Chapter12- Call in Sick
A/N: Heyyyy! Again, really sorry for not updating regularly! Life is a BLAST at the moment!
Hermione slept on peacefully as Draco awoke, caressing the curve of her hip, his fingers ghosting over the beautiful pale skin. She was so perfect, he was mesmerised by the sight of her.
After they had bathed last night, he had carried her out of the bath, and set her down onto her bed, where he had carefully dried her with a fluffy towel, and then told her to lay on her stomach. She had given him a confused look, but did as he said when he had kissed her and told her to just trust him.
He had lathered his hands with a vanilla scented oil which he had spotted on her dressing table, claiming to have a calming effect, and suitable for massaging. She sighed as he smoothed out the kinks in her shoulders and back, rubbing away all the tension. When he was done, he kissed her neck, leaving a trail of sensitivity, which arrowed through to her core.
Hermione turned around and pulled him to her, noticing both their nakedness, and how aroused she was. She hooked a leg over his hip as she deepened their kiss, and rubbed her centre against his.
Draco pulled away, resting his forehead on hers, trying to control himself.
"Hermione love. I want you so bad. But tonight, I want it to just be about you."
Hermione stilled at what he had just said. She could feel his growing erection, and knew by instinct that he was trying very hard to stay in control, to let her know she could trust him.
"Okay" she simply said, as she kissed him, giving him permission.
He kissed her back with equal passion, as he slowly touched her sides, caressing her up and down, from waist to hips. His hands closed over her breasts, and cupped the full mounds as he pushed a knee in between the apex of her thighs. His tongue danced in her mouth, darting out to taste her. Marshmallows, he smiled, were certainly a great way of starting off a great night!
He had made her orgasm three times last night, first by rubbing his knee against her, then with his magic fingers, and then his tongue. In the end, his darling woman had cried his name and after kissing him, had curled up against his chest and promptly passed out from exhaustion. He had kissed her forehead as he too, drifted after her.
Draco decided to treat her to breakfast this morning, and keep her all to himself for the day, even if they both had work. Screw work. Hermione was his now, and if he wanted to ravish her the entire day, he would!
He quietly detangled himself from her snug embrace, and stealthily sneaked out from her bedroom, closing the door behind him, and casting a silencing charm over the threshold. He didn't want her to wake up to the sounds of breakfast being made. He wanted it to be a surprise for her.
Hermione awoke, stretching out her aching and tired body. Last night had no doubt been one of the most amazing nights in her entire life. She smiled and blushed, remembering all the things Draco had done to her, had made her body feel. As she thought of Draco, she turned to the other side of the bed, expecting to see him there, but feeling that she was alone. Indeed, she was alone. She wrinkled her forehead in confusion, wondering if he had left. The bed still felt warm though, and she relaxed as she spotted his clothes folded over the armchair in the corner. He must be making breakfast, she smiled to herself.
Hermione decided to get out of bed and at least leave her bedroom looking half decent, so proceeded to her bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth, quickly splashing water on her hair to detangle it a little. She grinned at her reflection. She did indeed look as if she had been thoroughly ravished last night.
She walked out of the bedroom, and could instantly smell delicious scents wafting from her small kitchen. I could wake up like this every morning, she thought to herself as she pattered down the hallway, in just a thin summer dress, as her apartment was warm from the central heating.
Draco wiped his hands on a soft tea towel, anticipating her presence as he looked at her table in satisfaction. He had set out two plates and the table was groaning, with all the food on top.
He had first made some sweet pastries, filled with apples and custard. Then he wanted to make something savoury, so he had fried up some eggs, tomatoes, haloumi cheese, olives, mushrooms and had pan fried some asparagus in butter and garlic.
Then he wondered if she preferred pancakes instead, so went on to make an enormous stack of choc-chip pancakes, topped with vanilla custard, melted chocolate drizzled on top, with strawberries. It really did look like a magnificent breakfast feast for a dozen people, and he smirked in satisfaction, knowing he may even rival Mrs Weasley.
He quickly magicked three red roses in a beautiful crystal vase into the middle of the very overloaded table as he heard her approach.
He heard her gasp and turned towards her, then almost laughed out as she launched herself in his arms, kissing him furiously.
"Now this is a great way to be greeted every morning" he winked, as she came up gasping for air.
"You cooked ALL this?!" she gasped in surprise, and astounded she was. There was everything there. Pastries, a massive stack of delicious looking pancakes, and a whole assortment of other fried yummy things.
"It's the least I could do for you" he said softly, "I never expected you to give me another chance. I promise you Hermione, I will never let you down again. I love you."
Hermione kissed him deeply, tears forming in her eyes. He was so sweet and she could not believe she was so lucky.
"I love you too" she whispered, as she pulled him towards the table, her stomach letting out a tell-tale groan.
Hermione sat back in her chair at the table, absolutely stuffed like a Christmas goose. She had eaten more for breakfast today than she usually would in an entire week! Draco was certainly an amazing cook, and he blushed adorably when she let him know that multiple times during their silent but comfortable breakfast.
Suddenly she stopped still as she realised what day it was. And what time it was.
"FUCK!" she shouted, as she scrambled out of her chair, her shriek scaring the living daylights out of Draco.
"What's wrong?" he asked, heart beating rapidly.
"We are SO LATE FOR WORK!" she screamed at him.
She thought he had gone completely insane when he started to giggle, and then openly laugh.
"Baby, I called in sick for both of us. I said due to the increase in workload, both of us must take this week off, to be able to return to work fresh next week. You're all mine for the next 3 days" he finished off with a wink, watching for her reaction. It certainly was not what he had expected.
She crouched down and pulled her knees up to her chest. At first he heard sniffling, and then she was crying.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no!" he panicked, as he watched the tears fall down her pretty face.
He dropped down next to her, and pulled her to him, rocking her against his chest gently. "Baby please don't cry, I'm sorry if you don't want this."
"It's not that", she choked out, "I'm thankful and so grateful for this. I just don't think I deserve all this... I never expected all this from you. I really am stressed out from work. And I do want to be spending more time with you. It's just all so much."
She leaned her head in the crook of his neck as he kissed the top of her head, and kept soothing her with his gentle rocking.
"I want you to know that you are so special to me Hermione" he said. "What we have is not just a sexual bond, it's so much more. I love you, and I care about you so much. I want you to know that it is okay for the world famous Miss Granger to let her hair down, to relax. It is okay to take time off for yourself. It is okay to feel valued. And I am here for you. I want to look after you. I want to be with you."
She turned around and kissed him, he could taste the saltines of her tears as they rolled down her smooth cheeks.
"I love you" she whispered.
"I know" he whispered back, as he lifted her up, bridal style, and carried her back to her bedroom where he would show her exactly how he wanted her to feel every single day- beautiful, valued, and cared for.
A/N: It's done! Another chapter!
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