Chapter 12
Jezzy led Cain down to the dungeons where she was making the potion Voldemort had requested her to make. She sighed inwardly. Did they have to send such a hottie to work with?
"How long have you and Lucius been married?" Cain asked. Jezzy opened the door to the room she was working in. "Ten years."
"Wow. You don't look old enough to have been married so long." Jezzy smiled and flicked her wand at the candles.
"I got married young."
"Arranged?"
"Certainly not!"
Cain held up his hands. "Sorry, it was just a question." He grinned. "Hand me the belladonna, please."
Cain made his way over to the ingredients and picked up a small bottle. He walked over to her and handed it to her.
"Thanks." She put three more drops of the concentrated belladonna into the potion and stirred it four times in a counter clockwise motion.
"What is it?" Cain asked, puffing his face over the cauldron. "Unless you want to die, I would suggest not breathing in." He stood up straighter and eyed the cauldron cautiously. "So, how old are you?"
"Twenty nine. Hand me the crushed scarabs."
He handed them to her and watched her add them to the thick grey potion.
"You look younger."
Jezzy smiled and flipped her hair over her shoulder. She continued to stir it before setting down her ladle. She turned to look at Cain and sighed.
"I am a happily married woman, Mr. Forsyth."
"I wasn't..."
"So as much as I appreciate your innocent flirting, I must ask you to stop."
Cain smirked and leaned close to her. "Believe me, Mrs. Malfoy, if I were flirting with you, you would know it."
He straightened up just as the door was opened. Lucius walked in and stared at the two.
"I have arranged for a room for you." He said, looking at Cain. "Dinner will be served in ten minutes. Jezzy, I need to speak with you."
Jezzy smiled and followed Lucius out of the room. She turned back at the door and addressed Cain.
"Touch the potion and I will kill you." She smiled once again and walked up the dungeon steps.
When they reached their room Lucius shut the door a little too roughly. Jezzy jumped and spun around.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing." He said shortly before sitting in front of the fireplace. She walked up behind him and began to knead his shoulders.
"I have to leave. I don't know how long I will be gone."
"Oh."
"I have asked Draco to stay for a few days..."
"Why?"
"Because of the children." He answered quickly. Too quickly. Jezzy grinned. "Oh, my god. You're making him stay here to keep an eye on me aren't you?"
"Yes you are!"
Lucius ran a hand through his hair and stood up. "I don't like him."
"Why?"
"Because. " He said, folding his arms over his chest. Jezzy rolled her eyes. "I see where Sid gets it from now."
He dropped his hands and tried to walk away from her. Jezzy stepped in front of him.
"I love you." She said simply.
He sighed and tried to get around her again. She stepped in his path and cocked an eyebrow. He sighed again.
"I'm not jealous."
Jezzy grinned.
"I love you." She repeated.
"I love you too."
"Then what are you worried about?"
"I... know his kind."
"So do I."
He sighed again and leaned his forehead against hers. She tipped her head up and kissed him longingly. He kissed her back and was more than ready to throw her on the bed and ravish her, until a knock was heard at the door. Jezzy snickered and answered it.
"Dinner is ready mommy." Xanthus said.
"I'll be right down, dear."
She turned to Lucius. "We will continue this later."
Lucius grinned and followed her downstairs.
She sat next to Lucius at the head of the table. Cain sat across from her and Draco next to him. All of her children were present, including Rhiannon, who at the moment was smashing everything on her plate. Jezzy smiled at her.
"It tastes better if you put it in your mouth." Rhiannon squealed and hit the plate harder. Cain smiled at her.
"How long are you going to be staying here Mr. Forsyth?" Sebastian asked.
"As long as I am needed." He answered.
Lucius glared at his plate.
"Are you a Death Eater too?' Sidra asked.
"Sidra!"
"Sorry." She said and lowered her head.
Jezzy smiled weakly at Cain. He grinned back at her. The rest of dinner was in relative silence. Jezzy could hear Lucius grind his teeth and feel Cain's gaze fall on her. Draco kept clearing his throat and the kids were scraping their forks across their plates.
"Okay, I think we are all finished)' Lucius announced. "Off to bed."
The four of them, Drucilla, Sidra, Sebastian, and Xanthus, walked gloomily away from the table. Jezzy grabbed Rhiannon and kissed her messy cheek.
"I'm gonna go give her a bath." She said as she smiled up at Lucius.
He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Jezzy rolled her eyes and pulled him in for a quick, but passionate kiss. She pulled back enough to whisper in his ear before walking out of the room. Lucius straightened up and glanced at Cain.
"Draco, show him to the guest suite.' And then he left the room.
Draco stood and gestured for Cain to follow him. When they were outside of the room that he was to stay in, Cain spoke.
"You have a wonderful family."
"Yeah." Draco started to walk away before stopping and turning around. "Just keep your hands to yourself and everything will go smoothly."
Cain raised an eyebrow at him but said nothing. He opened the door and entered his room. Draco watched as the door shut and walked back downstairs. He was definitely going to keep his eye on this one.
