A/N: Hey! I haven't posted because I decided to take a couple of courses at the college. Well that was 16 weeks worth of work crammed into 4 weeks. I'm going to start updating again though. So don't worry. Hope you like!
Astoria snuggled deeper into Draco's side, feeling the soft covers of his bed slide across her skin. His whole room was filled with the colors of his—their—house. Green wallpaper decorated the walls, while silver drapes fell across the windows. The dark wooden floor was partially covered by a rug of silver and green. In fact, the cover she was laying under was green with a silver snake resting on it. It was nice to know that he was proud of their house.
"Tell me something you've never told anyone," he muttered into her hair.
"When I was little, I believed that love wasn't for me—that it was just some cheesy thing you'd get pushed into when you were older," she muttered as he stilled next to her. "Merlin, did I get proved wrong."
Draco laughed softly against her shoulder and kissed her collar bone. "Why'd you think it wasn't for you?"
She shrugged. "I don't know. I wasn't the lovey dovey type, I guess. I didn't want it." A gasp left her mouth as Draco moved his mouth lower on her body. "I felt no need to tie myself to someone for the rest of my life. I. . .I'd seen what hate did to a marriage."
Now Draco looked up. "Your parents hated each other?"
"They might as well have," she sighed. "It. . .it wasn't the best of times—my childhood. I just didn't want to end up like that. I know that not everyone is like that, but it's one of my worst fears."
Draco kissed her stomach. "That won't happen."
"You can't promise that," she said.
"Yes, I can."
Before she could reply, he'd dunked under the covers and found a very pleasant way to make her speechless.