Hello puppets! (Affectionate term, I don't mean you are my puppets. If anything I'm yours. *wink* I love you guys.)

Love hearing from you all. Shockingly, there weren't many reviews for the last chapter. I expect your typing hand was down your pants, and thus I forgive you. bahaha.

More lemony, sugary goodness in this chappie. I expect you all to pull your hands out, and type me a review! *cheshire cat grin*

Rated M for a reason, and I still don't own jack shiz.

Hermione woke up to a beautiful room, in a comfy bed, with pale muscular arms around her. She sighed happily. He loved her. She couldn't keep a smile from being firmly planted on her face. She absent-mindedly grazed her fingernails across his forearm. She didn't know he was already awake, until she felt something hard almost poking her bottom. She giggled loudly and turned to face him.

"Hullo lovercakes!" Draco laughed out loud at her greeting.

"Hello my little sex kitten," he replied with a growl as he rolled on top of her. "Breakfast or shagging?" He asked with a waggle of his brows.

"Both?"

"Ooh kinky!" She playfully slapped him.

"Silly Malfoy, a girl can't live off sex alone."

"Well that can't be true, know anyone who's tried it?" He teased, but picked up the phone and ordered room service before she could answer. Draco instructed them to leave it inside as he'd be taking a shower, Hermione looked at him suspiciously.

"Granger, after a night like last night you must feel... dirty." He tugged at her robe, making it fall to the floor and grabbed her arm to follow him. She giggled like a madwoman as they ran and he dropped his robe as well. He opened the shower door and started the water.

Hermione shyly tip-toed in with him, he took her hands gently and guided her inside. He led her to the shower wall, pushing her back against it. Bugger it was cold! But, it was a nice sensation... Draco kissed and bit her lips, making her wet with something other than water. He pressed his body against her, a moan escaped her lips. He lifted her thigh against his hip with strength, then lifted the other, balancing her against the wall. He grazed his cock against her wet folds, slowly at first, then pushed into her roughly.

"Merlin Draco!" she moaned huskily.

"God 'Mione, you are so fucking hot!" He thrust his quivering member into her ("Quivering member" was meant to be hilarious... my hubby joked about it, so that was for him.), she mewled in rapture. As they grew more excited, he fucked her harder. Hermione felt her throat getting dry from all the moaning, but couldn't restrain her reactions. She felt her climax build up inside her like a heavy weight on her stomach.

"Faster Draco, faster!" She encouraged, and he responded fervently. She felt her muscles tighten and finally ripple around his shaft, she screamed out in ecstasy. Draco pounded still harder, still faster until he blew his load inside her. He slowed his pace and rested his head against the wall. Both of them gasping for air. He gently pulled out, and slid her legs down, but kept contact with her body. He kissed her shoulders.

"I. LOVE. shagging you," he stated between pants.

"I have no words," Hermione replied.

They finally got around to cleaning off, their hands only wandering occasionally. They got out of the shower, and found their breakfast waiting for them. They shoveled it it their mouths, finally realizing how hungry they were. Hermione's appetite slowed and so did her eating, when an owl knocking on the french doors. (What do the French call french doors? Haha) Hermione let the owl in, seeing that it was for her. She untied the letter from the owls leg, and fed it a bit of toast. She opened up the scroll and read its contents.

Hermione,

I'm sorry to intrude, but, I heard that you were out on vacation with Draco. (I got an owl returned from your parents saying you were out.) I want you to be happy, so that's why I hadn't said anything about it before, but I'm concerned. Things seem to be moving really quickly for how little you know about him. I mean, we used to hate the guy. I'm sorry, I don't want to hurt your feelings. You're like a sister to me, please, BE CAREFUL. Learn about him or something. Don't rush into things.

Wishing You the Best,

Harry

'Thanks Harry, you're too late on a few things...' she thought to herself. Draco noticed that she looked increasingly upset as she read.

"You alright 'Mione love?" He furrowed his brow.

"Yeah, I'm alright." She replied non-commitally. She scrawled her reply across the bottom part of the letter.

Harry,

Yes, I am on vacation with Draco. I appreciate your concern. I suppose you are just looking out for me... I am however, upset that you are saying this at such a dreadfully inconvenient time. Yes, I understand that things are moving quickly, and maybe I don't know everything about "the new Draco". I will take this into consideration. Please, just trust me. I'm not a little girl, and I know far more than you think.

Your Friend,

Hermione

She quickly rolled up the parchment and tied it to the owls leg before Draco could read anything. She gave the bird a bit of water, and sent it on its way.

"What was that about?" Draco asked out of concern.

"Oh it was just Harry checking up on me, nothing serious." She didn't like telling white lies, but they had just gotten into a vulnerable part of their relationship and she didn't want to hurt him.

"Alright. If there's anything you need, tell me. I meant what said." She knew what he was implying. They finished eating in silence. Hermione was left to her thoughts.

Draco's mother was kind, it seem all she ever worried about was their family. Narcissa was a good woman. Draco was forced, in a way, to protect his family, and for that reason he took the mark. She had seen it when they had been naked. But the mark itself seemed so dull, as if it were nothing but a shadow of the past to him. Lucius, well, he had gone to prison for a reason, but maybe he had changed at least a little. She was interrupted from her thoughts however.

"Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Was that necklace glowing last night?" Draco asked curiously.

"What?" She walked up to the bedside table and picked up the necklace. "No, not that I noticed. Any idea what it means? I've heard about enchanted gems before."

"Yes, I know what it means. It's been in my family for well, as long as there have been Malfoys."

"And?" She grew impatient, but Draco seemed thrilled.

"It means, as long as you love me, it will glow."

Ideas for progression (aka plot bunnies) are hopping wildly in my head. So I'm not sure how long or short it'll take to catch them all.

Review dears!

Los Pantalones

P.S. SO, I've written tons of material, but it's not quite right for chapter 15... So although I planned to post something at like, midnight 13/12/10, I couldn't bring my self to post what I wrote. It needs like 1-3 chapters in between it. Forgive me darlings, it will take some time. I imagine this story will be at least 20 chapters long. So it's not over until the Fat Lady sings aka I tell you straight up, that it's finished. ;-)