The next morning, Hermione stumbled into the kitchen with a slight headache and a sensitivity to light. Her hair was a disaster, her dress wrinkled and her eyes were very, very bloodshot. She had two things on her mind at that point ...toast and black coffee.

"Have fun last night?" A voice sounded from the table

Hermione groaned, make that three things on her mind.

"I had a blast Malfoy" she said shortly while dropping two pieces of bread into the toaster.

"I could tell." he said with a sneer, "Two guys?"

Hermione waved him off in dismissal, it wasn't worth the fight. All she wanted to do is make her damned toast, drink her damned coffee and down half of bottle of Tylenol before going back to bed – was that too much to ask?

"No answer?"

she guessed it was too much to ask.

"Just drop it Malfoy, My life does not concern you so do us both a favor and work on getting you and you family a place."

"You want us out already?"

Hermione turned towards the blond at the table and walked closer. Draco could see the fire raging behind her eyes and prepared himself for the attack that he not only deserved but expected.

"Listen to me Malfoy." she hissed while placing both hands on the table in front of him. "As far as I am concerned, I have already given you more hospitality then you deserve. I let you into my place to help you survive a damned law even though you have picked on me and called me names since I was eleven years old – Severus can teach you everything else you need to know and I want the lot of you out of here by Friday."

The toaster popped up in the background and Hermione pushed herself from the table to grab the butter out of the fridge.

"Friday? That's not enough time." Draco practically yelled

Hermione slammed the butter down on the counter top and turned to Draco, "I.don't.care. Malfoy." she yelled back, "Go find someone who is not bossy, less irritating, and someone who is worth more then a bit of fun to care because I don't" and with that she left the kitchen.

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Wednesday had rolled around and Draco had absolutely no luck in getting her to change her mind. He didn't want to leave, he actually liked living with her but so far his attempts were futile as she would ignore him and walk out of what ever room without so much as a word.

Lucius and Severus had decided to stay out of it as much as possible. They knew if was a losing battle and were also old enough to understand that when a woman didn't want to talk about something, it was best to leave her be. Severus had already found a place and Lucius was due to move in with him until he learned the ropes of muggle living.

As one o'clock had approached, Hermione was in the bathroom getting herself ready for her afternoon with James and Jeff. They had planned on getting a bit of lunch then shopping for the rest of the afternoon.

Draco could be found in the living room, waiting for Jeff and James to show up. He wanted to 'size them up' so to speak and get an idea of what the situation was between them.

He waited patiently and when one o'clock struck, a knock came to the door as expected. He made his way over to the door and yanked it open to find Jeff standing there with a smirk that almost matched his own.

"Is Hermione ready?" Jeff asked

Draco shrugged his shoulders, "Not my day to babysit her." and walked away from the door, leaving it open for Jeff to come in on his own.

"Hermione luv, Are you ready?" Jeff called out

"Luv" Draco mumbled with a raised eye brow.

Jeff smirk grew wider while facing away from Draco, he might be gay but he could tell when a guy had feelings for a girl.

"I'll be out in one minute, I just need to grab my purse."

"Take your time." He called back and went to sit on her couch."

"So" Draco started, "Where are you guys going?"

Jeff made like he was bored and checked his nails, "To get something to eat, shopping and... what ever else pops up." He replied with his smirk still firmly in place.

Draco's cheeks flashed a red tinge but quickly disappeared, "What about the other bloke?"

"Oh, James will be with us as well. You see, the three of us had such a good time at the club that we have decided to get to know each other a wee bit more on a personal level."

Draco clinched his teeth together, his hand turned into a tight fist and his knuckles turned white. He wanted to throttle this Jeff fellow within an inch of his life.

"I'm sorry I took so long... are you ready?" Hermione asked as she walked into the living room.

Jeff gave Draco one last smirk and a wiggle of the eye brow before standing up and greeting Hermione with a kiss on the cheek.

"Come on Luv, James is waiting for us in the car."

Hermione nodded and walked out of the flat, arm in arm with Jeff without even once looking back at the scowling Draco.

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At one in the morning, Hermione snuck back into the flat with an arm load of bags. Jeff and James had decided to ' teach' her how to dress with style. She had to admit if was weird having her outfits judged by two guys who gave her honest opinions but she had a great time.

She went into the bedroom and placed the bags on the floor by the end of her bed. She then walked over to her dresser, pulled out one of Harry's old tee shirts and a fresh pair of knickers before heading to the bathroom for a shower,

She went inside, placed her clothes on the towel rack and turned on the shower before stripping out of the clothes she had been wearing all day.

Draco had watched her come in and was determined to talk to her whether she liked it or not .. even if he had to follow her into the shower to do so.

Once he heard the door close, he jumped out of bed and raced to the door. He pressed his ear against it and waited till he heard the shower curtain open and close.

Draco did a quick look around and quietly pushed the door open and went inside.

Severus and Lucius had watched the entire exchange with amusement.

"She's going to hex his balls off and then be sent to Azkaban for using magic." Severus whispered.

Lucius cringed a bit, "Merlin I hope not... The Malfoy's will need an heir."

Severus sighed and went back to his glass of whiskey that was waiting for him in the kitchen, followed by Lucius.

Back in the bathroom, Draco quickly and silently slipped out of everything except his boxers. It wasn't much protection but it was something.

He quickly pulled back the shower curtain and stepped inside, ignoring the scream from the angry brunette that was trying to cover herself with a wash rag.

"Get out you Git." she yelled, throwing a bar of soap at him.

"Not until you listen to me."

"Theres noting to talk about."

"Oh, on the contrary, I believe there is a lot to talk about."

"You made your opinion of me very, very clear and I want you out of my shower and out of my flat."

"Her--"

"No one asked you to talk" she said quickly, "Just get out."

"But you don't under--"

"Whats not to understand?" She asked angrily.

"Will you please just list--"

"OUT"

Growing irritated with her interruptions, he finally spun on her and pinned her to the wall.

"You are going to listen to me or I will hold you here until you do."

"Fine... just spit it out and get out."

"I only said those things to get my father and god father off my back – they were picking on me about you before that waiter ever laid the phone down."

Hermione growled in frustration, "And that makes it okay?"

"No – it doesn't make it okay, but I wasn't thinking when I said it that you would ever hear it. I expected it to get them off my back for a while."

Hermione finally sighed, " Alright, now I've listened to you... will you leave now?"

"No, not until you understand"

"I get it, I get it" she yelled, "You don't want your father or godfather knowing you befriended a Mudblood."

"Thats not it." he yelled back

"Then what is it?"

Before she could say anything else, Draco crashed his lips to hers and pressed his body closer. Hermione froze but after a few minutes, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.