I know I said this chap would be the epilogue but I had this sudden idea and I thought this would be better! Hope you enjoy!

Hermione's POV

As I lay in the hospital bed I thought of the day that caused me to be here. I stared at my swollen stomach. I was having Draco's baby. But he wasn't the one who walked through the door at that moment. Ron was. I knew he had his suspicions about the father but didn't question it when I told him it was his. I know I shouldn't have but when I tried to tell Draco I discovered he's engaged to Astoria Greengrass. It broke my heart but I couldn't tell him. Because of course he would tell me to get lost. Well maybe not but I couldn't face rejection.

So here I lay. About to give birth. It was a moment I had dreaded for the past few months but I had thought if I had the support of the one man who mattered it would be OK. But it wasn't Draco standing beside me. It was Ron. Ron was nice and caring but he wasn't the guy I was in love with. Even after so long apart my feelings for him were as strong as ever.

A spasm of pain ripped through my stomach. Ron rushed to my side. It passed after a few moments.

"You OK?" he asked. I nodded. "Oh by the way, your midwife called in sick so they have a replacement." He looked hesitant.

"Just spit it out Ron."
"The replacement's Malfoy." I felt my heart jump and then fall and break all over again.

"So?" I said trying to hide the tears.

He looked at me wonderingly.

"Just saying."

The next few hours passed in silence apart from my gasps as each contraction hit.

Finally a nurse arrived and said it was time. I was wheeled into the delivery room where Draco stood. He looked shocked to see me but seemed to get over it quickly. The next hour passed slowly. It excruciatingly painful. Finally it was over and I had son. Draco took the baby. I heard him gasp after he had washed off all the blood. I saw why. The baby has wispy soft blonde hair and grey eyes. He was the image of Draco. He didn't say anything as Ron was in the room. Later though when Ron had gone home he came in. he was dressed in casual wear so obviously he wasn't working any more.

"Is he mine?" I asked.

I nodded. He sighed.

"Why didn't you say anything?" he asked.

"I tried but you were suddenly engaged and I couldn't ruin that for you."

"And this is better?"

"No. but I never expected you to find out."

"So you were never planning on telling me?"
"I was. But later."

"Bu-" he began but I cut in.

"And we wouldn't even be in this situation if you hadn't left me!" I said. He obviously hadn't thought of that.

"You know why I did that." He replied looking at the ground.

"No I don't. You never said anything besides bad things happen around you. That's not an explanation."

He looked around as if looking for an escape.
"Draco… you owe me an explanation." I said softly. He sighed again.

"I know… it's just I… I don't know if I can put you in that sort of danger."

"Trust me. I won't tell anyone." He looked at me searchingly.

"OK." He sat on the bed beside me and David. David was what I had decided to call the baby.

"you remember Rita Skeeter's report?"

"how could I forget?" I said sarcastically.

"Well you obviously remember what happened afterwards" he said nodding towards David. I nodded. "Well while you were sleeping father sent an owl. He said… he said that he had seen the paper and was appalled at the type of publicity I had gotten the family. He said that I had to turn it to good publicity or else he'd… he'd do terrible things… to you. That's why I had to dump you. For your safety." I recalled a report I had seen in the Daily Prophet a few days after our split.

Granger Heartbreak

Hermione Granger, 18, who the Daily Prophet revealed as a two timing rat who later miscarried the child of her lover Draco Malfoy has recently been dumped by said Mlafoy.

Your Prophet reporter recently discovered that the 18 year old felt distraught at his girlfriend's inability to confide in him. He recently told her that things weren't working out. The girl with a taste for famous wizards is apparently very upset at the split as cannot believe that she has been dumped. She has also rekindled her relationship with the man she cheated on Ronald Weasley.

Friends of Miss Granger have said that Draco was very lucky. He is apparently a very smart boy for his decision and has proud parents Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy to thank for it.

I shuddered at the thought of it. Rita Skeeter really had gotten her revenge.

"I thought you loved me..."

"I did. I do. Believe me I do. I thought I could forget you. Forget everything. But I can't. and seeing you today made me realise that." I suddenly leaned in and kissed him. He smiled.

"You wanna get back together?"

What do you think? I thought this was better than going straight to the epilogue! Do you think so? Should I have gone to epilogue? Please review! Thanks!