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Ginny sat on the ground next to Draco watching the horses and taking everything that had just happened in. She was trying to wrap her head around the fact that she was now engaged to the man of her dreams and she would always be this happy from now on. She was soon to be Mrs. Ginny Malfoy. She liked the sound of that.

"It's so beautiful," Ginny finally said staring at the ring on her finger. "You have great taste."

"Thanks, but I can't take all of the credit. I had some help," Draco explained.

"From who?" Ginny wondered.

"Blaise and Luna."

"Luna?" Ginny questioned.

"Yeah, she helped out."

"She knew you were going to propose?"

"Yes, she did," Draco answered.

"Why'd she help?"

"When I went to talk to Blaise about it she was there and I figured since she was your friend it would be a good idea to get her opinion," Draco explained.

"Wait…that day after Paris?" Ginny asked.

"Yes, that day."

"Wow," Ginny exclaimed. "I overreacted the day before and you decide you wanted to marry me instead of be mad at me?"

"I love you and I've know I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you since that first kiss. I wasn't going to let anything get in the way of that," Draco explained.

"Neither will I," Ginny said staring at the horses again.

They sat there in silence again just thinking about their future together.

Suddenly Ginny remembered she'd have to tell her family. She wasn't afraid, but she hoped they'd be happy for her. "I wonder how my parents are going to react," Ginny stated.

"They'll be happy," Draco said.

"I hope so."

"I know they will. Do you think I would have asked you to marry me without running it by your parents first?" Draco asked.

"No, I don't," Ginny answered knowing Draco wasn't that kind of guy.

"I already asked them if it would be okay."

"That's what you wanted to talk to my dad about," Ginny figured out.

"Exactly."

"How did it go?" Ginny wondered.

"Great," Draco began and then retold the events of that night.

Draco followed Arthur Weasley through the door into the backyard. He was led back to what looked like a tool shed in the back right corner of the yard. Inside Draco expected to see a work bench cluttered with tools, but he was shocked when he walked through the wooden door.

There was a worn couch sitting in the middle of the room with a table in front of it. Along the right wall there was a fireplace and in the corner to the left sat a desk. This shed was more of a study than an actual shed.

Arthur took a seat in the lazy boy chair next to the couch where Draco had sat. Arthur then asked, "What did you want to talk about Draco?"

"I was hoping we could talk about Ginny," Draco answered.

"Okay, what do you want to talk about Ginny for?"

"Well, I love your daughter, Arthur. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me," Draco began.

"She is an amazing girl," Arthur smiled.

"Yes, she definitely is. I can see why," Draco complimented.

"Thanks. We did the best we could with what we have. I'm sure it was a lot different than the way you grew up," Arthur pointed out.

"Indeed it was, but I would have preferred to grow up in a loving and caring family who was just getting by compared to a cold and distant family who showed no emotion with all the wealth the world could offer. My childhood was far from ideal," Draco explained.

"I'm sorry to hear that Draco," Arthur sympathized.

"It's okay. I've tried to turn my life around and make the best of it."

"I know you have. My daughter wouldn't be in love with you if you weren't an amazing, loving, and caring guy," Arthur explained.

"Thank you. I just have one question for you," Draco started.

"What is it?" Arthur asked.

"I was hoping I could get your approval and blessing to ask your daughter to marry me," Draco explained.

"You want to marry Ginny?" Arthur asked.

"Yes, more than anything in this world," Draco assured.

"It is obvious that Ginny loves you and you love her, so if you want to ask my daughter to marry you then that is perfectly fine with me. I want her to be happy and I know you make her happy," Arthur approved.

"Thank you so much Arthur. I won't let you down," Draco gratefully said.

"I know you won't Draco," Arthur smiled. "Now, you have my blessing. Would you like to get Molly's too?"

"Yes, I would," Draco answered.

"Great. Why don't I go get her," Arthur suggested.

"Sounds great. I'll wait here," Draco said. Arthur then left the shed to get Molly Weasley.

Draco sat there and thought. He was so happy on the inside, but he was also nervous. He wanted Mrs. Weasley's approval too, but was pretty sure it would be harder to get. He'd make his point and hope for the best.

At that point the door opened and in walked Molly and Arthur. After taking a seat Molly said, "Arthur said you had something to ask me."

"Yes, I do. First, I wanted to say that I love Ginny more than anything else," Draco began again.

"Even though I don't want to admit it I know you do and I know she loves you too," Molly admitted.

"Then maybe this will go better than I expected," Draco smiled.

"The only way to find out is to tell me what you're talking about," Molly stated.

"I was hoping to get your approval," Draco began.

"Approval for what?" Molly asked.

"To ask you daughter to marry me," Draco answered.

Molly was speechless, she hadn't been expecting this and everyone would expect her to be totally against it, but she wasn't. She just wanted Ginny to be happy and she was when she was with Draco. She also wanted her daughter happily married and she also wanted grandkids, lots of them. She smiled at this idea and answered, "I'll give you my approval on one condition."

"What is the condition?" Draco asked, starting to get worried.

"You have to promise me that you will give me grandkids," Molly smiled.

"I promise," Draco said immediately already knowing this was easy to accomplish because he wanted kids too.

"Great. Then you can marry my daughter," Molly said.

"Thank you," Draco told both of them.

"You're welcome," Molly answered and then hugged Draco.

This had gone better than Draco expected and he couldn't wait until he asked Ginny.

"I love you," Ginny whispered. He'd gone through the trouble of asking her parents and getting their blessing. She really appreciated it and realized he really was perfect.

"I love you too Gin," Draco replied.

Draco just got done telling Ginny about asking her parents and they were sitting in the meadow still.

"So, my parents know about this, but what about your dad?" Ginny just had to ask.

Draco sighed, not wanting to think about this. "I haven't spoken to my dad since he signed over the company."

"Do you plan on telling him?" Ginny asked.

"No, I do not. I know he'll try to scheme and ruin everything. I don't care what he thinks and he doesn't need to know," Draco said.

"Okay," was all Ginny could say. She wanted to respect Draco's decision, but she also felt that she needed Lucius' approval before she could marry Draco. Call her crazy, but she was determined to get it.

Looking around Ginny realized it was starting to get dark. She knew they should head back to the hotel, but she never wanted to leave this spot. This was the best day of her life. She looked at the ring on her finger one more time smiling, before saying, "I guess we should head back."

"Yeah we should," Draco said standing and reaching a hand out to help Ginny up.

As they walked up the beach and towards the hotel, Ginny thought about everything. Things couldn't get any better than this. This trip was perfect and so was this day. Today was the start of the rest of her life. The rest of her life with the man she loved, Draco Malfoy, but she knew what needed to be done first.