around his neck. "Git," she managed to say before their lips locked into a fiery kiss. She instantly felt like she was melting once their tongues engaged into a battle for dominance.

When the two of them pulled back, they were both gasping for air. Hermione was blushing real bad. She slowly placed her hands on his chest as she tries to catch her breath. Draco on the other hand hugged her tighter. The two of them stayed liked that for a short while until they heard footsteps coming from the corridor. They then immediately pulled away from each other and tried to act as normal as they could when Scorpious appeared rubbing his sleep away from his eyes.

"You weren't in your room," Scorpious said in a sleepy voice. It seemed like he still hasn't noticed Draco in the room. He went straight to Hermione and stretched his arms towards her. He was asking her to carry him which the brunette obliged. "Can we still go to sleep? I wanna cuddle," he said looking at Hermione with a pleading look.

And as if on reflex, Hermione looked at Draco unconsciously. The two of them exchanged silent conversation. Scorpious seemed to notice that his mother's attention wasn't on him. He followed his mother's gaze and his eyes widened. "Uncle Draco?" he asked surprised. "What are you doing here?"

Hermione and Draco held each other's gaze for a few more seconds. Then Draco cleared his throat. He suddenly felt a surge of uneasiness rush over him. He glanced at Hermione once more and saw that she's fidgeting… so she's also as uneasy as he was. It somehow gave him some reassurance and so he took a few steps towards Scorpious and Hermione. "For starters Scorp, I'm not your uncle," Draco said lamely which earned him a glare from Hermione.

Scorpious frowned. He leaned to Hermione some more. "I know," Scorpious said. His voice is still a bit sleepy. "I only call you that because you're like an uncle to me."

"Erm, but I'm more than and uncle to you," Draco said which made Scorpious frown deepened and he has a questioning look on his face. "I'm your father. I'm your real father."

"You're my father?" Scorpious repeated in a sleepy daze. He was already slowly dozing off back to sleep. But once the weight of Draco's words finally sank in, the young boy's eyes snapped wide open. It was as if sleep left him fully awake. He was looking at Draco this time with a hopefuly look not that jealous, confused or sleepy one. "You're my father?" he asked once more.

"Yes," Draco said. He smiled down at the child.

The young boy started to return his smile but then he remembered his mother who was silent that whole time. He turned to her. There was fear in his eyes. It was as if he knew that it was all too good to be true. "Mum? Is it true?" he asked quietly like he was afraid of the answer. But Hermione gave him a small smile and nodded her head which made Scorpious grin widely. He then turned his attention to Draco and motioned for him to carry him instead.

Draco chuckled. He shook his head and despite that he took Scorpious from Hermione. Instantly, Scorpious comfortably settled himself on Draco's arms. Hermione found herself smiling widely at them. The scene in front of her seemed natural. It wasn't as bad as she has imagined it would end up when they tell Scorpious. In fact, it even went well.

"Now can we please go back to sleep?" Scorpious said. Somehow his excitement has died down. He's now back to his sleepy state which made Draco look at Hermione. His eyebrows raised in a silent question while Hermione just giggled.

"Come on sleepy head," Hermione said. She was about to get Scorpious from Draco but the young boy shook his head. He tightened his hold on Draco which made Hermione sigh. "All right then, come on." She then motioned for Draaco to follow her. She led them both to her room.

Once they got into the room, Scorpious wiggled out of Draco's hold. Immediately, Draco let him down careful. As soon as his two little feet hits the hard ground, the young child bolted to the huge bed. He settled on the center of the bed. He then pulled the blankets over him while the two adults watched him. He was about ready to doze off when he noticed that none of his parents joined him. "Aren't you going to join me?" he asked.

Hermione and Draco exchanged looked. Hermione then smiled slightly and shrugged her shoulders. She then took her place right next to Scorpious. Draco watched her curiously. He wasn't sure what to do. After all, he's kinda new at this. He felt his nerves act up again and so to try and stay calm, he fidgeted a bit.

A minute passed and he still stood there rooted to the spot. He wasn't sure if he should join the two of them or just leave them be. He took another couple of seconds to think about it. Finally, he decided to take the latter. He turned around and was about to leave when Hermione stopped him on his tracks. "Where do you think you're going?" Hermione asked.

"Uhm," Draco said unsure. He pointed to the door and Hermione shook her head. She then motioned for him to join her and Scorpious.

Once again Draco felt uneasy. But Hermione gave him a reassuring smile. He then took a breath and closed the door behind him. After which, he placed his wand by the night stand and joined the two.

Scorpious smile at him sleepily and Draco returned it with his own smile. He then snuggled to Draco instead of Hermione which took the older blond by surprise. Slowly, Draco then wrapped his arms at first to Scorpious and then reached out for Hermione as well. The two adults exchanged a look for a few seconds. And then, they smiled at each other. The two of them looked at Scorpious, who easily went back to sleep, before they themselves close their eyes. And before the two of them fall asleep, the same thought run through them, "This is our lives now," they thought. A new chapter in their lives and they would make it work this time around.

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